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2021

J. Rihova, G. Batani, S.M. Rodriguez-Ruano, J. Martinu, F. Vacha, E. Novakova, V. Hypsa (2021) A new symbiotic lineage related to Neisseria and Snodgrassella arises from the dynamic and diverse microbiomes in sucking lice. Molecular Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/mec.15866

2019

R. Litvin, D. Bina, M. Herbstova, M. Pazdernik, E. Kotabova, Z. Gardian, M. Trtilek, O. Prasil, F. Vacha (2019) Red-shifted light-harvesting system of freshwater eukaryotic alga Trachydiscus minutus (Eustigmatophyta, Stramenopila), Photos Res, 142(2), 137-151

D. Bina, M. Durchan, V. Kuznetsova, F. Vacha, R. Litvin, T. Polivka (2019) Energy transfer dynamics in a red-shifted violaxanthin-chlorophyll a light-harvesting complex. BBA - Bioenergetics, 1860(2), 111-120

2017

M. Herbstova, D. Bina, R. Kana, F. Vacha, R. Litvin (2017) Red-light phenotype in a marine diatom involves a specialized oligomeric red-shifted antenna and altered cell morphology. Scientific Reports 7, Article Number: 11976

2016

D. Bina, Z. Gardian, F. Vacha, R. Litvin (2016) Native FMO-reaction center supercomplex in green sulfur bacteria: an electron microscopy study. Photosynth. Res. 128, 93-102

D. Bina, M. Herbstov, Z. Gardian, F. Vacha, R. Litvín (2016) Novel structural aspect of the diatom thylakoid membrane: lateral segregation of photosystem I under red-enhanced illumination. Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 25583

2015

M. Herbstova, D. Bina, P. Konik, Z. Gardian, F. Vacha, R. Litvin (2015) Molecular basis of chromatic adaptation in pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. BBA - Bioenergetics, 1847, 534-543

2014

S. Furumaki, F. Vacha, S. Hirata, M. Vacha (2014) Bacteriochlorophyll Aggregates Self-Assembled on Functionalized Gold Nanorod Cores as Mimics of Photosynthetic Chlorosomal Antennae: A Single Molecule Study. ACS Nano, 8(3), 2176-2182

J. Dostal, T. Mancal, F. Vacha, J. Psencik, D. Zigmantas (2014) Unraveling the nature of coherent beatings in chlorosomes. J Chem Phys 140(11), Article Number: 115103, DOI: 10.1063/1.4868557

D. Bina, Z. Gardian, M. Herbstova, E. Kotabova, P. Konik, R. Litvin, O. Prasil, J. Tichy, F. Vacha (2014) Novel type of red-shifted chlorophyll a antenna complex from Chromera velia.: II. Biochemistry and spectroscopy. Biochem. Biophys. Acta - Bioenergetics, 1837(6), 802-810

Z. Gardian, R. Litvin, D. Bina, F. Vacha (2014) Supramolecular Organization of Fucoxanthin-Chlorophyll Proteins in Centric and Pennate Diatoms. Photosynth Res,121, 79-86

D. Bina, Z. Gardian, F. Vacha, R. Litvin (2014) Supramolecular organization of photosynthetic membrane proteins in the chlorosome-containing bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Photosynth. Res, 122, 13-21

Jakub Dostal, Frantisek Vacha, Jakub Psencik, Donatas Zigmantas (2014) 2D electronic spectroscopy reveals excitonic structure in the baseplate of a chlorosome. Phys Chem Lett, 5, 1743-174

M. Durchan, G. Kesan, V. Slouf, M. Fuciman, H. Staleva, J. Tichy, R. Litvin, D. Bina, F. Vacha, T. Polivka (2014) Highly efficient energy transfer from a carbonyl carotenoid to chlorophyll a in the main light harvesting complex of Chromera velia. BBA - Bioenergetics, 1837, 1748-1755

2013

J. Tichy, Z. Gardian, D. Bina, P. Konik, R. Litvin, M. Herbstova, A. Pain, F. Vacha (2013) Light harvesting complexes of Chromera velia, photosynthetic relative of apicomplexan parasites, BBA - Bioenergetics, 1827, 723-729

2012

J. Alster, T. Polivka, J. B. Arellano, P. Hribek, F. Vacha, J. Hala, J. Psencik (2012) Self-assembly and energy transfer in artificial light-harvesting complexes of bacteriochlorophyll c with astaxanthin. Photosynth. Res.111, 193-204

T. Fess, F. Adamec, T. Polivka, S. Foldynova-Trantirkova, F. Vacha and L. Trantirek (2012) Towards characterization of DNA structure under physiological conditions in vivo at the single-molecule level using single-pair FRET. Nucleic Acids Research, DOI:10.1093/nar/gks333

M. Durchan, J. Tichy, R. Litvin, V. Slouf, Z. Gardian, P. Hribek, F. Vacha, T. Polivka (2012) Role of carotenoids in light-harvesting processes in an antenna protein from the Chromophyte Xanthonema debile. J. Phys. Chem. B., 116, 8880-8889

J. Dostal, T. Mancal, R. Augulis, F. Vacha, J. Psencik, D. Zigmantas (2012) Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy reveals ultrafast energy flow in chlorosomes. JACS, 134(28), 11611-11617

2011

S. Furumaki, F. Vacha, S. Habuchi, Y. Tsukatani, D.A. Bryant, M. Vacha (2011) Absorption linear dichroism measured directly on a single light-harvesting system: the role of disorder in chlorosomes of green photosynthetic bacteria. JACS 133(17), 6703-6710

Z. Gardian, J. Tichy, F. Vacha (2011) Structure of PSI, PSII and antennae complexes from yellow-green alga Xanthonema debile. Photosynth. Res. 108(1), 25-32

J.B. Arellano, H. Li, S. Gonzalez-Perez, J. Gutierrez, T.B. Melo, F. Vacha, K. Razi Naqvi (2011) Trolox, a water soluble analogue of alpha-tocopherol, photoprotects the D1 protein of photosystem II reaction centre in vitro. Is this physiologically relevant? Biochemistry 50(39), 8291-8301

2010

M. Herbstova, R. Litvin, Z. Gardian, J. Komenda and F. Vacha (2010) Localization of Pcb antenna complexes in photosynthetic prokaryote Prochlorothrix hollandica. Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Bioenergetics, 1797, 89-97

M. Fuciman, P. Chabera, A. Zupcanova, P. Hribek, J.B. Arellano, F. Vacha, J. Psencik and T. Polivka (2010) Excited state properties of aryl carotenoids. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 3112-3120

J. Psencik, M. Torkkeli, A. Zupcanova, F. Vacha, R.E. Serimaa, R. Tuma (2010) The lamellar spacing in self-assembling bacteriochlorophyll aggregates is proportional to the length of the esterifying alcohol. Photosynth. Res. 104, 211-219

J. Alster, T. Polivka, J.B. Arellano, P. Chabera, F. Vacha, J. Psencik (2010) Beta-carotene to bacteriochlorophyll c energy transfer in self-assembled aggregates mimicking chlorosomes. Chem. Phys. 373, 90-97

M. Durchan, M. Herbstova, M. Fuciman, Z. Gardian, F. Vacha, T. Polivka (2010) Carotenoids in energy transfer and quenching processes in Pcb and Pcb-PS I complexes from Prochlorothrix hollandica. J. Phys. Chem. 114, 9275-9282

D. Bina, R. Litvin, F. Vacha (2010) Absorbance changes accompanying the fast fluorescence induction in the purple bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Photosynth. Res. 105(2), 115-121

T. Prudnikova, J. A. Gavira, P. Rezacova, E. Pineda Molina, I. Hunalova, E. Sviridova, V. Shmidt, J. Kohoutova, M. Kuty, D. Kaftan, F. Vacha, J. M. Garcia-Ruiz and I. Kuta Smatanova (2010) Toward the Crystallization of Photosystem II Core Complex from Pisum sativum L. Cryst. Growth Des. 10, 3391-3396

2009

David Bina, Radek Litvin, Frantisek Vacha (2009) Kinetics of in vivo bacteriochlorophyll fluorescence yield and the state of photosynthetic apparatus of purple bacteria. Photosynth Res 99, 115-125

Fessl T, Ben-Yaish S, Vacha F, Adamec F, Zalevsky Z (2009) Depth of focus extended microscope configuration for imaging of incorporated groups of molecules, DNA constructs and clusters inside bacterial cells. Optics Communications 282(13), 2495-2501

Peter Palencar, Tatyana Prudnikova, Frantisek Vacha, Michal Kuty (2009) The effects of light-induced reduction of the photosystem II reaction center. Journal of Molecular Modeling 15, 923-933

2008

Jan Alster, Anita Zupcanova, Frantisek Vacha, Jakub Psencik (2008) Effect of quinones on formation and properties of bacteriochlorophyll c aggregates. Photosynth. Res. 95, 183-189

Eran Gur, Vassilios Sarafis, Igor Falat, Frantisek Vacha, Martin Vacha and Zeev Zalevsky (2008) Super-resolution via iterative phase retrieval for blurred and saturated biological images Optics Express 16(11), 7894-7903

Litvin R., Bina D. and Vacha F. (2008) Room temperature photooxidation of b-carotene and peripheral chlorophyll in photosystem II reaction centre. Photosynth. Res. 98, 179-187

