Dean dellaPenna

Bai L, Kim EH, DellaPenna D, Brutnell TP (2009) Novel lycopene epsilon cyclase activities in maize revealed through perturbation of carotenoid biosynthesis. Plant J. 59, 588-99.

Zhang R, Cruz JA, Kramer DM, Magallanes-Lundback ME, Dellapenna D, Sharkey TD (2009) Moderate heat stress reduces the pH component of the transthylakoid proton motive force in light-adapted, intact tobacco leaves. Plant Cell Environ. 32, 1538-1547.

J Ohlrogge, D Allen, B Berguson, D DellaPenna, Shachar-Y Hill, S Stymne (2009) Energy: Driving on Biomass. Science 324: 1019-1020.

J Kim, JJ Smith, L Tian, D DellaPenna (2009) The Evolution and Function of Carotenoid Hydroxylases in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol. 50, 463-479.

Kobayashi N, Dellapenna D (2008) Tocopherol metabolism, oxidation and recycling under high light stress in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 55, 607-18.

Lu Y, Savage LJ, Ajjawi I, Imre KM, Yoder DW, Benning C, Dellapenna D, Ohlrogge JB, Osteryoung KW, Weber AP, Wilkerson CG, Last RL (2008) New connections across pathways and cellular processes: industrialized mutant screening reveals novel associations between diverse phenotypes in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 146,1482-500.

Maeda H, Sage TL, Isaac G, Welti R, Dellapenna D (2008) Tocopherols modulate extraplastidic polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in Arabidopsis at low temperature. Plant Cell 20, 452-70.

Ma Y, Baker RF, Magallanes-Lundback M, Dellapenna D, Braun DM (2008) Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves. Planta 227, 527-38.

Tian L, DellaPenna D, Dixon RA (2007) The pds2 mutation is a lesion in the Arabidopsis homogentisate solanesyltransferase gene involved in plastoquinone biosynthesis. Planta 226, 1067-73.

Welsch R, Maass D, Voegel T, Dellapenna D, Beyer P (2007) The Transcription Factor RAP2.2 and its Interacting Partner SINAT2: Stable Elements in the Carotenogenesis of Arabidopsis Leaves. Plant Physiol. 145, 1073-1085

Ma Y, Baker RF, Magallanes-Lundback M, Dellapenna D, Braun DM (2007) Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves. Planta 227, 527-38

Maeda H, Dellapenna D (2007) Tocopherol functions in photosynthetic organisms. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 10, 260-5.

DellaPenna D (2007) Biofortification of plant-based food: enhancing folate levels by metabolicengineering. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 3675-3676.

Maeda H, Song W, Sage TL, DellaPenna D (2006) Tocopherols play a crucial role in low-temperature adaptation and Phloem loading in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 18, 2710-2732.

Sattler SE, Mene-Saffrane L, Farmer EE, Krischke M, Mueller MJ, DellaPennaD (2006) Nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation reprograms gene expression and activatesdefense markers in Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutants. Plant Cell 18, 3706-3720.

Gilliland LU, Magallanes-Lundback M, Hemming C, Supplee A, Koornneef M, Bentsink L, Dellapenna D (2006) Genetic basis for natural variation in seed vitamin E levels in Arabidopsisthaliana. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 18834-18841.

Sakuragi Y, Maeda H, Dellapenna D, Bryant DA (2006) alpha-Tocopherol plays a role in photosynthesis and macronutrient homeostasisof the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that is independent of itsantioxidant function. Plant Physiol. 141, 508-521.

DellaPenna, D and Pogson BJ (2006) Vitamin Synthesis in plants: Tocopherols and Carotenoids. Ann. Rev. Plant. Biol. 57, 711-738.

Kim, J and DellaPenna D (2006) Defining the primary route for lutein synthesis in plants: The role of Arabidopsis carotenoid beta-ring hydroxylase CYP97A3. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 3474-9.

Ruebelt MC, Lipp M, Reynolds TL, Schmuke JJ, Astwood JD, DellaPenna D, Engel KH, Jany KD (2006) Application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to interrogate alterations in the proteome of genetically modified crops. 3. Assessing unintended effects. J. Agric. Food. Chem. 54, 2169-77.

