12. Yoneda, Y., Kosugi, M., Minagawa, J., Kuramochi, H.Upper-state-assisted uphill energy transfer in a far-red light-harvesting antenna from an Antarctic algaJ. Chem. Phys. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0310823
11. Wilson, S. and Minagawa, J.A red-shifted LHCII in Chlamydomonas priscui allows for efficient light harvesting under an Antarctic lake. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2026) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005272825000453
10. Seki, S., Kubota, M., Yamano, N., Kim, E., Ishii, A., Miyata, T., Tanaka, H., Cogdell, R., Zhang, J.-P., Namba, K., Kurisu, G., Minagawa, J., Fujii, R.Distinctive and functional pigment arrangements in Lhcp, a prasinophyte-specific light-harvesting complex.Commun. Biol. (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08977-x
9. Minagawa, J.
Molecular Architecture for State Transition: Insights from Structural Biology and Evolutionary Trajectories
Plant and cell physiology (2025) https://academic.oup.com/pcp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pcp/pcaf114/8251399
8. Dann, M., Kim, E., Fujimura-Kamada, K., Berisha, V., Nomura, M., Pohland, A.-C., Watanabe, M., Ostermeier, M., Sommer, F., Schroda, M., Miyagishima, S., Minagawa, J.CurT/CURT1 proteins are involved in cell and chloroplast division coordination of cyanobacteria and green algae.Nat. Commun. (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64163-x
7. Fujimura-Kamada, K. and Minagawa, J.
From photoprotection to plasticity: transposon activation in the Chlamydomonas det1 mutant.
New Phytol. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads0327
6. Kim, E., Lee, D., Sakamoto, S., Jo, J.-Y., Vargas, M., Ishizaki, A., Minagawa, J., Kim, H.
Network analysis with quantum dynamics clarifies why photosystem II exploits both chlorophyll a and b.
Sci. Adv. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads0327
5. Saito, K., Kosugi, M., Qiu, L., Minagawa, J., Ishikita, H.
Identification of far-red chlorophylls in the light-harvesting complex from an Antarctic alga
J. Biol.. Chem. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108518
4. Kawamura, S., Yokono, M., Noda, C., Minagawa, J.Increase in spillover and excitation energy dissipation during wet–dry transitions in the desert green alga Chlorella ohadii.Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2025.149573
3. Kubota, M., Kim, E., Ishii, A., Minagawa, J.
The blue–green light-dependent state transition in the marine phytoplankton Ostreococcus tauri
New Phytologist (2024) https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20137
2. Kosugi, M., Ohtani, S., Hara, K., Toyoda, A., Nishide, H., Ozawa, S.-I., Takahashi, Y., Kashino, Y., Kudoh, S., Koike, H., Minagawa, J.
Characterization of the far-red light absorbing light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding complex, a derivative of the distinctive Lhca gene family in green algae
Front. Plant Sci. (2024) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1409116
1. †Murakami, A., †Kim, E., Minagawa, J., Takizawa, K. (†equal contributions)
How much heat does non-photochemical quenching produce?
Front. Plant Sci. (2024) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1367795