Daniel Poveda-Huertes

Dec 28, 2023 | cell.com | Robert E. Jinkerson |Daniel Poveda-Huertes |Elizabeth Cooney |Anna Cho

Highlights•CHLCS is a multidomain enzyme that produces chlorophyll c in dinoflagellates•2OG dioxygenase domain is essential for chlorophyll c catalysis•Phylogeny reveals CHLCS evolution patterns in chlorophyll c-containing algae•CHLCS expression in plants results in chlorophyll c1 and c2 accumulationSummaryChlorophyll c is a key photosynthetic pigment that has been used historically to classify eukaryotic algae.