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Overview

Roger P. Hellens is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research contributions focus primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with specific emphasis on plant science and molecular biology. The scientist's work spans several key topics related to plant biology and stress responses.

They have published research on the following main topics:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies

The scientist has authored papers in recognized publication venues, including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • BMC Plant Biology

Their recent publications cover a range of subjects related to plant metabolic pathways, stress tolerance, and regulatory mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "Manipulation of Ascorbate Biosynthetic, Recycling, and Regulatory Pathways for Improved Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants" published in 2020 by the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Effect of Rice GDP-L-Galactose Phosphorylase Constitutive Overexpression on Ascorbate Concentration, Stress Tolerance, and Iron Bioavailability in Rice" published in 2020 in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Discovery of a conserved translationally repressive upstream open reading frame within the iron-deficiency response regulator IDEF2" published in 2024 in BMC Plant Biology

Roger P. Hellens frequently collaborates with several co-authors, with multiple joint publications alongside:

  • Ronan C. Broad
  • Alexander Johnson
  • Julien Bonneau
  • Jesse T. Beasley
  • S Roden

Their research contributes to advancing understanding in plant stress adaptation mechanisms, micronutrient bioavailability, and molecular regulation within plant systems. This includes examination of genetic expression control under nutrient and abiotic stress conditions relevant to agriculture and plant biology.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • pGreen: a versatile and flexible binary Ti vector for Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation.

    R P Hellens;E A Edwards;N R Leyland;S Bean

  • Infiltration-RNAseq: transcriptome profiling of Agrobacterium-mediated infiltration of transcription factors to discover gene function and expression networks in plants.

    Donna M Bond;Nick W Albert;Robyn H Lee;Gareth Benjamin Gillard;Gareth Benjamin Gillard

  • Transient expression vectors for functional genomics, quantification of promoter activity and RNA silencing in plants

    Roger P Hellens;Andrew C Allan;Ellen N Friel;Karen Bolitho

  • Red colouration in apple fruit is due to the activity of the MYB transcription factor, MdMYB10

    R.V. Espley;R.P. Hellens;J. Putterill;D.E. Stevenson

  • The genome of woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )

    Vladimir Shulaev;Daniel J. Sargent;Ross N. Crowhurst;Todd C. Mockler

  • Protocol: a highly sensitive RT-PCR method for detection and quantification of microRNAs

    Erika Varkonyi-Gasic;Rongmei Wu;Marion Wood;Eric F Walton

  • An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

    Kui Lin-Wang;Karen Bolitho;Karryn Grafton;Anne Kortstee

  • MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit

    A.C. Allan;R.P. Hellens;W.A. Laing

  • Technical Focus:a guide to Agrobacterium binary Ti vectors.

    Roger Hellens;Philip Mullineaux;Harry Klee

  • Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples

    Richard V. Espley;Cyril Brendolise;David Chagné;Sumathi Kutty-Amma

  • UNIFOLIATA regulates leaf and flower morphogenesis in pea

    Julie Hofer;Lynda Turner;Roger Hellens;Mike Ambrose

  • High temperature reduces apple fruit colour via modulation of the anthocyanin regulatory complex

    Kui Lin-Wang;Diego Micheletti;John Palmer;Richard Volz

  • An Ancient Duplication of Apple MYB Transcription Factors Is Responsible for Novel Red Fruit-Flesh Phenotypes

    David Chagné;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Richard K. Volz

  • Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple.

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Michela Troggio;Mark W. Davey

  • The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Massimo Pindo;Amali Thrimawithana

  • Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

    D. Ravaglia;R.V. Espley;R.A. Henry-Kirk;C. Andreotti

  • Environmental regulation of leaf colour in red 35S:PAP1 Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Daryl D. Rowan;Mingshu Cao;Kui Lin‐Wang;Janine M. Cooney

  • Apple skin patterning is associated with differential expression of MYb10

    Adriana Telias;Kui Lin-Wang;David E. Stevenson;Janine M. Cooney

  • Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

    David Chagné;Charmaine M. Carlisle;Céline Blond;Richard K. Volz

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Richard V. Espley
Richard V. Espley Plant & Food Research
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Peter M. Waterhouse
Peter M. Waterhouse Queensland University of Technology
Erika Varkonyi-Gasic
Erika Varkonyi-Gasic Plant & Food Research
Tony K. McGhie
Tony K. McGhie Plant & Food Research
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research
William A. Laing
William A. Laing Plant & Food Research
Robert J. Schaffer
Robert J. Schaffer Plant & Food Research
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research

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