Malcolm Bennett

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• workRoom A04 Plant Sciences
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 951 3255
• fax0115 951 6334
• malcolm.bennett@nottingham.ac.uk
• http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/bennett-lab/index.html

Research Summary

The laboratory studies the mechanisms that regulate root growth and development. Our research exploits the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana which represents one of the best experimental systems to… read more

Selected Publications

• PAYNE, K. A., BOWEN, H. C., HAMMOND, J. P., HAMPTON, C. R., LYNN, J. R., MEAD, A., SWARUP, K., BENNETT, M. J., WHITE, P. J. and BROADLEY, M. R., 2004. Natural genetic variation in caesium (Cs) accumulation by Arabidopsis thaliana New Phytologist. VOL 162(PART 2), 535-548

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Current Research

The laboratory studies the mechanisms that regulate root growth and development. Our research exploits the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana which represents one of the best experimental systems to study root developmental processes in higher plants. Arabidopsis is ideally suited to perform molecular genetic, cell biology and transgenic studies and has facilitated the isolation and characterisation of genes such as AUX1 and AXR4 that regulate processes such as root gravitropism and lateral root development (Bennett et al, 1996; Dharmasiri et al, 2006).

We have recently adopted an Integrative Systems Biology based approach to study root growth and development (Swarup et al 2005). Our laboratory is part of The Centre for Plant Integrative Biology (CPIB; www.cpib.info ), a £9.2 m BBSRC/EPSRC funded Centre for Integrative Systems Biology that aims to create a virtual root model. Our Systems Biology approach embraces disciplines such as mathematics, engineering, computer science, as well as plant science, enables researchers to study root development at multiple physical and temporal scales (e.g. molecular, cellular and organ levels) and help our research become more quantitative, integrative and predictive.

Areas of Interest

Our current research falls into 3 areas:-

• Root Developmental Biology
• Root Systems Biology

Root Developmental Biology Polar auxin transport is critical for plant growth and development. Auxin moves between plant cells through a combination of membrane diffusion and influx/efflux carrier-mediated transport. Our initial research led to the isolation and characterisation of AUX1, the first auxin transport protein to be described in plants. Subsequent research has examined the importance of AUX1, and auxin transport generally, during primary and secondary root development. Recent studies addressing the regulation of AUX1 trafficking has identified a novel ER protein termed AXR4 which is required for AUX1 plasma membrane localization.

Root Systems Biology

The laboratory has recently embraced an Integrative Systems Biology based approach in collaboration with the US modeller Eric Kramer to study the hormonal regulation of root growth and development. This work has led to the creation of The Centre for Plant Integrative Biology (CPIB) at the University of Nottingham. The £8.5m BBSRC funded Centre aims to create a virtual root which will serve as an exemplar for using Integrative Systems Biology (ISB) to model multi-cellular systems. CPIB researchers ultimately aim to integrate our virtual root with other international projects that model shoot development, leading to a generic computer model of a plant which will be used to advance crop and plant science (see www.cpib.info for further details).

Plant Biotechnology

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Grants Held

BBSRC IPA Award (2010 - 2013) Characterisation of the molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling lateral root emergence using an integrative systems based approach.

BBSRC Professorial Fellowship award (2009-2014) Engineering root architecture using a predictive integrative systems biology approach My laboratory is also part of The Centre for Plant Integrative Biology at the University of Nottingham, a £9.2 m BBSRC / EPSRC funded

• MAIRHOFER S, ZAPPALA S, TRACY S, STURROCK C, BENNETT MJ, MOONEY S and PRIDMORE T, 2012. RooTrak: Automated recovery of 3D plant root architecture in soil from X-ray Micro computed Tomography using visual tracking Plant Physiology. 158(2), 561-569
• BRUNOUD G, WELLS DM, OLIVA M, LARRIEU A, MIRABET V, BURROW AH, BEECKMAN T, KEPINSKI S, TRAAS J, BENNETT MJ and VERNOUX T, 2012. A novel sensor to map auxin response and distribution at high spatio-temporal resolution Nature. 482, 103-106
• BAND L.R, WELLS D.M, LARRIEU A., SUN J., MIDDLETON A.M., FRENCH A.P., BRUNOUD G., MENDOCILLA SATO E., WILSON M.H., PERET B., OLIVA M., SWARUP R., SAIRANEN I., PARRY G., LJUNG K., BEECKMAN T., GARIBALDI J.M, ESTELLE M, OWEN M.R., VISSENBERG K., HODGMAN T.C., PRIDMORE T.P, KING J.R., VERNOUX T. and BENNETT M.J., 2012. Root gravitropism is regulated by a transient lateral auxin gradient controlled by a tipping point mechanism. PNAS. 109(12), 4668-473
• UBEDA-TOMAS S., BEEMSTER G. and BENNETT M., 2012. Hormonal Regulation of root growth: integrating local activities into global behaviour. Trends in Plant Science.
• GENDRE D, OH J, BOUTTE Y, BEST J, SAMUELS L, NILSSON R, UEMURA T, MARCHANT A, BENNETT M, GREBE M and BHALERAO R, 2011. The conserved Arabidopsis ECHIDNA protein mediates trans-Golgi-network trafficking and cell elongation PNAS. 8048-8053
• HACHAM Y, HOLLAND N, BUTTERFIELD C, UBEDA-TOMAS S, BENNETT MJ, CHORY J and SAVALDI-GOLDSTEIN S, 2011. Brassinosteroid perception in the epidermis controls root meristem size Development. 839-48
• MURARO D, WILSON M and BENNETT MJ, 2011. Root Development: Cytokinin Transport Matters Too! Current Biology. R423-R425
• LUCAS M, LAPLAZE L and BENNETT MJ, 2011. Plant systems biology:network matters Plant, Cell & Environment. 535-553
• VERNOUX T, BRUNOUD G, FARCOT E, MORIN V, VAN DEN DAELE H, LEGRAND J, OLIVA M, DAS P, LARRIEU A, WELLS D, GUEDON Y, ARMITAGE L, PICARD F, GUYOMARCH S, CELLIER C, PARRY G, KOUMPROGLOU R, DOONAN JH, KEPINSKI S, ESTELLE M, GODIN C, BENNETT MJ, DE VEYLDER L and TRAAS J, 2011. The auxin signalling network translates dynamic input into robust patterning at the shoot apex Molecular Systems Biology. 7:508,
• MURARO D, BYRNE H, KING J, VOSS U, KIEBER J and BENNETT MJ, 2011. The influence of cytokinen-auxin cross-regulation on cell-fate determination in Arabidopsis thaliana root development Journal of Theoretical Biology. 152-167
• UGARTECHEA-CHIRINO, Y., SWARUP, R., SWARUP, K., PERET, B., WHITWORTH, M., BENNETT, M.J. and BOUGOURD, S., 2010. The AUX1 LAX family of auxin influx carriers is required for the establishment of embryonic root cell organisation in Arabidopsis thaliana Annals of Botany (Lond). 105((2)), 277-289
• MIDDLETON, A.M, KING, J.R, BENNETT, M.J and OWEN, M.R., 2010. Mathematical modeling of the Aux/IAA negative feedback loop Bull Math Biol. 72(6), 1383-1407
• BENFEY, P.N., BENNETT, M. and SCHIEFELBEIN, J., 2010. Getting to the root of plant biology: impact of the Arabidopsis genome sequence on root research The Plant Journal. 61, 992-1000
• TWYCROSS, J., BAND, L.R., BENNETT, M.J., KING, J.R. and KRASNOGOR, N., 2010. Stochastic and deterministic multiscale models for systems biology: an auxin-transport case study BMC Systems Biology. 4(34),
• DE SMET, I, LAU, S, VOS, U, VANNESTE, S, BENJAMINS, R, RADEMACHER, E.H, SCHLERETH, A, DERYBEL, B, VASSILEVA, V, GRUNEWALD, W, NAUDTS, M, LEVESQUE, M.P, EHRISMANN, J.S, INZE, D and LUSCHNIG,, 2010. Bimodular auxin response controls organogenesis in Arabidopsis PNAS. 107, 2705-2710
• UBEDA-TOMAS, S and BENNETT, M.J., 2010. Plant Development: Size Matters, and it's all down to hormones Current Biology. 20, 511-513
• DHONDT, S, COPPENS F., DE WINTER F., SWARUP K., MERKS R.M.H, INZE D., BENNETT M.J and BEEMSTER T.S, 2010. SHORT-ROOT and SCARECROW regulate leaf growth in Arabidopsis by stimulating S-phase progression of the cell cycle. Plant Physiology. 154(3), 1183-1195
• MEHRSHAHI P., GONZALEZ-JORGE S., AKHTAR T.A., WARD J.L., SANTOYO-CASTELAZO A., MARCUS S.E., LARA-NUNEZ A., HAWKINS N.D., BEALE M.H., BARRETT D.A., KNOX J.P., GREGORY 3RD J.F., HANSON A.D., BENNETT. M.J. and DELLAPENNA D., 2010. Functional analysis of folate polyglutamylation and its essential role in plant metabolism and development. Plant Journal. 64(2), 267-279
• AKHTAR T.A., ORSOMANDO G., MEHRSHAHI P., LARA-NUNEZ A., BENNETT M.J., GREGORY 3RD J.F. and HANSON A.D., 2010. A central role for gamma-glutamyl hydrolases in plant folate homeostasis Plant Journal. 64(2), 256-266
• BASKIN T.I., PERET B., BALUS KA F., BENFEY P.N., BENNETT M.J., FORDE B.G., GILROY S., HELARIUTTA Y., HEPLER P.K., LEYSER O., MASSON P.H., MUDAY G.K., MURPHY A.S., POETHIG S., RAHMAM A., ROBERTS K., SCHERES B., SHARP R.E. and SOMERVILLE S., 2010. Shootward and rootward: peak terminology for plant polarity. Trends in Plant Science. 15(11), 593-4
• PERRINE-WALKER F., DOUMAS P., LUCAS M., VAISSAYRE V., BEAUCHEMIN N.J., BAND L.R., CHOPARD J., CRABOS A., CONEJERO G., PERET B., KING J.R., VERDEIL J-L., HOCHER V., FRANCHE C., BENNETT M.J., TISA L.S. and LAPLAZE L., 2010. Auxin carriers localization drives auxin accumulation in plant cells infected by frankia in casuarinas glauca actinorhizal nodules. Plant Physiology. 1372-1380
• DE RYBEL B., VASSILEVA V., PARIZOT B., DEMEULENAERE M., GRUNEWALD W., AUDENAERT D., VAN CAMPENHOUT J., OVERVOORDE P., JANSEN L., VANNESTE S., MOLLER B., WILSON M., HOLMAN T., VAN ISTERDAEL G., BRUNOUD G., VUYLSTEKE M., VERNOUX T., DE VEYLDER L., INZE D., WEIJERS D., BENNETT M.J. and BEECKMAN T., 2010. A novel Aux/IAA28 signalling cascade activates GATA23-dependent specification of lateral root founder cell identity. Current Biology. 20(19), 1697-1706
• LUCAS M., SWARUP R., PAPONOV IA., SWARUP K., CASIMIRO I., LAKE D., PERET B., ZAPPALA S., MAIRHOFER S., WHITWORTH M., WANG J., LJUNG K., MARCHANT A., SANDBERG G., HOLDSWORTH M.J., PALME K., PRIDMORE T., MOONEY S. and BENNETT M.J., 2010. Short-Root regulates primary, lateral, and adventitious root development in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology. 384-98
• DE SMET I., VOSS U., LAU S., WILSON M., SHAO N., TIMME R., SWARUP R., KERR I., HODGMAN C., BOCK R., BENNETT M.J., JURGENS G. and BEECKMAN T., 2010. Unravelling the evolution of auxin signalling. Plant Physiology. 209-221
• WELLS D.M., WILSON M.H. and BENNETT M.J., 2010. Feeling UPBEAT about Growth: Linking ROG Gradients and Cell Proliferation. Developmental Cell. 644-645
• PERET, B., DERYBEL, B., CASIMIRO, I., BENKOVA, E., SWARUP, R., LAPLAZE, L, BEECKMAN, T. and BENNETT,M.J., 2009. Arabidopsis lateral root development: an emerging story Trends in Plant Science. 14, 399-408
• UBEDA-THOMAS, S., FEDERICI, F., CASIMIRO, I., BEEMSTER, G.T.S., BHALERAO, R., SWARUP, R., DOERNER, P., HASELOFF, J. and BENNETT, M.J., 2009. Gibberellin Signaling in the Endodermis Controls Arabidopsis Root Meristem Size Current Biology. 19, 1194-1199
