Light on its feet: Acclimation to high and low diurnal light is flexible in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Sunnyjoy Dupuis, Jordan L. Chastain, Genevieve Han, Victor Zhong, Sean D. Gallaher, Carrie Nicora, Samuel Owen Purvine, Mary S. Weir Lipton, Krishna Niyogi, Masakazu Iwai, Sabeeha Merchant
This study shows Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can rapidly reprogram its photoprotective strategies in response to changes in diurnal light intensity, with LL-acclimated cells recovering faster than HL-acclimated cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology