Aureochrome 1a is involved in the photoacclimation of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

Aureochromes constitute a family of blue light (BL) receptors which are found exclusively in heterokont algae such as diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) and yellow-green algae (Xanthophyceae). Previous studies on the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum indicate that the formation of a high light acclimated ph...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Schellenberger Costa, Matthias Sachse, Anne Jungandreas, Carolina Rio Bartulos, Ansgar Gruber, Torsten Jakob, Peter G Kroth, Christian Wilhelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3779222?pdf=render