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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Clint Chapple is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on plant science and related subfields.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, lignin and wood chemistry, as well as metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies. Notable papers include:

  • Spatio-temporal control of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis by inducible complementation of a cinnamate 4-hydroxylase mutant (2021, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • Identification of the Tyrosine- and Phenylalanine-Derived Soluble Metabolomes of Sorghum (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • H-lignin can be deposited independently of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE C and D in Arabidopsis (2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • Transcript and metabolite network perturbations in lignin biosynthetic mutants of Arabidopsis (2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • Manipulation of Lignin Monomer Composition Combined with the Introduction of Monolignol Conjugate Biosynthesis Leads to Synergistic Changes in Lignin Structure (2022, Plant and Cell Physiology)

Their frequent coauthors include Jeffrey P. Simpson, Brian P. Dilkes, Fabiola Muro-Villanueva, Zhiwei Luo, and Jeongim Kim. The collaboration with these researchers has contributed to advancing studies in molecular biology and plant biochemistry.

Chapple has published extensively in several scientific venues. Common publication outlets include:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • The Plant Journal
  • Journal of Experimental Botany

Their academic contributions span fields such as biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology with 32 publications, and agricultural and biological sciences with 13 publications. Subfields of particular focus are molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and food science.

Main topics of study covered in their work include:

  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Biochemical and biochemical processes
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

In 2002, Clint Chapple was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization

    Li Shuai;Masoud Talebi Amiri;Ydna M. Questell-Santiago;Florent Héroguel

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis.

    Jing-Ke Weng;Clint Chapple

  • Arabidopsis Mutants Lacking Phenolic Sunscreens Exhibit Enhanced Ultraviolet-B Injury and Oxidative Damage

    Laurie G. Landry;Clint C S Chapple

  • The Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Arabidopsis

    Christopher M. Fraser;Clint Chapple

  • The Genetics of Lignin Biosynthesis: Connecting Genotype to Phenotype

    Nicholas D. Bonawitz;Clint Chapple

  • Rewriting the lignin roadmap.

    John M Humphreys;Clint Chapple

  • An Arabidopsis mutant defective in the general phenylpropanoid pathway.

    Clint C. S. Chapple;Thomas Vogt;Brian E. Ellis;Chris R. Somerville

  • MOLECULAR-GENETIC ANALYSIS OF PLANT CYTOCHROME P450-DEPENDENT MONOOXYGENASES.

    Clint Chapple

  • Improvement of biomass through lignin modification.

    Xu Li;Jing-Ke Weng;Clint Chapple

  • A synergistic biorefinery based on catalytic conversion of lignin prior to cellulose starting from lignocellulosic biomass

    Trenton Parsell;Sara Yohe;John Degenstein;Tiffany Jarrell

  • Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production

    Jing-Ke Weng;Xu Li;Nicholas D Bonawitz;Clint Chapple

  • The Effects on Lignin Structure of Overexpression of Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase in Hybrid Poplar1

    Jaclyn J. Stewart;Takuya Akiyama;Clint C. Chapple;John Ralph

  • Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant

    Nicholas D. Bonawitz;Jeong Im Kim;Yuki Tobimatsu;Peter N. Ciesielski

  • New routes for lignin biosynthesis defined by biochemical characterization of recombinant ferulate 5-hydroxylase, a multifunctional cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase

    John M. Humphreys;Matthew R. Hemm;Clint Chapple

  • Modified lignin in tobacco and poplar plants over‐expressing the Arabidopsis gene encoding ferulate 5‐hydroxylase

    Rochus Franke;Colleen M. McMichael;Knut Meyer;Amber M. Shirley

  • The Arabidopsis REF8 gene encodes the 3-hydroxylase of phenylpropanoid metabolism

    Rochus Franke;John M. Humphreys;Matthew R. Hemm;Jeff W. Denault

  • Lignin monomer composition is determined by the expression of a cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase in Arabidopsis

    Knut Meyer;Amber M. Shirley;Joanne C. Cusumano;Dolly A. Bell-Lelong

  • Changes in secondary metabolism and deposition of an unusual lignin in the ref8 mutant of Arabidopsis

    Rochus Franke;Matthew R. Hemm;Jeff W. Denault;Max O. Ruegger

  • Altered growth and cell walls in a fucose-deficient mutant of Arabidopsis.

    Wolf-Dieter Reiter;Clint C. S. Chapple;Chris R. Somerville

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing-Ke Weng
Jing-Ke Weng Northeastern University
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Bryon S. Donohoe
Bryon S. Donohoe National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Natalia Dudareva
Natalia Dudareva Purdue University West Lafayette
Rochus Franke
Rochus Franke University of Bonn
Richard Meilan
Richard Meilan Purdue University West Lafayette
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Shawn D. Mansfield
Shawn D. Mansfield University of British Columbia
Hoon Kim
Hoon Kim University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael R. Ladisch
Michael R. Ladisch Purdue University West Lafayette

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