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 PublicationRNA-FISH as a probe for heterogeneity at the cellular and subcellular levels in cyanobacteria
Mullineaux CW, Wang K and Mahbub M
Frontiers in Photobiology, Frontiers vol. 2 
23-12-2024
Relevant PublicationDoes mRNA targeting explain gene retention in chloroplasts?
Hess W, Wilde A and Mullineaux C
Trends in Plant Science, Cell Press 
23-10-2024
Relevant PublicationmRNA localization and thylakoid protein biogenesis in the filamentous heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
Mullineaux C
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society For Microbiology 
27-09-2024
Relevant PublicationOptimizing photosynthetic light-harvesting under stars: simple and general antenna models
Chitnavis S, Gray C, Rousouli I, Gillen E, Mullineaux CW, Haworth TJ and Duffy CDP
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 162 (1), 75-92.  
10-09-2024
Relevant PublicationLighting the way: Compelling open questions in photosynthesis research
Eckardt 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.
The Plant Cell, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 36 (10), 3914-3943.  
22-07-2024

2023

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

2022

Relevant PublicationCP12 fine-tunes the Calvin-Benson cycle and carbohydrate metabolism in cyanobacteria.
Lucius S, Theune M, Arrivault S, Hildebrandt S, Mullineaux CW, Gutekunst K and Hagemann M
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 13, 1028794-1028794.  
11-10-2022
Relevant PublicationA kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging roles
Arshad 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.
Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 189 (3), 1204-1219.  
21-04-2022
Relevant PublicationChapter 8 Improving the transport of electrons
Mullineaux CW
In Photosynthesis in Action, Elsevier 161-174.  
01-01-2022

2021

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

2020

Relevant PublicationThe Role of the Cyanobacterial Type IV Pilus Machinery in Finding and Maintaining a Favourable Environment
Conradi FD, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A
Life, Mdpi vol. 10 (11) 
23-10-2020
Relevant PublicationmRNA localization, reaction centre biogenesis and thylakoid membrane targeting in cyanobacteria
Mahbub 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
Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 6 (9), 1179-1191.  
01-09-2020
Relevant PublicationMembrane Dynamics in Phototrophic Bacteria.
Mullineaux CW and Liu L-N
Annual Review of Microbiology, Annual Reviews 
20-07-2020
Relevant PublicationStructural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery
Zhao L-S, Huokko T, Wilson S, Simpson DM, Wang Q, Ruban AV, Mullineaux CW, Zhang Y-Z and Liu L-N
Nature Plants vol. 6 (7), 869-882.  
13-07-2020
Relevant PublicationLoss of Filamentous Multicellularity in Cyanobacteria: the Extremophile Gloeocapsopsis sp. Strain UTEX B3054 Retained Multicellular Features at the Genomic and Behavioral Levels
Urrejola C, von Dassow P, van den Engh G, Salas L, Mullineaux CW, Vicuña R and Sánchez-Baracaldo P
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society For Microbiology vol. 202 (12), 10.1128/jb.00514-10.1128/jb.00519.  
27-05-2020

2019

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

2018

Relevant PublicationCyanobacterial Septal Junctions: Properties and Regulation.
Flores E, Nieves-Morión M and Mullineaux CW
Life (Basel) vol. 9 (1) 
20-12-2018
Relevant PublicationCorrigendum 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].
Llorente-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
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1859 (2), 164-164.  
01-02-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationHow bacteria keep proteins moving.
Mullineaux CW
Elife, Elife Sciences Publications Ltd vol. 6 
12-12-2017
Relevant PublicationLight-Controlled Motility in Prokaryotes and the Problem of Directional Light Perception
Wilde A and MULLINEAUX CW
Fems Microbiology Reviews, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
18-10-2017
Relevant PublicationDissecting the native architecture and dynamics of cyanobacterial photosynthetic machinery
Casella S, Huang F, Mason D, Zhao G-Y, Johnson GN, MULLINEAUX CW and Liu L-N
Molecular Plant, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
07-10-2017
Relevant PublicationRole of Two Cell Wall Amidases in Septal Junction and Nanopore Formation in the Multicellular Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120
Bornikoel J, Carrion A, Fan Q, Flores E, Forchhammer K, Mariscal V, MULLINEAUX CW, Perez R, Silber N, Wolk CP and Maldener I
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Frontiers Media vol. 7 
05-09-2017
Relevant PublicationClassic Spotlights: Selected Highlights from the First 100 Years of the Journal of Bacteriology.
Armitage 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
J Bacteriol vol. 199 (13) 
01-07-2017
Relevant PublicationBiomining for Mother Nature's Superlenses
Monks JN, Yan B, Hawkins N, Vollrath F, Conradi F, Mullineaux C and Wang Z
2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)., 1-1.  
01-06-2017
Relevant PublicationCyanobacteria in motion
Schuergers N, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Elsevier vol. 37, 109-115.  
01-05-2017
Relevant PublicationSpecific Glucoside Transporters Influence Septal Structure and Function in the Filamentous, Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120
Nieves-Morión M, Lechno-Yossef S, López-Igual R, Frías JE, Mariscal V, Nürnberg DJ, Mullineaux CW, Wolk CP and Flores E
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society For Microbiology vol. 199 (7), 10.1128/jb.00876-10.1128/jb.00816.  
14-03-2017
Relevant PublicationMolecular Diffusion through Cyanobacterial Septal Junctions.
Nieves-Morión M, Mullineaux CW and Flores E
Mbio vol. 8 (1) 
03-01-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationHydrocarbons Are Essential for Optimal Cell Size, Division, and Growth of Cyanobacteria.
Lea-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
Plant Physiol vol. 172 (3), 1928-1940.  
01-11-2016
Relevant PublicationClassic Spotlight: Green Fluorescent Protein in Bacillus subtilis and the Birth of Bacterial Cell Biology.
Mullineaux CW
J Bacteriol vol. 198 (16), 2141-2141.  
15-08-2016
Relevant PublicationClassic Spotlight: to the Periplasm and Beyond-Protein Secretion in Escherichia coli.
Mullineaux CW
J Bacteriol vol. 198 (15), 2017-2017.  
01-08-2016
Relevant PublicationIn vivo imaging of the supramolecular organisation of Escherichia coli OxPhos complexes
Burschel S, Erhardt H, Mullineaux C, Leake M and Friedrich T
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics vol. 1857, e85-e85.  
01-08-2016
Relevant PublicationEfficient targeting of recombinant proteins to the thylakoid lumen in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using a bacterial Tat signal peptide
Zedler JAZ, Mullineaux CW and Robinson C
Algal Research, Elsevier vol. 19, 57-62.  
26-07-2016
Relevant PublicationOverexpression of SepJ alters septal morphology and heterocyst pattern regulated by diffusible signals in Anabaena
Mariscal V, Nürnberg DJ, Herrero A, Mullineaux CW and Flores E
Molecular Microbiology, Wiley: 12 Months vol. 101 (6), 968-981.  
18-07-2016
Relevant PublicationClassic Spotlight: Dynamics of the Bacterial Cytoplasm
Mullineaux CW
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society For Microbiology vol. 198 (8), 1183-1183.  
31-03-2016
Relevant PublicationPhotosynthesis: Rewiring an angiosperm
Mullineaux CW
Nature Plants, Springer Nature vol. 2 (3) 
02-03-2016
Relevant PublicationPreface to BBA special issue: “Organisation and dynamics of bioenergetic systems in bacteria”
Mullineaux CW
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta, Elsevier vol. 1857 (3) 
08-01-2016
Relevant PublicationCyanobacteria use micro-optics to sense light direction
Schuergers N, Lenn T, Kampmann R, Meissner MV, Esteves T, Temerinac-Ott M, Korvink JG, Lowe AR, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A
Elife, Elife vol. 5 
01-01-2016
Relevant PublicationMembrane Organisation and Electron Transport Switches in Cyanobacteria
Mullineaux CW and Lenn T
In Redox Proteins in Supercomplexes and Signalosomes 239-254.  
01-01-2016

2015

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

2014

Relevant PublicationBacteria in Solitary Confinement
Mullineaux CW
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society For Microbiology vol. 197 (4), 670-671.  
08-12-2014
Relevant PublicationTracing the path of a prokaryotic paracrine signal.
Mullineaux CW and Nürnberg DJ
Mol Microbiol vol. 94 (6), 1208-1212.  
01-12-2014
Relevant PublicationLocalisation and interactions of the Vipp1 protein in cyanobacteria.
Bryan 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
Mol Microbiol vol. 94 (5), 1179-1195.  
13-10-2014
Relevant PublicationSubcellular localization and clues for the function of the HetN factor influencing heterocyst distribution in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120.
Corrales-Guerrero L, Mariscal V, Nürnberg DJ, Elhai J, Mullineaux CW, Flores E and Herrero A
J Bacteriol vol. 196 (19), 3452-3460.  
01-10-2014
Relevant PublicationPhycobilisome Mobility and Its Role in the Regulation of Light Harvesting in Red Algae.
Kaňa R, Kotabová E, Lukeš M, Papáček S, Matonoha C, Liu L-N, Prášil O and Mullineaux CW
Plant Physiol vol. 165 (4), 1618-1631.  
01-08-2014
Relevant PublicationDelocalised electron transport and chemiosmosis in Escherichia coli
Mullineaux CW, Lenn T, Llorente-Garcia I, Erhardt H, Harriman OL, Liu L-N, Friedrich T and Leake MC
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837 
01-07-2014
Relevant PublicationIn vivo imaging of the supramolecular organization of Escherichia coli OxPhos complexes
Burschel S, Erhardt H, Mullineaux C, Leake M and Friedrich T
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics, Elsevier vol. 1837 
01-07-2014
Relevant PublicationSingle-molecule in vivo imaging of bacterial respiratory complexes indicates delocalized oxidative phosphorylation.
Llorente-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
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1837 (6), 811-824.  
01-06-2014
Relevant PublicationIndependent mobility of proteins and lipids in the plasma membrane of Escherichia coli.
Nenninger A, Mastroianni G, Robson A, Lenn T, Xue Q, Leake MC and Mullineaux CW
Mol Microbiol vol. 92 (5), 1142-1153.  
01-06-2014
Relevant PublicationBinding of the RNA chaperone Hfq to the type IV pilus base is crucial for its function in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
Schuergers N, Ruppert U, Watanabe S, Nürnberg DJ, Lochnit G, Dienst D, Mullineaux CW and Wilde A
Mol Microbiol vol. 92 (4), 840-852.  
01-05-2014
Relevant PublicationCo-existence of photosynthetic and respiratory activities in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes.
Mullineaux CW
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1837 (4), 503-511.  
01-04-2014
Relevant PublicationBranching and intercellular communication in the Section V cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus, a complex multicellular prokaryote.
Nürnberg DJ, Mariscal V, Parker J, Mastroianni G, Flores E and Mullineaux CW
Mol Microbiol vol. 91 (5), 935-949.  
01-03-2014
Relevant PublicationElectron transport and light-harvesting switches in cyanobacteria.
Mullineaux CW
Front Plant Sci vol. 5 
01-01-2014
Relevant PublicationSolar powered biohydrogen production requires specific localization of the hydrogenase
Burroughs NJ, Boehm M, Eckert C, Mastroianni G, Spence EM, Yu J, Nixon PJ, Appel J, Mullineaux CW and Bryan SJ
Energy & Environmental Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 7 (11), 3791-3800.  
01-01-2014
Relevant PublicationVisualization of Cell Complexity in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Nürnberg D, Mastroianni G, Mullineaux C and McPhail G
Bio-Protocol, Bio-Protocol vol. 4 (23) 
01-01-2014
Relevant PublicationNon-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching and the Dynamics of Photosystem II Structure
Ruban AV and Mullineaux CW
In Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria, Springer Nature 373-386.  
01-01-2014

2013

Relevant Publication2-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.
Spence E, Bryan SJ, Lisfi M, Cullum J, Dunlap WC, Shick JM, Mullineaux CW and Long PF
Photosynth Res vol. 116 (1), 33-43.  
01-09-2013

2012

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

2011

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

2010

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

2009

Relevant PublicationApcD is necessary for efficient energy transfer from phycobilisomes to photosystem I and helps to prevent photoinhibition in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.
Dong C, Tang A, Zhao J, Mullineaux CW, Shen G and Bryant DA
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1787 (9), 1122-1128.  
01-09-2009
Relevant PublicationThe rolex and the hourglass: a simplified circadian clock in prochlorococcus?
Mullineaux CW and Stanewsky R
J Bacteriol vol. 191 (17), 5333-5335.  
01-09-2009
Relevant PublicationSignificance of protein order in thylakoid membranes for photosynthetic energy conversion
Kirchhoff H, Haferkamp S, Mullineaux C and Albertsson P
FEBS JOURNAL. vol. 276, 280-281.  
01-07-2009
Relevant PublicationDistinct roles of CpcG1-phycobilisome and CpcG2-phycobilisome in state transitions in a cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
Kondo K, Mullineaux CW and Ikeuchi M
Photosynth Res vol. 99 (3), 217-225.  
01-03-2009
Relevant PublicationImmobility of phycobilins in the thylakoid lumen of a cryptophyte suggests that protein diffusion in the lumen is very restricted.
Kana R, Prásil O and Mullineaux CW
Febs Lett vol. 583 (4), 670-674.  
18-02-2009
Relevant PublicationRole of Lipids in the Dynamics of Thylakoid Membranes
Mullineaux CW and Kirchhoff H
In Lipids in Photosynthesis, Springer Nature 283-294.  
01-01-2009

2008

Relevant PublicationClustering and dynamics of cytochrome bd-I complexes in the Escherichia coli plasma membrane in vivo.
Lenn T, Leake MC and Mullineaux CW
Mol Microbiol vol. 70 (6), 1397-1407.  
01-12-2008
Relevant PublicationAre Escherichia coli OXPHOS complexes concentrated in specialized zones within the plasma membrane?
Lenn T, Leake MC and Mullineaux CW
Biochem Soc Trans vol. 36 (Pt 5), 1032-1036.  
01-10-2008
Relevant PublicationMechanism of intercellular molecular exchange in heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria.
Mullineaux CW, Mariscal V, Nenninger A, Khanum H, Herrero A, Flores E and Adams DG
Embo J vol. 27 (9), 1299-1308.  
07-05-2008
Relevant PublicationProtein diffusion and macromolecular crowding in thylakoid membranes
Kirchhoff H, Haferkamp S, Allen JF, Epstein DBA and Mullineaux CW
Plant Physiol vol. 146 (4), 1571-1578.  
01-04-2008
Relevant PublicationPhotosynthetic light harvesting - Introduction
Cogdell R and Mullineaux C
Photosynth Res vol. 95 (2-3), 117-117.  
01-02-2008
Relevant PublicationPhycobilisome-reaction centre interaction in cyanobacteria
Mullineaux CW
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH. vol. 95 (2-3), 175-182.  
01-02-2008
Relevant PublicationIntroduction: a selection of work from the recent Satellite Meeting on Photosynthetic Light Harvesting.
Cogdell R and Mullineaux C
Photosynthesis Research vol. 95 (2-3) 
01-01-2008
Relevant PublicationFactors controlling the mobility of photosynthetic proteins.
Mullineaux CW
Photochem Photobiol vol. 84 (6), 1310-1316.  
01-01-2008

2007

Relevant PublicationMolecular crowding and photosynthetic energy transformation
Haferkamp S, Haase W, van Amerongen H, Mullineaux CW and Kirchhoff H
FEBS JOURNAL. vol. 274, 230-230.  
01-07-2007
Relevant PublicationLocalization and Mobility of Bacterial Proteins by Confocal Microscopy and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Mullineaux CW
, Springer Nature vol. 390, 3-16.  
21-05-2007
Relevant PublicationSignificance of molecular crowding for the functional protein organisation in grana membranes
Kirchoff H, Haferkamp S, Mullineaux C and van Amerongen H
Photosynth Res vol. 91 (2-3), 212-212.  
01-02-2007
Relevant PublicationUsing fluorescence recovery after photobleaching to measure lipid diffusion in membranes.
Mullineaux CW and Kirchhoff H
Methods Mol Biol vol. 400, 267-275.  
01-01-2007
Relevant PublicationLocalization and mobility of bacterial proteins by confocal microscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching.
Mullineaux CW
Methods Mol Biol vol. 390, 3-15.  
01-01-2007
Relevant PublicationUsing Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching to measure lipid diffusion in membranes
MULLINEAUX CW and Kirchoff H
In Methods in Membrane Lipids, Humana Press 267-275. Editors: Dopico A. 
01-01-2007
Relevant PublicationLocalization and Mobility of Bacterial Proteins by Confocal Microscopy and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Mullineaux CW
In Protein Targeting Protocols, Springer Nature 3-16.  
01-01-2007

2006

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

2005

Relevant PublicationThe PsbU subunit of photosystem II stabilizes energy transfer and primary photochemistry in the phycobilisome - Photosystem II assembly of Synechocystis sp PCC 6803
Veerman J, Bentley FK, Eaton-Rye JJ, Mullineaux CW, Vasil'ev S and Bruce D
Biochemistry-Us vol. 44 (51), 16939-16948.  
27-12-2005
Relevant PublicationNAB1 is an RNA binding protein involved in the light-regulated differential expression of the light-harvesting antenna of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Mussgnug 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
Plant Cell vol. 17 (12), 3409-3421.  
01-12-2005
Relevant PublicationFunction and evolution of grana
Mullineaux CW
Trends Plant Sci vol. 10 (11), 521-525.  
01-11-2005
Relevant PublicationThe rpaC gene product regulates phycobilisome-photosystem II interaction in cyanobacteria.
Joshua S and Mullineaux CW
Biochim Biophys Acta vol. 1709 (1), 58-68.  
15-08-2005
Relevant PublicationThe influence of acetyl phosphate on DspA signalling in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.
Morrison SS, Mullineaux CW and Ashby MK
Bmc Microbiol vol. 5 
02-08-2005
Relevant PublicationInvolvement of phycobilisome diffusion in energy quenching in cyanobacteria
Joshua S, Bailey S, Mann NH and Mullineaux CW
Plant Physiol vol. 138 (3), 1577-1585.  
01-07-2005
Relevant PublicationLocation and mobility of twin arginine translocase subunits in the Escherichia coli plasma membrane.
Ray N, Nenninger A, Mullineaux CW and Robinson C
J Biol Chem vol. 280 (18), 17961-17968.  
06-05-2005
Relevant PublicationProbing the dynamics of bacterial membranes in vivo with FRAP
Mullineaux C
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. vol. 88 (1), 26A-26A.  
01-01-2005
Relevant PublicationState transitions: an example of acclimation to low-light stress.
Mullineaux CW and Emlyn-Jones D
J Exp Bot vol. 56 (411), 389-393.  
01-01-2005

