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dc.contributor.authorDautermann, Oliver-
dc.contributor.authorLyska, Dagmar-
dc.contributor.authorAndersen-Ranberg, Johan-
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Mirjana-
dc.contributor.authorFröhlich-Nowoisky, Janine-
dc.contributor.authorGartmann, H.-
dc.contributor.authorKrämer, Liv Celin-
dc.contributor.authorMayr, Katharina-
dc.contributor.authorPieper, D.-
dc.contributor.authorRij, L. M.-
dc.contributor.authorWipf, H. M.-L.-
dc.contributor.authorNiyogi, Krishna K.-
dc.contributor.authorLohr, Martin-
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-05T11:33:54Z-
dc.date.available2021-01-05T11:33:54Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/5530-
dc.description.abstractFucoxanthin and its derivatives are the main light-harvesting pigments in the photosynthetic apparatus of many chromalveolate algae and represent the most abundant carotenoids in the world’s oceans, thus being major facilitators of marine primary production. A central step in fucoxanthin biosynthesis that has been elusive so far is the conversion of violaxanthin to neoxanthin. Here, we show that in chromalveolates, this reaction is catalyzed by violaxanthin de-epoxidase–like (VDL) proteins and that VDL is also involved in the formation of other light-harvesting carotenoids such as peridinin or vaucheriaxanthin. VDL is closely related to the photoprotective enzyme violaxanthin de-epoxidase that operates in plants and most algae, revealing that in major phyla of marine algae, an ancient gene duplication triggered the evolution of carotenoid functions beyond photoprotection toward light harvesting.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin Mainzde
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc570 Biowissenschaftende_DE
dc.subject.ddc570 Life sciencesen_GB
dc.titleAn algal enzyme required for biosynthesis of the most abundant marine carotenoidsen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5526-
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 10 Biologiede
jgu.organisation.number7970-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleSciences advancesde
jgu.journal.volume6de
jgu.journal.issue10de
jgu.pages.alternativeeaaw9183de
jgu.publisher.year2020-
jgu.publisher.nameAssoc.de
jgu.publisher.placeWashington, DCde
jgu.publisher.urihttps://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw9183de
jgu.publisher.issn2375-2548de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode570de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1126/sciadv.aaw9183
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
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