Alfred William Rutherford

Locating the Missing Chlorophylls f in Far-red Photosystem I

The paper reports a cryo-EM structure of far-red Photosystem I from Chroococcidiopsis thermalis, revealing all eight chlorophylls f and their functional roles in photochemistry.

Far-red light absorption strategies and their structural basis in Photosystem I of Acaryochloris marina NIES-2412

This study characterizes Photosystem I in a red-shifted Acaryochloris marina strain, revealing structural and spectroscopic mechanisms for far-red light absorption and the role of PsaX2 in enabling these adaptations.

Structure of far-red allophycocyanin: stripped down and tuned up for low energy photosynthesis.

The paper solves the structure of a far-red allophycocyanin complex from cyanobacteria to understand adaptations for low-energy photosynthesis.

Modified Chlorophyll Pigment at ChlD1 Tunes Photosystem II Beyond the Red-Light Limit

The paper investigates how substituting chlorophyll d for chlorophyll a at the ChlD1 site in PSII shifts the spectral range beyond far-red light, using quantum mechanical calculations and simulations.

Mechanism of Proton Release during Water Oxidation in Photosystem II

This paper investigates the mechanism of proton release during water oxidation in Photosystem II, identifying key residues and pathways involved in proton transfer and storage.

Investigation of electrochromic band-shifts in the Soret region induced by the formation of TyrD*, TyrZ*, and QA*- in Photosystem II

The paper investigates the effects of TyrD*, TyrZ*, and QA*- radical formation on the Soret region absorption spectra in Photosystem II from multiple species and mutants, identifying PD1 as the blue-shifted species and suggesting other pigments may contribute to shifts from TyrD* and TyrZ*.

In vivo ElectroChromic Shift measurements of photosynthetic activity in far-red absorbing cyanobacteria

This study adapts ElectroChromic Shift measurements to far-red absorbing cyanobacteria to assess photosynthetic efficiency and light energy conversion.