Professor Matthew Morell has had an extensive career over four decades characterised by his focus on conducting and leading high-quality agricultural research that delivers benefits to the agriculture and food sectors, and to consumers. In leadership, Professor Morell has a track record in developing effective teams and working with institutions and their stakeholders to deliver innovations for the future.
As Director of QAAFI, Professor Morell is highly motivated by the opportunity to lead research programs that provide research and knowledge based solutions to many of the major big challenges of our times, including enhancing both profitability and sustainability in agricultural production, providing improved nutrition, building resilience in the face of climate change, and reducing the environmental footprint of agriculture, all in ways that protect and build the livelihoods of farmers and rural communities. The mission of QAAFI in providing benefits to Queensland through working closely with producers, the food industry, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and other research partners and stakeholders across the state, provides a highly fertile ground for conducting and delivering research that makes a significant difference to Queensland and its people. QAAFI has an important role serving as a focal point for Queensland in engaging nationally and internationally with global efforts to find solutions to global challenges in agriculture and food production.
Over the past seven years, Professor Morell led research in an international development context at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based in the Philippines. As IRRI’s CEO for the past five years, he led the institute’s affairs across 17 countries, set strategic direction in close consultation with its Board of Trustees, staff and stakeholders. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Professor Morell was IRRI’s Deputy Director General (Research), driving research and outreach programs across various dimensions of rice science including climate change-ready rice, healthier varieties, environmentally sustainable farming systems, and capacity development. In his leadership at IRRI, Professor Morell instilled a strong focus on both understanding and meeting the needs of stakeholders and beneficiaries, he strengthened IRRIs regional presence, particularly through the establishment of the IRRI South Asia Research Centre, and drove modernisation of the Institute's research operations to be more effective and efficient.
Before joining IRRI, Professor Morell worked for 17 years at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), where he initiated, developed, and led a research program on future grains and plant oil production. Dr Morell has extensive experience in working closely with industry and in identifying, protecting, and managing intellectual property. His work at CSIRO resulted in the formation of two spin off companies which have commercialised novel grains delivering human health benefits. He holds a PhD in agricultural chemistry from the University of Sydney; conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Davis; and was a research fellow at the Australian National University. He is an Academy Fellow of the International Association of Cereal Chemists and of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering of Australia. (ATSE).
Journal Article: Dissecting the genome-wide genetic variants of milling and appearance quality traits in rice
Misra, Gopal, Anacleto, Roslen, Badoni, Saurabh, Butardo, Vito, Molina, Lilia, Graner, Andreas, Demont, Matty, Morell, Matthew K. and Sreenivasulu, Nese (2019). Dissecting the genome-wide genetic variants of milling and appearance quality traits in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70 (19), 5115-5130. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz256
Anacleto, Roslen, Badoni, Saurabh, Parween, Sabiha, Butardo, Vito M., Misra, Gopal, Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Kuhlmann, Markus, Trinidad, Trinidad P., Mallillin, Aida C., Acuin, Cecilia, Bird, Anthony R., Morell, Matthew K. and Sreenivasulu, Nese (2019). Integrating a genome-wide association study with a large-scale transcriptome analysis to predict genetic regions influencing the glycaemic index and texture in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 17 (7), 1261-1275. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13051
Journal Article: Art and science as creative catalysts
Gates-Stuart, Eleanor, Nguyen, Chuong, Adcock, Matt, Bradley, Jay, Morell, Matthew and Lovell, David (2016). Art and science as creative catalysts. Leonardo, 49 (5), 452-453. doi: 10.1162/LEON_a_01065
(2022–2027) Trailblazer Universities Program
Research Funding Agreement for Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
(2015–2028) Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
(2015–2023) Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
(2015) Doctor Philosophy
Regina, A., Rahman, S., Li, Z. and Morell, M. K. (2015). Starch: synthesis. Encyclopedia of food grains. (pp. 181-189) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394437-5.00094-2
Barley foods and public health
Topping, David and Morell, Matthew (2014). Barley foods and public health. Barley: chemistry and technology. (pp. 223-231) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-891127-79-3.50009-3
Genetically modified starch: state of art and perspectives
Regina, Ahmed, Li, Zhongyi, Morell, Matthew K. and Jobling, Stephen A. (2014). Genetically modified starch: state of art and perspectives. Starch polymers: from genetic engineering to green applications. (pp. 13-29) San Diego, CA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53730-0.00019-1
Resistant starch and human health
Topping, D. L., Segal, I., Regina, A., Conlon, M. A., Bajka, B. H., Toden, S., Clarke, J. M., Morell, M. K. and Bird, A. R. (2010). Resistant starch and human health. Dietary Fibre: New Frontiers for Food and Health. (pp. 311-321) Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-692-2
Stone, Bruce and Morell, Matthew K. (2009). Carbohydrates. Wheat: Chemistry and Technology: Fourth Edition. (pp. 299-362) Elsevier Inc.. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-891127-55-7.50016-1
Bubbles in Bread: Is the Answer in the Genes?
