M. Iwai

Chlamydomonas cells transition through distinct Fe nutrition stages within 48 h of transfer to Fe-free medium

This study examines how Chlamydomonas cells adjust to Fe-free conditions, showing rapid transcriptomic changes and slower metabolic shifts.

Bidirectional Energy Flow in the Photosystem II Supercomplex

This study investigates energy transfer dynamics in the PSII supercomplex using spectroscopy and modeling, revealing additional pathways that enable effective photoprotection.

The phycobilisome linker protein ApcG interacts with photosystem II and regulates energy transfer to photosystem I in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

This study identifies ApcG as a PBS linker protein in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that interacts with PSII and regulates energy transfer to PSI through phosphorylation.

Macroscale structural changes of thylakoid architecture during high light acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

This study investigates thylakoid structural changes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii during high light acclimation using microscopy and membrane fractionation, finding structural changes occur independently of LHCSR levels but are influenced by antenna protein phosphorylation.

Variable optical properties of light-harvesting complex II revisited

The paper investigates how protein-protein interactions in LHCII affect its optical properties and energy dissipation mechanisms in photosynthesis.

Atomic force microscopy visualizes mobility of photosynthetic proteins in grana thylakoid membranes

This study uses high-speed atomic force microscopy to visualize and characterize the mobility of photosynthetic protein complexes in grana thylakoid membranes, revealing heterogeneous mobility patterns and rotational diffusion.