Radioprotective role of cyanobacterial phycobilisomes
K. E. Klementiev, E. G. Maksimov, D. A. Gvozdev, G. V. Tsoraev, F. F. Protopopov, I. V. Elanskaya, S. M. Abramov, M. Y. Dyakov, V. K. Ilyin, N. A. Nikolaeva, Y. B. Slonimskiy, N. N. Sluchanko, V. M. Lebedev, A. V. Spassky, T. Friedrich, , A. B. Rubin
The paper investigates the radioprotective role of cyanobacterial phycobilisomes by exposing Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 to ionizing radiation and space flight, revealing their potential role in stress response and recovery.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2018Biophysics