Phycobilisome

Phycobilisome protein
The layout of protein subunits in a phycobilisome.
Identifiers
SymbolPhycobilisome
PfamPF00502
InterProIPR012128
SCOP21cpc / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
PDB  IPR012128 PF00502 (ECOD; PDBsum)  
AlphaFold

Phycobilisomes are light-harvesting antennae that transmit the energy of harvested photons to photosystem II and photosystem I in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of red algae and glaucophytes. They were lost during the evolution of the chloroplasts of green algae and plants.

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