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Iron-limitation light switch

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Marine diatoms can switch from chlorophyll-based photosynthesis to rhodopsin-based phototrophy under iron-limitation conditions.

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Fig. 1: Modes of action for chlorophyll-based photosynthesis and rhodopsin-based phototrophy under changing iron concentrations in F. cylindrus.

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This work was supported by Israel Science Foundation grants 3592/19 and 3131/20 (to O.B.), and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grants-in-Aid JP21H01875 and JP23H04404 (to K.I.). O.B. holds the Louis and Lyra Richmond Chair in Life Sciences.

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