2004

Relevant PublicationThe trimeric organisation of photosystem I is not necessary for the iron-stress induced CP43' protein to functionally associate with this reaction centre.
Aspinwall CL, Duncan J, Bibby T, Mullineaux CW and Barber J
Febs Lett vol. 574 (1-3), 126-130.  
10-09-2004
Relevant PublicationMobility of the IsiA chlorophyll-binding protein in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes.
Sarcina M and Mullineaux CW
J Biol Chem vol. 279 (35), 36514-36518.  
27-08-2004
Relevant PublicationPhycobilisome diffusion is required for light-state transitions in cyanobacteria.
Joshua S and Mullineaux CW
Plant Physiol vol. 135 (4), 2112-2119.  
01-08-2004
Relevant PublicationFRAP analysis of photosynthetic membranes
Mullineaux CW
J Exp Bot vol. 55 (400), 1207-1211.  
01-05-2004
Relevant PublicationProbing the mechanism of state transitions in oxygenic photosynthesis by chlorophyll fluorescence spectroscopy, kinetics and imaging
Allen JF and Mullineaux CW
In Chlorophyll Fluorescence – a Signature of Photosynthesis, Springer 447-461. Editors: Papageorgiou , G and Govindjee . 
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationPhotosystem II mobilisation and redistribution induced by high light: visualising the PSII repair cycle in vivo?
MULLINEAUX CW and Sarcina M
13th International Congress on Photosynthesis Montreal, Canada 30 Aug 2004 - 3 Sep 2004
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationPhycobilisome mobility in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp PCC7942 is influenced by the trimerisation of Photosystem I
Aspinwall CL, Sarcina M and Mullineaux CW
Photosynth Res vol. 79 (2), 179-187.  
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationProbing the mechanism of state transitions in oxygenic photosynthesis by chlorophyll fluorescence spectroscopy, kinetics and imaging.
ALLEN JF and MULLINEAUX CW
In Chlorophyll a Fluorescence : a Signature of Photosynthesis, Springer 447-461. Editors: Papageorgiou , GC and Govindjee . 
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationRegulation of photosynthetic electron transport.
Nixon PJ and MULLINEAUX CW
In Regulation of Photosynthesis, Kluwer Academic Publishers 533-555. Editors: Aro E-M and Andersson B. 
01-01-2004

2003

Relevant PublicationLipid diffusion in the thylakoid membranes of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.: effect of fatty acid desaturation
Sarcina M, Murata N, Tobin MJ and Mullineaux CW
Febs Lett vol. 553 (3), 295-298.  
23-10-2003
Relevant PublicationPhotophysical properties of Prochlorococcus marinus SS120 divinyl chlorophylls and phycoerythrin in vitro and in vivo.
Steglich C, Mullineaux CW, Teuchner K, Hess WR and Lokstein H
Febs Lett vol. 553 (1-2), 79-84.  
09-10-2003
Relevant PublicationFtsH is involved in the early stages of repair of photosystem II in Synechocystis sp PCC 6803
Silva P, Thompson E, Bailey S, Kruse O, Mullineaux CW, Robinson C, Mann NH and Nixon PJ
Plant Cell vol. 15 (9), 2152-2164.  
01-09-2003
Relevant PublicationMembrane-specific targeting of green fluorescent protein by the Tat pathway in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803
Spence E, Sarcina M, Ray N, Moller SG, Mullineaux CW and Robinson C
Mol Microbiol vol. 48 (6), 1481-1489.  
01-06-2003

2002

Relevant PublicationThe ycf27 genes from cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae: distribution and implications for chloroplast evolution.
Ashby MK, Houmard J and Mullineaux CW
Fems Microbiol Lett vol. 214 (1), 25-30.  
27-08-2002
Relevant PublicationProbing the dynamics of photosynthetic membranes with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
Mullineaux CW and Sarcina M
Trends Plant Sci vol. 7 (6), 237-240.  
01-06-2002
Relevant PublicationA critical role for the Var2 FtsH homologue of Arabidopsis thaliana in the photosystem II repair cycle in vivo
Bailey S, Thompson E, Nixon PJ, Horton P, Mullineaux CW, Robinson C and Mann NH
J Biol Chem vol. 277 (3), 2006-2011.  
18-01-2002
Relevant PublicationA possible retinal longwave detecting system in a myctophid fish without far-red bioluminescence; evidence for a sensory arms race in the deep-sea.
MULLINEAUX CW, Bowmaker JK and Douglas RH
12th International Symposium on Bioluminescence (BL) and Chemiluminescence (CL)., 391-394. Editors: Stanley PE and Kricka LJ. 
01-01-2002
Relevant PublicationMobility of proteins and lipids in the photosynthetic membranes of cyanobacteria
Mullineaux CW and Sarcina M
BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: MEMBRANES AND PROTEINS. (283), 237-242. Editors: Templer RH and Leatherbarrow R. 
01-01-2002

