Paolo Canteri, Claudia Battarra, Giulia Mandalà, Francesca Monti, Erika Bellini, Nora Hidasi, Zeno Guardini, Simone Ferrari, Roberto Bassi and Luca Dall’Osto This study focuses on the genetic modification of Chlorella […]
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The photosynthesis lab attends the Gordon conference on Chloroplast Biotechnology
- May 28, 2025
Roberto Caferri, Edoardo Andrea Cutolo and Roberto Bassi attended the Gordon conference and seminar on Chloroplast Biotechnology held in Lucca from 29/03 to 4/04. The conference covered the most recent […]
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Generation and physiological characterization of genome-edited Nicotiana benthamiana plants containing zeaxanthin as the only leaf xanthophyll
- April 8, 2025
Maria Sulli, Luca Dall’Osto, Paola Ferrante, Zeno Guardini, Rodrigo Lionel Gomez, Paola Mini, Olivia Costantina Demurtas, Giuseppe Aprea, Alessandro Nicolia, Roberto Bassi, Giovanni Giuliano Plant carotenoids act both as photoreceptors […]
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A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments
- April 8, 2025
Edoardo Andrea Cutolo, Zeno Guardini, Luca Dall’Osto, Roberto Bassi In natural ecosystems, plants compete for space, nutrients and light. The optically dense canopies limit the penetration of photosynthetically active radiation and light often becomes […]
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Analysis of state 1—state 2 transitions by genome editing and complementation reveals a quenching component independent from the formation of PSI-LHCI-LHCII supercomplex in Arabidopsis thaliana
- April 8, 2025
Edoardo Andrea Cutolo, Roberto Caferri, Zeno Guardini, Luca Dall’Osto, Roberto Bassi In natural environments plants are constantly confronted with the variability of the photosynthetically active light spectrum. Redox imbalances trigger […]
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Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Chlorophyll-Binding Sites Modulates Excited-State Lifetime and Chlorophyll–Xanthophyll Energy Transfer in the Monomeric Light-Harvesting Complex CP29
- April 8, 2025
Samim Sardar, Roberto Caferri, Franco V. A. Camargo, Stefano Capaldi, Alberto Ghezzi, Luca Dall’Osto, Cosimo D’Andrea, Giulio Cerullo, and Roberto Bassi We combine site-directed mutagenesis with picosecond time-resolved fluorescence and […]
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Probing the Effect of Mutations on Light Harvesting in CP29 by Transient Absorption and First-Principles Simulations
- April 8, 2025
Piermarco Saraceno, Samim Sardar, Roberto Caferri, Franco V. A. Camargo, Luca Dall’Osto, Cosimo D’Andrea, Roberto Bassi, Lorenzo Cupellini, Giulio Cerullo, Benedetta Mennucci Natural light harvesting is exceptionally efficient thanks to […]
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Efficient DNA-free co-targeting of nuclear genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
- April 8, 2025
Claudia Battarra, Max Angstenberger, Roberto Bassi, Luca Dall’Osto Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a model organism for unicellular green microalgae and is widely used in basic and applied research. Nonetheless, proceeding towards synthetic […]
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Gordon Research Seminar: Engineering Organelles for Crop Improvement and Bio-Based Products
- January 17, 2025
The Chloroplast Biotechnology GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as […]
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Gordon Research Conference: Mechanisms of the Process Driving the Biosphere Through the Lenses of Experiment and Computation
- January 17, 2025
The Photosynthesis GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each […]