Auldridge ME, Block A, Dabney-Smith C, Mila I, Bouzayen M, DellaPenna, D, Klee, H (2006) Characterization of three members of the Arabidopsis carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family demonstrates the divergent roles of this multifunctional enzyme family. Plant J. 45, 982-993.

Foyer CH, DellaPenna D and Van Der Straeten D (2006) A new era in plant metabolism research reveals a bright future for bio-fortification and human nutrition. Physiol. Plant. 126, 289-290.

DellaPenna D and Last RL (2006) Progress in the dissection and manipulation of plant vitamin E biosynthesis. Physiologia Plantarum 126:356-368.

DellaPenna, D (2005) Progress in vitamin E synthesis. Trends Plant Sci. 10, 574-579

Maeda M, Sakuragi Y, Bryant DA and DellaPenna D (2005) Tocopherols protect Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 from lipid peroxidation. Plant Physiol. 138, 1422-35.

DellaPenna, D (2005) A decade of progress in understanding vitamin E synthesis in plants. J Plant Physiol. 162, 729-37

Sattler S, Gilliland L, Magallanes-Lundback M, Pollard M and DellaPenna D (2004) Vitamin E is essential for seed longevity and preventing lipid peroxidation during germination. Plant Cell 16, 1419-1433.

Tian L, DellaPenna, D and Zeevaart, J (2004) Effect of hydroxylated carotenoid deficiency on ABA accumulation in Arabidopsis. Physiol. Plant. 122, 314-320.

Tian L and DellaPenna D (2004) Progress in understanding the origin and functions of carotenoid hydroxylases in plants. Arch. Biochem. Biophy. 430, 22-29.

Sattler SE, Cheng Z, DellaPenna D (2004) From Arabidopsis to Agriculture: engineering improved Vitamin E content in soybean. Trends Plant Sci. 9, 365-367.

Tian L, Musetti V, Kim J, Magallanes-Lundback M, DellaPenna D (2004) The Arabidopsis LUT1 locus encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 family that is required for carotenoid epsilon-ring hydroxylation activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. USA 101, 402-7.

Tian L, Magallanes-Lundback M, Musetti V, DellaPenna D (2003) Functional analysis of beta- and epsilon-ring carotenoid hydroxylases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 15, 1320-32.

Cheng Z, Sattler S, Maeda H, Sakuragi Y, Bryant DA, DellaPenna D (2003) Highly Divergent Methyltransferases Catalyze a Conserved Reaction in Tocopherol and Plastoquinone Synthesis in Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Eukaryotes. Plant Cell 15, 2343-2356.

Collakova E, DellaPenna D (2003) The Role of Homogentisate Phytyltransferase and Other Tocopherol Pathway Enzymes in the Regulation of Tocopherol Synthesis during Abiotic Stress. Plant Physiol. 133, 930-940.

Sattler SE, Cahoon EB, Coughlan SJ, DellaPenna D (2003) Characterization of tocopherol cyclases from higher plants and cyanobacteria: Evolutionary implications for tocopherol synthesis and function. Plant Physiol. 132, 2184-2195.

Heffron S, Watkins S, Moeller R, Taban AH, Butowt R, DellaPenna D, Jurnak F (2003) Resolving the space-group ambiguity of crystals of tomato fruit polygalacturonase. Acta Crystallogr. D. Biol. Crystallogr. 59, 2088-93.

Collakova E, DellaPenna D (2003) Homogentisate Phytyltransferase Activity Is Limiting for Tocopherol Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol.131, 632-642.

Peddibhotla SZ, Cheng D, DellaPenna D, Tepe JJ (2003) Efficient two step synthesis of methylphytylbenzoquinones: precursor intermediates in the biosynthesis of vitamin E. Tetrahedron Letters 44, 237-240.


