Throughout the last year, field trials of GM and GE crops have continued at Rothamsted despite the various lockdowns and other restrictions that have hampered progress elsewhere.
Rather than ask if genome editing leads to unintended genetic consequences, it’s better to ask if it leads to more changes, and the answer to that is no.
Starting a business can be high risk-high reward, and the ups and downs make it both exciting and challenging. No two days are the same and you never really know what is round the next corner.
Maiara Piovesana, Ana K M Wood, Daniel P Smith, Michael J Deery, Richard Bayliss, Esther Carrera, Nikolaus Wellner, Ondrej Kosik, Johnathan A Napier, Smita Kurup, Michaela C Matthes. 2023. A point mutation in the kinase domain of CRK10 leads to xylem vessel collapse and activation of defence responses in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 10.1093/jxb/erad080.https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad080
Hannah R. Blyth, Dan Smith, Robert King, Carlos Bayon, Tom Ashfield, Hannah Walpole, Eudri Venter, Rumiana V. Ray, Kostya Kanyuka and Jason J. Rudd. 2023. Fungal plant pathogen “mutagenomics” reveals tagged and untagged mutations in Zymoseptoria tritici and identifies SSK2 as key morphogenesis and stress-responsive virulence factor. Frontiers in Plant Science 10.3389/fpls.2023.1140824.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1140824
2022
Shortall, C. R., Perryman, S. A. M., Halsey, K. and West, J. S. 2022. The potential of fluorescence imaging to distinguish insect pest and non-pest species. Outlooks on Pest Management. 33 (1), pp. 13-16(4).https://doi.org/10.1564/v33_feb_05
Phillips, A. L., Vaughan, S., Baker, J., Primavesi, L. F., Patil, A., King, R., Hassani-Pak, K., Kulasekaran, S., Coghill, J., Ward, J. L. and Huttly, A. K. 2022. Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis. Plant Direct. 6 (10), p. e453.https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.453%20
Laura Siles, Kirsty L. Hassall, Cristina Sanchis Gritsch, Peter J. Eastmond and Smita Kurup, 2021. Uncovering Trait Associations Resulting in Maximal Seed Yield in Winter and Spring Oilseed Rape. Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 12, Article 697576.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.697576/full
Sadia Sheraz, Yongfang Wan, Eudri Venter, et al., 2021. Subcellular dynamics studies of iron reveal how tissue-specific distribution patterns are established in developing wheat grains. New Phytologist Vol 231: 1644-1657https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.17440
2020
Till K. Pellny, Archana Patil, Abigail J. Wood, Jackie Freeman, Kirstie Halsey et al., 2020. Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking. Plant Biotechnology Journal, Vol 18: 2316-2327.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pbi.13393
Beant Singh, Amma Simon, Kirstie Halsey, Smita Kurup, Suzanne Clark, Gudbjorg Inga Aradottir, 2020. Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces. Annals of Applied Biology, Vol 177:184-194.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7496520/
2019
Hongtao Zhang et al., 2019. Tandem Fluorescent Protein Times for Noninvasive Relative Protein Lifetime Measurements in Plants. Plant Physiology, Vol 180: 718-731.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30872425/
Harrie van Erp, Fiona M. Bryanta, Jose Martin-Morenoa, Louise V. Michaelsona, Govindprasad Bhutadaa, and Peter J. Eastmonda, 2019. Engineering the stereoisomeric structure of seed oil to mimic human milk fat. PNAS, Vol 116: 20947–20952.
