Dr Daniel Canniffe MBiolSci, PhD

Tenure Track Fellow Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology

+44 (0)151 795 7733 Ext. 57733
Work email D.Canniffe@liverpool.ac.uk

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2023

Common loss of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria from hot and cold deserts: a case study in the Chroococcidiopsidales. (Journal article)

Antonaru, L. A., Selinger, V. M., Jung, P., Di Stefano, G., Sanderson, N. D., Barker, L., . . . Nürnberg, D. J. (2023). Common loss of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria from hot and cold deserts: a case study in the Chroococcidiopsidales.. ISME communications, 3(1), 113. doi:10.1038/s43705-023-00319-4

DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00319-4

Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. (Journal article)

Li, L., Huang, D., Hu, Y., Rudling, N. M., Canniffe, D. P., Wang, F., & Wang, Y. (2023). Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle.. Nature communications, 14(1), 6450. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-42193-7

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42193-7

2022

The role of the γ subunit in the photosystem of the lowest-energy phototrophs. (Journal article)

Namoon, D., Rudling, N. M., & Canniffe, D. P. (2022). The role of the γ subunit in the photosystem of the lowest-energy phototrophs.. The Biochemical journal, 479(24), 2449-2463. doi:10.1042/bcj20220508

DOI: 10.1042/bcj20220508

The role of the γ subunit in the photosystem of the lowest-energy phototrophs (Preprint)

DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.24.509313

Zeta-Carotene Isomerase (Z-ISO) Is Required for Light-Independent Carotenoid Biosynthesis in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Journal article)

Proctor, M. S., Morey-Burrows, F. S., Canniffe, D. P., Martin, E. C., Swainsbury, D. J. K., Johnson, M. P., . . . Hitchcock, A. (2022). Zeta-Carotene Isomerase (Z-ISO) Is Required for Light-Independent Carotenoid Biosynthesis in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. MICROORGANISMS, 10(9). doi:10.3390/microorganisms10091730

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091730

Structural basis for the assembly and quinone transport mechanisms of the dimeric photosynthetic RC-LH1 supercomplex (Journal article)

Cao, P., Bracun, L., Yamagata, A., Christianson, B. M., Negami, T., Zou, B., . . . Liu, L. -N. (2022). Structural basis for the assembly and quinone transport mechanisms of the dimeric photosynthetic RC-LH1 supercomplex. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 13(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29563-3

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29563-3

The terminal enzymes of (bacterio)chlorophyll biosynthesis. (Journal article)

Proctor, M. S., Sutherland, G. A., Canniffe, D. P., & Hitchcock, A. (2022). The terminal enzymes of (bacterio)chlorophyll biosynthesis.. Royal Society open science, 9(5), 211903. doi:10.1098/rsos.211903

DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211903

2021

Structural basis for the assembly and electron transport mechanisms of the dimeric photosynthetic RC–LH1 supercomplex (Preprint)

DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.17.473239

Photosynthesis | Carotenoids in Photosynthesis – Structure and Biosynthesis (Chapter)

Canniffe, D. P., & Hitchcock, A. (2021). Photosynthesis | Carotenoids in Photosynthesis – Structure and Biosynthesis. In Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry III (pp. 163-185). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819460-7.00087-6

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819460-7.00087-6

Cryo-EM structure of the photosynthetic RC-LH1-PufX supercomplex at 2.8-Å resolution (Journal article)

Bracun, L., Yamagata, A., Christianson, B. M., Terada, T., Canniffe, D. P., Shirouzu, M., & Liu, L. -N. (2021). Cryo-EM structure of the photosynthetic RC-LH1-PufX supercomplex at 2.8-Å resolution. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 7(25). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abf8864

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf8864

Structures of Rhodopseudomonas palustris RC-LH1 complexes with open or closed quinone channels (Journal article)

Swainsbury, D. J. K., Qian, P., Jackson, P. J., Faries, K. M., Niedzwiedzki, D. M., Martin, E. C., . . . Hunter, C. N. (2021). Structures of Rhodopseudomonas palustris RC-LH1 complexes with open or closed quinone channels. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 7(3). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abe2631

