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Uphill energy transfer mechanism for photosynthesis in an Antarctic alga

Authors :
Makiko Kosugi
Masato Kawasaki
Yutaka Shibata
Kojiro Hara
Shinichi Takaichi
Toshio Moriya
Naruhiko Adachi
Yasuhiro Kamei
Yasuhiro Kashino
Sakae Kudoh
Hiroyuki Koike
Toshiya Senda
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

A light-harvesting chlorophyll-binding protein complex from an Antarctic green alga called Prasiola crispa can excite photosystem II with low energy far-red light. Here, through Cryo-EM analysis, the authors reveal its ring-shaped structure with 11-fold symmetry at 3.13 Å resolution.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0336cb8e608642998be266f648b651e5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36245-1