Dean DellaPenna Recent Publications

Kobayashi N, Dellapenna D. (2008)Tocopherol metabolism, oxidation and recycling under high light stress in Arabidopsis. Plant J. Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print]

DellaPenna D, Last RL. (2008) Genome-enabled approaches shed new light on plant metabolism. Science. Apr 25;320(5875):479-81.

Lu Y, Savage LJ, Ajjawi I, Imre KM, Yoder DW, Benning C, Dellapenna D, Ohlrogge JB, Osteryoung KW, Weber AP, Wilkerson CG, Last RL. (2008) New connections across pathways and cellular processes: industrialized mutant screening reveals novel associations between diverse phenotypes in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. Apr;146(4):1482-500. Epub 2008 Feb 8.

Maeda H, Sage TL, Isaac G, Welti R, Dellapenna D. (2008) Tocopherols modulate extraplastidic polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in Arabidopsis at low temperature. Plant Cell. Feb;20(2):452-70. Epub 2008 Feb 26.

Ma Y, Baker RF, Magallanes-Lundback M, Dellapenna D, Braun DM. (2008) Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves. Planta. Feb;227(3):527-38. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

Tian L, DellaPenna D, Dixon RA. (2007) The pds2 mutation is a lesion in the Arabidopsis homogentisate solanesyltransferase gene involved in plastoquinone biosynthesis. Planta. Sep;226(4):1067-73. Epub 2007 Jun 14.

Welsch R, Maass D, Voegel T, Dellapenna D, Beyer P. (2007) The Transcription Factor RAP2.2 and its Interacting Partner SINAT2: Stable Elements in the Carotenogenesis of Arabidopsis Leaves. Plant Physiol. Sep 14; [Epub ahead of print]

Ma Y, Baker RF, Magallanes-Lundback M, Dellapenna D, Braun DM. (2007) Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves. Planta. Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print]

Maeda H, Dellapenna D. Tocopherol functions in photosynthetic organisms. (2007) Curr Opin Plant Biol. 10(3):260-5.

DellaPenna D. (2007) Biofortification of plant-based food: enhancing folate levels by metabolicengineering. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 6;104(10):3675-6. No abstract available.

Maeda H, Song W, Sage TL, DellaPenna D. (2006) Tocopherols play a crucial role in low-temperature adaptation and Phloem loading in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 18(10):2710-32.

Sattler SE, Mene-Saffrane L, Farmer EE, Krischke M, Mueller MJ, DellaPennaD. (2006) Nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation reprograms gene expression and activatesdefense markers in Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutants. Plant Cell. 18(12):3706-20.

Gilliland LU, Magallanes-Lundback M, Hemming C, Supplee A, Koornneef M, Bentsink L, Dellapenna D. (2006) Genetic basis for natural variation in seed vitamin E levels in Arabidopsisthaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 5;103(49):18834-41.

Sakuragi Y, Maeda H, Dellapenna D, Bryant DA. (2006)alpha-Tocopherol plays a role in photosynthesis and macronutrient homeostasisof the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that is independent of itsantioxidant function. Plant Physiol. Jun;141(2):508-21.

DellaPenna, D and Pogson BJ (2006) Vitamin Synthesis in plants: Tocopherols and Carotenoids. Ann. Rev. Plant. Biol. 57:711-738.

Kim, J and DellaPenna D (2006) Defining the primary route for lutein synthesis in plants: The role of Arabidopsis carotenoid beta-ring hydroxylase CYP97A3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103:3474-9.

Ruebelt MC, Lipp M, Reynolds TL, Schmuke JJ, Astwood JD, DellaPenna D, Engel KH, Jany KD (2006) Application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to interrogate alterations in the proteome of genetically modified crops. 3. Assessing unintended effects. J Agric Food Chem. 54:2169-77.

Auldridge ME, Block A, Dabney-Smith C, Mila I, Bouzayen M, DellaPenna, D and Klee, H. (2006) Characterization of three members of the Arabidopsis carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family demonstrates the divergent roles of this multifunctional enzyme family. Plant Journal. 45:982-93.

Foyer CH, DellaPenna D and Van Der Straeten D (2006) A new era in plant metabolism research reveals a bright future for bio-fortification and human nutrition. Physiologia Plantarum 126: 289-290.

DellaPenna D and Last RL (2006) Progress in the dissection and manipulation of plant vitamin E biosynthesis. Physiologia Plantarum 126:356-368.

DellaPenna, D (2005) Progress in vitamin E synthesis. Trends in Plant Sciences. 10:574-9

Maeda M, Sakuragi Y, Bryant DA and DellaPenna D (2005) Tocopherols protect Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 from lipid peroxidation. Plant Physiol 138:1422-35.

DellaPenna, D (2005) A decade of progress in understanding vitamin E synthesis in plants. J Plant Physiol. 162:729-37

Sattler S, Gilliland L, Magallanes-Lundback M, Pollard M and DellaPenna D. (2004) Vitamin E is essential for seed longevity and preventing lipid peroxidation during germination. The Plant Cell 16:1419-1433.

Tian L, DellaPenna, D and Zeevaart, J (2004) Effect of hydroxylated carotenoid deficiency on ABA accumulation in Arabidopsis. Physiologia Plantarum 122(3): 314-320.

Tian L and DellaPenna D. (2004) Progress in understanding the origin and functions of carotenoid hydroxylases in plants. Archives Biochem Biophysics 430:22-29.

Sattler, S. E., Cheng Z, and DellaPenna D. (2004) From Arabidopsis to Agriculture: Engineering improved Vitamin E content in soybean. Trends in Plant Sciences 9:365-67.

Tian L, Musetti V, Kim J, Magallanes-Lundback M, DellaPenna D. (2004) The Arabidopsis LUT1 locus encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 family that is required for carotenoid epsilon-ring hydroxylation activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. USA 101:402-7.

Tian, L., M. Magallanes-Lundback, V. Musetti,and D. DellaPenna (2003) Functional analysis of beta- and epsilon-ring carotenoid hydroxylases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 15:1320-32.

Cheng, Z., Sattler S., Maeda, H., Sakuragi, Y., Bryant, D. and D. DellaPenna (2003) Highly Divergent Methyltransferases Catalyze a Conserved Reaction in Tocopherol and Plastoquinone Synthesis in Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Eukaryotes. Plant Cell 15: 2343-2356.

Collakova, E. and D. DellaPenna. (2003) The Role of Homogentisate Phytyltransferase and Other Tocopherol Pathway Enzymes in the Regulation of Tocopherol Synthesis during Abiotic Stress. Plant Physiology 133: 930-940.

Sattler, S. E., E.B. Cahoon, S.J. Coughlan and D. DellaPenna (2003) Characterization of tocopherol cyclases from higher plants and cyanobacteria: Evolutionary implications for tocopherol synthesis and function. Plant Physiology 132: 2184-2195.

Heffron S, Watkins S, Moeller R, Taban AH, Butowt R, DellaPenna D, Jurnak F (2003) Resolving the space-group ambiguity of crystals of tomato fruit polygalacturonase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 59:2088-93.

Collakova, E. and D. DellaPenna. (2003) Homogentisate Phytyltransferase Activity Is Limiting for Tocopherol Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 131: 632-642.

Peddibhotla, S., Z. Cheng, D. DellaPenna and J. J. Tepe (2003) Efficient two step synthesis of methylphytylbenzoquinones: precursor intermediates in the biosynthesis of vitamin E. Tetrahedron Letters. 44: 237-240.

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