Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures

D Shevela, JF Kern, G Govindjee, J Messinger - Photosynthesis research, 2023 - Springer
Photosynthetic water oxidation by Photosystem II (PSII) is a fascinating process because it
sustains life on Earth and serves as a blue print for scalable synthetic catalysts required for …

The evolution and evolvability of photosystem II

T Oliver, TD Kim, JP Trinugroho… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Photosystem II is the water-oxidizing and O2-evolving enzyme of photosynthesis. How and
when this remarkable enzyme arose are fundamental questions in the history of life that …

In situ structure of the red algal phycobilisome–PSII–PSI–LHC megacomplex

X You, X Zhang, J Cheng, Y Xiao, J Ma, S Sun… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, light energy is captured by antenna systems and
transferred to photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) to drive photosynthesis,. The …

Chemistry of materials nanoarchitectonics for two-dimensional films: Langmuir–Blodgett, layer-by-layer assembly, and newcomers

K Ariga - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Considering the creation of functional materials based on nanoscience, an emerging
concept of nanoarchitectonics has been proposed to combine nanotechnology with other …

Functional water networks in fully hydrated photosystem II

A Sirohiwal, DA Pantazis - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Water channels and networks within photosystem II (PSII) of oxygenic photosynthesis are
critical for enzyme structure and function. They control substrate delivery to the oxygen …

Structure of a dimeric photosystem II complex from a cyanobacterium acclimated to far-red light

CJ Gisriel, G Shen, DA Flesher, V Kurashov… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Photosystem II (PSII) is the water-splitting enzyme central to oxygenic photosynthesis. To
drive water oxidation, light is harvested by accessory pigments, mostly chlorophyll (Chl) a …

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 …

Structure of a unique PSII-Pcb tetrameric megacomplex in a chlorophyll d–containing cyanobacterium

L Shen, Y Gao, K Tang, R Qi, L Fu, JH Chen… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Acaryochloris marina is a unique cyanobacterium using chlorophyll d (Chl d) as its major
pigment and thus can use far-red light for photosynthesis. Photosystem II (PSII) of A. marina …

Advances in the Understanding of the Lifecycle of Photosystem II

VM Johnson, HB Pakrasi - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photosystem II is a light-driven water-plastoquinone oxidoreductase present in
cyanobacteria, algae and plants. It produces molecular oxygen and protons to drive ATP …

Water oxidation in oxygenic photosynthesis studied by magnetic resonance techniques

W Lubitz, DA Pantazis, N Cox - FEBS letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding of light‐induced biological water oxidation in oxygenic photosynthesis is
of great importance both for biology and (bio) technological applications. The chemically …