Dean DellaPenna
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Dean DellaPenna's Degrees
- PhD Biochemistry University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors Biochemistry University of California, Berkeley
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Dean DellaPenna is an American plant biochemist. He is a university distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State University. Early life and education DellaPenna was born in Steubenville, Ohio but raised in Wintersville, Ohio. Following high school, DellaPenna worked in a steel mill before attending Ohio University. He subsequently became the first member of his family to enroll at college. After taking Botany 101 as a first year elective, he chose to pursue a career as a plant biochemist. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984, DellaPenna went on to earn his PhD at the University of California, Davis and was a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University.
Dean DellaPenna's Published Works
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Published Works
- Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato (2011) (1734)
- Vitamin synthesis in plants: tocopherols and carotenoids. (2006) (754)
- Vitamin E Is Essential for Seed Longevity and for Preventing Lipid Peroxidation during Germination (2004) (587)
- Elevating the vitamin E content of plants through metabolic engineering. (1998) (520)
- IMPROVING THE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF PLANTS TO ENHANCE HUMAN NUTRITION AND HEALTH1. (1999) (512)
- Expression of a chimeric polygalacturonase gene in transgenic rin (ripening inhibitor) tomato fruit results in polyuronide degradation but not fruit softening. (1989) (458)
- Genetic dissection of carotenoid synthesis in arabidopsis defines plastoquinone as an essential component of phytoene desaturation. (1995) (443)
- Functional analysis of the beta and epsilon lycopene cyclase enzymes of Arabidopsis reveals a mechanism for control of cyclic carotenoid formation. (1996) (435)
- Identification of the Carotenoid Isomerase Provides Insight into Carotenoid Biosynthesis, Prolamellar Body Formation, and Photomorphogenesis Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at www.plantcell.org/cgi/doi/10.1105/tpc.010302. (2002) (432)
- Rare genetic variation at Zea mays crtRB1 increases β-carotene in maize grain (2010) (425)
- Arabidopsis carotenoid mutants demonstrate that lutein is not essential for photosynthesis in higher plants. (1996) (357)
- Altered xanthophyll compositions adversely affect chlorophyll accumulation and nonphotochemical quenching in Arabidopsis mutants. (1998) (334)
- Characterization of three members of the Arabidopsis carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family demonstrates the divergent roles of this multifunctional enzyme family. (2006) (318)
- Nutritional genomics: manipulating plant micronutrients to improve human health. (1999) (317)
- Characterization of Tocopherol Cyclases from Higher Plants and Cyanobacteria. Evolutionary Implications for Tocopherol Synthesis and Function1 (2003) (248)
- Isolation and functional analysis of homogentisate phytyltransferase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Arabidopsis. (2001) (229)
- Defining the primary route for lutein synthesis in plants: the role of Arabidopsis carotenoid beta-ring hydroxylase CYP97A3. (2006) (226)
- Transcription Factor RAP2.2 and Its Interacting Partner SINAT2: Stable Elements in the Carotenogenesis of Arabidopsis Leaves1[W] (2007) (223)
- Photoprotection in a zeaxanthin- and lutein-deficient double mutant of Arabidopsis (2004) (218)
- Analysis of carotenoid biosynthetic gene expression during marigold petal development (2001) (216)
- Tocopherols Play a Crucial Role in Low-Temperature Adaptation and Phloem Loading in Arabidopsis[W] (2006) (214)
- Molecular cloning of tomato fruit polygalacturonase: Analysis of polygalacturonase mRNA levels during ripening. (1986) (214)
- The Arabidopsis LUT1 locus encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 family that is required for carotenoid ε-ring hydroxylation activity (2004) (210)
- Complementation of the Arabidopsis pds1 mutation with the gene encoding p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase. (1998) (203)
- Biosynthesis, regulation and functions of tocochromanols in plants. (2010) (200)
- Vitamin Deficiencies in Humans: Can Plant Science Help?[W] (2012) (199)
- Homogentisate Phytyltransferase Activity Is Limiting for Tocopherol Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis (2003) (199)
- Highly Divergent Methyltransferases Catalyze a Conserved Reaction in Tocopherol and Plastoquinone Synthesis in Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Eukaryotes Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at www.plantcell.org/cgi/doi/10.1105/tpc.013656. (2003) (189)
- Nonenzymatic Lipid Peroxidation Reprograms Gene Expression and Activates Defense Markers in Arabidopsis Tocopherol-Deficient Mutants[W] (2006) (188)
- The Role of Homogentisate Phytyltransferase and Other Tocopherol Pathway Enzymes in the Regulation of Tocopherol Synthesis during Abiotic Stress (2003) (182)
- Tocopherol functions in photosynthetic organisms. (2007) (177)
- Xanthophyll biosynthetic mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana: altered nonphotochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence is due to changes in Photosystem II antenna size and stability. (2002) (164)
- A Foundation for Provitamin A Biofortification of Maize: Genome-Wide Association and Genomic Prediction Models of Carotenoid Levels (2014) (163)
- CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE4 Is a Negative Regulator of β-Carotene Content in Arabidopsis Seeds[W] (2013) (162)
- The evolution and function of carotenoid hydroxylases in Arabidopsis. (2009) (160)
- A decade of progress in understanding vitamin E synthesis in plants. (2005) (160)
- Tocopherols Protect Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 from Lipid Peroxidation1 (2005) (157)
- Driving on Biomass (2009) (152)
- Genome-Wide Association Study and Pathway-Level Analysis of Tocochromanol Levels in Maize Grain (2013) (142)
- Development of Transcriptomic Resources for Interrogating the Biosynthesis of Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids in Medicinal Plant Species (2012) (141)
- Transorganellar complementation redefines the biochemical continuity of endoplasmic reticulum and chloroplasts (2013) (133)
- Functional Analysis of the B and E Lycopene Cyclase Enzymes of Arabidopsis Reveals a Mechanism for Control of Cyclic Carotenoid Formation (2002) (131)
- Transcriptional Analysis of Polygalacturonase and Other Ripening Associated Genes in Rutgers, rin, nor, and Nr Tomato Fruit. (1989) (129)
- Plastochromanol-8 and tocopherols are essential lipid-soluble antioxidants during seed desiccation and quiescence in Arabidopsis (2010) (125)
- Overexpression of the enzyme p-hydroxyphenolpyruvate dioxygenase in Arabidopsis and its relation to tocopherol biosynthesis (2002) (121)
- Tocopherols Modulate Extraplastidic Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism in Arabidopsis at Low Temperature[W] (2008) (114)
- Novel lycopene epsilon cyclase activities in maize revealed through perturbation of carotenoid biosynthesis. (2009) (113)
- Plant metabolic engineering. (2001) (112)
- A Stereoselective Hydroxylation Step of Alkaloid Biosynthesis by a Unique Cytochrome P450 in Catharanthus roseus* (2011) (112)
- Functional Analysis of β- and ε-Ring Carotenoid Hydroxylases in Arabidopsis Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at www.plantcell.org/cgi/doi/10.1105/tpc.011403. (2003) (111)
- Chlorophyll Biosynthesis. Expression of a Second Chl I Gene of Magnesium Chelatase in Arabidopsis Supports Only Limited Chlorophyll Synthesis1 (2002) (105)
- Characterization of a second carotenoid β-hydroxylase gene from Arabidopsis and its relationship to the LUT1 locus (2001) (99)
- Polygalacturonase Gene Expression in Rutgers, rin, nor, and Nr Tomato Fruits. (1987) (91)
- Progress in the dissection and manipulation of vitamin E synthesis. (2005) (90)
- New Connections across Pathways and Cellular Processes: Industrialized Mutant Screening Reveals Novel Associations between Diverse Phenotypes in Arabidopsis1[W][OA] (2008) (89)
- Polygalacturonase Isozymes and Pectin Depolymerization in Transgenic rin Tomato Fruit. (1990) (88)
- Application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to interrogate alterations in the proteome of gentically modified crops. 3. Assessing unintended effects. (2006) (84)
- Progress in understanding the origin and functions of carotenoid hydroxylases in plants. (2004) (84)
- The beta subunit of tomato fruit polygalacturonase isoenzyme 1: isolation, characterization, and identification of unique structural features. (1992) (83)
- Reduction of tomato polygalacturonase beta subunit expression affects pectin solubilization and degradation during fruit ripening. (1994) (82)
- The role of 2‐methyl‐6‐phytylbenzoquinone methyltransferase in determining tocopherol composition in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 (2002) (81)
- Genetic basis for natural variation in seed vitamin E levels in Arabidopsis thaliana (2006) (79)
