Structural highlights
Function
OCP_SYNY3 Acts as a photo-protectant. Essential for inhibiting white and blue-green light non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). Binding carotenoids improves OCP's intrinsic photoprotectant activity by broadening its absorption spectrum and facilitating the dissipation of absorbed energy.[1]
References
- ↑ Wilson A, Ajlani G, Verbavatz JM, Vass I, Kerfeld CA, Kirilovsky D. A soluble carotenoid protein involved in phycobilisome-related energy dissipation in cyanobacteria. Plant Cell. 2006 Apr;18(4):992-1007. Epub 2006 Mar 10. PMID:16531492 doi:10.1105/tpc.105.040121
