Professor Matthew Tucker
| Position | Interim Director, Waite Research Institute |
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| Org Unit | Agricultural Science |
| matthew.tucker@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Telephone | 831 39241 |
| Location |
Floor/Room
2.25
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Plant Research Centre
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Waite
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Awards & Achievements
2023-present Interim Director, Waite Research Institute, University of 黑料社区, Australia
2019-2023 Deputy Director, Waite Research Institute, University of 黑料社区, Australia
2014-2018 ARC Future Fellow, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of 黑料社区, Australia
2011-2014 Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, University of 黑料社区, Australia
2008-2011 Research Fellow, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia
2006-2008 Junior Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Germany
2004-2006 EMBO Long Term Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Freiburg, Germany
1999-2003 Inaugural Premier's Scholarship for Biotechnology, University of 黑料社区, Australia
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Teaching Interests
Undergraduate Courses
PLANT SC 2510WT - Foundations in Plant Science II - Waite Campus - Semester 1 (Joint course coordinator)
GENETICS 3211 - Gene Expression & Human & Developmental Genetics III - North Terrace Campus - Semester 2
PLANT SC 3515WT - Plant Biotechnology III - Waite Campus - Semester 2Current PhD Students
Simon Michelmore (UA/SARDI)
Juju Al-Jabiry (UA)
Jack Kelly (UA)
Yuanlin Qi (UA)
Reyhaneh Ebrahimi Khaksefidi (UA)
Dominic Lyford (UA)
Ling Xu (UA)
Hien Minh (Jean) Vu (UA)
Ryan Edwards (UA)
Ben Kuraya (UA)
Yoshi Silva (UA)
Current Honours Students
Ethan Dight (UA)
Completed PhD Students
Sara Pinto (Uni Porto)
Dayton Bird (UA)
Ghazwan Karem (UA)
Kara Ann Levin (UA)
Haoyu (Mia) Lou (UA/UoN)
Cindy Callens (UoN/UA)
Caterina Selva (UA)
Sarah Moss (CSIRO/UA)
Jana Phan (UA/PCW)
Matthew Aubert (UA)
Laura Wilkinson (UA)
Guillermo Garcia (JHI/PCW)
Sonia Bosca (Uni Freiburg)
Annika Hinze (Uni Freiburg)
Completed Honours/Diplom/Masters Students
Andrew Gilmore (UA)
Brendan Kupke (UA/SARDI)
Danielle McBride (UA)
Ryan Edwards (UA)
Nicholas Schnell (UA)
Daniel McKay (UA/PEB)
Sara Pinto (Uni Porto)
Dayton Bird (UA)
Weng Herng Leong (UA)
Sandy (Shi) Khor (UA)
Matthew Aubert (UA)
Grance Ang (UA)
Chao Ma (UA)
George Mondoh (UA)
Basheer Jasim (UA)
Jessika Pan (UA)
Anna Holt (Uni Freiburg)
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Research Interests
A/Prof Tucker is a plant biologist with research expertise in plant reproduction, shoot growth and seed development. He received his PhD from the University of 黑料社区 and CSIRO Plant Industry, undertook postdoctoral research as an EMBO fellow at the University of Freiburg in Germany, and subsequently joined the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls as a Senior Research Fellow. In 2015 he was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship at the University of 黑料社区.
Research in his laboratory investigates genes influencing crop yield and quality, with the aim of understanding how these can be engineered using traditional breeding, gene editing, and genetic modification. Recent projects have focussed on cereal inflorescence, flower and grain development.
He has been generously supported through grants from the ARC, SAGIT, GRDC, ARDC, EMBO, and EU, and has published over 85 research articles in scientific journals including Nature Plants, PNAS, Developmental Cell, PloS Genetics, New Phytologist, and Development.
He currently maintains several institutional roles at the University of 黑料社区, including Deputy Director of the Waite Research Institute, Chair of the Institutional Biosafety Committee, and Chief Investigator on the ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development. He contributes regularly to academia and industry via advisory committees, media engagements, international and national symposia, and international early career researcher training networks.Specific areas of research in the Tucker lab
Environmental Regulation of Plant Development
How do environmental signals interact with developmental pathways to influence plant structure and performance?
Plants are sessile organisms that make key developmental decisions based on interactions with their environment. Understanding how external signals are percieved and translated by crop plants can ultimatley influence yield and quality, and has a major economic impact on agriculture-related industries. We have been investigating these interactions in crops such as wheat, barley, and field pea with a view to desensitising plant responses and optimising architecture.
Recent papers:
Kelly, J. et al (2023) The strigolactone pathway is a target for modifying crop shoot architecture and yield. Biology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12010095
Fusi, R. et al (2022) Root angle is controlled by EGT1 in cereal crops employing an antigravitropic mechanism. PNAS, 119 (31) e2201350119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201350119
Li, G. et al (2021) MADS1 maintains barley spike morphology at high ambient temperatures. Nature Plants, 7(8): 1093-1107. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00957-3
Ovule Development
How do signals from somatic cells in the ovule promote the development of female reproductive cells?
Plant reproduction delivers many fruits, grains, beverages and industrial products that are a fundamental requirement of human society. Understanding how plants produce their gametes is important to ensure stable and improved yields in the future. We have been studying ovule development in multiple species to determine how female reproductive cells are specified. Communication between different ovule cells has long been hypothesised as a mechanism controlling reproductive cell identity, but is challenging to address due to the technical difficulties in accessing individual ovule cells. We have utilised methods such as Laser Assisted Microdissection (LAM) and single cell sorting to identify genes involved in ovule development. In parallel, large scale genetic screens have led to the delineation of molecular pathways influencing reproductive cell fate. Work in this area is supported by the ARC, international partnerships with EU MCSA RISE programs, and direct collaborations with the Uiversity of Milan and University of Freiburg.
Recent Papers:
Yang, X. et al (2023) Ovule cell wall composition is a maternal determinant of grain size in barley. New Phytologist 237 (6), 2136-2147. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18714
Yang, X. and Tucker, M.R. (2021) Establishing a regulatory blueprint for ovule number and function during plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 63, 102095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102095
Pinto, S. et al (2019) Revisiting the female germline and its expanding toolbox. Trends in Plant Science, 24(5), 455-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.02.003
Mendes, M. et al (2020) The RNA-dependent DNA methylation pathway is required to restrict SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE expression to specify a single female germ cell precursor in Arabidopsis. Development, 147(23): dev194274. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.194274
Grain Development
How do signalling pathways influence the differentiation of cell types in the cereal grain?
Cereal grains are an important dietary component that contribute benefits for human health and nutrition, and can also be utilised for industrial processes in the brewing, fibre and food industries. Within the cereal grain, different tissues such as the outer aleurone layer and inner starchy endosperm accumulate varying amounts of starch, dietary fibre and antioxidants. Genes controlling the balance between outer and inner identity might therefore be used to tailor the composition of cereal grains for specific end uses. We have been studying endosperm development in cereal species to understand the genetic basis for endosperm cell identity.
Recent Papers:
Shoesmith, J.R. et al (2021) APETALA2 functions as a temporal factor together with BLADE-ON-PETIOLE2 and MADS29 to control flower and grain development in barley. Development, 148(5): dev194184. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.194894
Garcia, G.G. et al (2020) Targeted mutation of barley (1, 3; 1, 4)-ÂÂÂÂÂÂglucan synthases reveals complex relationships between the storage and cell wall polysaccharide content. The Plant Journal, 104(4), 1009-1022. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14977
Plant Cell Walls
How do different cell wall polysaccharides influence the behaviour of plant cells during growth and development?
Plant cells are surrounded by a complex wall consisting of polysaccharides, proteins, phenolic acids and water. The cell wall fulfils a crucial role in supporting plant growth and development and defending against pathogen invasion. We have been studying how different components of the wall are synthesised, modified, and influence key traits.
Recent Papers:
Lou, H., et al (2022). The cellulose synthase-like F3 (CslF3) gene mediates cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and affects root growth and differentiation in barley. The Plant Journal, 110(6), 1681-1699. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15764
Dal Santo, S., et al (2020) Auxin treatment of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) berries delays ripening onset by inhibiting cell expansion. Plant Molecular Biology, 103(1), 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-020-00977-1
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Publications
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Publications
2023
Herliana L, Schwerdt JG, Neumann TR, Severn-Ellis A, Phan JL, Cowley JM, Shirley NJ, Tucker MR, Bianco-Miotto T, Batley J, Watson-Haigh NS, Burton RA (2023) A chromosome-level genome assembly of Plantago ovata. Scientific Reports 13(1):1528 1-14.
Kelly JH, Tucker MR, Brewer PB (2023) The Strigolactone Pathway Is a Target for Modifying Crop Shoot Architecture and Yield. Biology 12(1):1-14
Ang ME, Cowley JM, Yap K, Hahn MG, Mikkelsen D, Tucker MR, Williams BA, Burton RA (2023) Novel constituents of Salvia hispanica L. (chia) nutlet mucilage and the improved in vitro fermentation of nutlets when ground. Food and Function 14(3):1401-1414
Callens C, Fernandez-Goméz J, Tucker MR, Zhang D, Wilson ZA (2023) Heat stress responses vary during floret development in European spring barley cultivars. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:13
2022
Garcia-Gimenez G, Schreiber M, Dimitroff G, Little A, Singh R, Fincher GB, Burton RA, Waugh R, Tucker MR, Houston K (2022) Identification of candidate MYB transcription factors that influence CslF6 expression in barley grain. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:1-18
Yuan Z, Yang H, Pan L, Zhao W, Liang L, Gatera A, Tucker MR, Xu D (2022) Systematic identification and expression profiles of the BAHD superfamily acyltransferases in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Scientific Reports 12(1):16.
Kupke BM, Tucker MR, Able JA, Porker KD (2022) Manipulation of Barley Development and Flowering Time by Exogenous Application of Plant Growth Regulators. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:15
2021
Selva, C., Shirley, N.J., Houston, K., Whitford, R., Baumann, U., Li, G., and Tucker, M.R. (2021). HvLEAFY controls the early stages of floral organ specification and inhibits the formation of multiple ovaries in barley. The Plant Journal. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15457
Rojek, J., Tucker, M.R., RychÅowski, M., Nowakowska, J., and Gutkowska, M. (2021). The Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase beta subunit is essential for embryo and seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, 7907.
Rojek, J., Tucker, M.R., Pinto, S.C., RychÅowski, M., Lichocka, M., Soukupova, H., Nowakowska, J., Bohdanowicz, J., Surmacz, G., and Gutkowska, M. (2021). Rab-dependent vesicular traffic affects female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 72, 320-340.
Matros, A., Houston, K., Tucker, M.R., Schreiber, M., Berger, B., Aubert, M.K., Wilkinson, L.G., Witzel, K., Waugh, R., Seiffert, U. and Burton, R.A. (2021). Genome-wide association study reveals the genetic complexity of fructan accumulation patterns in barley grain. Journal of Experimental Botany 72, 2383-2402.
Levin, K.A., Tucker, M.R., Strock, C.F., Lynch, J.P., and Mather, D.E. (2021). Three-dimensional imaging reveals that positions of cyst nematode feeding sites relative to xylem vessels differ between susceptible and resistant wheat. Plant Cell Reports 40, 393-403.
2020
Du, F., Gong, W., Bosca, S., Tucker, M., Vaucheret, H., and Laux, T. (2020). Dose-dependent AGO1-mediated inhibition of the miRNA165/166 pathway modulates stem cell maintenance in arabidopsis shoot apical meristem. Plant Communications 1, 100002.
Xu, D., Mondol, P.C., Uzair, M., Tucker, M.R., and Zhang, D. (2020). Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation, Transgenic Production, and Its Application for the Study of Male Reproductive Development in Rice. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), e61665.
Würschum, T., Leiser, W.L., Langer, S.M., Tucker, M.R., and Miedaner, T. (2020). Genetic Architecture of Cereal Leaf Beetle Resistance in Wheat. Plants 9, 1117.
Würschum, T., Langer, S.M., Longin, C.F.H., Tucker, M.R., and Leiser, W.L. (2020). Refining the genetic architecture of flag leaf glaucousness in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 133, 981-991.
Würschum, T., Jähne, F., Phillips, A.L., Langer, S.M., Longin, C.F.H., Tucker, M.R., and Leiser, W.L. (2020). Misexpression of a transcriptional repressor candidate provides a molecular mechanism for the suppression of awns by Tipped 1 in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 3428-3436.
Selva, C., Riboni, M., Baumann, U., Würschum, T., Whitford, R., and Tucker, M.R. (2020). Hybrid breeding in wheat: how shaping floral biology can offer new perspectives. Functional Plant Biology 47, 675-694.
Lim, W.L., Collins, H.M., Byrt, C.S., Lahnstein, J., Shirley, N.J., Aubert, M.K., Tucker, M.R., Peukert, M., Matros, A., and Burton, R.A. (2020). Overexpression of HvCslF6 in barley grain alters carbohydrate partitioning plus transfer tissue and endosperm development. Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 138-153.
Levin, K.A., Tucker, M.R., Bird, D.M., and Mather, D.E. (2020). Infection by cyst nematodes induces rapid remodelling of developing xylem vessels in wheat roots. Scientific Reports 10, 1-9.
Hoai, P.T., Tyerman, S.D., Schnell, N., Tucker, M., McGaughey, S.A., Qiu, J., Groszmann, M., and Byrt, C.S. (2020). Deciphering aquaporin regulation and roles in seed biology. Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 1763-1773.
Dal Santo, S., Tucker, M.R., Tan, H.-T., Burbidge, C.A., Fasoli, M., Böttcher, C., Boss, P.K., Pezzotti, M., and Davies, C. (2020). Auxin treatment of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) berries delays ripening onset by inhibiting cell expansion. Plant Molecular Biology, 1-21.
2019
Xu, D., Qu, S., Tucker, M.R., Zhang, D., Liang, W., and Shi, J. (2019). Ostkpr1 functions in anther cuticle development and pollen wall formation in rice. BMC plant biology 19, 1-13.
Wilkinson, L.G., Yang, X., Burton, R.A., Würschum, T., and Tucker, M.R. (2019). Natural variation in ovule morphology is influenced by multiple tissues and impacts downstream grain development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Frontiers in plant science 10, 1374.
Shirley, N.J., Aubert, M.K., Wilkinson, L.G., Bird, D.C., Lora, J., Yang, X., and Tucker, M.R. (2019). Translating auxin responses into ovules, seeds and yield: Insight from Arabidopsis and the cereals. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 61, 310-336.
Pinto, S.C., Mendes, M.A., Coimbra, S., and Tucker, M.R. (2019). Revisiting the female germline and its expanding toolbox. Trends in Plant Science 24, 455-467.
Lora, J., Yang, X., and Tucker, M.R. (2019). Establishing a framework for female germline initiation in the plant ovule. Journal of Experimental Botany 70, 2937-2949.
Garcia-Gimenez, G., Russell, J., Aubert, M.K., Fincher, G.B., Burton, R.A., Waugh, R., Tucker, M.R., and Houston, K. (2019). Barley grain (1, 3; 1, 4)-β-glucan content: effects of transcript and sequence variation in genes encoding the corresponding synthase and endohydrolase enzymes. Scientific Reports 9, 1-11.
2018
Aubert, M.K., Coventry, S., Shirley, N.J., Betts, N.S., Würschum, T., Burton, R.A., and Tucker, M.R. (2018). Differences in hydrolytic enzyme activity accompany natural variation in mature aleurone morphology in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Scientific Reports, 8:11025, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-29068-4
Tucker, M.R., Lou, H, Aubert, M.K., Wilkinson, L.G., Little, A., Houston, K., Pinto, S.C., and Shirley, N.J. (2018) Exploring the Role of Cell Wall-Related Genes and Polysaccharides during Plant Development. Plants (Basel).7(2). pii: E42. doi: 10.3390/plants7020042.
Juranic, M., Tucker, M.R., Schultz, C.J., Shirley, N.J., Taylor, J.M., Spriggs, A., Johnson, S.D., Bulone, V. and Koltunow A.M. (2018). Asexual female gametogenesis involves contact with a sexually-fated megaspore in apomictic Hieracium. Plant Physiology, 177(3):1027-1049.
Würschum, T, Leiser, W.L., Langer, S.M., Tucker, M.R., and Longin C.F.H (2018). Phenotypic and genetic analysis of spike and kernel characteristics in wheat reveals long-term genetic trends of grain yield components. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1-14.
Wood, J. A., Tan, H. -T., Collins, H. M., Yap, K., Khor, S., Lim, W. L., Xing, X., Bulone, V., Burton, R.A., Fincher, G.B., and Tucker, M. R. (2018). Genetic and environmental factors contribute to variation in cell wall composition in mature desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cotyledons. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi:10.1111/pce.13196
Würschum, T., Langer, S. M., Longin, C. F. H., Tucker, M. R., & Leiser, W. L. (2018). A three-component system incorporating Ppd-D1, copy number variation at Ppd-B1, and numerous small-effect quantitative trait loci facilitates adaptation of heading time in winter wheat cultivars of worldwide origin. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi:10.1111/pce.13167
Würschum T, Langer S, Longin F, Tucker MR, Leiser W (2017) A modern Green Revolution gene for reduced height in wheat. The Plant Journal 92(5):892-903. doi: 10.1111/tpj.13726
2017
Taochy C, Gursanscky NR, Cao J, Fletcher SJ, Dressel U, Mitter N, Tucker MR, Koltunow AMG, Bowman JL, Vaucheret H and Carroll BJ (2017) A genetic screen for impaired systemic RNAi in Arabidopsis highlights the crucial role of DCL2. Plant Physiology 175(3):1424-1437. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01181
Wilkinson LG and Tucker MR (2017) An optimised clearing protocol for the quantitative assessment of sub-epidermal ovule tissues within whole cereal pistils. Plant Methods 5;13:67. doi: 10.1186/s13007-017-0217-z.
Xing X, Hsieh YSY, Yap K, Ang ME, Lahnstein J, Tucker MR, Burton RA, Bulone V (2017) Isolation and structural elucidation by 2D NMR of planteose, a major oligosaccharide in the mucilage of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds. Carbohydrate Polymers http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.059
Tucker MR, Ma C, Phan J, Neumann K, Shirley N, Hahn M, Cozzolino D, Burton R (2017) Dissecting the genetic basis for seed coat mucilage heteroxylan biosynthesis in Plantago ovata using gamma irradiation and infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 326-1-326-14
Liu W, Maurer HP, Leiser W, Tucker MR, Weissmann S, Hahn V, Würschum T (2017) Potential for marker-assisted simultaneous improvement of grain and biomass yield in triticale. BioEnergy Research 10: 449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-016-9809-0
Lora J, Herrero M, Tucker MR, Hormaza JI (2017) The transition from somatic to germline identity shows conserved and specialised features during angiosperm evolution. New Phytologist 216(2):495-509. doi: 10.1111/nph.14330
2016
Phan JL, Tucker MR, Khor SF, Shirley N, Lahnstein J, Beahan C, Bacic A, Burton RA. (2016) Differences in glycosyltransferase family 61 accompany variation in seed coat mucilage composition in Plantago spp. Journal of Experimental Botany 67(22):6481-6495.
Würschum T, Longin F, Hahn V, Tucker MR, Leiser W. (2016) Copy number variations of CBF genes at the Fr-A2 locus are essential components of winter hardiness in wheat. The Plant Journal 89(4):764-773. doi: 10.1111/tpj.13424.
Yu J, Meng Z, Liang W, Kudla J, Tucker MR, Luo Z, Chen M, Xu D, Zhao G, Wang J, Zhang S, Kim Y-J, Zhang D (2016) A rice Ca2+ binding protein is required for tapetum function and pollen formation. Plant Physiology 172(3):1772-1786. http://bit.ly/2dxUkcQ
Liu W, Leiser W, Reif JC, Tucker MR, Losert D, Weissmann S, Hahn V, Maurer HP, Würschum T (2016) Multiple-line cross QTL mapping for grain yield and thousand-kernel weight in triticale. Plant Breeding 135, 567-573.
