Prof Conrad Mullineaux

Conrad Mullineaux

Professor of Microbiology
Bacteriology Theme Lead

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

Cyanobacteria, Photosynthesis, Bacterial cell biology

Interests

Current interests are in multiple aspects of the cell and molecular biology of cyanobacteria, including membrane biogenesis, the biogenesis of the photosynthetic apparatus, motility, behaviour and biological interactions, cell communication in filamentous cyanobacteria. Much of our work is centred on the use of fluorescence microscopy to probe the organisation and dynamics of cyanobacterial cells. In addition, I am an editor of the Journal of Bacteriology.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology

2024

Relevant PublicationHess W, Wilde A and Mullineaux C (2024). Does mRNA targeting explain gene retention in chloroplasts? Trends in Plant Science, Cell Press 
23-10-2024
Relevant PublicationMullineaux C (2024). mRNA localization and thylakoid protein biogenesis in the filamentous heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology 
27-09-2024
Relevant PublicationChitnavis S, Gray C, Rousouli I, Gillen E, Mullineaux CW, Haworth TJ and Duffy CDP (2024). Optimizing photosynthetic light-harvesting under stars: simple and general antenna models. Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 162 (1), 75-92.  
10-09-2024
Relevant PublicationEckardt NA, Allahverdiyeva Y, Alvarez CE, Büchel C, Burlacot A, Cardona T, Chaloner E, Engel BD, Grossman AR, Harris D, Herrmann N, Hodges M, Kern J, Kim TD, Maurino VG, Mullineaux CW, Mustila H, Nikkanen L, Schlau-Cohen G, Tronconi MA, et al. (2024). Lighting the way: Compelling open questions in photosynthesis research. The Plant Cell, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 36 (10), 3914-3943.  
22-07-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationMahbub M and Mullineaux CW (2023). Locations of membrane protein production in a cyanobacterium. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology vol. 205 (10), e00209-e00223.  
03-10-2023
Relevant PublicationDuffy CDP, Canchon G, Haworth TJ, Gillen E, Chitnavis S and Mullineaux CW (2023). Photosynthesis under a red Sun: predicting the absorption characteristics of an extraterrestrial light-harvesting antenna. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press vol. 526 (2), 2265-2277.  
18-09-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationLucius S, Theune M, Arrivault S, Hildebrandt S, Mullineaux CW, Gutekunst K and Hagemann M (2022). CP12 fine-tunes the Calvin-Benson cycle and carbohydrate metabolism in cyanobacteria. Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 13, 1028794-1028794.  
11-10-2022
Relevant PublicationArshad R, Saccon F, Bag P, Biswas A, Calvaruso C, Bhatti AF, Grebe S, Mascoli V, Mahbub M, Muzzopappa F, Polyzois A, Schiphorst C, Sorrentino M, Streckaité S, van Amerongen H, Aro E-M, Bassi R, Boekema EJ, Croce R, Dekker J, et al. (2022). A kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging roles. Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 189 (3), 1204-1219.  
21-04-2022
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2022). Chapter 8 Improving the transport of electrons. Photosynthesis in Action  161-174.  
01-01-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationRusso DA, Zedler JAZ, Conradi FD, Schuergers N, Jensen PE, Mullineaux CW, Wilde A and Pohnert G (2021). Development of a highly sensitive luciferase-based reporter system to study two-step protein secretion in cyanobacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology, JB0050421-JB0050421.  
13-12-2021
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Wilde A (2021). The social life of cyanobacteria. eLife, eLife vol. 10 
16-06-2021
Relevant PublicationHuokko T, Ni T, Dykes GF, Simpson DM, Brownridge P, Conradi FD, Beynon RJ, Nixon PJ, Mullineaux CW, Zhang P and Liu LN (2021). Probing the biogenesis pathway and dynamics of thylakoid membranes. Nature Communications, Nature Research (part of Springer Nature) vol. 12 (1) 
09-06-2021
Relevant PublicationArévalo S, Nenninger A, Nieves-Morión M, Herrero A, Mullineaux CW and Flores E (2021). Coexistence of Communicating and Noncommunicating Cells in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Anabaena. mSphere, American Society for Microbiology vol. 6 (1) 
13-01-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationConradi FD, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A (2020). The Role of the Cyanobacterial Type IV Pilus Machinery in Finding and Maintaining a Favourable Environment. Life, MDPI vol. 10 (11) 
23-10-2020
Relevant PublicationMahbub M, Hemm L, Yang Y, Kaur R, Carmen H, Engl C, Huokko T, Riediger M, Watanabe S, Liu L-N, Wilde A, Hess WR and Mullineaux CW (2020). mRNA localization, reaction centre biogenesis and thylakoid membrane targeting in cyanobacteria. Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 6 (9), 1179-1191.  
01-09-2020
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Liu L-N (2020). Membrane Dynamics in Phototrophic Bacteria. Annual Review of Microbiology, Annual Reviews 
20-07-2020
Relevant PublicationZhao L-S, Huokko T, Wilson S, Simpson DM, Wang Q, Ruban AV, Mullineaux CW, Zhang Y-Z and Liu L-N (2020). Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery. Nature Plants vol. 6 (7), 869-882.  
13-07-2020
Relevant PublicationUrrejola C, von Dassow P, van den Engh G, Salas L, Mullineaux CW, Vicuña R and Sánchez-Baracaldo P (2020). Loss of Filamentous Multicellularity in Cyanobacteria: the Extremophile Gloeocapsopsis sp. Strain UTEX B3054 Retained Multicellular Features at the Genomic and Behavioral Levels. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology vol. 202 (12), 10.1128/jb.00514-10.1128/jb.00519.  
27-05-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationConradi FD, Zhou RQ, Oeser S, Schuergers N, Wilde A and Mullineaux CW (2019). Factors controlling floc formation and structure in the cyanobacterium synechocystis sp. strain pcc 6803. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology vol. 201 (19) 
01-10-2019
Relevant PublicationMadden KS, Jokhoo HRE, Conradi FD, Knowles JP, Mullineaux CW and Whiting A (2019). Using Nature's polyenes as templates: studies of synthetic xanthomonadin analogues and realising their potential as antioxidants. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry 
06-03-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationFlores E, Nieves-Morión M and Mullineaux CW (2018). Cyanobacterial Septal Junctions: Properties and Regulation. Life (Basel) vol. 9 (1) 
20-12-2018
Relevant PublicationLlorente-Garcia I, Lenn T, Erhardt H, Harriman OL, Liu L-N, Robson A, Chiu S-W, Matthews S, Willis NJ, Bray CD, Lee S-H, Shin JY, Bustamante C, Liphardt J, Friedrich T, Mullineaux CW and Leake MC (2018). Corrigendum to Single-molecule in vivo imaging of bacterial respiratory complexes indicates delocalized oxidative phosphorylation [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1837(6) (2014) 811-824 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.01.020]. Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1859 (2), 164-164.  
01-02-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2017). How bacteria keep proteins moving. Elife, eLife Sciences Publications Ltd vol. 6 
12-12-2017
Relevant PublicationWilde A and MULLINEAUX CW (2017). Light-Controlled Motility in Prokaryotes and the Problem of Directional Light Perception. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, Oxford University Press (OUP) 
18-10-2017
Relevant PublicationCasella S, Huang F, Mason D, Zhao G-Y, Johnson GN, MULLINEAUX CW and Liu L-N (2017). Dissecting the native architecture and dynamics of cyanobacterial photosynthetic machinery. Molecular Plant, Oxford University Press (OUP) 
07-10-2017
Relevant PublicationBornikoel J, Carrion A, Fan Q, Flores E, Forchhammer K, Mariscal V, MULLINEAUX CW, Perez R, Silber N, Wolk CP and Maldener I (2017). Role of Two Cell Wall Amidases in Septal Junction and Nanopore Formation in the Multicellular Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Frontiers Media vol. 7 
05-09-2017
Relevant PublicationArmitage JP, Becker A, Christie PJ, de Boer PAJ, DiRita VJ, Gourse RL, Henkin TM, Margolin W, Metcalf WW, Mullineaux CW, O'Toole GA, Parkinson JS, Schneewind O, Silhavy TJ, Stock AM and Zhulin IB (2017). Classic Spotlights: Selected Highlights from the First 100 Years of the Journal of Bacteriology. J Bacteriol vol. 199 (13) 
01-07-2017
Relevant PublicationMonks JN, Yan B, Hawkins N, Vollrath F, Conradi F, Mullineaux C and Wang Z (2017). Biomining for Mother Nature's Superlenses. 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
01-06-2017
Relevant PublicationSchuergers N, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A (2017). Cyanobacteria in motion. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Elsevier vol. 37, 109-115.  
01-05-2017
Relevant PublicationNieves-Morión M, Lechno-Yossef S, López-Igual R, Frías JE, Mariscal V, Nürnberg DJ, Mullineaux CW, Wolk CP and Flores E (2017). Specific Glucoside Transporters Influence Septal Structure and Function in the Filamentous, Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology vol. 199 (7), 10.1128/jb.00876-10.1128/jb.00816.  
14-03-2017
Relevant PublicationNieves-Morión M, Mullineaux CW and Flores E (2017). Molecular Diffusion through Cyanobacterial Septal Junctions. MBio vol. 8 (1) 
03-01-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationLea-Smith DJ, Ortiz-Suarez ML, Lenn T, Nürnberg DJ, Baers LL, Davey MP, Parolini L, Huber RG, Cotton CA, Mastroianni G, Bombelli P, Ungerer P, Stevens TJ, Smith AG, Bond PJ, Mullineaux CW and Howe CJ (2016). Hydrocarbons Are Essential for Optimal Cell Size, Division, and Growth of Cyanobacteria. Plant Physiol vol. 172 (3), 1928-1940.  
01-11-2016
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2016). Classic Spotlight: Green Fluorescent Protein in Bacillus subtilis and the Birth of Bacterial Cell Biology. J Bacteriol vol. 198 (16), 2141-2141.  
15-08-2016
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2016). Classic Spotlight: to the Periplasm and Beyond-Protein Secretion in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol vol. 198 (15), 2017-2017.  
01-08-2016
Relevant PublicationBurschel S, Erhardt H, Mullineaux C, Leake M and Friedrich T (2016). In vivo imaging of the supramolecular organisation of Escherichia coli OxPhos complexes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics vol. 1857, e85-e85.  
01-08-2016
Relevant PublicationZedler JAZ, Mullineaux CW and Robinson C (2016). Efficient targeting of recombinant proteins to the thylakoid lumen in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using a bacterial Tat signal peptide. Algal Research, Elsevier vol. 19, 57-62.  
26-07-2016
Relevant PublicationMariscal V, Nürnberg DJ, Herrero A, Mullineaux CW and Flores E (2016). Overexpression of SepJ alters septal morphology and heterocyst pattern regulated by diffusible signals in Anabaena. Molecular Microbiology, Wiley: 12 months vol. 101 (6), 968-981.  
18-07-2016
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2016). Classic Spotlight: Dynamics of the Bacterial Cytoplasm. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology vol. 198 (8), 1183-1183.  
31-03-2016
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2016). Photosynthesis: Rewiring an angiosperm. Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 2 (3) 
02-03-2016
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2016). Preface to BBA special issue: “Organisation and dynamics of bioenergetic systems in bacteria”. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Elsevier vol. 1857 (3) 
08-01-2016
Relevant PublicationSchuergers N, Lenn T, Kampmann R, Meissner MV, Esteves T, Temerinac-Ott M, Korvink JG, Lowe AR, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A (2016). Cyanobacteria use micro-optics to sense light direction. eLife, eLife vol. 5 
01-01-2016
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Lenn T (2016). Membrane Organisation and Electron Transport Switches in Cyanobacteria. Redox Proteins In Supercomplexes And Signalosomes  239-254.  
01-01-2016

2015

Relevant PublicationWilde A and Mullineaux CW (2015). Motility in cyanobacteria: polysaccharide tracks and Type IV pilus motors. Molecular Microbiology, Wiley vol. 98 (6), 998-1001.  
06-11-2015
Relevant PublicationNürnberg DJ, Mariscal V, Bornikoel J, Nieves-Morión M, Krauß N, Herrero A, Maldener I, Flores E and Mullineaux CW (2015). Intercellular diffusion of a fluorescent sucrose analog via the septal junctions in a filamentous cyanobacterium. MBio vol. 6 (2), e02109-e02109.  
17-03-2015
Relevant PublicationSchuergers N, Nürnberg DJ, Wallner T, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A (2015). PilB localization correlates with the direction of twitching motility in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Microbiology, Microbiology Society vol. 161 (5), 960-966.  
25-02-2015
Relevant PublicationSacharz J, Bryan SJ, Yu J, Burroughs NJ, Spence EM, Nixon PJ and Mullineaux CW (2015). Sub‐cellular location of FtsH proteases in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 suggests localised PSII repair zones in the thylakoid membranes. Molecular Microbiology, Wiley vol. 96 (3), 448-462.  
11-02-2015

2014

Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2014). Bacteria in Solitary Confinement. Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology vol. 197 (4), 670-671.  
08-12-2014
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Nürnberg DJ (2014). Tracing the path of a prokaryotic paracrine signal. Mol Microbiol vol. 94 (6), 1208-1212.  
01-12-2014
Relevant PublicationBryan SJ, Burroughs NJ, Shevela D, Yu J, Rupprecht E, Liu L-N, Mastroianni G, Xue Q, Llorente-Garcia I, Leake MC, Eichacker LA, Schneider D, Nixon PJ and Mullineaux CW (2014). Localisation and interactions of the Vipp1 protein in cyanobacteria. Mol Microbiol vol. 94 (5), 1179-1195.  
13-10-2014
Relevant PublicationCorrales-Guerrero L, Mariscal V, Nürnberg DJ, Elhai J, Mullineaux CW, Flores E and Herrero A (2014). Subcellular localization and clues for the function of the HetN factor influencing heterocyst distribution in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. J Bacteriol vol. 196 (19), 3452-3460.  
01-10-2014
Relevant PublicationKaňa R, Kotabová E, Lukeš M, Papáček S, Matonoha C, Liu L-N, Prášil O and Mullineaux CW (2014). Phycobilisome Mobility and Its Role in the Regulation of Light Harvesting in Red Algae. Plant Physiol vol. 165 (4), 1618-1631.  
01-08-2014
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW, Lenn T, Llorente-Garcia I, Erhardt H, Harriman OL, Liu L-N, Friedrich T and Leake MC (2014). Delocalised electron transport and chemiosmosis in Escherichia coli. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837 
01-07-2014
Relevant PublicationBurschel S, Erhardt H, Mullineaux C, Leake M and Friedrich T (2014). In vivo imaging of the supramolecular organization of Escherichia coli OxPhos complexes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837 
01-07-2014
Relevant PublicationLlorente-Garcia I, Lenn T, Erhardt H, Harriman OL, Liu L-N, Robson A, Chiu S-W, Matthews S, Willis NJ, Bray CD, Lee S-H, Shin JY, Bustamante C, Liphardt J, Friedrich T, Mullineaux CW and Leake MC (2014). Single-molecule in vivo imaging of bacterial respiratory complexes indicates delocalized oxidative phosphorylation. Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1837 (6), 811-824.  
01-06-2014
Relevant PublicationNenninger A, Mastroianni G, Robson A, Lenn T, Xue Q, Leake MC and Mullineaux CW (2014). Independent mobility of proteins and lipids in the plasma membrane of Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol vol. 92 (5), 1142-1153.  
01-06-2014
Relevant PublicationSchuergers N, Ruppert U, Watanabe S, Nürnberg DJ, Lochnit G, Dienst D, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A (2014). Binding of the RNA chaperone Hfq to the type IV pilus base is crucial for its function in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Mol Microbiol vol. 92 (4), 840-852.  
01-05-2014
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2014). Co-existence of photosynthetic and respiratory activities in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1837 (4), 503-511.  
01-04-2014
Relevant PublicationNürnberg DJ, Mariscal V, Parker J, Mastroianni G, Flores E and Mullineaux CW (2014). Branching and intercellular communication in the Section V cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus, a complex multicellular prokaryote. Mol Microbiol vol. 91 (5), 935-949.  
01-03-2014
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2014). Electron transport and light-harvesting switches in cyanobacteria. Front Plant Sci vol. 5 
01-01-2014
Relevant PublicationBurroughs NJ, Boehm M, Eckert C, Mastroianni G, Spence EM, Yu J, Nixon PJ, Appel J, Mullineaux CW and Bryan SJ (2014). Solar powered biohydrogen production requires specific localization of the hydrogenase. Energy & Environmental Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) vol. 7 (11), 3791-3800.  
01-01-2014
Relevant PublicationNürnberg D, Mastroianni G, Mullineaux C and McPhail G (2014). Visualization of Cell Complexity in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Bio-protocol, Bio-Protocol vol. 4 (23) 
01-01-2014
Relevant PublicationRuban AV and Mullineaux CW (2014). Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching and the Dynamics of Photosystem II Structure. Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria  373-386.  
01-01-2014

2013

Relevant PublicationSpence E, Bryan SJ, Lisfi M, Cullum J, Dunlap WC, Shick JM, Mullineaux CW and Long PF (2013). 2-epi-5-epi-Valiolone synthase activity is essential for maintaining phycobilisome composition in the cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413 when grown in the presence of a carbon source. Photosynth Res vol. 116 (1), 33-43.  
01-09-2013

2012

Relevant PublicationLiu L-N, Bryan SJ, Huang F, Yu J, Nixon PJ, Rich PR and Mullineaux CW (2012). Control of electron transport routes through redox-regulated redistribution of respiratory complexes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A vol. 109 (28), 11431-11436.  
10-07-2012
Relevant PublicationGoral TK, Johnson MP, Duffy CDP, Brain APR, Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW (2012). Light-harvesting antenna composition controls the macrostructure and dynamics of thylakoid membranes in Arabidopsis. Plant J vol. 69 (2), 289-301.  
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationLiu L-N, Bryan SJ, Huang F, Yu J, Nixon PJ, Rich PR and Mullineaux CW (2012). Control of electron transport routes through redox-regulated redistribution of respiratory complexes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS vol. 1817, S139-S139.  
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW, Liu LN, Bryan SJ, Leake MC, Nixon PJ and Rich PR (2012). Sub-micron scale distribution of electron transport compelxes in bacterial membranes, and its influence on electron transfer pathways. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS vol. 1817, S149-S150.  
01-01-2012

2011

Relevant PublicationMerino-Puerto V, Mariscal V, Schwarz H, Maldener I, Mullineaux CW, Herrero A and Flores E (2011). FraH is required for reorganization of intracellular membranes during heterocyst differentiation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. J Bacteriol vol. 193 (24), 6815-6823.  
01-12-2011
Relevant PublicationDartnell LR, Storrie-Lombardi MC, Mullineaux CW, Ruban AV, Wright G, Griffiths AD, Muller J-P and Ward JM (2011). Degradation of cyanobacterial biosignatures by ionizing radiation. Astrobiology vol. 11 (10), 997-1016.  
01-12-2011
Relevant PublicationMerino-Puerto V, Schwarz H, Maldener I, Mariscal V, Mullineaux CW, Herrero A and Flores E (2011). FraC/FraD-dependent intercellular molecular exchange in the filaments of a heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. Mol Microbiol vol. 82 (1), 87-98.  
01-10-2011
Relevant PublicationRexroth S, Mullineaux CW, Ellinger D, Sendtko E, Rögner M and Koenig F (2011). The plasma membrane of the cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus contains segregated bioenergetic domains. Plant Cell vol. 23 (6), 2379-2390.  
01-06-2011
Relevant PublicationJohnson MP, Goral TK, Duffy CDP, Brain APR, Mullineaux CW and Ruban AV (2011). Photoprotective energy dissipation involves the reorganization of photosystem II light-harvesting complexes in the grana membranes of spinach chloroplasts. Plant Cell vol. 23 (4), 1468-1479.  
01-04-2011
Relevant PublicationMariscal V, Herrero A, Nenninger A, Mullineaux CW and Flores E (2011). Functional dissection of the three-domain SepJ protein joining the cells in cyanobacterial trichomes. Mol Microbiol vol. 79 (4), 1077-1088.  
01-02-2011
Relevant PublicationBryan SJ, Burroughs NJ, Evered C, Sacharz J, Nenninger A, Mullineaux CW and Spence EM (2011). Loss of the SPHF homologue Slr1768 leads to a catastrophic failure in the maintenance of thylakoid membranes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PLoS One vol. 6 (5) 
01-01-2011

