Professor Jim Dunwell - University of Reading

Staff Profile:Professor Jim Dunwell

Name:

Professor Jim Dunwell

Job Title:

Professor

Responsibilities:

Areas of Interest:

Research Interests:

These are focussed in three areas.
First, I have a particular interest in the structure, function, and evolution of the cupin superfamily of functionally-diverse plant proteins (see below). These include the seed storage proteins, the germins (cereal oxalate oxidases), the germin-like proteins, auxin binding proteins and a variety of other prokaryotic and eukaryotic proteins. In particular we are investigating the conservation of the active site residues within these proteins.

The second is the application of Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) technology to the study of gene expression in plants, in particular in the cereals rice and wheat.

The third is the development of novel breeding methods and applications of transgenic plants. This includes novel techniques for DNA introduction into plant cells, and the use of new methods for regeneration from single somatic cells.

Collaborative links:
I have numerous collaborative links with international academic establishments, and commercial research organisations.

Research groups / Centres:

Publications:

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Number of items: 102.

2016

Dunwell, J. (2016) Should we get over GM food? BBC Focus, 301 (December). pp. 78-85. ISSN 0966-4270
Dunwell, J. (2016) Mergers and acquisitions in global Ag-Biotech. In: Jones, H. (ed.) Biotechnology of Major Cereals. CABI, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, pp. 206-222. ISBN 9781780645193
Baulcombe, D., Dunwell, J., Jones, J., Leyser, O., Pickett, J. and Skehel, J., (2016) GM Plants: Questions and Answers. Report. The Royal Society, London. pp40.
Zhang, L., Wang, S. B., Li, Q. G., Song, J., Hao, Y. Q., Zhou, L., Zheng, H. Q., Dunwell, J. and Zhang, Y. M. (2016) An integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals divergent evolutionary pattern of oil biosynthesis in high- and low-oil plants. PLoS ONE, 11 (5). e0154882. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154882
Zhou, L., Luo, L., Zuo, J.-F., Yang, L., Zhang, L., Guang, X., Niu, Y., Jian, J., Geng, Q.-C., Liang, L., Song, Q., Dunwell, J. M., Wu, Z., Wen, J., Liu, Y.-Q. and Zhang, Y.-M. (2016) Identification and validation of candidate genes associated with domesticated and improved traits in soybean. The Plant Genome, 9 (2). ISSN 1940-3372 doi: https://doi.org/10.3835/plantgenome2015.09.0090
Midmore, D. J., Dunwell, J., Wagstaff, C. and Smith, S., (2016) CGIAR research program on grain legumes. Report. CGIAR pp218.
Wang, S.-B., Feng, J.-Y., Ren, W.-L., Huang, B., Zhou, L., Wen, Y.-J., Zhang, J., Dunwell, J., Xu, S. and Zhang, Y.-M. (2016) Improving power and accuracy of genome-wide association studies via a multi-locus mixed linear model methodology. Scientific Reports, 6. 19444. ISSN 2045-2322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19444
Bandupriya, H. D. D. and Dunwell, J. M. (2016) Transcriptome analysis for discovering candidate genes involve in embryogenesis in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) through 454 pyrosequencing. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 43 (4). pp. 319-336. ISSN 2362-0161

2015

Wen, J., Zhao, X., Wu, G., Xiang, D., Liu, Q., Bu, S.-H., Yi, C., Song, Q., Dunwell, J. M., Tu, J., Zhang, T. and Zhang, Y.-M. (2015) Genetic dissection of heterosis using epistatic association mapping in a partial NCII mating design. Scientific Reports, 5. 18376. ISSN 2045-2322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep18376
Dunwell, J., Midmore, D., Smith, S. and Wagstaff, C., (2015) CRP commissioned external evaluation of CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes. Report. CGIAR pp98.
Wickramasuriya, A. M. and Dunwell, J. (2015) Global scale transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis embryogenesis in vitro. BMC Genomics, 16 (1). 301. ISSN 1471-2164 doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1504-6
Zhou, L., Wang, S. B., Jian, J. J., Geng, Q. C., Wen, J., Song, Q., Wu, Z., Li, G. J., Liu, Y. Q., Dunwell, J., Zhang, J., Feng, J. Y., Niu, Y., Zhang, L., Ren, W. L. and Zhang, Y. M. (2015) Identification of domestication-related loci associated with flowering time and seed size in soybean with the RAD-seq genotyping method. Scientific Reports, 5. 9350. ISSN 2045-2322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep09350
Areal, F., Dunwell, J., Jones, P., Park, J., McFarlane, I., Srinivasan, C. and Tranter, R., (2015) An evidence-based review on the likely economic and environmental impact of genetically modified cereals and oilseeds for UK agriculture. Research Report. 82. Project Report. HGCA pp96.
Wang, X.-l., Song, S.-h., Wu, Y.-s., Li, Y.-l., Chen, T.-t., Huang, Z.-y., Liu, S., Dunwell, T. L., Pfeifer, G. P., Dunwell, J., Wamaedeesa, R., Ullah, I., Wang, Y. and Hu, S.-n. (2015) Genome-wide mapping of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in three rice cultivars reveals its preferential localization in transcriptionally silent transposable element genes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66 (21). pp. 6651-6663. ISSN 0022-0957 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv372
Jambagi, S. and Dunwell, J. M. (2015) Global transcriptome analysis and identification of differentially expressed genes after infection of Fragaria vesca with powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis). Transcriptomics: Open Access, 3 (1). 1000106. ISSN 2329-8936 doi: https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-8936.1000106

2014

Li, M., Li, L., Dunwell, J. M., Qiao, X., Liu, X. and Zhang, S. (2014) Characterization of the lipoxygenase (LOX) gene family in the Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) and comparison with other members of the Rosaceae. BMC Genomics, 15 (1). 444. ISSN 1471-2164 doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-444
Dunwell, J. M. (2014) Transgenic cereals: current status and future prospects. Journal of Cereal Science, 59 (3). pp. 419-434. ISSN 0733-5210 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.08.008
Baulcombe, D., Dunwell, J., Jones, J., Pickett, J. and Puigdomenech, P., (2014) GM Science Update: a report to the Council for Science and Technology. Report. Office of Science and Technology pp49.
Dunwell, J. M. (2014) Genetically modified (GM) crops: European and transatlantic divisions. Molecular Plant Pathology, 15 (2). pp. 119-121. ISSN 14646722 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12087
Bandupriya, H. D. D., Gibbings, J. G. and Dunwell, J. M. (2014) Overexpression of coconut AINTEGUMENTA-like gene, CnANT, promotes in vitro regeneration in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 116 (1). pp. 67-79. ISSN 1573-5044 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-013-0383-2

2013

Liu, S., Dunwell, T. L., Pfeifer, G. P., Dunwell, J. M., Ullah, I. and Wang, Y. (2013) Detection of Oxidation Products of 5-Methyl-2′-Deoxycytidine in Arabidopsis DNA. PLoS ONE, 8 (12). ISSN 1932-6203 doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084620
Dunwell, T., McGuffin, L., Dunwell, J. and Pfeifer, G. (2013) The mysterious presence of a 5-methylcytosine oxidase in the Drosophila genome: Possible explanations. Cell Cycle, 12 (21). 3357 -3365. ISSN 1538-4101 doi: https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.26540
Li, Q.-G., Zhang, L., Li, C., Dunwell, J. M. and Zhang, Y.-M. (2013) Comparative genomics suggests that an ancestral polyploidy event leads to enhanced root nodule symbiosis in the Papilionoideae. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 30 (12). pp. 2602-2611. ISSN 1537-1719 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mst152
Dunwell, J. (2013) Global population growth, food security and food and farming for the future. In: Bennett, D. J. and Jennings, R. C. (eds.) Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies: New Genetic Technologies for Global Food Production. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 23-38. ISBN 9781107026704
Bandupriya, H. D. D., Gibbings, J. G. and Dunwell, J. M. (2013) Isolation and characterization of an AINTEGUMENTA-like gene in different coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) varieties from Sri Lanka. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 9 (3). pp. 813-827. ISSN 1614-2950 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-013-0600-5
Baloch, M., Dunwell, J., Khan, N., Jatoi, W., Khakhwani, A., Vessar, N. and Gul, S. (2013) Morpho-physiological characterization of spring wheat genotypes under drought stress. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 15. pp. 945-950. ISSN 1560–8530

2012

Li, C., Li, Q.-G., Dunwell, J. and Zhang, Y.-M. (2012) Divergent evolutionary pattern of starch biosynthetic pathway genes in grasses and dicots. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 29 (10). pp. 3227-3236. ISSN 1537-1719 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mss131
Fernández-Fernández, F., Antanaviciute, L., van Dyk, M. M., Tobutt, K. R., Evans, K. M., Dunwell, J. and Sargent, D. J. (2012) A genetic linkage map of an apple rootstock progeny anchored to the Malus genome sequence. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 8 (5). pp. 991-1002. ISSN 1614-2950 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-012-0478-7
Baloch, M. J., Dunwell, J., Khan, N. U., Khakwani, A. A., Dennett, M. and Jatoi, W. A. (2012) Profiling dehydrin gene sequence and physiological parameters in drought tolerant and susceptible spring wheat cultivars. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 44 (2). pp. 801-806. ISSN 2070-3368
Dunwell, J. and Wetten, A., eds. (2012) Transgenic plants: methods and protocols (methods in molecular biology). Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press, New York, pp512. ISBN 9781617795572
Li, C., Li, M., Dunwell, J. and Zhang, Y.-M. (2012) Gene duplication and an accelerated evolutionary rate in 11S globulin genes are associated with higher protein synthesis in dicots as compared to monocots. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12 (15). ISSN 1471-2148 doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-15
Baloch, M. J., Dunwell, J., Khakwani, A. A., Dennett, M., Jatoi, W. A. and Channa, S. A. (2012) Assessment of wheat cultivars for drought tolerance via osmotic stress imposed at early seedling growth stages. Journal of Agricultural Research, 50 (3). pp. 299-310.
Antanaviciute, L., Fernandez-Fernandez, F., Jansen, J., Banchi, E., Evans, K. M., Viola, R., Velasco, R., Dunwell, J. M., Troggio, M. and Sargent, D. J. (2012) Development of a dense SNP-based linkage map of an apple rootstock progeny using the Malus Infinium whole genome genotyping array. BMC Genomics, 13. 203. ISSN 1471-2164 doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-203
Dunwell, J. M. (2012) Patents for plants: context and current status. Acta Horticulturae, 941. pp. 125-138. ISSN 0567-7572

2011

Dunwell, J. M. (2011) Crop biotechnology: prospects and opportunities. Journal of Agricultural Science, 149 (S1). pp. 17-29. ISSN 1469-5146 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859610000833

2010

Dunwell, J. M. (2010) Intellectual property aspects of plant transformation. In: Stewart, C. N., Touraev, A., Citovsky, V. and Tzfira, T. (eds.) Plant transformation technologies. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 243-270. ISBN 9780813821955
Dunwell, J. M., Wilkinson, M. J., Nelson, S., Wening, S., Sitorus, A. C., Mienanti, D., Alfiko, Y., Croxford, A. E., Ford, C. S., Forster, B. P. and Caligari, P. D. S. (2010) Production of haploids and doubled haploids in oil palm. BMC Plant Biology, 10. 218. ISSN 1471-2229 doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-10-218
Sumatra Bioscience (2010) Methods of producing haploid and doubled haploid oil palms. US20100138951. doi: US20100138951
Dunwell, J. M. (2010) Haploids in flowering plants: origins and exploitation. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 8 (4). pp. 377-424. ISSN 1467-7652 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00498.x
Iswandar, H. E., Dunwell, J. M., Forster, B. P., Nelson, S. P. C. and Caligari, P. D. S. (2010) Doubled haploid ramets via embryogenesis of haploid tissue cultures. In: Proceeding on Advances in Oil Palm Tissue Culture, 29th May 2010, Indonesia, pp. 100-104.
Nemeth, C., Freeman, J., Jones, H. D., Sparks, C., Pellny, T. K., Wilkinson, M. D., Dunwell, J., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Guillon, F., Saulnier, L., Mitchell, R. A. C. and Shewry, P. R. (2010) Down-regulation of the CSLF6 gene results in decreased (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan in endosperm of wheat. Plant physiology, 152 (3). pp. 1209-1218. ISSN 1532-2548 doi: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.151712
Dunwell, J. M. (2010) Patent and intellectual property rights issues. In: Kole, C., Michler, C., Abbott, A. G. and Hall, T. C. (eds.) Transgenic crop plants: utilization and biosafety. Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 411-433. ISBN 9783642048111 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04812-8_12
Dunwell, J. M. (2010) Plant cell culture – present and future. In: Davey, M. R. and Anthony, P. (eds.) Plant cell culture: essential methods. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 317-332. ISBN 9780470686485

2009

Baulcombe, D., Crute, I., Davies, B., Dunwell, J., Gale , M., Jones, J., Pretty, J., Sutherland, W. and Toulmin, C., (2009) Reaping the benefits: science and the sustainable intensification of global agriculture. Report. The Royal Society pp72. ISBN 9780854037841
Nelson, S. P. C., Wilkinson, M. J., Dunwell, J., Forster, B. P., Wenig , S., Sitorus, A., Croxford, A., Ford, C. and Caligari, P. D. S. (2009) Breeding for high productivity lines via haploid technology. In: Proceedings International Palm Oil Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 203-225.
Dunwell, J. M. (2009) Patents and Haploid Plants. In: Touraev, A., Forster, B. P. and Jain, S. M. (eds.) Advances in haploid production in higher plants. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 97-113. ISBN 9781402088537
Dunwell, J.M. (2009) Recent advances in the application of in vitro systems to plant improvement. Acta Horticulturae, 829 (VI Interna). pp. 23-31. ISSN 0567-7572
Dunwell, J. M. (2009) Transgenic wheat, barley and oats: future prospects. In: Jones, H. D. and Shewry, P. R. (eds.) Transgenic wheat, barley and oats: production and characterisation. Methods in molecular biology, 478. Humana Press, pp. 333-345. ISBN 9781588299611

2008

Poole, R. L., Barker, G. L. A., Werner, K., Biggi, G. F., Coghill, J., Gibbings, G., Berry, S., Dunwell, J. and Edwards, K. J. (2008) Analysis of wheat SAGE tags reveals evidence for widespread antisense transcription. BMC Genomics, 9. 475. ISSN 1471-2164 doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-475
Chandler, S. and Dunwell, J. M. (2008) Gene flow, risk assessment and the environmental release of transgenic plants. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 27 (1). pp. 25-49. ISSN 0735-2689 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07352680802053916
Dunwell, J., Gibbings, J. G., Mahmood, T. and Saqlan Naqvi, S.M. (2008) Germin and germin-like proteins: evolution, structure, and function. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 27 (5). pp. 342-375. ISSN 0735-2689 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07352680802333938
Dunwell, J.M. (2008) Patents for plants: context and current status. Acta Horticulturae. ISSN 0567-7572

2007

Dunwell, J. M. (2007) 100 years on: a century of genetics. Nature Reviews Genetics, 8 (3). pp. 231-235. ISSN 1471-0056 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg2064
Dunwell, J. M. (2007) Embryogenesis in vitro. In: Xu, Z., Li, J., Xue, Y. and Yang, W. (eds.) Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture 2006 and Beyond. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 35-46. ISBN 9781402066344
Dunwell, J.M. (2007) Patents and transgenic plants. Acta Horticulturae, 725. pp. 719-732. ISSN 0567-7572
Kampranis, S. C., Ioannidis, D., Purvis, A., Mahrez, W., Ninga, E., Katerelos, N. A., Anssour, S., Dunwell, J. M., Degenhardt, J., Makris, A. M., Goodenough, P. W. and Johnson, C. B. (2007) Rational conversion of substrate and product specificity in a Salvia monoterpene synthase: structural insights into the evolution of terpene synthase function. The Plant cell, 19 (6). pp. 1994-2005. ISSN 1040-4651 doi: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.047779
Shepherd, S. K., Murdoch, A. J., Dunwell, J. M. and Lutman, P. J. (2007) A model of seed dormancy in wild oats (Avena fatua) for investigating genotype x environment interactions. In: 8th International Workshop on Seeds, May, 2005, Australian Soc Plant Sci; Bayer CropSci; Griffith Univ Ctr Forestry & Horticultural Res, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA, pp. 342-353.

2005

Dunwell, J. and Ford, C. S., (2005) Technologies for biological containment of GM and Non-GM crops. Project Report. Defra pp275.
Chase, M. W., Salamin, N., Wilkinson, M., Dunwell, J. M., Kesanakurthi, R. P., Haidar, N. and Savolainen, V. (2005) Land plants and DNA barcodes: short-term and long-term goals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 360 (1462). pp. 1889-1895. ISSN 0962-8436 doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2005.1720
Dunwell, J.M. (2005) Review: intellectual property aspects of plant transformation. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 3 (4). pp. 371-384. ISSN 1467-7644 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2005.00142.x
Dunwell, J.M. (2005) Structure, function and evolution of vicilin and legumin seed storage proteins. In: Steinbüchel, A. and Doi, Y. (eds.) Biotechnology of Biopolymers - From Synthesis to Patents. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, pp. 967-997. ISBN 9783527311101
Dunwell, J. M. (2005) Transgenic crops: the current and next generations. Methods in Molecular Biology, 286 (VII). pp. 377-397. ISSN 1064-3745 doi: https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-827-7:377 (issue title: 'Transgenic plants: methods and protocols')

2004

Dunwell, J.M., Purvis, A. and Khuri, S. (2004) Cupins: the most functionally diverse protein superfamily? Phytochemistry, 65 (1). pp. 7-17. ISSN 0031-9422 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2003.08.016
Dunwell, J.M. (2004) Transgenic crops: the current and next generations. In: Peña, L. (ed.) Methods in Molecular Biology: Transgenic Plants: Methods and Protocols. Humana Press Inc, Totowa, NJ, pp. 377-397. ISBN 9781588292636

2003

Gibbings, J. G., Cook, B. P., Dufault, M. R., Madden, S. L., Khuri, S., Turnbull, C. J. and Dunwell, J. M. (2003) Global transcript analysis of rice leaf and seed using SAGE technology. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 1 (4). pp. 271-85. ISSN 1467-7652 doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00026.x
Syngenta Biotechnology Inc (2003) Method for the production of cotton somatic embryos. United States Patent Application. US20030143744. doi: US20030143744
Dunwell, J.M. (2003) Plant genetic engineering: ecological issues. In: Thomas, B., Murphy, D.J. and Murray, B.G. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences. Elsevier Academic Press, 295 - 301. ISBN 9780122270505
Dunwell, J.M. (2003) Structure, function and evolution of vicilin and legumin seed storage proteins. Biopolymers: polyamides and complex proteinaceous materials II. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. ISBN 3527302239

2001

Dunwell, J. M., Culham, A., Carter, C. E., Sosa-Aguirre, C. and Goodenough, P. W. (2001) Evolution of functional diversity in the cupin superfamily. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 26 (12). pp. 740-6. ISSN 0968-0004 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0004(01)01981-8
Khuri, S., Bakker, F. T. and Dunwell, J. M. (2001) Phylogeny, function, and evolution of the cupins, a structurally conserved, functionally diverse superfamily of proteins. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 18 (4). pp. 593-605. ISSN 0737-4038
Dunwell, J. M., Moya-León, M. A. and Herrera, R. (2001) Transcriptome analysis and crop improvement (a review). Biological Research, 34 (3-4). pp. 153-164. ISSN 0716-9760 doi: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-97602001000300003

2000

Dunwell, J., Khuri, S. and Gane , P. J. (2000) Microbial relatives of the seed storage proteins of higher plants: conservation of structure and diversification of function during evolution of the cupin superfamily. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : MMBR, 64 (1). pp. 153-179. ISSN 1092-2172 doi: https://doi.org/10.1128/MMBR.64.1.153-179.2000
Dunwell, J. (2000) Transgenic approaches to crop improvement. Journal of Experimental Botany, 51 (supple). pp. 487-496. ISSN 0022-0957 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jexbot/51.suppl_1.487

