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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
32026
World Ranking
1545
National Ranking
37

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Antony Bacic is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within agricultural and biological sciences. Their work encompasses a significant focus on plant science and molecular biology with notable contributions to areas such as polysaccharides and plant cell walls, plant molecular biology research, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

The scientist has contributed to various topics including plant reproductive biology, GABA and rice research, plant stress responses and tolerance, as well as plant gene expression analysis. These areas reflect a broad engagement with fundamental and applied plant sciences and biochemical processes.

Antony Bacic's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Recent advances in Cannabis sativa genomics research, 2020, published in New Phytologist
  • Cell wall modification by the xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase XTH19 influences freezing tolerance after cold and sub-zero acclimation, 2020, published in Plant Cell & Environment
  • Cracking the "Sugar Code": A Snapshot of N- and O-Glycosylation Pathways and Functions in Plants Cells, 2021, published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Fasciclin-Like Arabinogalactan-Protein 16 (FLA16) Is Required for Stem Development in Arabidopsis, 2020, published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • FLA11 and FLA12 glycoproteins fine-tune stem secondary wall properties in response to mechanical stresses, 2021, published in New Phytologist

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • Monika S. Doblin with 30 collaborative publications
  • Kim L. Johnson with 18 collaborative publications
  • Pengfei Hao with 9 collaborative publications
  • Myrna A. Deseo with 9 collaborative publications
  • Yingxuan Ma with 8 collaborative publications

Antony Bacic has published multiple research outputs in several respected venues, with frequent contributions to Frontiers in Plant Science (6 papers), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 papers), The Plant Journal (4 papers), Separation and Purification Technology (4 papers), and Plant Physiology (3 papers).

Their research spans key fields such as agricultural and biological sciences, evidenced by 81 publications, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with 29 publications. Subfields of study that form the core of their work include plant science (72 publications), molecular biology (23 publications), pharmacology (8 publications), biotechnology (6 publications), and nutrition and dietetics (6 publications).

Best Publications

  • FunRich: An open access standalone functional enrichment and interaction network analysis tool

    Mohashin Pathan;Shivakumar Keerthikumar;Ching-Seng Ang;Lahiru Gangoda

  • Structure and function of plant cell walls.

    A. Bacic;P. J. Harris;B. A. Stone

  • Determining the polysaccharide composition of plant cell walls

    Filomena A Pettolino;Cherie Walsh;Geoffrey B Fincher;Antony Bacic

  • Cellulose Synthase-Like CslF Genes Mediate the Synthesis of Cell Wall (1,3;1,4)-ß-d-Glucans

    Rachel A. Burton;Sarah M. Wilson;Maria Hrmova;Andrew J. Harvey

  • Drought Responses of Leaf Tissues from Wheat Cultivars of Differing Drought Tolerance at the Metabolite Level

    Jairus B. Bowne;Tim A. Erwin;Juan Juttner;Thorsten Schnurbusch

  • Arabinogalactan-Proteins: Key Regulators at the Cell Surface?

    Miriam Ellis;Jack Egelund;Carolyn J. Schultz;Antony Bacic

  • Metabolic responses to salt stress of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars, Sahara and Clipper, which differ in salinity tolerance

    Widodo;John H. Patterson;Ed Newbigin;Mark Tester

  • The Fasciclin-Like Arabinogalactan Proteins of Arabidopsis. A Multigene Family of Putative Cell Adhesion Molecules

    Kim L. Johnson;Brian J. Jones;Antony Bacic;Carolyn J. Schultz

  • High‐throughput mapping of cell‐wall polymers within and between plants using novel microarrays

    Isabel Moller;Iben Sørensen;Adriana J. Bernal;Claudia Blaukopf

  • Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Grasses. From Model Plants to Crop Plants

    Mark Tester;Antony Bacic

  • Chemistry and Organization of Aleurone Cell Wall Components From Wheat and Barley

    A Bacic;BA Stone

  • O-Glycosylated Cell Wall Proteins Are Essential in Root Hair Growth

    Silvia M. Velasquez;Martiniano M. Ricardi;Javier Gloazzo Dorosz;Paula V. Fernandez

  • Virus-Induced Silencing of a Plant Cellulose Synthase Gene

    Rachel A. Burton;David M. Gibeaut;Antony Bacic;Kim Findlay

  • The complex structures of arabinogalactan-proteins and the journey towards understanding function.

    Yolanda Gaspar;Kim L. Johnson;James A. McKenna;Antony Bacic

  • Changes in Cell Wall Composition during Ripening of Grape Berries

    Kylie J. Nunan;Kylie J. Nunan;Ian M. Sims;Antony Bacic;Simon P. Robinson

  • A barley cellulose synthase-like CSLH gene mediates (1,3;1,4)-β-d-glucan synthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis

    Monika S. Doblin;Filomena A. Pettolino;Sarah M. Wilson;Rebecca Campbell

  • Structures of the glycoinositolphospholipids from Leishmania major. A family of novel galactofuranose-containing glycolipids.

    M J McConville;S W Homans;J E Thomas-Oates;A Dell

  • Mass spectrometry imaging for plant biology: a review

    Berin A. Boughton;Dinaiz Thinagaran;Daniel Sarabia;Antony Bacic

  • Using genomic resources to guide research directions. The arabinogalactan protein gene family as a test case.

    Carolyn J. Schultz;Michael P. Rumsewicz;Kim L. Johnson;Brian J. Jones

  • A fasciclin-like arabinogalactan-protein (FLA) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, fla1, shows defects in shoot regeneration.

    Kim L. Johnson;Natalie A. J. Kibble;Antony Bacic;Carolyn J. Schultz

Frequent Co-Authors

Monika S. Doblin
Monika S. Doblin University of Melbourne
Ute Roessner
Ute Roessner University of Melbourne
Adrienne E. Clarke
Adrienne E. Clarke University of Melbourne
Geoffrey B. Fincher
Geoffrey B. Fincher University of Adelaide
David J. Craik
David J. Craik University of Queensland
Rachel A. Burton
Rachel A. Burton University of Adelaide
Malcolm J. McConville
Malcolm J. McConville University of Melbourne
Ed Newbigin
Ed Newbigin University of Melbourne
Neil J. Shirley
Neil J. Shirley University of Adelaide
Joshua L. Heazlewood
Joshua L. Heazlewood University of Melbourne

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