Proton-pumping rhodopsins in marine diatoms
S. Yoshizawa, T. Azuma, K. Kojima, K. Inomura, M. Hasegawa, Y. Nishimura, M. Kikuchi, G. Armin, H. Miyashita, K. Ifuku, T. Yamano, A. Marchetti, H. Fukuzawa, Y. Sudo, R. Kamikawa
This study identifies diatom rhodopsin as a light-driven proton pump localized to plastid membranes and suggests it contributes to a CO2-concentrating mechanism in diatoms.
bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology