Oxygen drives a rapid, reversible photoprotective switch in photosynthetic antennae
Bertus van Heerden, Farooq Kyeyune, Francois Conradie, Sabera Millan, Alastair Thomas Gardiner, Richard John Cogdell, Marcin Sarewicz, Artur Osyczka, Michal Gwizdala, Tjaart P. J. Krüger
The paper shows oxygen drives a reversible photoprotective switch in photosynthetic antennae by stabilizing a charge-separated state that reduces photodamage.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics