Comprehensive analysis of phycobilisome linker proteins in Neopyropia yezoensis: classification, structure, evolution and function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Linker proteins are essential components of phycobilisome (PBS), playing critical roles in phycobilisome assembly, energy transfer, and structural stability. However, these proteins remain poorly characterized in the economically important red macroalga Neopyropia yezoensis.

Results

In this study, we identified 24 PBS linker proteins in Ny. yezoensis and systematically investigated their physicochemical properties, structural features, chromosomal localizations, cis-acting elements, evolutionary relationships, and functional roles. These PBS linker proteins were classified into four groups (L_R, L_RC, L_C, and L_CM), with the majority encoded by nuclear genes. Notably, the number of genes within the L_R group has m

SUBMITTER: Gao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12837069 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature