UniProt functional annotation for Q01667

UniProt code: Q01667.

Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis.
 
Function: The light-harvesting complex (LHC) functions as a light receptor, it captures and delivers excitation energy to photosystems with which it is closely associated. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21806943}.
 
Cofactor: Note=Binds at least 14 chlorophylls (8 Chl-a and 6 Chl-b) and carotenoids such as lutein and neoxanthin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15563470, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21083539};
Subunit: The LHC complex consists of chlorophyll a-b binding proteins. Red-emitting heterodimer with LHCA4 (PubMed:21083539). Interacts with LHCA5 (PubMed:21806943, PubMed:15563470). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15563470, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21083539, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21806943}.
Subcellular location: Plastid, chloroplast thylakoid membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10818090}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Induction: Induced by low light (LL) but repressed by high light (HL). Inhibited by cold. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15356385}.
Domain: The N-terminus of the protein extends into the stroma where it is involved with adhesion of granal membranes and post-translational modifications; both are believed to mediate the distribution of excitation energy between photosystems I and II.
Ptm: Photoregulated by reversible phosphorylation of its threonine residues. {ECO:0000250}.
Miscellaneous: Light emission at 684 nm upon excitation at 410 and 470 nm. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15563470}.
Similarity: Belongs to the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding (LHC) protein family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.