The biogenesis and maintenance of PSII: recent advances and current challenges

J Komenda, R Sobotka, PJ Nixon - The Plant Cell, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The growth of plants, algae and cyanobacteria relies on the catalytic activity of the oxygen-
evolving photosystem two (PSII) complex which uses solar energy to extract electrons from …

[HTML][HTML] The extrinsic proteins of Photosystem II

TM Bricker, JL Roose, RD Fagerlund, LK Frankel… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
In this review we examine the structure and function of the extrinsic proteins of Photosystem
II. These proteins include PsbO, present in all oxygenic organisms, the PsbP and PsbQ …

High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

CJ Gisriel, J Wang, J Liu, DA Flesher, KM Reiss… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Photosystem II (PSII) enables global-scale, light-driven water oxidation. Genetic
manipulation of PSII from the mesophilic cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has …

Structural insights into photosystem II assembly

J Zabret, S Bohn, SK Schuller, O Arnolds, M Möller… - Nature plants, 2021‏ - nature.com
Biogenesis of photosystem II (PSII), nature's water-splitting catalyst, is assisted by auxiliary
proteins that form transient complexes with PSII components to facilitate stepwise assembly …

Structural basis of light‐harvesting in the photosystem II core complex

F Müh, A Zouni - Protein Science, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photosystem II (PSII) is a membrane‐spanning, multi‐subunit pigment–protein complex
responsible for the oxidation of water and the reduction of plastoquinone in oxygenic …

The extrinsic proteins of photosystem II: update

JL Roose, LK Frankel, MP Mummadisetti, TM Bricker - Planta, 2016‏ - Springer
Main conclusion Recent investigations have provided important new insights into the
structures and functions of the extrinsic proteins of Photosystem II. This review is an update …

The Psb27 Assembly Factor Binds to the CP43 Complex of Photosystem II in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

J Komenda, J Knoppová, J Kopečná… - Plant …, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
We have investigated the location of the Psb27 protein and its role in photosystem (PS) II
biogenesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Native gel electrophoresis …

Principles of natural photosynthesis

V Krewald, M Retegan, DA Pantazis - Solar energy for fuels, 2016‏ - Springer
Nature relies on a unique and intricate biochemical setup to achieve sunlight-driven water
splitting. Combined experimental and computational efforts have produced significant …

Psb27, a transiently associated protein, binds to the chlorophyll binding protein CP43 in photosystem II assembly intermediates

H Liu, RYC Huang, J Chen, ML Gross… - Proceedings of the …, 2011‏ - pnas.org
Photosystem II (PSII), a large multisubunit pigment–protein complex localized in the
thylakoid membrane of cyanobacteria and chloroplasts, mediates light-driven evolution of …

Adventures with cyanobacteria: a personal perspective

Govindjee, D Shevela - Frontiers in plant science, 2011‏ - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria, or the blue-green algae as they used to be called until 1974, are the oldest
oxygenic photosynthesizers. We summarize here adventures with them since the early …