Department of Integrative Plant Biology
Leader
Assoc. prof. Robert Malinowski
Staff
Assoc. Prof. Gregory Franklin
Karolina Stefanowicz, PhD
William Truman, PhD
Selvakesavan Rajendran Kamalabai, PhD
Dariusz Kruszka, MSc (PhD student)
Juan Camilo Ochoa, MSc (PhD student)
Matam Pradeep, MSc (PhD student)
Sara Blicharz, PhD
Soham Mukhopadhyay, MSc (PhD student)
The main topic of the team is the growth and development of organs in higher plants. Alongside basic research including understanding the mechanisms regulating its final form plant organs, our work also has practical aspect associated with the recognition of the relationship between the development of the individual functional domains of plants and their ability to respond effectively to biotic and abiotic stresses. In our research we often focus on understanding the physiological aspects that may change the dynamics of growth, allocation of assimilates, mechanical plant resistance to stress.
Research profile
Methods:
- gene expression profiling (Hi-SEQ, Q-RT-PCR),
- chemically inducible gene expression systems,
- comparative anatomy,
- detection of proteins and their activity,
- plant transgenesis.
Current research activities
Selected papers
- Hou W., Shakya P., Franklin G. (2016). A Perspective on Hypericum perforatum genetic transformation. Frontiers in Plant Science doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00879
- Marslin G., Sarmento B.F.C.C., Franklin G., Martins J.A.R., Silva C.J.R., Gomes A.F.C., Sárria M.P., Coutinho O.M.F.P., Dias A.C.P. (2016). Curcumin Encapsulated into Methoxy Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Nanoparticles Increases Cellular Uptake and Neuroprotective Effect in Glioma Cells. Planta Medica 82: 1-11. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-112030
- Siram K., Raghavan C.V., Marslin G., Rahman H., Divakar S., Balakumar K. Franklin G. (2016). Quillaja saponin: A prospective emulsifier for the preparation of solid lipid nanoparticles. Colloids and surfaces B: Biointerfaces DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.07.065
- Siram K., Marslin G., Raghavan Ch. V., Balakumar K., Rahman H., Franklin G. (2016). A brief perspective on the diverging theories of lymphatic targeting with colloids. International Journal of Nanomedicine 11: 1-6.
- Malinowski R., Novak O., Borhan MH, Spichal L., Strnas M., Rolfe SA. (2016). The role of cytokinins in clubroot disease. European Journal of Plant Pathology DOI: 10.1007/s10658-015-0845-y
- Rolfe S.A., Strelkov S., Links M., Clarke W.E., Robinson S., Djavaheri M., Malinowski R., Haddadi P., Kagale S., Parkin I., Taheri A., Borhan M.H. (2016). The compact genome of the plant pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae is adapted to intracellular interactions with host Brassica spp. BMC Genomics 17 (1): DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2597-2
- Ribeiro T.M., Barrela R.M., Berges H., Marques C., Loureiro J., Morais-Cecilio L., Paiva J.A.P. (2016). Advancing Eucalyptus Genomics: Cytogenomics Reveals Conservation of Eucalyptus Genomes. Frontiers in Plant Science. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00510
- Singh RK, Hou W., Franklin G. (2016). Construction of Hypericin Gland-Specific cDNA Library via Suppression Subtractive Hybridization in Methods Molecular Biology, Vol. 1391, S.Mohan Jain (Eds): Protocols for In Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Second Edition, 978-1-4939-3330-3, 326657_2_En, (22)
Grants
- Project no: 2015/19/B/NZ3/01489
Project title: Understanding the role of chitin related defence responses during Plasmodiophora brassicae infection
Principal investigator: William Truman
Duration: 20 June 2016- 19 June 2019
Project no:2015/17/D/NZ9/01977
Project title: The importance of cell wall changes occuring within host plant for the Plasmodiophora brassicae infection progression
Prinicipal investigator: Karolina Stefanowicz
Duration: 3 June 2016 - 2 June 2019
Project no: 2015/18/E/NZ2/00694
Project title: PurpleWalls - Unraveling genome regulation to modulate wood formation in Salix purpurea: an integrative approac
Principal investigator: Jorge Paiva
Duration: 12 May 2016 - 11 May 2019
Project no: 2012/07/E/NZ3/00510
Project title: Comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms leading to an imbalance between proliferation and differentiation of cells during infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae
Principal investigator: Robert Malinowski
Duration: 16 September 2013 - 15 September 2017