Cyanobacterial photoprotection by the orange carotenoid protein

D Kirilovsky, CA Kerfeld - Nature plants, 2016 - nature.com
In photosynthetic organisms, the production of dangerous oxygen species is stimulated
under high irradiance. To cope with this stress, these organisms have evolved …

Structure, function and evolution of the cyanobacterial orange carotenoid protein and its homologs

CA Kerfeld, MR Melnicki, M Sutter… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 937 I. Introduction 937 II. The structure of the OCP 938 III. OCP function
939 IV. Distribution of OCPs, FRP and domains in cyanobacteria 943 V. Carotenoid–protein …

Occurrence and biosynthesis of carotenoids in phytoplankton

JJ Huang, S Lin, W Xu, PCK Cheung - Biotechnology advances, 2017 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring carotenoids are important sources of antioxidants, anti-cancer
compounds and anti-inflammatory agents and there is thus considerable market demand for …

Phycobiliproteins: Structure, functions and biotechnological applications

IN Stadnichuk, IV Tropin - Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2017 - Springer
The functions of phycobiliproteins and phycobilisomes as photosynthetic antenna pigments
in cells of cyanobacteria and a range of algae were considered. Achievements in the area of …

Orange carotenoid protein burrows into the phycobilisome to provide photoprotection

D Harris, O Tal, D Jallet, A Wilson… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
In cyanobacteria, photoprotection from overexcitation of photochemical centers can be
obtained by excitation energy dissipation at the level of the phycobilisome (PBS), the …

Single-molecule trapping and spectroscopy reveals photophysical heterogeneity of phycobilisomes quenched by Orange Carotenoid Protein

AH Squires, PD Dahlberg, H Liu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) is a cytosolic photosensor that is responsible
for non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of the light-harvesting process in most …

A functional compartmental model of the Synechocystis PCC 6803 phycobilisome

IHM Van Stokkum, M Gwizdala, L Tian… - Photosynthesis …, 2018 - Springer
In the light-harvesting antenna of the Synechocystis PCC 6803 phycobilisome (PB), the core
consists of three cylinders, each composed of four disks, whereas each of the six rods …

Features of protein− protein interactions in the cyanobacterial photoprotection mechanism

NN Sluchanko, YB Slonimskiy, EG Maksimov - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2017 - Springer
Photoprotective mechanisms of cyanobacteria are characterized by several features
associated with the structure of their water-soluble antenna complexes–the phycobilisomes …

[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] Phycobilisomes from the mutant cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 missing chromophore domain of ApcE

IV Elanskaya, DV Zlenko, EP Lukashev… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phycobilisome (PBS) is a giant photosynthetic antenna associated with the thylakoid
membranes of cyanobacteria and red algae. PBS consists of two domains: central core and …