Publications

Tobimatsu, Y., Elumalai, S., Grabber, J.H., Davidson, C.L., Pan, X. & Ralph, J. "Hydroxycinnamate conjugates as potential monolignol replacements: in vitro lignification and cell wall studies with rosmarinic acid." ChemSusChem 5,4, 676–686+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100573]

Tscharntke, T., Tylianakis, J.M., Rand, T.A., Didham, R.K., Fahrig, L., Batáry, P., Bengtsson, J., Clough, Y., Crist, T.O., Dormann, C.F., et al. "Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses." Biological Reviews 87,3, 661–685+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00216.x]

Vanholme, R., Morreel, K., Darrah, C., Oyarce, P., Grabber, J.H., Ralph, J. & Boerjan, W. "Metabolic engineering of novel lignin in biomass crops." New Phytologist 196, 978–1000+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04337.x]

Ventura, S., Hull, S., Jackson, R., Radloff, G., Sample, D., Walling, S. & Williams, C. "Guidelines for sustainable planting and harvest of nonforest biomass in Wisconsin." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 67,1, 17A-20A+ (2012). [DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.1.17A]

Vieler, A., Wu, G., Tsai, C.-H., Bullard, B., Cornish, A.J., Harvey, C., Reca, I.-B., Thornburg, C., Achawanantakun, R., Buehl, C.J., et al. "Genome, functional gene annotation, and nuclear transformation of the heterokont oleaginous alga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779." PLOS Genetics 8,11, e1003064+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003064.g001]

Visser, A.A., Nobre, T.M., Currie, C.R., Aanen, D.K. & Poulsen, M. "Exploring the potential for Actinobacteria as defensive symbionts in fungus-growing termites." Microbial Ecology 63,4, 975–985+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9987-4]

Wagner, A., Donaldson, L. & Ralph, J. "Lignification and lignin manipulations in conifers." in Advances in Botanical Research: Lignins. vols. 61 37–76+ (Academic Press, 2012). [DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-416023-1.00002-1]

Wang, Y., Alonso, A., Wilkerson, C. & Keegstra, K. "Deep EST profiling of developing fenugreek endosperm to investigate galactomannan biosynthesis and its regulation." Plant Molecular Biology 79,3, 243–258+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9909-y]

Weise, S.E., Aung, K., Jarou, Z.J., Mehrshahi, P., Li, Z., Hardy, A.C., Carr, D.J. & Sharkey, T.D. "Engineering starch accumulation by manipulation of phosphate metabolism of starch." Plant Biotechnology Journal 10,5, 545–54+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00684.x]

Werling, B.P., Pennington, D. & Landis, D.A. Ecosystem services and bioenergy landscapes Extension Bulletin E-3164. http://www.landislab.ent.msu.edu/_files/PDFs/Werling%20et%20al.%20Biodiversity%20Services%20Bioenergy%20Landscapes%20bulletin%20E-3164.pdf (2012)

Wettstein, S.G., Alonso, D.M., Gurbuz, E.I. & Dumesic, J.A. "A roadmap for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to chemicals and fuels." Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 1,3, 218–224+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2012.04.002]

Wettstein, S.G., Alonso, D.M., Yuxuan, C. & Dumesic, J.A. "Production of levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone (GVL) from cellulose using GVL as a solvent in biphasic systems." Energy & Environmental Science 5, 8199–8203+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1039/C2EE22111J]

Wettstein, S.G., Bond, J.Q., Alonso, D.M., Pham, H.N., Datye, A.K. & Dumesic, J.A. "RuSn bimetallic catalysts for selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone." Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 117-118, 321–329+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.01.033]

Withers, S., Lu, F., Kim, H., Zhu, Y., Ralph, J. & Wilkerson, C.G. "Identification of grass-specific enzyme that acylates monolignols with p-coumarate." The Journal of Biological Chemistry 287,11, 8347–55+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.284497]

Woltz, J., Werling, B.P. & Landis, D.A. "Natural enemies and insect outbreaks in agriculture: a landscape perspective." in Insect Outbreaks Revisited. 355–370+ (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2012). [DOI: 10.1002/9781118295205.ch17]

Yue, F., Lu, F., Sun, R. & Ralph, J. "Synthesis and characterization of new 5-linked pinoresinol lignin models." Chemistry, A European Journal 18, 16402–16410+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201506]

Yue, F., Lu, F., Sun, R.-C. & Ralph, J. "Syntheses of lignin-derived thioacidolysis monomers and their uses as quantitation standards." Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry 60,4, 922–928+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1021/jf204481x]

Zabotina, O.A., Avci, U., Cavalier, D., Pattathil, S., Chou, Y.-H., Eberhard, S., Danhof, L., Keegstra, K. & Hahn, M.G. "Mutations in multiple XXT genes of Arabidopsis reveal the complexity of xyloglucan biosynthesis." Plant Physiology 159,4, 1367–1384+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.198119]

Zhang, K., Bhuiya, M.-W., Rencoret, J., Pazo, Y., Kim, H., Ralph, J. & Liu, C.-J. "An engineered monolignol 4-O-methyltransferase depresses lignin polymerization and confers novel metabolic capability in Arabidopsis." The Plant Cell 24,7, 3122–3139+ (2012). [DOI: 10.​1105/​tpc.​112.​101287]

Zhu, Y., Mohammadi, A. & Ralph, J. "Facile synthesis of 4-hydroxycinnamaldehydes." BioEnergy Research 5, 407–411+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9151-5]

Howe, A.C., Pell, J., Canino-Koning, R., Mackelprang, R., Tringe, S., Jansson, J., Tiedje, J.M. & Brown, T. "Illumina sequencing artifacts revealed by connectivity analysis of metagenomic datasets." arXiv 1212.0159+ (2012).

Kontur, W.S., Shackwitz, W.S., Ivanova, N.N., Martin, J., LaButti, K., Deshpande, S., Tice, H.N., Pennachio, C., Sodergren, E., Weinstock, G., et al. "Revised sequence and annotation of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 genome." Journal of Bacteriology 194,24, 7016–7017+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1128/JB.01214-12.]

Kosma, D.K., Molina, I., Ohlrogge, J.B. & Pollard, M. "Identification of an Arabidopsis fatty alcohol: caffeoyl-coenzyme A acyltransferase required for the synthesis of alkyl hydroxycinnamates in root waxes." Plant Physiology 160,1, 237–248+ (2012). [DOI: 10.​1104/​pp.​112.​201822]

Lewis, J.A. & Gasch, A.P. "Natural variation in the yeast glucose-signaling network reveals a new role for the Mig3p transcription factor." G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics 2,12, 1607–1612+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1534/g3.112.004127]

Peters, J.M., Mooney, R.A., Grass, J.A., Jessen, E.D., Tran, F. & Landick, R. "Rho and NusG suppress pervasive antisense transcription in Escherichia coli." Genes and Development 26,23, 2621–2633+ (2012). [DOI: 10.1101/gad.196741.112]