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Nitric oxide evolution and perception (2008)
Journal Article
Harrison, J., Neill, S., Bright, J., Desikan, R., Hancock, J. T., & Wilson, I. D. (2008). Nitric oxide evolution and perception. Journal of Experimental Botany, 59(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm218

Various experimental data indicate signalling roles for nitric oxide (NO) in processes such as xylogenesis, programmed cell death, pathogen defence, flowering, stomatal closure, and gravitropism. However, it still remains unclear how NO is synthesize... Read More about Nitric oxide evolution and perception.

Nitric oxide, stomatal closure and abiotic stress (2007)
Journal Article
Neill, S., Barros, R. S., Bright, J., Desikan, R., Hancock, J. T., Harrison, J., …Ribeiro, D. M. (2007). Nitric oxide, stomatal closure and abiotic stress. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 146(4), S257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.01.648

Various data indicate that nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous signal in plants that mediates responses to several stimuli. Experimental evidence in support of such signalling roles for NO has been obtained via the application of NO (usually in the fo... Read More about Nitric oxide, stomatal closure and abiotic stress.

Ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF-mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis (2006)
Journal Article
Desikan, R., Last, K., Harrett-Williams, R., Tagliavia, C., Harter, K., Hooley, R., …Neill, S. (2006). Ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF-mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis. Plant Journal, 47(6), 907-916. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02842.x

Ethylene is a plant hormone that regulates many aspects of growth and development. Despite the well-known association between ethylene and stress signalling, its effects on stomatal movements are largely unexplored. Here, genetic and physiological da... Read More about Ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF-mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis.

Doing the unexpected: Proteins involved in hydrogen peroxide perception (2006)
Journal Article
Harrison, J., Hancock, J., Desikan, R., Bright, J., Hooley, R., & Neill, S. (2006). Doing the unexpected: Proteins involved in hydrogen peroxide perception. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57(8), 1711-1718. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erj180

A look back at the early literature on reactive oxygen species (ROS) gives the impression that these small inorganic molecules had a singular defined role, that of host defence in mammalian systems. However, it is now known that their roles also incl... Read More about Doing the unexpected: Proteins involved in hydrogen peroxide perception.

ABA-induced NO generation and stomatal closure in Arabidopsis are dependent on H2O2 synthesis (2006)
Journal Article
Bright, J., Desikan, R., Hancock, J. T., Weir, I. S., & Neill, S. (2006). ABA-induced NO generation and stomatal closure in Arabidopsis are dependent on H2O2 synthesis. Plant Journal, 45(1), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02615.x

Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are key signalling molecules produced in response to various stimuli and involved in a diverse range of plant signal transduction processes. Nitric oxide and H 2O2 have been identified as essential compo... Read More about ABA-induced NO generation and stomatal closure in Arabidopsis are dependent on H2O2 synthesis.

Proteomic identification of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an inhibitory target of hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis (2005)
Journal Article
Harrison, J., Hancock, J. T., Henson, D., Nyirenda, M., Desikan, R., Lewis, M., …Neill, S. (2005). Proteomic identification of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an inhibitory target of hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 43(9), 828-835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.07.012

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is now recognised as a key signalling molecule in eukaryotes. In plants, H2O2 is involved in regulating stomatal closure, gravitropic responses, gene expression and programmed cell death. Although several kinases, such as oxi... Read More about Proteomic identification of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an inhibitory target of hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis.

Reactive oxygen species as signalling molecules (2005)
Book Chapter
Desikan, R., Hancock, J. T., & Neill, S. (2005). Reactive oxygen species as signalling molecules. In N. Smirnoff (Ed.), Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants. Wiley

New equations for redox and nano-signal transduction (2004)
Journal Article
Hancock, J. T., Desikan, R., Neill, S., & Cross, A. R. (2004). New equations for redox and nano-signal transduction. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 226(1), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2003.08.003

Cells maintain redox potentials (Eh) in intracellular compartments, sometimes referred to as redox environments. These potentials are often very reducing, for example in the cytoplasm, but throughout the cell different potentials are maintained, comm... Read More about New equations for redox and nano-signal transduction.

Hydrogen peroxide is a common signal for darkness and ABA-induced stomatal closure in Pisum sativum L. (2004)
Journal Article
Desikan, R., Cheung, M., Clarke, A., Golding, S., Sagi, M., Fluhr, R., …Neill, S. (2004). Hydrogen peroxide is a common signal for darkness and ABA-induced stomatal closure in Pisum sativum L. Functional Plant Biology, 31(9), 913-920

The requirement for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation and action during stomatal closure induced by darkness and abscisic acid (ABA) was investigated in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Stomatal closure induced by darkness or ABA was inhibited by the H2O2-s... Read More about Hydrogen peroxide is a common signal for darkness and ABA-induced stomatal closure in Pisum sativum L..

Oxidative stress signalling (2003)
Book Chapter
Desikan, R., Hancock, J. T., & Neill, S. (2003). Oxidative stress signalling. In H. Hirt, & K. Shinozaki (Eds.), Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress (121-150). Springer-Verlag

Nitric oxide signalling in plants (2003)
Journal Article
Neill, S., Desikan, R., & Hancock, J. T. (2003). Nitric oxide signalling in plants. New Phytologist, 159(1), 11-35. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00804.x

Recently nitric oxide (NO) has emerged as a key signalling molecule in plants. Here we review the potential sources of endogenous NO, outline the biological processes likely to be mediated by NO, and discuss the downstream signalling processes by whi... Read More about Nitric oxide signalling in plants.

A new role for an old enzyme: Nitrate reductase-mediated nitric oxide generation is required for abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana (2002)
Journal Article
Desikan, R., Griffiths, R., Hancock, J. T., & Neill, S. (2002). A new role for an old enzyme: Nitrate reductase-mediated nitric oxide generation is required for abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(25), 16314-16318. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.252461999

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA), synthesized in response to water-deficit stress, induces stomatal closure via activation of complex signaling cascades. Recent work has established that nitric oxide (NO) is a key signaling molecule mediating AB... Read More about A new role for an old enzyme: Nitrate reductase-mediated nitric oxide generation is required for abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Cell signalling following plant/pathogen interactions involves the generation of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species (2002)
Journal Article
Hancock, J. T., Desikan, R., Clarke, A., Hurst, R. D., & Neill, S. (2002). Cell signalling following plant/pathogen interactions involves the generation of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 40(6-8), 611-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0981-9428%2802%2901403-1

It is now clear that reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and reactive nitrogen species, such as nitric oxide (NO), are produced by plant cells in response to a variety of stresses, including pathogen challenge. Such molec... Read More about Cell signalling following plant/pathogen interactions involves the generation of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species.

Hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide as signalling molecules in plants (2002)
Journal Article
Neill, S., Desikan, R., Clarke, A., Hurst, R. D., & Hancock, J. T. (2002). Hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide as signalling molecules in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53(372), 1237-1247

It is now clear that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitric oxide (NO) function as signalling molecules in plants. A wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses results in H2O2 generation, from a variety of sources. H2O2 is removed from cells via a number... Read More about Hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide as signalling molecules in plants.

Hydrogen peroxide signalling (2002)
Journal Article
Neill, S., Desikan, R., & Hancock, J. T. (2002). Hydrogen peroxide signalling. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 5(5), 388-395