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ArticleNature communications2020

Observation of dissipative chlorophyll-to-carotenoid energy transfer in light-harvesting complex II in membrane nanodiscs.

Minjung Son, Alberta Pinnola, Samuel C Gordon, Roberto Bassi, Gabriela S Schlau-Cohen

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Minjung SonDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8385-062X
Alberta PinnolaDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, via A. Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Samuel C GordonDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Roberto BassiDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4140-8446
Gabriela S Schlau-CohenDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. gssc@mit.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7746-2981
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USUniversity of Verona · ITAgenus (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants prevent photodamage under high light by dissipating excess energy as heat. Conformational changes of the photosynthetic antenna complexes activate dissipation by leveraging the sensitivity of the photophysics to the protein structure. The mechanisms of dissipation remain debated, largely due to two challenges. First, because of the ultrafast timescales and large energy gaps involved, measurements lacked the temporal or spectral requirements. Second, experiments have been performed in detergent, which can induce non-native conformations, or in vivo, where contributions from homologous antenna complexes cannot be disentangled. Here, we overcome both challenges by applying ultrabroadband two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy to the principal antenna complex, LHCII, in a near-native membrane. Our data provide evidence that the membrane enhances two dissipative pathways, one of which is a previously uncharacterized chlorophyll-to-carotenoid energy transfer. Our results highlight the sensitivity of the photophysics to local environment, which may control the balance between light harvesting and dissipation in vivo.

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Energy TransferCarotenoidsCell MembraneChlorophyllLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesNanostructuresProtein ConformationCarotenoidsChlorophyllLight-Harvesting Protein Complexes

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PMID32157079
PMCPMC7064482
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