Katie L. Moore, Ildefonso Rodríguez-Ramiro, Eleanor R. Jones, Emily J. Jones, Jorge Rodríguez-Celma, Kirstie Halsey et al., 2018. The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Scientific Reports, 8:6865.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-25130-3
Kettles et al., 2017. Apoplastic recognition of multiple candidate effectors from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici in the nonhost plant Nicotiana benthamiana. New Phytologist. 213: 338-350https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2769641%20
Leonie H. Luginbuehl, Guillaume N. Menard, Smita Kurup et al., 2017. Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant. Science 356: 1175–1178.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan0081
Kettles et al, 2016. Apoplastic recognition of multiple candidate effectors from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici in the nonhost plant Nicotiana benthamiana. New Phytologist. 213(1):338-350.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27696417
Craddock CP et al, 2015. PHOSPHATIDIC ACID PHOSPHOHYDROLASE Regulates Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by Phosphatidic Acid-Mediated Activation of CTP:PHOSPHOCHOLINE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE Activity. The Plant Cell. 2015;27(4):1251-1264. doi:10.1105/tpc.15.00037.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558698/%20
Craddock CP, Adams N, Bryant FM, Kurup S, Eastmond PJ. Regulation of endomembrane biogenesis in arabidopsis by phospatidic acid hydrolase. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2015;10(10):e1065367. doi:10.1080/15592324.2015.1065367.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558698/
Cristina Gritsch, Yongfang Wan, Rowan A. C. Mitchell, Peter R. Shewry, Steven J. Hanley, Angela Karp; G-fibre cell wall development in willow stems during tension wood induction. J Exp Bot 2015; 66 (20): 6447-6459. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv358https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jxb/erv358
Zhang, H., Deery, M. J., Gannon, L., Powers, S. J., Lilley, K. S. and Theodoulou, F. L. (2015), Quantitative proteomics analysis of the Arg/N-end rule pathway of targeted degradation in Arabidopsis roots. Proteomics, 15: 2447–2457. doi:10.1002/pmic.201400530http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmic.201400530/full
Wan Y1, Gritsch CS, Hawkesford MJ, Shewry PR, 2015. Effects of nitrogen nutrition on the synthesis and deposition of the ω-gliadins of wheat. PubMed 113(4):607-15. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct291
Mendiondo GM, Medhurst A, van Roermund CW, Zhang A, Devonshire J, Scholefield D, Fernández J, Axcell B, Ramsay L, Waterham HR, Waugh R, Theodoulou FL, and Holdsworth MJ (2014) Barley has two peroxisomal ABC transporters with multiple functions in β-oxidation. J. Exp. Bot., in press.
Lin MT, Occhialini A, Andralojc JP, Devonshire J, Hines KM, Parry MA, Hanson MR (2014) β-carboxysomal proteins assemble into highly organized structures in Nicotiana chloroplasts. The Plant Journal, May 8. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12536.
Wan, Y., Gritsch, C., Tryfona, T. et al. Planta (2014). Secondary cell wall composition and candidate gene expression in developing willow (Salix purpurea) stems. 239: 1041. doi:10.1007/s00425-014-2034-1https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-014-2034-1
Mendiondo GM, Medhurst A, van Roermund CW, Zhang A, Devonshire J, Scholefield D, Fernández J, Axcell B, Ramsay L, Waterham HR, Waugh R, Theodoulou FL, and Holdsworth MJ (2014) Barley has two peroxisomal ABC transporters with multiple functions in β-oxidation. J. Exp. Bot., in press.
Lin MT, Occhialini A, Andralojc JP, Devonshire J, Hines KM, Parry MA, Hanson MR (2014) β-carboxysomal proteins assemble into highly organized structures in Nicotiana chloroplasts. The Plant Journal, May 8. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12536.
2013
Mendes A, Kelly AA, van Erp H, Shaw E, Powers SJ, Kurup S and Eastmond PJ (2013) bZIP67 regulates the omega-3 fatty acid content of Arabidopsis seed oil by activating FATTY ACID DESATURASE3. The Plant Cell; 25 (8): 3104-16.
Luo Y, Durenkamp M, De Nobili M, Lin Q, Devonshire BJ and Brookes PC. Microbial biomass growth, following incorporation of biochars produced at 350 oC or 700 oC, in a silty-clay loam soil of high and low pH. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 57: 513-523
Kelly AA, van-Erp H, Quettier A-L, Shaw E, Menard G, Kurup S and Eastmond PJ. The SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 lipase limits triacylglycerol accumulation in heterotrophic vegetative tissues of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. May 17 DOI:10.1104/pp.113.219840.
Kelly AA, Shaw E, Powers SJ, Kurup S and Eastmond PJ (2012) Suppression of the SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 triacylglycerol lipase family during seed development enhances oil yield in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Plant Biotechnology Journal DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12021.
Manzanilla-López RH, Esteves I, Finetti-Sialer M, Hirsch PR, Ward E, Devonshire J and Hidalgo L (2013) Pochonia chlamydosporia: Advances and challenges to improve its performance as a biological control agent of sedentary endo-parasitic nematodes. The Journal of Nematology, 45(1):1-7.
2012
Stoute AI, Varenko V, King GJ, Scott RJ & Kurup S (2012) Parental genome imbalance in Brassica oleracea causes asymmetric triploid block. Plant Journal, 71 (3): 503-516.DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.05015.x
Rios, JJ, Lochlainn SO, Devonshire J, Graham N, Hammond J, King GJ, White P, Kurup S & Broadley M (2012) Distribution of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) in the leaves of Brassica rapa under varying exogenous Ca and Mg supply. Annals of Botany, 109 (6): 1081-1089. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs029
Freeman JL, Marcus MA, Fakra SC, Devonshire J, McGrath SP, Quinn CF, Pilon-Smits EAH (2012) Selenium hyperaccumulator plants Stanleya pinnata and Astragalus bisulcatus are colonized by Se-Resistant, Se-Excluding wasp and beetle seed herbivores. PLoS One, 7(12 ):e50516. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050516. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050516
Ward E, Kerry BR, Manzanilla-Lo´pez RH, Mutua G, Devonshire J, et al. (2012) The Pochonia chlamydosporia serine protease gene vcp1 Is subject to regulation by carbon, nitrogen and pH: Implications for nematode biocontrol. PLoS ONE 7(4): e35657. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035657. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0035657
Devonshire J (2012) Visualization of Phytoplasmas Using Electron Microscopy. Book Chapter in: Phytoplasma : Methods and Protocols. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology . Volume: 938 (123-138) DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-089-2_11. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-089-2_11.
2011
Motteram J., Lovegrove, A., Pirie, E., Marsh, J., Devonshire, J., van de Meene, A.M.L., Hammond-Kosack, K.E. and Rudd, J.J. (2011) Aberrant protein N-glycosylation impacts upon infection-related growth transitions of the haploid plant-pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola. Molecular Microbiology 81: 415-433. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07701.x
Davies, K.G., Rowe, J., Manzanilla-Lopez, R. and Opperman, C.H. (2011) Re-evaluation of the life-cycle of the nematode-parasitic bacterium Pasteuria penetrans in root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp. Nematology 13: 825-835. DOI: 10.1163/138855410X552670
Brown, N.A., Bass, C., Baldwin, T.K., Chen, H., Massot, F., Carion, P.W.C., Urban, M., van de Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack K. Characterisation of the Fusarium graminearum wheat floral interaction. Journal of Pathogens 2011: article ID 626345, 9 pages. DOI: 10.4061/626345
Luo, Y., Durenkamp, M., De Nobili, M., Lin, Q. & Brookes, P.C. (2011) Short term soil priming effects and the mineralisation of biochar following its incorporation to soils of different pH. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43: 2304-2314. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.07.020
Boys, E.F., Roques, S.E., West, J.S., Werner, C.P., King, G.J., Dyer, P.S. & Fitt, B.D.L. (2011) Effects of R gene-mediated resistance in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) on asexual and sexual sporulation of Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot). Plant Pathology, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02529.x.
Luna, E., Pastor, V., Robert, J., Flors, V., Mauch-Mani, B. & Ton, J. (2011). Callose Deposition: A Multifaceted Plant Defense Response. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 24: 183-193. DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-07-10-0149
Urban, M., Motteram, J., Jing, H. C., Powers, S., Townsend, J., Devonshire, J., Pearman, I., Kanyuka, K., Franklin, J. & Hammond-Kosack, K. E. (2011). Inactivation of plant infecting fungal and viral pathogens to achieve biological containment in drainage water using UV treatment. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110: 675-687. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04917.x