Plant BiologyPLANT PHYSIOLOGYPeer-reviewed
Low-CO2 inducible bestrophins in diatom thylakoid membranes sustain high photosynthetic efficacy at distant locations from the pyrenoid
Minori Nigishi, Ginga Shimakawa, Kansei Yamagishi…·Yusuke Matsuda
This study identifies PtBST1 in diatoms as a bestrophin that facilitates HCO3- transport at the stroma thylakoid membrane, enhancing CO2 concentrating mechanism and modulating photoprotection.
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