Yoshiki Nakajima

Structural basis for impaired oxygen evolution in extrinsic-protein-reconstituted photosystem II

The paper presents the X-ray structure of reconstituted PSII from Thermosynechococcus vulcanus, identifying structural changes linked to reduced oxygen evolution activity.

Purification and pigment analysis of diadinoxanthin-binding PSI-LHCI supercomplexes from Euglena gracilis strain Z

This study purifies and analyzes PSI-LHCI supercomplexes from Euglena gracilis, revealing a unique pigment profile including diadinoxanthin and distinct from green-lineage organisms.

Biochemical evidence for the diversity of LHCI proteins in PSI-LHCI from the red alga Galdieria sulphuraria NIES-3638

The paper identifies a novel chlorophyll a/b-binding protein, RedCAP, in the PSI-LHCI supercomplexes of Galdieria sulphuraria, highlighting its distinct binding properties and spectral characteristics compared to LHC proteins.

Structural basis for molecular assembly of fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins in a diatom photosystem I supercomplex

The paper determines the cryo-EM structure of a diatom PSI-FCPI supercomplex, identifies FCPI subunits, and reveals protein-protein interactions and evolutionary conservation of binding motifs.