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LHCB2.1 photosystem II light harvesting complex protein 2.1 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 815058, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
LHCB2.1
Official Full Name
photosystem II light harvesting complex protein 2.1
Primary source
TAIR:AT2G05100
Locus tag
AT2G05100
See related
Araport:AT2G05100
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
F15L11.2; F15L11_2; LHCB2; LIGHT-HARVESTING CHLOROPHYLL B-BINDING 2; photosystem II light harvesting complex gene 2.1
Summary
Lhcb2.1 protein encoding a subunit of the light harvesting complex II. Member of a gene family with high degree of sequence similarity. Initially LHCB2.3 was considered as a separate gene but appears to be an allele of LHCB2.1.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_003071.7 (1822990..1824480, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_003071.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene miscRNA

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003071.7

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. The light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding proteins Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 play complementary roles during state transitions in Arabidopsis. Pietrzykowska M, et al. Plant Cell, 2014 Sep. PMID 25194026, Free PMC Article
  2. Change in fast Chl a fluorescence transients, 2 dimensional protein profile and pigment protein interactions during state transitions in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nellaepalli S, et al. J Photochem Photobiol B, 2013 Nov 5. PMID 23995216
  3. Very rapid phosphorylation kinetics suggest a unique role for Lhcb2 during state transitions in Arabidopsis. Leoni C, et al. Plant J, 2013 Oct. PMID 23888908, Free PMC Article
  4. Arabidopsis plants grown in the field and climate chambers significantly differ in leaf morphology and photosystem components. Mishra Y, et al. BMC Plant Biol, 2012 Jan 11. PMID 22236032, Free PMC Article
  5. Phosphorylation of the Light-Harvesting Complex II Isoform Lhcb2 Is Central to State Transitions. Longoni P, et al. Plant Physiol, 2015 Dec. PMID 26438789, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Data show that light harvesting complex I (Lhcb1) and light harvesting complex II (Lhcb2) have different phosphorylation levels.
    Title: Phosphorylation of the Light-Harvesting Complex II Isoform Lhcb2 Is Central to State Transitions.
  2. investigated the phosphorylation level of the Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 isoforms that compose LHCII in PSI-LHCII and PSII-LHCII supercomplexes purified from WT and state transition mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana
    Title: The specific localizations of phosphorylated Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 isoforms reveal the role of Lhcb2 in the formation of the PSI-LHCII supercomplex in Arabidopsis during state transitions.
  3. the functional roles of Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 are different but complementary.
    Title: The light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding proteins Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 play complementary roles during state transitions in Arabidopsis.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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NM_001335269.1
NM_126540.4

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables chlorophyll binding ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cellular response to abscisic acid stimulus ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
involved_in cellular response to water deprivation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
involved_in photosynthesis, light harvesting IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in photosynthesis, light harvesting in photosystem I IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in photosynthesis, light harvesting in photosystem I IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in photosynthesis, light harvesting in photosystem II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in photosynthesis, light harvesting in photosystem II IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
involved_in regulation of stomatal closure ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
involved_in response to cold IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
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involved_in response to desiccation IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
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involved_in response to far red light IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in response to high light intensity IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
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involved_in response to light stimulus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in response to low light intensity stimulus IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
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involved_in response to red light IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in response to red light IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
NOT located_in Golgi apparatus RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
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part_of PSII associated light-harvesting complex II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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part_of PSII associated light-harvesting complex II IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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located_in chloroplast HDA PubMed 
located_in chloroplast ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in chloroplast envelope HDA PubMed 
located_in chloroplast thylakoid membrane HDA PubMed 
located_in chloroplast thylakoid membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in mitochondrion HDA PubMed 
part_of photosystem I IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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part_of photosystem II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in thylakoid HDA PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
photosystem II light harvesting complex protein 2.1
NP_178585.1
  • photosystem II light harvesting complex gene 2.1 (LHCB2.1); FUNCTIONS IN: chlorophyll binding; INVOLVED IN: response to salt stress, response to blue light, response to red light, response to far red light, photosynthesis; LOCATED IN: in 7 components; EXPRESSED IN: 12 plant structures; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Chlorophyll A-B binding protein (InterPro:IPR001344); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: photosystem II light harvesting complex gene 2.2 (TAIR:AT2G05070.1); Has 2375 Blast hits to 2314 proteins in 223 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 4; Fungi - 0; Plants - 2059; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 312 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003071.7 Reference assembly

    Range
    1822990..1824480 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_126540.4 → NP_178585.1  photosystem II light harvesting complex protein 2.1 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_178585.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9SHR7, Q9SYW9, Q9XF86
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178W1X5, A0A5S9WXA3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN00025
    Location:3 → 265
    PLN00025; photosystem II light harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein; Provisional

  2. NM_001335269.1 → NP_001324168.1  photosystem II light harvesting complex protein 2.1 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1P8AZ91
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9SHR7.1

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