Ryo Yokoyama

Research progress on the structure of photosynthetic reaction centers–mobile electron carrier supercomplexes - Photosynthesis Research In photosynthesis, transient supercomplexes formed between reaction centers (RCs) and mobile electron carriers provide the physical interfaces that enable directional electron transfer. Recent advance...

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Far-red light in early growth stages boosts lettuce biomass and preserves anthocyanins academic.oup.com/aob/article/... @annbot.bsky.social

Loss of qE Does Not Necessarily Lead to Photoinhibition: Sustained Non‐Photochemical Quenching in the Absence of PsbS and Zeaxanthin onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The combined effects of Golden2‐like 2 and Pseudo‐Response Regulator 2 control the fruit pigmentation in pepper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theplantjournal.bsky.social

Dissecting the contributions to non-photochemical quenching in a land plant under fluctuating light www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natcomms.nature.com

Simultaneous Overexpression of Three Enzymes of Chloroplast Metabolism Fails to Improve CO2 Assimilation or Biomass Abstract. Ensuring an adequate food supply amidst a growing global population and climate change challenges, necessitates innovative strategies to enhance

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GTPase-powered progressive contraction of a supramolecular ring driving chloroplast division www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Differential photosynthetic response to phosphate starvation in C3 and C4 Flaveria species www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Understanding plant resilience by putting photosynthesis and photorespiration in the metabolic context - Planta Main conclusion Photorespiration is a dynamic metabolic process that contributes to energy balance, stress resilience, and nutrient flux, warranting its integration into genome-scale models to enhance...

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OsRNase ZS2 degrades the transcripts of NdhD and NdhF subunits of the NDH complex to modulate the balance between cyclic and linear photosynthetic electron transport at different developmental stages OsRNaseZS2 degrades NdhD and NdhF mRNAs, regulating accumulation and activity of the NDH complex. The NDH complex modulates CET/LET ratio by interacting with Cyt b6f complex. OsRNaseZS2 regulates CET/...

OsRNase ZS2 degrades the transcripts of NdhD and NdhF subunits of the NDH complex to modulate the balance between cyclic and linear photosynthetic electron transport at different developmental stages: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun... @mplantpcom.bsky.social

An unconventional Rubisco small subunit underpins the CO2-concentrating organelle in land plants In many algae, photosynthesis is boosted by biophysical CO2-concentrating mechanisms, which pack the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco into liquid-like organelles called pyrenoids. Engineering C3 crops with a...

An unconventional Rubisco small subunit underpins the CO2-concentrating organelle in land plants www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

Frontiers | Proton motive force partitioning links energy and redox balance to photoprotection and carbon gain Fluctuating irradiance forces leaves to balance energy conversion with protection against reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced when light harvesting exceed...

Proton motive force partitioning links energy and redox balance to photoprotection and carbon gain www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

SlGRAS17 negatively regulates chlorophyll biosynthesis in tomato academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... @plantphys.bsky.social

Systemic Delivery of Functional Proteins Into Plants Using an Engineered Membrane Translocation Domain Protein-based biopesticides and biostimulants are critical for the future of sustainable agriculture, yet their utility is severely limited by inefficient delivery into plant cells. Traditional cell-...

Systemic Delivery of Functional Proteins Into Plants Using an Engineered Membrane Translocation Domain onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Exploring the diversity of the CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) in different C4 subtypes Abstract. C4 plants have traditionally been classified into NADP-malic enzyme (NADP-ME), NAD-malic enzyme (NAD-ME) and PEP carboxykinase (PEPCK) subtypes b

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Variance in Calvin-Benson cycle intermediate levels between closely-related species in the tomato clade www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Xylulose 5-Phosphate/Phosphate Translocator Mediates Carbon Allocation for Anabolic Metabolism in the Chlamydomonas Chloroplast www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Plasticity in the structure and assembly of proteasomes Proteasomes are large multisubunit protease complexes found in all domains of life, where they execute regulatory and quality control degradation critical for organismal health. The canonical form of ...

Plasticity in the structure and assembly of proteasomes - Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Emerging functions of cysteine synthase complexes in plants Abstract. Cysteine biosynthesis is the entry point of reduced sulfur into plant metabolism and underlies the formation of numerous sulfur-containing compou

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Relieving an elongation bottleneck unlocks eicosapentaenoic acid biosynthesis in the industrial microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica This study identifies a previously underappreciated upstream metabolic bottleneck that constrains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) biosynthesis in the industrial microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica. By rel...

Relieving an elongation bottleneck unlocks eicosapentaenoic acid biosynthesis in the industrial microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theplantjournal.bsky.social

Electron Transport Reactions of Cyanobacterial Photosynthesis and state-of-the-art in vivo measurement techniques Abstract. Cyanobacteria perform oxygenic photosynthesis using an integrated network of photosynthetic, respiratory, and auxiliary electron transport pathwa

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Biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and its evolution in plants Short summary: Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) constitute a structurally diverse class of plant specialized metabolites that underpin stress adaptation and important pharmacological activities. Th...

Biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and its evolution in plants: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun... @mplantpcom.bsky.social

Convergent evolution of hexenal isomerases in Lepidoptera and plants - Nature Ecology & Evolution Phylogenetic and functional analyses across 34 Lepidoptera and 183 plant species show that hexenal isomerases found in Lepidoptera exhibit functional convergence with those found in plants despite hav...

Convergent evolution of hexenal isomerases in Lepidoptera and plants www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natecoevo.nature.com

Deciphering the metabolic details of L-lysine toxicity in cyanobacteria Metabolomic analyses revealed that lysine rapidly disrupts the cell wall, energy homeostasis, amino acid balance, and photosynthesis in cyanobacteria, expl

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Inducibility of cyclic electron transport is linked to the transition from C3–C4 to C4 photosynthesis in Flaveria Inducible cyclic electron transport paves the way for the evolution from C3–C4 toward a full NADP-ME C4 metabolic pathway.

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Genome-wide hypermutation-engineered Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 reveals membrane-mediated triclosan resistance Hypermutation-driven evolution in cyanobacteria revealed that mutation of a lipid synthesis enzyme lowers its affinity for triclosan, enabling rapid adapta

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Modulation of fatty acid elongation enhances hydroxy fatty acid biosynthesis and accumulation in Arabidopsis Abstract. Seed oils of castor (Ricinus communis) and lesquerella (Physaria fendleri) mainly contain hydroxy fatty acids (HFAs) useful in industrial applica

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Diversity of GET3 chaperones in tail-anchored protein insertion Abstract. Tail anchored proteins are involved in a broad range of essential cellular processes. Because of their unique membrane topology, dedicated pathwa

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[CO2] Alters Cyanobacterial Carboxysome Encapsulation and Redox State www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4...

Role of extracellular carbonic anhydrase in the polar diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus Diatoms are major primary producers in productive polar oceans, where cold temperatures and high CO2 solubility raise questions as to whether they rely on the CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) to sa...

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