1999

de Peyer, O. S., Wetten, A. C., Dunwell, J. M. and Crabbe, M. J. C. (1999) A heterologous expression system for bovine lens transmembrane main intrinsic protein (MIP) in Nicotiana tabacum plants. Molecular vision, 5. 23. ISSN 1090-0535
Zeneca Ltd (1999) Method of plant tissue culture and regeneration. US 5,969,215. doi: US 5,969,215
Dunwell, J. (1999) Transformation of maize using silicon carbide whiskers. In: Plant Cell Culture Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, 111 (111). Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 375-382. ISBN 978-0-89603-549-2 doi: https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-583-9:375

1998

Woo, E.J., Dunwell, J., Goodenough, P.W. and Pickersgill, R.W. (1998) Barley oxalate oxidase is a hexameric protein related to seed storage proteins: evidence from X-ray crystallography. FEBS Letters, 437 (1-2). pp. 87-90. ISSN 0014-5793 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(98)01203-4
Gane, P. J., Dunwell, J. and Warwicker, J. (1998) Modeling based on the structure of vicilins predicts a histidine cluster in the active site of oxalate oxidase. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 46 (4). pp. 488-493. ISSN 1432-1432 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006329
Dunwell, J. and Gane, P.J. (1998) Microbial relatives of seed storage proteins: conservation of motifs in a functionally diverse superfamily of enzymes. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 46 (2). pp. 147-154. ISSN 1432-1432 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006289
Dunwell, J. (1998) Cupins: a new superfamily of functionally diverse proteins that include germins and plant storage proteins. Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Reviews, 15. pp. 1-32. ISSN 0264-8725
Dunwell, J. (1998) Sequence analysis of the cupin gene family in Synechocystis PCC6803. Microbial & comparative genomics, 3 (2). pp. 141-148. ISSN 1090-6592 doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.1.1998.3.141

1996

Hall, R. D., Riksen-Bruinsma, T., Weyens, G., Lefebvre, M., Dunwell, J. M. and Krens, F. A. (1996) Stomatal guard cells are totipotent. Plant Physiology, 112 (3). pp. 889-892. ISSN 1532-2548
Hall, R. D., Riksen-Bruinsma, T., Weyens, G. J., Rosquin, I. J., Denys, P. N., Evans, I. J., Lathouwers, J. E., Lefèbvre, M. P., Dunwell, J. M., van Tunen, A. and Krens, F. A. (1996) A high efficiency technique for the generation of transgenic sugar beets from stomatal guard cells. Nature Biotechnology, 14 (9). pp. 1133-1138. ISSN 1087-0156 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0996-1133

1995

Zeneca Ltd (1995) Transformation of plant cells. US 5,464,765. doi: US 5,464,765
Dunwell, J. (1995) Transgenic cereal crops. Chemistry and Industry, 18. pp. 730-733. ISSN 0009-3068

1994

Zeneca Ltd (1994) Transformation of plant cells. US 5,302,523. doi: US 5,302,523

1993

Lane, B. G., Dunwell, J. M., Ray, J. A., Schmitt, M. R. and Cuming, A. C. (1993) Germin, a protein marker of early plant development, is an oxalate oxidase. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 268 (17). pp. 12239-12242. ISSN 1083-351X

1990

Dunwell, J. and Paul , E.M. (1990) Impact of genetically modified crops in agriculture. Outlook on Agriculture, 19 (2). pp. 103-109. ISSN 0030-7270

1976

Dunwell, J. M. and Sunderland, N. (1976) Pollen ultrastructure in anther cultures of Datura innoxia. III. Incomplete microspore division. Journal of Cell Science, 22 (3). pp. 493-501. ISSN 1477-9137
Dunwell, J. M. and Sunderland, N. (1976) Pollen ultrastructure in anther cultures of Datura innoxia. I. Division of the presumptive vegetative cell. Journal of Cell Science, 22 (3). pp. 469-480. ISSN 0021-9533
Dunwell, J. M. and Sunderland, N. (1976) Pollen ultrastructure in anther cultures of Datura innoxia. II. The generative-cell wall. Journal of Cell Science, 22 (3). pp. 481-491. ISSN 0021-9533

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Recent publications

Dunwell, J.M. (2011) Intellectual property aspects of plant transformation. In: Plant Transformation Technologies. (Eds: C.N. Stewart, Jr., A. Touraev, V. Citovsky, and T. Tzfira) Wiley-Blackwell. Pp. 243-270. (in press)

Dunwell, J.M. (2010) Patents for plants: context and current status. Acta Hort. (in press).

Other publications

Dunwell, J.M. Biopharming in plants: science, regulation and commercialisation. XVI International Plant Protection Congress 2007. 2007. p. 532-533.

Shepherd, S.K., Murdoch, A.J., Dunwell, J.M. and Lutman, P.J. A model of seed dormancy in wild oats (Avena fatua) for investigating genotype × environment interactions. In Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology. S.W. Adkins, S. Ashmore and S.C. Navie, Editors. 2007. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon UK<. pp. 342-353.

Dunwell, J.M. Structure, Function, and Evolution of Vicilin and Legumin Seed Storage Proteins. In: Steinbuchel, A. and Marchessault, R.H. (eds.) Biopolymers for Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications, Vol. 2, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2005, 895-925.

Dunwell, J.M. Structure, Function, and Evolution of Vicilin and Legumin Seed Storage Proteins. In: Steinbuchel, A. and Rhee, S.K. (eds.) Polysaccarides and polyamides in the food industry - Properties, production, and patents, Vol. 2, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2005, 707-737.

Dunwell, J.M. Genetically modified food. In: Encyclopedia of Pest Management. Ed: D. Pimental. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2002.

Dunwell, J.M. Modifying quality traits: future prospects. In: BCPC Conference "Weeds 2001". British Crop Protection Council, Farnham, 2001, pp 421-430.

Dunwell, J.M., Culham, A., Carter, C.E., Sosa-Aguirre, C.R. and Goodenough, P.W. Evolution of functional diversity in the cupin superfamily. Trends Biochem. Sci. 26, 2001, 740-746. PubMed

Dunwell, J.M., Moya-Leon, M.A. and Herrera, R. Transcriptome analysis and crop improvement. Biological Research 34, 2001, 153-164.

Khuri. S., Bakker, F.T., Dunwell, J.M. Phylogeny, function and evolution of the cupins, a structurally conserved, functionally diverse superfamily of proteins. Mol. Biol. Evol. 18, 2001, 593-605. PubMed

Nobre J., Keith, D.J., Dunwell, J.M. ) Morphogenesis and regeneration from stomatal guard cell complexes of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Plant Cell Reports 20, 2001, 8-15.

Dunwell, J.M. Transgenic approaches to crop improvement. J. Exp. Bot. 51, 2000, 487-496. PDF file of JExpBot Review2000

Dunwell, J.M., Khuri, S. and Gane, P.J. Microbial relatives of the seed storage proteins of higher plants: conservation of structure, and diversification of function during evolution of the cupin superfamily. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev.64, 2000, 153-179. PubMed

Woo, E-J., Dunwell, J.M., Goodenough, P.W., Marvier A.C. and Pickersgill, R.W. Germin is a manganese containing homohexamer with oxalate oxidase and superoxide dismutase activities. Nature Struct. Biol. 7, 2000, 1036-1040. PubMed

Dunwell, J.M. Transgenic crop plants: the next generation or an example 2020 vision. Ann. Bot. 84, 1999, 269-277.

Dunwell, J.M. Novel food products from genetically modified crop plants: methods and future prospects. Int. J. Food Sci. Tech. 33, 1998, 205-213 [View PDF File]

Dunwell, J.M. Cupins: a new superfamily of functionally-diverse proteins that include germins and plant seed storage proteins. Biotechnology Genet. Engineering Rev. 15, 1998, 1-32.

Dunwell, J.M. and Gane, P.J. Microbial relatives of seed storage proteins: conservation of motifs in a functionally diverse superfamily of enzymes. J. Mol. Evol. 46, 1998, 147-154.

Gane, P.J., Dunwell, J.M. and Warwicker, J. Homology modelling based on the structure of vicilins predicts a histidine cluster in the active site of oxalate oxidase. J. Mol. Evol. 46, 1998, 488-493.

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