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81
Citations
22910
World Ranking
404
National Ranking
38

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Biochemistry, Cell wall, Epitope, Monoclonal antibody and Polysaccharide. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cell culture and Polymer. His research in Cell wall is mostly focused on Secondary cell wall.

His research investigates the connection between Epitope and topics such as Glycan that intersect with problems in Microarray and DNA microarray. His study in Monoclonal antibody is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Molecular biology and Antigen. His Polysaccharide research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Endomembrane system and Enzyme.

His most cited work include:

  • Pectin: cell biology and prospects for functional analysis (852 citations)
  • Pectin: new insights into an old polymer are starting to gel (594 citations)
  • Modulation of the Degree and Pattern of Methyl-esterification of Pectic Homogalacturonan in Plant Cell Walls IMPLICATIONS FOR PECTIN METHYL ESTERASE ACTION, MATRIX PROPERTIES, AND CELL ADHESION (461 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

J. Paul Knox mainly investigates Cell wall, Biochemistry, Epitope, Polysaccharide and Cell biology. His research in Cell wall intersects with topics in Pectin and Xylan. His studies in Pectin integrate themes in fields like Ripening and Matrix.

In his study, Phage display and Antigen is inextricably linked to Monoclonal antibody, which falls within the broad field of Epitope. In his study, Crystallinity and Fiber is strongly linked to Cellulose, which falls under the umbrella field of Polysaccharide. His Cell biology research incorporates themes from Cell, Cellular differentiation, Cell growth, Meristem and Plant cell.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell wall (71.81%)
  • Biochemistry (57.05%)
  • Epitope (30.20%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Cell wall (71.81%)
  • Biochemistry (57.05%)
  • Polysaccharide (29.53%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Cell wall, Biochemistry, Polysaccharide, Xyloglucan and Arabidopsis. His Cell wall research includes elements of Pectin, Biophysics, Ripening, Mutant and Cell biology. His research brings together the fields of Epitope and Biochemistry.

His work deals with themes such as Algae, Molecular biology, Monoclonal antibody and Glycan, which intersect with Epitope. In Polysaccharide, J. Paul Knox works on issues like Parenchyma, which are connected to Solanaceae, Rosaceae, Horticulture and Extraction. The study incorporates disciplines such as Lignin, Galactan and Elicitor in addition to Arabidopsis.

Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • A Synthetic Glycan Microarray Enables Epitope Mapping of Plant Cell Wall Glycan-Directed Antibodies. (72 citations)
  • LRX Proteins Play a Crucial Role in Pollen Grain and Pollen Tube Cell Wall Development. (45 citations)
  • Characterization of CRISPR Mutants Targeting Genes Modulating Pectin Degradation in Ripening Tomato. (36 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Cell wall, Biochemistry, Polysaccharide, Epitope and Glycan. His Cell wall study incorporates themes from Pectin, Arabidopsis, Mutant and Cell biology. The concepts of his Pectin study are interwoven with issues in Matrix and Parenchyma.

His Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Biophysics, Phloem, Cell type and Galactan. J. Paul Knox interconnects Wild type, Extensin, Pollen and Fusion protein in the investigation of issues within Cell biology. His Epitope research integrates issues from Arabinogalactan, Plant Glycan, Xylan and Monoclonal antibody.

Best Publications

  • Pectin: cell biology and prospects for functional analysis

    W. G. T. Willats;L. McCartney;W. Mackie;J. P. Knox

  • Pectin: new insights into an old polymer are starting to gel

    William G.T Willats;J. Paul Knox;Jørn Dalgaard Mikkelsen

  • Modulation of the Degree and Pattern of Methyl-esterification of Pectic Homogalacturonan in Plant Cell Walls IMPLICATIONS FOR PECTIN METHYL ESTERASE ACTION, MATRIX PROPERTIES, AND CELL ADHESION

    William G.T. Willats;Caroline Orfila;G Limberg;Hans Christian Buchholt

  • Pectin esterification is spatially regulated both within cell walls and between developing tissues of root apices

    J. P. Knox;P. J. Linstead;J. King;C. Cooper

  • Monoclonal antibodies to plant cell wall xylans and arabinoxylans.

    Lesley McCartney;Susan E. Marcus;J. Paul Knox

  • An extended set of monoclonal antibodies to pectic homogalacturonan.

