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
Huokko T, Tao N, Dykes GF, et al., 2021, Probing the biogenesis pathway and dynamics of thylakoid membranes, Nature Communications, ISSN:2041-1723
Knoppová J, Yu J, Janouškovec J, et al., 2021, The Photosystem II assembly factor Ycf48 from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is lipidated using an atypical lipobox sequence, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, ISSN:1422-0067
Murray JW, Rutherford AW, Nixon PJ, 2020, Photosystem II in a state of disassembly, Joule, Vol:4, ISSN:2542-4351, Pages:2082-2084
Feng Y, Morgan M, Fraser PD, et al., 2020, Crystal structure of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (CrtE) involved in cyanobacterial terpenoid biosynthesis, Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol:11, ISSN:1664-462X
Włodarczyk A, Selão TT, Norling B, et al., 2020, Newly discovered Synechococcus sp. PCC 11901 is a robust cyanobacterial strain for high biomass production, Communications Biology, Vol:3, ISSN:2399-3642