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
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
Books
Barber J, Ruban AV, Nixon PJ, 2019, Oxygen Production and Reduction in Artificial and Natural Systems, World Scientific Publishing
Patents
Zhang L, Selao T, Norling B, et al., 2019, Photosynthetic hyaluronic acid production by metabolically engineered cyanobacteria, Singapore