The structure of a 2-MDa chloroplast RNA polymerase reveals unexpected evolutionary complexity
Sandra K. Schuller, Robert Collison, Anuj Kumar, Cheuk-Ling Wun, Carla Brillada, Josef Hoff, Polina N. Foteva, Pamela Vetrano, Julia Kober, Sophie de Vries, Iker Irisarri, Lianyong Wang, Clinton Gabel, Stefan Bohn, Ana Ilieva, , Silvia Ramundo
The paper reveals a 2-MDa chloroplast RNA polymerase structure in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, showing unexpected complexity not linked to land plant evolution.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology