The chloroplast ATP synthase redox domain in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii attenuates activity regulation as requirement for heterotrophic metabolism in darkness.
This paper shows that Chlamydomonas reinhardtii uses a hairpin structure in the chloroplast ATP synthase {gamma}-subunit to disconnect redox regulation from disulfide formation, enabling metabolic coupling with mitochondria under heterotrophic conditions.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology