Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy

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

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Improving wheat as a source of dietary fibre for human health

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Shewry, P. R., Reynolds, S., Pellny, T. K., Freeman, J., Wilkinson, M. D., Kosik, O., Ulker, M., Wingen, L., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Lovegrove, A. 2015. Improving wheat as a source of dietary fibre for human health. Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665115001020

Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Li, Z-X., Yu, X-D., Fan, J., Pickett, J. A., Jones, H. D., Zhou, J-J., Birkett, M. A., Caulfield, J., Napier, J. A., Zhao, G-Y., Cheng, X-G., Shi, Y., Bruce, T. J. A. and Xia, L-Q. 2015. Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation. New Phytologist. 206 (3), pp. 1101-1115. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13302

Arabidopsis uses two gluconeogenic gateways for organic acids to fuel seedling establishment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Eastmond, P. J., Astley, H. M., Parsley, K., Aubry, S., Williams, B. P., Menard, G. N., Craddock, C. P., Nunes-Nesi, A., Fernie, A. R. and Hibberd, J. M. 2015. Arabidopsis uses two gluconeogenic gateways for organic acids to fuel seedling establishment. Nature Communications. 6, p. 6659. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7659

PHOSPHATIDIC ACID PHOSPHOHYDROLASE regulates phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by phosphatidic acid-mediated activation of CTP: PHOSPHOCHOLINE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE activity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Craddock, C. P., Adams, N., Bryant, F. M., Kurup, S. and Eastmond, P. J. 2015. PHOSPHATIDIC ACID PHOSPHOHYDROLASE regulates phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by phosphatidic acid-mediated activation of CTP: PHOSPHOCHOLINE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE activity. The Plant Cell. 27, pp. 1251-1264. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.15.00037

Writer's block: seeking the muse when caffeine fails

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2015. Writer's block: seeking the muse when caffeine fails. Biologist. 37 (3), p. 3. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03703003

Bang the gong for biochemistry

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2015. Bang the gong for biochemistry. The Biochemist. 37 (1), p. 3.

Keeping an open mind: Sherlock Holmes and the RNA world

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2015. Keeping an open mind: Sherlock Holmes and the RNA world. Biochemist. 37 (2), p. 3.

Postprandial plasma betaine and other methyl donor-related responses after consumption of minimally processed wheat bran or wheat aleurone, or wheat aleurone incorporated into bread

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Keaveney, E. M., Price, R. K., Hamill, L. L., Wallace, J. M. W., Mcnulty, H., Ward, M., Strain, J. J., Ueland, P. M., Molloy, A. M., Piironen, V., Von Reding, W., Shewry, P. R., Ward, J. L. and Welch, R. W. 2015. Postprandial plasma betaine and other methyl donor-related responses after consumption of minimally processed wheat bran or wheat aleurone, or wheat aleurone incorporated into bread. British Journal Of Nutrition. 113 (3), pp. 445-453. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114514003778

Modifying the lipid content and composition of plant seeds: engineering the production of LC-PUFA

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ruiz-Lopez, N., Usher, S. L., Sayanova, O. V., Napier, J. A. and Haslam, R. P. 2015. Modifying the lipid content and composition of plant seeds: engineering the production of LC-PUFA. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99 (1), pp. 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-6217-2

Gluten quality of bread wheat is associated with activity of RabD GTPases

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tyler, A. M., Bhandari, D. G., Poole, M., Napier, J. A., Jones, H. D., Lu, C. and Lycett, G. W. 2015. Gluten quality of bread wheat is associated with activity of RabD GTPases. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 13 (2), pp. 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12231

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 2014/0335579 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Senger, T., Bauer, J. and Napier, J. A. 2014. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 2014/0335579 A1) . US 2014/0335579 A1

Novel Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent EP 1576166 B1)

H1 - Patents granted
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B, Heinz, E., Zank, T. and Zahringer, U. 2014. Novel Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent EP 1576166 B1). EP 1576166 B1

Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 8822662 B2)

H1 - Patents granted
Senger, T., Bauer J. and Napier, J. A. 2014. Desaturases And Process For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 8822662 B2). US 8822662 B2

Desaturase And Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 8785727 B2)

H1 - Patents granted
Bauer, J., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2014. Desaturase And Method For The Production Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms (Patent US 8785727 B2). US 8785727 B2

Recombinant Organisms (Patent WO 2014/053821 A1)

H2 - Patents applied for
Napier, J. A., Sayanova, O. V., Hamilton, M. L. and Vaezi, R. 2014. Recombinant Organisms (Patent WO 2014/053821 A1) . WO 2014/053821 A1

Seed storage reserve analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Erp, H., Menard, G. and Eastmond, P. J. 2014. Seed storage reserve analysis. Bio-protocol. 4 (20), p. e1263. https://doi.org/10.21769/bioprotoc.1263

Jake MacMillan: A pioneering chemist in plant biology

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hedden, P. and Beale, M. H. 2014. Jake MacMillan: A pioneering chemist in plant biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (41), pp. 14641-14642. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414365111

Scientific crises and the Bluetongue blueprint

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2014. Scientific crises and the Bluetongue blueprint. The Biochemist. 36 (2), p. 3.

Death, taxes...and metrics

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2014. Death, taxes...and metrics. The Biochemist. 36 (5), p. 3.

Band of boffins

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2014. Band of boffins. The Biochemist. 36 (6), p. 3.

Plant peroxisomal ABC transporters: flexible and unusual

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Theodoulou, F. L., Baldwin, S. A., Baldwin, J. M. and Baker, A. 2014. Plant peroxisomal ABC transporters: flexible and unusual. in: Geisler, M. (ed.) Plant ABC transporters Springer. pp. 77-101

Delivering sustainable crop protection systems via the seed: exploiting natural constitutive and inducible defence pathways

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pickett, J. A., Aradottir, G. I., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Hooper, A. M., Midega, C. A. O., Jones, H. D., Matthes, M. C., Napier, J. A., Pittchar, J. O., Smart, L. E., Woodcock, C. M. and Khan, Z. R. 2014. Delivering sustainable crop protection systems via the seed: exploiting natural constitutive and inducible defence pathways. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 369 (1639), p. 20120281. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0281

Permanent draft genomes of four new coccolithoviruses: EhV-18, EhV-145, EhV-156 and EhV-164

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nissimov, J. I., Napier, J. A., Kimmance, S. A. and Allen, M. J. 2014. Permanent draft genomes of four new coccolithoviruses: EhV-18, EhV-145, EhV-156 and EhV-164. Marine Genomics. 15, pp. 7-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2014.02.004

Understanding and manipulating plant lipid composition: metabolic engineering leads the way

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Napier, J. A., Haslam, R. P., Beaudoin, F. and Cahoon, E. B. 2014. Understanding and manipulating plant lipid composition: metabolic engineering leads the way. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 19, pp. 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2014.04.001

Gene expression in plant lipid metabolism in Arabidopsis seedlings

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hsiao, A-S., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Liao, P., Napier, J. A. and Chye, M-L. 2014. Gene expression in plant lipid metabolism in Arabidopsis seedlings. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e107372. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107372

Arabidopsis cytosolic acyl-CoA-binding proteins ACBP4, ACBP5 and ACBP6 have overlapping but distinct roles in seed development

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hsiao, A-S., Haslam, R. P., Michaelson, L. V., Liao, P., Chen, Q-F., Sooriyaarachchi, S., Mowbray, S. L., Napier, J. A., Tanner, J. A. and Chye, M-L. 2014. Arabidopsis cytosolic acyl-CoA-binding proteins ACBP4, ACBP5 and ACBP6 have overlapping but distinct roles in seed development. Bioscience Reports. 34 (6), pp. 865-877. https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20140139

Modifying fatty acid profiles through a new cytokinin-based plastid transformation system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dunne, A., Maple-Grodem, J., Gargano, D., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A., Chua, N-H., Russell, R. and Geir Moller, S. 2014. Modifying fatty acid profiles through a new cytokinin-based plastid transformation system. The Plant Journal. 80 (6), pp. 1131-1138. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12684

Rice ORMDL controls sphingolipid homeostasis affecting fertility resulting from abnormal pollen development

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chueasiri, C., Chunthong, K., Pitnjam, K., Chakhonkaen, S., Sangarwut, N., Sangsawang, K., Suksangpanomrung, M., Michaelson, L. V., Napier, J. A. and Muangprom, A. 2014. Rice ORMDL controls sphingolipid homeostasis affecting fertility resulting from abnormal pollen development. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e106386. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106386

Oleaginous crops as integrated production platforms for food, feed, fuel and renewable industrial feedstock

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Beaudoin, F., Sayanova, O. V., Haslam, R. P., Bancroft, I. and Napier, J. A. 2014. Oleaginous crops as integrated production platforms for food, feed, fuel and renewable industrial feedstock. OCL - Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids. 21 (6), p. D606. https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2014042

Functional characterisation of members of the cytochrome B5 reductase gene family in the wheat-infecting fungus Zymoseptoria tritici

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Derbyshire, M., Courbot, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Michaelson, L. V., Parker, J., Thacker, U., Li, N., Bailey, A. and Rudd, J. J. 2014. Functional characterisation of members of the cytochrome B5 reductase gene family in the wheat-infecting fungus Zymoseptoria tritici. Abstracts 16th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Rhodes, 6-10 July 2014 . pp. P703

Opposite variations in fumarate and malate dominate metabolic phenotypes of Arabidopsis salicylate mutants with abnormal biomass under chilling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Scott, I. M., Ward, J. L., Miller, S. J. and Beale, M. H. 2014. Opposite variations in fumarate and malate dominate metabolic phenotypes of Arabidopsis salicylate mutants with abnormal biomass under chilling. Physiologia Plantarum. 152 (4), pp. 660-674. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12210

Effect of breadmaking process on In vitro gut microbiota parameters in irritable bowel syndrome

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Costabile, A., Santarelli, S., Claus, S. P., Sanderson, J., Hudspith, B. N., Brostoff, J., Ward, J. L., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R., Jones, H. E., Whitley, A. M. and Gibson, G. R. 2014. Effect of breadmaking process on In vitro gut microbiota parameters in irritable bowel syndrome. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e111225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111225

An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Corol, D. I., Harflett, C., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2014. An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows. Metabolites. 4 (4), pp. 946-976. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo4040946

Genetic diversity, population structure and phenotypic variation in European Salix viminalis L. (Salicaceae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Berlin, S., Trybush, S. O., Fogelqvist, J., Gyllenstrand, N., Hallingback, H. R., Ahman, I., Nordh, N-E., Shield, I. F., Powers, S. J., Weih, M., Lagercrantz, U., Ronnberg-Wastljung, A-C., Karp, A. and Hanley, S. J. 2014. Genetic diversity, population structure and phenotypic variation in European Salix viminalis L. (Salicaceae). Tree Genetics & Genomes. 10 (6), pp. 1595-1610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-014-0782-5

The centenary of Annals of Applied Biology in 2014

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Azevedo, R. A., Lea, P. J., Leather, S. R., Mcnichol, J. W., Millman, C. A., Haslam, R. P. and Valkonen, J. P. T. 2014. The centenary of Annals of Applied Biology in 2014. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 164 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12093

Metabolic engineering of biomass for high energy density: oilseed-like triacylglycerol yields from plant leaves

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vanhercke, T., El Tahchy, A., Liu, Q., Zhou, X-R., Shrestha, P., Divi, U. K., Ral, J-P., Mansour, M. P., Nichols, P. D., James, C. N., Horn, P. J., Chapman, K. D., Beaudoin, F., Ruiz-Lopez, N., Larkin, P. J., De Feyter, R. C., Singh, S. P. and Petrie, J. R. 2014. Metabolic engineering of biomass for high energy density: oilseed-like triacylglycerol yields from plant leaves. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12 (2), pp. 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12131

The utilization of the acyl-CoA and the involvement PDAT and DGAT in the biosynthesis of erucic acid-rich triacylglycerols in crambe seed oil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Furmanek, T., Demski, K., Banas, W., Haslam, R. P., Napier, J. A., Stymne, S. and Banas, A. 2014. The utilization of the acyl-CoA and the involvement PDAT and DGAT in the biosynthesis of erucic acid-rich triacylglycerols in crambe seed oil. Lipids. 49, pp. 327-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-014-3886-7

Multigene engineering of triacylglycerol metabolism boosts seed oil content in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van-Erp, H., Kelly, A. A., Menard, G. N. and Eastmond, P. J. 2014. Multigene engineering of triacylglycerol metabolism boosts seed oil content in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology. 165, pp. 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.236430

Replace, reduce, refine - and debate

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2014. Replace, reduce, refine - and debate. Biochemist. 36(3), p. 3.

(Real) life after a PhD

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Theodoulou, F. L. 2014. (Real) life after a PhD. Biochemist. 36(4), p. 3.