Nicola J. Patron

The paper shows that nitrogen responses in plant roots are cell-type specific and evolve across species, with NLP7 proteins modulating these responses in Arabidopsis and tomato.

This paper describes a VIGS method in Calendula officinalis to study gene function and its impact on phytosterol production.

This study identifies C16-hydroxylated triterpenoids as key anti-inflammatory compounds in Calendula officinalis and reconstructs their biosynthetic pathway for production.

This study demonstrates the use of synthetic genetic elements to control and optimize the production of Lepidopteran sex pheromones in Nicotiana benthamiana.

The paper describes a split luciferase assay to measure transcription factor-DNA interactions and uses the data to design synthetic plant promoters with controllable response strengths.

The paper reconstitutes strictosidine biosynthesis in Nicotiana benthamiana by co-expressing 14 enzymes, with MLPL from Nepeta enhancing flux through the iridoid pathway.

This paper presents a workflow for automated DNA assembly and cell-free expression of plant proteins to accelerate functional characterisation.

The paper identifies functional elements in plant promoters and develops minimal synthetic promoters for precise gene expression control in plants.

The paper introduces the OpenPlant toolkit for bioengineering in Marchantia polymorpha, enabling efficient plant transformation and gene expression studies without specialized facilities.

The paper introduces Loop assembly, a method for efficiently and parallelly constructing large DNA circuits using two Type IIS restriction endonucleases and standardised parts.

This study assesses the functionality of cloned wheat Sr genes in barley, finding that Sr22, Sr33, Sr35, and Sr45 confer effective resistance against stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici.