A. H. Millar

PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi

The paper shows that UCP2 in Arabidopsis localizes to the Golgi instead of mitochondria, challenging previous assumptions about its function and highlighting the need for independent localization evidence.

Green Index: a widely accessible method to quantify greenness of photosynthetic organisms

The paper introduces a simple, accessible method called Green Index to quantify plant greenness using RGB pixel values, demonstrating its utility in plant phenotyping.

Metabolic adaptations leading to lignification in wheat roots under salinity stress

The paper examines metabolic adaptations in wheat roots under salinity stress, showing genotype-specific changes in lignification linked to improved salinity tolerance.

ENOD93 interacts with cytochrome c oxidase altering respiratory ATP production and root growth in plants

This study identifies ENOD93 as the plant homolog of yeast RCF2, showing its role in mitochondrial ATP production and root growth through biochemical and physiological analyses.

Knockdown of mitochondrial atp1 mRNA by a custom-designed pentatricopeptide repeat protein alters F1Fo ATP synthase

This study shows that a custom-designed PPR protein knocks down mitochondrial atp1 mRNA, reducing F1Fo ATP synthase, plant growth, and amino acid metabolism in Arabidopsis.

Protein turnover in the developing Triticum aestivum grain

This study measures protein turnover rates in developing wheat grain using proteomics, revealing spatiotemporal patterns and quantifying the energy costs of protein synthesis and degradation.

Metabolic evidence for distinct pyruvate pools inside plant mitochondria

The paper demonstrates the existence of distinct pyruvate pools in plant mitochondria that are independently regulated and contribute differently to metabolic processes.

Enzymes degraded under high light maintain proteostasis by transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis

The paper shows that under high light stress in Arabidopsis, nuclear-encoded enzymes with increased degradation rates are compensated by transcriptional upregulation to maintain proteostasis, while plastid-encoded proteins rely on other mechanisms.

Alternative oxidase1a and 1d limit proline-dependent oxidative stress and aid salinity recovery in Arabidopsis

This study shows that AOX1a and AOX1d in Arabidopsis reduce oxidative stress during proline catabolism and improve recovery from salinity stress.

Distinct changes in mature root and growing root tip proteomes underlie physiological responses of bread wheat to salinity stress

This study identifies distinct proteomic changes in wheat root tissues under salinity stress, highlighting impaired protein synthesis and energy metabolism in root tips.

Defects in autophagy lead to selective in vivo changes in turnover of cytosolic and organelle proteins in Arabidopsis

The paper identifies autophagic protein cargo in Arabidopsis by analyzing changes in protein abundance and degradation rates in autophagy mutants.

Autophagy promotes photomorphogenesis during seedling development in Arabidopsis in carbon limiting conditions

This study shows autophagy promotes photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis seedlings under carbon limitation by enhancing lipid turnover and chloroplast development.

Large scale measurement of protein synthesis rates over the diurnal cycle reveal pathway specific regulation of translation

The paper measures protein synthesis rates across the diurnal cycle in Arabidopsis, revealing pathway-specific translational regulation and energy allocation strategies.

In vivo homopropargylglycine incorporation enables nascent protein tagging, isolation and characterisation from Arabidopsis thaliana

This paper introduces HPG-based BONCAT to tag, isolate, and characterize nascent proteins in Arabidopsis, showing it is more efficient than AHA-based BONCAT.

The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) complex is one of three pyruvate-supplying pathways that sustain Arabidopsis respiratory metabolism

This study shows that the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) complex is essential for pyruvate transport into Arabidopsis mitochondria, and its absence leads to metabolic changes and growth defects when combined with loss of NAD-ME.

Increased wheat protein content via introgression of a HMW glutenin selectively reshapes the grain proteome

Introgression of the 1Ay21* HMW-GS increases wheat grain protein content and improves bread-making quality by reshaping the grain proteome network.

Bioinformatic and experimental evidence for suicidal and catalytic plant THI4s

The paper investigates plant THI4 enzymes, finding that some are suicidal while others are catalytic, with implications for thiamin synthesis and energy efficiency.

The Arabidopsis mitochondrial dicarboxylate carrier 2 maintains leaf metabolic homeostasis by uniting malate import and citrate export

This paper identifies DIC2 as a bifunctional mitochondrial carrier in Arabidopsis that facilitates malate import and citrate export, maintaining metabolic homeostasis in leaves.

Refining the composition of the Arabidopsis thaliana 80S cytosolic ribosome

This study refines the composition of Arabidopsis thaliana 80S cytosolic ribosomes by analyzing protein abundance, degradation, and synthesis rates, identifying novel ribosome-associated factors and turnover dynamics.