Prof Alexander Ruban

Research

photosynthesis, light harvesting, chloroplast adaptation, NPQ, xanthophylls, spectroscopy

Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology

2024

Distinct features of PsbS essential for mediating plant photoprotection
Chen L, Rodriguez-Heredia M, Hanke GT and Ruban AV
Plant Communications, Elsevier 

DOI 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101179

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01-10-2024

Nitrogen and phosphorus interactions at a 21 nitrogen:1 phosphorus Redfield‐like ratio impact growth and seed yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
da Silva SSM, Faizullah L, Guignard MS, Orcen N, Ruban AV, Rudall PJ, Trimmer M, Nichols RA, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Food and Energy Security, Wiley vol. 13 (4) 

DOI 10.1002/fes3.564

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30-07-2024

Hydrophobic Mismatch in the Thylakoid Membrane Regulates Photosynthetic Light Harvesting
Wilson S, Clarke CD, Carbajal MA, Buccafusca R, Fleck RA, Daskalakis V and Ruban AV
Journal of The American Chemical Society, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 146 (21), 14905-14914.  

DOI 10.1021/jacs.4c05220

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17-05-2024

Enhanced photochemical efficiency of PSII in Prosopis juliflora suggests contribution to invasion advantage over native C3 xero-halophytes under salt stress
Zia A, Gulzar S and Ruban AV
Functional Plant Biology, Csiro Publishing vol. 51 (5) 

DOI 10.1071/fp23272

QMRO

01-04-2024

2023

Unveiling the atomic-scale transition between light harvesting and photoprotective states in plant photosynthesis
Ruban AV
Science China Chemistry, Springer Nature vol. 67 (5), 1375-1377.  

DOI 10.1007/s11426-023-1806-6

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25-09-2023

Altered lipid acyl chain length controls energy dissipation in light-harvesting complex II proteoliposomes by hydrophobic mismatch
Li D-H, Wilson S, Mastroianni G and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 246 

DOI 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2023.112758

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20-07-2023

Ferredoxin C2 is required for chlorophyll biosynthesis and accumulation of photosynthetic antennae in Arabidopsis
Tournaire MD, Scharff LB, Kramer M, Goss T, Vuorijoki L, Rodriguez-Heredia M, Wilson S, Kruse I, Ruban A, Balk L. J, Hase T, Jensen PE and Hanke GT
Plant, Cell and Environment, Wiley vol. 46 (11), 3287-3304.  

DOI 10.1111/pce.14667

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10-07-2023

Overexpression of LHCSR and PsbS enhance light tolerance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Wilson S, Kim E, Ishii A, Ruban AV and Minagawa J
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 244 

DOI 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2023.112718

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03-05-2023

2022

Chlorophyll excimers in LHCII complex
Ruban AV, Wilson S and Li D
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1863 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148834

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01-09-2022

Deuterium isotope effect on the kinetics of nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching and the transthylakoid ΔpH
Wilson S and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1863 (7) 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148590

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06-07-2022

The Structural and Spectral Features of Light-Harvesting Complex II Proteoliposomes Mimic Those of Native Thylakoid Membranes
Wilson S, Li D-H and Ruban AV
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 13 (24), 5683-5691.  

DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01019

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16-06-2022

A kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging roles
Arshad R, Saccon F, Bag P, Biswas A, Calvaruso C, Bhatti AF, Grebe S, Mascoli V, Mahbub M, Muzzopappa F, Polyzois A, Schiphorst C, Sorrentino M, Streckaité S, van Amerongen H, Aro E-M, Bassi R, Boekema EJ, Croce R, Dekker J, et al.
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 189 (3), 1204-1219.  

DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiac175

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21-04-2022

Quantifying the long-term interplay between photoprotection and repair mechanisms sustaining photosystem II activity
Saccon F, Wilson S, Morey-Burrows FS and Ruban AV
Biochemical Journal, Portland Press vol. 479 (5), 701-717.  

DOI 10.1042/bcj20220031

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16-03-2022

Impaired photoprotection in Phaeodactylum tricornutum KEA3 mutants reveals the proton regulatory circuit of diatoms light acclimation
Seydoux C, Storti M, Giovagnetti V, Matuszyńska A, Guglielmino E, Zhao X, Giustini C, Pan Y, Blommaert L, Angulo J, Ruban AV, Hu H, Bailleul B, Courtois F, Allorent G and Finazzi G
New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 234 (2), 578-591.  

DOI 10.1111/nph.18003

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21-02-2022

Chlorophyll a de-excitation pathways in the LHCII antenna
Ruban AV and Saccon F
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Aip Publishing vol. 156 (7) 

DOI 10.1063/5.0073825

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16-02-2022

Protection of photosystem I during sudden light stress depends on ferredoxin:NADP(H) reductase abundance and interactions
Rodriguez-Heredia M, Saccon F, Wilson S, Finazzi G, Ruban AV and Hanke GT
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press vol. 188 (2), 1028-1042.  

DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiab550

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01-02-2022

Photosynthesis in Action: Harvesting Light, Generating Electrons, Fixing Carbon
Ruban A, Foyer C and Murchie E
 

DOI 10.1016/C2020-0-00724-3

19-01-2022

2021

Biochemical and molecular properties of LHCX1, the essential regulator of dynamic photoprotection in diatoms
Giovagnetti V, Jaubert M, Shukla MK, Ungerer P, Bouly J-P, Falciatore A and Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 188 (1), 509-525.  

DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiab425

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07-09-2021

Proton motive force in plant photosynthesis dominated by ΔpH in both low and high light
Wilson S, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 187 (1), 263-275.  

DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiab270

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12-06-2021

The role of photoprotection in defence of two wheat genotypes against Zymoseptoria tritici
Ajigboye OO, Jayaweera DP, Angelopoulou D, Ruban AV, Murchie EH, Pastor V, Summers R and Ray RV
Plant Pathology, Wiley vol. 70 (6), 1421-1435.  

DOI 10.1111/ppa.13392

QMRO

14-05-2021

2020

The Mechanism of Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Localization and Driving Forces
Ruban AV and Wilson S
Plant and Cell Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 62 (7), 1063-1072.  

DOI 10.1093/pcp/pcaa155

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30-12-2020

A novel method produces native light-harvesting complex II aggregates from the photosynthetic membrane revealing their role in nonphotochemical quenching.
Shukla MK, Watanabe A, Wilson S, Giovagnetti V, Moustafa EI, Minagawa J and Ruban AV
J Biol Chem vol. 295 (51), 17816-17826.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA120.016181

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18-12-2020

A novel method produces native light-harvesting complex II aggregates from the photosynthetic membrane revealing their role in nonphotochemical quenching
Shukla MK, Watanabe A, Wilson S, Giovagnetti V, Moustafa EI, Minagawa J and Ruban AV
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Elsevier vol. 295 (51), 17816-17826.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.ra120.016181

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01-12-2020

The mechanism of regulation of photosystem I cross-section in the pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Giovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 72 (2), 561-575.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eraa478

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17-10-2020

The robustness of the terminal emitter site in major LHCII complexes controls xanthophyll function during photoprotection
Saccon F, Durchan M, Polívka T and Ruban AV
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, Springer Nature vol. 19 (10), 1308-1318.  

DOI 10.1039/d0pp00174k

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01-10-2020

Photoprotective energy dissipation is greater in the lower, not the upper, regions of a rice canopy: a 3D analysis
Foo CC, Burgess AJ, Retkute R, Tree-Intong P, Ruban AV and Murchie EH
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 71 (22), 7382-7392.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eraa411

09-09-2020

Unraveling the Excited-State Dynamics and Light-Harvesting Functions of Xanthophylls in Light-Harvesting Complex II Using Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
Vivancos JMA, van Stokkum IHM, Saccon F, Hontani Y, Kloz M, Ruban A, van Grondelle R and Kennis JTM
Journal of The American Chemical Society, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 142 (41), 17346-17355.  

DOI 10.1021/jacs.0c04619

03-09-2020

A Protein Environment-Modulated Energy Dissipation Channel in LHCII Antenna Complex
Saccon F, Durchan M, Bína D, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Polívka T
Iscience, Elsevier vol. 23 (9) 

DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101430

02-08-2020

Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery
Zhao L-S, Huokko T, Wilson S, Simpson DM, Wang Q, Ruban AV, Mullineaux CW, Zhang Y-Z and Liu L-N
Nature Plants vol. 6 (7), 869-882.  

