Prof Alexander Ruban
Professor in Biophysics
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
photosynthesis, light harvesting, chloroplast adaptation, NPQ, xanthophylls, spectroscopy
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology2024
Distinct features of PsbS essential for mediating plant photoprotectionChen L, Rodriguez-Heredia M, Hanke GT and Ruban AV
Plant Communications, Elsevier
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)
30-07-2024
Hydrophobic Mismatch in the Thylakoid Membrane Regulates Photosynthetic Light HarvestingWilson 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.
17-05-2024
Enhanced photochemical efficiency of PSII in Prosopis juliflora suggests contribution to invasion advantage over native C3 xero-halophytes under salt stressZia A, Gulzar S and Ruban AV
Functional Plant Biology, Csiro Publishing vol. 51 (5)
01-04-2024
2023
Unveiling the atomic-scale transition between light harvesting and photoprotective states in plant photosynthesisRuban AV
Science China Chemistry, Springer Nature vol. 67 (5), 1375-1377.
25-09-2023
Altered lipid acyl chain length controls energy dissipation in light-harvesting complex II proteoliposomes by hydrophobic mismatchLi D-H, Wilson S, Mastroianni G and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 246
20-07-2023
Ferredoxin C2 is required for chlorophyll biosynthesis and accumulation of photosynthetic antennae in ArabidopsisTournaire 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.
10-07-2023
Overexpression of LHCSR and PsbS enhance light tolerance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiWilson S, Kim E, Ishii A, Ruban AV and Minagawa J
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 244
03-05-2023
2022
Chlorophyll excimers in LHCII complexRuban AV, Wilson S and Li D
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1863
01-09-2022
Deuterium isotope effect on the kinetics of nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching and the transthylakoid ΔpHWilson S and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1863 (7)
06-07-2022
The Structural and Spectral Features of Light-Harvesting Complex II Proteoliposomes Mimic Those of Native Thylakoid MembranesWilson S, Li D-H and Ruban AV
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 13 (24), 5683-5691.
16-06-2022
A kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging rolesArshad 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.
21-04-2022
Quantifying the long-term interplay between photoprotection and repair mechanisms sustaining photosystem II activitySaccon F, Wilson S, Morey-Burrows FS and Ruban AV
Biochemical Journal, Portland Press vol. 479 (5), 701-717.
16-03-2022
Impaired photoprotection in Phaeodactylum tricornutum KEA3 mutants reveals the proton regulatory circuit of diatoms light acclimationSeydoux 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.
21-02-2022
Chlorophyll a de-excitation pathways in the LHCII antennaRuban AV and Saccon F
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Aip Publishing vol. 156 (7)
16-02-2022
Protection of photosystem I during sudden light stress depends on ferredoxin:NADP(H) reductase abundance and interactionsRodriguez-Heredia M, Saccon F, Wilson S, Finazzi G, Ruban AV and Hanke GT
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press vol. 188 (2), 1028-1042.
01-02-2022
Photosynthesis in Action: Harvesting Light, Generating Electrons, Fixing CarbonRuban A, Foyer C and Murchie E
19-01-2022
2021
Biochemical and molecular properties of LHCX1, the essential regulator of dynamic photoprotection in diatomsGiovagnetti 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.
07-09-2021
Proton motive force in plant photosynthesis dominated by ΔpH in both low and high lightWilson S, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 187 (1), 263-275.
12-06-2021
The role of photoprotection in defence of two wheat genotypes against Zymoseptoria triticiAjigboye OO, Jayaweera DP, Angelopoulou D, Ruban AV, Murchie EH, Pastor V, Summers R and Ray RV
Plant Pathology, Wiley vol. 70 (6), 1421-1435.
14-05-2021
2020
The Mechanism of Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Localization and Driving ForcesRuban AV and Wilson S
Plant and Cell Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 62 (7), 1063-1072.
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.
18-12-2020
A novel method produces native light-harvesting complex II aggregates from the photosynthetic membrane revealing their role in nonphotochemical quenchingShukla MK, Watanabe A, Wilson S, Giovagnetti V, Moustafa EI, Minagawa J and Ruban AV
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Elsevier vol. 295 (51), 17816-17826.
01-12-2020
The mechanism of regulation of photosystem I cross-section in the pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutumGiovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 72 (2), 561-575.
17-10-2020
The robustness of the terminal emitter site in major LHCII complexes controls xanthophyll function during photoprotectionSaccon F, Durchan M, Polívka T and Ruban AV
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, Springer Nature vol. 19 (10), 1308-1318.
01-10-2020
Photoprotective energy dissipation is greater in the lower, not the upper, regions of a rice canopy: a 3D analysisFoo 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.
09-09-2020
Unraveling the Excited-State Dynamics and Light-Harvesting Functions of Xanthophylls in Light-Harvesting Complex II Using Femtosecond Stimulated Raman SpectroscopyVivancos 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.
03-09-2020
A Protein Environment-Modulated Energy Dissipation Channel in LHCII Antenna ComplexSaccon F, Durchan M, Bína D, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Polívka T
Iscience, Elsevier vol. 23 (9)
02-08-2020
Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machineryZhao 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.
13-07-2020
Multimeric and monomeric photosystem II supercomplexes represent structural adaptations to low- and high-light conditionsKim E, Watanabe A, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Minagawa J
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Elsevier vol. 295 (43), 14537-14545.
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.
13-05-2020
Rapid regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting in the absence of minor antenna and reaction centre complexesSaccon F, Giovagnetti V, Shukla MK and Ruban AV
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 71 (12), 3626-3637.
09-03-2020
2019
Dynamic non-photochemical quenching in plants: from molecular mechanism to productivity.Murchie EH and Ruban AV
The Plant Journal, Wiley
12-12-2019
Aggregation-Related Nonphotochemical Quenching in the Photosynthetic MembraneChmeliov 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.
11-11-2019
Spectroscopic Properties of Violaxanthin and Lutein Triplet States in LHCII are Independent of Carotenoid CompositionSaccon 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.
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
07-10-2019
The Mechanism of Nonphotochemical Quenching: The End of the Ongoing DebateRuban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 181 (2), 383-384.
01-10-2019
Absence of photosynthetic state transitions in alien chloroplastsYeates AM, Zubko MK and Ruban AV
Planta, Springer Nature vol. 250 (2), 589-601.
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)
15-05-2019
Single-molecule microscopy studies of LHCII enriched in Vio or ZeaTutkus 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.
02-05-2019
Enhanced NPQ affects long-term acclimation in the spring ephemeral Berteroa incanaWilson S and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1861 (4)
15-03-2019
Oxygen Production and Reduction in Artificial and Natural SystemsBarber J, Ruban AV and Nixon PJ
01-01-2019
2018
Impact of donor- and acceptor-side inhibition upon the light tolerance of photosystem IIWilson S and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1859
01-09-2018
Direct measurement of the excited states of carotenoids in LHCII trimers using fs-stimulated Raman SpectroscopySaccon 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
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.
28-08-2018
Antenna proton sensitivity determines photosynthetic light harvesting strategyTrsková 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.
28-06-2018
Photochemistry beyond the red limit in chlorophyll f–containing photosystemsNürnberg 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.
15-06-2018
Ascorbate-mediated regulation of growth, photoprotection, and photoinhibition in Arabidopsis thalianaPlumb 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.
03-05-2018
The causes of altered chlorophyll fluorescence quenching induction in the Arabidopsis mutant lacking all minor antenna complexesTownsend AJ, Saccon F, Giovagnetti V, Wilson S, Ungerer P and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1859 (9), 666-675.
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.
19-02-2018
The Dynamic Plant: Capture, Transformation, and Management of EnergyBailey-Serres J, Pierik R, Ruban A and Wingler A
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 176 (2), 961-966.
06-02-2018
Dynamic interplay between photodamage and photoprotection in photosystem II.Townsend AJ, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Plant Cell Environ
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.
15-11-2017
Adaptive Reorganisation of the Light Harvesting AntennaRuban AV
In Photosynthesis and Bioenergetics, World Scientific Publishing 189-219.
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.
19-08-2017
Photosynthesis solutions to enhance productivityFoyer CH, Ruban AV and Nixon PJ
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 372 (1730)
14-08-2017
Quantifying the efficiency of photoprotection.Ruban AV
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, Royal Society Publishing vol. 372 (1730)
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
09-08-2017
A four state parametric model for the kinetics of the non-photochemical quenching in Photosystem IISnellenburg JJ, Johnson MP, Ruban AV, van Grondelle R and van Stokkum IHM
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1858 (10), 854-864.
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.
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.
07-03-2017
Direct impact of the sustained decline in the photosystem II efficiency upon plant productivity at different developmental stagesTian Y, Ungerer P, Zhang H and Ruban AV
Journal of Plant Physiology, Elsevier vol. 212, 45-53.
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.
30-01-2017
Recombinant Light Harvesting Complexes: Views and PerspectivesBelgio E and Ruban AV
In Photosynthesis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications, Springer Nature 33-49.
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 tricornutumGiovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1858 (3), 218-230.
16-12-2016
Photoprotective and antioxidant responses to light spectrum and intensity variations in the coastal diatom Skeletonema marinoiSmerilli A, Orefice I, Corato F, Olea AG, Ruban AV and Brunet C
Environmental Microbiology, Wiley vol. 19 (2), 611-627.
12-12-2016
Identification and characterization of multiple emissive species in aggregated minor antenna complexesWahadoszamen M, Belgio E, Rahman MA, Ara AM, Ruban AV and van Grondelle R
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta, Elsevier vol. 1857 (12), 1917-1924.
23-09-2016
Light-induced changes in the photosynthetic physiology and biochemistry in the diatom Skeletonema marinoiOrefice 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.
01-07-2016
An In Vivo Quantitative Comparison of Photoprotection in Arabidopsis Xanthophyll MutantsWare MA, Dall’Osto L and Ruban AV
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 7
21-06-2016
Testing the Role of the N-Terminal Tail of D1 in the Maintenance of Photosystem II in Tobacco ChloroplastsMichoux F, Ahmad N, Wei Z-Y, Belgio E, Ruban AV and Nixon PJ
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 7
21-06-2016
The nature of self-regulation in photosynthetic light-harvesting antennaChmeliov J, Gelzinis A, Songaila E, Augulis R, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
Nature Plants, Nature Publishing Group vol. 2 (5), 16045-16045.
18-04-2016
Violaxanthin inhibits nonphotochemical quenching in light-harvesting antenna of Chromera veliaKaňa R, Kotabová E, Kopečná J, Trsková E, Belgio E, Sobotka R and Ruban AV
Febs Letters, Elsevier vol. 590 (8), 1076-1085.
01-04-2016
Nonphotochemical Chlorophyll Fluorescence Quenching: Mechanism and Effectiveness in Protecting Plants from PhotodamageRuban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 170 (4), 1903-1916.
10-02-2016
2015
An intact light harvesting complex I antenna system is required for complete state transitions in ArabidopsisBenson SL, Maheswaran P, Ware MA, Hunter CN, Horton P, Jansson S, Ruban AV and Johnson MP
Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 1 (12)
23-11-2015
Visualizing the dynamic structure of the plant photosynthetic membraneRuban AV and Johnson MP
Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 1 (11)
03-11-2015
PsbS protein modulates non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in membranes depleted of photosystemsWare MA, Giovagnetti V, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology vol. 152, 301-307.
01-11-2015
Visualizing the Photosynthetic Membrane Proteins in Situ: Atomic Force MicroscopyRuban AV
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 169 (2), 910-910.
28-09-2015
Discerning the effects of photoinhibition and photoprotection on the rate of oxygen evolution in Arabidopsis leavesGiovagnetti V and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 152 (Pt B), 272-278.
15-09-2015
Dissipative pathways in the photosystem-II antenna in plantsDuffy CDP and Ruban AV
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, Elsevier vol. 152 (Pt B), 215-226.
15-09-2015
Assessment of the impact of photosystem I chlorophyll fluorescence on the pulse-amplitude modulated quenching analysis in leaves of Arabidopsis thalianaGiovagnetti V, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research vol. 125 (1-2), 179-189.
17-08-2015
Quantifying the dynamics of light tolerance in Arabidopsis plants during ontogenesisCarvalho FEL, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Plant Cell & Environment, Wiley vol. 38 (12), 2603-2617.
14-07-2015
An ‘all pigment’ model of excitation quenching in LHCIIChmeliov 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.
11-05-2015
Light-harvesting superstructures of green plant chloroplasts lacking photosystemsBelgio E, Ungerer P and Ruban AV
Plant, Cell & Environment, Wiley Online vol. 38 (10), 2035-2047.
23-04-2015
Photoprotective capacity of non-photochemical quenching in plants acclimated to different light intensitiesWare MA, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 126 (2-3), 261-274.
22-02-2015
Assessment of the impact of photosystem I chlorophyll fluorescence on the pulse-amplitude modulated quenching analysis in leaves of Arabidopsis thalianaGiovagnetti V, Ware MA and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 125 (1-2), 179-189.
23-01-2015
Evolution under the sun: optimizing light harvesting in photosynthesis.Ruban AV
J Exp Bot vol. 66 (1), 7-23.
01-01-2015
2014
Light modulation of biomass and macromolecular composition of the diatom Skeletonema marinoiChandrasekaran 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.
01-12-2014
Comparison of the protective effectiveness of NPQ in Arabidopsis plants deficient in PsbS protein and zeaxanthinWare MA, Belgio E and Ruban AV
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 66 (5), 1259-1270.
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.
01-09-2014
Reversible switching between nonquenched and quenched states in nanoscale linear arrays of plant light-harvesting antenna complexesVasilev C, Johnson MP, Gonzales E, Wang L, Ruban AV, Montano G, Cadby AJ and Hunter CN
Langmuir vol. 30 (28), 8481-8490.
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
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.
01-07-2014
Lutein as a mediator of effective yet ‘economic’ regulator of light-harvesting in photosystem II of plantsDuffy C, Belgio E, Chmeliov J, Valkunas L and Ruban A
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837
01-07-2014
Photoprotective effectiveness of non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenchingRuban AV, Belgio E and Ware M
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837
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)
19-04-2014
The relationship between maximum tolerated light intensity and photoprotective energy dissipation in the photosynthetic antenna: Chloroplast gains and lossesRuban AV and Belgio E
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 369 (1640)
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.
28-03-2014
Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons by light-harvesting complex assisted Rh-doped TiO2 photocatalystLee 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.
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)
01-01-2014
Rethinking the existence of a steady-state Δψ component of the proton motive force across plant thylakoid membranesJohnson MP and Ruban AV
Photosynthesis Research vol. 119 (1-2), 233-242.
01-01-2014
Photoprotective Mechanisms: CarotenoidsDall’Osto L, Bassi R and Ruban A
In Plastid Biology, Springer Nature 393-435.
01-01-2014
Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching and the Dynamics of Photosystem II StructureRuban AV and Mullineaux CW
In Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria, Springer Nature 373-386.
01-01-2014
Antenna Protein Conformational Changes Revealed by Resonance Raman SpectroscopyPascal AA, Ruban AV and Robert B
In Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria, Springer Nature 245-257.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
27-06-2013
Changes in the Energy Transfer Pathways within Photosystem II Antenna Induced by Xanthophyll Cycle ActivityIlioaia C, Duffy CDP, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Journal of Physical Chemistry B vol. 117 (19), 5841-5847.
01-01-2013
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
01-01-2012
Controlled Disorder in Plant Light-Harvesting Complex II Explains Its Photoprotective RoleKruger TPJ, Ilioaia C, Johnson MP, Ruban AV, Papagiannakis E, Horton P and van Grondelle R
Biophysical Journal vol. 102 (11), 2669-2676.
01-01-2012
Assessing the photoprotective effectiveness of non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching: A new approachRuban AV and Murchie EH
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics vol. 1817 (7), 977-982.
01-01-2012
Exciton annihilation as a probe of the light-harvesting antenna transition into the photoprotective modeRutkauskas D, Chmeliov J, Johnson M, Ruban A and Valkunas L
Chemical Physics vol. 404, 123-128.
01-01-2012
Electronic Spectra of Structurally Deformed LuteinMacernis M, Sulskus J, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV and Valkunas L
Journal of Physical Chemistry A vol. 116 (40), 9843-9853.
01-01-2012
Controlled disorder in plant light harvesting complex II explains its photoprotective roleKruger 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.
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.
01-09-2011
Molecular Adaptation of Photoprotection: Triplet States in Light-Harvesting ProteinsGall 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.
17-08-2011
Rapidly-reversible photoprotective energy dissipation in lutein- and zeaxanthin-deficient chloroplasts with enhanced ΔpHJohnson 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 dissipationJohnson MP, Brain APR and Ruban AV
Plant Signaling & Behavior vol. 6
01-08-2011
Fluorescence dynamics of plant light harvesting complexes studied by single molecule spectroscopyIlioaia 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 proteinsGall 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
01-06-2011
Natural light harvesting: principles and environmental trendsRuban AV, Johnson MP and Duffy CDP
Energ Environ Sci vol. 4 (5), 1643-1650.
01-05-2011
Photoprotective molecular switch in photosystem IIRuban AV, Duffy CDP and Johnson MP
Biochim Biophys Acta, Elsevier vol. 1817 (1), 167-181.
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.
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 populationStadnichuk IN, Bulychev AA, Lukashev EP, Sinetova MP, Khristin MS, Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1807 (2), 227-235.
01-02-2011
Origin of Absorption Changes Associated with Photoprotective Energy Dissipation in the Absence of ZeaxanthinIlioaia C, Johnson MP, Duffy CDP, Pascal AA, van Grondelle R, Robert B and Ruban AV
J Biol Chem vol. 286 (1), 91-98.
07-01-2011
Different crystal morphologies lead to slightly different conformations of light-harvesting complex II as monitored by variations of the intrinsic fluorescence lifetimevan 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.
01-01-2011
Copper(II) induced secondary structure changes and reduced folding stability of the prion proteinYounan ND, Klewpatinond M, Davies P, Ruban AV, Brown DR and Viles JH
J. Mol. Biol., Elsevier vol. 410 (3), 369-382.
01-01-2011
2010
Xanthophylls as modulators of membrane protein functionRuban AV and Johnson MP
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics vol. 504 (1), 78-85.
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.
25-11-2010
Xanthophylls as modulators of membrane protein functionRuban AV and Johnson MP
Arch. Biochem. Biophys., Elsevier vol. 504 (1), 78-85.
01-11-2010
Effect of xanthophyll composition on the chlorophyll excited state lifetime in plant leaves and isolated LHCIIJohnson MP, Zia A, Horton P and Ruban AV
Chem Phys vol. 373 (1-2), 23-32.
19-07-2010
Visualizing the mobility and distribution of chlorophyll proteins in higher plant thylakoid membranes: effects of photoinhibition and protein phosphorylationGoral TK, Johnson MP, Brain APR, Kirchhoff H, Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW
Plant J vol. 62 (6), 948-959.
01-06-2010
Arabidopsis plants lacking PsbS protein possess photoprotective energy dissipation.Johnson MP and Ruban AV
Plant J vol. 61 (2), 283-289.
01-01-2010
2009
The Photosystem II Light-Harvesting Protein Lhcb3 Affects the Macrostructure of Photosystem II and the Rate of State Transitions in ArabidopsisDamkjær JT, Kereïche S, Johnson MP, Kovacs L, Kiss AZ, Boekema EJ, Ruban AV, Horton P and Jansson S
The Plant Cell
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.
28-08-2009
Comparison of the Thermodynamic Landscapes of Unfolding and Formation of the Energy Dissipative State in the Isolated Light Harvesting Complex IISantabarbara S, Horton P and Ruban AV
Biophys J vol. 97 (4), 1188-1197.
19-08-2009
Identification of carotenoids in photosynthetic proteins: xanthophylls of the light harvesting antennaRUBAN A
In Carotenoids, Crc 113-136. Editors: Landrum JT.
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.
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.
01-02-2009
Modeling of exciton quenching in photosystem IIValkunas L, Trinkunas G, Chmeliov J and Ruban AV
Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 11 (35), 7576-7584.
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.
24-10-2008
Theoretical investigation of the role of strongly coupled chlorophyll dimers in photoprotection of LHCIIDuffy CDP, Ruban AV and Barford W
J Phys Chem B vol. 112 (39), 12508-12515.
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.
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.
01-03-2008
The PsbS protein controls the organization of the photosystem II antenna in higher plant thylakoid membranesKiss AZ, Ruban AV and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 283 (7), 3972-3978.
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.
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.
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 tissueRehman S, Movasaghi Z, Tucker AT, Joel SP, Darr JA, Ruban AV and Rehman IU
J Raman Spectrosc vol. 38 (10), 1345-1351.
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.
03-08-2007
Aggregation of Light-Harvesting Complex II leads to formation of efficient excitation energy traps in monomeric and trimeric complexesvan Oort B, van Hoek A, Ruban AV and van Amerongen H
Febs Lett vol. 581 (18), 3528-3532.
24-07-2007
Equilibrium between quenched and nonquenched conformations of the major plant light-harvesting complex studied with high-pressure time-resolved fluorescencevan Oort B, van Hoek A, Ruban AV and van Amerongen H
J Phys Chem B vol. 111 (26), 7631-7637.
05-07-2007
Elevated zeaxanthin bound to oligomeric LHCII enhances the resistance of Arabidopsis to photo-oxidative stress by a lipid-protective, anti-oxidant mechanismJohnson 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 plantsIlioaia 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.
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.
26-05-2006
PsbS enhances nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching in the absence of zeaxanthinCrouchman S, Ruban A and Horton P
Febs Lett vol. 580 (8), 2053-2058.
03-04-2006
2005
The light-harvesting antenna of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum - Evidence for a diadinoxanthin-binding subcomplexGuglielmi G, Lavaud J, Rousseau B, Etienne AL, Houmard J and Ruban AV
Febs J vol. 272 (17), 4339-4348.
01-09-2005
Control of the light harvesting function of chloroplast membranes: The LHCII-aggregation model for non-photochemical quenchingHorton P, Wentworth M and Ruban A
Febs Lett vol. 579 (20), 4201-4206.
15-08-2005
Molecular basis of photoprotection and control of photosynthetic light-harvestingPascal 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.
07-07-2005
Molecular design of the photosystem II light-harvesting antenna: photosynthesis and photoprotectionHorton P and Ruban A
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. vol. 56 (411), 365-373.
01-01-2005
2004
Insights into the molecular dynamics of plant light-harvesting proteins in vivoRobert B, Horton P, Pascal AA and Ruban AV
Trends Plant Sci vol. 9 (8), 385-390.
01-08-2004
Arabidopsis AtCYP20-2 is a light-regulated cyclophilin-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase associated with the photosynthetic membranesRomano PGN, Edvardsson A, Ruban AV, Andersson B, Vener AV, Gray JE and Horton P
Plant Physiol vol. 134 (4), 1244-1247.
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 reflexaSnyder AM, Clark BM, Robert B, Ruban AV and Bungard RA
J Biol Chem vol. 279 (7), 5162-5168.
13-02-2004
The functional significance of the monomeric and trimeric states of the photosystem II light harvesting complexesWentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 43 (2), 501-509.
20-01-2004
The super-excess energy dissipation in diatom algae: comparative analysis with higher plantsRuban AV, Lavaud J, Rousseau B, Guglielmi G, Horton P and Etienne AL
Photosynth Res vol. 82 (2), 165-175.
01-01-2004
2003
Stark spectroscopy of the light-harvesting complex II in different oligomerisation statesPalacios 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.
18-08-2003
Absence of the Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 proteins of the light-harvesting complex of photosystem II - effects on photosynthesis, grana stacking and fitnessAndersson J, Wentworth M, Walters RG, Howard CA, Ruban AV, Horton P and Jansson S
Plant J vol. 35 (3), 350-361.
01-08-2003
A reaction center-light-harvesting 1 complex (RC-LH1) from a Rhodospirillum rubrum mutant with altered esterifying pigmentsQian P, Addlesee HA, Ruban AV, Wang PY, Bullough PA and Hunter CN
J Biol Chem vol. 278 (26), 23678-23685.
27-06-2003
Thermodynamic investigation into the mechanism of the chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in isolated photosystem II light-harvesting complexesWentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 278 (24), 21845-21850.
13-06-2003
Plants lacking the main light-harvesting complex retain photosystem II macro-organizationRuban 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.
06-02-2003
The structure of photosystem II in Arabidopsis: Localization of the CP26 and CP29 antenna complexesYakushevska AE, Keegstra W, Boekema EJ, Dekker JP, Andersson J, Jansson S, Ruban AV and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 42 (3), 608-613.
28-01-2003
Protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase: Dark reactions of a light-driven enzymeHeyes DJ, Ruban AV and Hunter CN
Biochemistry-Us vol. 42 (2), 523-528.
21-01-2003
Changes in the LHCI aggregation state during iron repletion in the unicellular red alga Rhodella violaceaDoan JM, Schoefs B, Ruban AV and Etienne AL
Febs Lett vol. 533 (1-3), 59-62.
02-01-2003
2002
Light-induced trimer to monomer transition in the main light-harvesting antenna complex of plants: Thermo-optic mechanismGarab 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.
24-12-2002
In vitro reconstitution of the activated zeaxanthin state associated with energy dissipation in plantsAspinall-O'Dea M, Wentworth M, Pascal A, Robert B, Ruban A and Horton P
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 99 (25), 16331-16335.
10-12-2002
Molecular configuration of xanthophyll cycle carotenoids in photosystem II antenna complexesRuban AV, Pascal A, Lee PJ, Robert B and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 277 (45), 42937-42942.
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.
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.
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.
21-08-2001
Kinetic analysis of nonphotochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. 2. Isolated light-harvesting complexesWentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 40 (33), 9902-9908.
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 membranesRuban AV, Pascal AA, Robert B and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 276 (27), 24862-24870.
06-07-2001
Extensive developmental and metabolic alterations in cybrids Nicotiana tabacum (plus Hyoscyamus niger) are caused by complex nucleo-cytoplasmic incompatibilityZubko MK, Zubko EI, Ruban AV, Adler K, Mock HP, Misera S, Gleba YY and Grimm B
Plant J vol. 25 (6), 627-639.
01-03-2001
Supermolecular organization of photosystem II and its associated light-harvesting antenna in the wild-type and npq4 mutant of Arabidopsis thalianaYakushevska 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 IIHorton 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 lightHorton 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.
01-01-2001
2000
Allosteric regulation of the light-harvesting system of photosystem IIHorton P, Ruban AV and Wentworth M
Philos T Roy Soc B vol. 355 (1402), 1361-1370.
29-10-2000
Xanthophylls of the major photosynthetic light-harvesting complex of plants: identification, conformation and dynamicsRuban AV, Pascal AA and Robert B
Febs Lett vol. 477 (3), 181-185.
21-07-2000
Chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in isolated light harvesting complexes induced by zeaxanthinWentworth M, Ruban AV and Horton P
Febs Lett vol. 471 (1), 71-74.
07-04-2000
Control of light harvesting in the photosynthetic membrane of plantsRUBAN 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 complexesRuban AV, Lee PJ, Wentworth M, Young AJ and Horton P
J Biol Chem vol. 274 (15), 10458-10465.
09-04-1999
Unusual carotenoid composition and a new type of xanthophyll cycle in plantsBungard RA, Ruban AV, Hibberd JM, Press MC, Horton P and Scholes JD
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 96 (3), 1135-1139.
02-02-1999
The xanthophyll cycle modulates the kinetics of nonphotochemical energy dissipation in isolated light-harvesting complexes, intact chloroplasts, and leaves of spinachRuban AV and Horton P
Plant Physiol vol. 119 (2), 531-542.
01-02-1999
Regulation of the structure and function of the light harvesting complexes of photosystem II by the xanthophyll cycleHorton 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 chloroplastsZolotareva 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 IIRuban AV, Phillip D, Young AJ and Horton P
Photochem Photobiol vol. 68 (6), 829-834.
01-12-1998
The relationship between the binding of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the light-harvesting proteins of photosystem IIRuban AV, Pesaresi P, Wacker U, Irrgang KDJ, Bassi R and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 37 (33), 11586-11591.
18-08-1998
All-or-nothing rule for the assembly of photosystem II: an analytical study in severely chlorophyll-deficient tobacco plantsFlachmann R, RUBAN A and Horton P
Xth Photosynthesis congress Montpelier.
01-01-1998
Pressure induced fluorescence quenching in plant light harvesting complex IIConnelly 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 quenchingFarber A, Young AJ, Ruban AV, Horton P and Jahns P
Plant Physiol vol. 115 (4), 1609-1618.
01-12-1997
The xanthophyll cycle and carotenoid-mediated dissipation of excess excitation energy in photosynthesisYoung AJ, Phillip D, Ruban AV, Horton P and Frank HA
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY. vol. 69 (10), 2125-2130.
01-10-1997
Characterisation of LHC II in the aggregated state by linear and circular dichroism spectroscopyRuban AV, Calkoen F, Kwa SLS, vanGrondelle R, Horton P and Dekker JP
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1321 (1), 61-70.
31-07-1997
Carotenoid-dependent oligomerization of the major chlorophyll a/b light harvesting complex of photosystem II of plantsRuban AV, Phillip D, Young AJ and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 36 (25), 7855-7859.
24-06-1997
Ultrafast spectroscopy of trimeric light-harvesting complex II from higher plantsConnelly 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.
06-03-1997
1996
Identification of proton-active residues in a higher plant light-harvesting complexWalters RG, Ruban AV and Horton P
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 93 (24), 14204-14209.
26-11-1996
Quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the major light-harvesting complex of photosystem II: A systematic study of the effect of carotenoid structurePhillip D, Ruban AV, Horton P, Asato A and Young AJ
P Natl Acad Sci Usa vol. 93 (4), 1492-1497.
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 plantsRuban AV, Young AJ and Horton P
Biochemistry-Us vol. 35 (3), 674-678.
23-01-1996
Regulation of light harvesting in green plantsHorton P, Ruban AV and Walters RG
Annu Rev Plant Phys vol. 47, 655-684.
01-01-1996
1995
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUSTAINED COMPONENT OF NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN ISOLATED-CHLOROPLASTS AND LEAVES OF SPINACHRUBAN AV and HORTON P
Plant Physiol vol. 108 (2), 721-726.
01-06-1995
RESONANCE RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY OF THE PHOTOSYSTEM-II LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX OF GREEN PLANTS - A COMPARISON OF TRIMERIC AND AGGREGATEDRUBAN AV, HORTON P and ROBERT B
Biochemistry-Us vol. 34 (7), 2333-2337.
21-02-1995
TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE FROM THE LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX II OF HIGHER-PLANTSRUBAN AV, DEKKER JP, HORTON P and VANGRONDELLE R
Photochem Photobiol vol. 61 (2), 216-221.
01-02-1995
REGULATION OF NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN PLANTSRUBAN AV and HORTON P
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. vol. 22 (2), 221-230.
01-01-1995
Quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the minor chlorophyll A/B binding proteins of photosystem IIRuban 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 LCHIIbPhillip 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 LHCIIPascal 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-DISSIPATIONWALTERS RG, RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Eur J Biochem vol. 226 (3), 1063-1069.
15-12-1994
REGULATION OF LIGHT-HARVESTING IN GREEN PLANTS - INDICATION BY NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCEHORTON P, RUBAN AV and WALTERS RG
Plant Physiol vol. 106 (2), 415-420.
01-10-1994
MODULATION OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING IN ISOLATED LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX OF PHOTOSYSTEM-IIRUBAN AV, YOUNG A and HORTON P
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1186 (1-2), 123-127.
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-DISSIPATIONRUBAN AV and HORTON P
Photosynth Res vol. 40 (2), 181-190.
01-05-1994
PROMPT HEAT RELEASE ASSOCIATED WITH DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT QUENCHING IN SPINACH THYLAKOID MEMBRANESMULLINEAUX CW, RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Bba-Bioenergetics vol. 1185 (1), 119-123.
29-03-1994
The role of LHCII in energy quenchingHorton 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 MEMBRANESRUBAN AV, YOUNG AJ, PASCAL AA and HORTON P
Plant Physiol vol. 104 (1), 227-234.
01-01-1994
1993
MODULATION OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN SPINACH-CHLOROPLASTSNOCTOR G, RUBAN AV and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1183 (2), 339-344.
07-12-1993
AGGREGATION OF HIGHER-PLANT XANTHOPHYLLS - DIFFERENCES IN ABSORPTION-SPECTRA AND IN THE DEPENDENCY ON SOLVENT POLARITYRUBAN AV, HORTON P and YOUNG AJ
J Photoch Photobio B vol. 21 (2-3), 229-234.
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-VIVORUBAN AV, YOUNG AJ and HORTON P
Plant Physiol vol. 102 (3), 741-750.
01-07-1993
DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT QUENCHING OF THE FO-LEVEL OF CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE IN SPINACH LEAVESHORTON P and RUBAN AV
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1142 (1-2), 203-206.
05-04-1993
ΔpH-dependent quenching of the FHorton P and Ruban AV
Bba - Bioenergetics vol. 1142 (1-2), 203-206.
05-04-1993
1992
INHIBITION OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF CHLOROPLAST LIGHT HARVESTING BY BINDING OF DCCD TO LHCIIHORTON 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 DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDERUBAN AV, WALTERS RG and HORTON P
Febs Lett vol. 309 (2), 175-179.
07-09-1992
MECHANISM OF DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT DISSIPATION OF ABSORBED EXCITATION-ENERGY BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC MEMBRANES .1. SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF ISOLATED LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXESRUBAN AV and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1102 (1), 30-38.
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 THYLAKOIDSRUBAN AV, REES D, PASCAL AA and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1102 (1), 39-44.
28-08-1992
DELTA-pH-Dependent control of chloroplast light harvesting by binding of DCCD to LHCIIHorton 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 COMPLEXHORTON P, RUBAN AV, REES D, PASCAL AA, NOCTOR G and YOUNG AJ
Febs Lett vol. 292 (1-2), 1-4.
04-11-1991
LONG-WAVELENGTH CHLOROPHYLL SPECIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AMPLIFICATION OF HIGH-ENERGY-STATE EXCITATION QUENCHING IN HIGHER-PLANTSRUBAN AV, REES D, NOCTOR GD, YOUNG A and HORTON P
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1059 (3), 355-360.
13-09-1991
HEAT-INDUCED REVERSIBLE CHANGES IN PHOTOSYSTEM-1 ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTION OF PEA-CHLOROPLASTS AND SUB-CHLOROPLAST PREPARATIONS - EVIDENCE FROM EXCITATION FLUORESCENCE-SPECTRARUBAN AV and TRACH VV
Photosynth Res vol. 29 (3), 157-169.
01-09-1991
THE USE OF EXCITATION FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY IN THE STUDY OF SHORT-TERM CHLOROPLAST MEMBRANE REORGANIZATIONRUBAN AV
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1058 (3), 411-415.
05-07-1991
The energy redistribution between photosystems induced by chloroplast protein phosphorylationRUBAN 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-treatmentRUBAN 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 PSIRUBAN 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 apparatusRUBAN A
Dokl. Ac. Sci. Ukr.Ssr vol. 289, 76-78.
01-01-1986
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Molecular Cell BiologyA confocal microscope for multidisciplinary dynamic studies of complex biological systemsConrad 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 3DViji 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 plantAlexander 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 algaeAlexander Ruban
£11,314 Royal Society
01-03-2018 - 31-03-2020