2010

Relevant PublicationNenninger A, Mastroianni G and Mullineaux CW (2010). Size dependence of protein diffusion in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol vol. 192 (18), 4535-4540.  
01-09-2010
Relevant PublicationGoral TK, Johnson MP, Brain APR, Kirchhoff H, Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW (2010). Visualizing the mobility and distribution of chlorophyll proteins in higher plant thylakoid membranes: effects of photoinhibition and protein phosphorylation. PLANT J vol. 62 (6), 948-959.  
01-06-2010
Relevant PublicationMerino-Puerto V, Mariscal V, Mullineaux CW, Herrero A and Flores E (2010). Fra proteins influencing filament integrity, diazotrophy and localization of septal protein SepJ in the heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. MOL MICROBIOL vol. 75 (5), 1159-1170.  
01-03-2010
Relevant PublicationMerino-Puerto V, Mariscal V, Mullineaux CW, Herrero A and Flores E (2010). Fra proteins influencing filament integrity, diazotrophy and localization of septal protein SepJ in the heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Mol Microbiol 
05-01-2010

2009

Relevant PublicationDong C, Tang A, Zhao J, Mullineaux CW, Shen G and Bryant DA (2009). ApcD is necessary for efficient energy transfer from phycobilisomes to photosystem I and helps to prevent photoinhibition in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1787 (9), 1122-1128.  
01-09-2009
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Stanewsky R (2009). The rolex and the hourglass: a simplified circadian clock in prochlorococcus? J Bacteriol vol. 191 (17), 5333-5335.  
01-09-2009
Relevant PublicationKirchhoff H, Haferkamp S, Mullineaux C and Albertsson P (2009). Significance of protein order in thylakoid membranes for photosynthetic energy conversion. 
01-07-2009
Relevant PublicationKondo K, Mullineaux CW and Ikeuchi M (2009). Distinct roles of CpcG1-phycobilisome and CpcG2-phycobilisome in state transitions in a cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynth Res vol. 99 (3), 217-225.  
01-03-2009
Relevant PublicationKana R, Prásil O and Mullineaux CW (2009). Immobility of phycobilins in the thylakoid lumen of a cryptophyte suggests that protein diffusion in the lumen is very restricted. FEBS Lett vol. 583 (4), 670-674.  
18-02-2009
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Kirchhoff H (2009). Role of Lipids in the Dynamics of Thylakoid Membranes. Lipids in Photosynthesis  283-294.  
01-01-2009

2008

Relevant PublicationLenn T, Leake MC and Mullineaux CW (2008). Clustering and dynamics of cytochrome bd-I complexes in the Escherichia coli plasma membrane in vivo. Mol Microbiol vol. 70 (6), 1397-1407.  
01-12-2008
Relevant PublicationLenn T, Leake MC and Mullineaux CW (2008). Are Escherichia coli OXPHOS complexes concentrated in specialized zones within the plasma membrane? Biochem Soc Trans vol. 36 (Pt 5), 1032-1036.  
01-10-2008
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW, Mariscal V, Nenninger A, Khanum H, Herrero A, Flores E and Adams DG (2008). Mechanism of intercellular molecular exchange in heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria. EMBO J vol. 27 (9), 1299-1308.  
07-05-2008
Relevant PublicationKirchhoff H, Haferkamp S, Allen JF, Epstein DBA and Mullineaux CW (2008). Protein diffusion and macromolecular crowding in thylakoid membranes. PLANT PHYSIOL vol. 146 (4), 1571-1578.  
01-04-2008
Relevant PublicationCogdell R and Mullineaux C (2008). Photosynthetic light harvesting - Introduction. PHOTOSYNTH RES vol. 95 (2-3), 117-117.  
01-02-2008
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2008). Phycobilisome-reaction centre interaction in cyanobacteria. 
01-02-2008
Relevant PublicationCogdell R and Mullineaux C (2008). Introduction: a selection of work from the recent Satellite Meeting on Photosynthetic Light Harvesting. Photosynthesis research vol. 95 (2-3) 
01-01-2008
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2008). Factors controlling the mobility of photosynthetic proteins. Photochem Photobiol vol. 84 (6), 1310-1316.  
01-01-2008

2007

Relevant PublicationHaferkamp S, Haase W, van Amerongen H, Mullineaux CW and Kirchhoff H (2007). Molecular crowding and photosynthetic energy transformation. 
01-07-2007
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2007). Localization and Mobility of Bacterial Proteins by Confocal Microscopy and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching. 
21-05-2007
Relevant PublicationKirchoff H, Haferkamp S, Mullineaux C and van Amerongen H (2007). Significance of molecular crowding for the functional protein organisation in grana membranes. PHOTOSYNTH RES vol. 91 (2-3), 212-212.  
01-02-2007
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Kirchhoff H (2007). Using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching to measure lipid diffusion in membranes. Methods Mol Biol vol. 400, 267-275.  
01-01-2007
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2007). Localization and mobility of bacterial proteins by confocal microscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. Methods Mol Biol vol. 390, 3-15.  
01-01-2007
Relevant PublicationMULLINEAUX CW and Kirchoff H (2007). Using Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching to measure lipid diffusion in membranes. Methods in membrane lipids , Editors: Dopico A. 267-275.  
01-01-2007
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2007). Localization and Mobility of Bacterial Proteins by Confocal Microscopy and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching. Protein Targeting Protocols  3-16.  
01-01-2007

2006

Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW, Nenninger A, Ray N and Robinson C (2006). Diffusion of green fluorescent protein in three cell environments in Escherichia coli. J BACTERIOL vol. 188 (10), 3442-3448.  
01-05-2006
Relevant PublicationSarcina M, Bouzovitis N and Mullineaux CW (2006). Mobilization of photosystem II induced by intense red light in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp PCC7942. Plant Cell vol. 18 (2), 457-464.  
01-02-2006
Relevant PublicationKomenda J, Barker M, Kuvikova S, de Vries R, Mullineaux CW, Tichy M and Nixon PJ (2006). The FtsH protease slr0228 is important for quality control of photosystem II in the thylakoid membrane of Synechocystis sp PCC 6803. J BIOL CHEM vol. 281 (2), 1145-1151.  
13-01-2006

2005

Relevant PublicationVeerman J, Bentley FK, Eaton-Rye JJ, Mullineaux CW, Vasil'ev S and Bruce D (2005). The PsbU subunit of photosystem II stabilizes energy transfer and primary photochemistry in the phycobilisome - Photosystem II assembly of Synechocystis sp PCC 6803. BIOCHEMISTRY-US vol. 44 (51), 16939-16948.  
27-12-2005
Relevant PublicationMussgnug JH, Wobbe L, Elles I, Claus C, Hamilton M, Fink A, Kahmann U, Kapazoglou A, Mullineaux CW, Hippler M, Nickelsen J, Nixon PJ and Kruse O (2005). NAB1 is an RNA binding protein involved in the light-regulated differential expression of the light-harvesting antenna of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT CELL vol. 17 (12), 3409-3421.  
01-12-2005
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2005). Function and evolution of grana. TRENDS PLANT SCI vol. 10 (11), 521-525.  
01-11-2005
Relevant PublicationJoshua S and Mullineaux CW (2005). The rpaC gene product regulates phycobilisome-photosystem II interaction in cyanobacteria. Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1709 (1), 58-68.  
15-08-2005
Relevant PublicationMorrison SS, Mullineaux CW and Ashby MK (2005). The influence of acetyl phosphate on DspA signalling in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. BMC Microbiol vol. 5 
02-08-2005
Relevant PublicationJoshua S, Bailey S, Mann NH and Mullineaux CW (2005). Involvement of phycobilisome diffusion in energy quenching in cyanobacteria. PLANT PHYSIOL vol. 138 (3), 1577-1585.  
01-07-2005
Relevant PublicationRay N, Nenninger A, Mullineaux CW and Robinson C (2005). Location and mobility of twin arginine translocase subunits in the Escherichia coli plasma membrane. J Biol Chem vol. 280 (18), 17961-17968.  
06-05-2005
Relevant PublicationMullineaux C (2005). Probing the dynamics of bacterial membranes in vivo with FRAP. 
01-01-2005
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Emlyn-Jones D (2005). State transitions: an example of acclimation to low-light stress. J Exp Bot vol. 56 (411), 389-393.  
01-01-2005

