L Kunst

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Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Expression of the wax-specific condensing enzyme CUT1 in Arabidopsis
    L Kunst
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Biochem Soc Trans 28:651-4. 2000
  2. ncbi Plant cuticles shine: advances in wax biosynthesis and export
    Ljerka Kunst
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada
    Curr Opin Plant Biol 12:721-7. 2009
  3. ncbi CUT1, an Arabidopsis gene required for cuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility, encodes a very-long-chain fatty acid condensing enzyme
    A A Millar
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Plant Cell 11:825-38. 1999
  4. ncbi Production of hydroxy fatty acids in the seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana
    M Smith
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Biochem Soc Trans 28:947-50. 2000
  5. ncbi Expression of the FAE1 gene and FAE1 promoter activity in developing seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana
    M Rossak
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    Plant Mol Biol 46:717-25. 2001
  6. ncbi A condensing enzyme from the seeds of Lesquerella fendleri that specifically elongates hydroxy fatty acids
    H Moon
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Plant Physiol 127:1635-43. 2001
  7. ncbi Biosynthesis and secretion of plant cuticular wax
    L Kunst
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
    Prog Lipid Res 42:51-80. 2003

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Expression of the wax-specific condensing enzyme CUT1 in Arabidopsis
    L Kunst
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Biochem Soc Trans 28:651-4. 2000
    ..Thus, the CUT1 promoter should be useful for genetic engineering applications that require epidermis-specific expression of genes...
  2. ncbi Plant cuticles shine: advances in wax biosynthesis and export
    Ljerka Kunst
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada
    Curr Opin Plant Biol 12:721-7. 2009
    ..However, major questions concerning alkane formation, intracellular and extracellular wax transport, regulation of wax deposition, and assembly of cuticular components into a functional cuticle remain to be resolved...
  3. ncbi CUT1, an Arabidopsis gene required for cuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility, encodes a very-long-chain fatty acid condensing enzyme
    A A Millar
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Plant Cell 11:825-38. 1999
    ..CUT1 is currently the only known gene with a clearly established function in wax production...
  4. ncbi Production of hydroxy fatty acids in the seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana
    M Smith
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Biochem Soc Trans 28:947-50. 2000
    ..Expression in yeast indicates that the castor hydroxylase also has a low level of desaturase activity...
  5. ncbi Expression of the FAE1 gene and FAE1 promoter activity in developing seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana
    M Rossak
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    Plant Mol Biol 46:717-25. 2001
    ....
  6. ncbi A condensing enzyme from the seeds of Lesquerella fendleri that specifically elongates hydroxy fatty acids
    H Moon
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Plant Physiol 127:1635-43. 2001
    ....
  7. ncbi Biosynthesis and secretion of plant cuticular wax
    L Kunst
    Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
    Prog Lipid Res 42:51-80. 2003
    ..The current review will, therefore, focus on Arabidopsis as a model for studying these processes...