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Anthony J. Michael is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on molecular biology, biochemistry, materials chemistry, microbiology, and genetics.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including:

  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Anthony J. Michael has published extensively, contributing to a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biochemical Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular Cell
  • Nature Chemical Biology

Recent published papers include:

  • Functional identification of bacterial spermine, thermospermine, norspermine, norspermidine, spermidine, and N1-aminopropylagmatine synthases (2024) - Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • A hybrid biosynthetic-catabolic pathway for norspermidine production (2024) - Biochemical Journal
  • Functional polyamine metabolic enzymes and pathways encoded by the virosphere (2023) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Discovery of ancestral L-ornithine and L-lysine decarboxylases reveals parallel, pseudoconvergent evolution of polyamine biosynthesis (2021) - Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Alternative pathways utilize or circumvent putrescine for biosynthesis of putrescine-containing rhizoferrin (2020) - Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anthony J. Michael include:

  • Bin Li
  • Margaret A. Phillips
  • Jue Liang
  • Hamid Baniasadi
  • Colin Hanfrey

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by overaccumulation of antioxidant flavonoids

    Ryo Nakabayashi;Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara;Kaoru Urano;Makoto Suzuki

  • Engineering plants with increased levels of the antioxidant chlorogenic acid.

    Ricarda Niggeweg;Anthony J Michael;Cathie Martin

  • UNIFOLIATA regulates leaf and flower morphogenesis in pea

    Julie Hofer;Lynda Turner;Roger Hellens;Mike Ambrose

  • A Protective Role for the Polyamine Spermine Against Drought Stress in Arabidopsis

    Koji Yamaguchi;Yoshihiro Takahashi;Thomas Berberich;Akihiko Imai

  • Arabidopsis polyamine biosynthesis: Absence of ornithine decarboxylase and the mechanism of arginine decarboxylase activity

    Colin Hanfrey;Susanne Sommer;Melinda J. Mayer;Daniel Burtin;Daniel Burtin

  • ACAULIS5, an Arabidopsis gene required for stem elongation, encodes a spermine synthase.

    Yoshie Hanzawa;Taku Takahashi;Anthony J. Michael;Daniel Burtin

  • Polyamines in Eukaryotes, Bacteria, and Archaea

    Anthony J. Michael

  • The polyamine spermine protects against high salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Koji Yamaguchi;Yoshihiro Takahashi;Thomas Berberich;Akihiko Imai

  • Convergent evolution in the BAHD family of acyl transferases: identification and characterization of anthocyanin acyl transferases from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jie Luo;Yasutaka Nishiyama;Yasutaka Nishiyama;Christine Fuell;Goro Taguchi

  • Jasmonates and Na-orthovanadate promote resveratrol production in Vitis vinifera cv. barbera cell cultures

    Annalisa Tassoni;Silvia Fornalè;Marina Franceschetti;Marina Franceschetti;Federica Musiani

  • Polyamine biosynthetic diversity in plants and algae

    Christine Fuell;Katherine A. Elliott;Colin C. Hanfrey;Marina Franceschetti

  • A dual upstream open reading frame-based autoregulatory circuit controlling polyamine-responsive translation

    Colin Hanfrey;Katherine A. Elliott;Marina Franceschetti;Melinda J. Mayer

  • An Alternative Polyamine Biosynthetic Pathway Is Widespread in Bacteria and Essential for Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae

    Jeongmi Lee;Vanessa Sperandio;Douglas E. Frantz;Jamie Longgood

  • A Novel Polyamine Acyltransferase Responsible for the Accumulation of Spermidine Conjugates in Arabidopsis Seed

    Jie Luo;Jie Luo;Christine Fuell;Adrian Parr;Lionel Hill

  • Molecular cloning and functional identification of a plant ornithine decarboxylase cDNA

    Anthony J. Michael;Judith M. Furze;Michael J. C. Rhodes;Daniel Burtin

  • Biosynthesis of polyamines and polyamine-containing molecules

    Anthony J. Michael

  • Polyamine function in archaea and bacteria

    Anthony J. Michael

  • Abrogation of upstream open reading frame-mediated translational control of a plant S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase results in polyamine disruption and growth perturbations.

    Colin Hanfrey;Marina Franceschetti;Melinda J. Mayer;Crista Illingworth

  • Evolution and Multiplicity of Arginine Decarboxylases in Polyamine Biosynthesis and Essential Role in Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Formation

    Matthew Burrell;Colin C. Hanfrey;Ewan J. Murray;Nicola R. Stanley-Wall

  • A profusion of upstream open reading frame mechanisms in polyamine-responsive translational regulation

    Ivaylo P. Ivanov;John F. Atkins;John F. Atkins;Anthony J Michael

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret A. Phillips
Margaret A. Phillips The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Adrian J. Parr
Adrian J. Parr Norwich Research Park
Nello Bagni
Nello Bagni University of Bologna
Mary L. Parker
Mary L. Parker Norwich University
Keith W. Waldron
Keith W. Waldron Norwich Research Park
Tomonobu Kusano
Tomonobu Kusano Tohoku University
Arjan Narbad
Arjan Narbad Norwich Research Park
Caitilyn Allen
Caitilyn Allen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Cathie Martin
Cathie Martin Norwich Research Park
Thomas Berberich
Thomas Berberich Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre

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