- Genome-Wide Analysis of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Levels in Arabidopsis Seeds[W] (2013) (79)
- Tocopherol metabolism, oxidation and recycling under high light stress in Arabidopsis. (2008) (76)
- α-Tocopherol Plays a Role in Photosynthesis and Macronutrient Homeostasis of the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 That Is Independent of Its Antioxidant Function1 (2006) (75)
- Metabolite Diversity in Alkaloid Biosynthesis: A Multilane (Diastereomer) Highway for Camptothecin Synthesis in Camptotheca acuminata (2016) (73)
- Novel Loci Underlie Natural Variation in Vitamin E Levels in Maize Grain[OPEN] (2017) (72)
- Functional analysis of folate polyglutamylation and its essential role in plant metabolism and development. (2010) (69)
- In vitro synthesis and processing of tomato fruit polygalacturonase. (1988) (69)
- Moderate heat stress reduces the pH component of the transthylakoid proton motive force in light-adapted, intact tobacco leaves. (2009) (69)
- Redefining the metabolic continuity of chloroplasts and ER. (2014) (69)
- Carotenoid synthesis and function in plants: Insights from mutant studies in Arabidopsis (1999) (63)
- A Root-Expressed l-Phenylalanine:4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Aminotransferase Is Required for Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Atropa belladonna[C][W] (2014) (62)
- Purification and characterization of beta 2-tomatinase, an enzyme involved in the degradation of alpha-tomatine and isolation of the gene encoding beta 2-tomatinase from Septoria lycopersici. (1995) (62)
- From Arabidopsis to agriculture: engineering improved Vitamin E content in soybean. (2004) (55)
- Biofortification of plant-based food: Enhancing folate levels by metabolic engineering (2007) (54)
- Genomic approaches for interrogating the biochemistry of medicinal plant species. (2012) (54)
- Biotinylated proteins as molecular weight standards on Western blots. (1986) (51)
- Transcription Factor RAP 2 . 2 and Its Interacting Partner SINAT 2 : Stable Elements in the Carotenogenesis of Arabidopsis Leaves 1 [ W ] (2007) (51)
- Network-Guided GWAS Improves Identification of Genes Affecting Free Amino Acids1[OPEN] (2016) (50)
- Progress in the dissection and manipulation of plant vitamin E biosynthesis (2006) (49)
- De novo genome assembly of Camptotheca acuminata, a natural source of the anti-cancer compound camptothecin (2017) (47)
- Changes in mRNA and Protein during Ripening in Apple Fruit (Malus domestica Borkh. cv Golden Delicious). (1990) (45)
- Functional analysis of beta- and epsilon-ring carotenoid hydroxylases in Arabidopsis. (2003) (45)
- Functional Identification of Valerena-1,10-diene Synthase, a Terpene Synthase Catalyzing a Unique Chemical Cascade in the Biosynthesis of Biologically Active Sesquiterpenes in Valeriana officinalis* (2012) (45)
- Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves (2007) (44)
- Physiologic processes affecting the content and distribution of phytonutrients in plants. (2009) (41)
- ZEAXANTHIN EPOXIDASE Activity Potentiates Carotenoid Degradation in Maturing Seed1[OPEN] (2016) (40)
- The pds2 mutation is a lesion in the Arabidopsis homogentisate solanesyltransferase gene involved in plastoquinone biosynthesis (2007) (40)
- Role of callose synthases in transfer cell wall development in tocopherol deficient Arabidopsis mutants (2014) (39)
- Polygalacturonase and tomato fruit ripening (1992) (37)
- Effect of hydroxylated carotenoid deficiency on ABA accumulation in Arabidopsis (2004) (37)
- Chapter 5 – Vitamin E (2011) (30)
- Differential Expression of the Two Subunits of Tomato Polygalacturonase Isoenzyme 1 in Wild-Type and rin Tomato Fruit (1994) (28)
- Genome‐Wide Association and Genomic Prediction Models of Tocochromanols in Fresh Sweet Corn Kernels (2019) (27)
- Genome-Enabled Approaches Shed New Light on Plant Metabolism (2008) (27)
- Mutations of the ER to plastid lipid transporters TGD1, 2, 3 and 4 and the ER oleate desaturase FAD2 suppress the low temperature-induced phenotype of Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutant vte2. (2010) (26)
- Natural variation for carotenoids in fresh kernels is controlled by uncommon variants in sweet corn (2020) (25)
- Camptotheca acuminata 10-hydroxycamptothecin O-methyltransferase: an alkaloid biosynthetic enzyme co-opted from flavonoid metabolism. (2018) (21)
- Plant Gene Clusters and Opiates (2012) (19)
- Maize w3 disrupts homogentisate solanesyl transferase (ZmHst) and reveals a plastoquinone-9 independent path for phytoene desaturation and tocopherol accumulation in kernels. (2018) (17)
- Plant metabolic engineering: future prospects and challenges. (2013) (15)
- Eleven biosynthetic genes explain the majority of natural variation in carotenoid levels in maize grain. (2020) (14)
- The ßsubunit of tomato fruit polygalacturonase isoenzyme 1 defines a new class of plant cell proteins involved in pectin metabolism: AroGPs (Aromatic amino acid rich Glyco Proteins) (1996) (12)
- Regulation of gene expression in ripening tomatoes (1991) (7)
- Eleven biosynthetic genes explain the majority of natural variation for carotenoid levels in maize grain (2020) (7)
- A new era in plant metabolism research reveals a bright future for bio-fortification and human nutrition (2006) (6)
- Combining GWAS and TWAS to identify candidate causal genes for tocochromanol levels in maize grain (2022) (6)
- Reviewers List (2004) (6)
- The promise of agricultural biotechnology for human health (2001) (5)
- Erratum: Tocopherols protect Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 from lipid peroxidation (Plant Physiology (2005) 138 (1422-1435)) (2006) (5)
- High throughput profiling of tocochromanols in leaves and seeds of Arabidopsis and Maize (2020) (5)
- Efficient two-step synthesis of methylphytylbenzoquinones: precursor intermediates in the biosynthesis of vitamin E (2003) (5)
- Tomato Fruit Polygalacturonase: Gene Regulation and Enzyme Function (1989) (5)
- Transcriptome‐wide association and prediction for carotenoids and tocochromanols in fresh sweet corn kernels (2022) (4)
- Allelic Variation in the Chloroplast Division Gene FtsZ2-2 Leads to Natural Variation in Chloroplast Size1[OPEN] (2019) (4)
- Genome-wide association identifies a missing hydrolase for tocopherol synthesis in plants (2022) (3)
- 1 A STEREOSELECTIVE HYDROXYLATION STEP OF ALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS BY A UNIQUE CYTOCHROME P 450 IN CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS (2011) (3)
- A Nested Association Mapping Panel in Arabidopsis thaliana for Mapping and Characterizing Genetic Architecture (2020) (2)
- Transcriptome-wide association and prediction for carotenoids and tocochromanols in fresh sweet corn kernels (2021) (2)
- Allelic Variation in the Chloroplast Division Gene FtsZ2-2 Leads to Natural Variation in Chloroplast Size1 [OPEN]. (2019) (2)
- Genetic Dissection of Camtenoid Synthesis in Arabidopsis Defines Plastoquinone as an Essential Component of Phytoene Desat urat ion (2002) (1)
- The Genomic Revolution: Everything You Wanted to Know about Plant Genetic Engineering but Were Afraid to Ask (2002) (1)
- Genomic prediction of tocochromanols in exotic-derived maize. (2022) (1)
- Regulation, maturation and function of tomato fruit polygalacturonase (1989) (1)
- Organic misconceptions and nutritional genomics (2008) (0)
- Progress toward the Cloning of Carotenoid QTLs on Arabidopsis Chromosome 4 (2006) (0)
- Arabidopsis thaliana Colloquium Paper : Genetic basis for natural variation in seed vitamin E levels in Koornneef , Leónie Bentsink , and Dean DellaPenna (2006) (0)
- Functional Analysis of (cid:2) - and (cid:3) -Ring Carotenoid Hydroxylases in Arabidopsis (2003) (0)
- Characterization of Mutations Disrupting Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Thaliana (1995) (0)
- Transgenic tomato plant containing modified polygalacturonase isozyme (1993) (0)
- Dean DellaPenna , Micronutrients to Improve Human Health Nutritional Genomics : Manipulating Plant (2010) (0)
- thaliana ArabidopsisGenetic basis for natural variation in seed vitamin E levels in Koornneef , Leónie Bentsink , and Dean DellaPenna (2006) (0)
- Genes encoding polygalacturonases (1994) (0)
- Efficient Two‐Step Synthesis of Methylphytylbenzoquinones: Precursor Intermediates in the Biosynthesis of Vitamin E. (2003) (0)
- High throughput profiling of tocochromanols in leaves and seeds of Arabidopsis and Maize (2020) (0)
- Dioxygenase vegetale clonee de l'acide p-hydroxyphenylpyruvique (1997) (0)
- Resolving the space-group ambiguity of crystals of tomato fruit polygalacturonase. (2003) (0)
- Isolation and Functional Analysis of Homogentisate Phytyltransferase from Synechocystis sp . PCC 6803 and Arabidopsis 1 (2001) (0)
- Leveraging prior biological knowledge improves prediction of tocochromanols in maize grain (2022) (0)
- Cyclic Carotenoid Formation (2002) (0)
- 2013 PLANT METABOLIC ENGINEERING GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE (JULY 7-12, 2013 - WATERVILLE VALLEY RESORT, WATERVILLE VALLEY NH) (2014) (0)
- On the Respective Roles of the Various Xanthophylls During Seedling Development and High Light Stress in Arabidopsis (1998) (0)
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