Houston K, Tucker MR, Chowdhury J, Shirley N, Little A (2016) The plant cell wall: a complex and dynamic structure as revealed by the responses of genes under stress conditions. Front. Plant Sci., doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00984. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2016.00984/abstract
Zhang R, Tucker MR, Burton RA, Shirley NJ, Little A, Morris J, Milne L, Houston K, Hedley PE, Waugh R, Fincher GB (2016) The dynamics of transcript abundance during cellularisation of developing barley endosperm. Plant Physiology doi:10.1104/pp.15.01690. http://bit.ly/1n75yZ2
2015
Würschum T, Tucker MR, Maurer HP, Leiser WL (2015) Ethylene inhibitors improve efficiency of microspore embryogenesis in hexaploid triticale. Plant Cell, Tissue Organ Cult. 122(3): 751-757. http://bit.ly/1PCBR9x
Aditya J, Lewis J, Shirley NJ, Tan H, Henderson M, Fincher GB, Burton RA, Mather DE, Tucker MR (2015) The dynamics of cereal cyst nematode infection differ between susceptible and resistant barley cultivars and lead to changes in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan levels and HvCslF gene transcript abundance. New Phytologist, 207(1), 135-147. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25737227
2014
Liu W, Maurer HP, Li G, Tucker MR, Gowda M, Weissmann EA, Hahn V, Würschum T (2014) Genetic architecture of winter hardiness and frost tolerance in triticale. PLoS One 9(6):e99848. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099848.
Würschum T, Liu W, Busemeyer L, Tucker MR, Reif JC, Weissmann EA, Hahn V, Ruckelshausen A and Maurer HP (2014) Mapping dynamic QTL for plant height in triticale. BMC Genetics, 15:59 doi:10.1186/1471-2156-15-59. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/15/59\
Würschum T, Liu W, Alheit KV, Tucker MR, Gowda M, Weissmann EA, Hahn V and Maurer H-P (2014) Adult plant development in triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) is controlled by dynamic genetic patterns of regulation. G3, 4(9):1585-91. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237110
2013
Tucker MR, Roodbarkelari F, Truernit E, Adamski NM, Hinze A, Lohmueller B, Würschum T, Laux T (2013) Accession-specific modifiers act with ZWILLE/ARGONAUTE10 to maintain shoot meristem stem cells during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis. BMC Genomics, 14:809. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/14/809/abstract
Trafford K, Haleux P, Henderson M, Parker M, Shirley NJ, Tucker MR, Fincher GB, Burton RA (2013) Grain development in Brachypodium and other grasses: Interactions between cell expansion, starch deposition and cell wall synthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(16):5033-47. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24052531
Okada T, Hu Y, Tucker MR, Taylor JM, Johnson SD, Spriggs A, Tsuchiya T, Oelkers K, Rodrigues JCM, Koltunow AMG (2013) Enlarging cells initiating apomixis in Hieracium praealtum transition to an embryo sac program prior to entering mitosis. Plant Physiology, 163(1):216-31. http:/â/âdx.âdoi.âorg/â10.â1104/âpp.â113.â219485
Würschum T, Tucker MR, Maurer HP (2013). Stress treatments influence efficiency of microspore embryogenesis and green plant regeneration in hexaploid triticale (x Tritosecale Wittmack L.) In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant, 50(1), 143-148. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11627-013-9539-3#
Knauer S, Holt AL, Rubio-Somoza I, Tucker EJ, Hinze A, Pisch M, Javelle M, Timmermans MC, Tucker MR, Laux T (2013). A protodermal miR394 signal defines a region of stem cell competence in the Arabidopsis shoot meristem. Developmental Cell, 24(2), 125-132. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23333352
2012
Liu W, Maurer HP, Reif JC, Melchinger AE, Utz HF, Tucker MR, Ranc N, Della Porta G, Würschum T. (2012) Optimum design of family structure and allocation of resources in association mapping with lines from multiple crosses. Heredity, 110, 71–79, doi: 10.1038/hdy.2012.63. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23047199
Würschum T, Tucker MR, Reif J, and Maurer HP. (2012) Improved efficiency of doubled haploid generation in hexaploid triticale by in vitro chromosome doubling. BMC Plant Biology, 12:109. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-109 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22809089
Alheit KV, Maurer HP, Reif JC, Tucker MR, Hahn V, Weissmann EA and Wuerschum T. (2012) Genome-wide evaluation of genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in winter and spring triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack). BMC Genomics, 13:235. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-235. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22691168
