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Rethinking plant photoprotection: New insights into antenna protein CP26

Plants must carefully strike a balance between harvesting sunlight to fuel photosynthesis and protecting themselves from light damage.

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Plants must carefully strike a balance between harvesting sunlight to fuel photosynthesis and protecting themselves from light damage. Part of this balancing act is performed by antenna proteins that are bound to light-harvesting molecules inside plant chloroplasts. Mostly known for harvesting energy from sunlight, some antenna proteins can dissipate excess…

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