Photoprotection is regulated by light-independent CO2 availability
M. A. Ruiz-Sola, S. Flori, Y. Yuan, G. Villain, E. Sanz-Luque, P. Redekop, R. Tokutsu, A. Küken, A. Tsichla, G. Kepesidis, G. Allorent, M. Arend, F. Iacono, G. Finazzi, M. Hippler, , D. Petroutsos
This study shows that CO2 availability, not light, directly regulates photoprotection and the CO2 concentrating mechanism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, with light indirectly influencing these processes by altering CO2 levels.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2021Plant Biology