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  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists

Overview

John B. Ohlrogge is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work intersects with agricultural and biological sciences and involves detailed investigations into biochemical and molecular processes at the plant level.

Their research topics consistently focus on lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and plant molecular biology research. These areas reflect a specialized interest in understanding the fundamental cellular and biochemical pathways that govern plant physiology and metabolism.

Ohlrogge's recent publication record includes a paper titled "Accelerating gene function discovery by rapid phenotyping of fatty acid composition and oil content of single transgenic T1 Arabidopsis and camelina seeds," published in 2020 in the journal Plant Direct. This publication contributes to the understanding of gene functions related to fatty acid composition and oil content in plants.

  • Accelerating gene function discovery by rapid phenotyping of fatty acid composition and oil content of single transgenic T1 Arabidopsis and camelina seeds (2020, Plant Direct)

Collaboration is part of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including Shijie Ma, Chang Du, and Meng Zhang. This collaboration suggests a networked approach to research within their scientific community, focused on plant molecular biology and biochemical studies.

  • Shijie Ma
  • Chang Du
  • Meng Zhang

Publications by Ohlrogge have appeared predominantly in Plant Direct, indicating that this venue serves as a primary outlet for disseminating their research findings. The focus on this publication venue aligns with their concentration on plant biology and related molecular research.

  • Plant Direct

Recognition of their scientific contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2009. This award reflects their standing within the plant biology research community.

Best Publications

  • Acyl-Lipid Metabolism

    Younghua Li-Beisson;Basil Shorrosh;Fred Beisson;Mats X. Andersson

  • Building lipid barriers: biosynthesis of cutin and suberin

    Mike Pollard;Fred Beisson;Yonghua Li;John B. Ohlrogge

  • REGULATION OF FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS

    John B. Ohlrogge;Jan G. Jaworski

  • Genes Galore: A Summary of Methods for Accessing Results from Large-Scale Partial Sequencing of Anonymous Arabidopsis cDNA Clones

    T. Newman;F. J. de Bruijn;P. Green;K. Keegstra

  • Plant triacylglycerols as feedstocks for the production of biofuels

    Timothy P. Durrett;Christoph Benning;John Ohlrogge

  • Contrapuntal Networks of Gene Expression during Arabidopsis Seed Filling

    Sari A. Ruuska;Thomas Girke;Christoph Benning;John B. Ohlrogge

  • Metabolic engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis in plants.

    Jay J. Thelen;John B. Ohlrogge

  • Rubisco without the Calvin cycle improves the carbon efficiency of developing green seeds

    Jörg Schwender;Fernando Goffman;John B. Ohlrogge;Yair Shachar-Hill

  • DGAT1 and PDAT1 Acyltransferases Have Overlapping Functions in Arabidopsis Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis and Are Essential for Normal Pollen and Seed Development

    Meng Zhang;Jilian Fan;David C. Taylor;John B. Ohlrogge

  • Biochemical pathways in seed oil synthesis

    Philip D Bates;Sten Stymne;John Ohlrogge

  • Compartmentation of Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Plants

    Kent D. Chapman;John B. Ohlrogge

  • The acyltransferase GPAT5 is required for the synthesis of suberin in seed coat and root of Arabidopsis.

    Fred Beisson;Yonghua Li;Gustavo Bonaventure;Mike Pollard

  • De novo genome sequencing and comparative genomics of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

    Eman K Al-Dous;Binu George;Maryam E Al-Mahmoud;Moneera Y Al-Jaber

  • Identification of acyltransferases required for cutin biosynthesis and production of cutin with suberin-like monomers

    Yonghua Li;Fred Beisson;Abraham J. K. Koo;Isabel Molina

  • Microarray Analysis of Developing Arabidopsis Seeds

    Thomas Girke;Jim Todd;Sari Ruuska;Joe White

  • Cuticular Lipid Composition, Surface Structure, and Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Stem Epidermis

    Mi Chung Suh;A. Lacey Samuels;Reinhard Jetter;Ljerka Kunst

  • Arabidopsis genes involved in acyl lipid metabolism. A 2003 census of the candidates, a study of the distribution of expressed sequence tags in organs, and a web-based database.

    Frédéric Beisson;Abraham J.K. Koo;Sari Ruuska;Jörg Schwender

  • Sampling the Arabidopsis Transcriptome with Massively Parallel Pyrosequencing

    Andreas P.M. Weber;Katrin L. Weber;Kevin Carr;Curtis Wilkerson

  • Targeting of the Arabidopsis homomeric acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase to plastids of rapeseeds.

    K. Roesler;D. Shintani;L. Savage;S. Boddupalli

  • Genome, Functional Gene Annotation, and Nuclear Transformation of the Heterokont Oleaginous Alga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779

    Astrid Vieler;Guangxi Wu;Chia Hong Tsai;Blair Bullard

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Benning
Christoph Benning Michigan State University
Fred Beisson
Fred Beisson Aix-Marseille University
Yair Shachar-Hill
Yair Shachar-Hill Michigan State University
Edgar B. Cahoon
Edgar B. Cahoon University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jay J. Thelen
Jay J. Thelen University of Missouri
Thomas Girke
Thomas Girke University of California, Riverside
Curtis G. Wilkerson
Curtis G. Wilkerson Michigan State University
Mi Chung Suh
Mi Chung Suh Sogang University
Peter Dörmann
Peter Dörmann University of Bonn
Sten Stymne
Sten Stymne Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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