Changing color for photoprotection: the orange carotenoid protein

F Muzzopappa, D Kirilovsky - Trends in Plant Science, 2020 - cell.com
Under high irradiance, light becomes dangerous for photosynthetic organisms and they
must protect themselves. Cyanobacteria have developed a simple mechanism, involving a …

Phycobiliproteins from extreme environments and their potential applications

A Puzorjov, AJ McCormick - Journal of experimental botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The light-harvesting phycobilisome complex is an important component of photosynthesis in
cyanobacteria and red algae. Phycobilisomes are composed of phycobiliproteins, including …

Enhanced biophotoelectricity generation in cyanobacterial biophotovoltaics with intracellularly biosynthesized gold nanoparticles

L Liu, S Choi - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for disposable power sources has propelled the development of cyanobacterial
biophotovoltaics to effectively and self-sustainably generate biophotoelectricity. However …

Chassis engineering for high light tolerance in microalgae and cyanobacteria

B Dou, Y Li, F Wang, L Chen… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Oxygenic photosynthesis in microalgae and cyanobacteria is considered an important
chassis to accelerate energy transition and mitigate global warming. Currently, cultivation …

[HTML][HTML] Production of thermostable phycocyanin in a mesophilic cyanobacterium

A Puzorjov, KE Dunn, AJ McCormick - Metabolic engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phycocyanin (PC) is a soluble phycobiliprotein found within the light-harvesting
phycobilisome complex of cyanobacteria and red algae, and is considered a high-value …

Phycobilisomes and phycobiliproteins in the pigment apparatus of oxygenic photosynthetics: from cyanobacteria to tertiary endosymbiosis

IN Stadnichuk, VV Kusnetsov - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Eukaryotic photosynthesis originated in the course of evolution as a result of the uptake of
some unstored cyanobacterium and its transformation to chloroplasts by an ancestral …

Dryland Endolithic Chroococcidiopsis and Temperate Fresh Water Synechocystis Have Distinct Membrane Lipid and Photosynthesis Acclimation Strategies upon …

D Douchi, G Si Larbi, B Fel, M Bonnanfant… - Plant and Cell …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
An effect of climate change is the expansion of drylands in temperate regions, predicted to
affect microbial biodiversity. Since photosynthetic organisms are at the base of ecosystem's …

How can Phycobilisome, the unique light harvesting system in certain algae working highly efficiently: The connection in between structures and functions

R Liu, ZH Zhen, W Li, B Ge, S Qin - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Algae, which are ubiquitous in ecosystems, have evolved a variety of light-harvesting
complexes to better adapt to diverse habitats. Phycobilisomes/phycobiliproteins, unique to …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the PB-loop in ApcE and phycobilisome core function in cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

DV Zlenko, IV Elanskaya, EP Lukashev… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
The phycobilisome (PBS) is a giant highly-structured pigment-protein antenna of
cyanobacteria and red algae. PBS is composed of the phycobiliproteins and several linker …

[HTML][HTML] State of the phycobilisome determines effective absorption cross-section of Photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

EA Protasova, TK Antal, DV Zlenko… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quenching of excess excitation energy is necessary for the photoprotection of light-
harvesting complexes. In cyanobacteria, quenching of phycobilisome (PBS) excitation …