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R. L. Last

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Organism:plant (other)· 11 Approach:experimental assay· 10 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 6 Assay:metabolomics· 6 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2

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A. D. Jones· 6 shared P. D. Fiesel· 4 shared B. J. Leong· 3 shared G. D. Moghe· 3 shared T. M. Anthony· 3 shared X. Li· 3 shared Y.-R. Lou· 3 shared P. Fan· 2 shared

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11 papers

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Disentangling plant- and environment-mediated drivers of active rhizosphere bacterial community dynamics during short-term drought

S. Bandopadhyay, X. Li, A. W. Bowsher, R. L. Last, A. Shade

This study investigates how drought affects the active bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of switchgrass and common bean, distinguishing between plant- and environment-mediated effects.

bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2023Microbiology

Trading acyls and swapping sugars: metabolic innovations in Solanum trichomes

P. D. Fiesel, R. A. Kerwin, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last

This study characterizes acylsugar diversity in Solanum species, identifying novel structures and enzymes involved in their biosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology

Identification of anti-fungal bioactive terpenoids from the bioenergy crop switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

X. Li, M.-Y. Chou, G. M. Bonito, R. L. Last

This study identifies anti-fungal terpenoids from switchgrass ecotypes and shows their differential effects on fungal isolates, supporting their role in microbiome composition.

bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2023Plant Biology

Identification of BAHD acyltransferases associated with acylinositol biosynthesis in Solanum quitoense (naranjilla)

B. J. Leong, S. M. Hurney, P. D. Fiesel, T. M. Anthony, G. D. Moghe, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last

The paper identifies three BAHD acyltransferases in Solanum quitoense involved in acylinositol biosynthesis and shows their in vitro products differ from in planta accumulation.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2022Plant Biology

Natural Variation Meets Synthetic Biology: Promiscuous Trichome Expressed Acyltransferases from Nicotiana acuminata

C. Schenck, T. M. Anthony, M. L. Jacobs, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last

The paper analyzes Nicotiana glandular trichome metabolites and BAHD acyltransferases to reveal diverse sucrose and glucose-based acylesters.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2022Biochemistry

It happened again: convergent evolution of acylglucose specialized metabolism in black nightshade and wild tomato

Y.-R. Lou, T. M. Anthony, P. D. Fiesel, R. E. Arking, E. M. Christensen, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last

The paper identifies convergent evolution of acylglucose metabolism in black nightshade and wild tomato through biochemical and genetic analysis of their biosynthetic pathways.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2021Plant Biology

Migration through a major Andean ecogeographic disruption as a driver of genotypic and phenotypic diversity in a wild tomato species

J. B. Landis, C. M. Miller, A. K. Broz, A. A. Bennett, N. Carrasquilla-Garcia, D. R. Cook, R. L. Last, P. A. Bedinger, G. D. Moghe

This study identifies population clusters and genetic barriers in Solanum habrochaites, linking migration through the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone to phenotypic and genotypic diversity.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2020Plant Biology

Switchgrass metabolomics reveals striking genotypic and developmental differences in specialized metabolic phenotypes

X. Li, S. J. Sarma, L. W. Sumner, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last

The paper uses metabolomics to show that switchgrass has diverse specialized metabolites varying by tissue and ecotype, with saponins being particularly abundant and ecotype-specific.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2020Plant Biology

Evolution of a plant gene cluster in Solanaceae and emergence of metabolic diversity

P. Fan, P. Wang, Y.-R. Lou, B. J. Leong, B. J. Moore, C. A. Schenck, R. Combs, P. Cao, F. Brandizzi, S.-H. Shiu, R. L. Last

The paper studies the evolution of a gene cluster in Solanaceae plants and its role in producing medium chain acylsugars through trichome-specific enzymes.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2020Plant Biology

Solanaceae specialized metabolism in a non-model plant: trichome acylinositol biosynthesis

B. Leong, S. M. Hurney, P. D. Fiesel, G. D. Moghe, A. D. Jones, R. L. Last

The paper identifies an enzyme involved in the final step of acylinositol biosynthesis in Solanum quitoense and shows evolutionary parallels with acylsucrose biosynthesis in Solanum lycopersicum.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2020Biochemistry

Evolution of metabolic novelty: a trichome-expressed invertase creates specialized metabolic diversity in wild tomato

B. J. Leong, D. Lybrand, Y.-R. Lou, P. Fan, A. L. Schilmiller, R. L. Last

The paper identifies a trichome-expressed invertase in wild tomato that converts acylsucroses into acylglucoses, enabling specialized metabolic diversity.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2018Plant Biology