Blue light affect on starch production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Blue light affect on starch production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

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Caption: How blue light affects starch production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Phototropin responds to blue light and regulates starch storage by activating or deactivating PMSK1, a protein that controls starch synthesis. Blue light reduces starch accumulation, while red light increases starch storage.

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Dimitris Petroutsos/Uppsala University

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