Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

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

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Fatty acid desaturases from the microalga Thalassiosira pseudonana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tonon, T., Sayanova, O. V., Michaelson, L. V., Qing, R., Harvey, D., Larson, T. R., Li, Y., Napier, J. A. and Graham, I. A. 2005. Fatty acid desaturases from the microalga Thalassiosira pseudonana. The FEBS Journal. 272 (13), pp. 3401-3412. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04755.x

Plant FAE1-like condensing enzymes substiute for the Elop proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Paul, S., Gable, K., Beaudoin, F., Napier, J. A. and Dunn, T. M. 2005. Plant FAE1-like condensing enzymes substiute for the Elop proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Reverse engineering of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis into transgenic plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Napier, J. A., Beaudoin, F. and Sayanova, O. V. 2005. Reverse engineering of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis into transgenic plants. European Journal Of Lipid Science And Technology. 107 (4), pp. 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.200590022

Bioassay-led isolation of Myrothecium verrucaria and verrucarin A as germination inhibitors of Orobanche crenata

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
El-Kassas, R., Karam El-Din, Z., Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L. and Strange, R. N. 2005. Bioassay-led isolation of Myrothecium verrucaria and verrucarin A as germination inhibitors of Orobanche crenata. Weed Research. 45 (3), pp. 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2005.00448.x

Marking cell lineages in living tissue

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kurup, S., Runions, J., Kohler, U., Laplaze, L., Hodge, S. and Haseloff, J. 2005. Marking cell lineages in living tissue. The Plant Journal. 42 (3), pp. 444-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02386.x

Rubisco specificity factor tends to be larger in plant species from drier habitats and in species with persistent leaves

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Galmes, J., Flexas, J., Keys, A. J., Cifre, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Madgwick, P. J., Haslam, R. P., Medrano, H. and Parry, M. A. J. 2005. Rubisco specificity factor tends to be larger in plant species from drier habitats and in species with persistent leaves. Plant, Cell and Environment. 28 (5), pp. 571-579. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01300.x

Jasmonic acid levels are reduced in COMATOSE ATP-binding cassette transporter mutants. Implications for transport of jasmonate precursors into peroxisomes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Theodoulou, F. L., Job, K., Slocombe, S. P., Footitt, S., Holdsworth, M., Baker, A., Larson, T. R. and Graham, I. A. 2005. Jasmonic acid levels are reduced in COMATOSE ATP-binding cassette transporter mutants. Implications for transport of jasmonate precursors into peroxisomes. Plant Physiology. 137, pp. 835-840.

Molecular cloning of beta-kafirin, a methionine-rich protein of sorghum grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chamba, E. B., Halford, N. G., Forsyth, J., Wilkinson, M. D. and Shewry, P. R. 2005. Molecular cloning of beta-kafirin, a methionine-rich protein of sorghum grain. Journal of Cereal Science. 41 (3), pp. 381-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2004.09.004

Design, expression and characterisation of lysine-rich forms of the barley seed protein CI-2

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Forsyth, J. L., Beaudoin, F., Halford, N. G., Sessions, R. B., Clarke, A. R. and Shewry, P. R. 2005. Design, expression and characterisation of lysine-rich forms of the barley seed protein CI-2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1747, pp. 221-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.11.018

Analysis of detergent-resistant membranes in Arabidopsis. Evidence for plasma membrane lipid rafts

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Borner, G. H. H., Sherrier, D. J., Weimar, T., Michaelson, L. V., Hawkins, N. D., Macaskill, A., Napier, J. A., Beale, M. H., Lilley, K. S. and Dupree, P. 2005. Analysis of detergent-resistant membranes in Arabidopsis. Evidence for plasma membrane lipid rafts. Plant Physiology. 137 (1), pp. 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.053041

Delta 6-desaturases From Primulaceae, Expressing Plants And Pufa-containing Oils (Patent EP 1481063 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2004. Delta 6-desaturases From Primulaceae, Expressing Plants And Pufa-containing Oils (Patent EP 1481063 A1) . EP 1481063 A1

Novel Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent WO 2004/057001 A2)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B., Heinz, E., Zank, T. and Zahringer, U. 2004. Novel Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent WO 2004/057001 A2) . WO 2004/057001 A2

Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2510462 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Heinz, E., Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Lazarus, C. M., Zahringer, U., Qi, B. and Zank, T. 2004. Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2510462 A1) . CA 2510462 A1

New Elongase Gene And Production Of Delta-9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent EP 1373519 A2)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B. and Lerchl, J. 2004. New Elongase Gene And Production Of Delta-9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent EP 1373519 A2). EP 1373519 A2

Metabolite profiling of GM plants: the importance of robust experimental design and execution

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Lewis, J., Baker, J. M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2004. Metabolite profiling of GM plants: the importance of robust experimental design and execution. in: Stiekema, W. J., Atanassov, A. and Nap, J. P. H. (ed.) Genomics for biosafety in plant biotechnology IOS Press, Amsterdam. pp. 47-57

Potential of metabolomics as a functional genomics tool

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bino, R. J., Hall, R. D., Fiehn, O., Kopka, J., Saito, K., Draper, J., Nikolau, B. J., Mendes, P., Roessner-Tunali, U., Beale, M. H., Trethewey, R. N., Lange, B. M., Wurtele, E. S. and Sumner, L. W. 2004. Potential of metabolomics as a functional genomics tool. Trends in Plant Science. 9, pp. 418-425.

Lipid utilization, gluconeogenesis and seedling growth in Arabidopsis mutants lacking the glyoxylate cycle enzyme malate synthase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cornah, J. E., Germain, V., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Smith, S. M. 2004. Lipid utilization, gluconeogenesis and seedling growth in Arabidopsis mutants lacking the glyoxylate cycle enzyme malate synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (41), pp. 42916-42923. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M407380200

Arabidopsis VARIEGATED 3 encodes a chloroplast-targeted, zinc-finger protein required for chloroplast and palisade cell development

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Naested, H., Holm, A., Jenkins, T., Nielsen, H. B., Harris, C. A., Beale, M. H., Andersen, M., Mant, A., Scheller, H., Camara, B., Mattsson, O. and Munday, J. 2004. Arabidopsis VARIEGATED 3 encodes a chloroplast-targeted, zinc-finger protein required for chloroplast and palisade cell development. Journal Of Cell Science. 117 (20), pp. 4807-4818. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.01360

Transformation of wheat by biolistics

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Sparks, C. A. and Jones, H. D. 2004. Transformation of wheat by biolistics. in: Curtis, I. S. (ed.) Transgenic crops of the world: essential protocols Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 19-33

The production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Napier, J. A., Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V. and Sayanova, O. V. 2004. The production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants. in: Setlow, J. K. (ed.) Genetic engineering: principles and methods. Vol. 26 Springer, New York. pp. 143-157

Biosynthesis and compartmentation of triacylglycerol in higher plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Beaudoin, F. and Napier, J. A. 2004. Biosynthesis and compartmentation of triacylglycerol in higher plants. in: Daum, G. (ed.) Lipid metabolism and membrane biogenesis Springer, New York. pp. 267-287

Production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants: a sustainable source for human health and nutrition

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Napier, J. A. 2004. Production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants: a sustainable source for human health and nutrition. Lipid Technology. 16, pp. 103-107.

Progress toward the production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Qi, B. and Lazarus, C. M. 2004. Progress toward the production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants. Lipids. 39, pp. 1067-1075.

The use of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to ameliorate metabolic syndrome: transgenic plants as an alternative sustainable source to fish oils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Graham, I. A., Cirpus, P., Rein, D. and Napier, J. A. 2004. The use of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to ameliorate metabolic syndrome: transgenic plants as an alternative sustainable source to fish oils. Nutrition Bulletin. 29, pp. 228-233.

The production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants by reverse-engineering

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Napier, J. A., Beaudoin, F., Michaelson, L. V. and Sayanova, O. V. 2004. The production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants by reverse-engineering. Biochimie. 86, pp. 785-793.

Biosynthesis of very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic oilseeds: constraints on their accumulation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Abbadi, A., Domergue, F., Bauer, J., Napier, J. A., Welti, R., Zahringer, U., Cirpus, P. and Heinz, E. 2004. Biosynthesis of very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic oilseeds: constraints on their accumulation. The Plant Cell. 16, pp. 2734-2748.

Enantiospecific (+)- and (-)-germacrene D synthases, cloned from goldenrod, reveal a functionally active variant of the universal isoprenoid-biosynthesis aspartate-rich motif

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Prosser, I., Altug, I. G., Phillips, A. L., Konig, W. A., Bouwmeester, H. J. and Beale, M. H. 2004. Enantiospecific (+)- and (-)-germacrene D synthases, cloned from goldenrod, reveal a functionally active variant of the universal isoprenoid-biosynthesis aspartate-rich motif. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 432 (2), pp. 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2004.06.030

Expression profiling of the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to methanol stimulation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Downie, A. L., Miyazaki, S., Bohnert, H., John, P., Coleman, J., Parry, M. A. J. and Haslam, R. P. 2004. Expression profiling of the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to methanol stimulation. Phytochemistry. 65 (16), pp. 2305-2316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.07.006

Limonium gibertii mRNA for ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL gene)

K - Protein or DNA sequences submitted to database
Galmes, J., Flexas, J., Keys, A. J., Cifre, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Madgwick, P. J., Haslam, R. P., Medrano, H. and Parry, M. A. J. 2004. Limonium gibertii mRNA for ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL gene).

Limonium gibertii partial mRNA for ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit (rbcS2 gene)

K - Protein or DNA sequences submitted to database
Galmes, J., Flexas, J., Keys, A. J., Cifre, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Madgwick, P. J., Haslam, R. P., Medrano, H. and Parry, M. A. J. 2004. Limonium gibertii partial mRNA for ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit (rbcS2 gene).

Limonium gibertii partial mRNA for ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit (rbcS1 gene)

K - Protein or DNA sequences submitted to database
Galmes, J., Flexas, J., Keys, A. J., Cifre, J., Mitchell, R. A. C., Madgwick, P. J., Haslam, R. P., Medrano, H. and Parry, M. A. J. 2004. Limonium gibertii partial mRNA for ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit (rbcS1 gene).

Isolation and expression pattern of two putative acyl-ACP desaturase cDNAs for Bassia scoparia

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whitney, H. M., Sayanova, O. V., Pickett, J. A. and Napier, J. A. 2004. Isolation and expression pattern of two putative acyl-ACP desaturase cDNAs for Bassia scoparia. Journal of Experimental Botany. 55, pp. 787-789.

Eicosapentaenoic acid: biosynthesis routes and the potential for synthesis in transgenic plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2004. Eicosapentaenoic acid: biosynthesis routes and the potential for synthesis in transgenic plants. Phytochemistry. 65, pp. 147-158.

Production of very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Qi, B., Fraser, T., Mugford, S., Dobson, G., Sayanova, O. V., Butler, J., Napier, J. A., Stobart, A. K. and Lazarus, C. M. 2004. Production of very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in plants. Nature Biotechnology. 22 (6), pp. 739-745. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt972

Genetic manipulation of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) synthesis in a commercial variety of evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mendoza De Gyves, E., Sparks, C. A., Sayanova, O. V., Lazzeri, P. A., Napier, J. A. and Jones, H. D. 2004. Genetic manipulation of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) synthesis in a commercial variety of evening primrose (Oenothera sp.). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2 (4), pp. 351-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2004.00079.x

Functional characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana orthologue of Tsc13p, the enoyl reductase of the yeast microsomal fatty acid elongating system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gable, K., Garton, S., Napier, J. A. and Dunn, T. M. 2004. Functional characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana orthologue of Tsc13p, the enoyl reductase of the yeast microsomal fatty acid elongating system. Journal of Experimental Botany. 55, pp. 543-535.

A post-genomic approach to understanding sphingolipid metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dunn, T. M., Lynch, D. V., Michaelson, L. V. and Napier, J. A. 2004. A post-genomic approach to understanding sphingolipid metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Annals of Botany. 93, pp. 483-497.

Transgenic expression of epitope-tagged LMW glutenin subunits in durum wheat: effect on polymer size distribution and dough mixing properties

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Tosi, P., Bekes, F., Napier, J. A. and Shewry, P. R. 2004. Transgenic expression of epitope-tagged LMW glutenin subunits in durum wheat: effect on polymer size distribution and dough mixing properties. D'ovidio, R., Lafiandra, D. and Masci, S. (ed.) Gluten Proteins. Proceedings 8th Gluten Workshop, Viterbo, 8-10 September 2003 . Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge. pp. 22-25

Comparison of mitochondrial ascorbate peroxidase in the cultivated tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum , and its wild, salt-tolerant relative, L. pennellii - a role for matrix isoforms in protection against oxidative damage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mittova, V., Theodoulou, F. L., Kiddle, G., Volokita, M., Tal, M., Foyer, C. H. and Guy, M. 2004. Comparison of mitochondrial ascorbate peroxidase in the cultivated tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum , and its wild, salt-tolerant relative, L. pennellii - a role for matrix isoforms in protection against oxidative damage. Plant, Cell and Environment. 27 (2), pp. 237-250. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2004.01150.x

Expression of epitope-tagged LMW glutenin subunits in the starchy endosperm of transgenic wheat and their incorporation into glutenin polymers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tosi, P., D'ovidio, R., Napier, J. A., Bekes, F. and Shewry, P. R. 2004. Expression of epitope-tagged LMW glutenin subunits in the starchy endosperm of transgenic wheat and their incorporation into glutenin polymers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 108, pp. 468-476.