A comparison between plant photosystem I and photosystem II architecture and functioning

S Caffarri, T Tibiletti, RC Jennings… - Current Protein and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Oxygenic photosynthesis is indispensable both for the development and maintenance of life
on earth by converting light energy into chemical energy and by producing molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Supramolecular organization of photosystem II in green plants

R Kouřil, JP Dekker, EJ Boekema - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2012 - Elsevier
Green plant photosystem II (PSII) is involved in the light reactions of photosynthesis, which
take place in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. PSII is organized into large …

Granal thylakoid structure and function: explaining an enduring mystery of higher plants

L Gu, B Grodzinski, J Han, T Marie, YJ Zhang… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In higher plants, photosystems II and I are found in grana stacks and unstacked stroma
lamellae, respectively. To connect them, electron carriers negotiate tortuous multi‐media …

[HTML][HTML] High-light vs. low-light: effect of light acclimation on photosystem II composition and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana

R Kouřil, E Wientjes, JB Bultema, R Croce… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
The structural response of photosystem II (PSII) and its light-harvesting proteins (LHCII) in
Arabidopis thaliana after long-term acclimation to either high or low light intensity was …

Dynamic control of protein diffusion within the granal thylakoid lumen

H Kirchhoff, C Hall, M Wood… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The machinery that conducts the light-driven reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis is hosted
within specialized paired membranes called thylakoids. In higher plants, the thylakoids are …

Arrangement of photosystem II and ATP synthase in chloroplast membranes of spinach and pea

B Daum, D Nicastro, J Austin, JR McIntosh… - The Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We used cryoelectron tomography to reveal the arrangements of photosystem II (PSII) and
ATP synthase in vitreous sections of intact chloroplasts and plunge-frozen suspensions of …

Light-induced dissociation of an antenna hetero-oligomer is needed for non-photochemical quenching induction

N Betterle, M Ballottari, S Zorzan, S de Bianchi… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
PsbS plays a major role in activating the photoprotection mechanism known as" non-
photochemical quenching," which dissipates chlorophyll excited states exceeding the …

Achieving solar overall water splitting with hybrid photosystems of photosystem II and artificial photocatalysts

W Wang, J Chen, C Li, W Tian - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Solar overall water splitting is a promising sustainable approach for solar-to-chemical
energy conversion, which harnesses solar irradiation to oxidize water to oxygen and reduce …

Phosphorylation of Photosystem II Controls Functional Macroscopic Folding of Photosynthetic Membranes in Arabidopsis

R Fristedt, A Willig, P Granath, M Crevecoeur… - The Plant …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthetic thylakoid membranes in plants contain highly folded membrane layers
enriched in photosystem II, which uses light energy to oxidize water and produce oxygen …

Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy and photosynthesis: Fundamentals and applications to photosynthetic light-harvesting

GS Schlau-Cohen, A Ishizaki, GR Fleming - Chemical Physics, 2011 - Elsevier
In natural light harvesting systems, pigment-protein complexes are able to harvest sunlight
with near unity quantum efficiency. These complexes exhibit emergent properties that …