Non-photochemical quenching articles within Nature

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• Letter | 01 May 2019

  A vitamin-C-derived DNA modification catalysed by an algal TET homologue

  An algal TET dioxygenase homologue, CMD1, uses vitamin C as a glycerol donor to modify 5-methylcytosine and helps to regulate gene transcription in response to high light levels.

  • Jian-Huang Xue
  • , Guo-Dong Chen
  •  & Guo-Liang Xu

• Letter | 14 September 2016

  A blue-light photoreceptor mediates the feedback regulation of photosynthesis

  Algae rely on blue-light-sensitive phototropin to trigger induction of LHCRS3, allowing it to dissipate energy from excess light that would otherwise compromise the fitness of the organism.

  • Dimitris Petroutsos
  • , Ryutaro Tokutsu
  •  & Jun Minagawa