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Steven G. Ball

Steven G. Ball

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Overview

Steven G. Ball is affiliated with the University of Lille in France. Their research spans across biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work includes an emphasis on molecular biology and plant science, supplemented by studies in renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, microbiology, and nutrition and dietetics.

The main topics addressed in Steven G. Ball's research are diverse, including:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Polysaccharides and plant cell walls
  • Food composition and properties
  • Urinary tract infections management

Their recent papers reflect an ongoing focus on polysaccharide metabolism and synthesis, published in various specialized journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Conservation of the glycogen metabolism pathway underlines a pivotal function of storage polysaccharides in Chlamydiae, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Retracing Storage Polysaccharide Evolution in Stramenopila, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Kre6 (yeast 1,6-β-transglycosylase) homolog, PhTGS, is essential for β-glucan synthesis in the haptophyte Pleurochrysis haptonemofera, 2023, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • One of the isoamylase isoforms, CMI294C, is required for semi-amylopectin synthesis in the rhodophyte Cyanidioschyzon merolae, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Noncatalytic functions of ISOAMYLASE 1 and 2 affect the proportion of insoluble and soluble α-polyglucans in maize, 2025, The Plant Cell

Steven G. Ball frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Communications Biology
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • The Plant Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist collaborates often with several co-authors, notably:

  • Ugo Cenci
  • Christophe Colleoni
  • David Dauvillée
  • Matthieu Colpaert
  • Malika Chabi

In addition to journal articles, Steven G. Ball has contributed to book publications. One such work is The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, published by Elsevier BV in 2023.

Best Publications

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • Starch granules: structure and biosynthesis.

    A. Buléon;P. Colonna;V. Planchot;S. Ball

  • Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features

    Evelyne Derelle;Conchita Ferraz;Stephane Rombauts;Pierre Rouzé

  • From bacterial glycogen to starch: understanding the biogenesis of the plant starch granule.

    Steven G Ball;Matthew K Morell

  • Recent progress toward understanding biosynthesis of the amylopectin crystal.

    Alan M. Myers;Matthew K. Morell;Martha G. James;Steven G. Ball

  • From glycogen to amylopectin: a model for the biogenesis of the plant starch granule.

    Steven Ball;Han-Ping Guan;Martha James;Alan Myers

  • Cyanophora paradoxa Genome Elucidates Origin of Photosynthesis in Algae and Plants

    Dana C. Price;Cheong Xin Chan;Hwan Su Yoon;Hwan Su Yoon;Eun Chan Yang

  • Chlamydomonas starchless mutant defective in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase hyper-accumulates triacylglycerol.

    Yantao Li;Danxiang Han;Guongrong Hu;David Dauvillee

  • Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida.

    Jonas Collén;Betina Porcel;Betina Porcel;Wilfrid Carré;Steven G Ball

  • Algal genomes reveal evolutionary mosaicism and the fate of nucleomorphs.

    Bruce A. Curtis;Goro Tanifuji;Goro Tanifuji;Fabien Burki;Ansgar Gruber;Ansgar Gruber

  • The phenotype of soluble starch synthase IV defective mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana suggests a novel function of elongation enzymes in the control of starch granule formation

    Isaac Roldán;Fabrice Wattebled;M. Mercedes Lucas;David Delvallé

  • Preamylopectin Processing: A Mandatory Step for Starch Biosynthesis in Plants.

    Gregory Mouille;Marie-Lise Maddelein;Nathalie Libessart;Phiiippe Talaga

  • Progress in understanding the biosynthesis of amylose

    Steven G Ball;Marion H.B.J van de Wal;Richard G.F Visser

  • The evolution of glycogen and starch metabolism in eukaryotes gives molecular clues to understand the establishment of plastid endosymbiosis

    Steven Ball;Christophe Colleoni;Ugo Cenci;Jenifer Nirmal Raj

  • Waxy Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: monocellular algal mutants defective in amylose biosynthesis and granule-bound starch synthase activity accumulate a structurally modified amylopectin.

    B Delrue;T Fontaine;F Routier;A Decq

  • Genome of the red alga Porphyridium purpureum

    Debashish Bhattacharya;Dana C. Price;Cheong Xin Chan;Huan Qiu

  • Mutants of Arabidopsis lacking a chloroplastic isoamylase accumulate phytoglycogen and an abnormal form of amylopectin.

    Fabrice Wattebled;Ying Dong;Sylvain Dumez;David Delvallé

  • Soluble starch synthase I: a major determinant for the synthesis of amylopectin in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves.

    David Delvallé;Sylvain Dumez;Fabrice Wattebled;Isaac Roldán

  • Physiology of starch storage in the monocellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Steven G Ball;Leon Dirick;André Decq;Jean-Claude Martiat

  • Starchless Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Lack the Small Subunit of a Heterotetrameric ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase

    C Zabawinski;N Van Den Koornhuyse;C D'Hulst;R Schlichting

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Buléon
Alain Buléon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Debashish Bhattacharya
Debashish Bhattacharya Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Matthew K. Morell
Matthew K. Morell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Yasunori Nakamura
Yasunori Nakamura Akita Prefectural University
Grégory Mouille
Grégory Mouille Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Andreas P. M. Weber
Andreas P. M. Weber Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jean-Luc Putaux
Jean-Luc Putaux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Martin Steup
Martin Steup University of Potsdam
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Alan M. Myers
Alan M. Myers Iowa State University

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