Professor Anna Amtmann

  • Professor for Molecular Plant Physiology (Molecular Biosciences)

telephone: 01413305393
email: Anna.Amtmann@glasgow.ac.uk

R229 Level 2, Institute of MC&SB, Bower Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8533-121X

Biography

Anna studied mathematics, biology and linguistics at the Universities if Paris, Heidelberg, and Barcelona, and obtained an MSc in Biology and a PhD in Natural Sciences from the University of Göttingen, Germany. In her PhD project in the group of Dietrich Gradmann she investigated how unicellular marine algae maintain cellular homeostasis for calcium and sodium ions. Anna subsequently worked as a post-doc in the laboratory of Dale Sanders at the University of York, UK, where she studied ion transport proteins in barley and arabidopsis using a combination of electrophysiology and molecular biology. During the last two years at York she pioneered the use of microarrays to monitor transcriptional responses of ion transporters to nutrient deficiency and salinity. In 2001, Anna took up a Lecturer position at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, followed by promotion to Senior Lecturer in 2004 and to Professor in 2014.
Research in her group has continued to unravel the molecular mechanisms that enable plants to adapt to mineral nutrient deficiency, salinity and drought [1]. Current projects investigate the genetic and epigenetic determinants of plant stress tolerance and of root architectural changes under mineral nutrient deficiency. Collaboration with bio-informaticians, computer scientists and software developers has resulted in popular analysis pipelines for large ‘omics’ dataset as well as biometric software for large-scale phenotyping [2]. In collaboration with engineers, the group applies microfluidics technology in synthetic biology and marine bioprospecting projects. Anna has established a substantial portfolio of collaborative work with industrial partners based on the use of cyanobacteria as a chassis for the production of polymers, pigments and photo-switches. She is a member of the Scottish Industrial Biotechnology Development Group (SIBDG) and the Synthetic Biology Steering Group, which support the Scottish government in realising strategic plans for the bio-industries. Starting in 2018, Anna has taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief for Plant, Cell & Environment [4], one of the leading international plant science journals. Anna’s career path features on the ‘Parent-Carer-Scientist’ webpage of the Royal Society.


Weblinks:
[1] www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/biology/staff/annaamtmann/
[2] www.psrg.org.uk/
[3] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-3040
[4] https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/diversity-in-science/parent-carer-scientist/all-stories/

 

Research interests

Molecular mechanisms for mineral nutrition and salt/drought tolerance of plants

Why study mineral nutrition and salt/drought tolerance?

One of the major challenges for mankind in this century is to provide enough food for a rapidly expanding world population while preserving ecological and energy resources of our planet. According to the United Nations (2006) the world population will likely grow by 2.5 billion over the next 43 years, passing from the current 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion in 2050. A massive increase in crop production is required to meet the food demands of future generations; in 2020 the world agriculture will have to produce about 3.4 billion tons of cereals per year to meet the global demands. This increase in crop production has to come from:

  • Yield increase on existing arable land, which is limited by the (financial and ecological) costs of irrigation, fertilization and pest/disease control
  • Expansion of arable land, which is limited by global soil degradation in the form of erosion, nutrient depletion, water scarcity and salinity

To ensure rapid progress in both directions plant scientists have to work closely together with breeders and ecologists.

The contribution of our laboratory to global food security is to provide an understanding of the molecular mechanisms determining:

  • Nutrient usage efficiency
  • Salt and drought tolerance
  • Interaction between abiotic and biotic stress

Experimental research in the laboratory addresses specific questions in the following areas:

  • Ion & water homeostasis
  • Systems biology and metabolism
  • Nutrient sensing and root architecture
  • Transcriptional regulation and epigenetics
  • Cross-talk of abiotic and biotic stress responses


We apply a wide range of techniques and methodologies:

  • Molecular biology and genetics
  • High-throughput screening and phenomics
  • Microarrays and Illumina sequencing
  • ChIP and MeDIP
  • Microelectrodes and patch (voltage) clamp
  • Biochemistry and proteomics
  • Fluorescence imaging and laser microscopy

Experimental systems used in our research include:

  • Model species (Arabidopsis thaliana)
  • Extremophiles (Thellungiella halophila)
  • Crops (barley, Brassica sp)
  • Heterologous expression systems (Xenopus oocytes, yeast, insect and mammalian cell line)

For more information on research projects and people please visit the laboratory webpage at http://www.psrg.org.uk/

Research groups

Publications

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2024

Kulkarni, J. et al. (2024) Early-responsive molecular signatures associated with halophytic adaptation in Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.). Plant, Cell and Environment, 47(3), pp. 961-975. (doi: 10.1111/pce.14767) (PMID:38044749)

Busch, F. A. et al. (2024) A guide to photosynthetic gas exchange measurements: fundamental principles, best practice and potential pitfalls. Plant, Cell and Environment, (doi: 10.1111/pce.14815) (PMID:38321805) (Early Online Publication)

Shahzad, Z. et al. (2024) Protein kinase SnRK2. 4 is a key regulator of aquaporins and root hydraulics in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal, 117(1), pp. 264-279. (doi: 10.1111/tpj.16494) (PMID:37844131)

2023

Harris, C. J., Amtmann, A. and Ton, J. (2023) Epigenetic processes in plant stress priming: open questions and new approaches. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 75, 102432. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102432) (PMID:37523900)

Madsen, M. A., Semerdzhiev, S., Twigg, J. D., Moss, C., Bavington, C. D. and Amtmann, A. (2023) Environmental modulation of exopolysaccharide production in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107, pp. 6121-6134. (doi: 10.1007/s00253-023-12697-9) (PMID:37552253) (PMCID:PMC10485101)

Perrella, G., Fasano, C., Donald, N. A., Daddiego, L., Fang, W., Martignago, D., Carr, C., Conti, L., Herzyk, P. and Amtmann, A. (2023) Histone Deacetylase Complex 1 and Histone 1 epigenetically moderate stress responsiveness of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. New Phytologist, (doi: 10.1111/nph.19165) (PMID:37565540) (Early Online Publication)

McInnes, K. J., van der Hooft, J. J.J. , Sharma, A., Herzyk, P. , Hundleby, P. A.C., Schoonbeek, H.-J., Amtmann, A. , Ridout, C. and Jenkins, G. I. (2023) Overexpression of Brassica napus COMT1 in Arabidopsis heightens UV-B-mediated resistance to Plutella xylostella herbivory. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 22, pp. 2341-2356. (doi: 10.1007/s43630-023-00455-9) (PMID:37505444) (PMCID:PMC10509076)

2022

Eshel, G. et al. (2022) Positive selection and heat‐response transcriptomes reveal adaptive features of the Brassicaceae desert model, Anastatica hierochuntica. New Phytologist, 236(3), pp. 1006-1026. (doi: 10.1111/nph.18411) (PMID:35909295) (PMCID:PMC9804903)

Horaruang, W. et al. (2022) Engineering a K+ channel 'sensory antenna' enhances stomatal kinetics, water use efficiency and photosynthesis. Nature Plants, 8(11), pp. 1262-1274. (doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01255-2) (PMID:36266492)

Thu, N. B.A. , Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M. R. and Nguyen, T.-H. (2022) Stomata under salt stress—what can mechanistic modeling tell us? In: Shabala, S. (ed.) Stomata Regulation and Water Use Efficiency in Plants under Saline Soil Conditions. Series: Advances in botanical research (103). Academic Press: Amsterdam, pp. 139-162. ISBN 9780323912174 (doi: 10.1016/bs.abr.2022.02.012)

2021

Eaglesfield, R., Madsen, M. A., Sanyal, S., Reboud, J. and Amtmann, A. (2021) Co-translational recruitment of ribosomes in minimal protocells recreates a translocon-independent mechanism of proteorhodopsin biogenesis. iScience, 24(5), 102429. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102429) (PMID:33997704) (PMCID:PMC8102411)

Madsen, M. A., Hamilton, G., Herzyk, P. and Amtmann, A. (2021) Environmental regulation of PndbA600, an auto-inducible promoter for two-stage industrial biotechnology in cyanobacteria. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, 619055. (doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.619055) (PMID:33542914) (PMCID:PMC7853294)

2020

Shahzad, Z., Eaglesfield, R., Carr, C. and Amtmann, A. (2020) Cryptic variation in RNA-directed DNA-methylation controls lateral root development when auxin signaling is perturbed. Nature Communications, 11, 218. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13927-3) (PMID:31924796) (PMCID:PMC6954204)

2018

Madsen, M. A., Semerdzhiev, S., Amtmann, A. and Tonon, T. (2018) Engineering mannitol biosynthesis in Escherichia coli and Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 using a green algal fusion protein. ACS Synthetic Biology, 7, pp. 2833-2840. (doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00238) (PMID:30408953)

Davis, J. L., Armengaud, P., Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., White, P. J., Newton, A. C. and Amtmann, A. (2018) Contrasting nutrient‐disease relationships: potassium gradients in barley leaves have opposite effects on two fungal pathogens with different sensitivities to jasmonic acid. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41(10), pp. 2357-2372. (doi: 10.1111/pce.13350) (PMID:29851096) (PMCID:PMC6175101)

Shahzad, Z., Kellermeier, F., Armstrong, E. M., Rogers, S. , Lobet, G., Amtmann, A. and Hills, A. (2018) EZ-Root-VIS: A software pipeline for the rapid analysis and visual reconstruction of root system architecture. Plant Physiology, 177(4), pp. 1368-1381. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00217) (PMID:29895611)

Amtmann, A. , Armengaud, P. and Volkov, V. (2018) Potassium nutrition and salt stress. In: Roberts, J. (ed.) Annual Plant Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 328-379. ISBN 9781119312994 (doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0151)

2017

Shahzad, Z. and Amtmann, A. (2017) Food for thought: how nutrients regulate root system architecture. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 39, pp. 80-87. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.06.008) (PMID:28672167) (PMCID:PMC5605224)

Amtmann, A. and Shahzad, Z. (2017) To respond or not to respond? Natural variation of root architectural responses to nutrient signals. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(11), pp. 2636-2640. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx160) (PMCID:PMC5853800)

Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Stomatal clustering in Begonia associates with the kinetics of leaf gaseous exchange and influences water use efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(9), pp. 2309-2315. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx072) (PMID:28369641) (PMCID:PMC5447881)

Asensi-Fabado, M. A., Amtmann, A. and Perrella, G. (2017) Plant responses to abiotic stress: the chromatin context of transcriptional regulation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, 1860(1), pp. 106-122. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.07.015) (PMID:27487458)

2016

Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2016) Stomatal spacing safeguards stomatal dynamics by facilitating guard cell ion transport independent of the epidermal solute reservoir. Plant Physiology, 172(1), pp. 254-263. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.00850) (PMID:27406168)

Perrella, G., Carr, C., Asensi-Fabado, M. A., Donald, N. A., Páldi, K., Hannah, M. A. and Amtmann, A. (2016) The Histone Deacetylase Complex (HDC) 1 protein of Arabidopsis thaliana has the capacity to interact with multiple proteins including histone 3-binding proteins and histone 1 variants. Plant Physiology, 171(1), pp. 62-70. (doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01760) (PMID:26951436) (PMCID:PMC4854681)

Chen, Z.-H. et al. (2016) Nitrate reductase mutation alters potassium nutrition as well as nitric oxide-mediated control of guard cell ion channels in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 209(4), pp. 1456-1469. (doi: 10.1111/nph.13714) (PMID:26508536)

2015

Amtmann, A. , Ma, H. and Wagner, D. (2015) Chromatin and epigenetics. Plant Physiology, 168(4), pp. 1185-1188. (doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01023) (PMID:26246617)

Minas, K. et al. (2015) Biodesalination: an emerging technology for targeted removal of Na+and Cl−from seawater by cyanobacteria. Desalination and Water Treatment, 55(10), pp. 2647-2668. (doi: 10.1080/19443994.2014.940647)

2014

Benito, B., Haro, R., Amtmann, A. , Cuin, T. A. and Dreyer, I. (2014) The twins K+ and Na+ in plants. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171(9), pp. 723-731. (doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.10.014)

Amezaga, J. M. et al. (2014) Biodesalination: a case study for applications of photosynthetic bacteria in water treatment. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1661-1676. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.233973)

Kellermeier, F., Armengaud, P., Seditas, T. J., Danku, J., Salt, D. E. and Amtmann, A. (2014) Analysis of the root system architecture of Arabidopsis provides a quantitative readout of crosstalk between nutritional signals. Plant Cell, 26(4), pp. 1480-1490. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.122101)

2013

Kellermeier, F., Chardon, F. and Amtmann, A. (2013) Natural variation of arabidopsis root architecture reveals complementing adaptive strategies to potassium starvation. Plant Physiology, 161(3), pp. 1421-1432. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.211144)

Perrella, G., Lopez Vernaza, M.A., Carr, C., Sani, E., Gossele, V., Verduyn, C., Kellermeier, F., Hannah, M.A. and Amtmann, A. (2013) Histone deacetylase complex1 expression level titrates plant growth and abscisic acid sensitivity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 25(9), pp. 3491-3505. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.114835)

Sani, E., Herzyk, P. , Perrella, G., Colot, V. and Amtmann, A. (2013) Hyperosmotic priming of arabidopsis seedlings establishes a long-term somatic memory accompanied by specific changes of the epigenome. Genome Biology, 14(6), R59. (doi: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-r59) (PMID:23767915) (PMCID:PMC3707022)

2012

Chen, Z.-H., Hills, A., Batz, U., Amtmann, A. , Lew, V.L. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Systems dynamic modeling of the stomatal guard cell predicts emergent behaviors in transport, signaling, and volume control. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1235-1251. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.197350)

Hills, A., Chen, Z.-H., Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M.R. and Lew, V.L. (2012) OnGuard, a computational platform for quantitative kinetic modeling of guard cell physiology. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1026-1042.

2011

Krämer, U. and Amtmann, A. (2011) Physiology and metabolism. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 14(3), pp. 223-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.04.008)

2010

Garcia-Mata, C., Wang, J., Gajdanowicz, P., Gonzalez, W., Hills, A., Donald, N., Riedelsberger, J., Amtmann, A. , Dreyer, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A minimal cysteine motif required to activate the SKOR K+ channel of arabidopsis by the reactive oxygen species H2O2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(38), pp. 29286-29294. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.141176) (PMID:20605786) (PMCID:PMC2937961)

Teakle, N.L., Amtmann, A. , Real, D. and Colmer, T.D. (2010) Lotus tenuis tolerates combined salinity and waterlogging: maintaining O2 transport to roots and expression of an NHX1-like gene contribute to regulation of Na+ transport. Physiologia Plantarum, 139(4), pp. 358-374. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01373.x)

Armengaud, P., Breitling, R. and Amtmann, A. (2010) Coronatine-insensitive 1 (COI1) mediates transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to external potassium supply. Molecular Plant, 3(2), pp. 390-405. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssq012) (PMID:20339157) (PMCID:PMC2845782)

Amtmann, A. and Beilby, M.J.. (2010) The role of ion channels in plant salt tolerance. In: Demidchik, V. and Maathuis, F. (eds.) Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses. Series: Signaling and communication in plants. Springer: Heidelberg, pp. 23-46. ISBN 9783642104930 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10494-7_2)

Troufflard, S., Mullen, W. , Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., Crozier, A., Amtmann, A. and Armengaud, P. (2010) Potassium deficiency induces the biosynthesis of oxylipins and glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Plant Biology, 10(1), p. 172. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-172)

2009

Armengaud, P., Sulpice, R., Miller, A.J., Stitt, M., Amtmann, A. and Gibon, Y. (2009) Multilevel analysis of primary metabolism provides new insights into the role of potassium nutrition for glycolysis and nitrogen assimilation in arabidopsis roots. Plant Physiology, 150(2), pp. 772-785. (doi: 10.1104/pp.108.133629)

Armengaud, P., Zambaux, K., Hills, A., Sulpice, R., Pattison, R. J., Blatt, M. R. and Amtmann, A. (2009) EZ-Rhizo: integrated software for the fast and accurate measurement of root system architecture. Plant Journal, 57(5), pp. 945-956. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03739.x)

Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) Regulation of macronutrient transport. New Phytologist, 181(1), pp. 35-52. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02666.x)

Amtmann, A. (2009) Learning from evolution: Thellungiella generates new knowledge on essential and critical components of abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Molecular Plant, 2(1), pp. 3-12. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssn094)

Amtmann, A. and Armengaud, P. (2009) Effects of N,P,K and S on metabolism: new knowledge gained from multi-level analysis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 12(3), pp. 275-283. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2009.04.014)

Amtmann, A. and Leigh, R. (2009) Ion homeostasis. In: Pareek, A., Sopory, S.K., Bohnert, H.J. and Govindjee, (eds.) Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Plants: Physiological, Molecular and Genomic Foundation. Springer: Dordrecht, pp. 245-262. ISBN 9789048131112 (doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-3112-9_12)

Boscari, A., Clement, M., Volkov, V., Golldack, D., Hybiak, J., Miller, A.J., Amtmann, A. and Fricke, W. (2009) Potassium channels in barley: cloning, functional characterization and expression analyses in relation to leaf growth and development. Plant, Cell and Environment, 32(12), pp. 1761-1777. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02033.x)

Pattison, R. J. and Amtmann, A. (2009) N-glycan production in the endoplasmic reticulum of plants. Trends in Plant Science, 14(2), pp. 92-99. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.11.008)

Volkov, V., Boscari, A., Clement, M., Miller, A.J., Amtmann, A. and Fricke, W. (2009) Electrophysiological characterization of pathways for K+uptake into growing and non-growing leaf cells of barley. Plant, Cell and Environment, 32(12), pp. 1778-1790. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02034.x)

2008

Amtmann, A. , Troufflard, S. and Armengaud, P. (2008) The effect of potassium nutrition on pest and disease resistance in plants. Physiologia Plantarum, 133(4), pp. 682-691. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01075.x)

2007

Amtmann, A. and Armengaud, P. (2007) The role of calcium sensor-interacting protein kinases in plant adaptation to potassium-deficiency: new answers to old questions. Cell Research, 17(6), pp. 483-485. (doi: 10.1038/cr.2007.49)

2006

Amtmann, A. , Hammond, J., Armengaud, P. and White, P. (2006) Nutrient sensing and signalling in plants: Potassium and phosphorus. Advances in Botanical Research, 43, pp. 209-257. (doi: 10.1016/S0065-2296(05)43005-0)

Gobert, A., Park, G., Amtmann, A. , Sanders, D. and Maathuis, F. (2006) Arabidopsis thaliana Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channel 3 forms a non-selective ion transporter involved in germination and cation transport. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, pp. 791-800. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erj064)

Volkov, V. and Amtmann, A. (2006) Thellungiella halophila, a salt-tolerant relative of Arabidopsis thaliana, has specific root ion-channel features supporting K+/Na+ homeostasis under salinity stress. Plant Journal, 48, pp. 342-353. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02876.x)

Wang, B., Davenport, R., Volkov, V. and Amtmann, A. (2006) Low unidirectional sodium influx into root cells restricts net sodium accumulation in Thellungiella halophila, a salt-tolerant relative of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, pp. 1161-1170. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erj116)

2005

Amtmann, A. (2005) Abiotic stress and plant genome evolution. Search for new models. Plant Physiology, 138(1), pp. 127-130. (doi: 10.1104/pp.105.059972)

Breitling, R., Armengaud, P. and Amtmann, A. (2005) Vector analysis as a fast and easy method to compare gene expression responses between different experimental backgrounds. BMC Bioinformatics, 6, (doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-6-181)

Jakobsen, M., Poulsen, L., Schulz, A., Fleurat-Lessard, P., Moller, A., Husted, S., Schiott, M., Amtmann, A. and Palmgren, M. (2005) Pollen development and fertilization in Arabidopsis is dependent on the MALE GAMETOGENESIS IMPAIRED ANTHERS gene encoding a type VP-type ATPase. Genes and Development, 19, pp. 2757-2769. (doi: 10.1101/gad.357305)

2004

Breitling, R., Armengaud, P., Amtmann, A. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Rank products: a simple, yet powerful, new method to detect differentially regulated genes in replicated microarray experiments. FEBS Letters, 573(1-3), pp. 83-92. (doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.055)

Breitling, R., Amtmann, A. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Iterative Group Analysis (iGA): A simple tool to enhance sensitivity and facilitate interpretation of microarray experiments. BMC Bioinformatics, 5(34),

Amtmann, A. , Armengaud, P., Breitling, R. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Recent advances in using microarray technology to study the role of hormonal control in plant responses to abiotic stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 26, p. 92.

Armengaud, P., Breitling, R. and Amtmann, A. (2004) The potassium-dependent transcriptome of Arabidopsis reveals a prominent role of jasmonic acid in nutrient signaling. Plant Physiology, 136, pp. 2556-2576. (doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046482)

Breitling, R., Amtmann, A. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Graph-based iterative Group Analysis enhances microarray interpretation. BMC Bioinformatics, 5, (doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-5-100)

Volkov, V., Wang, B., Dominy, P., Fricke, W. and Amtmann, A. (2004) Thellungiella halophila, a salt-tolerant relative of Arabidopsis thaliana, possesses effective mechanisms to discriminate between potassium and sodium. Plant Cell and Environment, 27, pp. 1-14.

2003

Maathuis, F. et al. (2003) Transcriptome analysis of root transporters reveals participation of multiple gene families in the response to cation stress. Plant Journal, 35, pp. 675-692. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01839.x)

2001

Amtmann, A. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships within cation transporter families of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 126(4), pp. 1646-1667. (doi: 10.1104/pp.126.4.1646)

Amtmann, A. (2001) The wheat cDNA LCT1 generates hypersensitivity to sodium in a salt-sensitive yeast strain. Plant Physiology, 126(3), pp. 1061-1071. (doi: 10.1104/pp.126.3.1061)

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Kulkarni, J. et al. (2024) Early-responsive molecular signatures associated with halophytic adaptation in Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.). Plant, Cell and Environment, 47(3), pp. 961-975. (doi: 10.1111/pce.14767) (PMID:38044749)

Busch, F. A. et al. (2024) A guide to photosynthetic gas exchange measurements: fundamental principles, best practice and potential pitfalls. Plant, Cell and Environment, (doi: 10.1111/pce.14815) (PMID:38321805) (Early Online Publication)

Shahzad, Z. et al. (2024) Protein kinase SnRK2. 4 is a key regulator of aquaporins and root hydraulics in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal, 117(1), pp. 264-279. (doi: 10.1111/tpj.16494) (PMID:37844131)

Harris, C. J., Amtmann, A. and Ton, J. (2023) Epigenetic processes in plant stress priming: open questions and new approaches. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 75, 102432. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102432) (PMID:37523900)

Madsen, M. A., Semerdzhiev, S., Twigg, J. D., Moss, C., Bavington, C. D. and Amtmann, A. (2023) Environmental modulation of exopolysaccharide production in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107, pp. 6121-6134. (doi: 10.1007/s00253-023-12697-9) (PMID:37552253) (PMCID:PMC10485101)

Perrella, G., Fasano, C., Donald, N. A., Daddiego, L., Fang, W., Martignago, D., Carr, C., Conti, L., Herzyk, P. and Amtmann, A. (2023) Histone Deacetylase Complex 1 and Histone 1 epigenetically moderate stress responsiveness of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. New Phytologist, (doi: 10.1111/nph.19165) (PMID:37565540) (Early Online Publication)

McInnes, K. J., van der Hooft, J. J.J. , Sharma, A., Herzyk, P. , Hundleby, P. A.C., Schoonbeek, H.-J., Amtmann, A. , Ridout, C. and Jenkins, G. I. (2023) Overexpression of Brassica napus COMT1 in Arabidopsis heightens UV-B-mediated resistance to Plutella xylostella herbivory. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 22, pp. 2341-2356. (doi: 10.1007/s43630-023-00455-9) (PMID:37505444) (PMCID:PMC10509076)

Eshel, G. et al. (2022) Positive selection and heat‐response transcriptomes reveal adaptive features of the Brassicaceae desert model, Anastatica hierochuntica. New Phytologist, 236(3), pp. 1006-1026. (doi: 10.1111/nph.18411) (PMID:35909295) (PMCID:PMC9804903)

Horaruang, W. et al. (2022) Engineering a K+ channel 'sensory antenna' enhances stomatal kinetics, water use efficiency and photosynthesis. Nature Plants, 8(11), pp. 1262-1274. (doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01255-2) (PMID:36266492)

Eaglesfield, R., Madsen, M. A., Sanyal, S., Reboud, J. and Amtmann, A. (2021) Co-translational recruitment of ribosomes in minimal protocells recreates a translocon-independent mechanism of proteorhodopsin biogenesis. iScience, 24(5), 102429. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102429) (PMID:33997704) (PMCID:PMC8102411)

Madsen, M. A., Hamilton, G., Herzyk, P. and Amtmann, A. (2021) Environmental regulation of PndbA600, an auto-inducible promoter for two-stage industrial biotechnology in cyanobacteria. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, 619055. (doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.619055) (PMID:33542914) (PMCID:PMC7853294)

Shahzad, Z., Eaglesfield, R., Carr, C. and Amtmann, A. (2020) Cryptic variation in RNA-directed DNA-methylation controls lateral root development when auxin signaling is perturbed. Nature Communications, 11, 218. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13927-3) (PMID:31924796) (PMCID:PMC6954204)

Madsen, M. A., Semerdzhiev, S., Amtmann, A. and Tonon, T. (2018) Engineering mannitol biosynthesis in Escherichia coli and Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 using a green algal fusion protein. ACS Synthetic Biology, 7, pp. 2833-2840. (doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00238) (PMID:30408953)

Davis, J. L., Armengaud, P., Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., White, P. J., Newton, A. C. and Amtmann, A. (2018) Contrasting nutrient‐disease relationships: potassium gradients in barley leaves have opposite effects on two fungal pathogens with different sensitivities to jasmonic acid. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41(10), pp. 2357-2372. (doi: 10.1111/pce.13350) (PMID:29851096) (PMCID:PMC6175101)

Shahzad, Z., Kellermeier, F., Armstrong, E. M., Rogers, S. , Lobet, G., Amtmann, A. and Hills, A. (2018) EZ-Root-VIS: A software pipeline for the rapid analysis and visual reconstruction of root system architecture. Plant Physiology, 177(4), pp. 1368-1381. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00217) (PMID:29895611)

Shahzad, Z. and Amtmann, A. (2017) Food for thought: how nutrients regulate root system architecture. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 39, pp. 80-87. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.06.008) (PMID:28672167) (PMCID:PMC5605224)

Amtmann, A. and Shahzad, Z. (2017) To respond or not to respond? Natural variation of root architectural responses to nutrient signals. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(11), pp. 2636-2640. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx160) (PMCID:PMC5853800)

Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Stomatal clustering in Begonia associates with the kinetics of leaf gaseous exchange and influences water use efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(9), pp. 2309-2315. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx072) (PMID:28369641) (PMCID:PMC5447881)

Asensi-Fabado, M. A., Amtmann, A. and Perrella, G. (2017) Plant responses to abiotic stress: the chromatin context of transcriptional regulation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, 1860(1), pp. 106-122. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.07.015) (PMID:27487458)

Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2016) Stomatal spacing safeguards stomatal dynamics by facilitating guard cell ion transport independent of the epidermal solute reservoir. Plant Physiology, 172(1), pp. 254-263. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.00850) (PMID:27406168)

Perrella, G., Carr, C., Asensi-Fabado, M. A., Donald, N. A., Páldi, K., Hannah, M. A. and Amtmann, A. (2016) The Histone Deacetylase Complex (HDC) 1 protein of Arabidopsis thaliana has the capacity to interact with multiple proteins including histone 3-binding proteins and histone 1 variants. Plant Physiology, 171(1), pp. 62-70. (doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01760) (PMID:26951436) (PMCID:PMC4854681)

Chen, Z.-H. et al. (2016) Nitrate reductase mutation alters potassium nutrition as well as nitric oxide-mediated control of guard cell ion channels in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 209(4), pp. 1456-1469. (doi: 10.1111/nph.13714) (PMID:26508536)

Amtmann, A. , Ma, H. and Wagner, D. (2015) Chromatin and epigenetics. Plant Physiology, 168(4), pp. 1185-1188. (doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01023) (PMID:26246617)

Minas, K. et al. (2015) Biodesalination: an emerging technology for targeted removal of Na+and Cl−from seawater by cyanobacteria. Desalination and Water Treatment, 55(10), pp. 2647-2668. (doi: 10.1080/19443994.2014.940647)

Benito, B., Haro, R., Amtmann, A. , Cuin, T. A. and Dreyer, I. (2014) The twins K+ and Na+ in plants. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171(9), pp. 723-731. (doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.10.014)

Amezaga, J. M. et al. (2014) Biodesalination: a case study for applications of photosynthetic bacteria in water treatment. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1661-1676. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.233973)

Kellermeier, F., Armengaud, P., Seditas, T. J., Danku, J., Salt, D. E. and Amtmann, A. (2014) Analysis of the root system architecture of Arabidopsis provides a quantitative readout of crosstalk between nutritional signals. Plant Cell, 26(4), pp. 1480-1490. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.122101)

Kellermeier, F., Chardon, F. and Amtmann, A. (2013) Natural variation of arabidopsis root architecture reveals complementing adaptive strategies to potassium starvation. Plant Physiology, 161(3), pp. 1421-1432. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.211144)

Perrella, G., Lopez Vernaza, M.A., Carr, C., Sani, E., Gossele, V., Verduyn, C., Kellermeier, F., Hannah, M.A. and Amtmann, A. (2013) Histone deacetylase complex1 expression level titrates plant growth and abscisic acid sensitivity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 25(9), pp. 3491-3505. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.114835)

Sani, E., Herzyk, P. , Perrella, G., Colot, V. and Amtmann, A. (2013) Hyperosmotic priming of arabidopsis seedlings establishes a long-term somatic memory accompanied by specific changes of the epigenome. Genome Biology, 14(6), R59. (doi: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-r59) (PMID:23767915) (PMCID:PMC3707022)

Chen, Z.-H., Hills, A., Batz, U., Amtmann, A. , Lew, V.L. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Systems dynamic modeling of the stomatal guard cell predicts emergent behaviors in transport, signaling, and volume control. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1235-1251. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.197350)

Hills, A., Chen, Z.-H., Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M.R. and Lew, V.L. (2012) OnGuard, a computational platform for quantitative kinetic modeling of guard cell physiology. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1026-1042.

Krämer, U. and Amtmann, A. (2011) Physiology and metabolism. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 14(3), pp. 223-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.04.008)

Garcia-Mata, C., Wang, J., Gajdanowicz, P., Gonzalez, W., Hills, A., Donald, N., Riedelsberger, J., Amtmann, A. , Dreyer, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A minimal cysteine motif required to activate the SKOR K+ channel of arabidopsis by the reactive oxygen species H2O2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(38), pp. 29286-29294. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.141176) (PMID:20605786) (PMCID:PMC2937961)

Teakle, N.L., Amtmann, A. , Real, D. and Colmer, T.D. (2010) Lotus tenuis tolerates combined salinity and waterlogging: maintaining O2 transport to roots and expression of an NHX1-like gene contribute to regulation of Na+ transport. Physiologia Plantarum, 139(4), pp. 358-374. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01373.x)

Armengaud, P., Breitling, R. and Amtmann, A. (2010) Coronatine-insensitive 1 (COI1) mediates transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to external potassium supply. Molecular Plant, 3(2), pp. 390-405. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssq012) (PMID:20339157) (PMCID:PMC2845782)

Troufflard, S., Mullen, W. , Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., Crozier, A., Amtmann, A. and Armengaud, P. (2010) Potassium deficiency induces the biosynthesis of oxylipins and glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Plant Biology, 10(1), p. 172. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-172)

Armengaud, P., Sulpice, R., Miller, A.J., Stitt, M., Amtmann, A. and Gibon, Y. (2009) Multilevel analysis of primary metabolism provides new insights into the role of potassium nutrition for glycolysis and nitrogen assimilation in arabidopsis roots. Plant Physiology, 150(2), pp. 772-785. (doi: 10.1104/pp.108.133629)

Armengaud, P., Zambaux, K., Hills, A., Sulpice, R., Pattison, R. J., Blatt, M. R. and Amtmann, A. (2009) EZ-Rhizo: integrated software for the fast and accurate measurement of root system architecture. Plant Journal, 57(5), pp. 945-956. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03739.x)

Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) Regulation of macronutrient transport. New Phytologist, 181(1), pp. 35-52. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02666.x)

Amtmann, A. (2009) Learning from evolution: Thellungiella generates new knowledge on essential and critical components of abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Molecular Plant, 2(1), pp. 3-12. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssn094)

Amtmann, A. and Armengaud, P. (2009) Effects of N,P,K and S on metabolism: new knowledge gained from multi-level analysis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 12(3), pp. 275-283. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2009.04.014)

Boscari, A., Clement, M., Volkov, V., Golldack, D., Hybiak, J., Miller, A.J., Amtmann, A. and Fricke, W. (2009) Potassium channels in barley: cloning, functional characterization and expression analyses in relation to leaf growth and development. Plant, Cell and Environment, 32(12), pp. 1761-1777. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02033.x)

Pattison, R. J. and Amtmann, A. (2009) N-glycan production in the endoplasmic reticulum of plants. Trends in Plant Science, 14(2), pp. 92-99. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.11.008)

Volkov, V., Boscari, A., Clement, M., Miller, A.J., Amtmann, A. and Fricke, W. (2009) Electrophysiological characterization of pathways for K+uptake into growing and non-growing leaf cells of barley. Plant, Cell and Environment, 32(12), pp. 1778-1790. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02034.x)

Amtmann, A. , Troufflard, S. and Armengaud, P. (2008) The effect of potassium nutrition on pest and disease resistance in plants. Physiologia Plantarum, 133(4), pp. 682-691. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01075.x)

Amtmann, A. and Armengaud, P. (2007) The role of calcium sensor-interacting protein kinases in plant adaptation to potassium-deficiency: new answers to old questions. Cell Research, 17(6), pp. 483-485. (doi: 10.1038/cr.2007.49)

Amtmann, A. , Hammond, J., Armengaud, P. and White, P. (2006) Nutrient sensing and signalling in plants: Potassium and phosphorus. Advances in Botanical Research, 43, pp. 209-257. (doi: 10.1016/S0065-2296(05)43005-0)

Gobert, A., Park, G., Amtmann, A. , Sanders, D. and Maathuis, F. (2006) Arabidopsis thaliana Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channel 3 forms a non-selective ion transporter involved in germination and cation transport. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, pp. 791-800. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erj064)

Volkov, V. and Amtmann, A. (2006) Thellungiella halophila, a salt-tolerant relative of Arabidopsis thaliana, has specific root ion-channel features supporting K+/Na+ homeostasis under salinity stress. Plant Journal, 48, pp. 342-353. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02876.x)

Wang, B., Davenport, R., Volkov, V. and Amtmann, A. (2006) Low unidirectional sodium influx into root cells restricts net sodium accumulation in Thellungiella halophila, a salt-tolerant relative of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, pp. 1161-1170. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erj116)

Amtmann, A. (2005) Abiotic stress and plant genome evolution. Search for new models. Plant Physiology, 138(1), pp. 127-130. (doi: 10.1104/pp.105.059972)

Breitling, R., Armengaud, P. and Amtmann, A. (2005) Vector analysis as a fast and easy method to compare gene expression responses between different experimental backgrounds. BMC Bioinformatics, 6, (doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-6-181)

Jakobsen, M., Poulsen, L., Schulz, A., Fleurat-Lessard, P., Moller, A., Husted, S., Schiott, M., Amtmann, A. and Palmgren, M. (2005) Pollen development and fertilization in Arabidopsis is dependent on the MALE GAMETOGENESIS IMPAIRED ANTHERS gene encoding a type VP-type ATPase. Genes and Development, 19, pp. 2757-2769. (doi: 10.1101/gad.357305)

Breitling, R., Armengaud, P., Amtmann, A. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Rank products: a simple, yet powerful, new method to detect differentially regulated genes in replicated microarray experiments. FEBS Letters, 573(1-3), pp. 83-92. (doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.055)

Breitling, R., Amtmann, A. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Iterative Group Analysis (iGA): A simple tool to enhance sensitivity and facilitate interpretation of microarray experiments. BMC Bioinformatics, 5(34),

Amtmann, A. , Armengaud, P., Breitling, R. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Recent advances in using microarray technology to study the role of hormonal control in plant responses to abiotic stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 26, p. 92.

Armengaud, P., Breitling, R. and Amtmann, A. (2004) The potassium-dependent transcriptome of Arabidopsis reveals a prominent role of jasmonic acid in nutrient signaling. Plant Physiology, 136, pp. 2556-2576. (doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046482)

Breitling, R., Amtmann, A. and Herzyk, P. (2004) Graph-based iterative Group Analysis enhances microarray interpretation. BMC Bioinformatics, 5, (doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-5-100)

Volkov, V., Wang, B., Dominy, P., Fricke, W. and Amtmann, A. (2004) Thellungiella halophila, a salt-tolerant relative of Arabidopsis thaliana, possesses effective mechanisms to discriminate between potassium and sodium. Plant Cell and Environment, 27, pp. 1-14.

Maathuis, F. et al. (2003) Transcriptome analysis of root transporters reveals participation of multiple gene families in the response to cation stress. Plant Journal, 35, pp. 675-692. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01839.x)

Amtmann, A. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships within cation transporter families of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 126(4), pp. 1646-1667. (doi: 10.1104/pp.126.4.1646)

Amtmann, A. (2001) The wheat cDNA LCT1 generates hypersensitivity to sodium in a salt-sensitive yeast strain. Plant Physiology, 126(3), pp. 1061-1071. (doi: 10.1104/pp.126.3.1061)

Book Sections

Thu, N. B.A. , Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M. R. and Nguyen, T.-H. (2022) Stomata under salt stress—what can mechanistic modeling tell us? In: Shabala, S. (ed.) Stomata Regulation and Water Use Efficiency in Plants under Saline Soil Conditions. Series: Advances in botanical research (103). Academic Press: Amsterdam, pp. 139-162. ISBN 9780323912174 (doi: 10.1016/bs.abr.2022.02.012)

Amtmann, A. , Armengaud, P. and Volkov, V. (2018) Potassium nutrition and salt stress. In: Roberts, J. (ed.) Annual Plant Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 328-379. ISBN 9781119312994 (doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0151)

Amtmann, A. and Beilby, M.J.. (2010) The role of ion channels in plant salt tolerance. In: Demidchik, V. and Maathuis, F. (eds.) Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses. Series: Signaling and communication in plants. Springer: Heidelberg, pp. 23-46. ISBN 9783642104930 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10494-7_2)

Amtmann, A. and Leigh, R. (2009) Ion homeostasis. In: Pareek, A., Sopory, S.K., Bohnert, H.J. and Govindjee, (eds.) Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Plants: Physiological, Molecular and Genomic Foundation. Springer: Dordrecht, pp. 245-262. ISBN 9789048131112 (doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-3112-9_12)

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Hormone transport at the nexus of nutrient deficiency and drought stress in plants
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2023 - 2026
     
  • Algae BIV
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2022 - 2023
     
  • Maximising the benefit of collaborative work with India to improve stress resilience of soybean
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
    2022 - 2023
     
  • IRGA-Live Clamp: An integrated infrared gas-analysis platform to investigate systemic signalling within the plant canopy
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2022 - 2023
     
  • Sustainable plastic from cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2021 - 2022
     
  • Algae-UK: exploiting the algal treasure trove
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2019 - 2024
     
  • Combining chemical priming and quantitative genetics to increase salt tolerance of soybean
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2018 - 2021
     
  • CyanoNet2018
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2018 - 2018
     
  • IBioIC Synthetic Biology Accelerator 2016-2
    Scottish Funding Council
    2017 - 2018
     
  • Perception and integration of nutritional signals in plant root systems: Solving the mystery of K-Fe-P interactions.
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2016 - 2019
     
  • Exopolysaccharide production in cyanobacteria
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2016 - 2017
     
  • Identification of stage-specific promoter elements in photosynthetic bacteria (ISSF Catalyst)
    Wellcome Trust
    2014 - 2015
     
  • EPIPRIMING: Keeping ready for battle: understanding fundamental mechanisms of establishment and maintenance of epigenetic marks underlying abiotic stress memory in plants.
    European Commission
    2014 - 2016
     
  • Molecular function and crop improvement potential of Histone Deacteylation Complex 1
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2013 - 2016
     
  • ISG-EPSRC: Patent application in the area of water security
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
    2012 - 2013
     
  • Biodesalination: from cell to tap.
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
    2011 - 2014
     
  • Increased pest resistance in oilseed rape mediated by an enhanced UV-B response
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2011 - 2015
     
  • Stress memory and its relation to stress tolerance in plants
    Leverhulme Trust
    2009 - 2012
     
  • Inorganic ions and plant metabolism - target, signals and responses
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2006 - 2008
     
  • Understanding the molecular basis of K-N interactions during plant nutritional stress
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2005 - 2005
     
  • Studies on an arabidopsis Myb transcription factor that controls salinity tolerance
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2005 - 2008
     
  • Potassium – the osmotic force driving plant growth
    Leverhulme Trust
    2004 - 2006
     
  • Functional genomics of nutrient transport in arabidopsis: a bioinformatics approach
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2003 - 2005
     
  • Elucidating signalling pathways in plant K homeostasis on the basis ofgene expression patterns
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2002 - 2006
     

Additional information

Editorial Board

  • 2012 - present: Plant, Cell & Environment
  • 2012 - present: Plant Physiology
  • 2009 - 2012: Plant Biology
  • 2005 - present: BMC Plant Methods

Grant Advisory Board

  • 2013 - 2014: DBT/Crop Genomics and Technologies Initiative (CGAT) - Assessment Panel
  • 2013 - present: BBSRC Crop Improvement Research Club (CIRC) - Member of Steering Group
  • 2010 - present: International Network in Plant Abiotic Stress - (EU COST action FA0605) - Member of Management Committee
  • 2009 - 2011: EU COST Action FA0605 - Management Committee
  • 2008 - 2010: Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network(GARNet) - Member of Advisory Committee

Invited International Presentations

  • 2013: Perth, Australia - Annual Meeting of the Australian Science Societies 'ComBio 2013'
  • 2013: Puerto Varas, Chile - 2nd International Symposium on the Nitrogen Nutrition of Plants 'Nitrogen 2013'
  • 2012: Hong Kong, China - Gordon Research Conference, 'Salt and Water Stress in Plants'
  • 2012: Vienna, Austria - International Conference, 'Plant Growth, Nutrition and Environment Interactions'
  • 2011: Conegliano, Italy - BIONUT 'State of the art in plant nutrition research'
  • 2010: Valencia, Spain - INPAS Meeting: Plant Abiotic Stress; From Signaling to Crop Improvement
  • 2010: Les Diablerets, Switzerland - Chair Gordon Research Conference 'Salt and Water Stress in Plants'
  • 2009: Vienna, Austria - International Conference on Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance
  • 2009: Lausanne, Switzerland - Invited Talk - Regulatory Oxylipins Conference
  • 2009: Adelaide, Australia - ACPFG Symposium 'Genomics of Salinity'
  • 2008: Big Sky, Montana, USA - Vice-Chair Gordon Research Conference 'Salt and Water Stress in Plants'
  • 2008: Cordoba, Argentina - Annual Meeting of SAIB
  • 2008: Cold Spring Harbour, Huntington, New York, USA - Nutrient Sensing in Plants
  • 2007: Cambridge, England, UK - International Fertiliser Society: Potassium and Magnesium
  • 2007: Valencia, Spain - International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology
  • 2006: Potsdam, Germany - Max-Planck Institute Seminar
  • 2005: Barcelona, Spain - Annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Biology
  • 2004: Cracow, Poland - 14th Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology
  • 2004: Montpellier, France - International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology
  • 2004: Paris, France - Integrating international research on plant abiotic stress tolerance using Arabidopsis related model species: Thellungiella halophila (BBSRC International workshop)
  • 2004: Hong Kong, China - Gordon Conference on Plant Salt and Water Stress
  • 2003: Barcelona, Spain - International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology

Professional Learned Society

  • 2004 - present: Biochemical Society - Member
  • 2002 - present: American Society of Plant Biologists - Member
  • 1994 - present: Society for Experimental Biology - Life Member