Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

TitlePlant Sciences and the Bioeconomy
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadFreddie Theodoulou
Executive AssistantSue Steele

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Coenzyme A and its derivatives: renaissance of a textbook classic

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Theodoulou, F. L., Sibon, O. C. M., Jackowski, S. and Gout, I. 2014. Coenzyme A and its derivatives: renaissance of a textbook classic. Biochemical Society Transactions. 42, pp. 1025-1032. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20140176

Barley has two peroxisomal ABC transporters with multiple functions in beta-oxidation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mendiondo, G. M., Medhurst, A., Van Roermund, C. W., Zhang, X., Devonshire, J., Scholefield, D., Fernandez, J., Axcell, B., Ramsay, L., Waterham, H. R., Waugh, R., Theodoulou, F. L. and Holdsworth, M. J. 2014. Barley has two peroxisomal ABC transporters with multiple functions in beta-oxidation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65, pp. 4833-4847. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru243

Functional screening of willow alleles in Arabidopsis combined with QTL mapping in willow (Salix) identifies SxMAX4 as a coppicing response gene

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Salmon, J., Ward, S. P., Hanley, S. J., Leyser, O. and Karp, A. 2014. Functional screening of willow alleles in Arabidopsis combined with QTL mapping in willow (Salix) identifies SxMAX4 as a coppicing response gene. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12 (4), pp. 480-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12154

Successful high-level accumulation of fish oil omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in a transgenic oilseed crop

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2014. Successful high-level accumulation of fish oil omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in a transgenic oilseed crop. The Plant Journal. 77 (2), pp. 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12378

Metabolic engineering of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for the enhanced accumulation of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hamilton, M. L., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2014. Metabolic engineering of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for the enhanced accumulation of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Metabolic Engineering. 22, pp. 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2013.12.003

Functional characterisation of members of the cytochrome B5 reductase gene family in the wheat-infecting fungus Zymoseptoria tritici

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Derbyshire, M., Courbot, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Michaelson, L. V., Parker, J., Thacker, U., Li, N., Bailey, A. and Rudd, J. J. 2014. Functional characterisation of members of the cytochrome B5 reductase gene family in the wheat-infecting fungus Zymoseptoria tritici. Abstracts Meeting on Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogens, Reading, 26-27 March 2014 .

The Arabidopsis thaliana RNA editing factor SLO2, which affects the mitochondrial electron transport chain, participates in multiple stress and hormone responses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, Q., Dugardeyn, J., Zhang, C., Muhlenbock, P., Eastmond, P. J., Valcke, R., De Coninck, B., Oden, S., Karampelias, M., Cammue, B. P. A., Prinsen, E. and Van Der Straeten, D. 2014. The Arabidopsis thaliana RNA editing factor SLO2, which affects the mitochondrial electron transport chain, participates in multiple stress and hormone responses. Molecular Plant. 7 (2), pp. 290-310. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/sst102

A genome-wide metabolomic resource for tomato fruit from Solanum pennellii

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Perez-Fons, L., Wells, T., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Gerrish, C., Beale, M. H., Seymour, G. B., Bramley, P. M. and Fraser, P. D. 2014. A genome-wide metabolomic resource for tomato fruit from Solanum pennellii. Scientific Reports. 4, p. 3859. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03859

Biomass oil crops: more than a pipe dream?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Eastmond, P. J. 2014. Biomass oil crops: more than a pipe dream? Biofuels. 5 (2), pp. 99-101. https://doi.org/10.4155/BFS.13.77

One click and it's gone: posterity in the electronic era

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2014. One click and it's gone: posterity in the electronic era. Biochemist. 36(1), p. 3.