• PARRY, G., CALDERON-VILLALOBOS, L.I., PRIGGE, M., PERET, B., DHARMASIRI, S., ITOH, H., LECHNER, E., GRAY, W.M., BENNETT, M.J. and ESTELLE, M., 2009. Complex Regulation of the TIR1/AFB family of auxin receptors Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 106, 22540-22545
• BIKARD, D., PATEL, D., LEMETTE, C., GIORGI, V., CAMILLERI, C., BENNETT, M.J. and LAUDET, O., 2009. Divergent Evolution of Duplicate Geners leads to Genetic Incompatibilities Within A Thaliana Science. 323, 623-626
• PERET, B, LARRIEU, A and BENNETT, M.J., 2009. Lateral Root Emergence: a difficult birth J. Exp. Bot.. 60, 3637-3643
• FRENCH, A., UBEDA-TOMAS, S., HOLMAN, T.J., BENNETT, M.J. and PRIDMORE, T., 2009. High throughput quantification of root growth using a novel image analysis tool Plant Physiology. 10, 1104
• TWYCROSS, J, ROMERO-CAMPERO, F.J, BENNET, M.J, CAMARA, M and KRASNOGOR, N., 2009. Modular Assembly of Cell Systems Biology Models Using P Systems International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science. 20(3), 427-442 (In Press.)
• SWARUP, R, BENKOVÁ, E, SWARUP, K, CASIMIRO, I, PÉRET, B, YANG, Y, PARRY, G, NIELSEN, E, DE SMET, I, VANNESTE, S, LEVESQUE, M, CARRIER, D, JAMES, N, CALVO, V, LJUNG, K, KRAMER, E, ROBERTS, R, GRAHAM, N, MARILLONNET, S, PATEL, K, JONES, J, TAYLOR, C, SCHACHTMAN, D, MAY, S, SANDBERG, G, BENFEY, P, FRIML, J, KERR, I, BEECKMAN, T, LAPLAZE, L and BENNETT, M., 2008. The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence. Nature Cell Biology. 10(8), 946-954
• CARRIER,, ABU BAKAR,, SWARUP,, CALLAGHAN,, NAPIER,, BENNETT, and KERR,, 2008. The binding of auxin to the Arabidopsis auxin influx transporter, AUX1. Plant Physiology. 148, 1-7
• UBEDA-TOMÁS, SUSANA, SWARUP, RANJAN, COATES, JULIET, SWARUP, KAMAL, LAPLAZE, LAURENT, BEEMSTER, GERRIT T S, HEDDEN, PETER, BHALERAO, RISHIKESH and BENNETT, MALCOLM J, 2008. Root growth in Arabidopsis requires gibberellin/DELLA signalling in the endodermis. Nature Cell Biology. 10(5), 625-628
• BENNETT MJ, <B>HAMMOND JP</B>, WHITE PJ, 2008. Preface Special Issue: Transport of plant growth regulators Journal of Experimental Biology. 59, IV
• BAINBRIDGE, KATHERINE, GUYOMARC'H, SOAZIG, BAYER, EMMANUELLE, SWARUP, RANJAN, BENNETT, MALCOLM, MANDEL, THERESE and KUHLEMEIER, CRIS, 2008. Auxin influx carriers stabilize phyllotactic patterning. Genes and Development. 22(6), 810-823
• FRENCH, ANDREW P, MILLS, STEVEN, SWARUP, RANJAN, BENNETT, MALCOLM J and PRIDMORE, TONY P, 2008. Colocalization of fluorescent markers in confocal microscope images of plant cells. Nature Protocols. 3(4), 619-628
• SPANIOLAS, S, TSACHAKI, M, BENNETT, M.J and TUCKER, G.A., 2008. Towards the authentication of wines of Nemea denomination of origin through cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS)-based assay. Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56, 7667-7671
• JONES, A.R, KRAMER, E.M, KNOX, K, SWARUP, R, BENNETT, M.J, LAZARUS, C.M, LEYSERM H.M.O and GRIERSON, C.S., 2008. Auxin transport through non-hair cells sustains root-hair development. Nature Cell Biology. 11, 78-84
• BEKAERT, SAMIR, STOROZHENKO, SERGEI, MEHRSHAHI, PAYAM, BENNETT, MALCOLM J, LAMBERT, WILLY, GREGORY, JESSE F, SCHUBERT, KAREL, HUGENHOLTZ, JEROEN, VAN DER STRAETEN, DOMINIQUE and HANSON, ANDREW D, 2008. Folate biofortification in food plants. Trends in Plant Science. 13(1), 28-35
