publications & talks
Preprints
- McDonald, J.L., Shapiro, N.P., Whitney, S.M., Wilson, R.H., & Shoulders, M.D. (2025). In Vivo Directed Evolution of an Ultra-Fast RuBisCO from a Semi-Anaerobic Environment Imparts Oxygen Resistance. BioRxiv.
Peer-reviewed publications
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McDonald, J. L. & Wilson, R. H. (2025). New molecular chaperone roles for CO2 assimilation in early land plants. Molecular Plant.
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Mengiste, A.A., McDonald, J.L., et al. (2024). MutaT7GDE: A Single Chimera for the Targeted, Balanced, Efficient, and Processive Installation of All Possible Transition Mutations In Vivo. ACS Synthetic Biology, 13(9), 2693-2701.
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Boopathy, S., Makhlouta Lugo, C., … McDonald, J.L., et al. (2024) Identification of SLC25A46 interaction interfaces with mitochondrial membrane fusogens Opa1 and Mfn2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 107740.
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Fry, M.Y., Navarro, P.P., … McDonald, J.L., et al. (2023). In situ architecture of Opa1-dependent mitochondrial cristae remodeling. The EMBO journal, 43(3), 391-413.
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Ge, Y., Shi, X., Boopathy, S., McDonald, J.L., Smith, A. W., & Chao, L. H. (2020). Two forms of Opa1 cooperate to complete fusion of the mitochondrial inner-membrane. eLife, 9, e50973.
Conferences
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McDonald, J. L., Wilson, R. H., Shoulders, M. D. (2024). Engineering the Photosynthetic Enzyme RuBisCO for Enhanced Carboxylation Efficiency. American Society of Plant Biologists. Abstract
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Australian National University Plant Biology Seminar Series: Technology for Continuous Directed Evolution of RuBisCO (2023). Host: Spencer Whitney
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McDonald, J. L., Mengiste, A. A., Plank, A. V., Wilson, R. H., Shoulders, M. D. (2023). A Versatile Plasmid-based System for Continuous Evolution in Bacterial Hosts. Boston Bacterial Meeting.
Abstract
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McDonald, J. L., Wilson, R. H., Shoulders, M. D. (2023). Continuous Directed Evolution of Plant RuBisCO. Gordon Research Conference: CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Biome to Genome.
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McDonald, J. L., Ge, Y., Navarro, P. P., & Chao, L. H. (2020). Visualizing Opa1-Mediated Changes to Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Morphology. Biophysical Journal, 118(3), 231a.
Abstract
McDonald, J. L. & Wilson, R. H. (2025). New molecular chaperone roles for CO2 assimilation in early land plants. Molecular Plant.
Mengiste, A.A., McDonald, J.L., et al. (2024). MutaT7GDE: A Single Chimera for the Targeted, Balanced, Efficient, and Processive Installation of All Possible Transition Mutations In Vivo. ACS Synthetic Biology, 13(9), 2693-2701.
Boopathy, S., Makhlouta Lugo, C., … McDonald, J.L., et al. (2024) Identification of SLC25A46 interaction interfaces with mitochondrial membrane fusogens Opa1 and Mfn2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 107740.
Fry, M.Y., Navarro, P.P., … McDonald, J.L., et al. (2023). In situ architecture of Opa1-dependent mitochondrial cristae remodeling. The EMBO journal, 43(3), 391-413.
Ge, Y., Shi, X., Boopathy, S., McDonald, J.L., Smith, A. W., & Chao, L. H. (2020). Two forms of Opa1 cooperate to complete fusion of the mitochondrial inner-membrane. eLife, 9, e50973.
McDonald, J. L., Wilson, R. H., Shoulders, M. D. (2024). Engineering the Photosynthetic Enzyme RuBisCO for Enhanced Carboxylation Efficiency. American Society of Plant Biologists. Abstract
Australian National University Plant Biology Seminar Series: Technology for Continuous Directed Evolution of RuBisCO (2023). Host: Spencer Whitney
McDonald, J. L., Mengiste, A. A., Plank, A. V., Wilson, R. H., Shoulders, M. D. (2023). A Versatile Plasmid-based System for Continuous Evolution in Bacterial Hosts. Boston Bacterial Meeting. Abstract
McDonald, J. L., Wilson, R. H., Shoulders, M. D. (2023). Continuous Directed Evolution of Plant RuBisCO. Gordon Research Conference: CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Biome to Genome.
McDonald, J. L., Ge, Y., Navarro, P. P., & Chao, L. H. (2020). Visualizing Opa1-Mediated Changes to Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Morphology. Biophysical Journal, 118(3), 231a.
Abstract