Optimising the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat grain for end-use quality

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Saulnier, L., Gebruers, K., Mitchell, R. A. C., Freeman, J., Nemeth, C. and Ward, J. L. 2014. Optimising the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat grain for end-use quality. in: Tuberosaetal, R. (ed.) Genomics of plant genetic resources Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 455-466

Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of group VII ERF transcription factors

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gibbs, D. J., Isa, N. M., Movahedi, M., Lozano-Juste, J., Mendiondo, G. M., Berckhan, S., Marin-De La Rosa, N., Vicente Conde, J. V., Sousa Correia, C., Pearce, S. P., Bassel, G. W., Hamali, B., Talloji, P., Tome, D. F. A., Coego, A., Beynon, J., Alabadi, D., Bachmair, A., Leon, J., Gray, J. E., Theodoulou, F. L. and Holdsworth, M. J. 2014. Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of group VII ERF transcription factors. Molecular Cell. 53, pp. 369-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2013.12.020

Genetic transformation of wheat via particle bombardment

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Sparks, C. A. and Jones, H. D. 2014. Genetic transformation of wheat via particle bombardment. in: Henry, R. J. and Furtado, A. (ed.) Cereal genomics: methods and protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1099 Springer, New York. pp. 201-218

Genetic transformation of wheat via Agrobacterium-mediated DNA delivery

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Sparks, C. A., Doherty, A. and Jones, H. D. 2014. Genetic transformation of wheat via Agrobacterium-mediated DNA delivery. in: Henry, R. J. and Furtado, A. (ed.) Cereal genomics: methods and protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1099 Springer, New York. pp. 235-250

Genetics, genomics and crop modelling: integrative approaches to the improvement of biomass willows

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Karp, A., Richter, G. M., Shield, I. F. and Hanley, S. J. 2014. Genetics, genomics and crop modelling: integrative approaches to the improvement of biomass willows. in: McCann, M. C. (ed.) Plants and bioenergy. Advances in Plant Biology, Vol 4 Springer, New York. pp. 107-130

Genetic strategies for dissecting complex traits in biomass willows (Salix spp.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hanley, S. J. and Karp, A. 2014. Genetic strategies for dissecting complex traits in biomass willows (Salix spp.). Tree Physiology. 34 (11), pp. 1167-1180. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt089

Insights into nitrogen allocation and recycling from nitrogen elemental analysis and 15N isotope labelling in 14 genotypes of willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brereton, N. J. B., Pitre, F. E., Shield, I. F., Hanley, S. J., Ray, M. J., Murphy, R. J. and Karp, A. 2014. Insights into nitrogen allocation and recycling from nitrogen elemental analysis and 15N isotope labelling in 14 genotypes of willow. Tree Physiology. 34 (11), pp. 1252-1262. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt081

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent EP 2669380 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Senger, T., Bauer, J. and Napier, J. A. 2013. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent EP 2669380 A1). EP 2669380 A1

Production Of Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2869738 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Ruiz-Lopez, N. and Haslam, R. P. 2013. Production Of Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2869738 A1). CA 2869738 A1

Production Of Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent WO 2013/153404 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Ruiz-Lopez, N. and Haslam, R. P. 2013. Production Of Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent WO 2013/153404 A1) . WO 2013/153404 A1

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent EP 2376638 B1)

H1 - Patents granted
Napier, J. A., Senger, T. and Bauer, J. 2013. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent EP 2376638 B1) . EP 2376638 B1

New Elongase Gene And Production Of.delta. 9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2442010 C)

H1 - Patents granted
Napier, J. A., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B. and Lerchl, J. 2013. New Elongase Gene And Production Of.delta. 9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2442010 C). CA 2442010 C

Delta 6-desaturases From Primulaceae, Expressing Plants And Pufa-containing Oils (Patent CA 2476041 C)

H1 - Patents granted
Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2013. Delta 6-desaturases From Primulaceae, Expressing Plants And Pufa-containing Oils (Patent CA 2476041 C) . CA 2476041 C

Acyltransferases And Uses Therof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent EP 2585603 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Senger Toralf, Marty, L., Stymne, S., Lindberg Yilmaz Jenny, Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P. and Ruiz-Lopez, N. 2013. Acyltransferases And Uses Therof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent EP 2585603 A1) . EP 2585603 A1

Acyltransferases And Uses Thereof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent US 2013/0097733 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Senger, T., Marty, L., Stymne, S., Lindberg, Y. J., Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P. and Ruiz-Lopez, N. 2013. Acyltransferases And Uses Thereof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent US 2013/0097733 A1) . US 2013/0097733 A1

Functional inferences of environmental coccolithovirus biodiversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nissimov, J. I., Jones, M. B., Napier, J. A., Munn, C. B., Kimmance, S. A. and Allen, M. J. 2013. Functional inferences of environmental coccolithovirus biodiversity. Virologica Sinica. 28 (5), pp. 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12250-013-3362-1

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for screening condensed tannins in a willow germplasm collection

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Klongsiriwet, C., Karp, A., Hanley, S. J., Barnes, R., Falchero, L. and Mueller-Harvey, I. 2013. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for screening condensed tannins in a willow germplasm collection. Thieme. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1352230

Plant peroxisomes: protein import, dynamics and metabolite transport

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Kaur, N., Cross, L., Theodoulou, F. L., Baker, A. and Hu, J. 2013. Plant peroxisomes: protein import, dynamics and metabolite transport. in: Liu, B. and Assmann, S. (ed.) Plant cell biology Springer, New York. pp. 25pp

Metabolomics reveals hemiterpenoids as new players in the carbon-nitrogen economy

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Metabolomics reveals hemiterpenoids as new players in the carbon-nitrogen economy. in: Gang, D. R. (ed.) 50 Years of phytochemistry research (Advances in Phytochemistry 43) Springer, Cham. pp. 1-20

Identification and functional characterization of genes encoding omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic activities from unicellular microalgae

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vaezi, R., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2013. Identification and functional characterization of genes encoding omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic activities from unicellular microalgae. Marine Drugs. 11 (12), pp. 5116-5129. https://doi.org/10.3390/md11125116

Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Read, B. A., Kegel, J., Klute, M. J., Kuo, A., Lefebvre, S. C., Maumus, F., Mayer, C., Miller, J., Monier, A., Salamov, A., Young, J., Aguilar, M., Claverie, J-M., Frickenhaus, S., Gonzalez, K., Herman, E. K., Lin, Y-C. and Napier, J. A. 2013. Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution. Nature. 499, pp. 209-213. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12221

Metabolite transporters of the plant peroxisomal membrane: known and unknown

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Linka, N. and Theodoulou, F. L. 2013. Metabolite transporters of the plant peroxisomal membrane: known and unknown. in: Delrio, L. A. (ed.) Peroxisomes and their key role in cellular signaling and metabolism Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 169-194

Oil production in the extreme

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Haslam, R. P. and Michaelson, L. V. 2013. Oil production in the extreme. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 163 (2), pp. 170-173. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12058

Investigating the origin and transport of methylated arsenic species in plants

F - Theses
Lomax, C. 2013. Investigating the origin and transport of methylated arsenic species in plants. F - Theses

What have plants done for us?

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2013. What have plants done for us? Biochemist. 35(5), p. 3.

The beauty of public engagement

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2013. The beauty of public engagement. Biochemist. 35(4), p. 3.

The biochemistry of bad behaviour

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2013. The biochemistry of bad behaviour. Biochemist. 35(6), p. 3.

Merits of random forests emerge in evaluation of chemometric classifiers by external validation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Scott, I. M., Lin, W., Liakata, M., Wood, J. E., Vermeer, C. P., Allaway, D., Ward, J. L., Draper, J., Beale, M. H., Corol, D. I., Baker, J. M. and King, R. D. 2013. Merits of random forests emerge in evaluation of chemometric classifiers by external validation. Analytica Chimica Acta. 801, pp. 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2013.09.027

bZIP67 regulates the omega-3 fatty acid content of Arabidopsis seed oil by activating FATTY ACID DESATURASE3

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mendes, A., Kelly, A. A., Van-Erp, H., Shaw, E., Powers, S. J., Kurup, S. and Eastmond, P. J. 2013. bZIP67 regulates the omega-3 fatty acid content of Arabidopsis seed oil by activating FATTY ACID DESATURASE3. The Plant Cell. 25, pp. 3104-3116. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.113.116343

Abnormal glycosphingolipid mannosylation triggers salicylic acid-mediated responses in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mortimer, J. C., Yu, X., Albrecht, S., Sicilia, F., Huichalaf, M., Ampuero, D., Michaelson, L. V., Murphy, A. M., Matsunaga, T., Kurz, S., Stephens, E., Baldwin, T. C., Ishii, T., Napier, J. A., Weber, A. P. M., Handford, M. G. and Dupree, P. 2013. Abnormal glycosphingolipid mannosylation triggers salicylic acid-mediated responses in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 25, pp. 1881-1894. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.113.111500