mBio
(Feb 2021)
A Novel Mode of Photoprotection Mediated by a Cysteine Residue in the Chlorophyll Protein IsiA
Hui-Yuan Steven Chen,
Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki,
Anindita Bandyopadhyay,
Sandeep Biswas,
Himadri B. Pakrasi
Affiliations
Hui-Yuan Steven Chen
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Anindita Bandyopadhyay
Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Sandeep Biswas
Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Himadri B. Pakrasi
ORCiD Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03663-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12,
no. 1
Abstract
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Cyanobacteria, oxygenic photosynthetic microbes, constantly experience varying light regimes. Light intensities higher than those that saturate the photosynthetic capacity of the organism often lead to redox damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and often cell death.
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