FEATURES

FAMILY

orange carotenoid-binding protein family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as OCP_SYNY3, slr1963. Acts as a blue-light photoreceptor and photo-protectant. Essential for inhibiting damaged induced by excess blue-green light via a process known as non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) (PubMed:16531492, PubMed:18687902, PubMed:20368334). In the dark or dim light the stable inactive form (OCP-O) is orange, upon illumination with blue-green light it converts to a metastable active red form (OCP-R), inducing energy dissipation, quenching cellular fluorescence via NPQ (PubMed:18687902, PubMed:20368334). One OCP-R molecule is sufficient to quench 1 phycobilisome (PubMed:21764991). More OCP-R accumulates under high-light and low temperature; in the dark OCP-R spontaneously reverts to OCP-O (PubMed:18687902). Reversion of OCP-O is accelerated by FRP (PubMed:20534537, PubMed:23716688). A kinetic study suggests conversion of OCP-O to OCP-R is limited by cis-trans proline isomerization of either Gln224-Pro225 or Pro225-Pro226 (PubMed:21907180). Monomer (PubMed:20368334). Interacts with the APC core of the phycobilisome (PB), probably at a ratio of 1:1 in a light-independent manner; possibly only OCP-R binds to PBs. Interacts with FRP (PubMed:20534537, PubMed:23716688). Detachment from PBs is accelerated by FPR (PubMed:21764991).

EXTERNAL LINKS

slr1963

Orange carotenoid-binding protein

slr1963

Molecular Synopsis