Allophycocyanin A is a carbon dioxide receptor in the cyanobacterial phycobilisome
(2022)
Journal Article
Guillen-Garcia, A., Gibson, S., Jordan, C., Ramaswamy, V., Linthwaite, V., Bromley, E. H. C., Brown, A. P., Hodgson, D., Blower, T., Verlet, J., Degiacomi, M., Palsson, L.-O., & Cann, M. J. (2022). Allophycocyanin A is a carbon dioxide receptor in the cyanobacterial phycobilisome. Nature Communications, 13, 5289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32925-6
Light harvesting is fundamental for production of ATP and reducing equivalents for CO2 fixation during photosynthesis. However, electronic energy transfer (EET) through a photosystem can harm the photosynthetic apparatus when not balanced with CO2. H... Read More about Allophycocyanin A is a carbon dioxide receptor in the cyanobacterial phycobilisome.