Early Light-Inducible Protein (ELIP) Can Enhance Resistance to Cold-Induced Photooxidative Stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

ABSTRACT: Cold weather is one of the biggest challenges in establishing a large-scale microalgae culture facility in temperate regions. In order to develop a strain that is resistant to low temperatures and still maintains high photosynthetic efficiency, transgenic studies have been conducted targeting many genes. Early light-inducible proteins (ELIPs) located in thylakoid membranes are known to protect photosynthetic machinery from various environmental stresses in higher plants. An ELIP homolog was identified from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and named ELIP3. The role of the gene was analyzed in terms of photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation under cold stress. Western blot results showed a significant accumulation of ELIP3 when the cells were exposed to cold stress (4°C). Hi

SUBMITTER: Lee JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7478268 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature