Olaf's Publications

2009

Beckmann, J., Lehr, F., Finazzi, G.,  Hankamer, B., Posten, C., Wobbe, L. & Kruse, O. (2009). Improvement of light to biomass conversion by de-regulation of light harvesting protein translation in C. reinhardtii. J. Biotech. In press Ms. Ref. No.:  JBIOTEC-D-08-01071R1. Accepted 17-Feb-2009(IF= 2.6)

2008

Nguyen A.V., Thomas-Hall, S., Malnoë, A., Timmins, A., Mussgnug,  J.H., Rupprecht, J., Kruse, O., Hankamer B. and Schenk, P.M. (2008). The transcriptome of photo-biological hydrogen production induced by sulphur deprivation in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Eu Cell 7 (11):1965-1979 (IF=3.4)

Wobbe, L., Schwarz, C., Nickelsen, J. and Kruse, O. (2008) Translational control of photosynthetic gene expression in phototrophic eukaryotes Phys. Plant. 133(3):507-15 (IF = 2)

Schenk P.M., Thomas-Hall S.R., Stephens E., Marx U.C., Mussgnug J.H., Posten C., Kruse O., Hankamer B. (2008). Second generation biofuels: High-efficiency microalgae for biodiesel production. BioEnergy Research1, 20-43 (2008). (IF= NA)

2007

Doebbe, A., Rupprecht, J., Beckmann, Mussgnug, J.H., Hallmann, A. Hankamer, H. and Kruse, O. (2007) Functional integration of the HUP1 hexose symporter gene into the genome of C. reinhardtii: Impacts on biological H2 production. J. Biotech. 131: 27–33.

Hankamer, B., Lehr, F., Rupprecht, J., Mussgnug, J.H., Posten, C. and Kruse, O. (2007) Photosynthetic biomass and H2 production by green algae: from bioengineering to bioreactor scale-up. Phys. Plant 131:10-21.

Mussgnug, J. H., Thomas-Hall, S., Rupprecht, J., Foo, A., Klassen, V., McDowall, A., Schenk, P. M., Kruse, O. and Hankamer, B. (2007) Engineering photosynthetic light capture: impacts on improved solar energy to biomass conversion. Plant Biotech. J. 5: in press

2006

Burda, K., Kruk, J., Strzałka, K., Stanek, J., Schmid, G. & Kruse, O. (2006) Mössbauer Studies of Cu(II) Ions Interaction with the Non-Heme Iron and Cytochrome b559 in a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii PSI Minus Mutant Acta Physica Polonica A. 109, 237-247.

Rupprecht, J., Hankamer, B., Mussgnug, J. H., Ananyev, G., Dismukes, C. and Kruse, O. (2006) Perspectives and advances of biological H2 production in microorganisms. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 72: 442-449.

2005

Kruse O, Rupprecht J, Bader KP, Thomas-Hall S, Schenk PM, Finazzi G, Hankamer B (2005a) Improved photobiological H2 production in engineered green algal cells. J Biol Chem, 280: 34170-34177.

Kruse O, Rupprecht J, Mussgnug JH, Dismukes GC, Hankamer B (2005b) Photosynthesis: A blue print for energy capture and conversion technologies. Photochem Photobiol 4: 957 - 970.

Mussgnug, J.H., Wobbe, L., Elles, I., Claus, C., Hamilton, M., Fink, A., Kapazoglou, A., Mullineaux, C.W. Hippler, M., Nickelsen, J., Nixon, P.J. and Kruse, O. (2005) Nab1, an RNA-binding protein involved in the light-regulated differential expression of the light-harvesting antenna of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell 17: 3409-3421.

2004

Schönfeld, C., Wobbe, L., Borgstädt R., Kienast, A., Nixon, P. J. and Kruse, O. (2004) The Nucleus-encoded Protein MOC1 Is Essential for Mitochondrial Light Acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. J. Biol. Chem. 279(48): 50366-50374.

2003

Hagenstein, M, Mussgnug, J.H., Lotte, K., Plessow, R., Brockhinke, A. and Kruse, O*. and Sewald, N*. (2003) Mechanism-based tagging of protein families- A new concept in functional proteomics. (2 authors for correspondence) Angew. Chem. 115: 5793-5796.

Stauber, E.J., Fink, A., Markert, C., Kruse, O., Johanningmeier, U. and Hippler, M. (2003) Functional proteomics of light-harvesting proteins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Eucaryotic Cell 2(5), 978-994.

Silva, P., Thompson, E., Bailey, S., Kruse, O., Mullineaux, C.W., Robinson, C., Mann, N.H. and Nixon, P.J. (2003) FtsH is involved in the early stages of repair of photosystem two in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant Cell 15: 2152-2164.

Burda, K., Kruk, J., Borgstädt, R., Stanek, J., Strzaka, K. Schmid, G.H. and Kruse, O. (2003) Low spin ferrous state of the non-heme iron in a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii PSI- mutant. FEBS Lett. 535: 159-165.

2002

Kruse, O., Borgstädt, R., Mussgnug, J.H. and Strauss, C. (2002) Structural and functional aspects of phosphatidyl glycerol binding and covalent modification by reversible phosphorylation in the LHC II-PS II supercomplex. Recent Res. Devel. Plant Physiol. 3: 211-225.

2001

Kruse, O. (2001) Light-induced short-term adaptation mechanisms under redox control in the PSII-LHCII supercomplex: LHCII state transitions and PSII repair cycle. Review Article Naturwissenschaften 88: 284-292.

Strauss, C., Mussgnug, J, Kruse, O. (2001) Ligation-mediated suppression-PCR as a powerful tool to analyse nuclear gene sequences in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosynth. Res. 70: 311-320.

Borgstädt, R. and Kruse, O. (2001) Identification and characterisation of state transition mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana in: Proceedings of the International Photosynthesis Meeting Brisbane, PS2001 Proceedings, 12th International Congress on Photosynthesis http://www.publish.csiro.au/ps2001/cf/ home/index.cfm: S3-008.

2000

Kruse, O., Hankamer, B., Konczak, C., Erle, C., Morris, E., Radunz, A., Schmid, G., Barber, (2000) Phosphatidyl Glycerol is Involved in the Dimerization of Photosystem II. J. Biol. Chem. 275(9): 6509-6514.

Nield, J., Kruse, O., Ruprecht, J., Da Fonseca, P., Büchel, C., Barber, J. (2000) 3D structure of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Synechococcus elongatus Photosystem II complexes allow for comparison of their OEC organisation. J. Biol. Chem. 275(36): 27940-27946.

1999

Kruse, O., Nixon, P.J., Schmid, G.H., Mullineaux, C.W. (1999) Isolation of state transition mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by fluorescence video imaging. Photosynth. Res. 61: 43-5.

1998

Andronis, C., Kruse, O., Diner, B., Vass, I., Nixon, P.N.(1998) Mutation of Residue Threonine-2 of the D2 Polypeptide and Its Effect on Photosystem II Function in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiol. 117: 515-524.

Kruse, O., Mullineaux, C.W., Nixon, P.J., Schmid, G.H. (1998) Elucidating functional aspects of LHCII phosphorylation by DNA insertional mutagenesis in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. In: Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects, (Grab, G. ed) Kluwer Acad. Publ. Vol III, 1915-1918.

Georgieva, K., Kruse, O., Barber, J. (1998) Investigating the role of CP43 phosphorylation during environmental stress. In: Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects, (Grab, G. ed) Kluwer Acad. Publ., Vol III, 2159-2162.

1997

Kruse, O., Zheleva D., Barber, J., (1997) Stabilization of photosystem two dimers by phosphorylation: Implication for the regulation of the turnover of the D1 protein. FEBS Lett. 408: 276-280.

1995

Kruse, O., Schmid, G.H. (1995) The Role of Phosphatidylglycerol as a Functional Effector and Membrane Anchor of the D1-Core Peptide from Photosystem II-Particles of the Cyanobacterium Os. chalybea Z. Naturforsch. 50c: 380-390.

Kruse, O., Zheleva, D., Hankamer, B., Barber, J. (1995) Investigating the protective role of phosphorylation for PSII complexes. In:Photosynthesis:from Light to Biosphere (Mathis, P., ed.) Vol III Kluwer, Netherlands, 401-404.

1994

Kruse, O, Radunz, A., Schmid, G.H. (1994) Phosphatidylglycerol and beta-Carotene Bound onto the D1-Core Peptide of Photosystem II in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Osc.chalybea. Z. Naturforsch. 49c: 115-124.

1990

Kruse, O. Radunz, A. and Schmid G.H. (1990) On the influence of the culture medium on the lipid and pigment composition of the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria chalybea. In: Plant Lipid Biochemistry, Structure and Utilization (Quinn a. Harwood ed.) Portland Press Limited, 360-363

Patents

Kruse, O., Hankamer, B. (2005) Photosynthetic Hydrogen Production. Patent No. WO2005003024 (Australia: University of Queensland).

Book Chapters

Burda, K & Kruse, O. (2006) Mössbauer Spectroscopy studies on tocopherols. Review in Encyclopedia of VitE, CABI Publishing, U.K.