2001

Relevant PublicationDiffusion of phycobilisomes on the thylakoid membranes of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 7942 - Effects of phycobilisome size, temperature, and membrane lipid composition
Sarcina M, Tobin MJ and Mullineaux CW
J Biol Chem vol. 276 (50), 46830-46834.  
14-12-2001
Relevant PublicationHow do cyanobacteria sense and respond to light?
Mullineaux CW
Mol Microbiol vol. 41 (5), 965-971.  
01-09-2001
Relevant PublicationAuxiliary functions in photosynthesis: the role of the FtsH protease.
Bailey S, Silva P, Nixon P, Mullineaux C, Robinson C and Mann N
Biochem Soc Trans vol. 29 (Pt 4), 455-459.  
01-08-2001
Relevant PublicationIdentification of a protease involved in the repair of photosystem two in Synechocystis 6803
Silva P, Bailey S, Mullineaux CW, Robinson C, Mann NH and Nixon PJ
Biochemical Society Transactions, Portland Press vol. 29 (3), a67-a67.  
01-06-2001
Relevant PublicationVar2 mutation in Arabidopsis affects D1 degradation
Bailey S, Thompson EP, Mullineaux CW, Nixon P, Robinson C and Mann NH
Biochemical Society Transactions, Portland Press vol. 29 (3), a67-a67.  
01-06-2001

2000

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

1997

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

1994

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

1990

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

1989

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

1988

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

1986

Relevant PublicationFluorescence Induction Transients Indicate Altered Absorption Cross-Section During Light-State Transitions in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301
Mullineaux CW, Boult M, Sanders CE and Allen JF
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta vol. 851 (1), 147-150.  
01-01-1986
Relevant PublicationThe State-2 Transition in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus-6301 Can Be Driven by Respiratory Electron Flow into the Plastoquinone Pool
Mullineaux CW and Allen JF
Febs Letters, Elsevier/Science Direct vol. 205 (1), 155-160.  
01-01-1986
Relevant PublicationMore on Thylakoid Membrane Stacking
Allen JF, Holmes NG, Mullineaux CW and Sanders CE
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 iconPump prime I2BC (France) QMUL (UK) photosynthetic improvement
Guy Hanke and Conrad Mullineaux
£4,118 DSIT Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
06-01-2025 - 16-03-2025
solid heart iconPhotosynthesis on Alien Worlds: What might it look like, and can it be detected?
Christopher Duffy, Edward Gillen, Conrad Mullineaux and Thomas 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, Isabel M Palacios, Matteo Palma, Marina Resmini, Alexander Ruban, Peter Thorpe, Angelika Stollewerk, Chema 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 iconSuper-Resolution Microscopy of live cells in 3D
Viji Draviam Sastry, Conrad Mullineaux, Vidya Chandran Darbari, Lakxmi Subramanian, Fabrice Caudron, Richard Pickersgill, Guy Hanke, Alexander Ruban, Peter Thorpe, Christopher Duffy, Chema Martin Duran, John Connelly, Peter McCormick, James Chapple, Vardhman Rakyan, Tyson Sharp, Susana Alves Godinho and David Lee
£369,201 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-12-2020 - 31-03-2022
solid heart iconFlocculation in cyanobacteria: from mechanism to ecology
Conrad Mullineaux and Mark Trimmer
£201,021 Leverhulme Trust
01-05-2020 - 10-04-2024
solid heart iconOrganisation, dynamics & biogenesis of a photosynthetic membrane
Conrad Mullineaux
£24,537 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-04-2018 - 31-03-2021
solid heart iconMicro-optics and Photosynthetic Light Trapping in Cyanobacteria
Conrad Mullineaux
£344,738 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-01-2017 - 31-12-2019
solid heart iconMaintenance of Photosystem 11 in Plants
Conrad Mullineaux and Christopher Duffy
£76,477 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-10-2016 - 30-09-2019
solid heart iconSolar Energy to Biomass-Optimisation of light energy conversion in plants and microalgae
Conrad Mullineaux
£341,893 EU Commission - Horizon 2020
01-03-2016 - 29-02-2020