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe2631

2020

Xanthophyll carotenoids stabilise the association of cyanobacterial chlorophyll synthase with the LHC-like protein HliD (Journal article)

Proctor, M. S., Pazdernik, M., Jackson, P. J., Pilny, J., Martin, E. C., Dickman, M. J., . . . Hitchcock, A. (2020). Xanthophyll carotenoids stabilise the association of cyanobacterial chlorophyll synthase with the LHC-like protein HliD. BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 477(20), 4021-4036. doi:10.1042/BCJ20200561

DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20200561

Unfolding pathway and intermolecular interactions of the cytochrome subunit in the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center (Journal article)

Miller, L. C., Zhao, L., Canniffe, D. P., Martin, D., & Liu, L. -N. (2020). Unfolding pathway and intermolecular interactions of the cytochrome subunit in the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1861(8). doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148204

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148204

A photosynthetic antenna complex foregoes unity carotenoid-to-bacteriochlorophyll energy transfer efficiency to ensure photoprotection (Journal article)

Niedzwiedzki, D. M., Swainsbury, D. J. K., Canniffe, D. P., Hunter, C. N., & Hitchcock, A. (2020). A photosynthetic antenna complex foregoes unity carotenoid-to-bacteriochlorophyll energy transfer efficiency to ensure photoprotection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 117(12), 6502-6508. doi:10.1073/pnas.1920923117

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1920923117

Progress and challenges in engineering cyanobacteria as chassis for light-driven biotechnology (Journal article)

Hitchcock, A., Hunter, C. N., & Canniffe, D. P. (2020). Progress and challenges in engineering cyanobacteria as chassis for light-driven biotechnology. MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 13(2), 363-367. doi:10.1111/1751-7915.13526

DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13526

Composition, Organisation and Function of Purple Photosynthetic Machinery (Chapter)

Miller, L. C., Martin, D. S., Liu, L. -N., & Canniffe, D. P. (2020). Composition, Organisation and Function of Purple Photosynthetic Machinery. In Microbial Photosynthesis (pp. 73-114). Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3110-1_4

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-3110-1_4

2019

Engineering of B800 bacteriochlorophyll binding site specificity in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides LH2 antenna (Journal article)

Swainsbury, D. J. K., Faries, K. M., Niedzwiedzki, D. M., Martin, E. C., Flinders, A. J., Canniffe, D. P., . . . Hunter, C. N. (2019). Engineering of B800 bacteriochlorophyll binding site specificity in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides LH2 antenna. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1860(3), 209-223. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.11.008

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.11.008

Characterization of chlorophyll f synthase heterologously produced in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. (Journal article)

Shen, G., Canniffe, D. P., Ho, M. -Y., Kurashov, V., van der Est, A., Golbeck, J. H., & Bryant, D. A. (2019). Characterization of chlorophyll f synthase heterologously produced in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.. Photosynthesis research. doi:10.1007/s11120-018-00610-9

DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-00610-9

Biosynthesis of chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls in green bacteria (Chapter)

Thweatt, J. L., Canniffe, D. P., & Bryant, D. A. (2019). Biosynthesis of chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls in green bacteria. In METABOLISM, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANT TETRAPYRROLES: INTRODUCTION, MICROBIAL AND EUKARYOTIC CHLOROPHYLL SYNTHESIS AND CATABOLISM (Vol. 90, pp. 35-89). doi:10.1016/bs.abr.2019.03.002

DOI: 10.1016/bs.abr.2019.03.002

2018

A paralog of a bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis enzyme catalyzes the formation of 1,2-dihydrocarotenoids in green sulfur bacteria (Journal article)

Canniffe, D. P., Thweatt, J. L., Chew, A. G. M., Hunter, C. N., & Bryant, D. A. (2018). A paralog of a bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis enzyme catalyzes the formation of 1,2-dihydrocarotenoids in green sulfur bacteria. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 293(39), 15233-15242. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA118.004672

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.004672

15N photo-CIDNP MAS NMR analysis of reaction centers of Chloracidobacterium thermophilum (Journal article)

