This step takes place in a cell organelle in the plant cells called the chloroplast: specifically, in the membranes of one of its components, the thylakoid. The thylakoid membrane is unique to ...

These structures, called thylakoid membranes, are the oldest ever discovered. They push back the fossil record of thylakoids by 1.2 billion years and provide new information on the evolution of ...

In higher plants and green algae, photosystem II (PSII) usually combines with light harvesting complex II (LHCII) to form the PSII-LHCII supercomplex. Under low-light conditions, the PSII-LHCII ...

The initial steps in photosynthesis take place within the 'thylakoid' membranes, which harbor pigment-protein complexes that absorb energy from sunlight. It has been known for decades that ...

The work relies on the identification of structures called thylakoid membranes. These are stacks of disc-shaped membranes that increase the surface area within the cell that can play host to ...

However it is now believed that thylakoid membranes in cyanobacteria were what made them capable of using sunlight to create energy and release oxygen. The oldest known fossil thylakoids date back ...

The key to this innovative method lies in the use of thylakoid membranes, which are components of plant cells that play a ...

Cyanobacteria were among the first organisms to transition to oxygenic photosynthesis, using specialized cell structures ...

The important first steps of photosynthesis are performed within the thylakoid membranes, which contain protein complexes that harvest sunlight. For decades, it has been known that the protein ...

In a study published Jan. 3 in the journal Nature, researchers revealed these cyanobacteria fossils featured photosynthetic structures, known as thylakoid membranes, which contain pigments like ...