    Yves Verhertbruggen;Susan E. Marcus;Ash Haeger;José J. Ordaz-Ortiz

  • Pectic homogalacturonan masks abundant sets of xyloglucan epitopes in plant cell walls

    Susan E Marcus;Yves Verhertbruggen;Cécile Hervé;José J Ordaz-Ortiz

  • Generation of a monoclonal antibody specific to (1→5)-α-l-arabinan

    W. G. T. Willats;S. E. Marcus;J. P. Knox

  • Singlet oxygen and plants

    J.Paul Knox;Alan D. Dodge

  • Advances in understanding the molecular basis of plant cell wall polysaccharide recognition by carbohydrate-binding modules.

    HJ Gilbert;JP Knox;AB Boraston

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

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

  • Synthetic methyl hexagalacturonate hapten inhibitors of anti-homogalacturonan monoclonal antibodies LM7, JIM5 and JIM7.

    Mads H. Clausen;William G.T. Willats;J.Paul Knox

  • Characterization of carbohydrate structural features recognized by anti-arabinogalactan-protein monoclonal antibodies.

    Edwin A. Yates;Jean-François Valdor;Stuart M. Haslam;Howard R. Morris

  • Carbohydrate-binding modules promote the enzymatic deconstruction of intact plant cell walls by targeting and proximity effects

    Cécile Hervé;Artur Rogowski;Anthony W. Blake;Susan E. Marcus

  • Understanding the Biological Rationale for the Diversity of Cellulose-directed Carbohydrate-binding Modules in Prokaryotic Enzymes

    Anthony W. Blake;Lesley McCartney;James E. Flint;David N. Bolam

  • Restricted access of proteins to mannan polysaccharides in intact plant cell walls

    Susan E. Marcus;Anthony W. Blake;Thomas A. S. Benians;Kieran J. D. Lee

  • Versatile High Resolution Oligosaccharide Microarrays for Plant Glycobiology and Cell Wall Research

    Henriette Lodberg Pedersen;Jonatan Ulrik Fangel;Barry McCleary;Christian Ruzanski

  • Revealing the structural and functional diversity of plant cell walls.

    J Paul Knox

  • Proteomic analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana cell wall.

    Stephen Chivasa;Bongani K. Ndimba;William J. Simon;Duncan Robertson

  • A role for arabinogalactan-proteins in plant cell expansion: evidence from studies on the interaction of beta-glucosyl Yariv reagent with seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    William G.T. Willats;J. Paul Knox

  • Immunochemical comparison of membrane-associated and secreted arabinogalactan-proteins in rice and carrot

    Margaret Smallwood;Edwin A. Yates;William G. T. Willats;Helen Martin

  • ABA promotes quiescence of the quiescent centre and suppresses stem cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis primary root meristem

    Hanma Zhang;Woong Han;Woong Han;Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Peter Talboys

  • Sugar‐coated microarrays: A novel slide surface for the high‐throughput analysis of glycans

    William G. T. Willats;Svend Erik Rasmussen;Tina Kristensen;Jørn Dalgaard Mikkelsen

  • In-situ analysis of pectic polysaccharides in seed mucilage and at the root surface of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    William G. T. Willats;Lesley McCartney;J. Paul Knox

  • Loss-of-Function Mutation of REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION2 in Arabidopsis Leads to Reduced Cell Wall Acetylation and Increased Resistance to Botrytis cinerea

    Yuzuki Manabe;Majse Nafisi;Yves Verhertbruggen;Caroline Orfila

  • Side chains of pectic polysaccharides are regulated in relation to cell proliferation and cell differentiation

    William G. T. Willats;Clare G. Steele-King;Sue E. Marcus;J. Paul Knox

  • Developmental complexity of arabinan polysaccharides and their processing in plant cell walls

    Yves Verhertbruggen;Susan E. Marcus;Ash Haeger;René Verhoef

  • Differential recognition of plant cell walls by microbial xylan-specific carbohydrate-binding modules

    Lesley McCartney;Anthony W. Blake;James Flint;David N. Bolam

  • Altered Middle Lamella Homogalacturonan and Disrupted Deposition of (1→5)-α-l-Arabinan in the Pericarp ofCnr, a Ripening Mutant of Tomato

    Caroline Orfila;Graham B. Seymour;William G.T. Willats;I. Max Huxham

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. T. Willats
William G. T. Willats Newcastle University
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Henk A. Schols
Henk A. Schols Wageningen University & Research
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
Marie-Christine Ralet
Marie-Christine Ralet INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Alisdair B. Boraston
Alisdair B. Boraston University of Victoria
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Sivakumar Pattathil
Sivakumar Pattathil University of Georgia
Graham B. Seymour
Graham B. Seymour University of Nottingham

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