DOI 10.1038/s41477-020-0694-3

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13-07-2020

Multimeric and monomeric photosystem II supercomplexes represent structural adaptations to low- and high-light conditions
Kim E, Watanabe A, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Minagawa J
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Elsevier vol. 295 (43), 14537-14545.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.ra120.014198

19-06-2020

Rethinking the Influence of Chloroplast Movements on Non-photochemical Quenching and Photoprotection1[OPEN]
Wilson S and Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 183 (3), 1213-1223.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.20.00549

13-05-2020

Rapid regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting in the absence of minor antenna and reaction centre complexes
Saccon F, Giovagnetti V, Shukla MK and Ruban AV
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 71 (12), 3626-3637.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eraa126

09-03-2020

2019

Dynamic non-photochemical quenching in plants: from molecular mechanism to productivity.
Murchie EH and Ruban AV
The Plant Journal, Wiley 

DOI 10.1111/tpj.14601

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12-12-2019

Aggregation-Related Nonphotochemical Quenching in the Photosynthetic Membrane
Chmeliov J, Gelzinis A, Franckevičius M, Tutkus M, Saccon F, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 10 (23), 7340-7346.  

DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03100

11-11-2019

Spectroscopic Properties of Violaxanthin and Lutein Triplet States in LHCII are Independent of Carotenoid Composition
Saccon F, Durchan M, Kaňa R, Prášil O, Ruban AV and Polívka T
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 123 (44), 9312-9320.  

DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b06293

10-10-2019

How carotenoid distortions may determine optical properties: lessons from the Orange Carotenoid Protein.
Wei T, Balevičius V, Polívka T, Ruban AV and Duffy CDP
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry 

DOI 10.1039/c9cp03574e

QMRO

07-10-2019

The Mechanism of Nonphotochemical Quenching: The End of the Ongoing Debate
Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 181 (2), 383-384.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.19.00538

01-10-2019

Absence of photosynthetic state transitions in alien chloroplasts
Yeates AM, Zubko MK and Ruban AV
Planta, Springer Nature vol. 250 (2), 589-601.  

DOI 10.1007/s00425-019-03187-2

27-05-2019

Quantitative assessment of the high-light tolerance in plants with an impaired photosystem II donor side.
Wilson S and Ruban AV
Biochemical Journal, Portland Press vol. 476 (9) 

DOI 10.1042/bcj20190208

15-05-2019

Single-molecule microscopy studies of LHCII enriched in Vio or Zea
Tutkus M, Saccon F, Chmeliov J, Venckus O, Ciplys I, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1860 (6), 499-507.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.05.002

02-05-2019

Enhanced NPQ affects long-term acclimation in the spring ephemeral Berteroa incana
Wilson S and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1861 (4) 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.03.005

15-03-2019

Preface
Barber J, Nixon PJ and Ruban AV
 
01-01-2019

Oxygen Production and Reduction in Artificial and Natural Systems
Barber J, Ruban AV and Nixon PJ
 

DOI 10.1142/11173

01-01-2019

2018

Impact of donor- and acceptor-side inhibition upon the light tolerance of photosystem II
Wilson S and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1859 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.09.322

01-09-2018

Direct measurement of the excited states of carotenoids in LHCII trimers using fs-stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
Saccon F, Vivancos JMA, Hontani Y, Kloz M, Ruban A, van Stokkum I, van Grondelle R and Kennis JTM
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1859 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.09.319

01-09-2018

The evolution of the photoprotective antenna proteins in oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes.
Giovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Biochemical Society Transactions, Portland Press vol. 46 (5), 1263-1277.  

DOI 10.1042/bst20170304

28-08-2018

Antenna proton sensitivity determines photosynthetic light harvesting strategy
Trsková EK, Belgio E, Yeates AM, Sobotka R, Ruban AV and Kaňa R
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 69 (18), 4483-4493.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/ery240

28-06-2018

Photochemistry beyond the red limit in chlorophyll f–containing photosystems
Nürnberg DJ, Morton J, Santabarbara S, Telfer A, Joliot P, Antonaru LA, Ruban AV, Cardona T, Krausz E, Boussac A, Fantuzzi A and Rutherford AW
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 360 (6394), 1210-1213.  

DOI 10.1126/science.aar8313

15-06-2018

Light harvesting control in plants
Ruban AV
Febs Letters, Wiley vol. 592 (18), 3030-3039.  

DOI 10.1002/1873-3468.13111

04-06-2018

Ascorbate-mediated regulation of growth, photoprotection, and photoinhibition in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plumb W, Townsend AJ, Rasool B, Alomrani S, Razak N, Karpinska B, Ruban AV and Foyer CH
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 69 (11), 2823-2835.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/ery170

03-05-2018

The causes of altered chlorophyll fluorescence quenching induction in the Arabidopsis mutant lacking all minor antenna complexes
Townsend AJ, Saccon F, Giovagnetti V, Wilson S, Ungerer P and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1859 (9), 666-675.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.03.005

13-03-2018

A siphonous morphology affects light-harvesting modulation in the intertidal green macroalga Bryopsis corticulans (Ulvophyceae)
Giovagnetti V, Han G, Ware MA, Ungerer P, Qin X, Wang W-D, Kuang T, Shen J-R and Ruban AV
Planta, Springer Nature vol. 247 (6), 1293-1306.  

DOI 10.1007/s00425-018-2854-5

19-02-2018

The Dynamic Plant: Capture, Transformation, and Management of Energy
Bailey-Serres J, Pierik R, Ruban A and Wingler A
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 176 (2), 961-966.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.18.00041

06-02-2018

Dynamic interplay between photodamage and photoprotection in photosystem II.
Townsend AJ, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Plant Cell Environ 

DOI 10.1111/pce.13107

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17-01-2018

2017

Influence of the Carotenoid Composition on the Conformational Dynamics of Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting Complexes.
Tutkus M, Chmeliov J, Rutkauskas D, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
J Phys Chem Lett vol. 8 (23), 5898-5906.  

DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02634

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15-11-2017

Adaptive Reorganisation of the Light Harvesting Antenna
Ruban AV
In Photosynthesis and Bioenergetics, World Scientific Publishing 189-219.  

DOI 10.1142/9789813230309_0009

31-10-2017

Can red-emitting state be responsible for fluorescence quenching in LHCII aggregates?
Gelzinis A, Chmeliov J, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 135 (1-3), 275-284.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-017-0430-7

19-08-2017

Photosynthesis solutions to enhance productivity
Foyer CH, Ruban AV and Nixon PJ
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 372 (1730) 

DOI 10.1098/rstb.2016.0374

14-08-2017

Quantifying the efficiency of photoprotection.
Ruban AV
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, Royal Society Publishing vol. 372 (1730) 

DOI 10.1098/rstb.2016.0393

QMRO

14-08-2017

The Carotenoid pathway: What is important for excitation quenching in plant antenna complexes?
Fox K, Balevicius V, Chmeliov J, Valkunas L, Ruban A and DUFFY CDP
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry 

DOI 10.1039/c7cp03535g

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09-08-2017

A four state parametric model for the kinetics of the non-photochemical quenching in Photosystem II
Snellenburg JJ, Johnson MP, Ruban AV, van Grondelle R and van Stokkum IHM
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1858 (10), 854-864.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.08.004

08-08-2017

Effects of periodic photoinhibitory light exposure on physiology and productivity of Arabidopsis plants grown under low light.
Tian Y, Sacharz J, Ware MA, Zhang H and Ruban AV
J Exp Bot vol. 68 (15), 4249-4262.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/erx213

29-06-2017

Viewing oxidative stress through the lens of oxidative signalling rather than damage.
Foyer CH, Ruban AV and Noctor G
Biochem J vol. 474 (6), 877-883.  

DOI 10.1042/BCJ20160814

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07-03-2017

Direct impact of the sustained decline in the photosystem II efficiency upon plant productivity at different developmental stages
Tian Y, Ungerer P, Zhang H and Ruban AV
Journal of Plant Physiology, Elsevier vol. 212, 45-53.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.10.017

11-02-2017

The xanthophyll cycle affects reversible interactions between PsbS and light-harvesting complex II to control non-photochemical quenching.
Sacharz J, Giovagnetti V, Ungerer P, Mastroianni G and Ruban AV
Nat Plants vol. 3, 16225-16225.  

DOI 10.1038/nplants.2016.225

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30-01-2017

Plant science: Crops on the fast track for light.
Ruban AV
Nature vol. 541 (7635), 36-37.  

DOI 10.1038/541036a

07-01-2017

Recombinant Light Harvesting Complexes: Views and Perspectives
Belgio E and Ruban AV
In Photosynthesis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications, Springer Nature 33-49.  

DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48873-8_3

01-01-2017

Photosynthesis and bioenergetics
Barber J and Ruban AV
 

DOI 10.1142/9789813230309

01-01-2017

2016

Detachment of the fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding protein (FCP) antenna is not involved in the acclimative regulation of photoprotection in the pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Giovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1858 (3), 218-230.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.12.005

16-12-2016

Photoprotective and antioxidant responses to light spectrum and intensity variations in the coastal diatom Skeletonema marinoi
Smerilli A, Orefice I, Corato F, Olea AG, Ruban AV and Brunet C
Environmental Microbiology, Wiley vol. 19 (2), 611-627.  

DOI 10.1111/1462-2920.13545

12-12-2016

Identification and characterization of multiple emissive species in aggregated minor antenna complexes
Wahadoszamen M, Belgio E, Rahman MA, Ara AM, Ruban AV and van Grondelle R
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta, Elsevier vol. 1857 (12), 1917-1924.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.09.010

23-09-2016

Light-induced changes in the photosynthetic physiology and biochemistry in the diatom Skeletonema marinoi
Orefice I, Chandrasekaran R, Smerilli A, Corato F, Caruso T, Casillo A, Corsaro MM, Piaz FD, Ruban AV and Brunet C
Algal Research, Elsevier vol. 17 (July), 1-13.  

DOI 10.1016/j.algal.2016.04.013

01-07-2016

An In Vivo Quantitative Comparison of Photoprotection in Arabidopsis Xanthophyll Mutants
Ware MA, Dall’Osto L and Ruban AV
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 7 

DOI 10.3389/fpls.2016.00841

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21-06-2016

Testing the Role of the N-Terminal Tail of D1 in the Maintenance of Photosystem II in Tobacco Chloroplasts
Michoux F, Ahmad N, Wei Z-Y, Belgio E, Ruban AV and Nixon PJ
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 7 

DOI 10.3389/fpls.2016.00844

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21-06-2016

The nature of self-regulation in photosynthetic light-harvesting antenna
Chmeliov J, Gelzinis A, Songaila E, Augulis R, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
Nature Plants, Nature Publishing Group vol. 2 (5), 16045-16045.  

DOI 10.1038/nplants.2016.45

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18-04-2016

Violaxanthin inhibits nonphotochemical quenching in light-harvesting antenna of Chromera velia
Kaňa R, Kotabová E, Kopečná J, Trsková E, Belgio E, Sobotka R and Ruban AV
Febs Letters, Elsevier vol. 590 (8), 1076-1085.  

DOI 10.1002/1873-3468.12130

01-04-2016

Nonphotochemical Chlorophyll Fluorescence Quenching: Mechanism and Effectiveness in Protecting Plants from Photodamage
Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 170 (4), 1903-1916.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.15.01935

QMRO

10-02-2016

2015

An intact light harvesting complex I antenna system is required for complete state transitions in Arabidopsis
Benson SL, Maheswaran P, Ware MA, Hunter CN, Horton P, Jansson S, Ruban AV and Johnson MP
Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 1 (12) 

DOI 10.1038/nplants.2015.176

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23-11-2015

Visualizing the dynamic structure of the plant photosynthetic membrane
Ruban AV and Johnson MP
Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 1 (11) 

DOI 10.1038/nplants.2015.161

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03-11-2015

PsbS protein modulates non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in membranes depleted of photosystems
Ware MA, Giovagnetti V, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology vol. 152, 301-307.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.07.016

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01-11-2015

Visualizing the Photosynthetic Membrane Proteins in Situ: Atomic Force Microscopy
Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 169 (2), 910-910.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.15.01215

28-09-2015

Discerning the effects of photoinhibition and photoprotection on the rate of oxygen evolution in Arabidopsis leaves
Giovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 152 (Pt B), 272-278.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.09.010

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15-09-2015

Dissipative pathways in the photosystem-II antenna in plants
Duffy CDP and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 152 (Pt B), 215-226.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.09.011

QMRO

15-09-2015

Assessment of the impact of photosystem I chlorophyll fluorescence on the pulse-amplitude modulated quenching analysis in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana
Giovagnetti V, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research vol. 125 (1-2), 179-189.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-015-0087-z

QMRO

17-08-2015

Quantifying the dynamics of light tolerance in Arabidopsis plants during ontogenesis
Carvalho FEL, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Plant Cell & Environment, Wiley vol. 38 (12), 2603-2617.  

DOI 10.1111/pce.12574

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14-07-2015

An ‘all pigment’ model of excitation quenching in LHCII
Chmeliov J, Bricker WP, Lo C, Jouin E, Valkunas L, Ruban AV and Duffy CDP
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 17 (24), 15857-15867.  

DOI 10.1039/C5CP01905B

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11-05-2015

Light-harvesting superstructures of green plant chloroplasts lacking photosystems
Belgio E, Ungerer P and Ruban AV
Plant, Cell & Environment, Wiley Online vol. 38 (10), 2035-2047.  

DOI 10.1111/pce.12528

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23-04-2015

Photoprotective capacity of non-photochemical quenching in plants acclimated to different light intensities
Ware MA, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 126 (2-3), 261-274.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-015-0102-4

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22-02-2015

Assessment of the impact of photosystem I chlorophyll fluorescence on the pulse-amplitude modulated quenching analysis in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana
Giovagnetti V, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 125 (1-2), 179-189.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-015-0087-z

23-01-2015

Evolution under the sun: optimizing light harvesting in photosynthesis.
Ruban AV
J Exp Bot vol. 66 (1), 7-23.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eru400

01-01-2015

2014

Light modulation of biomass and macromolecular composition of the diatom Skeletonema marinoi
Chandrasekaran R, Barra L, Carillo S, Caruso T, Corsaro MM, Dal Piaz F, Graziani G, Corato F, Pepe D, Manfredonia A, Orefice I, Ruban AV and Brunet C
Journal of Biotechnology, Elsevier vol. 192, 114-122.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.10.016

01-12-2014

Comparison of the protective effectiveness of NPQ in Arabidopsis plants deficient in PsbS protein and zeaxanthin
Ware MA, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 66 (5), 1259-1270.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eru477

QMRO

26-11-2014

pH sensitivity of chlorophyll fluorescence quenching is determined by the detergent/protein ratio and the state of LHCII aggregation.
Petrou K, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1837 (9), 1533-1539.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.11.018

01-09-2014

Reversible switching between nonquenched and quenched states in nanoscale linear arrays of plant light-harvesting antenna complexes
Vasilev C, Johnson MP, Gonzales E, Wang L, Ruban AV, Montano G, Cadby AJ and Hunter CN
Langmuir vol. 30 (28), 8481-8490.  

DOI 10.1021/la501483s

22-07-2014

Economic photoprotection in photosystem II that retains a complete light-harvesting system with slow energy traps.
Belgio E, Kapitonova E, Chmeliov J, Duffy CDP, Ungerer P, Valkunas L and Ruban AV
Nat Commun vol. 5 

DOI 10.1038/ncomms5433

QMRO

11-07-2014

Disentangling the low-energy states of the major light-harvesting complex of plants and their role in photoprotection.
Krüger TPJ, Ilioaia C, Johnson MP, Ruban AV and van Grondelle R
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1837 (7), 1027-1038.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.02.014

01-07-2014

Lutein as a mediator of effective yet ‘economic’ regulator of light-harvesting in photosystem II of plants
Duffy C, Belgio E, Chmeliov J, Valkunas L and Ruban A
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.05.319

01-07-2014

Photoprotective effectiveness of non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching
Ruban AV, Belgio E and Ware M
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837 

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.05.331

01-07-2014

The relationship between maximum tolerated light intensity and photoprotective energy dissipation in the photosynthetic antenna: chloroplast gains and losses.
Ruban AV and Belgio E
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci vol. 369 (1640) 

DOI 10.1098/rstb.2013.0222

19-04-2014

The relationship between maximum tolerated light intensity and photoprotective energy dissipation in the photosynthetic antenna: Chloroplast gains and losses
Ruban AV and Belgio E
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 369 (1640) 

DOI 10.1098/rstb.2013.0222

QMRO

19-04-2014

Modeling the NMR signatures associated with the functional conformational switch in the major light-harvesting antenna of photosystem II in higher plants.
Duffy CDP, Pandit A and Ruban AV
Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 16 (12), 5571-5580.  

DOI 10.1039/c3cp54971b

28-03-2014

Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons by light-harvesting complex assisted Rh-doped TiO2 photocatalyst
Lee C-W, Kourounioti RA, Wu JCS, Murchie E, Maroto-Valer M, Jensen OE, Huang C-W and Ruban A
Journal of Co2 Utilization, Elsevier vol. 5, 33-40.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jcou.2013.12.002

QMRO

01-03-2014

Spectral radiation dependent photoprotective mechanism in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata.
Brunet C, Chandrasekaran R, Barra L, Giovagnetti V, Corato F and Ruban AV
Plos One vol. 9 (1) 

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0087015

01-01-2014

Rethinking the existence of a steady-state Δψ component of the proton motive force across plant thylakoid membranes
Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research vol. 119 (1-2), 233-242.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-013-9817-2

01-01-2014

Photoprotective Mechanisms: Carotenoids
Dall’Osto L, Bassi R and Ruban A
In Plastid Biology, Springer Nature 393-435.  

DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1136-3_15

01-01-2014

Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching and the Dynamics of Photosystem II Structure
Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW
In Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria, Springer Nature 373-386.  

DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9032-1_17

01-01-2014

Antenna Protein Conformational Changes Revealed by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
Pascal AA, Ruban AV and Robert B
In Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria, Springer Nature 245-257.  

DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9032-1_10

01-01-2014

2013

Light-harvesting processes in the dynamic photosynthetic antenna.
Duffy CDP, Valkunas L and Ruban AV
Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 15 (43), 18752-18770.  

DOI 10.1039/c3cp51878g

21-11-2013

Modeling of fluorescence quenching by lutein in the plant light-harvesting complex LHCII.
Duffy CDP, Chmeliov J, Macernis M, Sulskus J, Valkunas L and Ruban AV
J Phys Chem B vol. 117 (38), 10974-10986.  

DOI 10.1021/jp3110997

26-09-2013

The specificity of controlled protein disorder in the photoprotection of plants.
Krüger TPJ, Ilioaia C, Johnson MP, Belgio E, Horton P, Ruban AV and van Grondelle R
Biophys J vol. 105 (4), 1018-1026.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.07.014

20-08-2013

Switching light harvesting complex II into photoprotective state involves the lumen-facing apoprotein loop.
Belgio E, Duffy CDP and Ruban AV
Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 15 (29), 12253-12261.  

DOI 10.1039/c3cp51925b

07-08-2013

Quantum mechanical calculations of xanthophyll-chlorophyll electronic coupling in the light-harvesting antenna of photosystem II of higher plants.
Duffy CDP, Valkunas L and Ruban AV
J Phys Chem B vol. 117 (25), 7605-7614.  

DOI 10.1021/jp4025848

27-06-2013

Changes in the Energy Transfer Pathways within Photosystem II Antenna Induced by Xanthophyll Cycle Activity
Ilioaia C, Duffy CDP, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Journal of Physical Chemistry B vol. 117 (19), 5841-5847.  

DOI 10.1021/jp402469d

01-01-2013

2012

The Photosynthetic Membrane
Ruban A
 

DOI 10.1002/9781118447628

01-10-2012

Higher plant photosystem II light-harvesting antenna, not the reaction center, determines the excited-state lifetime-both the maximum and the nonphotochemically quenched.
Belgio E, Johnson MP, Jurić S and Ruban AV
Biophys J vol. 102 (12), 2761-2771.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.05.004

20-06-2012

A theoretical investigation of xanthophyll-protein hydrogen bonding in the photosystem II antenna.
Duffy CDP and Ruban AV
J Phys Chem B vol. 116 (14), 4310-4318.  

DOI 10.1021/jp206179c

12-04-2012

Elevated ΔpH restores rapidly reversible photoprotective energy dissipation in Arabidopsis chloroplasts deficient in lutein and xanthophyll cycle activity.
Johnson MP, Zia A and Ruban AV
Planta vol. 235 (1), 193-204.  

DOI 10.1007/s00425-011-1502-0

01-01-2012

Light-harvesting antenna composition controls the macrostructure and dynamics of thylakoid membranes in Arabidopsis.
Goral TK, Johnson MP, Duffy CDP, Brain APR, Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW
Plant J vol. 69 (2), 289-301.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04790.x

01-01-2012

The photoprotective molecular switch in the photosystem II antenna.
Ruban AV, Johnson MP and Duffy CDP
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1817 (1), 167-181.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.04.007

01-01-2012

Controlled Disorder in Plant Light-Harvesting Complex II Explains Its Photoprotective Role
Kruger TPJ, Ilioaia C, Johnson MP, Ruban AV, Papagiannakis E, Horton P and van Grondelle R
Biophysical Journal vol. 102 (11), 2669-2676.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.04.044

01-01-2012

Assessing the photoprotective effectiveness of non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching: A new approach
Ruban AV and Murchie EH
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics vol. 1817 (7), 977-982.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.03.026

01-01-2012

Exciton annihilation as a probe of the light-harvesting antenna transition into the photoprotective mode
Rutkauskas D, Chmeliov J, Johnson M, Ruban A and Valkunas L
Chemical Physics vol. 404, 123-128.  

DOI 10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.05.002

01-01-2012

Electronic Spectra of Structurally Deformed Lutein
Macernis M, Sulskus J, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
Journal of Physical Chemistry A vol. 116 (40), 9843-9853.  

DOI 10.1021/jp304363q

01-01-2012

Controlled disorder in plant light harvesting complex II explains its photoprotective role
Kruger T, Ilioaia C, Johnson M, Ruban A, Papagiannakis E, Horton P and van Grondelle R
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. vol. 243 
01-01-2012

2011

Degradation of cyanobacterial biosignatures by ionizing radiation.
Dartnell LR, Storrie-Lombardi MC, Mullineaux CW, Ruban AV, Wright G, Griffiths AD, Muller J-P and Ward JM
Astrobiology vol. 11 (10), 997-1016.  

DOI 10.1089/ast.2011.0663

01-12-2011

Changes in thylakoid membrane thickness associated with the reorganization of photosystem II light harvesting complexes during photoprotective energy dissipation.
Johnson MP, Brain AP and Ruban AV
Plant Signal Behav, Landes Bioscience vol. 6 (9), 1386-1390.  

DOI 10.4161/psb.6.9.16503

01-09-2011

Molecular Adaptation of Photoprotection: Triplet States in Light-Harvesting Proteins
Gall A, Berera R, Alexandre MTA, Pascal AA, Bordes L, Mendes-Pinto MM, Andrianambinintsoa S, Stoitchkova KV, Marin A, Valkunas L, Horton P, Kennis JTM, van Grondelle R, Ruban A and Robert B
Biophys J vol. 101 (4), 934-942.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.057

17-08-2011

Rapidly-reversible photoprotective energy dissipation in lutein- and zeaxanthin-deficient chloroplasts with enhanced ΔpH
Johnson MP, Zia A and Ruban AV
Planta 
08-08-2011

Changes in thylakoid membrane thickness associated with the reorganization of photosystem II light harvesting complexes during photoprotective energy dissipation
Johnson MP, Brain APR and Ruban AV
Plant Signaling & Behavior vol. 6 

DOI 10.1105/tpc.110.0816

01-08-2011

Fluorescence dynamics of plant light harvesting complexes studied by single molecule spectroscopy
Ilioaia C, Kruger T, Johnson MP, Horton P, Ruban AV and van Grondelle R
EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS. vol. 40, 176-177.  
01-08-2011

Molecular adaptation of photoprotection: triplet states in light-harvesting proteins
Gall A, Berera R, Alexandre MTA, Pascal AA, Border L, Mendes-Pinto MM, Andrianambinintsoa S, Stoitchkova KV, Marin A and Valkunas L
Biophys. J., Biophysical Society vol. 101 (4), 934-942.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.057

01-07-2011

Photoprotection in higher plants involves a change of Lutein 1 binding domain in the major light-harvesting complex of photosystem II.
Ilioaia C, Johnson M, Liao PN, Pascal A, van Grondelle R, Walla P, Ruban AV and Robert B
J Biol Chem, American Society For Biochemistry and Molecular Biology vol. 286, 27247-27254.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M111.234617

01-07-2011

Excitation Migration, Quenching and Regulation of Photosynthetic Light Harvesting in Photosystem II.
Valkunas L, Chmeliov E, Trinkunas G, Duffy CDP, van Grondelle R and Ruban AV
J. Phys. Chem. B, American Chemical Society vol. 115 (29), 9252-9260.  

DOI 10.1021/jp2014385

01-07-2011

Restoration of rapidly reversible photoprotective energy dissipation in the absence of PsbS protein by enhanced DeltapH.
Johnson MP and Ruban AV
J Biol Chem vol. 286 (22), 19973-19981.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M111.237255

03-06-2011

Acclimation- and mutation-induced enhancement of PsbS levels affects the kinetics of non-photochemical quenching in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Zia A, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Planta vol. 233 (6), 1253-1264.  

DOI 10.1007/s00425-011-1380-5

01-06-2011

Natural light harvesting: principles and environmental trends
Ruban AV, Johnson MP and Duffy CDP
Energ Environ Sci vol. 4 (5), 1643-1650.  

DOI 10.1039/c0ee00578a

01-05-2011

Photoprotective molecular switch in photosystem II
Ruban AV, Duffy CDP and Johnson MP
Biochim Biophys Acta, Elsevier vol. 1817 (1), 167-181.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.04.007

01-05-2011

Photoprotective energy dissipation involves the reorganization of photosystem II light-harvesting complexes in the grana membranes of spinach chloroplasts.
Johnson MP, Goral TK, Duffy CDP, Brain APR, Mullineaux CW and Ruban AV
Plant Cell vol. 23 (4), 1468-1479.  

DOI 10.1105/tpc.110.081646

01-04-2011

Far-red light-regulated efficient energy transfer from phycobilisomes to photosystem I in the red microalga Galdieria sulphuraria and photosystems-related heterogeneity of phycobilisome population
Stadnichuk IN, Bulychev AA, Lukashev EP, Sinetova MP, Khristin MS, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1807 (2), 227-235.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.10.018

01-02-2011

Origin of Absorption Changes Associated with Photoprotective Energy Dissipation in the Absence of Zeaxanthin
Ilioaia C, Johnson MP, Duffy CDP, Pascal AA, van Grondelle R, Robert B and Ruban AV
J Biol Chem vol. 286 (1), 91-98.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M110.184887

07-01-2011

Different crystal morphologies lead to slightly different conformations of light-harvesting complex II as monitored by variations of the intrinsic fluorescence lifetime
van Oort B, Marechal A, Ruban AV, Robert B, Pascal AA, de Ruijter NCA, van Grondelle R and van Amerongen H
Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 13 (27), 12614-12622.  

DOI 10.1039/c1cp20331b

01-01-2011

Copper(II) induced secondary structure changes and reduced folding stability of the prion protein
Younan ND, Klewpatinond M, Davies P, Ruban AV, Brown DR and Viles JH
J. Mol. Biol., Elsevier vol. 410 (3), 369-382.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.05.013

01-01-2011

2010

Xanthophylls as modulators of membrane protein function
Ruban AV and Johnson MP
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics vol. 504 (1), 78-85.  

DOI 10.1016/j.abb.2010.06.034

01-12-2010

A theoretical investigation of the photophysical consequences of major plant light-harvesting complex aggregation within the photosynthetic membrane.
Duffy CDP, Johnson MP, Macernis M, Valkunas L, Barford W and Ruban AV
J Phys Chem B vol. 114 (46), 15244-15253.  

DOI 10.1021/jp106234e

25-11-2010

Xanthophylls as modulators of membrane protein function
Ruban AV and Johnson MP
Arch. Biochem. Biophys., Elsevier vol. 504 (1), 78-85.  

DOI 10.1016/j.abb.2010.06.034

01-11-2010

Effect of xanthophyll composition on the chlorophyll excited state lifetime in plant leaves and isolated LHCII
Johnson MP, Zia A, Horton P and Ruban AV
Chem Phys vol. 373 (1-2), 23-32.  

DOI 10.1016/j.chemphys.2009.12.012

19-07-2010

Visualizing the mobility and distribution of chlorophyll proteins in higher plant thylakoid membranes: effects of photoinhibition and protein phosphorylation
Goral TK, Johnson MP, Brain APR, Kirchhoff H, Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW
Plant J vol. 62 (6), 948-959.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04207.x

QMRO

01-06-2010

Arabidopsis plants lacking PsbS protein possess photoprotective energy dissipation.
Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Plant J vol. 61 (2), 283-289.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04051.x

01-01-2010

2009

The Photosystem II Light-Harvesting Protein Lhcb3 Affects the Macrostructure of Photosystem II and the Rate of State Transitions in Arabidopsis
Damkjær JT, Kereïche S, Johnson MP, Kovacs L, Kiss AZ, Boekema EJ, Ruban AV, Horton P and Jansson S
The Plant Cell 

DOI 10.1105/tpc.108.064006

30-10-2009

Photoprotective Energy Dissipation in Higher Plants Involves Alteration of the Excited State Energy of the Emitting Chlorophyll(s) in the Light Harvesting Antenna II (LHCII)
Johnson MP and Ruban AV
J Biol Chem vol. 284 (35), 23592-23601.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M109.013557

28-08-2009

Comparison of the Thermodynamic Landscapes of Unfolding and Formation of the Energy Dissipative State in the Isolated Light Harvesting Complex II
Santabarbara S, Horton P and Ruban AV
Biophys J vol. 97 (4), 1188-1197.  

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.005

19-08-2009

Identification of carotenoids in photosynthetic proteins: xanthophylls of the light harvesting antenna
RUBAN A
In Carotenoids, Crc 113-136. Editors: Landrum JT. 

DOI 10.1201/9781420052312

15-06-2009

Dynamics of higher plant photosystem cross-section associated with state transitions.
Ruban AV and Johnson MP
Photosynth Res vol. 99 (3), 173-183.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-008-9387-x

01-03-2009

The zeaxanthin-independent and zeaxanthin-dependent qE components of nonphotochemical quenching involve common conformational changes within the photosystem II antenna in Arabidopsis.
Johnson MP, Pérez-Bueno ML, Zia A, Horton P and Ruban AV
Plant Physiol vol. 149 (2), 1061-1075.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.108.129957

01-02-2009

Modeling of exciton quenching in photosystem II
Valkunas L, Trinkunas G, Chmeliov J and Ruban AV
Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 11 (35), 7576-7584.  

DOI 10.1039/b901848d

01-01-2009

Plants in light.
Ruban AV
Commun Integr Biol vol. 2 (1), 50-55.  

DOI 10.4161/cib.2.1.7504

01-01-2009

2008

Induction of efficient energy dissipation in the isolated light-harvesting complex of Photosystem II in the absence of protein aggregation.
Ilioaia C, Johnson MP, Horton P and Ruban AV
J Biol Chem vol. 283 (43), 29505-29512.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M802438200

24-10-2008

Theoretical investigation of the role of strongly coupled chlorophyll dimers in photoprotection of LHCII
Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Barford W
J Phys Chem B vol. 112 (39), 12508-12515.  

DOI 10.1021/jp804571k

02-10-2008

The Lhcb protein and xanthophyll composition of the light harvesting antenna controls the DeltapH-dependency of non-photochemical quenching in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Pérez-Bueno ML, Johnson MP, Zia A, Ruban AV and Horton P
Febs Lett vol. 582 (10), 1477-1482.  

DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.03.040

30-04-2008

Photosynthetic acclimation: does the dynamic structure and macro-organisation of photosystem II in higher plant grana membranes regulate light harvesting states?
Horton P, Johnson MP, Perez-Bueno ML, Kiss AZ and Ruban AV
Febs J vol. 275 (6), 1069-1079.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06263.x

01-03-2008

The PsbS protein controls the organization of the photosystem II antenna in higher plant thylakoid membranes
Kiss AZ, Ruban AV and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 283 (7), 3972-3978.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M707410200

15-02-2008

The xanthophyll cycle pool size controls the kinetics of non-photochemical quenching in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Johnson MP, Davison PA, Ruban AV and Horton P
Febs Lett vol. 582 (2), 262-266.  

DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.12.016

23-01-2008

2007

Identification of a mechanism of photoprotective energy dissipation in higher plants.
Ruban AV, Berera R, Ilioaia C, van Stokkum IHM, Kennis JTM, Pascal AA, van Amerongen H, Robert B, Horton P and van Grondelle R
Nature vol. 450 (7169), 575-578.  

DOI 10.1038/nature06262

22-11-2007

Raman spectroscopic analysis of breast cancer tissues: identifying differences between normal, invasive ductal carcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast tissue
Rehman S, Movasaghi Z, Tucker AT, Joel SP, Darr JA, Ruban AV and Rehman IU
J Raman Spectrosc vol. 38 (10), 1345-1351.  

DOI 10.1002/jrs.1774

01-10-2007

Elevated zeaxanthin bound to oligomeric LHCII enhances the resistance of Arabidopsis to photooxidative stress by a lipid-protective, antioxidant mechanism.
Johnson MP, Havaux M, Triantaphylidès C, Ksas B, Pascal AA, Robert B, Davison PA, Ruban AV and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 282 (31), 22605-22618.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M702831200

03-08-2007

Aggregation of Light-Harvesting Complex II leads to formation of efficient excitation energy traps in monomeric and trimeric complexes
van Oort B, van Hoek A, Ruban AV and van Amerongen H
Febs Lett vol. 581 (18), 3528-3532.  

DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.06.070

24-07-2007

Equilibrium between quenched and nonquenched conformations of the major plant light-harvesting complex studied with high-pressure time-resolved fluorescence
van Oort B, van Hoek A, Ruban AV and van Amerongen H
J Phys Chem B vol. 111 (26), 7631-7637.  

