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School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Publications

 

  1. Rowland JG, Simon WJ, Prakash JS, Slabas AR. (2011) Proteomics reveals a role for the RNA helicase crhR in the modulation of multiple metabolic pathways during cold acclimation of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. J Proteome Res. 2011 Aug 5;10(8):3674-89.

  2. Chivasa S.,Tomé D.F.A., Hamilton J.M.H.,Slabas A.R. (2011) Proteomic analysis of extracellular ATP-regulated proteins identifies ATP synthase β-subunit as a novel plant cell death regulator. Moleclular and Cellular Proteomics: 2011 Mar;10(3):M110.003905.
  3. Adrian P Brown, Johan T M Kroon, Jennifer F Topping, Joanne L Robson, William J Simon and Antoni R Slabas (2011) Components of Complex LipidBiosynthetic Pathways In Developing Castor (Ricinus communis) Seeds Identified by MudPIT Analysis of Enriched Endoplasmic Reticulum.  Journal of  Proteome Res., 2011, 10 (8), pp 3565–3577
  4. John G. Rowland, William J. Simon, Yoshitaka Nishiyama, Antoni R. Slabas (2010) Differential proteomic analysis using iTRAQ reveals changes in thylakoids associated with Photosystem II-acquired thermotolerance in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Proteomics 10: 1917-1929.
  5. Rowland JG, Pang X, Suzuki I, Murata N, Simon WJ, et al. (2010) Identification of Components Associated with Thermal Acclimation of Photosystem II inSynechocystissp. PCC6803. PLoS ONE 5(5): e10511. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010511
  6. Chivasa, S; Simon, WJ; Murphy, AM; Lindsey, K; Carr, JP; Slabas, AR (2010). The effects of extracellular adenosine 5 '-triphosphate on the tobacco proteome. Proteomics 10:235-244.
  7. Sorcha Finnegan., Joanne L Robson., Mildred Wylie., Adrian Healy., Alan W Stitt., and William J Curry. (2008). Protein expression profiling during chick retinal maturation - a proteomic approach. Protein Science 6:34.
  8. Maltman DJ., Gadd SM., Simon WJ., and Slabas AR., (2007) Differential proteomic analyses of the endoplasmic reticulum from developing and germinating seeds of castor (Ricinus communis) identifies seed protein precursors as significant components of the endoplasmic reticulum. Proteomics 7:1513-1528.
  9. Rowland, JG., Robson, JL., Simon, WJ., Leung, HY., and Slabas, AR., (2007) Evaluation of an in vitro model of androgen ablation and identification of the androgen responsive proteome in LNCaP cells. Proteomics 7:47-63.
  10. Roujenikova A., Simon WJ., Gilroy J., Rice DW., Rafferty JB., and Slabas AR., (2007) Structural Studies of Fatty Acyl-(Acyl carrier protein) Thioesters Reveal a Hydrophobic Binding Cavity that can Expand to fit Longer Substrates. J.Mol.Biol. 365 (1) 135-145.
  11. Kroon JTM., Wei W., Simon WJ., and Slabas, AR., (2006) Identification and functional expression of a type 2 acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DAGAT2). Phytochemistry 67(23) 2541-2549.
  12. Suzuki I, Simon WJ, Slabas AR. (2006).The heat shock response of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 analysed by transcriptomics and proteomics. J Exp Bot. 57(7):1573-8.
  13. Chivasa S, Hamilton JM, Pringle RS, Ndimba BK, Simon WJ, Lindsey K, Slabas AR (2006). Proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in fungal elicitor-treated Arabidopsis cell cultures. J Exp Bot 57(7):1553-62.
  14. Slabas AR, Suzuki,I, Murata,N., Simon, WJ and Hall, JJ (2006), Proteomic analysis of the heat shock response in Synechocystis PCC6803 and a thermally tolerant strain lacking the histidine kinase 34 gene. Proteomics 6:845-864
  15. Chivasa, S., Ndimba, BK., Simon, WJ., Lindsey,K., and Slabas AR., (2005). Extracellular ATP functions as an endogenous external metabolite regulating plant cell viability. The Plant Cell 17:3019-3034.
  16. Chivasa,S., Simon, W.J., Xiao-lan, Y, Yalpani, N., and Slabas, A.R. (2005). Pathogen elicitor-induced changes in the maize extracellular matrix proteome. Proteomics 5: 4894-4904.
  17. Suzuki, I., Kanesaki, Y., Hayashi, H., Hall, J.J., Simon, J.W., Slabas, A.R., and Murata, N., (2005). The histidine kinase Hik34 is involved in thermotolerance by regulating the expression of heat shock genes in Synechocystis. Plant Physiol. 138:1409-1421
  18. Ndimba BK., Chivasa S.,Simon WJ., Slabas AR., (2005). Identification of Arabidopsis salt and osmotic stress responsive proteins using two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Proteomics 5:4185-4196.
  19. Ndimba, B; Rafudeen, S; Gehring, C; Meyer, Z; Simon, W; Chivasa, S; Slabas, A (2005). Proteomic identification of an hsp70.1 protein induced in Arabidopsis cells following hyperosmotic stress treatments. South African Journal of Science 101: (9-10) 449-453.
  20. Dani, V.,Simon, J.W., Duranti, M., and Croy, R.R.D., (2005). Changes in the tobacco leaf apoplast proteome in response to salt stress. Proteomics 5:737-745.
  21. Quinlan, R.A., Sugiyama, Y., Slabas, A.R.,Simon, J.W., Schey, K., James, J., and Prescott, A.,R (2005). Cytoskeletal complexes important for lens function. Invest Ophthalmol Visual Sci. 46: 1063.
  22. Rowland, J.G., Simon, J.W., Slabas, A.R., Robson, C.N., and Leung, H.Y., (2004). Quantitative proteomic analysis of androgen & anti-androgen responses in the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. Br.J.Cancer 91:38.
  23. Ndimba, B.K., Chivasa, S., Simon, J.W.,and Slabas, A.R., (2003). Proteomic analyses of changes in the extra-cellular matrix of Arabidopsis cell suspension cultures induced by fungal elicitors. Proteomics 3:1047-1059.
  24. Slabas, A.R., Kroon, J.T.M., Scheirer, T.P., Gilroy, J.S., Hayman, M., Rice, D.W., Turnbull, A.P., Rafferty, J.B., Fawcett, T.,andSimon, J.W., (2002). Squash Glycerol-3-phosphate (1)-acyltransferase [G3PAT] - alteration of substrate selectivity by site directed mutagenesis and identification of arginine and lysine residues involved in glycerol-3-phosphate binding. J.Biol.Chem. 277:43918-43923.
  25. Simon, J.W., Hall, J. J., Susuki, I., Murata, N., and Slabas, A.R., (2002). Proteomic study of the soluble proteins from the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 using automated MALDI-tof peptide mass fingerprinting. Proteomics2:1735-1742.
  26. Chivasa, S., Nidimba, B.K., Simon, J.W., Robertson, D., Yu, X.L., Knox, J.P., Bolwell, P., and Slabas, A.R., (2002). Proteomic analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana cell wall.Electrophoresis 23:1754-1765.
  27. Maltman, D.J.,Simon, J.W.,Wheeler, C.H., Dunn, M.J., Wait, R., andSlabas, A.R., (2002) Proteomic analyses of the endoplasmic recticulum from developing and germinating seed of castor (Ricinus communis). Electrophoresis 23:626-639.
  28. Roujeinikova, A., Baldock, C.,Simon, J.W.,Gilroy,J., Baker, P., Slabas, A.R., Stuitje, A.R., Rice, D.W., and Rafferty, J.B., and (2002). X-ray crystallographic studies on butyryl-ACP reveal flexibility of the structure around a putative acyl chain binding site. Structure 10 (6):825-835.
  29. Roujeinikova, A., Baldock, C.,Simon, J.W.,Gilroy,J., Baker, P., Stuitje, A.R., Rice, D.W., Rafferty, J.B., and Slabas, A.R., (2002). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies on acyl-(acyl carrier protein) from Escherichia coli.Acta. Crystallog. section D-Biological Crystallography 58:330-332.
  30. Slabas, A.R.,Simon J.W., and Brown A.P., (2001). Biosynthesis and regulation of fatty acids and triglycerides in oil seed rape. Current status and future trends. Eur. J. Lipid Science and Technology 103:455-466.
  31. Turnbull, A.P., Rafferty, J.B., Sedelnikova, S.E., Slabas, A.R., Schierer, T.P., Kroon, J.T.M., Simon, J.W., Fawcett, T., Nishida, I., Murata, N., and Rice, D., (2001). Analysis of the structure, substrate specificity, and mechanism of squash glycerol-3-phosphate (1)-acyltransferase. Structure 9:347-353.
  32. Turnbull, A.P., Rafferty, J.B., Sedelnikova, S.E., Slabas, A.R., Schierer, T.P., Kroon, J.T.M., Nishida, J., Murata, N.,Simon, J.W.,and Rice, D.W., (2001). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the glycerol-3-phosphate 1-acyltransferase from squash (Cucurbita moschata). Acta. Crystallog. D-Biological Crystallography 57:451-453.
  33. Slabas, A.R., Hanley, Z., Scherier, T.P., Rice, D.W., Turnbull, A.P., Rafferty, J.B.,Simon, J.W.,and Brown, A.P., (2001). Acyltransferases and their role in the biosynthesis of lipids - opportunities for new oils. J.Plant Physiol.158: 505-513.
  34. Slabas, A.R.,Simon, J.W.,Schierer, T., Kroon, J.T.M., Fawcett, T., Hayman, M., Gilroy, J.S., Nishida, I., Murata, N., Rafferty, J.B., Turnbull, A.P., and Rice. D.W., (2000). Plant glycerol-3-phosphate-1-acyltransferase (GPAT): structure selectivity studies. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 28: 677-679.
  35. Fawcett, T., Copse,C.L.,Simon, J.W.,and Slabas, A.R., (2000). Kinetic mechanism of the NADH-enoyl reductase from Brassica napus. Febs Letts. 484:65-68.
  36. Fisher M., Sedelnikova S.E., Martindale W., Thomas N.C., Simon J.W., Slabas A.R, Rafferty J.B.,(2000) Crystallization of the NADP-dependent beta-keto acyl-carrier protein reductase from Brassica napus. Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography 56: 86-88.
  37. Fawcett, T., Copse,C.L.,Simon, J.W.,and Slabas, A.R., (2000). Kinetic mechanism of the NADH-enoyl reductase from Brassica napus. Febs Letts. 484:65-68.

 

Book Chapters:

  1. Simon, William J.; Maltman, Daniel J.; Slabas, Antoni R (2008). Isolation and fractionation of the endoplasmic reticulum from castor bean (Ricinus communis) endosperm for proteomic analyses. Methods in Molecular Biology 203-215. Eds. Posch, A ISSN 1064-3745(print).
  2. Chivasa, Stephen; Simon, William J.; Hamilton, John M.; Lindsey, Keith; Slabas, Antoni R. (2007). Discovery via proteomics of a novel cell signalling pathway in plants involving extracellular ATP. Plant Proteomics 71-86. Eds. Samaj, J; Thelen, JJ