The decreased PG content of pgp1 inhibits PSI photochemistry and limits reaction center and light-harvesting polypeptide accumulation in response to cold acclimation
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DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03819-0
Abstract: Main conclusion Decreased PG constrains PSI activity due to inhibition of transcript and polypeptide abundance of light-harvesting and reaction center polypeptides generating a reversible, yellow phenotype during cold acclimation of pgp1 . Abstract Cold acclimation… read more here.
Keywords: reaction center; pgp1; cold acclimation; light harvesting ... See more keywords
Exciton transfer between LH1 antenna complex and photosynthetic reaction center dimer.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10867-021-09576-7
Abstract: The exciton transfer between light-harvesting complex 1(LH1) and photosynthetic reaction center dimer is investigated theoretically. We assume a ring shape structure of the LH1 complex with dimer in the ring centre. The kinetic equations which… read more here.
Keywords: antenna complex; exciton transfer; dimer; reaction center ... See more keywords
Reorganization energies of the electron transfer reactions involving quinones in the reaction center of Rhodobacter sphaeroides
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DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0560-6
Abstract: In framework of the continuum electrostatics theory, the reorganization energies of the electron transfers QA−–QB (fast phase), Bph−–QA, P+–QA−, and P+–QB− in the photosynthetic bacterial reaction center have been calculated. The calculations were based on… read more here.
Keywords: reorganization energies; transfer; reaction center; reorganization ... See more keywords
Evaluation method of steric shielding effect around nitroxide radical reaction center based on molecular volume within a virtual ball
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DOI: 10.1007/s11224-019-01335-8
Abstract: Steric shielding affects the stability of various molecules such as nitroxide radicals, which have many applications in a variety of fields. Thus, the mechanisms that maintain molecular stability are of particular interest. A new method… read more here.
Keywords: method; shielding effect; steric shielding; reaction center ... See more keywords
Anionic Lipids Regulate the Light-Harvesting Complex 1-Reaction Center Photocycle in Purple Bacteria.
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c12301
Abstract: Photosynthetic purple bacteria can capture and convert sunlight with a remarkable, nearly 100% quantum efficiency. The light-harvesting complex 1-reaction center (LH1-RC) core complex is the membrane complex fundamentally responsible for solar energy conversion. LH1-RC has… read more here.
Keywords: purple bacteria; anionic lipids; harvesting complex; light harvesting ... See more keywords
Structural basis for aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis in the reaction center–light-harvesting 1 (RC–LH1) supercomplex of Dinoroseobacter shibae
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08935-7
Abstract: Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are essential for oceanic carbon cycling. However, their architecture and structural adaptations of their photosynthetic systems to ensure adequate light harvesting, electron transport, and oxidative resilience in oxygen-rich environments remain… read more here.
Keywords: aerobic anoxygenic; photosynthesis; light harvesting; reaction center ... See more keywords
Cryo-EM structure of the whole photosynthetic reaction center apparatus from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2216734120
Abstract: Light energy absorption and transfer are very important processes in photosynthesis. In green sulfur bacteria light is absorbed primarily by the chlorosomes and its energy is transferred via the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) proteins to a homodimeric… read more here.
Keywords: structure; apparatus; green sulfur; chlorobaculum tepidum ... See more keywords
Unveiling the charge transport blockade in the D2 branch of the photosystem II reaction center.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2405023122
Abstract: Significance In this study, we delve into the electron transfer dynamics within photosystem II reaction center, focusing specifically on the dissimilarities between its two branches, D1 and D2. Using Marcus theory, we have calculated reorganization… read more here.
Keywords: reaction center; photosystem reaction; charge transport;
Cyanobacterial Photosystem II reaction center design in tobacco chloroplasts increases biomass in low light.
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DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac578
Abstract: The D1 polypeptide of the photosystem II (PSII) reaction center complex contains domains that regulate primary photochemical yield and charge recombination rate. Many prokaryotic oxygenic phototrophs express two or more D1 isoforms differentially in response… read more here.
Keywords: low light; photosystem; tobacco; biomass ... See more keywords
X-ray structure of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center with an M197 Phe→His substitution clarifies the properties of the mutant complex
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DOI: 10.1107/s2052252521013178
Abstract: Crystal structures of an F(M197)H mutant form of the photosynthetic reaction center obtained using different techniques clarify the optical and electrochemical properties of the primary electron donor and the increased resistance of this mutant complex… read more here.
Keywords: ray structure; mutant complex; reaction center; structure rhodobacter ... See more keywords
Quantum coherence as a witness of vibronically hot energy transfer in bacterial reaction center
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1603141
Abstract: Observation of coherence shifts reveals hot energy transfer and excess energy dissipation mechanisms in photosynthesis. Photosynthetic proteins have evolved over billions of years so as to undergo optimal energy transfer to the sites of charge… read more here.
Keywords: reaction center; energy transfer; hot energy; energy ... See more keywords