DOI 10.1021/jp070573z

05-07-2007

Elevated zeaxanthin bound to oligomeric LHCII enhances the resistance of Arabidopsis to photo-oxidative stress by a lipid-protective, anti-oxidant mechanism
Johnson M, Havaux M, Triantaphylides C, Ksas B, Pascal A, Robert B, Davison P, Ruban A and Horton P
Photosynth Res vol. 91 (2-3), 319-319.  
01-02-2007

Aggregation-free conformational switch in LHCII complexes of higher plants
Ilioaia C, Horton P and Ruban A
Photosynth Res vol. 91 (2-3), 253-253.  
01-02-2007

2006

Lack of the light-harvesting complex CP24 affects the structure and function of the grana membranes of higher plant chloroplasts.
Kovács L, Damkjaer J, Kereïche S, Ilioaia C, Ruban AV, Boekema EJ, Jansson S and Horton P
Plant Cell vol. 18 (11), 3106-3120.  

DOI 10.1105/tpc.106.045641

01-11-2006

Plasticity in the composition of the light harvesting antenna of higher plants preserves structural integrity and biological function.
Ruban AV, Solovieva S, Lee PJ, Ilioaia C, Wentworth M, Ganeteg U, Klimmek F, Chow WS, Anderson JM, Jansson S and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 281 (21), 14981-14990.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M511415200

26-05-2006

PsbS enhances nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching in the absence of zeaxanthin
Crouchman S, Ruban A and Horton P
Febs Lett vol. 580 (8), 2053-2058.  

DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.03.005

03-04-2006

2005

The light-harvesting antenna of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum - Evidence for a diadinoxanthin-binding subcomplex
Guglielmi G, Lavaud J, Rousseau B, Etienne AL, Houmard J and Ruban AV
Febs J vol. 272 (17), 4339-4348.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04846.x

01-09-2005

Control of the light harvesting function of chloroplast membranes: The LHCII-aggregation model for non-photochemical quenching
Horton P, Wentworth M and Ruban A
Febs Lett vol. 579 (20), 4201-4206.  

DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.07.003

15-08-2005

Molecular basis of photoprotection and control of photosynthetic light-harvesting
Pascal AA, Liu ZF, Broess K, van Oort B, van Amerongen H, Wang C, Horton P, Robert B, Chang WR and Ruban A
Nature vol. 436 (7047), 134-137.  

DOI 10.1038/nature03795

07-07-2005

Molecular design of the photosystem II light-harvesting antenna: photosynthesis and photoprotection
Horton P and Ruban A
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. vol. 56 (411), 365-373.  

DOI 10.1093/jxb/eri023

01-01-2005

2004

Insights into the molecular dynamics of plant light-harvesting proteins in vivo
Robert B, Horton P, Pascal AA and Ruban AV
Trends Plant Sci vol. 9 (8), 385-390.  

DOI 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.06.006

01-08-2004

Arabidopsis AtCYP20-2 is a light-regulated cyclophilin-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase associated with the photosynthetic membranes
Romano PGN, Edvardsson A, Ruban AV, Andersson B, Vener AV, Gray JE and Horton P
Plant Physiol vol. 134 (4), 1244-1247.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.104.041186

01-04-2004

Carotenoid specificity of light-harvesting complex II binding sites - Occurrence of 9-cis-violaxanthin in the neoxanthin-binding site in the parasitic angiosperm Cuscuta reflexa
Snyder AM, Clark BM, Robert B, Ruban AV and Bungard RA
J Biol Chem vol. 279 (7), 5162-5168.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M309676200

13-02-2004

The functional significance of the monomeric and trimeric states of the photosystem II light harvesting complexes
Wentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 43 (2), 501-509.  

DOI 10.1021/bi034975i

20-01-2004

The super-excess energy dissipation in diatom algae: comparative analysis with higher plants
Ruban AV, Lavaud J, Rousseau B, Guglielmi G, Horton P and Etienne AL
Photosynth Res vol. 82 (2), 165-175.  

DOI 10.1007/s11120-004-1456-1

01-01-2004

2003

Stark spectroscopy of the light-harvesting complex II in different oligomerisation states
Palacios MA, Frese RN, Gradinaru CC, van Stokkum IHM, Premvardhan LL, Horton P, Ruban AV, van Grondelle R and van Amerongen H
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1605 (1-3), 83-95.  

DOI 10.1016/S0005-2728(03)00080-X

18-08-2003

Absence of the Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 proteins of the light-harvesting complex of photosystem II - effects on photosynthesis, grana stacking and fitness
Andersson J, Wentworth M, Walters RG, Howard CA, Ruban AV, Horton P and Jansson S
Plant J vol. 35 (3), 350-361.  

DOI 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01811.x

01-08-2003

A reaction center-light-harvesting 1 complex (RC-LH1) from a Rhodospirillum rubrum mutant with altered esterifying pigments
Qian P, Addlesee HA, Ruban AV, Wang PY, Bullough PA and Hunter CN
J Biol Chem vol. 278 (26), 23678-23685.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M302753200

27-06-2003

Thermodynamic investigation into the mechanism of the chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in isolated photosystem II light-harvesting complexes
Wentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 278 (24), 21845-21850.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M302586200

13-06-2003

Plants lacking the main light-harvesting complex retain photosystem II macro-organization
Ruban AV, Wentworth M, Yakushevska AE, Andersson J, Lee PJ, Keegstra W, Dekker JP, Boekema EJ, Jansson S and Horton P
Nature vol. 421 (6923), 648-652.  

DOI 10.1038/nature01344

06-02-2003

The structure of photosystem II in Arabidopsis: Localization of the CP26 and CP29 antenna complexes
Yakushevska AE, Keegstra W, Boekema EJ, Dekker JP, Andersson J, Jansson S, Ruban AV and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 42 (3), 608-613.  

DOI 10.1021/bi027109z

28-01-2003

Protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase: Dark reactions of a light-driven enzyme
Heyes DJ, Ruban AV and Hunter CN
Biochemistry-Us vol. 42 (2), 523-528.  

DOI 10.1021/bi0268448

21-01-2003

Changes in the LHCI aggregation state during iron repletion in the unicellular red alga Rhodella violacea
Doan JM, Schoefs B, Ruban AV and Etienne AL
Febs Lett vol. 533 (1-3), 59-62.  

DOI 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03748-1

02-01-2003

2002

Light-induced trimer to monomer transition in the main light-harvesting antenna complex of plants: Thermo-optic mechanism
Garab G, Cseh Z, Kovacs L, Rajagopal S, Varkonyi Z, Wentworth M, Mustardy L, Der A, Ruban AV, Papp E, Holzenburg A and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 41 (51), 15121-15129.  

DOI 10.1021/bi026157g

24-12-2002

In vitro reconstitution of the activated zeaxanthin state associated with energy dissipation in plants
Aspinall-O'Dea M, Wentworth M, Pascal A, Robert B, Ruban A and Horton P
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 99 (25), 16331-16335.  

DOI 10.1073/pnas.252500999

10-12-2002

Molecular configuration of xanthophyll cycle carotenoids in photosystem II antenna complexes
Ruban AV, Pascal A, Lee PJ, Robert B and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 277 (45), 42937-42942.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M207823200

08-11-2002

Enzymology below 200 K: the kinetics and thermodynamics of the photochemistry catalyzed by protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase.
Heyes DJ, Ruban AV, Wilks HM and Hunter CN
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A vol. 99 (17), 11145-11150.  

DOI 10.1073/pnas.182274199

20-08-2002

Activation of zeaxanthin is an obligatory event in the regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting.
Ruban AV, Pascal AA, Robert B and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 277 (10), 7785-7789.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M110693200

08-03-2002

2001

Kinetic analysis of nonphotochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. 1. Isolated chloroplasts.
Ruban AV, Wentworth M and Horton P
Biochemistry vol. 40 (33), 9896-9901.  

DOI 10.1021/bi010370f

21-08-2001

Kinetic analysis of nonphotochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. 2. Isolated light-harvesting complexes
Wentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 40 (33), 9902-9908.  

DOI 10.1021/bi0103718

21-08-2001

Configuration and dynamics of xanthophylls in light-harvesting antennae of higher plants - Spectroscopic analysis of isolated light-harvesting complex of photosystem II and thylakoid membranes
Ruban AV, Pascal AA, Robert B and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 276 (27), 24862-24870.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.M103263200

06-07-2001

Extensive developmental and metabolic alterations in cybrids Nicotiana tabacum (plus Hyoscyamus niger) are caused by complex nucleo-cytoplasmic incompatibility
Zubko MK, Zubko EI, Ruban AV, Adler K, Mock HP, Misera S, Gleba YY and Grimm B
Plant J vol. 25 (6), 627-639.  

DOI 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00997.x

01-03-2001

Supermolecular organization of photosystem II and its associated light-harvesting antenna in the wild-type and npq4 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana
Yakushevska AE, RUBAN A, Jensen PA, van Roon H, Niyogi K, Horton E and Boekema EJ
12th International Congress on Photosynthesis Brisbane. 
01-01-2001

Dynamic behaviour of the light harvesting antenna of photosystem II
Horton P, Aspinall-O’Dea M, Davison P, Lee P, Wentworth M and RUBAN A
12th International Congress on Photosynthesis Brisbane. 
01-01-2001

Increasing rice photosynthesis by manipulation of the acclimation and adaptation to light
Horton P, Murchie EH, Ruban AV and Walters RG
RICE BIOTECHNOLOGY: IMPROVING YIELD, STRESS TOLERANCE AND GRAIN QUALITY. vol. 236, 117-134. Editors: Goode J and Chadwick D. 

DOI 10.1002/9780470515778.ch9

01-01-2001

2000

Allosteric regulation of the light-harvesting system of photosystem II
Horton P, Ruban AV and Wentworth M
Philos T Roy Soc B vol. 355 (1402), 1361-1370.  

DOI 10.1098/rstb.2000.0698

29-10-2000

Xanthophylls of the major photosynthetic light-harvesting complex of plants: identification, conformation and dynamics
Ruban AV, Pascal AA and Robert B
Febs Lett vol. 477 (3), 181-185.  

DOI 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01799-3

21-07-2000

Chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in isolated light harvesting complexes induced by zeaxanthin
Wentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
Febs Lett vol. 471 (1), 71-74.  

DOI 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01369-7

07-04-2000

Control of light harvesting in the photosynthetic membrane of plants
RUBAN A
Ukrainian Botanical Journal vol. 57, 368-379.  
01-01-2000

1999

Determination of the stoichiometry and strength of binding of xanthophylls to the photosystem II light harvesting complexes
Ruban AV, Lee PJ, Wentworth M, Young AJ and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 274 (15), 10458-10465.  

DOI 10.1074/jbc.274.15.10458

09-04-1999

Unusual carotenoid composition and a new type of xanthophyll cycle in plants
Bungard RA, Ruban AV, Hibberd JM, Press MC, Horton P and Scholes JD
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 96 (3), 1135-1139.  

DOI 10.1073/pnas.96.3.1135

02-02-1999

The xanthophyll cycle modulates the kinetics of nonphotochemical energy dissipation in isolated light-harvesting complexes, intact chloroplasts, and leaves of spinach
Ruban AV and Horton P
Plant Physiol vol. 119 (2), 531-542.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.119.2.531

01-02-1999

Regulation of the structure and function of the light harvesting complexes of photosystem II by the xanthophyll cycle
Horton P, RUBAN A and Young AJ
In The Photochemistry of Carotenoids, Kluwer Academic Pub 271-291. Editors: Frank HA. 
01-01-1999

Energy-dependent tritium incorporation into LHCII proteins of chloroplasts
Zolotareva EK, Podorvanov VV, Tereshchenko AF, Horton P and RUBAN A
Dokl. Ac. Sci. Ukr.Ssr vol. 96, 1135-1139.  
01-01-1999

1998

Excited-state energy level does not determine the differential effect of violaxanthin and zeaxanthin on chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in the isolated light-harvesting complex of photosystem II
Ruban AV, Phillip D, Young AJ and Horton P
Photochem Photobiol vol. 68 (6), 829-834.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05291.x

01-12-1998

The relationship between the binding of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the light-harvesting proteins of photosystem II
Ruban AV, Pesaresi P, Wacker U, Irrgang KDJ, Bassi R and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 37 (33), 11586-11591.  

DOI 10.1021/bi9809369

18-08-1998

All-or-nothing rule for the assembly of photosystem II: an analytical study in severely chlorophyll-deficient tobacco plants
Flachmann R, RUBAN A and Horton P
Xth Photosynthesis congress Montpelier. 
01-01-1998

Pressure induced fluorescence quenching in plant light harvesting complex II
Connelly JP, RUBAN A and Horton P
In High Pressure Food Science, Bioscience and Chemistry, Egully.Com Editors: Isaacs NS, Group EHPR and Britain RSOCG. 
01-01-1998

1997

Dynamics of xanthophyll-cycle activity in different antenna subcomplexes in the photosynthetic membranes of higher plants - The relationship between zeaxanthin conversion and nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching
Farber A, Young AJ, Ruban AV, Horton P and Jahns P
Plant Physiol vol. 115 (4), 1609-1618.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.115.4.1609

01-12-1997

The xanthophyll cycle and carotenoid-mediated dissipation of excess excitation energy in photosynthesis
Young AJ, Phillip D, Ruban AV, Horton P and Frank HA
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY. vol. 69 (10), 2125-2130.  

DOI 10.1351/pac199769102125

01-10-1997

Characterisation of LHC II in the aggregated state by linear and circular dichroism spectroscopy
Ruban AV, Calkoen F, Kwa SLS, vanGrondelle R, Horton P and Dekker JP
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1321 (1), 61-70.  

DOI 10.1016/S0005-2728(97)00047-9

31-07-1997

Carotenoid-dependent oligomerization of the major chlorophyll a/b light harvesting complex of photosystem II of plants
Ruban AV, Phillip D, Young AJ and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 36 (25), 7855-7859.  

DOI 10.1021/bi9630725

24-06-1997

Ultrafast spectroscopy of trimeric light-harvesting complex II from higher plants
Connelly JP, Muller MG, Hucke M, Gatzen G, Mullineaux CW, Ruban AV, Horton P and Holzwarth AR
J Phys Chem B vol. 101 (10), 1902-1909.  

DOI 10.1021/jp9619651

06-03-1997

1996

Identification of proton-active residues in a higher plant light-harvesting complex
Walters RG, Ruban AV and Horton P
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 93 (24), 14204-14209.  

DOI 10.1073/pnas.93.24.14204

26-11-1996

Quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the major light-harvesting complex of photosystem II: A systematic study of the effect of carotenoid structure
Phillip D, Ruban AV, Horton P, Asato A and Young AJ
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 93 (4), 1492-1497.  

DOI 10.1073/pnas.93.4.1492

20-02-1996

Dynamic properties of the minor chlorophyll a/b binding proteins of photosystem II, an in vitro model for photoprotective energy dissipation in the photosynthetic membrane of green plants
Ruban AV, Young AJ and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 35 (3), 674-678.  

DOI 10.1021/bi9524878

23-01-1996

Regulation of light harvesting in green plants
Horton P, Ruban AV and Walters RG
Annu Rev Plant Phys vol. 47, 655-684.  

DOI 10.1146/annurev.arplant.47.1.655

01-01-1996

1995

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUSTAINED COMPONENT OF NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN ISOLATED-CHLOROPLASTS AND LEAVES OF SPINACH
RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Plant Physiol vol. 108 (2), 721-726.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.108.2.721

01-06-1995

RESONANCE RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY OF THE PHOTOSYSTEM-II LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX OF GREEN PLANTS - A COMPARISON OF TRIMERIC AND AGGREGATED
RUBAN AV, HORTON P and ROBERT B
Biochemistry-Us vol. 34 (7), 2333-2337.  

DOI 10.1021/bi00007a029

21-02-1995

TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE FROM THE LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX II OF HIGHER-PLANTS
RUBAN AV, DEKKER JP, HORTON P and VANGRONDELLE R
Photochem Photobiol vol. 61 (2), 216-221.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1995.tb03964.x

01-02-1995

REGULATION OF NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN PLANTS
RUBAN AV and HORTON P
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. vol. 22 (2), 221-230.  

DOI 10.1071/pp9950221

01-01-1995

Quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the minor chlorophyll A/B binding proteins of photosystem II
Ruban AV, Young AJ and Horton P
PHOTOSYNTHESIS: FROM LIGHT TO BIOSPHERE, VOL I., 295-298. Editors: Mathis P. 
01-01-1995

Carotenoid S-1 energy level and quenching in LCHIIb
Phillip D, Ruban AV, Horton P, Asato A and Young AJ
PHOTOSYNTHESIS: FROM LIGHT TO BIOSPHERE, VOL IV., 39-42. Editors: Mathis P. 
01-01-1995

The effect on pH on LHCII
Pascal AA, Ruban AV, Young AJ and Horton P
PHOTOSYNTHESIS: FROM LIGHT TO BIOSPHERE, VOL I., 247-250. Editors: Mathis P. 
01-01-1995

1994

HIGHER-PLANT LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES LHCIIA AND LHCIIC ARE BOUND BY DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDE DURING INHIBITION OF ENERGY-DISSIPATION
WALTERS RG, RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Eur J Biochem vol. 226 (3), 1063-1069.  

DOI 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.01063.x

15-12-1994

REGULATION OF LIGHT-HARVESTING IN GREEN PLANTS - INDICATION BY NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE
HORTON P, RUBAN AV and WALTERS RG
Plant Physiol vol. 106 (2), 415-420.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.106.2.415

01-10-1994

MODULATION OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING IN ISOLATED LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II
RUBAN AV, YOUNG A and HORTON P
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1186 (1-2), 123-127.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(94)90143-0

28-06-1994

SPECTROSCOPY OF NONPHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN LEAVES - EVIDENCE FOR A ROLE OF THE LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II IN THE REGULATION OF ENERGY-DISSIPATION
RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Photosynth Res vol. 40 (2), 181-190.  

DOI 10.1007/BF00019335

01-05-1994

PROMPT HEAT RELEASE ASSOCIATED WITH DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT QUENCHING IN SPINACH THYLAKOID MEMBRANES
MULLINEAUX CW, RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1185 (1), 119-123.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(94)90202-X

29-03-1994

The role of LHCII in energy quenching
Horton P and RUBAN A
In Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis, Garland Science 111-128. Editors: Baker NR and Bowyer JR. 
01-01-1994

THE EFFECTS OF ILLUMINATION ON THE XANTHOPHYLL COMPOSITION OF THE PHOTOSYSTEM-II LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES OF SPINACH THYLAKOID MEMBRANES
RUBAN AV, YOUNG AJ, PASCAL AA and HORTON P
Plant Physiol vol. 104 (1), 227-234.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.104.1.227

01-01-1994

1993

MODULATION OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN SPINACH-CHLOROPLASTS
NOCTOR G, RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1183 (2), 339-344.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(93)90237-A

07-12-1993

AGGREGATION OF HIGHER-PLANT XANTHOPHYLLS - DIFFERENCES IN ABSORPTION-SPECTRA AND IN THE DEPENDENCY ON SOLVENT POLARITY
RUBAN AV, HORTON P and YOUNG AJ
J Photoch Photobio B vol. 21 (2-3), 229-234.  

DOI 10.1016/1011-1344(93)80188-f

01-12-1993

INDUCTION OF NONPHOTOCHEMICAL ENERGY-DISSIPATION AND ABSORBENCY CHANGES IN LEAVES - EVIDENCE FOR CHANGES IN THE STATE OF THE LIGHT-HARVESTING SYSTEM OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II IN-VIVO
RUBAN AV, YOUNG AJ and HORTON P
Plant Physiol vol. 102 (3), 741-750.  

DOI 10.1104/pp.102.3.741

01-07-1993

DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT QUENCHING OF THE FO-LEVEL OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN SPINACH LEAVES
HORTON P and RUBAN AV
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1142 (1-2), 203-206.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(93)90103-m

05-04-1993

ΔpH-dependent quenching of the Fo level of chlorophyll fluorescence in spinach leaves
Horton P and Ruban AV
Bba - Bioenergetics vol. 1142 (1-2), 203-206.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(93)90103-M

05-04-1993

1992

REGULATION OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II
HORTON P and RUBAN AV
Photosynth Res vol. 34 (3), 375-385.  

DOI 10.1007/BF00029812

01-12-1992

INHIBITION OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF CHLOROPLAST LIGHT HARVESTING BY BINDING OF DCCD TO LHCII
HORTON P, RUBAN A and WALTERS R
Photosynth Res vol. 34 (1), 121-121.  
01-10-1992

THE MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF THE CONTROL OF EXCITATION-ENERGY DISSIPATION IN CHLOROPLAST MEMBRANES - INHIBITION OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE BY DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDE
RUBAN AV, WALTERS RG and HORTON P
Febs Lett vol. 309 (2), 175-179.  

DOI 10.1016/0014-5793(92)81089-5

07-09-1992

MECHANISM OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT DISSIPATION OF ABSORBED EXCITATION-ENERGY BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC MEMBRANES .1. SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF ISOLATED LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES
RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1102 (1), 30-38.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(92)90061-6

28-08-1992

MECHANISM OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT DISSIPATION OF ABSORBED EXCITATION-ENERGY BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC MEMBRANES .2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LHCII AGGREGATION INVITRO AND QE IN ISOLATED THYLAKOIDS
RUBAN AV, REES D, PASCAL AA and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1102 (1), 39-44.  

DOI 10.1016/0005-2728(92)90062-7

28-08-1992

DELTA-pH-Dependent control of chloroplast light harvesting by binding of DCCD to LHCII
Horton P, RUBAN A and Walters R
IXth Congress in Photosynthesis Nagoya. vol. 1, 311-314.  
01-01-1992

1991

CONTROL OF THE LIGHT-HARVESTING FUNCTION OF CHLOROPLAST MEMBRANES BY AGGREGATION OF THE LHCII CHLOROPHYLL PROTEIN COMPLEX
HORTON P, RUBAN AV, REES D, PASCAL AA, NOCTOR G and YOUNG AJ
Febs Lett vol. 292 (1-2), 1-4.  

DOI 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80819-o

04-11-1991

LONG-WAVELENGTH CHLOROPHYLL SPECIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AMPLIFICATION OF HIGH-ENERGY-STATE EXCITATION QUENCHING IN HIGHER-PLANTS
RUBAN AV, REES D, NOCTOR GD, YOUNG A and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1059 (3), 355-360.  

DOI 10.1016/s0005-2728(05)80221-x

13-09-1991

HEAT-INDUCED REVERSIBLE CHANGES IN PHOTOSYSTEM-1 ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTION OF PEA-CHLOROPLASTS AND SUB-CHLOROPLAST PREPARATIONS - EVIDENCE FROM EXCITATION FLUORESCENCE-SPECTRA
RUBAN AV and TRACH VV
Photosynth Res vol. 29 (3), 157-169.  

DOI 10.1007/BF00036219

01-09-1991

THE USE OF EXCITATION FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY IN THE STUDY OF SHORT-TERM CHLOROPLAST MEMBRANE REORGANIZATION
RUBAN AV
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1058 (3), 411-415.  

DOI 10.1016/s0005-2728(05)80137-9

05-07-1991

The energy redistribution between photosystems induced by chloroplast protein phosphorylation
RUBAN A and Fedorenko YP
Sov. Plant Physiol. vol. 38, 58-63.  
01-01-1991

1989

Temperature-induced reorganization of chloroplast membrane system under short-term heat-treatment
RUBAN A and Trach VV
Dokl. Ac.Sci. Ussr vol. 309, 988-991.  
01-01-1989

1988

Energy transfer in vicinity of the reaction center of PSI
RUBAN A
Ukrainian Botanical Journal vol. 45, 24-27.  
01-01-1988

1986

Dependency of the energy transfer in PSI upon formation conditions of the photosynthetic apparatus
RUBAN A
Dokl. Ac. Sci. Ukr.Ssr vol. 289, 76-78.  
01-01-1986

Grants

Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology

A confocal microscope for multidisciplinary dynamic studies of complex biological systems
Conrad Mullineaux, Caroline Brennan, Alexandre De Mendoza Soler, Viji Draviam Sastry, Maurice Elphick, Christoph Engl, Isabel M Palacios, Matteo Palma, Marina Resmini, Alexander Ruban, Peter Thorpe, Angelika Stollewerk, Chema Martin Duran, Paulo Baptista Ribeiro, Susana Alves Godinho, Richard Grose, Stephanie Kermorgant, Peter McCormick and Tyson Sharp
£390,834 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-08-2022 - 31-07-2023

Super-Resolution Microscopy of live cells in 3D
Viji Draviam Sastry, Conrad Mullineaux, Vidya Chandran Darbari, Lakxmi Subramanian, Fabrice Caudron, Richard Pickersgill, Guy Hanke, Alexander Ruban, Peter Thorpe, Christopher Duffy, Chema Martin Duran, John Connelly, Peter McCormick, James Chapple, Vardhman Rakyan, Tyson Sharp, Susana Alves Godinho and David Lee
£369,201 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-12-2020 - 31-03-2022

Hydrophobic mismatch in the photosynthetic membrane as a trigger of NPQ.
Alexander Ruban
£188,848 Leverhulme Trust
01-10-2020 - 30-11-2023

The mechanisms and quantification of light tolerance that determine growth and productivity in plant
Alexander Ruban
£411,682 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-10-2018 - 01-04-2022

Does the minor light harvesting antenna of higher plants play a role in photoprotection?
Alexander Ruban
£243,837 Leverhulme Trust
01-08-2018 - 31-01-2022

The properties and mechanism of action of the photoprotective proteins in algae
Alexander Ruban
£11,314 Royal Society
01-03-2018 - 31-03-2020

Wolfson Merit Award
Alexander Ruban
£32,500 Royal Society
01-05-2015 - 30-04-2020