Publications

Gates Lab Publications as of November 2026

1. "Pathway (s) and distribution of photosystem II-cyclic electron flow" Grant Steiner, Chloe Wilke, Colin Gates. Biochemical Society Transactions 10/26 - https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20250531 

2. "An optimized fast-repetition-rate fluorometry method reveals photochemical flux bottlenecks in C3 photosynthesis that limit carboxylation and growth" Gennady Ananyev, Marie-Claire Ten Veldhuis, Apostolos Zournas, Colin Gates, G Charles Dismukes. Molecular Plant 08/26 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2026.05.023 

3. "Distinctions in photochemistry between Chlorella ohadii and Chlorella sorokiniana are dependent on growth light intensity" Grant Steiner, Devinjeet Saini, Colin Gates. Frontiers in Plant Science 07/26 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1858699 

4. "Interactions of phototropism and gravitropism in cyanobacteria" Colin Gates, Haridas Mundoor, Ivan Smalyukh, Jeffrey C Cameron. Biophysical Journal 07/26 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2026.05.008 

5. "White Paper on Phototrophic Biosignatures: Research Priorities for the Search for Life on Other Worlds" NY Kiang, C Gisriel, RE Blankenship, MN Parenteau, HA Barton, O Béjà, ... list includes Colin Gates. arXiv 07/26 - https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.03106 

6. "Interrelated Roles of Chloride and Bicarbonate in Regulating Electron Transport Across Photosystem II in Limnospira maxima" Leslie Castillo, Nicole Seliga, Nidhi Patel, Grant Steiner, Gustavo Chavez, Alexis Diaz, Colin Gates. Plants 05/26 - https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15101490 

7. "Extreme light acclimation reveals inherent photoprotective mechanisms in a natively low-light Chlorella" Grant Steiner, Devinjeet Saini, Colin Gates. Algal Research 04/26 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2026.104727 

8. "Chloride dependence of photosystem II operation in the hypercarbonate-requiring cyanobacterium Limnospira maxima" Leslie Castillo, Nidhi Patel, Stavroula Nicolaou, Nicole Seliga, Colin Gates. Photosynthesis Research 04/26 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-026-01214-4 

9. "Structural and Functional Roles of the Inorganic Cofactors of Photosystem II" Leslie Castillo, Nidhi Patel, Nicole Seliga, Gustavo Chavez, Colin Gates. Cyanobacteria - Exploring Their Role in Energy, Environment and Industry 12/25 - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1013439 

10. "Deterministic control of magnetotactic bacteria via an analysis of their nanomagnetic structure" Noah Kent, Colin Gates, Bohdan Senyuk, Jan Bart ten Hove, Jeffrey Cameron, Ivan I Smalyukh. Physical Review E 10/25 - https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ggl8-44wg 

11. "Adaptation of the Chlorella photosynthetic electron transport chain to environmental light conditions" Grant Steiner, Devinjeet Saini, Arivu Kapoor, Colin Gates. Algal Research 10/25 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211926425003340?via%3Dihub 

12. "Depletion reveals role of bicarbonate in the photosynthetic electron transport chain of Limnospira maxima" Leslie Castillo, Stavroula Nicolaou, Colin Gates. Frontiers in Plant Science 06/25 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1584909/abstract 

13. "Exceptional Quantum Efficiency Powers Biomass Production in Halotolerant Algae Picochlorum sp." Colin Gates,  Gennady Ananyev, Fatima Foflonker, Debashish Bhattacharya, G Charles Dismukes. Photosynthesis Research 12/24 - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11120-024-01075-9 

14. "Converting the 4-Flash Photosynthetic O2 Evolution Cycle to a 2-Flash Catalytic Cycle with a Simple Cocatalyst: Counting Electrons and Holes Directly and Transparently" Colin Gates, Gennady Ananyev, Shatabdi Roy-Chowdhury, Petra Fromme, G. Charles Dismukes. ACS Catalysis 09/24 - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.4c03896 

15. "How chloride functions to enable proton conduction in photosynthetic water oxidation: Time-resolved kinetics of intermediates (S-states) in vivo and bromide substitution" Colin Gates, Jonah M. Williams, Gennady Ananyev, G. Charles Dismukes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Bioenergetics 11/23 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2023.148998 

16. "The effects of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots on the photosynthesis rate of the Chlorella Vulgaris beads" Wimeth Dissanayake, Richard Hailstone, Leslie Castillo, Mengdi Bao, Ruo-Qian Wang, Colin Gates, Xin Yong, Ke Du. Algal Research 04/23 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211926423001285 

17. "Regulation of light energy conversion between linear and cyclic electron flow within photosystem II controlled by the plastoquinone/quinol redox poise" Colin Gates, Gennady Ananyev, Shatabdi Roy-Chowdhury, Petra Fromme, G Charles Dismukes. Photosynthesis Research 11/22  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11120-022-00985-w 

18. "Why did nature choose manganese over cobalt to make oxygen photosynthetically on the earth?" Colin Gates, Gennady Ananyev, Shatabdi Roy-Chowdhury, Brendan Cullinane, Mathias Miller, Petra Fromme, G Charles Dismukes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 04/22 - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c00749