Table 2.
Key contributions to the Special Issue of Biophysical Reviews dedicated to the 9th Congress of the Russian Society for Photobiology (RSP)
| Title | Outline of the content | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Commentaries | ||
| Thirty years of the Russian Society for photobiology (1992 to 2022) | A historical overview of the development of RSP is given from its conception to its current state. The key influencers and their roles are highlighted, the mission of RSP is presented | Koppel and Krasnovsky (2022) |
| Commentaries on Sect. 1 “Primary processes of photosynthesis” | In each commentary, a brief summary of the topic of the session is presented together with a short overview of the key talks delivered at that session. For detailed information, please see corresponding commentary papers in this special issue | Proskuryakov and Semenov (2022) |
| “Fundamental principles of photodynamic, laser and PUVA therapy”: a session of the Russian Photobiology Society 9th Congress (Shepsi, Krasnodar region, Russia; September, 12–19, | Grin (2022) | |
| Commentary to “Biophotonics of molecules and nanoparticles”: a session of the Russian Photobiology Society 9th Congress Shepsi, Krasnodar region, Russia; September 12–19, 2021 | Tsygankov and Tuchin (2022) | |
| “Microalgae as converters of light energy into biofuels and high-value products”: a session of the Russian Photobiology Society 9th Congress (Shepsi, Krasnodar region, Russia; September, 12–19, 2021) | Tsygankov and Solovchenko (2022) | |
| “Bioluminescence and Photonics of Fluorescent Proteins” session at the 9th Congress of the Russian Photobiology Society (Shepsi, Krasnodar region, Russia; September 12–19, 2021) | Vysotsky (2022) | |
| Overview of the “Photoreception” session at the 9th Congress of the Russian Photobiological Society: understanding structure and function of photoreceptors | Petrovskaya and Koppel (2022) | |
| ‘Regulation of photosynthesis’ session of the Russian Photobiology Society 9th Congress (Shepsi, September 12–19, 2021) | Kozuleva et al. (2022) | |
| ‘Ecological photobiology’ session of the Russian Photobiology Society 9th Congress (Shepsi, September 12–19, 2021) | Khruschev et al. (2022a, b) | |
| Scientific reviews | ||
| Current state of the primary charge separation mechanism in photosystem I of cyanobacteria | New data on the mechanism of ultrafast reactions of primary charge separation in photosystem I (PS I) of cyanobacteria obtained in the last decade by methods of femtosecond absorption spectroscopy are presented and analyzed | Cherepanov et al. (2022) |
| Macromolecular conformational changes in photosystem II: interaction between structure and function | An account of the current knowledge about the possible conformational changes in proteins in the PSII super-complex and describes their proposed influence on PSII function | Terentyev (2022) |
| Measurements of the light-induced steady state electric potential generation by photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes | Methods of measurements of the light-induced steady state transmembrane electric potential (Δψ) generation by photosynthetic systems, e.g. photosystem I (PS I) are considered. The microelectrode technique and the detection of electrochromic bandshifts of carotenoid pigments are praised as the most appropriate for Δψ measurements in situ and in vivo. Connections with solar-to-electric energy conversion are elaborated on | Mamedov et al. (2022) |
| Light quality as a driver of photosynthetic apparatus development | Perception of environment light signals by plants via their five families of photoreceptors and by the PSA as a “light energy sensor” is depicted. The effects of the precepted signals including those delivered by artificial narrow-band LED-based lighting, on metabolism and development are outlined | Kochetova et al. (2022) |
| Cooperative pathway of O2 reduction to H2O2 in chloroplast thylakoid membrane: new insight into the Mehler reaction | A growing evidence on hydrogen peroxide formation in chloroplasts via reaction of superoxide radical generated in the membrane with the reduced plastoquinone molecule, plastohydroquinone is reviewed. Redox signaling and scavenging of reactive oxygen species is discussed | Ivanov et al. (2022) |
| Molecular, Brownian, kinetic and stochastic models of the processes in photosynthetic membrane of green plants and microalgae | The results of recent work at the Department of Biophysics of the Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University on the kinetic and molecular modeling of processes in the photosynthetic membrane are presented | Riznichenko et al. (2022) |
| Application of direct electrometry in studies of microbial rhodopsins reconstituted in proteoliposomes | The foundations of the method and recently published experimental results obtained using the time-resolved direct electrometry in the studies of the internal charge transfer and coupled energy conversion during the photocycle of microbial rhodopsins from different sources are discussed | Petrovskaya et al. (2022) |
| Phytochrome A in plants comprises two structurally and functionally distinct populations — water-soluble phyA′ and amphiphilic phyA″ | A concept is presented that the complex picture of the phyA action is due to the existence of two phyA types in the cell differing by the structure of the N-terminus, probably, by its serine phosphorylation. Functional interaction between phyA and the defense-related hormone jasmonic acid is also considered | Sineshchekov and Koppel (2022) |
| Photobiology of lipofuscin granules in the retinal pigment epithelium cells of the eye: norm, pathology, age | Lipofuscin granules (LGs) are accumulated in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. The progressive LG accumulation can somehow lead to pathology and accelerate the aging process. The review examines composition, spectral properties and photoactivity of LGs isolated from the human cadaver eyes | Feldman et al. (2022) |
| Advantages of combined photodynamic therapy in the treatment of oncological diseases | Photodynamic therapy is depicted as an approved medical technology for the treatment of various malignant neoplasms, and several precancerous and non-cancer diseases. The evidence on the advantages of combined use of PDT with traditional and innovative methods of treatment are reviewed | Grin et al. (2022) |
| Optical clearing and testing of lung tissue using inhalation aerosols: prospects for monitoring the action of viral infections | Optical clearing of the lung tissue aims to make it more transparent to light thus allowing reconstruction of the three-dimensional structure with better resolution. This review presents general principles and advances in the field of tissue optical clearing technology and analyses the impact of microbial and viral infections on tissue response | Bucharskaya et al. (2022) |
| Cardiovascular biomarkers in body fluids: Progress and Prospects in Optical Sensors | The biomarker detection plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis of several non-infectious and life-threatening diseases like cardiovascular diseases and many cancers, which in turn will help in more successful therapy, reducing the mortality rate. The current progress and prospects in biomarker research for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases are reviewed | John et al. (2022) |
| Bioluminescent test systems based on firefly luciferase for studying stress effects on living cells | State of art of the studies on and application of the bioluminescent luciferin-luciferase reaction is presented. The possibilities of using this reaction to study the effects of temperature, drugs, membrane-active compounds, etc. on living cells are considered | Lomakina and Ugarova (2022) |
| The effects of secondary bacterial metabolites on photosynthesis in microalgae cells | Secondary metabolites of bacteria are regulatory molecules that act as “infochemicals” that control some metabolic processes in the cells of microorganisms. The main purpose of this review is to highlight recent experimental results that demonstrate the impact of several types of common bacterial metabolites (volatile organic compounds, non-protein amino acids, and peptides) on photosynthetic activity in cells of microalgae | Koksharova and Safronov (2022) |
| Chlorophyll fluorescence as a valuable multitool for microalgal biotechnology | Variable fluorescence of chlorophyll (CF-PAM) of the photosynthetic apparatus is presented as an ample source of valuable information on physiological condition of photosynthetic organisms. Applications and limitations of the CF-PAM technique in microalgal biotechnology are discussed | Solovchenko et al. (2022) |
| The relationship between photosystem II regulation and light-dependent hydrogen production by microalgae | An overview of the functional link between the photosynthetic machinery and light-dependent hydrogen production is presented along with physiological significance of this process. The light-dependent hydrogen production is suggested to form a part and parcel of the sophisticated regulatory network for stress adaptation of microalgae | Grechanik and Tsygankov (2022) |
| Machine learning methods for assessing photosynthetic activity: environmental monitoring applications | Machine learning methods proposed for determining the functional parameters of photosynthesis based on local and remote optical measurements (hyperspectral imaging, solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, local chlorophyll fluorescence imaging, and various techniques of fast and delayed chlorophyll fluorescence induction) are reviewed | Khruschev et al. (2022a, b) |
| Structural organization, evolution, and distribution of viral pyrimidine dimer-DNA glycosylases | An outline of the current evidence on the structure and mechanism of operation of best-known viral glycosylase DenV and its homologs. The biological importance and distribution of the enzyme and its homologs among viruses are considered | Karmanova et al. (2022) |