Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of the putative photoreceptor for phototaxis in amoebae of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum. 1995

T Schlenkrich, and P Fleischmann, and D P Häder
Institut für Botanik und Pharmazeutische Biologie, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen, Germany.

Using sucrose gradient centrifugation, anion exchange chromatography on a SMART system, isoelectric focusing (IEF) and sodium dodecylsulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS PAGE), a 45.5 kDa membrane protein was isolated from amoebae of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum. The absorption spectrum of the isolated protein corresponds well with the action spectrum for the photoaccumulation of the amoebae of Dictyostelium discoideum showing a major peak between 405 and 412 nm and some minor peaks between 500 and 600 nm. The remarkable similarity of the two spectra leads to the hypothesis that the isolated protein-pigment complex may serve as a photoreceptor for amoebal phototaxis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008027 Light That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range. Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D008565 Membrane Proteins Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors. Cell Membrane Protein,Cell Membrane Proteins,Cell Surface Protein,Cell Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Proteins,Membrane-Associated Protein,Surface Protein,Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Protein,Membrane Protein,Membrane-Associated Proteins,Membrane Associated Protein,Membrane Associated Proteins,Membrane Protein, Cell,Membrane Protein, Integral,Membrane Proteins, Integral,Protein, Cell Membrane,Protein, Cell Surface,Protein, Integral Membrane,Protein, Membrane,Protein, Membrane-Associated,Protein, Surface,Proteins, Cell Membrane,Proteins, Cell Surface,Proteins, Integral Membrane,Proteins, Membrane,Proteins, Membrane-Associated,Proteins, Surface,Surface Protein, Cell
D002465 Cell Movement The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell. Cell Migration,Locomotion, Cell,Migration, Cell,Motility, Cell,Movement, Cell,Cell Locomotion,Cell Motility,Cell Movements,Movements, Cell
D004023 Dictyostelium A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Its natural habitat is decaying forest leaves, where it feeds on bacteria. D. discoideum is the best-known species and is widely used in biomedical research. Dictyostelium discoideum,Dictyostelium discoideums,Dictyosteliums,discoideum, Dictyostelium
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013053 Spectrophotometry The art or process of comparing photometrically the relative intensities of the light in different parts of the spectrum.
D017956 Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate Specialized cells in the invertebrates that detect and transduce light. They are predominantly rhabdomeric with an array of photosensitive microvilli. Illumination depolarizes invertebrate photoreceptors by stimulating Na+ influx across the plasma membrane. Invertebrate Photoreceptors,Photoreceptors, Invertebrate,Invertebrate Photoreceptor Cells,Cell, Invertebrate Photoreceptor,Cells, Invertebrate Photoreceptor,Invertebrate Photoreceptor,Invertebrate Photoreceptor Cell,Photoreceptor Cell, Invertebrate,Photoreceptor, Invertebrate

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