Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

Title	Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy
Type	Science Department
Institute	Rothamsted Research
Head	Freddie Theodoulou
Executive Assistant	Sue Steele

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Transgenic Microalgae With Increased Production Of At Least One Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Patent US 2018/0312888 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for

Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Hamilton, M. L. and Vaezi, R. 2018. Transgenic Microalgae With Increased Production Of At Least One Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Patent US 2018/0312888 A1) . US 2018/0312888 A1

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

H2 - Patents applied for

Napier, J. A., Senger, T. and Bauer, J. 2018. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent) CA 2744930 C. CA 2744930 C

Process For The Production Of Arachidonic Acid And/or Eicosapentaenoic Acid (Patent CA 2621214 C)

H1 - Patents granted

Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2018. Process For The Production Of Arachidonic Acid And/or Eicosapentaenoic Acid (Patent CA 2621214 C). CA 2621214 C

Europe’s first and last field trial of gene-edited plants?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Faure, J-D. and Napier, J. A. 2018. Europe’s first and last field trial of gene-edited plants? eLife. 7 (e42379). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.42379

Characterization of an antimicrobial and phytotoxic ribonuclease secreted by the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

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Kettles, G. J., Bayon, C., Sparks, C. A., Canning, G., Kanyuka, K. and Rudd, J. J. 2018. Characterization of an antimicrobial and phytotoxic ribonuclease secreted by the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. New Phytologist. 217 (1), pp. 320-331. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14786

CRISPR/Cas precision: do we need to worry about off-targeting in plants?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hahn, F. and Nekrasov, V. 2018. CRISPR/Cas precision: do we need to worry about off-targeting in plants? Plant Cell Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-018-2355-9

Natural variation in acyl editing is a determinant of seed storage oil composition

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Menard, G. N., Bryant, F. M., Kelly, A. A., Craddock, C. P., Lavagi, I., Hassani-Pak, K., Kurup, S. and Eastmond, P. J. 2018. Natural variation in acyl editing is a determinant of seed storage oil composition. Scientific Reports. 8, p. 17346. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35136-6

Sequence diversity and Identification of novel puroindoline and grain softness protein alleles in Elymus, Agropyron and related species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wilkinson, M. D., King, R. and Grimaldi, R. 2018. Sequence diversity and Identification of novel puroindoline and grain softness protein alleles in Elymus, Agropyron and related species. Diversity. 10 (4), p. 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/d10040114

Genetic interactions between ABA signalling and the Arg/N-end rule pathway during Arabidopsis seedling establishment

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Zhang, H., Gannon, L., Jones, P. D., Rundle, C. A., Hassall, K. L., Gibbs, D. J., Holdsworth, M. J. and Theodoulou, F. L. 2018. Genetic interactions between ABA signalling and the Arg/N-end rule pathway during Arabidopsis seedling establishment. Scientific Reports. 8, p. 15192. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33630-5

Genomic index selection provides a pragmatic framework for setting and refining multi-objective breeding targets in Miscanthus

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Slavov, G. T., Davey, C. L., Bosch, M., Robson, P. R. H., Donnison, I. S. and MacKay, I. J. 2018. Genomic index selection provides a pragmatic framework for setting and refining multi-objective breeding targets in Miscanthus. Annals of Botany. pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy187

Breeding progress and preparedness for mass-scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow, and poplar

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Clifton-Brown, J., Harfouche, A., Casler, M. D., Jones, H. D., Macalpine, W. J., Murphy-Bokern, D., Smart, L. B., Adler, A., Ashman, C., Awty-Carroll, D., Bastien, C., Bopper, S., Botnari, V., Brancourt-Hulmel, M., Chen, Z., Clark, L. V., Cosentino, S., Dalton, S., Davey, C., Dolstra, O., Donnison, I., Flavell, R., Greef, J., Hanley, S. J., Hastings, A., Hertzberg, M., Hsu, T., Huang, L., Iurato, A., Jensen, E., Jin, X., Jørgensen, U., Kiesel, A., Kim, D., Liu, J., McCalmont, J. P., McMahon, B. G., Mos, M., Robson, P., Sacks, E. J., Sandu, A., Scalici, G., Schwarz, K., Scordia, D., Shafiei, R., Shield, I. F., Slavov, G., Stanton, B. J., Swaminathan, K., Taylor, G., Torres, A. F., Trindade, L. M., Tschaplinski, T., Tuskan, J., Yamada, T., Yu, C. Y., Zalesny, R., Zong, J. and Lewandowski, I. 2018. Breeding progress and preparedness for mass-scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow, and poplar. Global Change Biology. Bioenergy. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12566

The anaplerotic node is essential for the intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Basu, P., Sandhu, N., Bhatt, A., Singh, A., Balhana, R., Gobe, I., Crowhurst, N. A., Mendum, T. A., Gao, L., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., McFadden J. and Beste, D. J. V. 2018. The anaplerotic node is essential for the intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293 (15), pp. 5695-5704. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.001839

Using Hermetia illucens to process Ugandan waragi waste

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Dobermann, D., Field, L. M. and Michaelson, L. V. 2018. Using Hermetia illucens to process Ugandan waragi waste . Journal of Cleaner Production. 211 (20 February), pp. 303-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.176

The effect of an initial high-quality feeding regime on the survival of Gryllus bimaculatus (black cricket) on bio-waste

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Dobermann, D., Michaelson, L. V. and Field, L. M. 2018. The effect of an initial high-quality feeding regime on the survival of Gryllus bimaculatus (black cricket) on bio-waste. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 5 (2), pp. 117-123. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2018.0024

Response of cell wall composition and RNA-seq transcriptome to methyl-jasmonate in Brachypodium distachyon callus

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Hyde, L. S., Pellny, T. K., Freeman, J., Michaelson, L. V., Simister, R., McQueen-Mason, S. J. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2018. Response of cell wall composition and RNA-seq transcriptome to methyl-jasmonate in Brachypodium distachyon callus . Planta. 248 (5), pp. 1213-1229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-2968-9

BIG regulates dynamic adjustment of circadian period in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Hearn, T. J, Marti, M. C., Abdul-Awal, S. M., Wimalasekera, R., Stanton, C. R., Haydon, M. J., Theodoulou, F. L., Hannah, M. A. and Webb, A. A. R. 2018. BIG regulates dynamic adjustment of circadian period in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology. 178, pp. 358-371. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00571

Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa containing over 25 % n-3 long-chain PUFA as the major lipid source in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Betancor, M. B., Li, K., Bucerzan, V. S., Sprague, M., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S. L., Han, L., Norambuena, F., Torrissen, O., Napier, J. A., Tocher, D. R. and Olsen, R. E. 2018. Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa containing over 25 % n-3 long-chain PUFA as the major lipid source in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). British Journal Of Nutrition. 119 (12), pp. 1378-1392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518001125

New insights in the composition of wax and sterol esters in common and mutant sunflower oils revealed by ESI-MS/MS

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Broughton, R., Ruíz-Lopez, N., Hassall, K. L., Martínez-Force, E., Garcés, R., Salas, J. J. and Beaudoin, F. 2018. New insights in the composition of wax and sterol esters in common and mutant sunflower oils revealed by ESI-MS/MS. Food Chemistry. 269, pp. 70-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.135

Structural and functional analyses of Rubisco from arctic diatom species reveal unusual posttranslational modifications

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Valegård, K., Andralojc, P. J., Haslam, R. P., Pearce, F. G., Erikson, G. K., Madgwick P. J., Kristoffersen A. K., van Lun, M., Klein, U., Eilertsen H. C., Parry, M. A. J. and Andersson, I. 2018. Structural and functional analyses of Rubisco from arctic diatom species reveal unusual posttranslational modifications. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.003518

The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

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Moore, K. L., Rodriguez-Ramiro, I., Jones, E. R., Jones, E. J., Rodriguez-Celma, J., Halsey, K., Domoney, C., Shewry, P. R., Fairweather-Tait, S. and Balk, J. 2018. The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Scientific Reports. 8 (6865). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25130-3

Effects of Organic and Conventional Crop Nutrition on Profiles of Polar Metabolites in Grain of Wheat

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Shewry, P. R., Rakszegi, M., Lovegrove, A., Amos, D., Corol, D. I., Tawfike, A., Miko, P. and Ward, J. L. 2018. Effects of Organic and Conventional Crop Nutrition on Profiles of Polar Metabolites in Grain of Wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 66 (21), pp. 5346-5351. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01593

Overexpression of acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) enhances the biosynthesis of neutral lipids and starch in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

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Rengel, R., Smith, R. T., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V., Vila, M. and Leon, R. 2018. Overexpression of acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) enhances the biosynthesis of neutral lipids and starch in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Algal Research. 31, pp. 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2018.02.009

The Arabidopsis GORK K+-channel is phosphorylated by calcium-dependent protein kinase 21 (CPK21), which in turn is activated by 14-3-3 proteins

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Van Kleef, P. J. M., Gao, J., Mol, S., Zwart, N., Zhang, H., Li, K. W. and De Boer, A. H. 2018. The Arabidopsis GORK K+-channel is phosphorylated by calcium-dependent protein kinase 21 (CPK21), which in turn is activated by 14-3-3 proteins. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 125, pp. 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.013

Identification of Leaf Promoters for Use in Transgenic Wheat

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Alotaibi, S. S., Sparks, C. A., Parry, M. A. J., Simkin, A. J. and Raines, C. A. 2018. Identification of Leaf Promoters for Use in Transgenic Wheat. Plants - Basel. 7 (2), p. 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7020027

Salicin-7-sulfate: A new salicinoid from willow and implications for herbal medicine

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Noleto-Dias, C., Ward, J. L., Bellisai, A., Lomax, C. and Beale, M. H. 2018. Salicin-7-sulfate: A new salicinoid from willow and implications for herbal medicine. Fitoterapia. 127 (June), pp. 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2018.02.009

Using lipidomics to reveal details of lipid accumulation in developing seeds from oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

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Haslam, R. P., Cazenave-Gassiot, A., Guschina, I.A., Wenk, M.R., Woodfield, H.K. and Harwood, J.L. 2018. Using lipidomics to reveal details of lipid accumulation in developing seeds from oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1863 (3), pp. 339-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.12.010

N-terminomics reveals control of Arabidopsis seed storage proteins and proteases by the Arg/N-end rule pathway

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Zhang, H., Gannon, L., Hassall, K. L., Deery, M. J., Gibbs, D. J., Holdsworth, M. J., Van der Hoorn, R. A. L., Lilley, K. S. and Theodoulou, F. L. 2018. N-terminomics reveals control of Arabidopsis seed storage proteins and proteases by the Arg/N-end rule pathway. New Phytologist. 218 (3), pp. 1106-1126. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14909

Suppression of a single BAHD gene in Setaria viridis causes large, stable decreases in cell wall feruloylation and increases biomass digestibility

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De Souza, W. R., Martins, P. K., Freeman, J., Pellny, T. K., Michaelson, L. V., Sampaio, B. L., Vinecky, F., Ribeiro, A. P., Da Cunha, B. A. D. B., Kobayashi, A. K., De Oliveira, P. A., Campanha, R. B., Pacheco, T. F., Martarello, D. C. I., Marchiosi, R., Ferrarese-Filho, O., Dos Santos, W. D., Tramontina, R., Squina, F. M., Centeno, D. C., Gaspar, M., Braga, M. R., Tine, M. A. S., Ralph, J., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Molinari, H. B. C. 2018. Suppression of a single BAHD gene in Setaria viridis causes large, stable decreases in cell wall feruloylation and increases biomass digestibility. New Phytologist. 218 (1), pp. 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14970

Make Open Science your New Year's Resolution

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Theodoulou, F. L. 2017. Make Open Science your New Year's Resolution. The Biochemist. 39 (1), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03901003

We are not alone

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Theodoulou, F. L. 2017. We are not alone. The Biochemist. 39 (2), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03902003

Vaccination: still a challenge, always a hope

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Theodoulou, F. L. 2017. Vaccination: still a challenge, always a hope . The Biochemist. 39 (3), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03903003

You've never had it so good (in the lab)

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Theodoulou, F. L. 2017. You've never had it so good (in the lab). The Biochemist. 39 (4), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03904003

Meeting expectations

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Theodoulou, F. L. 2017. Meeting expectations. The Biochemist. 39 (5), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03905003

It's “Goodbye” from me and “Hello” from him

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Theodoulou, F. L. 2017. It's “Goodbye” from me and “Hello” from him . The Biochemist. 39 (6), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03906003

Rapid generation of a transgene-free powdery mildew resistant tomato by genome deletion

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Nekrasov, V., Wang, C., Win, J., Lanz, C., Weigel, D. and Kamoun, S. 2017. Rapid generation of a transgene-free powdery mildew resistant tomato by genome deletion. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 482. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00578-x

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent EP 2669380 B1)

H1 - Patents granted

Senger, T., Bauer, J. and Napier, J. A. 2017. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent EP 2669380 B1) . EP 2669380 B1

Novel Fatty Acid Desaturases And Elongases And Uses Thereof (Patent US 2017/0067070 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for

Bauer, J., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2017. Novel Fatty Acid Desaturases And Elongases And Uses Thereof (Patent US 2017/0067070 A1) . US 2017/0067070 A1

Desaturase And Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent CA 2723072 C)

H1 - Patents granted

Napier, J. A., Bauer, J. and Sayanova, O. 2017. Desaturase And Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent CA 2723072 C). CA 2723072 C

Acyltransferases And Uses Therof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent EP 2585603 B1)

H1 - Patents granted

Senger, T., Marty, L., Stymne, S., Lindberg , Y. J., Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P. and Ruiz-Lopez, N. 2017. Acyltransferases And Uses Therof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent EP 2585603 B1). EP 2585603 B1

Process For Producing A Polyunsatured Fatty Acid Comprising Arachidonic Acid (Patent EP 2380984 B1)

H1 - Patents granted

Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V. and Venegas Caleron, M. 2017. Process For Producing A Polyunsatured Fatty Acid Comprising Arachidonic Acid (Patent EP 2380984 B1). EP 2380984 B1