Augmenting light coverage for photosynthesis through YFP-enhanced charge separation at the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre

Katie J. Grayson; Kaitlyn M. Faries; Xia Huang; Pu Qian; Preston Dilbeck; Elizabeth C. Martin; Andrew Hitchcock; Cvetelin Vasilev; Jonathan M. Yuen; Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki; Graham J. Leggett; Dewey Holten; Christine Kirmaier; C. Neil Hunter

doi:10.1038/ncomms13972

Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Augmenting light coverage for photosynthesis through YFP-enhanced charge separation at the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre

Katie J. Grayson,
Kaitlyn M. Faries,
Xia Huang,
Pu Qian,
Preston Dilbeck,
Elizabeth C. Martin,
Andrew Hitchcock,
Cvetelin Vasilev,
Jonathan M. Yuen,
Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki,
Graham J. Leggett,
Dewey Holten,
Christine Kirmaier,
C. Neil Hunter

Affiliations

Katie J. Grayson: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
Kaitlyn M. Faries: Department of Chemistry, Washington University
Xia Huang: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
Pu Qian: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
Preston Dilbeck: Department of Chemistry, Washington University
Elizabeth C. Martin: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
Andrew Hitchcock: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
Cvetelin Vasilev: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
Jonathan M. Yuen: Department of Chemistry, Washington University
Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki: Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center, Washington University
Graham J. Leggett: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill
Dewey Holten: Department of Chemistry, Washington University
Christine Kirmaier: Department of Chemistry, Washington University
C. Neil Hunter: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13972
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Photosynthesis uses only a limited range of solar radiation. Here, Graysonet al. genetically incorporated the yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) chromophore into a bacterial photosystem, and show that energy harvested by reaction centre–YFP complexes can augment photosynthesis in vivo.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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