Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

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

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13C metabolic flux analysis identifies an unusual route for pyruvate dissimilation in mycobacteria which requires isocitrate lyase and carbon dioxide fixation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Beste, D. J. V., Bonde, B., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Noack, S., Noh, K., Kruger, N. J., Ratcliffe, R. G. and Mcfadden, J. 2011. 13C metabolic flux analysis identifies an unusual route for pyruvate dissimilation in mycobacteria which requires isocitrate lyase and carbon dioxide fixation. PLOS Pathogens. 7, p. e1002091 (18pp). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002091

Genetic mapping of rust resistance loci in biomass willow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hanley, S. J., Pei, M. H., Powers, S. J., Ruiz, C., Mallott, M. D., Barker, J. H. A. and Karp, A. 2011. Genetic mapping of rust resistance loci in biomass willow. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 7 (3), pp. 597-608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-010-0359-x

Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of eicosapentaenoic acid, using a novel delta5-desaturase from Paramecium tetraurelia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tavares, S., Grotkjaer, T., Obsen, T., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A. and Gunnarsson, N. 2011. Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of eicosapentaenoic acid, using a novel delta5-desaturase from Paramecium tetraurelia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77, pp. 1854-1861. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01935-10

The identification and mapping of candidate genes and QTL involved in the fatty acid desaturation pathway in Brassica napus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Smooker, A. M., Wells, R., Morgan, C., Beaudoin, F., Cho, K., Fraser, F. and Bancroft, I. 2011. The identification and mapping of candidate genes and QTL involved in the fatty acid desaturation pathway in Brassica napus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 122, pp. 1075-1090. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-010-1512-5

Identification and functional characterisation of genes encoding the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway from the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Venegas Caleron, M., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Worthy, C., Rooks, P., Allen, M. J. and Napier, J. A. 2011. Identification and functional characterisation of genes encoding the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway from the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. Phytochemistry. 72, pp. 594-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.01.022

Foresight project on global food and farming futures: application of genetics and genomics to aquaculture development: current and future directions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mcandrew, B. and Napier, J. A. 2011. Foresight project on global food and farming futures: application of genetics and genomics to aquaculture development: current and future directions. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 149, pp. 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859610001152

Genetic improvement of willow for bioenergy and biofuels

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Karp, A., Hanley, S. J., Trybush, S. O., Macalpine, W. J., Pei, M. H. and Shield, I. F. 2011. Genetic improvement of willow for bioenergy and biofuels. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 53 (2), pp. 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.01015.x

Metabolomics of Arabidopsis thaliana

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Beale, M. H. and Sussman, M. R. 2011. Metabolomics of Arabidopsis thaliana. in: Hall, R. D. (ed.) Biology of plant metabolomics (Annual Plant Reviews Vol. 43) Wiley-Blackwell Chichester, Sussex. pp. 157-180

Characterization of a glutenin-specific serine proteinase of Sunn bug Eurygaster integricepts Put.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Konarev, A. V., Beaudoin, F., Marsh, J., Vilkova, N. A., Nefedova, L. I., Sivri, D., Koksel, H., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2011. Characterization of a glutenin-specific serine proteinase of Sunn bug Eurygaster integricepts Put. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 59, pp. 2462-2470. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103867g

Editorial: Time to think

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2011. Editorial: Time to think. Biochemist. 33(2), p. 3.

Editorial: The next hundred years

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2011. Editorial: The next hundred years. Biochemist. 33(1), p. 3.

ELVOVL2 controls the level of n-6 28:5 and 30:5 fatty acids in testis, a prerequisite for male fertility and sperm maturation in mice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zadravec, D., Tvrdik, P., Guillou, H., Haslam, R. P., Kobayashi, T., Napier, J. A., Capecchi, M. R. and Jacobsson, A. 2011. ELVOVL2 controls the level of n-6 28:5 and 30:5 fatty acids in testis, a prerequisite for male fertility and sperm maturation in mice. Journal Of Lipid Research. 52 (2), pp. 245-255. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.M011346

Relationship between the contents of bioactive components in grain and the release dates of wheat lines in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Gebruers, K., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Boros, D., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2011. Relationship between the contents of bioactive components in grain and the release dates of wheat lines in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 59, pp. 928-933. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103860x

Combined meta-genomics analyses unravel candidate genes for the grain dietary fiber content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Quraishi, U. M., Murat, F., Abrouk, M., Pont, C., Confolent, C., Oury, F. X., Ward, J. L., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Delcour, J. A., Courtin, C. M., Bedo, Z., Saulnier, L., Guillon, F., Balzergue, S., Shewry, P. R., Feuillet, C., Charmet, G. and Salse, J. 2011. Combined meta-genomics analyses unravel candidate genes for the grain dietary fiber content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Functional and Integrative Genomics. 11, pp. 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-010-0183-2

Temporal and spatial control of transgene expression using a heat-inducible promoter in transgenic wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Freeman, J., Sparks, C. A., West, J., Shewry, P. R. and Jones, H. D. 2011. Temporal and spatial control of transgene expression using a heat-inducible promoter in transgenic wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 9 (7), pp. 788-796. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00588.x

Challenges and opportunities for using wheat for biofuel production

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Shewry, P. R., Freeman, J., Wilkinson, M. D., Pellny, T. K. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2011. Challenges and opportunities for using wheat for biofuel production. in: Karp, A. and Halford, N. G. (ed.) Energy crops Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 13-26

Peroxisomal transport systems: roles in signaling and metabolism

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Theodoulou, F. L., Zhang, X., De Marcos Lousa, C., Nyathi, Y. and Baker, A. 2011. Peroxisomal transport systems: roles in signaling and metabolism. in: Geisler, M. and Venema, K. (ed.) Transporters and pumps in plant signaling Springer, Berlin. pp. 327-351

Q&A: Professor Maurice Moloney

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2010. Q&A: Professor Maurice Moloney. The Biochemist. 32 (3), pp. 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03203039

New Elongase Gene And Production Of Delta-9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent EP 1373519 B1)

H1 - Patents granted
Napier, J. A., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B. and Lerchl, J. 2010. New Elongase Gene And Production Of Delta-9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent EP 1373519 B1). EP 1373519 B1

Semiochemical (Patent US 7820153 B2)

H1 - Patents granted
Hick, A. J., Pickett, J. A., Wadhams, L. J. and Napier, J. A. 2010. Semiochemical (Patent US 7820153 B2) . US 7820153 B2

Semiochemical (Patent US 2010/0226877 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Hick, A. J., Pickett, J. A., Wadhams, L. J. and Napier, J. A. 2010. Semiochemical (Patent US 2010/0226877 A1) . US 2010/0226877 A1

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent WO 2010/066703 A2)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A. 2010. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent WO 2010/066703 A2) . WO 2010/066703 A2

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent CA 2744930 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A., Senger Toralf and Bauer Joerg 2010. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent CA 2744930 A1) . CA 2744930 A1

Process For The Production Of Δ5-unsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 7723574 B2)

H1 - Patents granted
Zank, T., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2010. Process For The Production Of Δ5-unsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 7723574 B2). US 7723574 B2

Process For The Production Of Arachidonic Acid And/or Eicosapentaenoic Acid (Patent US 2010/0043103 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2010. Process For The Production Of Arachidonic Acid And/or Eicosapentaenoic Acid (Patent US 2010/0043103 A1). US 2010/0043103 A1

Identification and characterization of novel natural alleles of eIF4E in barley providing broad-spectrum resistance to bymoviruses

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hofinger, B. J., Bass, C., Baldwin, T., Jing, H-C., Beaudoin, F., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kanyuka, K. 2010. Identification and characterization of novel natural alleles of eIF4E in barley providing broad-spectrum resistance to bymoviruses. Antoun, H., Trepanier, M., Prevost, D., Brisson, L. and Avis, T. (ed.) Biology of plant-microbe interactions, vol. 7 . International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St. Paul. pp. Paper 71

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. 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