UV-B Radiation-Induced Donor- and Acceptor-Side Modifications of Photosystem II in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

I Vass, D Kirilovsky, AL Etienne - Biochemistry, 1999 - ACS Publications
We studied the effect of UV-B radiation (280− 320 nm) on the donor-and acceptor-side
components of photosystem II in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by …

Repair of UV-B induced damage of Photosystem II via de novo synthesis of the D1 and D2 reaction centre subunits in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

L Sass, C Spetea, Z Máté, F Nagy, I Vass - Photosynthesis Research, 1997 - Springer
The repair of ultraviolet-B radiation induced damage to the structure and function of
Photosystem II was studied in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. UV-B …

The interaction of visible and UV-B light during photodamage and repair of Photosystem II

C Sicora, Z Máté, I Vass - Photosynthesis Research, 2003 - Springer
In order to understand the mechanism of photodamage induced by solar radiation under
natural conditions, we studied the interaction of visible and ultraviolet-B light in the …

The cyanobacterium Synechococcus resists UV-B by exchanging photosystem II reaction-center D1 proteins

D Campbell, MJ Eriksson, G Öquist… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Current ambient UV-B levels can significantly depress productivity in aquatic habitats,
largely because UV-B inhibits several steps of photosynthesis, including the photooxidation …

Functional and structural changes of the photosystem II complex induced by high irradiance in cyanobacterial cells

J Komenda, J Masojídek - European journal of biochemistry, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
A gradual disintegration of the photosystem II (PSII) complex, initiated by a release of the
chlorophyll‐protein CP43, was identified during low‐temperature illumination of …

[HTML][HTML] Very strong UV-A light temporally separates the photoinhibition of photosystem II into light-induced inactivation and repair

O Zsiros, SI Allakhverdiev, S Higashi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2006 - Elsevier
When organisms that perform oxygenic photosynthesis are exposed to strong visible or UV
light, inactivation of photosystem II (PSII) occurs. However, such organisms are able rapidly …

Systematic analysis of the relation of electron transport and ATP synthesis to the photodamage and repair of photosystem II in Synechocystis

SI Allakhverdiev, Y Nishiyama, S Takahashi… - Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The photosynthetic machinery and, in particular, the photosystem II (PSII) complex are
susceptible to strong light, and the effects of strong light are referred to as photodamage or …

Low‐temperature modulation of the redox properties of the acceptor side of photosystem II: photoprotection through reaction centre quenching of excess energy

AG Ivanov, P Sane, V Hurry, M Król… - Physiologia …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Although it has been well established that acclimation to low growth temperatures is strongly
correlated with an increased proportion of reduced QA in all photosynthetic groups, the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of photodamage in the Photosystem II complex

I Vass - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2012 - Elsevier
Light induced damage of the photosynthetic apparatus is an important and highly complex
phenomenon, which affects primarily the Photosystem II complex. Here the author …

Damage to functional components and partial degradation of photosystem II reaction center proteins upon chloroplast exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation

A Melis, JA Nemson, MA Harrison - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 1992 - Elsevier
Exposure of thylakoid membranes to ultraviolet-B radiation caused inhibition of semiquinone
anion formation at QA, inhibition of plastoquinone photoreduction and lower rates of …