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John A. Gatehouse

John A. Gatehouse

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
22342
World Ranking
2753
National Ranking
199

Overview

John A. Gatehouse is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's studies focus notably on Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, and Immunology.

Their published work concentrates on topics such as Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility.

Research contributions include papers published across multiple scientific venues. Notable journals where their work appears are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biomolecules
  • Agricultural Sciences

Recent publications by John A. Gatehouse include:

  • Recombinant Lectin from Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) with Specific Recognition for Cancer-Associated Glycans: Production, Structural Characterization, and Target Identification, 2020, Biomolecules
  • Septoria Leaf Blotch and Reduced Nitrogen Availability Alter WRKY Transcription Factor Expression in a Codependent Manner, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Directed Mutagenesis for Arginine Substitution of a Phaseolus acutifolius Recombinant Lectin Disrupts Its Cytotoxic Activity, 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Responses of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) to Grain Aphid (Sitobion avenae) Infestation and Mechanical Wounding Using a cDNA Subtractitve Library Approach, 2022, Agricultural Sciences

The scientist has worked extensively with a number of co-authors on multiple projects. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Angharad M. R. Gatehouse
  • Martin G. Edwards
  • Dania Martínez-Alarcón
  • Elaine Fitches
  • Teresa García-Gasca

Best Publications

  • Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;Nicole M. Gerardo;Nancy Moran

  • Plant resistance towards insect herbivores : a dynamic interaction

    John A. Gatehouse

  • RNAi-mediated crop protection against insects.

    Daniel R.G. Price;John A. Gatehouse

  • Differentially regulated inhibitor-sensitive and insensitive protease genes from the phytophagous insect pest, Helicoverpa armigera, are members of complex multigene families.

    David P Bown;Hillary S Wilkinson;John A Gatehouse

  • Expression of snowdrop lectin (GNA) in transgenic rice plants confers resistance to rice brown planthopper

    K. V. Rao;Keerti S. Rathore;Thomas K. Hodges;X. Fu

  • Expression of snowdrop lectin in transgenic tobacco plants results in added protection against aphids

    V. A. Hilder;K. S. Powell;A. M. R. Gatehouse;J. A. Gatehouse

  • Recent developments and future prospects in insect pest control in transgenic crops

    Paul Christou;Teresa Capell;Ajay Kohli;John A. Gatehouse

  • Plant-insect interactions: Molecular approaches to insect resistance

    Natalie Ferry;Martin G Edwards;John A Gatehouse;Angharad M R Gatehouse

  • Biotechnological prospects for engineering insect-resistant plants.

    John A. Gatehouse

  • Biochemical basis of insect resistance in Vigna unguiculata

    Angharad M. R. Gatehouse;John A. Gatehouse;Philip Dobie;Anita M. Kilminster

  • Expression of multiple insecticidal genes confers broad resistance against a range of different rice pests

    Shahina Bano Maqbool;Sheikh Riazuddin;Nguyen Thi Loc;Angharad M.R. Gatehouse

  • Snowdrop lectin inhibits development and decreases fecundity of the Glasshouse Potato Aphid (Aulacorthum solani) when administered in vitro and via transgenic plants both in laboratory and glasshouse trials

    Rachel E. Down;Angharad M.R. Gatehouse;William D.O. Hamilton;John A. Gatehouse

  • Transgenic potato plants with enhanced resistance to the tomato moth, Lacanobia oleracea: growth room trials

    Angharad M.R. Gatehouse;Gillian M. Davison;Christine A. Newell;Andrew Merryweather

  • Tri-trophic interactions involving pest aphids, predatory 2-spot ladybirds and transgenic potatoes expressing snowdrop lectin for aphid resistance

    A. Nicholas E. Birch;Irene E. Geoghegan;Michael E.N. Majerus;James W. McNicol

  • Expression of the insecticidal lectin from snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) in transgenic wheat plants: effects on predation by the grain aphid Sitobion avenae.

    Eva Stoger;Sarah Williams;Paul Christou;Rachel E. Down

  • Transgenic potato plants with enhanced resistance to the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae.

    Angharad M. R. Gatehouse;Rachel E. Down;Kevin S. Powell;Nicolas Sauvion

  • Antimetabolic effects of plant lectins and plant and fungal enzymes on the nymphal stages of two important rice pests, Nilaparvata lugens and Nephotettix cinciteps

    K. S. Powell;A. M. R. Gatehouse;V. A. Hilder;J. A. Gatehouse

  • Identifying proteins with insecticidal activity: use of encoding genes to produce insect‐resistant transgenic crops

    Angharad M. R. Gatehouse;John A. Gatehouse

  • Expression of the pea metallothionein-like gene PsMTA in Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis thaliana and analysis of trace metal ion accumulation: implications for PsMTA function.

    Katherine M. Evans;John A. Gatehouse;William P. Lindsay;Jianguo Shi

  • Immunohistochemical and developmental studies to elucidate the mechanism of action of the snowdrop lectin on the rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal).

    Kevin S Powell;Jaqui Spence;M Bharathi;John A Gatehouse

Frequent Co-Authors

Angharad M. R. Gatehouse
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse Newcastle University
Donald Boulter
Donald Boulter Durham University
Paul Christou
Paul Christou University of Lleida
Shuji Shigenobu
Shuji Shigenobu National Institute for Basic Biology
Andrew J. Thompson
Andrew J. Thompson Cranfield University
Angela E. Douglas
Angela E. Douglas Cornell University
Eva Stoger
Eva Stoger BOKU University
Teresa Capell
Teresa Capell University of Lleida
Benjamin G. Davis
Benjamin G. Davis University of Oxford
Yvan Rahbé
Yvan Rahbé Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

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