	Professor Dean DellaPenna Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Michigan State University 201A Biochemistry Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1319 USA Tel: +1 517 432 9284 or +1 517 432 9283 Email: dellapen@msu.edu http://www.bch.msu.edu/faculty/dellapenna.htm Area of expertise: Tocopherol; vitamins; chloroplast metabolism and carotenoids Co-editor until: Feb. 28, 2012

Selected Publications:

Bai L, Kim EH, DellaPenna D, Brutnell TP (2009) Novel lycopene epsilon cyclase activities in maize revealed through perturbation of carotenoid biosynthesis. Plant J. 59, 588-99. Zhang R, Cruz JA, Kramer DM, Magallanes-Lundback ME, Dellapenna D, Sharkey TD (2009) Moderate heat stress reduces the pH component of the transthylakoid proton motive force in light-adapted, intact tobacco leaves. Plant Cell Environ. 32, 1538-1547. J Ohlrogge, D Allen, B Berguson, D DellaPenna, Shachar-Y Hill, S Stymne (2009) Energy: Driving on Biomass. Science 324: 1019-1020. J Kim, JJ Smith, L Tian, D DellaPenna (2009) The Evolution and Function of Carotenoid Hydroxylases in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol. 50, 463-479. Kobayashi N, Dellapenna D (2008) Tocopherol metabolism, oxidation and recycling under high light stress in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 55, 607-18. Lu Y, Savage LJ, Ajjawi I, Imre KM, Yoder DW, Benning C, Dellapenna D, Ohlrogge JB, Osteryoung KW, Weber AP, Wilkerson CG, Last RL (2008) New connections across pathways and cellular processes: industrialized mutant screening reveals novel associations between diverse phenotypes in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 146,1482-500. Maeda H, Sage TL, Isaac G, Welti R, Dellapenna D (2008) Tocopherols modulate extraplastidic polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in Arabidopsis at low temperature. Plant Cell 20, 452-70. Ma Y, Baker RF, Magallanes-Lundback M, Dellapenna D, Braun DM (2008) Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves. Planta 227, 527-38. Tian L, DellaPenna D, Dixon RA (2007) The pds2 mutation is a lesion in the Arabidopsis homogentisate solanesyltransferase gene involved in plastoquinone biosynthesis. Planta 226, 1067-73. Welsch R, Maass D, Voegel T, Dellapenna D, Beyer P (2007) The Transcription Factor RAP2.2 and its Interacting Partner SINAT2: Stable Elements in the Carotenogenesis of Arabidopsis Leaves. Plant Physiol. 145, 1073-1085 Ma Y, Baker RF, Magallanes-Lundback M, Dellapenna D, Braun DM (2007) Tie-dyed1 and Sucrose export defective1 act independently to promote carbohydrate export from maize leaves. Planta 227, 527-38 Maeda H, Dellapenna D (2007) Tocopherol functions in photosynthetic organisms. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 10, 260-5. DellaPenna D (2007) Biofortification of plant-based food: enhancing folate levels by metabolicengineering. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 3675-3676. Maeda H, Song W, Sage TL, DellaPenna D (2006) Tocopherols play a crucial role in low-temperature adaptation and Phloem loading in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 18, 2710-2732. Sattler SE, Mene-Saffrane L, Farmer EE, Krischke M, Mueller MJ, DellaPennaD (2006) Nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation reprograms gene expression and activatesdefense markers in Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutants. Plant Cell 18, 3706-3720. Gilliland LU, Magallanes-Lundback M, Hemming C, Supplee A, Koornneef M, Bentsink L, Dellapenna D (2006) Genetic basis for natural variation in seed vitamin E levels in Arabidopsisthaliana. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 18834-18841. Sakuragi Y, Maeda H, Dellapenna D, Bryant DA (2006) alpha-Tocopherol plays a role in photosynthesis and macronutrient homeostasisof the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that is independent of itsantioxidant function. Plant Physiol. 