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Structure of a synthetic beta-carboxysome shell
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SUBMITTER: Thomas Gerard Laughlin
PROVIDER: EMPIAR-10275 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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Structure of a Synthetic <i>β</i>-Carboxysome Shell.
Plant physiology 20190909 3
Carboxysomes are capsid-like, CO<sub>2</sub>-fixing organelles that are present in all cyanobacteria and some chemoautotrophs and that substantially contribute to global primary production. They are composed of a selectively permeable protein shell that encapsulates Rubisco, the principal CO<sub>2</sub>-fixing enzyme, and carbonic anhydrase. As the centerpiece of the carbon-concentrating mechanism, by packaging enzymes that collectively enhance catalysis, the carboxysome shell enables the genera ...[more]