Photoreceptor-induced LHL4 protects photosystem II in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Marie Dannay, Chloé Bertin, Eva Cavallari, Pascal Albanese, Dimitri Tolleter, Cécile Giustini, Mathilde Menneteau, Sabine Brugière, Yohann Couté, Giovanni Finazzi, Emilie Demarsy, Roman Ulm, Guillaume Allorent
This study identifies LHL4 as a photoprotective protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii that prevents photodamage to photosystem II by binding its monomeric form and reducing singlet oxygen accumulation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 13, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology