S. Takaichi

Microevolution toward loss of photosynthesis: Mutations promoting dark-heterotrophic growth and suppressing photosynthetic growth in cyanobacteria

The paper reports mutations in cyanobacteria that lead to loss of photosynthetic growth and promote dark-heterotrophic growth through a single gene mutation.

DLDG1, the Arabidopsis Homolog of the Cyanobacterial H+-Extrusion Protein, Regulates Non-Photochemical Quenching in Chloroplasts

This study identifies DLDG1 as a protein regulating non-photochemical quenching in Arabidopsis chloroplasts by interacting with Ycf10 to control H+ homeostasis.