James Barrett @james_r_barrett
Lucky to be a PDRA in the @mackinderlab. Interested in all things pyrenoid and some things phase separated. University of York Joined May 2020-
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New in Nature Communications: Our study uncovers how green algae coordinate the CO₂-concentrating mechanism and photorespiration during low CO₂ acclimation. This has implications for oceanic carbon cycling. 1/4 nature.com/articles/s4146… #Algae #Photosynthesis #ClimateScience
I am pleased to announce the opportunities in my lab for PhD candidates interested in exploring CO2 sensing in microalgae, the regulation of photosynthesis, the roles of novel chloroplast punctate structures, and chloroplast function. If you or someone you know is curious about…
New Article: "A promiscuous mechanism to phase separate eukaryotic carbon fixation in the green lineage" rdcu.be/dWVIx A key Rubisco phase-separating protein in the CO2-fixing pyrenoid of Chlorella algae. May aid in engineering CO2-supercharging pyrenoids in plants
Check out this Research Briefing for a quick overview of our work exploring Rubisco condensation by CsLinker, an intrinsically disordered protein from Chlorella. All driven by @james_r_barrett doi.org/10.1038/s41477…
The final version of our PyShell🥧🐚 paper is now online @CellCellPress. Check out how diatoms soak up 20% of the Earth's #CO2!🌏 📜 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Brilliant work by @DemulderManon, @Jorgendottir, Ginga, Aki, Giovanni, Genji, Yusuke, and all the rest of our collabs 🤗
The final version of our PyShell🥧🐚 paper is now online @CellCellPress. Check out how diatoms soak up 20% of the Earth's #CO2!🌏 📜 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Brilliant work by @DemulderManon, @Jorgendottir, Ginga, Aki, Giovanni, Genji, Yusuke, and all the rest of our collabs 🤗 https://t.co/H67A58iTQ5
Our preprint on the interplay between algal CO2 concentrating mechanism and photorespiration is now available. We have identified LCI20 as a new player in algal photorespiration that delivers amino groups for mitochondrial glycolate metabolism. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/3
We've resolved the long-debated function of periplasmic carbonic anhydrase (CAH1) in Chlamydomonas. Our study reveals its crucial role in maintaining high inorganic carbon affinity. academic.oup.com/plphys/article…
Excited to share our latest preprint! Biogenesis, engineering and function of membranes in the CO2-fixing pyrenoid biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Excited to share my first corresponding & co-first author paper with @clemens_bohm! We developed cell-free extracts from chloroplasts of various plant species for rapid prototyping, accelerating #plantSynBio in chloroplasts. 🌿 Check it out! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
Two new papers out this week! Paper #1 on developing a new #hornwort #transformation method to visualize #pyrenoids @joy_van500 @lau_gunn @JXBot @BTIscience academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-ar…
The first step on a path to C4 rice by genome editing ✂️🧬 Huge team effort from @fl_hahn @jethva10 @ritagiuliani @Cousinslab_WSU and Niels Peeters biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Where is the energy of #CO2 capture by algae coming from ? 🤔Easy answer: sun light☀️ In details: an intricate network of alternative pathways of photosynthesis generating ATP🔋, full story from our lab in @ThePlantCell academic.oup.com/plcell/advance… @carnegiescience @StanfordEnergy
Super happy to have contributed in a small way to this monumental effort by René et al.! This is a really amazing piece of work that significantly advances our ability to engineer chloroplasts.
Super happy to have contributed in a small way to this monumental effort by René et al.! This is a really amazing piece of work that significantly advances our ability to engineer chloroplasts.

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