Observation of dissipative chlorophyll-to-carotenoid energy transfer in light-harvesting complex II in membrane nanodiscs

Minjung Son; Alberta Pinnola; Samuel C. Gordon; Roberto Bassi; Gabriela S. Schlau-Cohen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15074-6

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Observation of dissipative chlorophyll-to-carotenoid energy transfer in light-harvesting complex II in membrane nanodiscs

Minjung Son,
Alberta Pinnola,
Samuel C. Gordon,
Roberto Bassi,
Gabriela S. Schlau-Cohen

Affiliations

Minjung Son: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alberta Pinnola: Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia
Samuel C. Gordon: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roberto Bassi: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona
Gabriela S. Schlau-Cohen: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15074-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Resolving the kinetics of energy dissipation during photosynthesis is challenging due to complex photophysics and the coexistence of multiple antenna proteins. Here Son et al. overcome this by applying ultrabroadband 2D spectroscopy to LHCII reconstituted in lipid nanodiscs, revealing mechanisms of dissipation enhanced by the membrane.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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