Cytochrome b 6 f (cytb 6 f) lies at the heart of the light-dependent reactions of oxygenic
photosynthesis, where it serves as a link between photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I …

Biohybrid photosynthesis systems, which combine biological and non-biological materials,
have attracted recent interest in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. However, the solar …

Photosynthetic organisms transport and convert solar energy with near-unity quantum
efficiency using large protein supercomplexes held in flexible membranes. The individual …

Cryptophyte plastids originated from a red algal ancestor through secondary endosymbiosis.
Cryptophyte photosystem I (PSI) associates with transmembrane alloxanthin-chlorophyll a/c …

During photosynthesis, light energy is utilized to drive sophisticated biochemical chains of
electron transfers, converting solar energy into chemical energy that feeds most life on earth …

Photosynthetic membranes are typically densely packed with proteins, and this is crucial for
their function in efficient trapping of light energy. Despite being crowded with protein, the …

How thylakoid membranes are generated to form a metabolically active membrane network
and how thylakoid membranes orchestrate the insertion and localization of protein …

The light-dependent release of oxygen from plants was first discovered in the 1770s by
Joseph Priestley and Jan Ingenhousz. More recently, the enzyme-catalyzed pathway of …

The thylakoid membranes of cyanobacteria form a complex intracellular membrane system
with a distinctive proteome. The sites of biogenesis of thylakoid proteins remain uncertain …

Graphene oxide (GO), beyond its specialized industrial applications, is rapidly gaining
prominence as a nanomaterial for modern agriculture. However, its specific effects on seed …