Summary
The Nixon group is studying various aspects of solar energy conversion by chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. Projects include:
1. Enhancing the light reactions of photosynthesis
2. The assembly and repair of photosystem II and the biogenesis of the thylakoid membrane
3. Cyanobacterial and chloroplast synthetic biology
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Publications
Journals
Zhang L, Selao T, Nixon P, et al., Photosynthetic conversion of CO2 to hyaluronic acid by engineered strains of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, Algal Research, ISSN:2211-9264
Viola S, Bailleul B, Yu J, et al., Probing the electric field across thylakoid membranes in cyanobacteria, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Usa, ISSN:0027-8424
Kiss E, Knoppova J, Pascual Aznar G, et al., 2019, A photosynthesis-specific rubredoxin-like protein is required for efficient association of the D1 and D2 proteins during the initial steps of photosystem II assembly, The Plant Cell, ISSN:1040-4651
Selão TT, Włodarczyk A, Nixon PJ, et al., 2019, Growth and selection of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 using alternative nitrogen and phosphorus sources, Metabolic Engineering, Vol:54, ISSN:1096-7176, Pages:255-263
Patents
Zhang L, Selao T, Norling B, et al., 2019, Photosynthetic hyaluronic acid production by metabolically engineered cyanobacteria, Singapore