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Researchers discover previously unknown #gene that indirectly promotes #photosynthesis in blue-green #algae.
#cyanobacteria #NirP1 #coenzyme #N_fixation #nitrate_reductase
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-previously-unknown-gene-indirectly-photosynthesis.html
Cyanobacteria—also called blue-green algae—are known as the "plants of the ocean" because they carry out photosynthesis on a gigantic scale, produce oxygen and extract the greenhouse gas CO2 from the environment. However, to do this they need additional nutrients such as nitrogen.
#InDels reshape #coenzyme specificity in #Rossmann #fold #enzymes from NAD-binding to SAM-binding
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2207965119
#proteinengineering #proteinevolution #catalysis #moleculardynamics #xraycrystallography #PNAS