Recent advances in understanding the assembly and repair of photosystem II

PJ Nixon, F Michoux, J Yu, M Boehm… - Annals of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Photosystem II (PSII) is the light-driven water: plastoquinone
oxidoreductase of oxygenic photosynthesis and is found in the thylakoid membrane of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of production and scavenging of reactive oxygen species by photosystem II

P Pospíšil - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2012 - Elsevier
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit protein complex in cyanobacteria, algae and plants
that use light energy for oxidation of water and reduction of plastoquinone. The conversion …

Temporal dynamics of Prochlorococcus ecotypes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

RR Malmstrom, A Coe, GC Kettler, AC Martiny… - The ISME …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
To better understand the temporal and spatial dynamics of Prochlorococcus populations,
and how these populations co-vary with the physical environment, we followed monthly …

LHC-like proteins: the guardians of photosynthesis

G Levin, G Schuster - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of chlorophyll-containing light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) was a crucial
milestone in the evolution of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. Light-harvesting …

Choreography of the Transcriptome, Photophysiology, and Cell Cycle of a Minimal Photoautotroph, Prochlorococcus

ER Zinser, D Lindell, ZI Johnson, ME Futschik… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus MED4 has the smallest genome and cell size
of all known photosynthetic organisms. Like all phototrophs at temperate latitudes, it …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacterial high-light-inducible proteins—Protectors of chlorophyll–protein synthesis and assembly

J Komenda, R Sobotka - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria contain a family of genes encoding one-helix high-light-inducible proteins
(Hlips) that are homologous to light harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding proteins of plants and …

A cyanobacterial chlorophyll synthase-HliD complex associates with the Ycf39 protein and the YidC/Alb3 insertase

JW Chidgey, M Linhartová, J Komenda… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Macromolecular membrane assemblies of chlorophyll-protein complexes efficiently harvest
and trap light energy for photosynthesis. To investigate the delivery of chlorophylls to the …

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 …

Acclimation to high-light conditions in cyanobacteria: from gene expression to physiological responses

M Muramatsu, Y Hihara - Journal of plant research, 2012 - Springer
Photosynthetic organisms have evolved various acclimatory responses to high-light (HL)
conditions to maintain a balance between energy supply (light harvesting and electron …

Psb28 Protein Is Involved in the Biogenesis of the Photosystem II Inner Antenna CP47 (PsbB) in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

M Dobáková, R Sobotka, M Tichy… - Plant Physiology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The role of the Psb28 protein in the structure and function of the photosystem II (PSII)
complex has been studied in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. The protein …