Into the shadows and back into sunlight: photosynthesis in fluctuating light

SP Long, SH Taylor, SJ Burgess… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Photosynthesis is an important remaining opportunity for further improvement in the genetic
yield potential of our major crops. Measurement, analysis, and improvement of leaf CO2 …

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 …

Chloroplast ion homeostasis–what do we know and where should we go?

HH Kunz, U Armbruster, S Mühlbauer… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant yields heavily depend on proper macro‐and micronutrient supply from the soil. In the
leaf cells, nutrient ions fulfill specific roles in biochemical reactions, especially …

Impact of ion fluxes across thylakoid membranes on photosynthetic electron transport and photoprotection

M Li, V Svoboda, G Davis, D Kramer, HH Kunz… - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
In photosynthetic thylakoid membranes the proton motive force (pmf) not only drives ATP
synthesis, in addition it is central to controlling and regulating energy conversion. As a …

Phylogenetic Diversity and Physiological Roles of Plant Monovalent Cation/H+ Antiporters

SV Isayenkov, SA Dabravolski, T Pan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The processes of plant nutrition, stress tolerance, plant growth, and development are
strongly dependent on transport of mineral nutrients across cellular membranes. Plant …

Light acclimation interacts with thylakoid ion transport to govern the dynamics of photosynthesis in Arabidopsis

T Von Bismarck, K Korkmaz, J Ruß, K Skurk… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding photosynthesis in natural, dynamic light environments requires knowledge of
long‐term acclimation, short‐term responses, and their mechanistic interactions. To …

Chloroplast magnesium transporters play essential but differential roles in maintaining magnesium homeostasis

E Dukic, KA Van Maldegem, KM Shaikh… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Magnesium (Mg2+) is essential for photosynthesis in the chloroplasts of land plants and
algae. Being the central ion of chlorophyll, cofactor and activator of many photosynthetic …

Comparing diatom photosynthesis with the green lineage: Electron transport, carbon fixation and metabolism

D Croteau, E Jensen, C Wilhelm… - … From Primary Production …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms are an important group of eukaryotic phytoplankton, responsible for about a quarter
of CO 2 fixation on Earth. Oxygenic photosynthesis uses the same building blocks …

Cryo-EM structures of thylakoid-located voltage-dependent chloride channel VCCN1

T Hagino, T Kato, G Kasuya, K Kobayashi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In the light reaction of plant photosynthesis, modulation of electron transport chain reactions
is important to maintain the efficiency of photosynthesis under a broad range of light …

H+ Transport by K+ EXCHANGE ANTIPORTER3 Promotes Photosynthesis and Growth in Chloroplast ATP Synthase Mutants

V Correa Galvis, DD Strand, M Messer… - Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The composition of the thylakoid proton motive force (pmf) is regulated by thylakoid ion
transport. Passive ion channels in the thylakoid membrane dissipate the membrane …