Scaffolding proteins guide the evolution of algal light harvesting antennas

Harry W. Rathbone; Katharine A. Michie; Michael J. Landsberg; Beverley R. Green; Paul M. G. Curmi

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22128-w

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Scaffolding proteins guide the evolution of algal light harvesting antennas

Harry W. Rathbone,
Katharine A. Michie,
Michael J. Landsberg,
Beverley R. Green,
Paul M. G. Curmi

Affiliations

Harry W. Rathbone: School of Physics, University of New South Wales
Katharine A. Michie: School of Physics, University of New South Wales
Michael J. Landsberg: School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
Beverley R. Green: Botany Department, University of British Columbia
Paul M. G. Curmi: School of Physics, University of New South Wales

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22128-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Cryptophytes acquired plastids from red algae but replaced the light-harvesting phycobilisome with a unique cryptophyte antenna. Here via analysis of phycobilisome cryo-EM structures, Rathbone et al. propose that the α subunit of the cryptophyte antenna originated from phycobilisome linker proteins

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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