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Overview

Gareth I. Jenkins is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the interactions between light and plants, with an emphasis on photoreceptor signaling mechanisms and molecular responses to ultraviolet radiation. The scientist's work spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Ecology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Light effects on plants
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Spaceflight effects on biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gareth I. Jenkins include Wei Liu, Neha Rai, Luis O. Morales, Andrew O'Hara, and Daniel L. Farkas. Their research has been published in a variety of scholarly journals. Notable publication venues with multiple contributions include The Plant Journal, alongside single publications in Plant Cell & Environment, New Phytologist, Nature Communications, and the Journal of Experimental Botany.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gareth I. Jenkins cover advanced topics related to the UVR8 photoreceptor and its role in UV-B and UV-A perception, signaling, and acclimation mechanisms in plants. Examples of these papers include:

  • "The photoreceptor UVR8 mediates the perception of both UV-B and UV-A wavelengths up to 350 nm of sunlight with responsivity moderated by cryptochromes," 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • "A dynamic model of UVR8 photoreceptor signalling in UV-B-acclimated Arabidopsis," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "Phosphorylation of Arabidopsis UVR8 photoreceptor modulates protein interactions and responses to UV-B radiation," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) and HY5 HOMOLOGUE (HYH) maintain shade avoidance suppression in UV-B," 2023, The Plant Journal
  • "Recent advances in UV-B signalling: interaction of proteins with the UVR8 photoreceptor," 2024, Journal of Experimental Botany

Best Publications

  • Perception of UV-B by the arabidopsis UVR8 protein

    Luca Rizzini;Jean Jacques Favory;Catherine Cloix;Davide Faggionato

  • Signal Transduction in Responses to UV-B Radiation

    Gareth I. Jenkins

  • Interaction of COP1 and UVR8 regulates UV-B-induced photomorphogenesis and stress acclimation in Arabidopsis

    Jean-Jacques Favory;Agnieszka Stec;Henriette Gruber;Luca Rizzini

  • Occurrence of flavonols in tomatoes and tomato-based products

    Amanda J. Stewart;Sophie Bozonnet;William Mullen;Gareth I. Jenkins

  • A UV-B-specific signaling component orchestrates plant UV protection

    Bobby A. Brown;Catherine Cloix;Guang Huai Jiang;Eirini Kaiserli

  • Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and its regulation.

    Bernd Weisshaar;Gareth I. Jenkins

  • Plant uvr8 photoreceptor senses uv-b by tryptophan-mediated disruption of cross-dimer salt bridges

    John M. Christie;John M. Christie;Andrew S. Arvai;Katherine J. Baxter;Monika Heilmann

  • UV-B Signaling Pathways with Different Fluence-Rate Response Profiles Are Distinguished in Mature Arabidopsis Leaf Tissue by Requirement for UVR8, HY5, and HYH

    Bobby A. Brown;Gareth I. Jenkins

  • The TRANSPARENT TESTA16 Locus Encodes the ARABIDOPSIS BSISTER MADS Domain Protein and Is Required for Proper Development and Pigmentation of the Seed Coat

    Nathalie Nesi;Isabelle Debeaujon;Clarisse Jond;Amanda J. Stewart

  • The effect of nitrogen and phosphorus deficiency on flavonol accumulation in plant tissues

    A.J. Stewart;W. Chapman;G.I. Jenkins;I. Graham

  • Distinct UV-B and UV-A/blue light signal transduction pathways induce chalcone synthase gene expression in Arabidopsis cells.

    John M. Christie;Gareth I. Jenkins

  • The UV-B Photoreceptor UVR8: From Structure to Physiology

    Gareth I. Jenkins

  • Alternative Splicing Mediates Responses of the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock to Temperature Changes

    Allan B. James;Naeem Hasan Syed;Simon Bordage;Jacqueline Marshall

  • Expression analysis of anthocyanin regulatory genes in response to different light qualities in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Eleonora Cominelli;Giuliana Gusmaroli;Domenico Allegra;Massimo Galbiati

  • Signal perception, transduction, and gene expression involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis

    Joseph Mol;Gareth Jenkins;Eberhard Schäfer;David Weiss

  • UV-B, UV-A, and blue light signal transduction pathways interact synergistically to regulate chalcone synthase gene expression in Arabidopsis.

    Geeta Fuglevand;Jennie A. Jackson;Gareth I. Jenkins

  • The Circadian Clock in Arabidopsis Roots Is a Simplified Slave Version of the Clock in Shoots

    Allan B. James;José A. Monreal;Gillian A. Nimmo;Ciarán L. Kelly

  • Stimulation of the blue light phototropic receptor NPH1 causes a transient increase in cytosolic Ca2

    Gideon Baum;Joanne C. Long;Gareth I. Jenkins;Anthony J. Trewavas

  • UV-B promotes rapid nuclear translocation of the Arabidopsis UV-B specific signaling component UVR8 and activates its function in the nucleus

    Eirini Kaiserli;Gareth I. Jenkins

  • Antioxidant flavonols from fruits, vegetables and beverages: measurements and bioavailability.

    Alan Crozier;Jennifer Burns;Azlina A Aziz;Amanda J Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh G. Nimmo
Hugh G. Nimmo University of Glasgow
John M. Christie
John M. Christie University of Glasgow
Pawel Herzyk
Pawel Herzyk University of Glasgow
Åke Strid
Åke Strid Örebro University
Roman Ulm
Roman Ulm University of Geneva
Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy Institute of Plant Biology
Pedro J. Aphalo
Pedro J. Aphalo University of Helsinki
Marc R. Knight
Marc R. Knight Durham University
Alan Crozier
Alan Crozier University of California, Davis
Mikael Brosché
Mikael Brosché University of Helsinki

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