Nucleotide sequence analysis of the phycoerythrin encoding genes in Porphyra yezoensis and Porphyra tenera (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)

SUMMARY The genes encoding the α and β subunits of the phycoerythrin (PE) from the red algae Porphyra yezoensis Ueda and Porphyra tenera K jell man were isolated by PCR amplification. The PE u subunit gene was located downstream (+ 74bp) of the PE β sub‐unit encoding gene. The PE amino acid sequences of P. yezoensis and P. tenera , as deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the cpeA and cpeB genes, were respectively, 83–89% and 84–87% identical...