Professor Christine Raines
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873557/3310
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Location
5S.5.24 / 3SW.5.45, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Posts and Training October 1985 Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Plant Science Research, Cambridge.? August 1988 Lecturer, Department of Biology, University of Essex October 1995 Senior Lecturer, Biological Sciences, University of Essex October 2002 Reader, Biological Sciences, University of Essex October 2004 Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Essex February - April 2000 Visiting Fellow, RSBS, ANU, Canberra Past Editor in Chief of the Journal of Experimental Botany http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/ Past President of SEB and Member of SEB Council Former Chair and member of SEB Plant Section Committee Current Funding Illnois-Gates subcontract RIPE project - Re-engineering of carbon metabolism 2017-2022 EU Horizon2020 CAPITALISE project - 2020-2025 Current Group Members Postdoctoral Researchers Dr Patricia Lopez Dr Chidi Afamefule Dr Hussein Gherli Dr Beatriz Moreno-Garcia Dr Virginie Mengin Research Technician Dr Nicola Lally Past Lab Members- least 5 years Postdoctoral Researchers: Andrew Simkin, Stuart Fisk Research Technician: Kenny Brown PhD Students:Amani Abuzaid,Bandar Aljuaid,Saqer Alotaibi, Mohammed Alqurashi External Research Collaborations Professor Matin Parry Rothamsted Research, UK Professor Stephen Long, Illinois, US Professor Susanne von Caemmerer, Canberra, AUS Dr Johannes Kromdijk, Cambridge UK Dr Elizabete Carmo-Silva Lancaster
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Transgenic manipulation of leaf carbon metabolism to imporve crop yield
The role of plant biotechnology in the production of plants for improved yield for food and fuel
Photosynthetic carbon metabolism and links to thiamine biosynthesis
Regualtion of the Calvin Benson Cycle by the CP12 protein
Teaching and supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 1/5/2024
Degree subject: Cell and Molecular Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/1/2020
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/5/2019
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 30/8/2017
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 5/4/2017
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 28/11/2016
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/11/2015
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/10/2015
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/7/2013
Publications
Publications (2)
Ermakova, M., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Furbank, RT., Raines, CA. and von Caemmerer, S., (2022). Increased sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase content in the C4 species Setaria viridis does not affect photosynthesis
Heyno, E., Ermakova, M., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Woodford, R., Brown, KL., Matthews, JSA., Osmond, B., Raines, CA. and Caemmerer, SV., (2022). Rieske FeS overexpression in tobacco provides increased abundance and activity of Cytochromeb6f
Journal articles (100)
Ludwig, M., Hartwell, J., Raines, CA. and Simkin, AJ., (2024). The Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle in C₄ and Crassulacean acid metabolism species.. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 155 (Pt A), 10-22
Raines, CA. and Cavanagh, AP., (2024). The Calvin Benson Bassham cycle. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 155 (Pt A), 1-2
Croce, R., Carmo-Silva, E., Cho, YB., Ermakova, M., Harbinson, J., Lawson, T., McCormick, AJ., Niyogi, KK., Ort, DR., Patel-Tupper, D., Pesaresi, P., Raines, C., Weber, APM. and Zhu, X-G., (2024). Perspectives on improving photosynthesis to increase crop yield. The Plant Cell. 36 (10), 3944-3973
Ermakova, M., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Furbank, RT., Raines, CA. and von Caemmerer, S., (2023). Increased sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase content inSetaria viridisdoes not affect C4 photosynthesis. Plant Physiology. 191 (2), 885-893
Simkin, AJ., Alqurashi, M., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Headland, LR. and Raines, CA., (2023). Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunits A and B are essential to maintain photosynthetic efficiency. Plant Physiology. 192 (4), 2989-3000
Doddrell, NH., Lawson, T., Raines, CA., Wagstaff, C. and Simkin, AJ., (2023). Feeding the world: impacts of elevated [CO2] on nutrient content of greenhouse grown fruit crops and options for future yield gains. Horticulture Research. 10 (4), uhad026-
Moreno-García, B., López-Calcagno, PE., Raines, CA. and Sweetlove, LJ., (2022). Suppression of metabolite shuttles for export of chloroplast and mitochondrial ATP and NADPH increases the cytosolic NADH:NAD+ ratio in tobacco leaves in the dark. Journal of Plant Physiology. 268, 153578-153578
Raines, CA., (2022). Improving plant productivity by re‐tuning the regeneration of RuBP in the Calvin Benson Bassham Cycle. New Phytologist. 236 (2), 350-356
Ruiz-Vera, UM., Acevedo-Siaca, LG., Brown, KL., Afamefule, C., Gherli, H., Simkin, AJ., Long, SP., Lawson, T. and Raines, CA., (2022). Field-grown ictB tobacco transformants show no difference in photosynthetic efficiency for biomass relative to the wild type.. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73 (14), 4897-4907
Heyno, E., Ermakova, M., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Woodford, R., Brown, KL., Matthews, JSA., Osmond, B., Raines, CA. and von Caemmerer, S., (2022). Rieske FeS overexpression in tobacco provides increased abundance and activity of Cytochrome b₆f. Physiologia Plantarum. 174 (6), e13803-
Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Brown, KL., Simkin, AJ., Fisk, SJ., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Lawson, T. and Raines, C., (2020). Stimulating photosynthetic processes increases productivity and water use efficiency in the field. Nature Plants. 6 (8), 1054-1063
Afamefule, C. and Raines, CA., (2020). Insights Into the Regulation of the Expression Pattern of Calvin-Benson-Bassham Cycle Enzymes in C₃ and C₄ Grasses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, 570436-
Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Fisk, S., Brown, KL., Bull, SE., South, PF. and Raines, CA., (2019). Overexpressing the H-protein of the glycine cleavage system increases biomass yield in glasshouse and field grown transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 17 (1), 141-151
Simkin, AJ., López-Calcagno, PE. and Raines, CA., (2019). Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70 (4), 1119-1140
Faralli, M., Cockram, J., Ober, E., Wall, S., Galle, A., Van Rie, J., Raines, C. and Lawson, T., (2019). Genotypic, Developmental and Environmental Effects on the Rapidity of gs in Wheat: Impacts on Carbon Gain and Water-Use Efficiency. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, 492-
Meacham-Hensold, K., Montes, CM., Wu, J., Guan, K., Fu, P., Ainsworth, EA., Pederson, T., Moore, CE., Brown, KL., Raines, C. and Bernacchi, CJ., (2019). High-throughput field phenotyping using hyperspectral reflectance and partial least squares regression (PLSR) reveals genetic modifications to photosynthetic capacity. Remote Sensing of Environment. 231, 111176-111176
Ermakova, M., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Raines, CA., Furbank, RT. and von Caemmerer, S., (2019). Overexpression of the Rieske FeS protein of the Cytochrome b 6 f complex increases C4 photosynthesis in Setaria viridis.. Communications Biology. 2 (1), 314-
Pennacchi, JP., Carmo-Silva, E., Andralojc, PJ., Lawson, T., Allen, AM., Raines, CA. and Parry, MAJ., (2019). Stability of wheat grain yields over three field seasons in the UK. Food and Energy Security. 8 (2), e00147-
Alotaibi, SS., Sparks, CA., Parry, MAJ., Simkin, AJ. and Raines, CA., (2018). Identification of leaf promoters for use in transgenic wheat. Plants. 7 (2), 27-27
South, PF., Cavanagh, AP., Lopez‐Calcagno, PE., Raines, CA. and Ort, DR., (2018). Optimizing photorespiration for improved crop productivity. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60 (12), 1217-1230
Simkin, AJ., Lopez-Calcagno, PE., Davey, PA., Headland, LR., Lawson, T., Timm, S., Bauwe, H. and Raines, CA., (2017). Simultaneous stimulation of sedoheptulose 1,7‐bisphosphatase, fructose 1,6‐bisphophate aldolase and the photorespiratory glycine decarboxylase‐H protein increases CO2 assimilation, vegetative biomass and seed yield in Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15 (7), 805-816
Vialet-Chabrand, S., Matthews, JSA., Simkin, AJ., Raines, CA. and Lawson, T., (2017). Importance of Fluctuations in Light on Plant Photosynthetic Acclimation. Plant Physiology. 173 (4), 2163-2179
Elena López-Calcagno, P., Omar Abuzaid, A., Lawson, T. and Anne Raines, C., (2017). Arabidopsis CP12 mutants have reduced levels of phosphoribulokinase and impaired function of the Calvin–Benson cycle. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68 (9), 2285-2298
Simkin, AJ., McAusland, L., Lawson, T. and Raines, CA., (2017). Overexpression of the RieskeFeS Protein Increases Electron Transport Rates and Biomass Yield. Plant Physiology. 175 (1), 134-145
Driever, SM., Simkin, AJ., Alotaibi, S., Fisk, S., Madgwick, PJ., Sparks, CA., Jones, HD., Lawson, T., Parry, MAJ. and Raines, CA., (2017). Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 372 (1730), 20160384-20160384
Carmo-Silva, E., Andralojc, PJ., Scales, JC., Driever, SM., Mead, A., Lawson, T., Raines, CA. and Parry, MAJ., (2017). Phenotyping of field-grown wheat in the UK highlights contribution of light response of photosynthesis and flag leaf longevity to grain yield. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68 (13), 3473-3486
Exposito-Rodriguez, M., Laissue, PP., López-Calcagno, PE., Mullineaux, PM., Raines, CA. and Simkin, AJ., (2017). Development of pGEMINI, a Plant Gateway Destination Vector Allowing the Simultaneous Integration of Two cDNA via a Single LR-Clonase Reaction. Plants. 6 (4), 55-55
Raines, C., (2016). Accessible research inJXB. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67 (3), 553-553
Simkin, AJ., McAusland, L., Headland, LR., Lawson, T. and Raines, CA., (2015). Multigene manipulation of photosynthetic carbon assimilation increases CO2 fixation and biomass yield in tobacco. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66 (13), 4075-4090
McKew, BA., Metodieva, G., Raines, CA., Metodiev, MV. and Geider, RJ., (2015). Acclimation of
Khozaei, M., Fisk, S., Lawson, T., Gibon, Y., Sulpice, R., Stitt, M., Lefebvre, SC. and Raines, CA., (2015). Overexpression of Plastid Transketolase in Tobacco Results in a Thiamine Auxotrophic Phenotype. The Plant Cell. 27 (2), 432-447
Johnson, GN., Lawson, T., Murchie, EH. and Raines, C., (2015). Photosynthesis in variable environments. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66 (9), 2371-2372
Patron, NJ., Orzaez, D., Marillonnet, S., Warzecha, H., Matthewman, C., Youles, M., Raitskin, O., Leveau, A., Farré, G., Rogers, C., Smith, A., Hibberd, J., Webb, AAR., Locke, J., Schornack, S., Ajioka, J., Baulcombe, DC., Zipfel, C., Kamoun, S., Jones, JDG., Kuhn, H., Robatzek, S., Van Esse, HP., Sanders, D., Oldroyd, G., Martin, C., Field, R., O'Connor, S., Fox, S., Wulff, B., Miller, B., Breakspear, A., Radhakrishnan, G., Delaux, P., Loqué, D., Granell, A., Tissier, A., Shih, P., Brutnell, TP., Quick, WP., Rischer, H., Fraser, PD., Aharoni, A., Raines, C., South, PF., Ané, J., Hamberger, BR., Langdale, J., Stougaard, J., Bouwmeester, H., Udvardi, M., Murray, JAH., Ntoukakis, V., Schäfer, P., Denby, K., Edwards, KJ., Osbourn, A. and Haseloff, J., (2015). Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of
López-Calcagno, PE., Howard, TP. and Raines, CA., (2014). The CP12 protein family: a thioredoxin-mediated metabolic switch?. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5 (JAN), 9-
Driever, SM., Lawson, T., Andralojc, PJ., Raines, CA. and Parry, MAJ., (2014). Natural variation in photosynthetic capacity, growth, and yield in 64 field-grown wheat genotypes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65 (17), 4959-4973
Mckew, BA., Lefebvre, SC., Achterberg, EP., Metodieva, G., Raines, CA., Metodiev, MV. and Geider, RJ., (2013). Plasticity in the proteome of Emiliania huxleyi CCMP 1516 to extremes of light is highly targeted. New Phytologist. 200 (1), 61-73
McKew, BA., Davey, P., Finch, SJ., Hopkins, J., Lefebvre, SC., Metodiev, MV., Oxborough, K., Raines, CA., Lawson, T. and Geider, RJ., (2013). The trade‐off between the light‐harvesting and photoprotective functions of fucoxanthin‐chlorophyll proteins dominates light acclimation in Emiliania huxleyi (clone
Stanley, DN., Raines, CA. and Kerfeld, CA., (2013). Comparative Analysis of 126 Cyanobacterial Genomes Reveals Evidence of Functional Diversity Among Homologs of the Redox-Regulated CP12 Protein . Plant Physiology. 161 (2), 824-835
Read, BA., Kegel, J., Klute, MJ., Kuo, A., Lefebvre, SC., Maumus, F., Mayer, C., Miller, J., Monier, A., Salamov, A., Young, J., Aguilar, M., Claverie, J-M., Frickenhaus, S., Gonzalez, K., Herman, EK., Lin, Y-C., Napier, J., Ogata, H., Sarno, AF., Shmutz, J., Schroeder, D., de Vargas, C., Verret, F., von Dassow, P., Valentin, K., Van de Peer, Y., Wheeler, G., Dacks, JB., Delwiche, CF., Dyhrman, ST., Glöckner, G., John, U., Richards, T., Worden, AZ., Zhang, X. and Grigoriev, IV., (2013). Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution. Nature. 499 (7457), 209-213
Lawson, T., Kramer, DM. and Raines, CA., (2012). Improving yield by exploiting mechanisms underlying natural variation of photosynthesis. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 23 (2), 215-220
(2012). Editorial. Journal of Experimental Botany. 63 (1), iv-iv
Raines, CA., (2011). Increasing Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation in C3 Plants to Improve Crop Yield: Current and Future Strategies. Plant Physiology. 155 (1), 36-42
Howard, TP., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2011). Inter-species variation in the oligomeric states of the higher plant Calvin cycle enzymes glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphoribulokinase. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62 (11), 3799-3805
Howard, TP., Fryer, MJ., Singh, P., Metodiev, M., Lytovchenko, A., Obata, T., Fernie, AR., Kruger, NJ., Quick, WP., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2011). Antisense Suppression of the Small Chloroplast Protein CP12 in Tobacco Alters Carbon Partitioning and Severely Restricts Growth . Plant Physiology. 157 (2), 620-631
Howard, TP., Upton, GJG., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2011). Antisense suppression of the small chloroplast protein CP12 in tobacco: A transcriptional viewpoint. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6 (12), 2026-2030
Rosenthal, DM., Locke, AM., Khozaei, M., Raines, CA., Long, SP. and Ort, DR., (2011). Over-expressing the C3 photosynthesis cycle enzyme Sedoheptulose-1-7 Bisphosphatase improves photosynthetic carbon gain and yield under fully open air CO2fumigation (FACE). BMC Plant Biology. 11 (1), 123-
Parry, MAJ., Reynolds, M., Salvucci, ME., Raines, C., Andralojc, PJ., Zhu, X-G., Price, GD., Condon, AG. and Furbank, RT., (2011). Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62 (2), 453-467
Lefebvre, SC., Harris, G., Webster, R., Leonardos, N., Geider, RJ., Raines, CA., Read, BA. and Garrido, JL., (2010). CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE Lhcf GENE FAMILY IN EMILIANIA HUXLEYI (HAPTOPHYTA) REVEALS DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES TO LIGHT AND CO21. Journal of Phycology. 46 (1), 123-134
Groben, R., Kaloudas, D., Raines, CA., Offmann, B., Maberly, SC. and Gontero, B., (2010). Comparative sequence analysis of CP12, a small protein involved in the formation of a Calvin cycle complex in photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthesis Research. 103 (3), 183-194
Raines, C., Sahrawy Barragan, M. and Merida Berlanga, A., (2009). Preface. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60 (10), 2877-2877
Howard, TP., Metodiev, M., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2008). Thioredoxin-mediated reversible dissociation of a stromal multiprotein complex in response to changes in light availability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (10), 4056-4061
Lawson, T., Lefebvre, S., Baker, NR., Morison, JIL. and Raines, CA., (2008). Reductions in mesophyll and guard cell photosynthesis impact on the control of stomatal responses to light and CO2. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59 (13), 3609-3619
Singh, P., Kaloudas, D. and Raines, CA., (2008). Expression analysis of the Arabidopsis CP12 gene family suggests novel roles for these proteins in roots and floral tissues. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59 (14), 3975-3985
RAINES, CA., (2006). Transgenic approaches to manipulate the environmental responses of the C3 carbon fixation cycle. Plant, Cell & Environment. 29 (3), 331-339
DAVEY, PA., OLCER, H., ZAKHLENIUK, O., BERNACCHI, CJ., CALFAPIETRA, C., LONG, SP. and RAINES, CA., (2006). Can fast‐growing plantation trees escape biochemical down‐regulation of photosynthesis when grown throughout their complete production cycle in the open air under elevated carbon dioxide?. Plant, Cell & Environment. 29 (7), 1235-1244
LAWSON, T., BRYANT, B., LEFEBVRE, S., LLOYD, JC. and RAINES, CA., (2006). Decreased SBPase activity alters growth and development in transgenic tobacco plants. Plant, Cell & Environment. 29 (1), 48-58
Raines, C., (2006). Products of leaf primary carbon metabolism modulate the developmental programme determining plant morphology. Journal of Experimental Botany. 57 (9), 1857-1862
LIBERLOO, M., CALFAPIETRA, C., LUKAC, M., GODBOLD, D., LUO, Z., POLLE, A., HOOSBEEK, MR., KULL, O., MAREK, M., RAINES, C., RUBINO, M., TAYLOR, G., SCARASCIA‐MUGNOZZA, G. and CEULEMANS, R., (2006). Woody biomass production during the second rotation of a bio‐energy Populus plantation increases in a future high CO2 world. Global Change Biology. 12 (6), 1094-1106
Lefebvre, S., Lawson, T., Fryer, M., Zakhleniuk, OV., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2005). Increased Sedoheptulose-1,7-Bisphosphatase Activity in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Stimulates Photosynthesis and Growth from an Early Stage in Development. Plant Physiology. 138 (1), 451-460
(2005). CORRECTION. Plant Physiology. 138 (2), 1174-1174
Lefebvre, S., Lawson, T., Zakhleniuk, OV., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2005). Increased sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase activity in transgenic tobacco plants stimulates photosynthesis and growth from an early stage in development. (vol 138, pg 451, 2005). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 138 (2), 1174-1174
Raines, C., (2005). Preface to Redox Regulation of Leaf Metabolism. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56 (416), iv-iv
Underwood, GJC., Boulcott, M., Raines, CA. and Waldron, K., (2004). ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON EXOPOLYMER PRODUCTION BY MARINE BENTHIC DIATOMS: DYNAMICS, CHANGES IN COMPOSITION, AND PATHWAYS OF PRODUCTION1. Journal of Phycology. 40 (2), 293-304
von Caemmerer, S., Lawson, T., Oxborough, K., Baker, NR., Andrews, TJ. and Raines, CA., (2004). Stomatal conductance does not correlate with photosynthetic capacity in transgenic tobacco with reduced amounts of Rubisco. Journal of Experimental Botany. 55 (400), 1157-1166
Raines, CA., (2003). The Calvin cycle revisited. Photosynthesis Research. 75 (1), 1-10
Naidu, SL., Moose, SP., AL-Shoaibi, AK., Raines, CA. and Long, SP., (2003). Cold Tolerance of C4 photosynthesis in Miscanthus × giganteus: Adaptation in Amounts and Sequence of C4 Photosynthetic Enzymes. Plant Physiology. 132 (3), 1688-1697
Poolman, MG., Fell, DA. and Raines, CA., (2003). Elementary modes analysis of photosynthate metabolism in the chloroplast stroma. European Journal of Biochemistry. 270 (3), 430-439
Bernacchi, CJ., Calfapietra, C., Davey, PA., Wittig, VE., Scarascia‐Mugnozza, GE., Raines, CA. and Long, SP., (2003). Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance responses of poplars to free‐air CO2 enrichment (PopFACE) during the first growth cycle and immediately following coppice. New Phytologist. 159 (3), 609-621
