Academic Staff

Dr J Liu

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Research Groups

• Biomolecular Interactions
• Durham Centre for Crop Improvement Technology

Research Interests

• Systems biology

Publications

Books: sections

• Lindsey, K., Mehdi, S., Casson, S.A., Mudge, A.J., Topping, J.F. & Liu, J. (2013). POLARIS. In The Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides, 2nd Edition. Kastin, A.J. Academic Press. 40-45.
• Mehdi, S., Mudge, A., Rowe, J., Liu, J., Topping, J.F. & Lindsey, K. (2013). The POLARIS Peptide: Role in Hormone Signalling and Root Growth. In Annual Plant Reviews: Peptide Signals in Plants. Huffaker, A. & Pearce, G. Wiley-Blackwell. in press.

Journal papers: academic

• Liu, J.L., Mehdi, S., Topping, J., Friml, J. & Lindsey, K. (2013). Interaction of PLS and PIN and hormonal crosstalk in Arabidopsis root development. Frontiers in Plant Science: Frontiers in Plant Cell Biology 4: 75.
• Liu, J.L., Knight, H., Hurst, C.H., & Knight, M.R. (2012). Modelling and experimental analysis of the role of interacting cytosolic and vacuolar pools in shaping low temperature calcium signatures in plant cells. Molecular BioSystems 2012(8): 2205-2220.
• Liu, JL & Hussey, PJ (2011). Towards the creation of a systems tip growth model for a pollen tube. Plant Signalling & Behaviour 6: 520-522.
• Liu JL, Piette BMAG, Deeks MJ, Franklin-Tong VE & Hussey PJ (2010). A Compartmental Model Analysis of Integrative and Self-Regulatory Ion Dynamics in Pollen Tube Growth. PLoS One 5(10): e13157.
• Liu, JL, Mehdi, S, Topping, J, Tarkowski, P & Lindsey, K (2010). Modelling and experimental analysis of hormonal crosstalk in Arabidopsis. Molecular Systems Biology 6: 373
• Liu JL, Grieson CS, Webb AAR & Hussey PJ (2010). Modelling dynamic plant cells. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 13: 744-749.
• Liu, JL, Brazier-Hicks, M & Edwards, R (2009). A kinetic model for the metabolism of the herbicide safener fenclorim in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biophysical Chemistry 143(1-2): 85-94.
• Piette, BMAG, Liu, JL, Peeters, K, Smertenko, A, Hawkins, T, Deeks, M, Quinlan, R, Zakrzewski, WJ & Hussey, PJ (2009). A Thermodynamic Model of Microtubule Assembly and Disassembly. PloS One 4(8): e6378.
• Baxter, CJ, Liu, JL, Fernie, AR & Sweetlove, LJ (2007). Determination of metabolic fluxes in a non-steady-state system. Phytochemistry 68(16-18): 2313-2319.
• Baxter, CJ, Redestig, H, Schauer, N, Repsilber, D, Patil, KR, Nielsen, J, Selbig, J, Liu, JL, Fernie, AR & Sweetlove, LJ (2007). The metabolic response of heterotrophic Arabidopsis cells to oxidative stress. Plant Physiology 143(1): 312-325.
• Liu, JL (2006). Dissipation and maintenance of stable states in an enzymatic system: Analysis and simulation. Biophysical Chemistry 120(3): 207-214.
• Liu, JL, Crawford, JW & Leontiou, KI (2005). Collapse of single stable states via a fractal attraction basin: analysis of a representative metabolic network. Proceedings Of The Royal Society A: Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 461(2060): 2327-2338.
• Stoleriu, I, Davidson, FA & Liu, JL (2005). Effects of periodic input on the quasi-steady state assumptions for enzyme-catalysed reactions. Journal Of Mathematical Biology 50(2): 115-132.
• Liu, JL (2005). Kinetic constraints for formation of steady states in biochemical networks. Biophysical Journal 88(5): 3212-3223.
• Roessner-Tunali, U, Liu, JL, Leisse, A, Balbo, I, Perez-Melis, A, Willmitzer, L & Fernie, AR (2004). Kinetics of labelling of organic and amino acids in potato tubers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry following incubation in 13C labelled isotopes. Plant Journal 39(4): 668-679.
• Stoleriu, I, Davidson, FA & Liu, JL (2004). Quasi-steady state assumptions for non-isolated enzyme-catalysed reactions. Journal Of Mathematical Biology 48(1): 82-104.
• Liu, JL & Marshall, DF (2003). Sufficient conditions for coordination of coupled nonlinear biochemicalsystems: Analysis of a simple, representative example. Journal Of Biological Systems 11(3): 275-291.
• Peksel, A, Torres, NV, Liu, J, Juneau, G & Kubicek, CP (2002). C-13-NMR analysis of glucose metabolism during citric acid productionby Aspergillus niger. Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology 58(2): 157-163.
• Davidson, FA, Xu, R & Liu, J (2002). Existence and uniqueness of limit cycles in an enzyme-catalysedreaction system. Applied Mathematics And Computation 127(2-3): 165-179.
• Davidson, FA & Liu, JL (2002). Global stability of the attracting set of an enzyme-catalysed reactionsystem. Mathematical And Computer Modelling 35(13): 1467-1481.
• Marion, G, Mao, XR, Renshaw, E & Liu, JL (2002). Spatial heterogeneity and the stability of reaction states inautocatalysis. Physical Review E 66(5): 9.
• Liu, JL (2002). State selection in coupled identical biochemical systems withcoexisting stable states. Biosystems 65(1): 49-60.
• Liu, JL (2001). Enhancement and restriction of system coordination by interaction ofpathways. Journal Of Biological Systems 9(3): 169-186.
• Liu, JL (2000). Sufficient conditions for coordination of a forced biochemical systemwith the interplay of activation and inhibition. Journal Of Biological Systems 8(3): 237-253.
• Liu, JL & Crawford, JW (2000). Sufficient conditions for coordination of a nonlinear biochemicalsystem under external forcing. Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 104(12): 2623-2629.
• Liu, JL (1999). Coordination restriction of enzyme-catalysed reaction systems asnonlinear dynamical systems. Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series A-mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences 455(1981): 285-298.
• Liu, JL (1999). Dependence of flux distribution and system coordination on dynamicalstates for biochemical systems with multiple coexisting states. Journal Of Biological Systems 7(1): 67-84.
• Liu, JL & Crawford, JW (1998). Stability of an autocatalytic biochemical system in the presence ofnoise perturbations. Ima Journal Of Mathematics Applied In Medicine And Biology 15(4): 339-350.
• Liu, JL, Crawford, JW, Viola, R & Goodman, B (1997). Prospects for advancing the understanding of complex biochemical systems. Plant Molecular Biology 33(4): 573-581.
• Liu, JL & Crawford, JW (1997). Stability of an autocatalytic system under noise perturbations and itsdependence on the basin of attraction. Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series A-mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences 453(1961): 1195-1203.
• Liu, JL & Crawford, JW (1997). Transitions and new dynamical states induced by noise in a multiplyregulated biochemical system. Biophysical Chemistry 69(2-3): 97-106.