Structural basis of the lobster carapace blue colour mediated by an HPR protein
Maria Claudia Cedri, Harsh Bansia, Adolfo Amici, María Grazia Ortore, Andrew A. McCarthy, Christoph Mueller‐Dieckmann, Rafael Lingas, Bo Durbeej, Nadia Raffaelli, Tong Wang, Amédée des Georges, Michele Cianci
The paper determines the structure of crustacyanin complexes in American lobster carapace, revealing how HPR proteins contribute to blue coloration through structural tuning of astaxanthin absorption.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry