besides Lhcx1, do other Lhcx proteins equally confer qE capacity and if so, is it correlated with the xanthophyll cycle. Second, is qE in diatoms correlated with a reduction of σPSII. Experimentally, we knockout theLhcx1gene inP. tricornutumthat results in mutant lines devoid of qE. Then,...
•For the first time inCyclotella meneghinianaa gene was knocked down, the gene Fcp6.•Lack of Fcp6, a subunit of FCPa, did not change the pigment interactions inside FCPa.•Fcp6 acts on thylakoid level, changing pigment interactions between complexes.•This is in accordance with Fcp...