Zupcanova Anita, Arellano Juan B., Bina D., Kopecky Jiri, Psencik Jakub, Vacha Frantisek (2008) The length of esterifying alcohol affects the aggregation properties of chlorosomal bacteriochlorophylls. Photochem. Photobiol. 84, 1187-1194

J. Valenta, A. Fucikova, F. Vacha, F. Adamec, J. Humpolickova, M. Hof, I. Pelant, K. Kusova, K. Dohnalova and J. Linnros (2008) Light-emission performance of silicon nanocrystals deduced from single quantum dot spectroscopy. Advanced Functional Materials 18, 2666-2672

2007

Vacha F., Adamec F., Valenta J. and Vacha M. (2007) Spatial location of photosystem pigment-protein complexes in thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts of Pisum sativum studied by chlorophyll fluorescence. J. Lumin. 122-123C, 301-303

Vacha F., Sarafis V., Benediktyova Z., Bumba L., Valenta J., Vacha M., Sheueg Ch.-R. and Nedbal L. (2007) Identification of Photosystem I and Photosystem II enriched regions of thylakoid membrane by optical microimaging of cryo-fluorescence emission spectra and of time-variable fluorescence. The Micron 38, 170-175

Zdenko Gardian, Ladislav Bumba, Adam Schrofel, Miroslava Herbstova, Jana Nebesarova and Frantisek Vacha (2007) Organisation on Photosystem I and Photosystem II in red alga Cyanidium Caldarium: encounter of cyanobacterial and higher plant concepts. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1767, 725-731

Juan B. Arellano, Sergio Gonzalez Perez , Thor Bernt  Melo, Frantisek Vacha and K. Razi Naqvi (2007) A reaction center of photosystem II with no peripheral pigments in D2 allows secondary electron transfer in D1. Biochemistry 46, 15027-15032

2006

Synkova H., Pechova R., Polanska L., Husak M., Siffel P., Vacha F., Malbeck J., Machackova I. and Nebesarova J. (2006) Three-dimensional reconstruction of anomalous chloroplasts in transgenic ipttobacco. Planta 223, 659-671

Bina D., Litvin R., Vacha F. and Siffel P. (2006) New multichannel kinetic spectrophotometer-fluorimeter with pulsed measuring beam for photosynthesis research. Photosynth. Res. 88, 351-356

Kamoltip Promnares, Josef Komenda, Ladislav Bumba, Frantisek Vacha and Martin Tichy (2006) Cyanobacterial Small Chlorophyll Binding Protein ScpD (HliB) Is Located on the Periphery of Photosystem II in the Vicinity of the PsbH and CP47 Subunits J. Biol. Chem. 281, 32705-32713

Ivana Kuta Smatanova, Jose A. Gavira, Pavlina Rezacova, Frantisek Vacha and Juan M. Garcia-Ruiz (2006) New techniques for membrane protein crystallization tested on photosystem II core complex of Pisum sativum Photosynth. Res. 90, 255-259

2005

Valenta, J., Janda, P., Dohnalova, K., Niznansky, D., Vacha, F. and Linnros, J. (2005) Colloidal suspensions of silicon nanocrystals: From single nanocrystals to photonic structures. Optical Materials, 27, 1046-1049

Vacha F., Psencik P., Kuty M., Durchan M. and Siffel P. (2005) Evidence for localisation of accumulated chlorophyll cation on the D1-accessory chlorophyll in reaction centre of photosystem II. Photosynth. Res. 83, 279-302

Bumba L., Prasil O. and Vacha F. (2005) Antenna ring around trimeric photosystem I in chlorophyll b containing cyanobacterium Prochlorothrix hollandica. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1708, 1-5

Vacha F., Bumba L., Kaftan D. and Vacha M. (2005) Microscopy and single molecule detection in photosynthesis. The Micron 36, 483-502

Palencar P., Vacha F. and Kuty M. (2005) Force Field Development on Pigments of Photosystem II Reaction Center. Photosynthetica 43(3), 417-420

Synkova H., Schnablova R., Husak M., Siffel P., Bumba L., Hunalova I., Cerovska N. and Vacha F. (2005) Isolation and characterization of paracrystalline structures from transgenic Pssu-ipttobacco. Photosynthetica 43(4), 509-517

Bumba L., Tichy M., Dobakova M., Komenda J. and Vacha F. (2005) Localization of the PsbH subunit in photosystem II from the Synechocystis 6803 using the His-tagged Ni-NTA Nanogold labeling. J. Struct. Biol. 152(1), 28-35

Kveton J., Durchan M., Rohacek K., Santrucek J., Vacha F. and Sestak Z. (2005) Pavel siffel (1954-2003) or Life Full Of Chlorophyll. Photosynthetica 43(3), 323-328

Litvin R., Bina D., Siffel P. and Vacha F. (2005) Conformational changes and their role in non-radiative energy dissipation  in photosystem II reaction centres. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 4, 999 - 1002