• SWARUP, R., PERRY, P., HAGENBEEK, D., VAN DER STRAETEN, D., BEEMSTER, G.T.S., SANDBERG, G., BHALERAO, R.P., LJUNG, K. and BENNETT, M.J., 2007. Ethylene upregulates auxin biosynthesis in <i>arabidopsis</i> seedlings to enhance inhibition of root cell elongation Plant Cell. 19(7), 2186-2196
• DE SMET, I., TETSUMURA, T., DE RYBEL, B., FREI DIT FREY, N., LAPLAZE, L., CASIMIRO, I., SWARUP, R., NAUDTS, M., VANNESTE, S., AUDENAERT, D., INZÉ, D., BENNETT, M.J. and BEECKMAN, T., 2007. Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of <I>Arabidopsis</I> Development. 134(4), 681-690
• LAPLAZE, L, BENKOVA, E, CASIMIRO, I, MAES, L, VANNESTE, S, SWARUP, R, WEIJERS, D, CALVO, V, PARIZOT, B, HERRERA-RODRIGUEZ, M, OFFRINGA, R, GRAHAM, N, DOUMAS, P, FRIML, J, BOGUSZ, D, BEECKMAN, T and BENNETT, M, 2007. Cytokinins Act Directly on Lateral Root Founder Cells to Inhibit Root Initiation. Plant Cell. 19, 3889-3900
• PÉRET, BENJAMIN, SWARUP, RANJAN, JANSEN, LEEN, DEVOS, GAËLLE, AUGUY, FLORENCE, COLLIN, MYRIAM, SANTI, CAROLE, HOCHER, VALÉRIE, FRANCHE, CLAUDINE, BOGUSZ, DIDIER, BENNETT, MALCOLM and LAPLA, 2007. Auxin influx activity is associated with Frankia infection during actinorhizal nodule formation in Casuarina glauca. Plant Physiology. 144(4), 1852-1862
• KERR, IAN D and BENNETT, MALCOLM J, 2007. New insight into the biochemical mechanisms regulating auxin transport in plants. Biochemical Journal. 401(3), 613-22
• BEKAERT, S, STOROZHENKO, S, MEHRSHAHI, P, BENNETT, M.J, LAMBERT, W, GREGORY III, J.F, SCHUBERT, K, HUGENHOLTZ, J, VANDERSTRAETEN, D and HANSON, A.D., 2007. Folate biofortification in food plants. Trends in Plant Science. 13, 28-35
• DHARMASIRI, S., SWARUP, R., MOCKAITIS, K., DHARMASIRI, N., SINGH, S.K., KOWALCHYK, M., MARCHANT, A., MILLS, S., SANDBERG, G., BENNETT, M.J. and ESTELLE, M., 2006. AXR4 is required for localization of the auxin influx facilitator AUX1 Science. 312(5777), 1218-1220
• KLEINE-VEHN, J., DHONUKSHE, P., SWARUP, R., BENNETT, M. and FRIML, J., 2006. Subcellular trafficking of the <i>Arabidopsis</i> auxin influx carrier AUX1 uses a novel pathway distinct from PIN1 Plant Cell. 18(11), 3171-81
• KRAMER, ERIC M and BENNETT, MALCOLM J, 2006. Auxin transport: a field in flux. Trends in Plant Science. 11(8), 382-6
• FRIML, JIRÍ, BENFEY, PHILIP, BENKOVÁ, EVA, BENNETT, MALCOLM, BERLETH, THOMAS, GELDNER, NIKO, GREBE, MARKUS, HEISLER, MARCUS, HEJÁTKO, JAN, JÜRGENS, GERD, LAUX, THOMAS and LINDSEY, KEI, 2006. Apical-basal polarity: why plant cells don't stand on their heads. Trends in Plant Science. 11(1), 12-4
• GARRATT, L.C., ORTORI, C.A., TUCKER, G.A., SABLITZKY, F., BENNETT, M.J. and BARRETT, D.A., 2005. Comprehensive metabolic profiling of mono- and polyglutamated folates and their precursors in plant and animal tissue using liquid chromatography/negative ion electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 19(17), 2390-2398
• SWARUP, R., KRAMER, E.M., PERRY, P., KNOX, K., LEYSER, H.M.O., HASELOFF, J., BEEMSTER, G.T.S., BHALERAO, R. and BENNETT, M.J., 2005. Root gravitropism requires lateral root cap and epidermal cells for transport and response to a mobile auxin signal Nature Cell Biology. 7(11), 1057-1065
• SWARUP, R., KARGUL, J., MARCHANT, A., ZADIK, D., RAHMAN, A., MILLS, R., YEMM, A., MAY, S., WILLIAMS, L., MILLNER, P., TSURUMI, S., MOORE, I., NAPIER, R., KERR, I.D. and BENNETT, M.J., 2004. Structure-function analysis of the presumptive Arabidopsis auxin permease AUX1 Plant Cell. 16(11), 3069-3083
• PAYNE, K. A., BOWEN, H. C., HAMMOND, J. P., HAMPTON, C. R., LYNN, J. R., MEAD, A., SWARUP, K., BENNETT, M. J., WHITE, P. J. and BROADLEY, M. R., 2004. Natural genetic variation in caesium (Cs) accumulation by Arabidopsis thaliana New Phytologist. VOL 162(PART 2), 535-548
• REINHARDT, D., PESCE, E.-R., STIEGER, P., MANDEL, T., BALTENSPERGER, K., BENNETT, M., TRAAS, J., FRIML, J. and KUHLEMEIER, C., 2003. Regulation of phyllotaxis by polar auxin transport Nature. ISSU 6964, 255-260
• HAMMOND, J.P., BENNETT, M.J., BOWEN, H.C., BROADLEY, M.R., EASTWOOD, D.C., MAY, S.T., RAHN, C., SWARUP, R., WOOLAWAY, K.E. and WHITE, P.J., 2003. Changes in gene expression in Arabidopsis shoots during phosphate starvation and the potential for developing smart plants Plant Physiology. 132(2), 578-596
• CASIMIRO, I., BEECKMAN, T., GRAHAM, N., BHALERAO, R., ZHANG, H., CASERO, P., SANDBERG, G. and BENNETT, M. J., 2003. Dissecting Arabidopsis lateral root development Trends in Plant Science. VOL 8(NUMBER 4), 165-171
• SCHRADER, J., BABA, K., MAY, S. T., PALME, K., BENNETT, M., BHALERAO, R. P. and SANDBERG, G., 2003. Polar auxin transport in the wood-forming tissues of hybrid aspen is under simultaneous control of developmental and environmental signals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. VOL 100(PART 17), 10096-10101
• BHALERAO, R. P. and BENNETT, M. J., 2003. The case for morphogens in plants Nature Cell Biology. VOL 5(PART 11), 939-943
• SWARUP, R. and BENNETT, M.J., 2003. Auxin transport: The fountain of life in plants? Developmental Cell. 5, 824-826
• BHALERAO, R., EKLOF, R., LJUNG, K., MARCHANT, A., BENNETT, M.J. and SANDBERG, G., 2002. Shoot-derived auxin is essential for early lateral root emergence in <I>Arabidopsis</I> seedlings Plant Journal. 29(3), 325-332
• MARCHANT, A., BHALERAO, R., CASIMIRO, I., EKLOF, I., CASERO, P.J., BENNETT, M.J. and SANDBERG, G., 2002. AUX1 promotes lateral root formation by facilitating indole-3-acetic acid distribution between sink and source tissues in the <I>Arabidopsis</I> seedling Plant Cell. 14, 589-597
• SWARUP, R., PARRY, G., GRAHAM, N., ALLEN, T. and BENNETT, M., 2002. Auxin cross-talk: integration of signalling pathways to control plant development Plant Molecular Biology. VOL 49(NUMBER 3/4), 409-424
• MAY, S.T., CLEMENTS, D. and BENNETT, M.J., 2002. Finding your knockout. Molecular Biotechnology. 20, 209-221
• GREBE, D., FRIML, J., SWARUP, R., LJUNG, K., SANDBERG, G., TERLOU, G., PALME, K., BENNETT, M.J. and SCHERES, M., 2002. Cell polarity signaling in <I>Arabidopsis </I>involves a BFA-sensitive auxin influx pathway Current Biology. 12, 329-334
• CASIMIRO, I., MARCHANT, A., BHALERAO, R.P., BEECKMAN, T., DHOOGE, S., SWARUP, R., GRAHAM, N., INZÉ, D., SANDBERG, G., CASERO, P.J. and BENNETT, M., 2001. Auxin transport promotes Arabidopsis lateral root initiation Plant Cell. 13(4), 843-852
• SWARUP, R., FRIML, J., MARCHANT, A., LJUNG, K., SANDBERG, G., PALME, K. and BENNETT, M., 2001. Localization of the auxin permease AUX1 suggests two functionally distinct hormone transport pathways operate in the <i>Arabidopsis</i> root apex Genes and Development. 15(20), 2648-2653
• PARRY, G., DELBARRE, A., MARCHANT, A., SWARUP, R., NAPIER, R., PERROT-RECHENMANN, C. and BENNETT, M. J., 2001. Novel auxin transport inhibitors phenocopy the auxin influx carrier mutation <i>aux1</i> Plant Journal. VOL 25(PART 4), 399-406
• PARRY, G., MARCHANT, A., MAY, S., SWARUP, R., SWARUP, K., JAMES, N., GRAHAM, N.S., ALLEN, T., MARTUCCI, T., YEMM, A., NAPIER, R., MANNING, K., KING, G. and BENNETT, M.J., 2001. Quick on the uptake: characterization of a family of plant auxin influx carriers Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 20, 217
• DE BILLY, F., GROSJEAN, C., MAY, S., BENNETT, M. and CULLIMORE, J. V., 2001. Expression Studies on AUX1-like Genes in Medicago truncatula Suggest That Auxin Is Required at Two Steps in Early Nodule Development Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions: MPMI. VOL 14(PART 3), 267-277
• BARLIER, I., KOWALCZYK, M., MARCHANT, A., LJUNG, K., BHALERAO, R., BENNETT, M., SANDBERG, G. and BELLINI, C., 2000. The SUR2 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes the cytochrome P450CYP83B1, a modulator of auxin homeostasis In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 14819-14824
• BARLIER, I., KOWALCZYK, M., MARCHANT, A., LJUNG, K., BHALERAO, R., BENNETT, M., SANDBERG, G. and BELLINI, C., 2000. The SUR2 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes the cytochrome P450 CYP83B1, a modulator of auxin homeostasis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. VOL 97(PART 26), 14819-14824
• SWARUP, R, MARCHANT, A and BENNETT, M.J., 2000. Auxin transport: providing a sense of direction during plant development Biochemical Society Transactions. 28, 481-486
• MAY, S.T, CLEMENTS, D and BENNETT, M.J., 2000. Reverse Genetics: Screening plant populations for gene knockouts in plant hormone protocols - methods in molecular biology, G.A.Tucker and J.A.Roberts, eds Humana Press. (In Press.)
• BENNETT, M.J. AND ROBERTS, J.A., 2000. Moving on up: auxin-induced K+ channel expression regulates gravitropism Trends in Plant Science. 5(3), 85-86
• HARTMAN, T., MARSHALL, J., JONES, J., BLACKHALL, N.W., DAVEY, M.R., POWER, J.B., COCKING, E.C., LEITCH, I. and BENNETT, M.J., 1999. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation to Plant Chromosomes - Teaching Instructional Video.
• MARCHANT, A., KARGUL, J., MAY, S. T., MULLER, P., DELBARRE, A., PERROT-RECHENMANN, C. and BENNETT, M. J., 1999. AUX1 regulates root gravitropism in Arabidopsis by facilitating auxin uptake within root apical tissues EMBO Journal. VOL 18(NUMBER 8), 2066-2073
• MAATHUIS, F. J. M., MAY, S. T., GRAHAM, N. S., BOWEN, H. C., JELITTO, T. C., TRIMMER, P., BENNETT, M. J., SANDERS, D. and WHITE, P. J., 1998. Cell marking in Arabidopsis thaliana and its application to patch-clamp studies Plant Journal. VOL 15(NUMBER 6), 843-851
• MUELLER, A., GUAN, C., GAELWEILER, L., TAENZLER, P., HUIJSER, P., MARCHANT, A., PARRY, G., BENNETT, M., WISMAN, E. and PALME, K., 1998. AtPIN2 defines a locus of Arabidopsis for root gravitropism control EMBO Journal. VOL 17(NUMBER 23), 6903-6911
• MARCHANT, A. and BENNETT, M. J., 1998. The Arabidopsis AUX1 gene: a model system to study mRNA processing in plants Plant Molecular Biology. VOL 36(NUMBER 3), 463-471
• MAY, S.T, MAATHUIS, F.J.M, GRAHAM, N.S, BOWEN, H.C, JELLITO, T.C, TRIMMER, P, BENNETT, M.J, SANDERS, D and WHITE, P.J., 1998. Cell marking in A.thaliana and its application to patch-clamp studies. Plant Journal. 15, 843-851
• BENNETT, M.J, MARCHANT, A, MAY, S.T and SWARUP, R., 1998. Going the distance with auxin: unravelling the molecular basis of auxin transport. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences. 353, 1511-1515
• BENNETT, M.J, KIEBER, J, GIRAUDAT, J and MORRIS, P., 1998. Hormone regulated development in Arabidopsis, M. Anderson and J.A.Roberts, eds Sheffield Academic Press. (In Press.)
• CULLIMORE, J.V, LIGHTFOOT, D.A, BENNETT, M.J, CHEN, F.L, GEBHARDT, C, OLIVER, J and FORDE, B.G., 1998. Expression of glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase in root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Molecular Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions, R. Palacios and D.P.S. Verma, eds (St Paul: APS PRess). 340-345
• BENNETT, M. J., MARCHANT, A., GREEN, H. G., MAY, S. T., WARD, S. P., MILLNER, P. A., WALKER, A. R., SCHULZ, B. and FELDMANN, K. A., 1996. Arabidopsis AUX1 Gene: A Permease-Like Regulator of Root Gravitropism Science. ISSUE 5277, 948-950
• SCHULZ, B, BENNETT, M.J, DILKES, B.P and FELDMANN, K.A., 1994. T-DNA tagging in Arabidopsis thaliana: Cloning by gene disruption Plant Molecular Biology Manual. 1-13
• CULLIMORE, J.V. AND BENNETT, M.J., 1992. Dinitrogen assimilation in the legume root nodule: current status of the molecular biology of the plant enzymes Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 38, 462-466
• BENNETT, M.J. AND CULLIMORE, J.V., 1992. Selective cleavage of closely related mRNA's by designed ribozymes Nucleic Acids Research. 20, 831-837
• FORSTHOEFEL, N.R, WU, Y, SCHULZ, B, BENNETT, M.J and FELDMANN, K.A, 1992. T-DNA insertion mutagenesis in Arabidopsis Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 19, 353-366
• BENNETT, M.J. AND CULLIMORE, J.V, 1990. Expression of three plant glutamine synthetase cDNA in Escherichia coli: Formation of catalytically active isoenzymes and complementation of a ginA mutant. European Journal of Biochemistry. 193, 319-324
• CULLIMORE, J.V, COCK, J.M and ROBBINS, M.P, BENNETT, M.J., 1990. Glutamine synthetase of french bean: from gene to isoenzymes. Inorganic nitrogen in Plant and Microorganisms, W. R. Ullrich et al eds Berlin: Springer-Verlag. (In Press.)
• SWARUP, R, BENNETT, M.J and CULLIMORE, J.V., 1990. Expression of glutamine synthetase genes in cotyledons of germinating Phaseolus vulgaris L.Planta. 183, 51-56
• COCK, J.M, MOULD, R.M, BENNETT, M.J and CULLIMORE, J.V, 1990. Expression of glutamine synthetase genes in roots and nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris following changes in the ammonium supply and infection with various Rhizobium mutants. Plant Molecular Biology. 14, 549-560
• CULLIMORE, J.V, COCK, J.M, FARNDEN, K.J.F and BENNETT, M.J., 1990. Regulation of expression of the gin-delta gene of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in nitrogen fixation: Achievements and Objectives. P. Gresshoff et al, eds New York: Chapman & Hall. (In Press.)
• BENNETT, M.J. AND CULLIMORE, J.V, 1989. Glutamine synthetase isoenzymes of Phaseolus vulgaris L. subunit composition in developing nodules and plumules. Planta. 179, 443-440
• BENNETT, M.J, LIGHTFOOT, D.A and CULLIMORE, J.V., 1989. cDNA sequence and differential expression of the gene encoding the glutamine synthetase gamma polypeptide of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Plant Molecular Biology. 12, 552-562
• CULLIMORE, J.V AND BENNETT, M.J., 1988. The molecular biology and biochemistry of plant glutamine synthetase from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and other legumes Journal of Plant Physiology. 132, 387-393