Check this new study on carbon concentration mechanisms! See how the pyrenoid changes by modifying Rubisco linkers in our favorite alga, Chlamy 💚! My desk mate @phaips.vd.st spent a lot of time collecting & carefully analyzing these beautiful tomograms 🔬. Congrats to all the authors!

James Barrett

How does molecular valency shape condensate assembly and function? We used the CO2-fixing organelle in algae—the pyrenoid—to find out… 🧵 Preprint here!: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @cellarchlab.com @phaips.vd.st @biologyatyork.bsky.social #Rubisco #PhaseSeparation #Condensates #Pyrenoid