Red algae acclimate to low light by modifying phycobilisome composition to maintain efficient light harvesting.

Sofie E VoermanArvydas RuseckasGraham A TurnbullIfor D W SamuelHeidi L Burdett

Published in: BMC biology (2022)

Our results demonstrate that responsive light harvesting by phycobilisomes and photosystem functional acclimation are key to red algal success in the mesophotic zone.

Keyphrases

energy transfer
electron transfer