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Overview

John Griffiths is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on plant molecular biology, particularly within the agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of their expertise include plant science and molecular biology.

The core topics addressed in Griffiths' work include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Light effects on plants
  • Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Griffiths has contributed to several recent papers, with notable publications as follows:

  • "Brassinosteroid-regulated bHLH transcription factor CESTA induces the gibberellin 2-oxidase GA2ox7" (2022) published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "GIBBERELLIN PERCEPTION SENSOR 2 reveals genesis and role of cellular GA dynamics in light-regulated hypocotyl growth" (2024) published in The Plant Cell
  • "Cell wall integrity modulates HOOKLESS1 and PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR4 expression controlling apical hook formation" (2024) published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Gibberellin-deactivating GA2OX enzymes act as a hub for auxin-gibberellin crosstalk in Arabidopsis thaliana root growth regulation" (2025) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Gibberellin Perception Sensors 1 and 2 reveal cellular GA dynamics articulated by COP1 and GA20ox1 that are necessary but not sufficient to pattern hypocotyl cell elongation" (2023) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Griffiths include:

  • Alexander M. Jones
  • Annalisa Rizza
  • Bijun Tang
  • Wolf B. Frommer
  • Danuše Tarkowská

The most common venues where Griffiths' research has been published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Plant Cell

Best Publications

  • Colour and constitution of organic molecules

    John Griffiths

  • Photoinactivation of bacteria. Use of a cationic water-soluble zinc phthalocyanine to photoinactivate both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

    Andrew Minnock;David I. Vernon;Jack Schofield;John Griffiths

  • Mechanism of uptake of a cationic water-soluble pyridinium zinc phthalocyanine across the outer membrane of Escherichia coli.

    Andrew Minnock;David I. Vernon;Jack Schofield;John Griffiths

  • Fundamental features of hydrocarbon autoignition in a rapid compression machine

    J.F. Griffiths;P.A. Halford-Maw;D.J. Rose

  • In Vitro Photodynamic Activity of a Series of Methylene Blue Analogues

    Kirste J. Mellish;Russell D. Cox;David I. Vernon;John Griffiths

  • An in vitro study of the use of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of natural oral plaque biofilms formed in vivo.

    Simon Wood;Brian Nattress;Jennifer Kirkham;Roger Shore

  • Phase IIa randomized, placebo-controlled study of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in bacterially colonized, chronic leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers: a new approach to antimicrobial therapy

    S. Morley;J. Griffiths;G. Philips;H. Moseley

  • Practical aspects of colour prediction of organic dye molecules

    John Griffiths

  • Detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms for autoignition of isomers of heptane under rapid compression

    C.K. Westbrook;W.J. Pitz;J.E. Boercker;H.J. Curran

  • Spontaneous ignition delays as a diagnostic of the propensity of alkanes to cause engine knock

    J.F. Griffiths;P.A. Halford-Maw;C. Mohamed

  • The relationship of knock during controlled autoignition to temperature inhomogeneities and fuel reactivity

    J.F Griffiths;J.P MacNamara;C.G.W Sheppard;D.A Turton

  • Temperature fields during the development of combustion in a rapid compression machine

    J Clarkson;J.F Griffiths;J.P MacNamara;B.J Whitaker

  • Near-infrared absorbing methine dyes based on dicyanovinyl derivatives of indane-1,3-dione

    Kasali A. Bello;Lubai Cheng;John Griffiths

  • Thermokinetic interactions leading to knock during homogeneous charge compression ignition

    J.F Griffiths;B.J Whitaker

  • Some observations on the synthesis of polysubstituted zinc phthalocyanine sensitisers for photodynamic therapy

    J. Griffiths;J. Schofield;M. Wainwright;S.B. Brown

  • A systematic lumping approach for the reduction of comprehensive kinetic models

    H. Huang;M. Fairweather;J.F. Griffiths;A.S. Tomlin

  • Recent Developments in the Colour and Constitution of Organic Dyes

    John Griffiths

  • A reduced thermokinetic model for the autoignition of fuels with variable octane ratings

    M. Schreiber;A. Sadat Sakak;A. Lingens;J.F. Griffiths

  • Oxidation by singlet oxygen of arylazonaphthols exhibiting azo–hydrazone tautomerism

    John Griffiths;Christopher Hawkins

  • A unified approach to the reduced kinetic modeling of alkane combustion

    J.F. Griffiths;K.J. Hughes;M. Schreiber;C. Poppe

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison S. Tomlin
Alison S. Tomlin University of Leeds
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc University of Lorraine
Pierre-Alexandre Glaude
Pierre-Alexandre Glaude University of Lorraine
M. Manuela M. Raposo
M. Manuela M. Raposo University of Minho
Allan N. Hayhurst
Allan N. Hayhurst University of Cambridge
Gregory T. Linteris
Gregory T. Linteris National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sergei Sazhin
Sergei Sazhin University of Brighton
Mohamed Pourkashanian
Mohamed Pourkashanian University of Sheffield
David Kessel
David Kessel Wayne State University
John Fisher
John Fisher University of Leeds

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