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Monitoring apoptosis in intact cells by high‐resolution magic angle spinning 1 H NMR spectroscopy (2021)
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Wylot, M., Whittaker, D. T., Wren, S. A., Bothwell, J. H., Hughes, L., & Griffin, J. L. (2021). Monitoring apoptosis in intact cells by high‐resolution magic angle spinning 1 H NMR spectroscopy. NMR in Biomedicine, 34(3), Article e4456. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.4456

Apoptosis maintains an equilibrium between cell proliferation and cell death. Many diseases, including cancer, develop because of defects in apoptosis. A known metabolic marker of apoptosis is a notable increase in 1H NMR‐observable resonances associ... Read More about Monitoring apoptosis in intact cells by high‐resolution magic angle spinning 1 H NMR spectroscopy.

Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome (2018)
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De Clerck, O., Kao, S., Bogaert, K. A., Blomme, J., Foflonker, F., Kwantes, M., …Bothwell, J. H. (2018). Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome. Current Biology, 28(18), 2921-2933.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.015

We report here the 98.5 Mbp haploid genome (12,924 protein coding genes) of Ulva mutabilis, a ubiquitous and iconic representative of the Ulvophyceae or green seaweeds. Ulva’s rapid and abundant growth makes it a key contributor to coastal biogeochem... Read More about Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome.

Agrobacterium-mediated gene delivery and transient expression in the red macroalga Chondrus crispus (2018)
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Ramessur, A. D., Bothwell, J. H., Maggs, C. A., Gan, S. Y., & Phang, S. M. (2018). Agrobacterium-mediated gene delivery and transient expression in the red macroalga Chondrus crispus. Botanica Marina, 61(5), 499-510. https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2018-0028

Molecular resources and transgenic studies in red algae are lagging behind those for green algae. The Agrobacterium-mediated gene-transfer method routinely used in plant transformation has not been fully utilised in the red algae, which, as an import... Read More about Agrobacterium-mediated gene delivery and transient expression in the red macroalga Chondrus crispus.

An integrated process for the extraction of fuel and chemicals from marine macroalgal biomass (2016)
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Trivedi, N., Baghel, R. S., Bothwell, J., Gupta, V., Reddy, C., Lali, A. M., & Jha, B. (2016). An integrated process for the extraction of fuel and chemicals from marine macroalgal biomass. Scientific Reports, 6(1), Article 30728. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30728

We describe an integrated process that can be applied to biomass of the green seaweed, Ulva fasciata, to allow the sequential recovery of four economically important fractions; mineral rich liquid extract (MRLE), lipid, ulvan, and cellulose. The main... Read More about An integrated process for the extraction of fuel and chemicals from marine macroalgal biomass.

Coastal Upwelling Drives Intertidal Assemblage Structure and Trophic Ecology (2015)
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Reddin, C., Docmac, F., O’Connor, N., Bothwell, J., & Harrod, C. (2015). Coastal Upwelling Drives Intertidal Assemblage Structure and Trophic Ecology. PLoS ONE, 10(7), Article e0130789. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130789

Similar environmental driving forces can produce similarity among geographically distant ecosystems. Coastal oceanic upwelling, for example, has been associated with elevated biomass and abundance patterns of certain functional groups, e.g., corticat... Read More about Coastal Upwelling Drives Intertidal Assemblage Structure and Trophic Ecology.

The green seaweed Ulva: a model system to study morphogenesis (2015)
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Wichard, T., Charrier, B., Mineur, B., Bothwell, J., De Clerck, O., & Coates, J. (2015). The green seaweed Ulva: a model system to study morphogenesis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, Article 72. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00072

Green macroalgae, mostly represented by the Ulvophyceae, the main multicellular branch of the Chlorophyceae, constitute important primary producers of marine and brackish coastal ecosystems. Ulva or sea lettuce species are some of the most abundant r... Read More about The green seaweed Ulva: a model system to study morphogenesis.

An introduction to biological nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (2011)
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Bothwell, J. H., & Griffin, J. L. (2011). An introduction to biological nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Biological Reviews, 86(2), 493-510. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185x.2010.00157.x

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful analytical techniques available to biology. This review is an introduction to the potential of this method and is aimed at readers who have little or no experience in acquiring... Read More about An introduction to biological nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.