141, 508-521. DellaPenna, D and Pogson BJ (2006) Vitamin Synthesis in plants: Tocopherols and Carotenoids. Ann. Rev. Plant. Biol. 57, 711-738. Kim, J and DellaPenna D (2006) Defining the primary route for lutein synthesis in plants: The role of Arabidopsis carotenoid beta-ring hydroxylase CYP97A3. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 3474-9. Ruebelt MC, Lipp M, Reynolds TL, Schmuke JJ, Astwood JD, DellaPenna D, Engel KH, Jany KD (2006) Application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to interrogate alterations in the proteome of genetically modified crops. 3. Assessing unintended effects. J. Agric. Food. Chem. 54, 2169-77. Auldridge ME, Block A, Dabney-Smith C, Mila I, Bouzayen M, DellaPenna, D, Klee, H (2006) Characterization of three members of the Arabidopsis carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family demonstrates the divergent roles of this multifunctional enzyme family. Plant J. 45, 982-993. Foyer CH, DellaPenna D and Van Der Straeten D (2006) A new era in plant metabolism research reveals a bright future for bio-fortification and human nutrition. Physiol. Plant. 126, 289-290. DellaPenna D and Last RL (2006) Progress in the dissection and manipulation of plant vitamin E biosynthesis. Physiologia Plantarum 126:356-368. DellaPenna, D (2005) Progress in vitamin E synthesis. Trends Plant Sci. 10, 574-579 Maeda M, Sakuragi Y, Bryant DA and DellaPenna D (2005) Tocopherols protect Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 from lipid peroxidation. Plant Physiol. 138, 1422-35. DellaPenna, D (2005) A decade of progress in understanding vitamin E synthesis in plants. J Plant Physiol. 162, 729-37 Sattler S, Gilliland L, Magallanes-Lundback M, Pollard M and DellaPenna D (2004) Vitamin E is essential for seed longevity and preventing lipid peroxidation during germination. Plant Cell 16, 1419-1433. Tian L, DellaPenna, D and Zeevaart, J (2004) Effect of hydroxylated carotenoid deficiency on ABA accumulation in Arabidopsis. Physiol. Plant. 122, 314-320. Tian L and DellaPenna D (2004) Progress in understanding the origin and functions of carotenoid hydroxylases in plants. Arch. Biochem. Biophy. 430, 22-29. Sattler SE, Cheng Z, DellaPenna D (2004) From Arabidopsis to Agriculture: engineering improved Vitamin E content in soybean. Trends Plant Sci. 9, 365-367. Tian L, Musetti V, Kim J, Magallanes-Lundback M, DellaPenna D (2004) The Arabidopsis LUT1 locus encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 family that is required for carotenoid epsilon-ring hydroxylation activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. USA 101, 402-7. Tian L, Magallanes-Lundback M, Musetti V, DellaPenna D (2003) Functional analysis of beta- and epsilon-ring carotenoid hydroxylases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 15, 1320-32. Cheng Z, Sattler S, Maeda H, Sakuragi Y, Bryant DA, DellaPenna D (2003) Highly Divergent Methyltransferases Catalyze a Conserved Reaction in Tocopherol and Plastoquinone Synthesis in Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Eukaryotes. Plant Cell 15, 2343-2356. Collakova E, DellaPenna D (2003) The Role of Homogentisate Phytyltransferase and Other Tocopherol Pathway Enzymes in the Regulation of Tocopherol Synthesis during Abiotic Stress. Plant Physiol. 133, 930-940. Sattler SE, Cahoon EB, Coughlan SJ, DellaPenna D (2003) Characterization of tocopherol cyclases from higher plants and cyanobacteria: Evolutionary implications for tocopherol synthesis and function. Plant Physiol. 132, 2184-2195. Heffron S, Watkins S, Moeller R, Taban AH, Butowt R, DellaPenna D, Jurnak F (2003) Resolving the space-group ambiguity of crystals of tomato fruit polygalacturonase. Acta Crystallogr. D. Biol. Crystallogr. 59, 2088-93. Collakova E, DellaPenna D (2003) Homogentisate Phytyltransferase Activity Is Limiting for Tocopherol Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol.131, 632-642. Peddibhotla SZ, Cheng D, DellaPenna D, Tepe JJ (2003) Efficient two step synthesis of methylphytylbenzoquinones: precursor intermediates in the biosynthesis of vitamin E. Tetrahedron Letters 44, 237-240.