Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

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

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Step changes in leaf oil accumulation via iterative metabolic engineering

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vanhercke, T., Divi, Uday K., El Tahchy, A., Liu, Q., Mitchell, M., Taylor, M. C., Eastmond, P. J., Bryant, F., Mechanicos, A., Blundell, C., Zhi, Y., Belide, S., Shrestha, P., Zhou, X-R., Ral, J-P., White, R. G., Green, A., Singh, S. P. and Petrie, J. R. 2017. Step changes in leaf oil accumulation via iterative metabolic engineering. Metabolic Engineering. 39, pp. 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2016.12.007

Genetic relationships between spring emergence, canopy phenology, and biomass yield increase the accuracy of genomic prediction in Miscanthus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Davey, C. L., Robson, P., Hawkins, S., Farrar, K., Clifton-Brown, J. C., Donnison, I. S. and Slavov, G. 2017. Genetic relationships between spring emergence, canopy phenology, and biomass yield increase the accuracy of genomic prediction in Miscanthus. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68 (18), pp. 5093-5102. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx339

Host-induced gene silencing for the control of the Fusarium Head Blight in wheat fields

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Kanyuka, K., Machado, A., Urban, M., Lee, W. S., Brown, N. J., King, R. A., Lau, E. Y., Sparks, C. A., Bonato, A. L. V., Tibola, C. S., Martins, N. F., Aragao, F. J., West, J., Fernandes, J. M. C. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2017. Host-induced gene silencing for the control of the Fusarium Head Blight in wheat fields. 1st COST iPlanta Conferernce; "Creating the plant RNAi research network CA15223", La Sapienza - CNR Headquarter , Rome, Italy, 15-17 February 2017.

An oil containing EPA and DHA from transgenic Camelina sativa to replace marine fish oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on intestinal transcriptome, histology, tissue fatty acid profiles and plasma biochemistry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Betancor, M. B., Li, K., Sprague, M., Bardal, T., Sayanova, O. V., Usher, S., Han, L., Måsøval, K., Torrissen, O., Napier, J. A., Tocher, D. R. and Olsen, R. E. 2017. An oil containing EPA and DHA from transgenic Camelina sativa to replace marine fish oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on intestinal transcriptome, histology, tissue fatty acid profiles and plasma biochemistry. PLOS ONE. 12 (4), p. e0175415. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175415

Engineering of tomato for the sustainable production of ketocarotenoids and its evaluation in aquaculture feed

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nogueira, M., Enfissi, E. M. A., Martínez Valenzuela, M. E., Menard, G. N., Driller, R. L., Eastmond, P. J., Schuch, W., Sandmann, G. and Fraser, P. D. 2017. Engineering of tomato for the sustainable production of ketocarotenoids and its evaluation in aquaculture feed. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (41), pp. 10876-10881. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708349114

Effects of Cultivar and Nitrogen Nutrition on the Lipid Composition of Wheat Flour

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Min, B., Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Powers, S. J., Wilde, P. J., Shewry, P. R. and Haslam, R. P. 2017. Effects of Cultivar and Nitrogen Nutrition on the Lipid Composition of Wheat Flour. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 65 (26), pp. 5427-5434. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01437

Intrinsic wheat lipid composition effects the interfacial and foaming properties of dough liquor

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Salt, L. J., Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Chope, G., Penson, S., Tosi, P., Haslam, R. P., Skeggs, P. K., Shewry, P. R. and Wilde, P. J. 2017. Intrinsic wheat lipid composition effects the interfacial and foaming properties of dough liquor. Food Hydrocolloids. 75 (17 August), pp. 211-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.08.020

Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Driever, S. M., Simkin, A. J., Alotaibi, S., Fisk, S. J., Madgwick, P. J., Sparks, C. A., Jones, H. D., Lawson, T., Parry, M. A. J. and Raines, C. A. 2017. Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 372 (1730), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0384

A Palmitic Acid Elongase Affects Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Plastidial Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Levels in Nannochloropsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dolch, L-J., Rak, C., Perin, G., Tourcier, G., Broughton, R., Leterrier, M., Morosinotto, T., Tellier, F., Faure, J-D., Falconet, D., Jouhet, J., Sayanova, O. V., Beaudoin, F. and Maréchal, E. 2017. A Palmitic Acid Elongase Affects Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Plastidial Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Levels in Nannochloropsis. Plant Physiology. 173 (1), pp. 742-759. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.01420

Lipid remodelling: Unravelling the response to cold stress in Arabidopsis and its extremophile relative Eutrema salsugineum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barrero-Sicilia, C., Silvestre, S., Haslam, R. P. and Michaelson, L. V. 2017. Lipid remodelling: Unravelling the response to cold stress in Arabidopsis and its extremophile relative Eutrema salsugineum. Plant Science. 263 (October), pp. 194-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.07.017

Tailoring seed oil composition in the real world: optimising omega -3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid accumulation in transgenic Camelina sativa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Usher, S. L., Han, L., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Sturtevant, D., Aziz, M., Chapman, K. D., Sayanova, O. V. and Napier, J. A. 2017. Tailoring seed oil composition in the real world: optimising omega -3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid accumulation in transgenic Camelina sativa. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 6570. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06838-0

Green light for lipid fingerprinting

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haslam, R. P. and Feussner, I. 2017. Green light for lipid fingerprinting. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1862 (8), pp. 782-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.04.005

Chlamydomonas carries out fatty acid beta-oxidation in ancestral peroxisomes using a bona fide acyl-CoA oxidase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kong, F. T., Liang, Y. X., Legeret, B., Beyly-Adriano, A., Blangy, S., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A., Beisson, F., Peltier, G. and Li-Beisson, Y. 2017. Chlamydomonas carries out fatty acid beta-oxidation in ancestral peroxisomes using a bona fide acyl-CoA oxidase. The Plant Journal. 90 (2), pp. 358-371. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13498

Tailoring the composition of novel wax esters in the seeds of transgenic Camelina sativa through systematic metabolic engineering

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Broughton, R., Usher, S. L., Salas, J. J., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A. and Beaudoin, F. 2017. Tailoring the composition of novel wax esters in the seeds of transgenic Camelina sativa through systematic metabolic engineering. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15 (7), pp. 837-849. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12679

Modulation of lipid biosynthesis by stress in diatoms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sayanova, O. V., Mimouni, V., Ulmann, L., Morant-Manceau, A., Pasquet, V., Schoefs, B. and Napier, J. A. 2017. Modulation of lipid biosynthesis by stress in diatoms. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 372 (1728), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0407

Development of a statistical crop model to explain the relationship between seed yield and phenotypic diversity within the Brassica napus genepool

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bennett, E., Brignell, C., Carion, P. W. C., Cook, S. M., Eastmond, P. J., Teakle, G., Hammond, J. P., Love, C., King, G. J., Roberts, J. A. and Wagstaff, C. 2017. Development of a statistical crop model to explain the relationship between seed yield and phenotypic diversity within the Brassica napus genepool. Agronomy. 7 (2), p. 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy7020031

Glycerolipid characterization and nutrient deprivation-associated changes in the green picoalga Ostreococcus tauri

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Degraeve-Guilbault, C., Brehelin, C., Haslam, R. P., Sayanova, O. V., Marie-Luce, G., Jouhet, J. and Corellou, F. 2017. Glycerolipid characterization and nutrient deprivation-associated changes in the green picoalga Ostreococcus tauri. Plant Physiology. 173 (4), pp. 2060-2080. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.01467

Defining genetic and chemical diversity in wheat grain by 1H-NMR spectroscopy of polar metabolites

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Corol, D. I., Jones, H. D., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2017. Defining genetic and chemical diversity in wheat grain by 1H-NMR spectroscopy of polar metabolites. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 61 (7), p. 1600807. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201600807

Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luginbuehl, L. H., Menard, G. N., Kurup, S., Van-Erp, H., Radhakrishnan, G. V., Breakspear, A., Oldroyd, G. E. D. and Eastmond, P. J. 2017. Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant. Science - AAAS. 356 (6343), pp. 1175-1178. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan0081

Awake1, an ABC-type transporter, reveals an essential role for Suberin in the control of seed dormancy

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fedi, F., O’neill, C. M., Menard, G., Trick, M., Dechirico, S., Corbineau, F., Bailly, C., Eastmond, P. J. and Penfield, S. 2017. Awake1, an ABC-type transporter, reveals an essential role for Suberin in the control of seed dormancy. Plant Physiology. 174 (1), pp. 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.01556

The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Wilkinson, M. D., Tosi, P., Lovegrove, A., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Palmer, R., Powers, S., Passmore, D., Webster, G., Marcus, S. E., Knox, J. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2017. The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide. Quality and Nutrition at MonoGram 2017, 4-6 April 2017, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK (oral presentation). pp. p10

Use of a modified CRISPR/Cas9 construct to simultaneously mutagenize multiple genes in hexaploid wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Winfield, M., Allen, S., Cartlidge, L., Sparks, C. A., Jones, H., Huttly, A. K., Martignago, D., Hawkesford, M. J. and Edwards, K. 2017. Use of a modified CRISPR/Cas9 construct to simultaneously mutagenize multiple genes in hexaploid wheat. MonoGram 2017, 4-6 April, University of Bristol. Bristol, University of Bristol.

Opportunities for research via wheat transformation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sparks, C. A., Martignago, D., Huttly, A. K., Raffan, S., Doherty, A. and Edwards, K. 2017. Opportunities for research via wheat transformation. The 5th Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress, Amsterdam, 16–17 March 2017. Societas Physiologiae Plantarum Scandinavica.

Feruloylation and structure of arabinoxylan in wheat endosperm cell walls from RNAi lines with suppression of genes responsible for backbone synthesis and decoration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Freeman, J., Ward, J. L., Kosik, O., Lovegrove, A., Wilkinson, M. D., Shewry, P. R. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2017. Feruloylation and structure of arabinoxylan in wheat endosperm cell walls from RNAi lines with suppression of genes responsible for backbone synthesis and decoration. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15 (11), pp. 1429-1438. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12727

The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wilkinson, M. D., Tosi, P., Lovegrove, A., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Palmer, R., Powers, S. J., Passmore, D., Webster, G., Marcus, S. E., Knox, J. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2017. The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide. Journal of Cereal Science. 74 (March), pp. 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.02.006

Genome wide analysis of fatty acid desaturation and its response to temperature

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Menard, G. N., Martin-Moreno, J., Bryant, F. M., Munoz-Azcarate, O., Kelly, A. A., Hassani-Pak, K., Kurup, S. and Eastmond, P. J. 2017. Genome wide analysis of fatty acid desaturation and its response to temperature. Plant Physiology. 173 (3), pp. 1594-1605. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.16.01907

Towards the development of a sustainable soya bean-based feedstock for aquaculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Park, H., Weier, S., Razvi, F., Peña, P. A., Sims, N. A., Lowell, J., Hungate, C., Kissinger, K., Key, G., Fraser, P., Napier, J. A., Cahoon, E. B. and Clemente, T. 2017. Towards the development of a sustainable soya bean-based feedstock for aquaculture. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15 (2), pp. 227-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12608

C1 Metabolism Inhibition and Nitrogen Deprivation Trigger Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana Cell Cultures and Highlight a Role of NPC in Phosphatidylcholine-to-Triacylglycerol Pathway

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mei, C. E., Cussac, M., Haslam, R. P., Beaudoin, F., Wong, Y. S., Marechal, E. and Rebeille, F. 2017. C1 Metabolism Inhibition and Nitrogen Deprivation Trigger Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana Cell Cultures and Highlight a Role of NPC in Phosphatidylcholine-to-Triacylglycerol Pathway. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7, p. 2014. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.02014

Cyclin-dependent kinase activity enhances phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by repressing phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Craddock, C. P., Adams, N., Kroon, J. T. M., Bryant, F. M., Hussey, P. J., Kurup, S. and Eastmond, P. J. 2017. Cyclin-dependent kinase activity enhances phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by repressing phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity. The Plant Journal. 89 (1), pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13321

A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, R., Urban, M., Lauder, R. P., Hawkins, N. J., Evans, M., Plummer, A., Halsey, K., Lovegrove, A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Rudd, J. J. 2017. A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces. PLOS Pathogens. 13 (10), p. e1006672. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006672

A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wintle, B. C., Boehm, C. R., Rhodes, C., Molloy J. C., Millett, P., Adam, L., Breitling, R., Carlson, R., Casogrande, R., Dando, M., Doubleday, R., Drexler, E., Edwards, B., Ellis, T., Evans, N. G., Hammond, R., Haseloff, J., Kahl, L., Kuiken, T., Lichman, B. R., Matthewman, C. A., Napier, J. A., Oheigeartaigh, S. S., Patron, N. J., Perello, E., Shapira, P., Tail, J., Takano, E and Sutherland, W. J. 2017. A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering. eLife. 6 (e30247). https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.30247

Raising a glass to personalized medicine

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2016. Raising a glass to personalized medicine. The Biochemist. 38 (1), pp. 2-3. https://doi.org/BIO03801002

We need to talk

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2016. We need to talk. The Biochemist. 38 (2), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03802003

Genome Editing, biochemical superpower?

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2016. Genome Editing, biochemical superpower? The Biochemist. 38 (3), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03803003

No man is an island

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2016. No man is an island. The Biochemist. 38 (4), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03804003

Ghosts, gases and the Mouse's Petition

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2016. Ghosts, gases and the Mouse's Petition . The Biochemist. 38 (5), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03805003

The (Christmas) Tree of Knowledge

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2016. The (Christmas) Tree of Knowledge. The Biochemist. 38 (6), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03806003

Fatty Acid Desaturases And Elongases And Uses Thereof (Patent US 9493520 B2 )

H1 - Patents granted
Bauer, J., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2016. Fatty Acid Desaturases And Elongases And Uses Thereof (Patent US 9493520 B2 ). US 9493520 B2

Method For The Production Of .gamma.-linolenic Acid And/or Stearidonic Acid In Transgenic Brassicaceae And Linaceae (Patent CA 2625505 C)

H1 - Patents granted
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V. and Venegas, C. M. 2016. Method For The Production Of .gamma.-linolenic Acid And/or Stearidonic Acid In Transgenic Brassicaceae And Linaceae (Patent CA 2625505 C) . CA 2625505 C

Acyltransferases And Uses Thereof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent US 2016/0272951 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. 2016. Acyltransferases And Uses Thereof In Fatty Acid Production (Patent US 2016/0272951 A1) . US 2016/0272951 A1

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