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ArticleNature communications2024

Design principles for energy transfer in the photosystem II supercomplex from kinetic transition networks.

Shiun-Jr Yang, David J Wales, Esmae J Woods, Graham R Fleming

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  8. Entropy is an important design principle in the photosystem II supercomplex.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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Shiun-Jr YangDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, 94720, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-0524-8222
David J WalesYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK. dw34@cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3555-6645
Esmae J WoodsYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9614-0865
Graham R FlemingDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, 94720, CA, USA. grfleming@lbl.gov.ORCID 0000-0003-0847-1838

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DOE | SC | Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division (Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Energy Biosciences) FWP 449ARCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/R513180/1, EP/N509620/1]
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Abstract

Photosystem II (PSII) has the unique ability to perform water-splitting. With light-harvesting complexes, it forms the PSII supercomplex (PSII-SC) which is a functional unit that can perform efficient energy conversion, as well as photoprotection, allowing photosynthetic organisms to adapt to the naturally fluctuating sunlight intensity. Achieving these functions requires a collaborative energy transfer network between all subunits of the PSII-SC. In this work, we perform kinetic analyses and characterise the energy landscape of the PSII-SC with a structure-based energy transfer model. With first passage time analyses and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, we are able to map out the overall energy transfer network. We also investigate how energy transfer pathways are affected when individual protein complexes are removed from the network, revealing the functional roles of the subunits of the PSII-SC. In addition, we provide a quantitative description of the flat energy landscape of the PSII-SC. We show that it is a unique landscape that produces multiple kinetically relevant pathways, corresponding to a high pathway entropy. These design principles are crucial for balancing efficient energy conversion and photoprotection.

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Energy TransferMonte Carlo MethodPhotosystem II Protein ComplexKineticsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesPhotosynthesisLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesPhotosystem II Protein Complex

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