Assembly of photoactive Orange Carotenoid Protein from its domains unravels a carotenoid shuttle mechanism
M. Moldenhauer, N. N. Sluchanko, D. Buhrke, D. V. Zlenko, N. N. Tavraz, F.-J. Schmitt, P. Hildebrandt, E. G. Maksimov, T. Friedrich
The study reassembles the Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) from its domains, revealing a carotenoid shuttle mechanism where the CTD binds carotenoid and transfers it to the NTD.
bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2016Biophysics