Frontiers in Photobiology | Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Dec 2025

Nonphotochemical quenching and beyond: multi-layered photoprotection shapes light-stress tolerance across seasonal niches in Arctic diatoms

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Dany Croteau
Sébastien Guérin
Mireille Savoie
Natalie Donaher
Mohammad M. Amirian
Marcel Babin
Douglas Andrew Campbell
Johann Lavaud

Frontiers in Photobiology

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Original Research

Published on 08 Dec 2025

The color within light is a crucial cue that impacts key metabolites and vitamins in the diatom Odontella aurita

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Clementina Sansone
Monia Teresa Russo
Debora Paris
Luigi Pistelli
Maira Maselli
Federico Corato
Annabella Tramice
Annalaura Iodice
Francesca Margiotta
Arianna Smerilli

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1715336

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Mini Review

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Xanthophyll cycling and fucoxanthin biosynthesis in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum: recent advances and new gene functions

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Chiara E. Giossi
Peter G. Kroth
Bernard Lepetit

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1680034

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1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Assessment of the morphological features, physiological and photosynthetic activity of the different cell forms of Symbiodiniaceae using microfluidic methods

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Milán Szabó
Zoltán Szabó
Ágnes Ábrahám
Krisztina Nagy
László Sass
Péter Galajda
Imre Vass

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1645420

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1 citation

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

The role of protonation processes in the gradual formation of the light-adapted charge-separated state of photosystem II

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Melinda Magyar
Gábor Sipka
Ildikó Domonkos
Xiaojun Chen
Xu Wang
Guangye Han
Jian-Ren Shen
Petar H. Lambrev
Győző Garab

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1623224

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2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Multiphase CO2-dependent photosynthesis in marine diatoms

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Ginga Shimakawa
Yusuke Matsuda

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1571863

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Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2025

Diatom responses to rapid light and temperature fluctuations: adaptive strategies and natural variability

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Emma Juffermans
Lilian Hoch
Kittikun Songsomboon
Peter J. Ralph
Andrei Herdean

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1528646

2,957 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Expression of secondary sexual dimorphism in photosynthetic performance of Ilex paraguariensis under contrasted light availability of monoculture and agroforestry during annual rhythmic growth

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Miroslava Rakocevic
Eunice Reis Batista
Rafael Leonardo de Almeida
Ivar Wendling
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2024.1501826

1,408 views
1 citation

Methods

Published on 23 Dec 2024

RNA-FISH as a probe for heterogeneity at the cellular and subcellular levels in cyanobacteria

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Conrad W. Mullineaux
Kexin Wang
Moontaha Mahbub

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2024.1511953

2,387 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 07 May 2024

Spatial heterogeneity in the photobiology of phototrophs—questions and methods

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Radek Kaňa
Meri Eichner
Andrew Gall
Cristian Ilioaia

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2024.1384522

2,634 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 10 Nov 2023

Understanding regulation in complex environments: a route to enhance photosynthetic light-reactions in microalgae photobioreactors

in Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Giorgio Perin
Tomas Morosinotto

Frontiers in Photobiology

doi 10.3389/fphbi.2023.1274525

2,602 views
15 citations

11 articles

articles

Nonphotochemical quenching and beyond: multi-layered photoprotection shapes light-stress tolerance across seasonal niches in Arctic diatoms

The color within light is a crucial cue that impacts key metabolites and vitamins in the diatom Odontella aurita

Xanthophyll cycling and fucoxanthin biosynthesis in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum: recent advances and new gene functions

Assessment of the morphological features, physiological and photosynthetic activity of the different cell forms of Symbiodiniaceae using microfluidic methods

The role of protonation processes in the gradual formation of the light-adapted charge-separated state of photosystem II

Multiphase CO2-dependent photosynthesis in marine diatoms

Diatom responses to rapid light and temperature fluctuations: adaptive strategies and natural variability

Expression of secondary sexual dimorphism in photosynthetic performance of Ilex paraguariensis under contrasted light availability of monoculture and agroforestry during annual rhythmic growth

RNA-FISH as a probe for heterogeneity at the cellular and subcellular levels in cyanobacteria

Spatial heterogeneity in the photobiology of phototrophs—questions and methods

Understanding regulation in complex environments: a route to enhance photosynthetic light-reactions in microalgae photobioreactors