Chloroplast two-component systems: evolution of the link between photosynthesis and gene expression

by Sujith Puthiyaveetil, and John F. Allen

Proceedings BVolume 276(1665):2133-2145

June 22, 2009

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Schematic of a two-component system.

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Predicted domain composition of chloroplast sensor kinases, (a) ycf26 and (b) CSK. Individual domains are labelled as follows: TM, transmembrane; HAMP, domain present in histidine

kinases, adenylyl cyclases, methyl-accepting proteins and phosphatases; PAS, ...

Sujith Puthiyaveetil, and John F. Allen Proc. R. Soc. B 2009;276:2133-2145

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Chloroplast sensor kinases show molecular evolution in their kinase domains.

Sujith Puthiyaveetil, and John F. Allen Proc. R. Soc. B 2009;276:2133-2145

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Conserved sequence features of chloroplast response regulators.

Sujith Puthiyaveetil, and John F. Allen Proc. R. Soc. B 2009;276:2133-2145

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Lineage-specific distribution of the chloroplast two-component systems.

Sujith Puthiyaveetil, and John F. Allen Proc. R. Soc. B 2009;276:2133-2145

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A model explaining the operation of a CSK-based two-component system in chloroplasts.

Sujith Puthiyaveetil, and John F. Allen Proc. R. Soc. B 2009;276:2133-2145

©2009 by The Royal Society