Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

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

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Plant metabolomics applications in the Brassicaceae: added value for science and industry

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Hall, R. D., De Vos, R. C. H. and Ward, J. L. 2010. Plant metabolomics applications in the Brassicaceae: added value for science and industry. International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS).

Editorial: The student issue

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. Editorial: The student issue. Biochemist. 32(5), p. 5.

Editorial: Christmas cheer

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. Editorial: Christmas cheer. The Biochemist. 32(6), p. 3.

Exploring and exploiting epigenetic variation in crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, G. J., Amoah, S. and Kurup, S. 2010. Exploring and exploiting epigenetic variation in crops. Genome. 53, pp. 856-868. https://doi.org/10.1139/G10-059

The Arabidopsis peroxisomal ABC transporter, Comatose, complements the Saccharomyces cerevisiae pxa1 pxa2delta mutant for metabolism of long-chain fatty acids and exhibits fatty acyl-CoA-stimulated ATPase activity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nyathi, Y., De Marcos Lousa, C., Van Roermund, C. W., Wanders, R. J. A., Johnson, B., Baldwin, S. A., Theodoulou, F. L. and Baker, A. 2010. The Arabidopsis peroxisomal ABC transporter, Comatose, complements the Saccharomyces cerevisiae pxa1 pxa2delta mutant for metabolism of long-chain fatty acids and exhibits fatty acyl-CoA-stimulated ATPase activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285, pp. 29892-29902. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.151225

Viral trans- dominant manipulation of algal sphingolipids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Michaelson, L. V., Dunn, T. M. and Napier, J. A. 2010. Viral trans- dominant manipulation of algal sphingolipids. Trends in Plant Science. 15, pp. 651-655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2010.09.004

A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lowe, R. G. T., Allwood, J. W., Galster, A. M., Urban, M., Daudi, A., Canning, G., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 23 (12), pp. 1605-1618. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-04-10-0092

The use of metabolomic profiling to identify new quality determinants in wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Shewry, P. R., Millar, S. and Ward, J. L. 2010. The use of metabolomic profiling to identify new quality determinants in wheat. Branlard, G. (ed.) Gluten Proteins 2009: Proceedings of the 10th International Gluten Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, 7-9 September 2009 . Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Paris. pp. 38-41

Studying the pattern of synthesis, deposition and tissue location of gluten proteins by epitope tagging

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Tosi, P., Gritsch, C., Freeman, J., Sparks, C. A., Jones, H. D., Funatsuki, W., Niwa, K. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Studying the pattern of synthesis, deposition and tissue location of gluten proteins by epitope tagging. Branlard, G. (ed.) Gluten Proteins 2009: Proceedings 10th International Gluten Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, 7-9 September 2009 . Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Paris. pp. 17-20

Dough properties of transgenic wheat transformed with Cys-mutated low-molecular-weight glutenin genes

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Funatsuki, W., Tosi, P., Ito, M., Jones, H. D., Sparks, C. A., Riley, A., Nishio, Z., Tadashi, T., Yamauchi, H. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Dough properties of transgenic wheat transformed with Cys-mutated low-molecular-weight glutenin genes. Branlard, G. (ed.) Gluten Proteins 2009: Proceedings of the 10th International Gluten Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, 7-9 September 2009 . Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Paris. pp. 175-179

The production of Omega-3 Very Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in transgenic plants: a sustainable source of omega-3 fish oils

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2010. The production of Omega-3 Very Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in transgenic plants: a sustainable source of omega-3 fish oils.  Abstracts from the 51st International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2010.05.055

Very long chain fatty acids are required for cell polarity and organogenesis during plant development

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Molino, D., Markham, J. E., Bellec, Y., Gissot, L., Palauqui, J-C., Moreau, P., Napier, J. A. and Faure, J. D. 2010. Very long chain fatty acids are required for cell polarity and organogenesis during plant development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2010.05.054

The transcriptome of cis -jasmone-induced resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and its role in indirect defence

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Matthes, M. C., Bruce, T. J. A., Ton, J., Verrier, P. J., Pickett, J. A. and Napier, J. A. 2010. The transcriptome of cis -jasmone-induced resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and its role in indirect defence. Planta. 232, pp. 1163-1180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-010-1244-4

Functional analysis of folate polyglutamylation and its essential role in plant metabolism and development

