Highly flexible regulation of photosynthetic light reactions in plant chloroplasts is a
prerequisite to provide sufficient energy flow to downstream metabolism and plant growth, to …

The Photosystem (PS) II of cyanobacteria, green algae and higher plants is prone to light-
induced inactivation, the D1 protein being the primary target of such damage. As a …

Gel-based analysis of thylakoid membrane protein complexes represents a valuable tool to
monitor the dynamics of the photosynthetic machinery. Native-PAGE preserves the …

The balance between linear electron transport (LET) and cyclic electron transport (CET)
plays an essential role in plant adaptation and protection against photo-induced damage …

Short-term changes in illumination elicit alterations in thylakoid protein phosphorylation and
reorganization of the photosynthetic machinery. Phosphorylation of LHCII, the light …

State transitions are an important photosynthetic short-term response that allows energy
distribution balancing between photosystems I (PSI) and II (PSII). In plants when PSII is …

LHCII, the most abundant membrane protein on earth, is the major light-harvesting complex
of plants. It is generally accepted that LHCII is associated with Photosystem II and only as a …

The ability of plants to adapt to changing light conditions depends on a protein kinase
network in the chloroplast that leads to the reversible phosphorylation of key proteins in the …

Photosystem I (PSI) uses light energy and electrons supplied by photosystem II (PSII) to
reduce NADP+ to NADPH. PSI is very tolerant of excess light but extremely sensitive to …

Photosynthesis has been using energy from sunlight to assimilate atmospheric CO2 for at
least 3.5 billion years. Through evolution and natural selection, photosynthetic organisms …