2004

Bumba L., Husak M. and Vacha F (2004) Interaction of PSII-LHCII supercomplexes in adjacent layers of stacked chloroplast thylakoid membranes. Photosynthetica, 42, 193-199

Bumba, L., Havelkova-Dousova H., Husak M. and Vacha F. (2004) Structural characterization of Photosystem II complex from red alga Porphyridium cruentum retaining extrinsic subunits of the oxygen-evolving complex. Eur. J. Biochem. 271, 2967-2975

Klinger P., Arellano J.B., Vacha F., Hala J. and Psencik J. (2004) Effect of Carotenoids and Monogalactosyl Diglyceride on Bacteriochlorophyll c Aggregates in Aqueous Buffer: Implications for the Self-Assembly of Chlorosomes. Photochem. Photobiol. B. 80, 572-578

2003

Bumba L. and Vacha F. (2003) Electron microscopy in structural studies of Photosystem II. Photosynt. Res. 77, 1-19

2002

Vacha F., Durchan M. and siffel P. (2002) Excitonic interactions in the reaction centre of photosystem II studied by using circular dichroism. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1554, 147-152

Zehetner A., Scheer H., Siffel P. and Vacha F. (2002) Photosystem II Reaction Center with altered pigment-composition: Reconstitution of a complex containing 5 Chlorophyll a per 2 pheophytins a with modified chlorophylls. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1556, 21-28

2001

Durchan M., Vacha F. and Krieger-Liszkay A. (2001) Effects of severe CO2 starvation on the photosynthetic electron transport chain in tobacco plants. Photosynt. Res. 68, 203-213

2000

Dedic R., Lovcinsky M., Vacha F. and Hala J. (2000) Low-temperature absorption off-resonant hole-burning spectroscopy of pheophytine a in photosystem II reaction center. J. Lumin. 87-9, 809-811

Dedic R., Lovcinsky M., Vacha F. and Hala J. (2000) Laser induced hole filling in reaction center of photosystem II. J. Lumin. 86, 407-413

Ilik P., Kouril R., Fiala J., Naus J. and Vacha F. (2000) Spectral characterization of chlorophyll fluorescence in barley leaves during linear heating. Analysis of high-temperature fluorescence rise around 60oC. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B. 59, 103-114

Vacha F., Vacha M., Bumba L., Hashizume K. and Tani, T. (2000) Inner structure of intact chloroplasts observed by a low temperature laser scanning microscope. Photosynthetica 38 (4), 493-496

1999

Dedic R., Lovcinsky M., Psencik J., Vacha M., Vacha F. and Hala J. (1999) Low temperature absorption, fluorescence and hole-burning spectroscopy of photosystem II reaction centre complex containing 1 and 2 carotenoides. J. Mol. Str. 481, 573-576

Dedic R., Lovcinsky M., Vacha F. and Hala J. (1999) Hole burning study of exciton migration and pigment-protein interaction in photosynthetic systems. J Lumin. 83-4, 357-360

1998

Siffel P. and Vacha F. (1998) Aggregation of the Light-Harvesting complex in Intact Leaves of Tobacco Plants Stressed by CO2 Deficit. Photochemistry and Photobiology 67(3), 304-311

den Hartog F.T.H., Vacha F., Lock A.J., Barber J., Dekker J.P. and Völker S. (1998) A comparison of the excited-state dynamics of five- and six-chlorophyll RC-complexes. J. Phys. Chem. 102(45), 9174-9180

1997

Eijckelhoff C., Vacha F., van Grondelle R., Dekker J. P. and Barber J. (1997) Spectroscopic Characterization of a 5 Chl a Photosystem II Reaction Center Complex. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1318(1-2), 266-274

1995

Vacha F., Joseph D.M., Durrant J.R., Telfer A., Klug D.R., Porter G. and Barber J. (1995) Photochemistry and spectroscopy of a five chlorophyll reaction center of photosystem two isolated using a Cu-affinity column. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92(7), 2929-2933

Vacha F. (1995) The role of oxygen in photosynthesis. Photosynthetica 31(3), 321-334

1992

Vacha M., Dian J., Vacha F., Sofrova D. and Hala J. (1992) Persistent spectral hole burning of native Synechococcus antenna complexes. Photosynthetica 26, 593-599

Sofrova D., Vacha F. and Hladik J. (1992) The carotenoid content of photosystem 2 antennae isolated from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus (Nageli). Photosynthetica 26, 79-86

1991

Hala J., Vacha M., Dian J., Ambroz M., Adamec F., Prasil O., Komenda J., Nedbal L., Vacha F., and Mares J. (1991) Structure and function of photosynthetic systems studied by hole burning spectroscopy. J. Lumin. 48 & 49, 295-298