Characterization of the far-red light absorbing light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding complex, a derivative of the distinctive Lhca gene family in green algae

• Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science
• Main Authors: Makiko Kosugi, Shuji Ohtani, Kojiro Hara, Atsushi Toyoda, Hiroyo Nishide, Shin-Ichiro Ozawa, Yuichiro Takahashi, Yasuhiro Kashino, Sakae Kudoh, Hiroyuki Koike, Jun Minagawa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024
• Subjects: photosynthesis; far-red (FR) light; Antarctica; light harvesting complex; draft genome assembly and annotation; RNA-seq; Plant culture; SB1-1110; Antarc*; Ongul Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1409116; https://doaj.org/article/3ff66e221bde4f35a877794dbbfa2657

Prasiola crispa, an aerial green alga, exhibits remarkable adaptability to the extreme conditions of Antarctica by forming layered colonies capable of utilizing far-red light for photosynthesis. Despite a recent report on the structure of P. crispa’s unique light-harvesting chlorophyll (Chl)-binding...