Harrison, EP., Olcer, H., Lloyd, JC., Long, SP. and Raines, CA., (2001). Small decreases in SBPase cause a linear decline in the apparent RuBP regeneration rate, but do not affect Rubisco carboxylation capacity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52 (362), 1779-1784
Zakhleniuk, OV., Raines, CA. and Lloyd, JC., (2001). pho3 : a phosphorus-deficient mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.. Planta. 212 (4), 529-534
Ölçer, H., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2001). Photosynthetic Capacity Is Differentially Affected by Reductions in Sedoheptulose-1,7-Bisphosphatase Activity during Leaf Development in Transgenic Tobacco Plants. Plant Physiology. 125 (2), 982-989
Poolman, MG., Ölçer, H., Lloyd, JC., Raines, CA. and Fell, DA., (2001). Computer modelling and experimental evidence for two steady states in the photosynthetic Calvin cycle. European Journal of Biochemistry. 268 (10), 2810-2816
Raines, CA., Harrison, EP., Olcer, H. and Lloyd, JC., (2000). Investigating the role of the thiol-regulated enzyme sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase in the control of photosynthesis. Physiologia Plantarum. 110 (3), 303-308
Raines, CA., Lloyd, JC. and Dyer, TA., (1999). New insights into the structure and function of sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase; an important but neglected Calvin cycle enzyme. Journal of Experimental Botany. 50 (330), 1-8
Raines, CA., Lloyd, JC. and Dyer, TA., (1999). New insights into the structure and function of sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase; an important but neglected Calvin cycle enzyme (Review article). Journal of Experimental Botany. 50 (335), 881-881
Rogers, A., Fischer, BU., Bryant, J., Frehner, M., Blum, H., Raines, CA. and Long, SP., (1998). Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Elevated CO2under Low-Nitrogen Nutrition Is Affected by the Capacity for Assimilate Utilization. Perennial Ryegrass under Free-Air CO2 Enrichment. Plant Physiology. 118 (2), 683-689
Dunford, RP., Catley, MA., Raines, CA., Lloyd, JC. and Dyer, TA., (1998). Purification of Active Chloroplast Sedoheptulose-1,7-Bisphosphatase Expressed inEscherichia coli. Protein Expression and Purification. 14 (1), 139-145
Harrison, EP., Willingham, NM., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (1997). Reduced sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase levels in transgenic tobacco lead to decreased photosynthetic capacity and altered carbohydrate accumulation. Planta. 204 (1), 27-36
Barnes, JD., Bettarini, I., Polle, A., Slee, N., Raines, C., Miglietta, F., Raschi, A. and Fordham, M., (1997). The impact of elevated CO 2 on growth and photosynthesis in Agrostis canina L. ssp. monteluccii adapted to contrasting atmospheric CO 2 concentrations. Oecologia. 110 (2), 169-178
JONES, PG., LLOYD, JC. and RAINES, CA., (1996). Glucose feeding of intact wheat plants represses the expression of a number of Calvin cycle genes. Plant, Cell & Environment. 19 (2), 231-236
Bringloe, DH., Rao, SK., Dyer, TA., Raines, CA. and Bradbeer, JW., (1996). Differential gene expression of chloroplast and cytosolic phosphoglycerate kinase in tobacco. Plant Molecular Biology. 30 (3), 637-640
Jones, PG., Raines, CA. and Lloyd, JC., (1995). Nucleotide Sequence of a Wheat Chloroplastic Phosphoglycerate Kinase Gene. Plant Physiology. 107 (4), 1483-1484
Willingham, NM., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (1994). Molecular cloning of the Arabidopsis thaliana sedoheptulose-1,7-biphosphatase gene and expression studies in wheat and Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 26 (4), 1191-1200
Miles, AJ., Potts, SC., Willingham, NM., Raines, CA. and Lloyd, JC., (1993). A light- and developmentally-regulated DNA-binding interaction is common to the upstream sequences of the wheat Calvin cycle bisphosphatase genes. Plant Molecular Biology. 22 (3), 507-516
Raines, CA., Horsnell, PR., Holder, C. and Lloyd, JC., (1992). Arabidopsis thaliana carbonic anhydrase: cDNA sequence and effect of CO2 on mRNA levels. Plant Molecular Biology. 20 (6), 1143-1148
RAINES, CA., LLOYD, JC., WILLINGHAM, NM., POTTS, S. and DYER, TA., (1992). cDNA and gene sequences of wheat chloroplast sedoheptulose‐1,7‐bisphosphatase reveal homology with fructose‐1,6‐bisphosphatases. European Journal of Biochemistry. 205 (3), 1053-1059
Devos, KM., Atkinson, MD., Chinoy, CN., Lloyd, JC., Raines, CA., Dyer, TA. and Gale, MD., (1992). The coding sequence for sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase detects multiple homologues in wheat genomic DNA. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 85-85 (2-3), 133-135
Ko�mann, J., M�ller-R�ber, B., Dyer, TA., Raines, CA., Sonnewald, U. and Willmitzer, L., (1992). Cloning and expression analysis of the plastidic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase coding sequence from potato: circumstantial evidence for the import of hexoses into chloroplasts. Planta. 188 (1), 7-12
Lloyd, JC., Horsnell, PR., Dyer, TA. and Raines, CA., (1991). Structure and sequence of a wheat phosphoribulokinase gene. Plant Molecular Biology. 17 (1), 167-168
Horsnell, PR. and Raines, CA., (1991). Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding chloroplast phosphoribulokinase fromArabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 17 (1), 183-184
Horsnell, PR. and Raines, CA., (1991). Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase fromArabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 17 (1), 185-186
Raines, CA., Lloyd, JC. and Dyer, TA., (1991). Molecular biology of the C3 photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle. Photosynthesis Research. 27 (1), 1-14
Meadows, JW., Hulford, A., Raines, CA. and Robinson, C., (1991). Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding the precursor of the 33 kDa protein of the oxygen-evolving complex from wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 16 (6), 1085-1087
Lloyd, JC., Raines, CA., John, UP. and Dyer, TAA., (1991). The chloroplast FBPase gene of wheat: structure and expression of the promoter in photosynthetic and meristematic cells of transgenic tobacco plants. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 225 (2), 209-216
Raines, CA., Lloyd, JC., Chao, S., John, UP. and Murphy, GJP., (1991). A novel proline-rich protein from wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 16 (4), 663-670
Chao, S., Raines, CA., Longstaff, M., Sharp, PJ., Gale, MD. and Dyer, TA., (1989). Chromosomal location and copy number in wheat and some of its close relatives of genes for enzymes involved in photosynthesis. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 218 (3), 423-430
Raines, CA., Longstaff, M., Lloyd, JC. and Dyer, TA., (1989). Complete coding sequence of wheat phosphoribulokinase: Developmental and light-dependent expression of the mRNA. Molecular and General Genetics. 220 (1), 43-48
Longstaff, M., Raines, CA., McMorrow, EM., Bradbeer, JW. and Dyer, TA., (1989). Wheat phospboglycerate kinase: evidence for recombination between toe genes for the chloroplastic and cytosolk enzymes. Nucleic Acids Research. 17 (16), 6569-6580
Raines, CA., Lloyd, JC., Longstaff, M., Bradley, D. and Dyer, T., (1988). Chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase: the product of a mosaic gene. Nucleic Acids Research. 16 (16), 7931-7942
Raines, CA. and Hipkins, MF., (1988). Proteolytic enzymes stimulate both the ATP synthesis and hydrolysis functions of the chloroplast ATPase complex. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 933 (1), 172-178
Book chapters (1)
Raines, CA., Cavanagh, AP. and Simkin, AJ., (2022). Improving carbon fixation. In: Photosynthesis in Action. Elsevier. 175- 192. 9780128237816
Conferences (13)
Raines, CA., Howard, TP., Fernie, A. and Lloyd, JC., (2009). CP12 mediated redox regulation of chloroplast metabolism is essential for leaf development
Raines, C., (2008). Preface
Webster, R., Geider, R. and Raines, C., (2007). What limits CO2 assimilation in Emiliania huxleyi?
Raines, C., (2006). Preface
Singh, P. and Raines, C., (2006). The physiological role of Arabidopsis CP12 gene family
Howard, T., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (2005). The role of Calvin cycle protein complexes in chloroplast metabolism
Scarascia-Mugnozza, G., De Angelis, P., Sabatti, M., Calfapietra, C., Miglietta, F., Raines, C., Godbold, D., Hoosbeek, M., Taylor, G., Polle, A. and Ceulemans, R., (2005). Global change and agro-forest ecosystems: Adaptation and mitigation in a FACE experiment on a poplar plantation
Raines, C. and Baker, N., (2004). Journal of Experimental Botany: Preface
LLOYD, JC., ZAKHLENIUK, OV. and RAINES, CA., (2001). Identification of mutants in phosphorus metabolism
Rogers, A., Bryant, JB., Raines, CA., Long, SP., Blum, H. and Frehner, M., (1995). Acclimation of photosynthesis to rising CO2 concentration in the field, is it determined by source/sink balance?
Harrison, EP., Lloyd, JC. and Raines, CA., (1995). Reduced SBPase levels in transgenic tobacco lead to decreased photosynthetic capacity
Vinnell, MP., Raines, CA. and Baker, NR., (1995). Response of thylakoid membrane proteins during shade-adaptation in Silene dioica.
Long, SP., Baker, NR. and Raines, CA., (1993). Analysing the responses of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation to long-term elevation of atmospheric CO2 concentration
Reports and Papers (2)
López-Calcagno, PE., Brown, KL., Simkin, AJ., Fisk, SJ., Lawson, T. and Raines, CA., (2020). Simultaneous stimulation of RuBP regeneration and electron transport increases productivity and water use efficiency under field conditions
Simkin, AJ., McAusland, L., Lawson, T. and Raines, CA., (2017). Over-expression of the RieskeFeS protein increases electron transport rates and yield inArabidopsis
Grants and funding
2023
Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable Increases in Crop Yield (RIPE) Phase 3 Funding - Objective 5
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dynamic Plant Phenotyping for future proofing crop productivity
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2020
COMBINING APPROACHES FOR PHOTOSYNTHETIC IMPROVEMENT TO ALLOW INCREASED SUSTAINABILITY IN EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE
European Commission
RIPE: Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable increases in Crop Yield
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2019
Stomata signalling pathways for increasing yield potential in wheat
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2018
Developing hydroponic systems for vegetables sown at high density
European Commission
RIPE 11
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2017
Newton Fund: PhD Placement grant
British Council
2016
PHOTOWHEAT: Exploiting variation in stomatal dynamics and ear photosynthesis to optimise wheat productivity.
Biotechnology & Biology Science Res.Council
2015
15-IWYP Realising increased photosynthetic efficiency to increase wheat yield
Biotechnology & Biology Science Res.Council
15-IWYP - Wider and faster: high-throughout phenotypic exploration of novel genetic variation for breeding high biomass and yield in wheat
Biotechnology & Biology Science Res.Council
2012
Improving the Thermal Tolerance of Photosynthesis in Wheat
Rothamsted Research Ltd
RIPE: Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable Increases in Crop Yield
University of Illinois
2011
Manipulation of photosynthetic carbon metabolism in wheat to improve yield
Biotechnology & Biology Science Res.Council
Metabolic engineering to enhance photosynthesis based on empirical data and in silico modelling
Biotechnology & Biology Science Res.Council
2009
Resource Utilization by Phytoplankton
Natural Environment Research Council
2008
Response Of Emiliania Huxleyi To A High Co2 World
Natural Environment Research Council
1900
RIPE: Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable increases in Crop Yield
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
RIPE: Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable increases in Crop Yield
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation