Doug K. Allen

This study shows that suppressing SDP1 in soybean seeds increases seed size and biomass by altering cell size, cell wall composition, and phytohormone levels.

This study expresses mitochondrial Chlamydomonas glycolate dehydrogenase in chloroplasts of Chlamydomonas and tobacco, showing it accumulates but does not improve plant performance without additional enzymes in a photorespiratory bypass pathway.

The paper shows that fatty acid synthesis and breakdown occur simultaneously during plant oil synthesis, challenging previous assumptions and explaining underperformance in engineered oil-producing plants.