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Arabidopsis plants lacking PsbS protein possess photoprotective energy dissipation.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2010
Johnson Matthew P, Ruban Alexander V
Abstract excerpt
It is commonly accepted that the photosystem II subunit S protein, PsbS, is required for the dissipation of excess light energy in a process termed 'non-photochemical quenching' (NPQ). This process prevents photo-oxidative damage of photosystem II (PSII) thus avoiding photoinhibition which can decrease plant fitness and productivity. In this study Arabidopsis plants lacking PsbS (the npq4 mutant) were found to...
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