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mehrshahi, P., Gonzalez-Jorge, S., Akhtar, T. A., Ward, J. L., Santoyo-Castelazo, A., Marcus, S. E., Lara-Nunez, A., Ravanel, S., Hawkins, N. D., Beale, M. H., Barrett, D. A., Knox, J. P., Gregory, J. F. Iii, Hanson, A. D., Bennett, M. J. and Dellapenna, D. 2010. Functional analysis of folate polyglutamylation and its essential role in plant metabolism and development. The Plant Journal. 64, pp. 267-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04336.x

The HEALTHGRAIN wheat diversity screen: effects of genotype and environment on phytochemicals and dietary fiber components

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Edelmann, M., Kariluoto, S., Nurmi, T., Fernandez-Orozco, R., Ravel, C., Charmet, G., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Dornez, E., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2010. The HEALTHGRAIN wheat diversity screen: effects of genotype and environment on phytochemicals and dietary fiber components. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 9291-9298. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf100039b

Effects of genotype and environment on the content and composition of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Edelmann, M., Kariluoto, S., Nurmi, T., Fernandez-Orozco, R., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Fras, A., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Dornez, E., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Ravel, C., Charmet, G., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2010. Effects of genotype and environment on the content and composition of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 9372-9383. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf100053d

Effects of environment and genotype on phenolic acids in wheat in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fernandez-Orozco, R., Li, L., Harflett, C., Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2010. Effects of environment and genotype on phenolic acids in wheat in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 9341-9352. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf102017s

QTL mapping of enzymatic saccharification in short rotation coppice willow and its independence from biomass yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brereton, N. J. B., Pitre, F. E., Hanley, S. J., Ray, M. J., Karp, A. and Murphy, R. J. 2010. QTL mapping of enzymatic saccharification in short rotation coppice willow and its independence from biomass yield. BioEnergy Research. 3 (3), pp. 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-010-9077-3

The metabolic transition during disease following infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ward, J. L., Forcat, S., Beckmann, M., Bennett, M., Miller, S. J., Baker, J. M., Hawkins, N. D., Vermeer, C. P., Lu, C., Lin, W., Truman, W. M., Beale, M. H., Draper, J., Mansfield, J. W. and Grant, M. 2010. The metabolic transition during disease following infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. The Plant Journal. 63 (3), pp. 443-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04254.x

The sunflower plastidial omega3-fatty acid desaturase (Ha FAD7) contains the signalling determinants required for targeting to, and retention in, the endoplasmic reticulum membrane in yeast but requires co-expressed ferredoxin for activity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Venegas-Caleron, M., Beaudoin, F., Garces, R., Napier, J. A. and Martinez-Force, E. 2010. The sunflower plastidial omega3-fatty acid desaturase (Ha FAD7) contains the signalling determinants required for targeting to, and retention in, the endoplasmic reticulum membrane in yeast but requires co-expressed ferredoxin for activity. Phytochemistry. 71, pp. 1050-1058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.04.017

Enhancement of plant metabolite fingerprinting by machine learning

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Scott, I. M., Vermeer, C. P., Liakata, M., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Lin, W., Johnson, H. E., Whitehead, L., Kular, B., Baker, J. M., Walsh, S., Dave, A., Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., Wang, T. L., King, R. D., Draper, J. and Beale, M. H. 2010. Enhancement of plant metabolite fingerprinting by machine learning. Plant Physiology. 153, pp. 1506-1520. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.150524

Very-long-chain fatty acids are involved in polar auxin transport and developmental patterning in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Roudier, F., Gissot, L., Beaudoin, F., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Marion, J., Molino, D., Lima, A., Bach, L., Morin, H., Tellier, F., Palauqui, J-C., Bellec, Y., Renne, C., Miquel, M., Dacosta, M., Vignard, J., Rochat, C., Markham, J. E., Moreau, P., Napier, J. A. and Faure, J-D. 2010. Very-long-chain fatty acids are involved in polar auxin transport and developmental patterning in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 22, pp. 364-375. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.109.071209

As simple as ACB - new insights into the role of acyl-CoA-binding proteins in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Napier, J. A. and Haslam, R. P. 2010. As simple as ACB - new insights into the role of acyl-CoA-binding proteins in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist. 186 (4), pp. 781-783. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03287.x

Tailoring plant lipid composition: designer oilseeds come of age

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Napier, J. A. and Graham, I. A. 2010. Tailoring plant lipid composition: designer oilseeds come of age. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13, pp. 330-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2010.01.008

Temporal and spatial changes in cell wall composition in developing grains of wheat cv. Hereward

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Toole, G. A., Le Gall, G., Colquhoun, I. J., Nemeth, C., Saulnier, L., Lovegrove, A., Pellny, T. K., Wilkinson, M. D., Freeman, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Mills, E. N. C. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Temporal and spatial changes in cell wall composition in developing grains of wheat cv. Hereward. Planta. 232, pp. 677-689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-010-1199-5

The genome - 10 years on

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. The genome - 10 years on. Biochemist. August 2010, p. 3.

Crunch time for science

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. Crunch time for science. Biochemist. April 2010, p. 5.

Science and the media

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. Science and the media. Biochemist. February 2010, p. 3.

The carbon cost of conferences

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. The carbon cost of conferences. Biochemist. June 2010, p. 3.

Improving the benefits of wheat as a source of dietary fibre

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Saulnier, L., Guillon, F., Gebruers, K., Courtin, C., Delcour, J., Toole, G., Boros, D., Salse, J., Ravel, C., Mills, E. N. C., Ward, J. L. and Charmet, G. 2010. Improving the benefits of wheat as a source of dietary fibre. in: Jones, J., Topping, D., McCleary, B. and Vanderkamp, J. W. (ed.) Dietary fibre: new frontiers for food and health Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands. pp. 65-78

Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain. Cereal Foods World. 55, pp. 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1094/CFW-55-2-0071

An inter-laboratory comparison demonstrates that [1H]-NMR metabolite fingerprinting is a robust technique for collaborative plant metabolomic data collection

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Miller, S. J., Deborde, C., Maucourt, M., Biais, B., Rolin, D., Moing, A., Moco, S., Vervoort, J., Lommen, A., Schafer, H., Humpfer, E. and Beale, M. H. 2010. An inter-laboratory comparison demonstrates that [1H]-NMR metabolite fingerprinting is a robust technique for collaborative plant metabolomic data collection. Metabolomics. 6, pp. 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-010-0200-4

Phenolic acids

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Li, L., Harflett, C. and Beale, M. H. 2010. Phenolic acids. in: Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. (ed.) HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN. pp. 41-52

Sphingolipid signaling in plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Michaelson, L. V. and Napier, J. A. 2010. Sphingolipid signaling in plants. in: Munnik, T. (ed.) Lipid signaling in plants (Plant Cell Monographs, 16) Springer, Berlin. pp. 307-321

Down-regulation of the CSLF6 gene results in decreased (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan in endosperm of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nemeth, C., Freeman, J., Jones, H. D., Sparks, C. A., Pellny, T. K., Wilkinson, M. D., Dunwell, J., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Guillon, F., Saulnier, L., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Down-regulation of the CSLF6 gene results in decreased (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan in endosperm of wheat. Plant Physiology. 152, pp. 1209-1218. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.151712

Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain. in: Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. (ed.) HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN. pp. 273-280

An alternative to fish oils: metabolic engineering of oil-seed crops to produce omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Venegas-Caleron, M., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2010. An alternative to fish oils: metabolic engineering of oil-seed crops to produce omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Progress in Lipid Research. 49, pp. 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plipres.2009.10.001

HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2010. HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals. American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN.

Recombinant Cells And Plants For Synthesis Of Very Long Chains Fatty Acid (vlcfa) (Patent WO 2009/156469 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Faure, J-D., Bach, L., Miquel, M. and Napier, J. A. 2009. Recombinant Cells And Plants For Synthesis Of Very Long Chains Fatty Acid (vlcfa) (Patent WO 2009/156469 A1) . WO 2009/156469 A1

Recombinant Cells And Plants For Synthesis Of Very Long Chains Fatty Acid (vlcfa) (Patent CA 2727894 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Faure, J-D., Bach, L., Miquel, M. and Napier, J. A. 2009. Recombinant Cells And Plants For Synthesis Of Very Long Chains Fatty Acid (vlcfa) (Patent CA 2727894 A1). CA 2727894 A1