Defining the signalling network linking pathogen infection and asparagine accumulation in wheat grain

Repository project

Project dates01 Mar 2022 to end of 31 Mar 2026
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorNigel Halford
Co-InvestigatorKim Hammond-Kosack
Co-InvestigatorMartin Urban
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberRP10680
DepartmentSustainable Soils and Crops
Research fish codeBB/W007134/1
Grant IDBB/W007134/1

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Structural analyses of ABA transporters give new impetus to the study of ABA regulation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N., Brock, N. and Halford, N. G. 2025. Structural analyses of ABA transporters give new impetus to the study of ABA regulation. Annals of Applied Biology. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.70029

Advances in genome editing in plants within an evolving regulatory landscape, with a focus on its application in wheat breeding

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brock, N., Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2025. Advances in genome editing in plants within an evolving regulatory landscape, with a focus on its application in wheat breeding. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-025-00981-w

Data from: A conserved fungal Knr4/Smi1 protein is vital for maintaining cell wall integrity and host plant pathogenesis

N - Datasets
Kroll, E., Bayon, C., Rudd, J. J., Armer, V., Magaji-Umashankar, A., Ames, R., Urban, M., Brown, N. A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2024. Data from: A conserved fungal Knr4/Smi1 protein is vital for maintaining cell wall integrity and host plant pathogenesis. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.99163

Navigating the Fusarium species complex: Host-range plasticity and genome variations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Armer, V., Kroll, E., Darino, M., Smith, D., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2024. Navigating the Fusarium species complex: Host-range plasticity and genome variations. Fungal Biology. 128 (8B), pp. 2439-2459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2024.07.004

The trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol facilitates cell-to-cell invasion during wheat-tissue colonization by Fusarium graminearum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Armer, V., Urban, M., Ashfield, T., Deeks, M. J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2024. The trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol facilitates cell-to-cell invasion during wheat-tissue colonization by Fusarium graminearum. Molecular Plant Pathology. 25 (6), p. e13485. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13485

How to switch on a master switch

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2024. How to switch on a master switch. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75 (10), pp. 2773-2775. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae116

Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darino, M., Urban, M., Kaur, N., Wood, A. K. M., Smith, D., Grimwade-Mann, M., Beacham, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2024. Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology. 11 (2), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-024-00171-8

Low asparagine wheat - Europe’s first field trial of genome edited wheat amid rapidly changing regulations on acrylamide in food and genome editing of crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N., Brock, T., Raffan, S. and Halford, N. G. 2024. Low asparagine wheat - Europe’s first field trial of genome edited wheat amid rapidly changing regulations on acrylamide in food and genome editing of crops. Breeding Science. 74, pp. 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1270/jsbbs.23058

Reducing the risk of acrylamide and other processing contaminant formation in wheat products

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2023. Reducing the risk of acrylamide and other processing contaminant formation in wheat products . Foods. 12 (17), p. 3264. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12173264

Uncovering plant epigenetics: new insights into cytosine methylation in rye genomes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaur, N., Nayakoti, S., Brock, T. and Halford, N. G. 2023. Uncovering plant epigenetics: new insights into cytosine methylation in rye genomes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74 (12), pp. 3395-3398. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad144

Apoplastic and vascular defences

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darino, M., Kanyuka, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2022. Apoplastic and vascular defences. Essays in Biochemistry. 66 (5), pp. 595-605. https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20220159

Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants: Comment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Raffan, S., Kaur, N. and Halford, N. G. 2022. Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants: Comment. New Phytologist. 235 (6), pp. 2146-2148. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18405