List of works - Roger Hellens

A copia-like element in Pisum demonstrates the uses of dispersed repeated sequences in genetic analysis

scientific article published on 01 November 1990

A rapid transcriptional activation is induced by the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) buds

scientific article published on 3 August 2009

A transient assay for recombination demonstrates that Arabidopsis SNM1 and XRCC3 enhance non-homologous recombination

scientific article published on 16 September 2011

Actinidia DRM1--an intrinsically disordered protein whose mRNA expression is inversely correlated with spring budbreak in kiwifruit

scientific article

Advanced engineering of lipid metabolism in Nicotiana benthamiana using a draft genome and the V2 viral silencing-suppressor protein

scientific article

An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

scientific article

An R2R3 MYB transcription factor determines red petal colour in an Actinidia (kiwifruit) hybrid population

scientific article

An ancient duplication of apple MYB transcription factors is responsible for novel red fruit-flesh phenotypes.

scientific article published on 24 October 2012

An upstream open reading frame is essential for feedback regulation of ascorbate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening.

scientific article

Analysis of genetically modified red-fleshed apples reveals effects on growth and consumer attributes.

scientific article published on 6 November 2012

Apple skin patterning is associated with differential expression of MYB10.

scientific article

Coincident sequence-specific RNA degradation of linked transgenes in the plant genome.

scientific article

Conservation and divergence of four kiwifruit SVP-like MADS-box genes suggest distinct roles in kiwifruit bud dormancy and flowering

scientific article published on 9 November 2011

De novo transcriptome sequence assembly and analysis of RNA silencing genes of Nicotiana benthamiana

scientific article

Developmentally and transgene regulated nuclear processing of primary transcripts of chalcone synthase A in petunia

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Dietary flavonoids from modified apple reduce inflammation markers and modulate gut microbiota in mice.

scientific article

Effect of 5'UTR introns on gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana.

scientific article

Environmental regulation of leaf colour in red 35S:PAP1 Arabidopsis thaliana

scientific article published on 12 January 2009

Epigenetic inactivation of chalcone synthase-A transgene transcription in petunia leads to a reversion of the post-transcriptional gene silencing phenotype

scientific article published on 21 February 2007

Failure to launch: the self-regulating Md-MYB10 R6 gene from apple is active in flowers but not leaves of Petunia

scientific article

Genetic aspects of the organization of legumin genes in pea.

scientific article published in April 1993

Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

High temperature reduces apple fruit colour via modulation of the anthocyanin regulatory complex

scientific article published on 21 April 2011

Homologs of FT, CEN and FD respond to developmental and environmental signals affecting growth and flowering in the perennial vine kiwifruit.

scientific article published on 6 March 2013

Identification and characterisation of F3GT1 and F3GGT1, two glycosyltransferases responsible for anthocyanin biosynthesis in red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis).

scientific article published on 29 November 2010

Identification and characterization of flowering genes in kiwifruit: sequence conservation and role in kiwifruit flower development

scientific article

Identification of Mendel's white flower character

scientific article

Identification of a cis-regulatory element by transient analysis of co-ordinately regulated genes

scientific article published on 7 July 2008

In the Solanaceae, a hierarchy of bHLHs confer distinct target specificity to the anthocyanin regulatory complex

scientific article

Increasing ascorbate levels in crops to enhance human nutrition and plant abiotic stress tolerance.

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

Inheritance of qualitative and quantitative trypsin inhibitor variants in Pisum.

scientific article published in October 1994

Kiwifruit floral gene APETALA2 is alternatively spliced and accumulates in aberrant indeterminate flowers in the absence of miR172

scientific article published on 01 March 2012

MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit

scientific article published on 14 February 2008

Manipulation of Ascorbate Biosynthetic, Recycling, and Regulatory Pathways for Improved Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

scientific article

Mendel, 150 years on

scientific article (publication date: November 2011)

Molecular architectures of benzoic acid-specific type III polyketide synthases

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Multiple repeats of a promoter segment causes transcription factor autoregulation in red apples.

scientific article

Overexpression of the kiwifruit SVP3 gene affects reproductive development and suppresses anthocyanin biosynthesis in petals, but has no effect on vegetative growth, dormancy, or flowering time.

scientific article published on 19 June 2014

Phenotypic changes associated with RNA interference silencing of chalcone synthase in apple (Malus × domestica).

scientific article

Plant biology: Coding in non-coding RNAs

scientific article

Protocol: a highly sensitive RT-PCR method for detection and quantification of microRNAs

scientific article

Quantitative stem-loop RT-PCR for detection of microRNAs.

scientific article published in January 2011

RNA interference silencing of CHS greatly alters the growth pattern of apple (Malus x domestica).

scientific article published on 24 May 2013

Red colouration in apple fruit is due to the activity of the MYB transcription factor, MdMYB10.

scientific article published on 20 December 2006

Repeated sequences as genetic markers in pooled tissue samples

scientific article published on 01 April 1993

Technical Focus:a guide to Agrobacterium binary Ti vectors

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

The binding of nuclear factors to the as-1 element in the CaMV 35S promoter is affected by cytosine methylation in vitro

scientific article published on 13 November 2006

The draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. 'Bartlett')

scientific article

The genome of the domesticated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

scientific article

The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

scientific article

The kiwifruit lycopene beta-cyclase plays a significant role in carotenoid accumulation in fruit

scientific article published on 2 July 2009

The organisation and expression of the genes encoding the mitochondrial glycine decarboxylase complex and serine hydroxymethyltransferase in pea (Pisum sativum)

scientific article published on 01 January 1993

The role of enoyl reductase genes in phloridzin biosynthesis in apple

scientific article published on 5 March 2013

The role of ethylene and cold temperature in the regulation of the apple POLYGALACTURONASE1 gene and fruit softening

scientific article published on 17 March 2010

Transcriptional analysis of apple fruit proanthocyanidin biosynthesis

scientific article published on August 2012

Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

scientific article

Transient expression vectors for functional genomics, quantification of promoter activity and RNA silencing in plants

scientific article

Transient gene expression in Medicago truncatula leaves via Agroinfiltration.

scientific article published in January 2013

pGreen: a versatile and flexible binary Ti vector for Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation

scientific article

qRT-PCR of Small RNAs

scientific article

List of works by Roger Hellens

A copia-like element in Pisum demonstrates the uses of dispersed repeated sequences in genetic analysis

A rapid transcriptional activation is induced by the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) buds

A transient assay for recombination demonstrates that Arabidopsis SNM1 and XRCC3 enhance non-homologous recombination

Actinidia DRM1--an intrinsically disordered protein whose mRNA expression is inversely correlated with spring budbreak in kiwifruit

Advanced engineering of lipid metabolism in Nicotiana benthamiana using a draft genome and the V2 viral silencing-suppressor protein

An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

An R2R3 MYB transcription factor determines red petal colour in an Actinidia (kiwifruit) hybrid population

An ancient duplication of apple MYB transcription factors is responsible for novel red fruit-flesh phenotypes.

An upstream open reading frame is essential for feedback regulation of ascorbate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening.

Analysis of genetically modified red-fleshed apples reveals effects on growth and consumer attributes.

Apple skin patterning is associated with differential expression of MYB10.

Coincident sequence-specific RNA degradation of linked transgenes in the plant genome.

Conservation and divergence of four kiwifruit SVP-like MADS-box genes suggest distinct roles in kiwifruit bud dormancy and flowering

De novo transcriptome sequence assembly and analysis of RNA silencing genes of Nicotiana benthamiana

Developmentally and transgene regulated nuclear processing of primary transcripts of chalcone synthase A in petunia

Dietary flavonoids from modified apple reduce inflammation markers and modulate gut microbiota in mice.

Effect of 5'UTR introns on gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Environmental regulation of leaf colour in red 35S:PAP1 Arabidopsis thaliana

Epigenetic inactivation of chalcone synthase-A transgene transcription in petunia leads to a reversion of the post-transcriptional gene silencing phenotype

Failure to launch: the self-regulating Md-MYB10 R6 gene from apple is active in flowers but not leaves of Petunia

Genetic aspects of the organization of legumin genes in pea.

Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple

High temperature reduces apple fruit colour via modulation of the anthocyanin regulatory complex

Homologs of FT, CEN and FD respond to developmental and environmental signals affecting growth and flowering in the perennial vine kiwifruit.

Identification and characterisation of F3GT1 and F3GGT1, two glycosyltransferases responsible for anthocyanin biosynthesis in red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis).

Identification and characterization of flowering genes in kiwifruit: sequence conservation and role in kiwifruit flower development

Identification of Mendel's white flower character

Identification of a cis-regulatory element by transient analysis of co-ordinately regulated genes

In the Solanaceae, a hierarchy of bHLHs confer distinct target specificity to the anthocyanin regulatory complex

Increasing ascorbate levels in crops to enhance human nutrition and plant abiotic stress tolerance.

Inheritance of qualitative and quantitative trypsin inhibitor variants in Pisum.

Kiwifruit floral gene APETALA2 is alternatively spliced and accumulates in aberrant indeterminate flowers in the absence of miR172

MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit

Manipulation of Ascorbate Biosynthetic, Recycling, and Regulatory Pathways for Improved Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

Mendel, 150 years on

Molecular architectures of benzoic acid-specific type III polyketide synthases

Multiple repeats of a promoter segment causes transcription factor autoregulation in red apples.

Overexpression of the kiwifruit SVP3 gene affects reproductive development and suppresses anthocyanin biosynthesis in petals, but has no effect on vegetative growth, dormancy, or flowering time.

Phenotypic changes associated with RNA interference silencing of chalcone synthase in apple (Malus × domestica).

Plant biology: Coding in non-coding RNAs

Protocol: a highly sensitive RT-PCR method for detection and quantification of microRNAs

Quantitative stem-loop RT-PCR for detection of microRNAs.

RNA interference silencing of CHS greatly alters the growth pattern of apple (Malus x domestica).

Red colouration in apple fruit is due to the activity of the MYB transcription factor, MdMYB10.

Repeated sequences as genetic markers in pooled tissue samples

Technical Focus:a guide to Agrobacterium binary Ti vectors

The binding of nuclear factors to the as-1 element in the CaMV 35S promoter is affected by cytosine methylation in vitro

The draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. 'Bartlett')

The genome of the domesticated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

The kiwifruit lycopene beta-cyclase plays a significant role in carotenoid accumulation in fruit

The organisation and expression of the genes encoding the mitochondrial glycine decarboxylase complex and serine hydroxymethyltransferase in pea (Pisum sativum)

The role of enoyl reductase genes in phloridzin biosynthesis in apple

The role of ethylene and cold temperature in the regulation of the apple POLYGALACTURONASE1 gene and fruit softening

Transcriptional analysis of apple fruit proanthocyanidin biosynthesis

Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

Transient expression vectors for functional genomics, quantification of promoter activity and RNA silencing in plants

Transient gene expression in Medicago truncatula leaves via Agroinfiltration.

pGreen: a versatile and flexible binary Ti vector for Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation

qRT-PCR of Small RNAs