Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
A Natural qE- and qZ-Deficient Alga Retains Functional Plant-Like and Chlorophycean Violaxanthin De-Epoxidases
Karina W Cunningham, Setsuko Wakao, Johanna Hall…·Krishna Niyogi
This paper identifies two functional xanthophyll-cycle enzymes in a green alga that lacks typical pigment dynamics for photoprotection, revealing alternative NPQ mechanisms.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.26.754548