https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/590358
標題: | Isolation and characterization of intact phycobilisome in cyanobacteria | 作者: | Jiang, Han Wei MING-YANG HO |
公開日期: | 1-一月-2021 | 出版社: | Journal of Visualized Experiments | 卷: | 2021 | 期: | 177 | 起(迄)頁: | e63272 | 來源出版物: | Journal of Visualized Experiments | 摘要: | In cyanobacteria, phycobilisome is a vital antenna protein complex that harvests light and transfers energy to photosystem I and II for photochemistry. Studying the structure and composition of phycobilisome is of great interest to scientists because it reveals the evolution and divergence of photosynthesis in cyanobacteria. This protocol provides a detailed and optimized method to break cyanobacterial cells at low cost by a bead-beater efficiently. The intact phycobilisome can then be isolated from the cell extract by sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. This method has demonstrated being suitable for both model and non-model cyanobacteria with different cell types. A step-by-step procedure is also provided to confirm the integrity and property of phycobiliproteins by 77K fluorescence spectroscopy and SDS-PAGE stained by zinc sulfate and Coomassie Blue. The isolated phycobilisome can also be subjected to further structural and compositional analyses. Overall, this protocol provides a helpful starting guide that allows researchers unfamiliar with cyanobacteria to quickly isolate and characterize intact phycobilisome. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/590358 | ISSN: | 1940-087X | DOI: | 10.3791/63272 |
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