Regulating the flow of protons across the chloroplast and modulating the activity of its CF o-CF 1 adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase protein are key to protecting plants from excessive light ...

ATP, the compound essential for the functioning of photosynthetic organisms such as plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, is produced by an enzyme called "chloroplast ATP synthase" (CF o CF 1). To control ...

Photosynthetic energy conversion in chloroplasts relies on coordinated ion fluxes across the thylakoid and envelope membranes. Light‐driven electron transport pumps protons into the thylakoid lumen, ...

Found inside mitochondria, ATP synthase generates the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate, which the cells of all living things use for fuel. The enzyme generally looks similar in shape ...

A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within ...

Scientists found molecular evidence supporting the idea that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and only later evolved to support carbon assimilation in plant cells. One of the ...

Scientists from Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo), Japan, have mapped the mechanism by which the DAY-LENGTH-DEPENDENT DELAYED-GREENING1 (DLDG1) protein influences non-photochemical quenching.

The redox regulation mechanism responsible for efficient production of ATP under varying light conditions in photosynthetic organisms has now been unveiled. Researchers investigated the enzyme ...