2004

Relevant PublicationAspinwall CL, Duncan J, Bibby T, Mullineaux CW and Barber J (2004). The trimeric organisation of photosystem I is not necessary for the iron-stress induced CP43' protein to functionally associate with this reaction centre. FEBS Lett vol. 574 (1-3), 126-130.  
10-09-2004
Relevant PublicationSarcina M and Mullineaux CW (2004). Mobility of the IsiA chlorophyll-binding protein in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes. J Biol Chem vol. 279 (35), 36514-36518.  
27-08-2004
Relevant PublicationJoshua S and Mullineaux CW (2004). Phycobilisome diffusion is required for light-state transitions in cyanobacteria. Plant Physiol vol. 135 (4), 2112-2119.  
01-08-2004
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2004). FRAP analysis of photosynthetic membranes. J EXP BOT vol. 55 (400), 1207-1211.  
01-05-2004
Relevant PublicationAllen JF and Mullineaux CW (2004). Probing the mechanism of state transitions in oxygenic photosynthesis by chlorophyll fluorescence spectroscopy, kinetics and imaging. Chlorophyll fluorescence – a signature of photosynthesis , Editors: Papageorgiou , G and Govindjee . 447-461.  
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationMULLINEAUX CW and Sarcina M (2004). Photosystem II mobilisation and redistribution induced by high light: visualising the PSII repair cycle in vivo? 13th International Congress on Photosynthesis Montreal, Canada 30 Aug 2004 - 3 Sep 2004
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationAspinwall CL, Sarcina M and Mullineaux CW (2004). Phycobilisome mobility in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp PCC7942 is influenced by the trimerisation of Photosystem I. PHOTOSYNTH RES vol. 79 (2), 179-187.  
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationALLEN JF and MULLINEAUX CW (2004). Probing the mechanism of state transitions in oxygenic photosynthesis by chlorophyll fluorescence spectroscopy, kinetics and imaging. Chlorophyll a fluorescence : a signature of photosynthesis , Editors: Papageorgiou , GC and Govindjee . 447-461.  
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationNixon PJ and MULLINEAUX CW (2004). Regulation of photosynthetic electron transport. Regulation of Photosynthesis , Editors: Aro E-M and Andersson B. 533-555.  
01-01-2004

2003

Relevant PublicationSarcina M, Murata N, Tobin MJ and Mullineaux CW (2003). Lipid diffusion in the thylakoid membranes of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.: effect of fatty acid desaturation. FEBS LETT vol. 553 (3), 295-298.  
23-10-2003
Relevant PublicationSteglich C, Mullineaux CW, Teuchner K, Hess WR and Lokstein H (2003). Photophysical properties of Prochlorococcus marinus SS120 divinyl chlorophylls and phycoerythrin in vitro and in vivo. FEBS Lett vol. 553 (1-2), 79-84.  
09-10-2003
Relevant PublicationSilva P, Thompson E, Bailey S, Kruse O, Mullineaux CW, Robinson C, Mann NH and Nixon PJ (2003). FtsH is involved in the early stages of repair of photosystem II in Synechocystis sp PCC 6803. PLANT CELL vol. 15 (9), 2152-2164.  
01-09-2003
Relevant PublicationSpence E, Sarcina M, Ray N, Moller SG, Mullineaux CW and Robinson C (2003). Membrane-specific targeting of green fluorescent protein by the Tat pathway in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803. MOL MICROBIOL vol. 48 (6), 1481-1489.  
01-06-2003

2002

Relevant PublicationAshby MK, Houmard J and Mullineaux CW (2002). The ycf27 genes from cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae: distribution and implications for chloroplast evolution. FEMS Microbiol Lett vol. 214 (1), 25-30.  
27-08-2002
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Sarcina M (2002). Probing the dynamics of photosynthetic membranes with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. TRENDS PLANT SCI vol. 7 (6), 237-240.  
01-06-2002
Relevant PublicationBailey S, Thompson E, Nixon PJ, Horton P, Mullineaux CW, Robinson C and Mann NH (2002). A critical role for the Var2 FtsH homologue of Arabidopsis thaliana in the photosystem II repair cycle in vivo. J BIOL CHEM vol. 277 (3), 2006-2011.  
18-01-2002
Relevant PublicationMULLINEAUX CW, Bowmaker JK and Douglas RH (2002). A possible retinal longwave detecting system in a myctophid fish without far-red bioluminescence; evidence for a sensory arms race in the deep-sea., Editors: Stanley PE and Kricka LJ. 12th International Symposium on Bioluminescence (BL) and Chemiluminescence (CL)
01-01-2002
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Sarcina M (2002). Mobility of proteins and lipids in the photosynthetic membranes of cyanobacteria., Editors: Templer RH and Leatherbarrow R. 
01-01-2002

2001

Relevant PublicationSarcina M, Tobin MJ and Mullineaux CW (2001). Diffusion of phycobilisomes on the thylakoid membranes of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 7942 - Effects of phycobilisome size, temperature, and membrane lipid composition. J BIOL CHEM vol. 276 (50), 46830-46834.  
14-12-2001
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW (2001). How do cyanobacteria sense and respond to light? Mol Microbiol vol. 41 (5), 965-971.  
01-09-2001
Relevant PublicationBailey S, Silva P, Nixon P, Mullineaux C, Robinson C and Mann N (2001). Auxiliary functions in photosynthesis: the role of the FtsH protease. Biochem Soc Trans vol. 29 (Pt 4), 455-459.  
01-08-2001
Relevant PublicationSilva P, Bailey S, Mullineaux CW, Robinson C, Mann NH and Nixon PJ (2001). Identification of a protease involved in the repair of photosystem two in Synechocystis 6803. Biochemical Society Transactions, Portland Press vol. 29 (3), a67-a67.  
01-06-2001
Relevant PublicationBailey S, Thompson EP, Mullineaux CW, Nixon P, Robinson C and Mann NH (2001). Var2 mutation in Arabidopsis affects D1 degradation. Biochemical Society Transactions, Portland Press vol. 29 (3), a67-a67.  
01-06-2001

2000

Relevant PublicationLaw AE, Mullineaux CW, Hirst EMA, Saldanha J and Wilson RJM (2000). Bacterial orthologues indicate the malarial plastid gene ycf24 is essential. PROTIST vol. 151 (4), 317-327.  
01-12-2000

1997

Relevant PublicationConnelly JP, Muller MG, Hucke M, Gatzen G, Mullineaux CW, Ruban AV, Horton P and Holzwarth AR (1997). Ultrafast spectroscopy of trimeric light-harvesting complex II from higher plants. J PHYS CHEM B vol. 101 (10), 1902-1909.  
06-03-1997

1994

Relevant PublicationMULLINEAUX CW, RUBAN AV and HORTON P (1994). PROMPT HEAT RELEASE ASSOCIATED WITH DELTA-PH-DEPENDENT QUENCHING IN SPINACH THYLAKOID MEMBRANES. BBA-BIOENERGETICS vol. 1185 (1), 119-123.  
29-03-1994

1990

Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Allen JF (1990). State-1-State-2 Transitions in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301 Are Controlled by the Redox State of Electron Carriers between Photosystem-I and Photosystem-Ii. Photosynthesis Research, Springer Netherlands vol. 23 (3), 297-311.  
01-01-1990
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW, Bittersmann E, Allen JF and Holzwarth AR (1990). Picosecond Time-Resolved Fluorescence Emission-Spectra Indicate Decreased Energy-Transfer from the Phycobilisome to Photosystem-Ii in Light-State-2 in the Cyanobacterium-Synechococcus 6301. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta vol. 1015 (2), 231-242.  
01-01-1990

1989

Relevant PublicationSolymosi P and Lehoczki E (1989). Co-Resistance of Atrazine-Resistant Chenopodium and Amaranthus Biotypes to other Photosystem II Inhibiting Herbicides. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, De Gruyter vol. 44 (1-2), 119-127.  
01-02-1989
Relevant PublicationAllen JF, Mullineaux CW, Sanders CE and Melis A (1989). State Transitions, Photosystem Stoichiometry Adjustment and Non-Photochemical Quenching in Cyanobacterial Cells Acclimated to Light Absorbed by Photosystem-I or Photosystem-Ii. Photosynthesis Research vol. 22 (2), 157-166.  
01-01-1989

1988

Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Allen JF (1988). Fluorescence Induction Transients Indicate Dissociation of Photosystem-Ii from the Phycobilisome During the State-2 Transition in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta vol. 934 (1), 96-107.  
01-01-1988

1986

Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW, Boult M, Sanders CE and Allen JF (1986). Fluorescence Induction Transients Indicate Altered Absorption Cross-Section During Light-State Transitions in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta vol. 851 (1), 147-150.  
01-01-1986
Relevant PublicationMullineaux CW and Allen JF (1986). The State-2 Transition in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus-6301 Can Be Driven by Respiratory Electron Flow into the Plastoquinone Pool. Febs Letters, Elsevier/Science Direct vol. 205 (1), 155-160.  
01-01-1986
Relevant PublicationAllen JF, Holmes NG, Mullineaux CW and Sanders CE (1986). More on Thylakoid Membrane Stacking. Trends in Biochemical Sciences vol. 11 (8), 320-320.  
01-01-1986

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology
solid heart iconPhotosynthesis on Alien Worlds: What might it look like, and can it be detected?
Christopher Duffy, Edward Gillen, Conrad Mullineaux and Thomas James Haworth
£161,373 Leverhulme Trust (01-09-2023 - 31-08-2026)
solid heart iconMembrane protein targeting and assembly in cyanobacteria
Conrad Mullineaux
£456,448 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-03-2022 - 31-10-2025)


solid heart iconA confocal microscope for multidisciplinary dynamic studies of complex biological systems
Conrad Mullineaux, Caroline Brennan, Alexandre De Mendoza Soler, Viji Draviam Sastry, Maurice Elphick, Christoph Engl, Maria Isabel Palacios De Castro, Matteo Palma, Marina Resmini, Alexander Ruban, Peter Thorpe, Angelika Stollewerk, Jose Martin Duran, Paulo Baptista Ribeiro, Susana Alves Godinho, Richard Grose, Stephanie Kermorgant, Peter McCormick and Tyson Sharp
£390,834 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-08-2022 - 31-07-2023)
solid heart iconFlocculation in cyanobacteria: from mechanism to ecology
Conrad Mullineaux and Mark Trimmer
£201,021 Leverhulme Trust (01-05-2020 - 10-04-2024)