Evolutionary diversity of proton and water channels on the oxidizing side of photosystem II and their relevance to function

R Hussein, M Ibrahim, A Bhowmick, PS Simon… - Photosynthesis …, 2023 - Springer
One of the reasons for the high efficiency and selectivity of biological catalysts arise from
their ability to control the pathways of substrates and products using protein channels, and …

Regulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems in cyanobacteria

R Rai, S Singh, KK Rai, A Raj, S Sriwastaw… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is common consequence of abiotic stress in plants as well as cyanobacteria
caused by generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), an inevitable product of respiration …

Subunit and chlorophyll organization of the plant photosystem II supercomplex

LS van Bezouwen, S Caffarri, RS Kale, R Kouřil… - Nature Plants, 2017 - nature.com
Photosystem II (PSII) is a light-driven protein, involved in the primary reactions of
photosynthesis. In plant photosynthetic membranes PSII forms large multisubunit …

Structural insights into a dimeric Psb27-photosystem II complex from a cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus vulcanus

G Huang, Y Xiao, X Pi, L Zhao, Q Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit pigment-protein complex and catalyzes light-driven
water oxidation, leading to the conversion of light energy into chemical energy and the …

Novel features of eukaryotic photosystem II revealed by its crystal structure analysis from a red alga

H Ago, H Adachi, Y Umena, T Tashiro… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Photosystem II (PSII) catalyzes light-induced water splitting, leading to the evolution of
molecular oxygen indispensible for life on the earth. The crystal structure of PSII from …

Light-driven formation of manganese oxide by today's photosystem II supports evolutionarily ancient manganese-oxidizing photosynthesis

P Chernev, S Fischer, J Hoffmann, N Oliver… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Water oxidation and concomitant dioxygen formation by the manganese-calcium cluster of
oxygenic photosynthesis has shaped the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere. It has …

Assembly of D1/D2 complexes of photosystem II: Binding of pigments and a network of auxiliary proteins

J Knoppová, R Sobotka, J Yu, M Bečková… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Photosystem II (PSII) is the multi-subunit light-driven oxidoreductase that drives
photosynthetic electron transport using electrons extracted from water. To investigate the …

Structural coupling of extrinsic proteins with the oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II

K Ifuku, T Noguchi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Photosystem II (PSII), which catalyzes photosynthetic water oxidation, is composed of more
than 20 subunits, including membrane-intrinsic and-extrinsic proteins. The PSII extrinsic …

The functions of chloroplastic ascorbate in vascular plants and algae

SZ Tóth - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ascorbate (Asc) is a multifunctional metabolite essential for various cellular processes in
plants and animals. The best-known property of Asc is to scavenge reactive oxygen species …

Chloride involvement in the synthesis, functioning and repair of the photosynthetic apparatus in vivo

JA Raven - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cl− has long been known as a micronutrient for oxygenic photosynthetic resulting from its
role an essential cofactor for photosystem II (PSII). Evidence on the in vivo Cl− distribution in …