Helical allophycocyanin nanotubes absorb far-red light in a thermophilic cyanobacterium
Gisriel C, Elias E, Shen G, Soulier N, Flesher D, Gunner M, Brudvig G, Croce R, Bryant D. Helical allophycocyanin nanotubes absorb far-red light in a thermophilic cyanobacterium. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadg0251. PMID: 36961897, PMCID: PMC10038336, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg0251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFar-red lightLight-harvesting proteinsLight-harvesting phycobiliproteinsCryo-electron microscopyStructure-function relationshipsLow-light environmentsAP complexesThermophilic cyanobacteriumLow lightBiological plasticityPhotosystem I.Likely associatesAllophycocyaninParalogsEnhanced abilityCyanobacteriaCyanobacteriumAcclimationSubunitsPhycobiliproteinsProteinResource accessibilityDiversityAssemblesChlorophyll