Professor SEAN MAY's Outputs (6)

Brevicoryne brassicae aphids interfere with transcriptome responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to feeding by Plutella xylostella caterpillars in a density‑dependent manner (2016)
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Kroes, A., Broekgaarden, C., Castellanos Uribe, M., May, S., van Loon, J. J., & Dicke, M. (2017). Brevicoryne brassicae aphids interfere with transcriptome responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to feeding by Plutella xylostella caterpillars in a density‑dependent manner. Oecologia, 183(1), 107-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-016-3758-3

Plants are commonly attacked by multiple herbivorous species. Yet, little is known about transcriptional patterns underlying plant responses to multiple insect attackers feeding simultaneously. Here, we assessed= transcriptomic responses of Arabidops... Read More about Brevicoryne brassicae aphids interfere with transcriptome responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to feeding by Plutella xylostella caterpillars in a density‑dependent manner.

Brassinosteroids participate in the control of basal and acquired freezing tolerance of plants (2016)
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Eremina, M., Unterholzner, S. J., Rathnayake, A. I., Castellanos, M., Khan, M., Kugler, K. G., May, S., Mayer, K. F., Rozhon, W., & Poppenberger, B. (2016). Brassinosteroids participate in the control of basal and acquired freezing tolerance of plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(40), Article E5982-E5991. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1611477113

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are growth-promoting plant hormones that play a role in abiotic stress responses, but molecular modes that enable this activity remain largely unknown. Here we show that BRs participate in the regulation of freezing tolerance.... Read More about Brassinosteroids participate in the control of basal and acquired freezing tolerance of plants.

Gene pathway development in human epicardial adipose tissue during early life (2016)
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Ojha, S., Fainberg, H. P., Wilson, V., Pelella, G., Castellanos, M., May, S., Lotto, A. A., Sacks, H., Symonds, M. E., & Budge, H. (in press). Gene pathway development in human epicardial adipose tissue during early life. JCI insight, 1(13), Article e87460. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.87460

Studies in rodents and newborn humans demonstrate the influence of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in temperature control and energy balance and a critical role in the regulation of body weight. Here, we obtained samples of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT)... Read More about Gene pathway development in human epicardial adipose tissue during early life.

The study of progesterone action in human myometrial explants (2016)
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Georgiou, E., Lei, K., Lai, P., Yulia, A., Herbert, B., Castellanos, M., May, S., Sooranna, S., & Johnson, M. (in press). The study of progesterone action in human myometrial explants. Molecular Human Reproduction, 22(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaw037

Study hypothesis: Myometrial explants represent a superior model compared with cell culture models for the study of human myometrial progesterone (P4) signalling in parturition.
Study finding: Gene expression analysis showed myometrial explants clos... Read More about The study of progesterone action in human myometrial explants.

The small molecule hyperphyllin enhances leaf formation rate and mimics shoot meristem integrity defects associated with AMP1 deficiency (2016)
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Poretska, O., Yang, S., Pitorre, D., Rozhon, W., Zwerger, K., Castellanos Uribe, M., May, S., McCourt, P., Poppenberger, B., & Sieberer, T. (2016). The small molecule hyperphyllin enhances leaf formation rate and mimics shoot meristem integrity defects associated with AMP1 deficiency. Plant Physiology, 171(2), 1277-1290. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.01633

ALTERED MERISTEM PROGRAM1 (AMP1) is a member of the M28 family of carboxypeptidases with a pivotal role in plant development and stress adaptation. Its most prominent mutant defect is a unique hypertrophic shoot phenotype combining a strongly increas... Read More about The small molecule hyperphyllin enhances leaf formation rate and mimics shoot meristem integrity defects associated with AMP1 deficiency.

Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis (2016)
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Bonthala, V. S., Mayes, S., Moreton, J., Blythe, M. J., Wright, V., May, S., Massawe, F., Mayes, S., & Twycross, J. (2016). Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis. PLoS ONE, 11(2), Article e0148771. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148771

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an African legume and is a promising underutilized crop with good seed nutritional values. Low temperature stress in a number of African countries at night, such as Botswana, can effect the growth... Read More about Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis.