Toward understanding the multiple spatiotemporal dynamics of chlorophyll fluorescence |
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| Authors: | Masakazu Iwai Makio Yokono Akihiko Nakano |
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| Institution: | 1.Live Cell Molecular Imaging Research Team; Extreme Photonics Research Group; RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics; Saitama, Japan;2.PRESTO; Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); Honcho; Saitama, Japan;3.Institute of Low Temperature Science; Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Japan;4.Department of Biological Sciences; Graduate School of Science; University of Tokyo; Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Dynamic reorganization of photosystems I and II is suggested to occur in chloroplast thylakoid membranes to maintain the efficiency of photosynthesis under fluctuating light conditions. To directly observe the process in action, live-cell imaging techniques are necessary. Using live-cell imaging, we have shown that the fine thylakoid structures in the moss Physcomitrella patens are flexible in time. However, the spatiotemporal resolution of a conventional confocal microscopy limits more precise visualization of entire thylakoid structures and understanding of the structural dynamics. Here, we discuss the issues related to observing chlorophyll fluorescence at multiple spatiotemporal scales in vivo and in vitro. |
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| Keywords: | chlorophyll fluorescence chloroplast photosystem light-harvesting Physcomitrella patens live imaging |
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