Chlorophyll binding to Cytochrome b6f precedes photosystem I and II in barley etioplasts
Ann Kristin Vatland, Janine Arnold, Dmitriy Shevela, Veronika Reisinger, Astrid Elisabeth Mork-Jansson, Bernd Müller, Behzad Heidari, Lutz Andreas Eichacker
The paper shows that chlorophyll binds to Cytochrome b6f before photosystems I and II in barley etioplasts, with LIL3 facilitating Chl synthesis and allocation.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology