Structural insights into photosynthetic cyclic electron transport

S Zhang, B Zou, P Cao, X Su, F Xie, X Pan, M Li - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
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 …

Shedding light on primary donors in photosynthetic reaction centers

MJ Gorka, A Baldansuren, A Malnati, E Gruszecki… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
Sunday, February 20, 2022 103a donor is controlled by its redox and electronic properties,
which in turn are controlled almost exclusively by the surrounding protein matrix. In this …

Iron-sulphur protein catalysed [4+ 2] cycloadditions in natural product biosynthesis

Y Zheng, K Sakai, K Watanabe, H Takagi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
To the best of our knowledge, enzymes that catalyse intramolecular Diels-Alder ([4+ 2]
cycloaddition) reactions are frequently reported in natural product biosynthesis; however, no …

M-type thioredoxins regulate the PGR5/PGRL1-dependent pathway by forming a disulfide-linked complex with PGRL1

Y Okegawa, K Motohashi - The Plant Cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In addition to linear electron transport, photosystem I cyclic electron transport (PSI-CET)
contributes to photosynthesis and photoprotection. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) …

Enhancing strategies of photosynthetic hydrogen production from microalgae: Differences in hydrogen production between prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae

QK Chen, XH Xiang, P Yan, SY Liu - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production through the metabolic bypass of microalgae photosynthesis is an
environmentally friendly method. This review examines the genetic differences in hydrogen …

Structure-function correlations and system dynamics in oxygenic photosynthesis: classical perspectives and murburn precepts

KM Manoj, NM Bazhin, VD Jacob… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this first part of our essay on oxygenic photosynthesis, we address the various aspects of
classical and murburn explanations. We had recently pointed out that the classical …

Are plastocyanin and ferredoxin specific electron carriers or generic redox capacitors? Classical and murburn perspectives on two photosynthetic proteins

DA Gideon, V Nirusimhan, KM Manoj - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the light reaction of oxygenic photosynthesis, plastocyanin (PC) and ferredoxins (Fd) are
small/diffusible redox-active proteins playing key roles in electron transfer/transport …

Divergent functions of two clades of flavodoxin in diatoms mitigate oxidative stress and iron limitation

SG van Creveld, SN Coesel, S Blaskowski… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Phytoplankton rely on diverse mechanisms to adapt to the decreased iron bioavailability and
oxidative stress-inducing conditions of today's oxygenated oceans, including replacement of …

Maintaining the chloroplast redox balance through the PGR5-dependent pathway and the Trx system is required for light-dependent activation of photosynthetic …

Y Okegawa, N Tsuda, W Sakamoto… - Plant and Cell …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Light-dependent activation of chloroplast enzymes is required for the rapid induction of
photosynthesis after a shift from dark to light. The thioredoxin (Trx) system plays a central …

Heat-induced modifications of photosynthetic electron flows in Hordeum vulgare leaves of different age

N Pshybytko, J Kruk, E Lysenko, K Strzalka… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Temperature is one of the major environmental constraints that limits photosynthetic activity,
affecting plant growth and productivity. One of the unresolved issues in studies of thermal …