Tucker MR, Okada T, Hu Y, Scholefield A, Taylor JM, Koltunow AM (2012) Somatic small RNA pathways promote the mitotic events of megagametogenesis during female reproductive development in Arabidopsis. Development, 139(8):1399-404. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22399683
Tucker MR, Okada T, Johnson SD, Takaiwa F, Koltunow AM (2012) Sporophytic ovule tissues modulate the initiation and progression of apomixis in Hieracium. Journal of Experimental Botany , 63(8):3229-41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22378948
2011
Andersson-Gunnerås S, Gaboreanu I, Hertzberg M, Tucker MR, Zheng B, LeÅniewska J, Mellerowicz EJ, Laux T, Sandberg G, Jones B. (2011) Reduced expression of the SHORT-ROOT gene increases the rates of growth and development in hybrid poplar and Arabidopsis. Wang J, PLoS One, 2011;6(12):e28878.http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/22194939/
2009
Mallory AC, Hinze A, Tucker MR, Bouché N, Gasciolli V, Elmayan T, Lauressergues D, Jauvion V, Vaucheret H and Laux T (2009) Redundant and specific roles of the ARGONAUTE proteins AGO1 and ZLL in development and small RNA-directed gene silencing. PLoS Genetics, 5(9):e1000646. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19763164
2008
Rodrigues JC*, Tucker MR*, Johnson SD, Hrmova M, Koltunow AM (2008) Sexual and apomictic seed formation in Hieracium requires the plant polycomb-group gene FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM. Plant Cell, 20(9); 2372-86. *Joint first author. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18812497
Tucker MR, Hinze A, Tucker EJ, Takada S, Jürgens G and Laux T (2008) Vascular signalling mediated by ZWILLE potentiates WUSCHEL function during shoot meristem stem cell development in the Arabidopsis embryo. Development, 135; 2839-2843. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18653559
2003
Tucker MR, Araujo A-C, Paech NA, Hecht V, Schmidt ED, Rossel J-B, de Vries SC and Koltunow AMG (2003) Sexual and apomictic reproduction in Hieracium subgenus Pilosella are closely interrelated developmental pathways. Plant Cell, 15; 1524-1537. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12837944
2001
Tucker MR, Paech NA, Willemse MTM and Koltunow AMG (2001) Dynamics of callose deposition and β-1,3-glucanase expression during reproductive events in sexual and apomictic Hieracium. Planta 212; 487-498. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11525505
Review Articles
2018
Tucker M.R., Lou, H., Aubert, M.K., Wilkinson, L.G., Little, A., Houston, K., Pinto, S.C. and Shirley, N.J. (2018) Exploring the Role of Cell Wall-Related Genes and Polysaccharides during Plant Development. Plants 7 (2).
Callens C., Tucker M.R., Zhang D. and Wilson Z. (2018) Dissecting the role of MADS-box genes in monocot floral development and diversity. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(10), 2435-2459.
Wilkinson LG, Bird D, Tucker M.R. (2018) Exploring the role of the ovule in cereal grain development and reproductive stress tolerance. Annual Plant Reviews Online DOI: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0609
2014
Tucker MR and Koltunow AMG (2014) Traffic monitors at the cell periphery: the role of cell walls during early female reproductive cell differentiation in plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 17:137–145. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369526613001921
2009
Tucker MR and Koltunow AMG (2009) Sexual and asexual (apomictic) seed development in flowering plants: molecular, morphological and evolutionary relationships. Functional Plant Biology 36; 490-504. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/FP09078.htm
2008
Koltunow AMG and Tucker MR (2008) Functional embryo sac formation in Arabidopsis without meiosis – one step towards asexual seed formation (apomixis) in crops? Journal of Bioscience 33; 309-311. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19005229
2007
Tucker MR and Laux T (2007) Connecting the paths in plant stem cell regulation. Trends in Cell Biology, 17; 403-410. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17766120
2003
Koltunow AMG and Tucker MR (2003) Advances in apomixis research: can we fix heterosis? In: Plant biotechnology and beyond (ed I.K. Vasil). pp 39-46. Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20033061991.html
2002
Koltunow AMG, Vivian-Smith A, Tucker MR and Paech NA (2002) The central role of the ovule in apomixis and parthenocarpy. Annual Plant Reviews Online, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119312994.apr0053
2001
Chaudhury AM, Koltunow AMG, Payne CT, Luo M, Tucker MR, Dennis ES and Peacock WJ (2001) Control of Early seed development. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 17; 677-699. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11687501
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