Zill, J. C., He, Z., Tank, M., Ferlez, B. H., Canniffe, D. P., Lahav, Y., . . . Matysik, J. (2018). 15N photo-CIDNP MAS NMR analysis of reaction centers of Chloracidobacterium thermophilum. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, 137(2), 295-305. doi:10.1007/s11120-018-0504-1

DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0504-1

Engineered biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll g(F) in Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Journal article)

Ortega-Ramos, M., Canniffe, D. P., Radle, M. I., Hunter, C. N., Bryant, D. A., & Golbeck, J. H. (2018). Engineered biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll gF in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1859(7), 501-509. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.02.006

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2018.02.006

Cryo-EM structure of the Blastochloris viridis LH1-RC complex at 2.9 angstrom (Journal article)

Qian, P., Siebert, C. A., Wang, P., Canniffe, D. P., & Hunter, C. N. (2018). Cryo-EM structure of the Blastochloris viridis LH1-RC complex at 2.9 angstrom. NATURE, 556, 203-208. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0014-5

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0014-5

How nature designs light-harvesting antenna systems: design principles and functional realization in chlorophototrophic prokaryotes (Journal article)

Bryant, D. A., & Canniffe, D. P. (2018). How nature designs light-harvesting antenna systems: design principles and functional realization in chlorophototrophic prokaryotes. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS, 51(3). doi:10.1088/1361-6455/aa9c3c

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/aa9c3c

Identification of protein W, the elusive sixth subunit of the Rhodopseudomonas palustris reaction center-light harvesting 1 core complex (Journal article)

Jackson, P. J., Hitchcock, A., Swainsbury, D. J. K., Qian, P., Martin, E. C., Farmer, D. A., . . . Hunter, C. N. (2018). Identification of protein W, the elusive sixth subunit of the Rhodopseudomonas palustris reaction center-light harvesting 1 core complex. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1859(2), 119-128. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.11.001

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.11.001

Complete enzyme set for chlorophyll biosynthesis in Escherichia coli (Journal article)

Chen, G. E., Canniffe, D. P., Barnett, S. F. H., Hollingshead, S., Brindley, A. A., Vasilev, C., . . . Hunter, C. N. (2018). Complete enzyme set for chlorophyll biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 4(1). doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaq1407

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaq1407

2017

Three classes of oxygen-dependent cyclase involved in chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis (Journal article)

Chen, G. E., Canniffe, D. P., & Hunter, C. N. (2017). Three classes of oxygen-dependent cyclase involved in chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 114(24), 6280-6285. doi:10.1073/pnas.1701687114

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1701687114

Light regulation of pigment and photosystem biosynthesis in cyanobacteria (Journal article)

Ho, M. -Y., Soulier, N. T., Canniffe, D. P., Shen, G., & Bryant, D. A. (2017). Light regulation of pigment and photosystem biosynthesis in cyanobacteria. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 37, 24-33. doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2017.03.006

DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.03.006

2016

Biosynthesis of Chlorophyll a in a Purple Bacterial Phototroph and Assembly into a Plant Chlorophyll-Protein Complex (Journal article)

Hitchcock, A., Jackson, P. J., Chidgey, J. W., Dickman, M. J., Hunter, C. N., & Canniffe, D. P. (2016). Biosynthesis of Chlorophyll a in a Purple Bacterial Phototroph and Assembly into a Plant Chlorophyll-Protein Complex. ACS Synthetic Biology, 5(9), 948-954. doi:10.1021/acssynbio.6b00069

DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00069

Light-dependent chlorophyll f synthase is a highly divergent paralog of PsbA of photosystem II (Journal article)

Ho, M. -Y., Shen, G., Canniffe, D. P., Zhao, C., & Bryant, D. A. (2016). Light-dependent chlorophyll f synthase is a highly divergent paralog of PsbA of photosystem II. SCIENCE, 353(6302). doi:10.1126/science.aaf9178

DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf9178

Absence of the cbb3 Terminal Oxidase Reveals an Active Oxygen-Dependent Cyclase Involved in Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthesis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Journal article)

Chen, G. E., Canniffe, D. P., Martin, E. C., & Hunter, C. N. (2016). Absence of the cbb3 Terminal Oxidase Reveals an Active Oxygen-Dependent Cyclase Involved in Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthesis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 198(15), 2056-2063. doi:10.1128/JB.00121-16

DOI: 10.1128/JB.00121-16

Two Unrelated 8-Vinyl Reductases Ensure Production of Mature Chlorophylls in Acaryochloris marina (Journal article)

Chen, G. E., Hitchcock, A., Jackson, P. J., Chaudhuri, R. R., Dickman, M. J., Hunter, C. N., & Canniffe, D. P. (2016). Two Unrelated 8-Vinyl Reductases Ensure Production of Mature Chlorophylls in Acaryochloris marina. JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 198(9), 1393-1400. doi:10.1128/JB.00925-15

DOI: 10.1128/JB.00925-15

2014

Elucidation of the preferred routes of C8-vinyl reduction in chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis (Journal article)

Canniffe, D. P., Chidgey, J. W., & Hunter, C. N. (2014). Elucidation of the preferred routes of C8-vinyl reduction in chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis. BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 462, 433-440. doi:10.1042/BJ20140163

DOI: 10.1042/BJ20140163

A Cyanobacterial Chlorophyll Synthase-HliD Complex Associates with the Ycf39 Protein and the YidC/Alb3 Insertase (Journal article)

Chidgey, J. W., Linhartova, M., Komenda, J., Jackson, P. J., Dickman, M. J., Canniffe, D. P., . . . Sobotka, R. (2014). A Cyanobacterial Chlorophyll Synthase-HliD Complex Associates with the Ycf39 Protein and the YidC/Alb3 Insertase. PLANT CELL, 26(3), 1267-1279. doi:10.1105/tpc.114.124495

DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.124495

Engineered biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll b in Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Journal article)

Canniffe, D. P., & Hunter, C. N. (2014). Engineered biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll b in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1837(10), 1611-1616. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.07.011

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.07.011

2013

Identification of an 8-vinyl reductase involved in bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides and evidence for the existence of a third distinct class of the enzyme (Journal article)

Canniffe, D. P., Jackson, P. J., Hollingshead, S., Dickman, M. J., & Hunter, C. N. (2013). Identification of an 8-vinyl reductase involved in bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides and evidence for the existence of a third distinct class of the enzyme. BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 450, 397-405. doi:10.1042/BJ20121723

DOI: 10.1042/BJ20121723

2012

Conserved Chloroplast Open-reading Frame ycf54 Is Required for Activity of the Magnesium Protoporphyrin Monomethylester Oxidative Cyclase in Synechocystis PCC 6803 (Journal article)

Hollingshead, S., Kopecna, J., Jackson, P. J., Canniffe, D. P., Davison, P. A., Dickman, M. J., . . . Hunter, C. N. (2012). Conserved Chloroplast Open-reading Frame ycf54 Is Required for Activity of the Magnesium Protoporphyrin Monomethylester Oxidative Cyclase in Synechocystis PCC 6803. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 287(33), 27823-27833. doi:10.1074/jbc.M112.352526

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.352526

Rapid resonance Raman microspectroscopy to probe carbon dioxide fixation by single cells in microbial communities (Journal article)

Li, M., Canniffe, D. P., Jackson, P. J., Davison, P. A., FitzGerald, S., Dickman, M. J., . . . Huang, W. E. (2012). Rapid resonance Raman microspectroscopy to probe carbon dioxide fixation by single cells in microbial communities. ISME JOURNAL, 6(4), 875-885. doi:10.1038/ismej.2011.150

DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.150

Highly confined surface imaging by solid immersion total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (Journal article)

Wang, L., Vasilev, C., Canniffe, D. P., Wilson, L. R., Hunter, C. N., & Cadby, A. J. (2012). Highly confined surface imaging by solid immersion total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS, 20(3), 3311-3324. doi:10.1364/OE.20.003311

DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.003311