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The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is a main contributor to global photosynthesis, whilst being limited by iron availability. Cyanobacterial genomes generally encode two different types of FutA iron-binding proteins: periplasmic FutA2 ABC transporter subunits bind Fe(III), while cytosolic FutA1 binds Fe(II). [...]

From April 3rd to 5th 2023, more than 90 participants of the DAPHNE4NFDI consortium met on the DESY campus in Hamburg. Overall, 25 different German and European institutions were represented on-site, with users across diverse communities including physics, chemistry, biology and engineering, linked by a common interest in synchrotron radiation- and neutron-based advanced techniques at large-scale facilities. [...]