Chloroplast translation: structural and functional organization, operational control, and regulation

R Zoschke, R Bock - The Plant Cell, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Chloroplast translation is essential for cellular viability and plant development. Its positioning
at the intersection of organellar RNA and protein metabolism makes it a unique point for the …

Photosystem II assembly: from cyanobacteria to plants

J Nickelsen, B Rengstl - Annual review of plant biology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Photosystem II (PSII) is an integral-membrane, multisubunit complex that initiates electron
flow in oxygenic photosynthesis. The biogenesis of this complex machine involves the …

Structure of a monomeric photosystem II core complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light reveals the functions of chlorophylls d and f

CJ Gisriel, G Shen, MY Ho, V Kurashov… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Far-red light (FRL) photoacclimation in cyanobacteria provides a selective growth
advantage for some terrestrial cyanobacteria by expanding the range of photosynthetically …

Assembling and maintaining the Photosystem II complex in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria

J Komenda, R Sobotka, PJ Nixon - Current opinion in plant biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Plants, algae and cyanobacteria grow because of their ability to use sunlight to extract
electrons from water. This vital reaction is catalysed by the Photosystem II (PSII) complex, a …

Mechanism of photoprotection in the cyanobacterial ancestor of plant antenna proteins

H Staleva, J Komenda, MK Shukla, V Šlouf… - Nature chemical …, 2015 - nature.com
Plants collect light for photosynthesis using light-harvesting complexes (LHCs)—an array of
chlorophyll proteins that are able to reversibly switch from harvesting to energy-dissipation …

Photosynthesis re-wired on the pico-second timescale

TK Baikie, LT Wey, JM Lawrence, H Medipally… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Photosystems II and I (PSII, PSI) are the reaction centre-containing complexes
driving the light reactions of photosynthesis; PSII performs light-driven water oxidation and …

Structural insights into cyanobacterial photosystem II intermediates associated with Psb28 and Tsl0063

Y Xiao, G Huang, X You, Q Zhu, W Wang, T Kuang… - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit pigment–protein complex and catalyses light-induced
water oxidation, leading to the conversion of light energy into chemical energy and the …

Chlorophyll fluorescence emission spectroscopy of oxygenic organisms at 77 K

JJ Lamb, G Røkke, MF Hohmann-Marriott - Photosynthetica, 2018 - Springer
Photosynthetic fluorescence emission spectra measurement at the temperature of 77 K (–
196° C) is an often-used technique in photosynthesis research. At low temperature …

Structural basis of light‐harvesting in the photosystem II core complex

F Müh, A Zouni - Protein Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photosystem II (PSII) is a membrane‐spanning, multi‐subunit pigment–protein complex
responsible for the oxidation of water and the reduction of plastoquinone in oxygenic …

Discovery of a Chlorophyll Binding Protein Complex Involved in the Early Steps of Photosystem II Assembly in Synechocystis

J Knoppová, R Sobotka, M Tichý, J Yu, P Konik… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Efficient assembly and repair of the oxygen-evolving photosystem II (PSII) complex is vital for
maintaining photosynthetic activity in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. How chlorophyll is …