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Membrane-bound rubredoxins are found exclusively in photosystem II containing organisms and are actually different from the soluble rubredoxins | Membrane-bound rubredoxins are found exclusively in photosystem II containing organisms and are actually different from the soluble rubredoxins | ||
that are typically found in bacteria or archaea. Evidence has shown that thylakoid-associated rubredoxin that is encoded by the RBD1 gene is | that are typically found in bacteria or archaea. Evidence has shown that thylakoid-associated rubredoxin that is encoded by the RBD1 gene is | ||
required for photosystem II in Chlamydomonas. | required for photosystem II in Chlamydomonas. <ref> Li, Y., Liu, P. pan, & Ni, X. (2019, July 2). Molecular evolution and functional analysis of rubredoxin-like proteins in plants. BioMed Research International. Retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2019/2932585/ | ||
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The 2pac mutant of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was isolated and found to have no photosystem II activity, however, | The 2pac mutant of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was isolated and found to have no photosystem II activity, however, | ||
other components of the photosynthetic electron transport chain, including photosystem I, were still functional. Photosystem II activity was | other components of the photosynthetic electron transport chain, including photosystem I, were still functional. Photosystem II activity was | ||
