Unraveling Rubisco packaging within β-carboxysomes

Nghiem Dinh Nguyen; Sacha B Pulsford; Benedict M Long

doi:10.1016/j.str.2024.07.006

Unraveling Rubisco packaging within β-carboxysomes

Structure. 2024 Aug 8;32(8):1023-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2024.07.006.

Authors

Nghiem Dinh Nguyen¹, Sacha B Pulsford², Benedict M Long³

Affiliations

¹ Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 134 Linnaeus Way, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Building 46, Sullivan's Creek Road, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
³ ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Discipline of Biological Sciences, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University Drive, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.

PMID: 39121834
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2024.07.006

Abstract

In this issue of Structure, Kong et al. utilized cryoelectron tomography to closely examine Rubisco packaging within β-carboxysomes. They observed unique Rubisco packaging arrangements that may have important implications for carboxysome structural integrity.

MeSH terms

Cryoelectron Microscopy*
Electron Microscope Tomography
Models, Molecular
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase* / chemistry
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase* / metabolism

Substances

Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase