A promiscuous mechanism to phase separate eukaryotic carbon fixation in the green lineage
J. Barrett, M. I. S. Naduthodi, Y. Mao, C. Degut, S. Musial, A. Salter, M. C. Leake, M. J. Plevin, A. J. McCormick, J. N. Blaza, L. Mackinder
The paper identifies a conserved linker protein from Chlorella that can phase separate Rubisco in Chlamydomonas and some plants, enabling cross-species pyrenoid formation.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2024Plant Biology