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Richard P. Haslam is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences. They have produced notable work in the areas of lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, cellular transport and secretion, algal biology and biofuel production, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, biodiesel production and applications, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

Haslam's research output includes 35 publications in the domain of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, complemented by 19 publications related to agricultural and biological sciences. Their investigations span key subfields such as biochemistry, plant science, molecular biology, cell biology, and biomedical engineering.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Haslam highlight their active involvement in advancing understanding of lipid-related processes and plant bioengineering. Selected papers include:

  • "Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress," 2021, The Plant Cell
  • "Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content," 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • "Agriculture can help aquaculture become greener," 2020, Nature Food
  • "High level accumulation of EPA and DHA in field-grown transgenic Camelina - a multi-territory evaluation of TAG accumulation and heterogeneity," 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Phytochrome-Dependent Temperature Perception Modulates Isoprenoid Metabolism," 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Frequent collaborators in their research include Johnathan A. Napier, Louise V. Michaelson, Olga Sayanova, Noemí Ruiz-López, and Rafael Catalá. Collaborative work with these co-authors has resulted in multiple publications, reflecting sustained partnerships in related fields of study.

Their research is regularly published in several scientific venues, with a notable number of papers appearing in:

  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Food and Energy Security

Best Publications

  • Overexpression of Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM1 Promotes Wax Very-Long-Chain Alkane Biosynthesis and Influences Plant Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

    Brice Bourdenx;Amélie Bernard;Frédéric Domergue;Stéphanie Pascal

  • Reconstitution of Plant Alkane Biosynthesis in Yeast Demonstrates That Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM1 and ECERIFERUM3 Are Core Components of a Very-Long-Chain Alkane Synthesis Complex

    Amélie Bernard;Frédéric Domergue;Frédéric Domergue;Stéphanie Pascal;Stéphanie Pascal;Reinhard Jetter

  • Successful high-level accumulation of fish oil omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in a transgenic oilseed crop

    Noemi Ruiz-Lopez;Richard P. Haslam;Johnathan A. Napier;Olga Sayanova

  • Rubisco specificity factor tends to be larger in plant species from drier habitats and in species with persistent leaves

    Jeroni Galmés;Jaume Flexas;Alfred J. Keys;Josep Cifre

  • Crassulacean acid metabolism: plastic, fantastic

    Antony N. Dodd;Anne M. Borland;Richard P. Haslam;Howard Griffiths

  • Metabolic engineering of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for the enhanced accumulation of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    Mary L. Hamilton;Richard P. Haslam;Johnathan A. Napier;Olga Sayanova

  • The very-long-chain hydroxy fatty acyl-CoA dehydratase PASTICCINO2 is essential and limiting for plant development.

    Liên Bach;Louise V. Michaelson;Richard Haslam;Yannick Bellec

  • Functional Characterization of the Arabidopsis β-Ketoacyl-Coenzyme A Reductase Candidates of the Fatty Acid Elongase

    Frédéric Beaudoin;Xianzhong Wu;Fengling Li;Richard P. Haslam

  • Very-long-chain fatty acids are involved in polar auxin transport and developmental patterning in Arabidopsis

    François Roudier;Lionel Gissot;Frédéric Beaudoin;Richard Haslam

  • Lipid remodelling: Unravelling the response to cold stress in Arabidopsis and its extremophile relative Eutrema salsugineum

    Cristina Barrero-Sicilia;Susana Silvestre;Richard P Haslam;Louise V Michaelson

  • Feedback regulation of plastidic acetyl-CoA carboxylase by 18:1-acyl carrier protein in Brassica napus

    Carl Andre;Richard P. Haslam;John Shanklin

  • Metabolic engineering of the omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway into transgenic plants

    Noemi Ruiz-López;Olga Sayanova;Johnathan A. Napier;Richard P. Haslam

  • The Arabidopsis cer26 mutant, like the cer2 mutant, is specifically affected in the very long chain fatty acid elongation process

    Stéphanie Pascal;Amélie Bernard;Amélie Bernard;Maud Sorel;Maud Sorel;Marjorie Pervent

  • Targeted Enhancement of Glutamate-to-γ-Aminobutyrate Conversion in Arabidopsis Seeds Affects Carbon-Nitrogen Balance and Storage Reserves in a Development-Dependent Manner

    Aaron Fait;Adriano Nunes Nesi;Ruthie Angelovici;Martin Lehmann

  • ECERIFERUM2-LIKE Proteins Have Unique Biochemical and Physiological Functions in Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acid Elongation

    Tegan M. Haslam;Richard Haslam;Didier Thoraval;Stéphanie Pascal

  • Expression profiling of the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to methanol stimulation

    Andrew Downie;Saori Miyazaki;Hans Bohnert;Philip John

  • Functional Characterization of a Higher Plant Sphingolipid Δ4-Desaturase: Defining the Role of Sphingosine and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Arabidopsis

    Louise V. Michaelson;Simone Zäuner;Jonathan E. Markham;Richard P. Haslam

  • Peroxisomal ATP Import Is Essential for Seedling Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Nicole Linka;Nicole Linka;Frederica L. Theodoulou;Richard P. Haslam;Marc Linka

  • Overexpression of acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) enhances the biosynthesis of neutral lipids and starch in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Rocío Rengel;Richard T. Smith;Richard P. Haslam;Olga Sayanova

  • Reconstitution of EPA and DHA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: Iterative metabolic engineering for the synthesis of n−3 LC-PUFAs in transgenic plants

    Noemi Ruiz-Lopez;Richard P. Haslam;Sarah L. Usher;Johnathan A. Napier

Frequent Co-Authors

Johnathan A. Napier
Johnathan A. Napier Rothamsted Research
Olga Sayanova
Olga Sayanova Rothamsted Research
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Peter R. Shewry
Peter R. Shewry Rothamsted Research
Sten Stymne
Sten Stymne Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Frédéric Domergue
Frédéric Domergue University of Bordeaux
Mee-Len Chye
Mee-Len Chye University of Hong Kong
Alfred J. Keys
Alfred J. Keys Rothamsted Research
Anne M. Borland
Anne M. Borland Newcastle University
Rowan A. C. Mitchell
Rowan A. C. Mitchell Rothamsted Research

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