Research theme for competitive and other funds (1)：
2022 - 2027 Elucidation of the mechanisms for light-induced water-splitting and light energy utilization in photosynthesis
Papers (46)：
Hongjie Li, Yoshiki Nakajima, Eriko Nango, Shigeki Owada, Daichi Yamada, Kana Hashimoto, Fangjia Luo, Rie Tanaka, Fusamichi Akita, Koji Kato, et al. Oxygen-evolving photosystem II structures during S1-S2-S3 transitions. Nature. 2024
Ryo Nagao, Koji Kato, Minoru Kumazawa, Kentaro Ifuku, Makio Yokono, Takehiro Suzuki, Naoshi Dohmae, Fusamichi Akita, Seiji Akimoto, Naoyuki Miyazaki, et al. Structural basis for different types of hetero-tetrameric light-harvesting complexes in a diatom PSII-FCPII supercomplex. Nature Communications. 2022. 13. 1
Koji Kato, Ryo Nagao, Yoshifumi Ueno, Makio Yokono, Takehiro Suzuki, Tian-Yi Jiang, Naoshi Dohmae, Fusamichi Akita, Seiji Akimoto, Naoyuki Miyazaki, et al. Structure of a tetrameric photosystem I from a glaucophyte alga Cyanophora paradoxa. Nature Communications. 2022. 13. 1
Kizashi Yamaguchi, Mitsuo Shoji, Hiroshi Isobe, Takashi Kawakami, Koichi Miyagawa, Michihiro Suga, Fusamichi Akita, Jian-Ren Shen. Geometric, electronic and spin structures of the CaMn4O5 catalyst for water oxidation in oxygen-evolving photosystem II. Interplay between experiments and theoretical computations. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS. 2022. 471
Koji Kato, Naoyuki Miyazaki, Tasuku Hamaguchi, Yoshiki Nakajima, Fusamichi Akita, Koji Yonekura, Jian-Ren Shen. High-resolution cryo-EM structure of photosystem II reveals damage from high-dose electron beams. Communications Biology. 2021. 4. 1
