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Science & ResearchAug 20, 2026

Protein condensate as a plant sunscreen.

Plant photosynthesis generates singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ), a powerful oxidant that can inhibit photosynthesis in return.

Plant photosynthesis generates singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ), a powerful oxidant that can inhibit photosynthesis in return. In this issue of Cell, Shao et al. demonstrate that a small zinc-finger protein, MBS1, via 1 O 2 -induced oxidation and consequent condensate formation on the…

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