Chloroplast study reveals molecular lock that helps power life on Earth
Jun 23, 2026
A new study reveals the dynamics of photosynthesis at the cellular level. Led by co-authors Professor Barry Bruce and Associate Professor Rajan Lamichhane, both of the Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the team published i
ts findings—"Single-molecule fluorescence and cross-linking reveal ligand-gated Toc34 oligomerization dynamics"—in the Biophysical Journal. The team included graduate student Sree Kavya Penneru, whom Bruce and Lamichhane co-mentor, and postdoctoral researcher Sriram Tiruvadi-Krishnan. ...read more read less