A photoreceptor-controlled carbon metabolism pathway in microalgae has been discovered. Blue light, sensed by phototropin, dephosphorylates Phototropin-Mediated Signalling Kinase 1 (PMSK1), repressing starch accumulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
- Yizhong Yuan
- Anthony A. Iannetta
- Dimitris Petroutsos