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B

Proteins

BRCA2 · P51587

BRCA2 is UniProt protein record P51587 for Homo sapiens (NCBI 9606). The retained sequence contains 3418 amino acids.

C

Proteins

CDC28 · P00546

CDC28 is UniProt protein record P00546 for Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (NCBI 559292). The retained sequence contains 298 amino acids.

Structure

Chloroplast

A chloroplast is a chlorophyll-containing plastid. It contains thylakoids and stroma, with some thylakoids organised into stacks called grana.

D

Proteins

D1 protein · PsbA

P83755 is the photosystem II D1 protein record for Arabidopsis thaliana, NCBI Taxonomy 3702. The retained UniProt version identifies psbA / AtCg00020 and a sequence of 353 amino acids.

Proteins

DnaA · P03004

DnaA is UniProt protein record P03004 for Escherichia coli (strain K12) (NCBI 83333). The retained sequence contains 467 amino acids.

F

Proteins

FLC · Q9S7Q7

FLC is UniProt protein record Q9S7Q7 for Arabidopsis thaliana (NCBI 3702). The retained sequence contains 196 amino acids.

L

Structure

Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant. Its structure can be explored from the whole leaf to tissue, cell and chloroplast.

M

Proteins

MCM2 · P49736

MCM2 is UniProt protein record P49736 for Homo sapiens (NCBI 9606). The retained sequence contains 904 amino acids.

P

Structure

Palisade mesophyll cell

A palisade mesophyll cell is a particular plant cell type. In Plant Ontology it belongs to palisade tissue, which is part of a leaf.

Processes

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis synthesises organic compounds, including carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using light energy. Gene Ontology identifies it as the biological process GO:0015979.

Complexes

Photosystem II

Photosystem II is a molecular complex associated with pigments and electron carriers. In chloroplasts and cyanobacteria it uses light to transfer electrons from water to plastoquinone.

S

Structure

Spruce needles

Needles provide an accessible starting point for exploring a spruce. Picea abies typically has four-sided needles about 1–2.5 cm long.