Mann, Gülay, Diffey, Simon, Rampling, Lynette, Nath, Zena, Kutty, Ibrahim, Leyne, P. Emmett, Azanza, F., Quail, Ken J., Smith, Alison, Cullis, Brian and Morell, Matthew K. (2008). Bubbles in Bread: Is the Answer in the Genes?. Bubbles in Food 2: Novelty, Health and Luxury. (pp. 307-310) Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-891127-59-5.50034-1
Resistant Starch as A Contributor to the Health Benefits of Whole Grains
Topping, David, Bird, Anthony, Toden, Shusuke, Conlon, Michael, Noakes, Manny, King, Roger, Mann, Gulay, Li, Zhong Yi and Morell, Matthew (2007). Resistant Starch as A Contributor to the Health Benefits of Whole Grains. Whole Grains and Health. (pp. 219-228) Ames, Iowa, USA: Blackwell Publishing Professional. doi: 10.1002/9780470277607.ch17
Control of Starch Biosynthesis in Vascular Plants and Algae
Morell, Matthew K., Li, Zhongyi, Regina, Ahmed, Rahman, Sadiq, D'Hulst, Christophe and Ball, Steven G. (2007). Control of Starch Biosynthesis in Vascular Plants and Algae. Annual Plant Reviews. (pp. 258-289) Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9780470988640.ch10
Modifying flour to improve functionality
Howitt, C. A., Tamás, L., Solomon, R. G., Gras, P. W., Morell, M. K., Békés, F. and Appels, R. (2003). Modifying flour to improve functionality. Bread Making: Improving Quality. (pp. 220-252) Elsevier Inc.. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-85573-553-8.50015-0
Dissecting the genome-wide genetic variants of milling and appearance quality traits in rice
Misra, Gopal, Anacleto, Roslen, Badoni, Saurabh, Butardo, Vito, Molina, Lilia, Graner, Andreas, Demont, Matty, Morell, Matthew K. and Sreenivasulu, Nese (2019). Dissecting the genome-wide genetic variants of milling and appearance quality traits in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70 (19), 5115-5130. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz256
Anacleto, Roslen, Badoni, Saurabh, Parween, Sabiha, Butardo, Vito M., Misra, Gopal, Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Kuhlmann, Markus, Trinidad, Trinidad P., Mallillin, Aida C., Acuin, Cecilia, Bird, Anthony R., Morell, Matthew K. and Sreenivasulu, Nese (2019). Integrating a genome-wide association study with a large-scale transcriptome analysis to predict genetic regions influencing the glycaemic index and texture in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 17 (7), 1261-1275. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13051
Art and science as creative catalysts
Gates-Stuart, Eleanor, Nguyen, Chuong, Adcock, Matt, Bradley, Jay, Morell, Matthew and Lovell, David (2016). Art and science as creative catalysts. Leonardo, 49 (5), 452-453. doi: 10.1162/LEON_a_01065
Belobrajdic, Damien P., Hino, Shingo, Kondo, Takashi, Jobling, Stephen A., Morell, Matthew K., Topping, David L., Morita, Tatsuya and Bird, Anthony R. (2016). High wholegrain barley β-glucan lowers food intake but does not alter small intestinal macronutrient digestibility in ileorectostomised rats. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 67 (6), 678-685. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1194811
Ral, Jean-Philippe, Whan, Alex, Larroque, Oscar, Leyne, Emmett, Pritchard, Jeni, Dielen, Anne-Sophie, Howitt, Crispin A., Morell, Matthew K. and Newberry, Marcus (2016). Engineering high α-amylase levels in wheat grain lowers Falling Number but improves baking properties. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14 (1), 364-376. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12390
Bowerman, Andrew F., Newberry, Marcus, Dielen, Anne-Sophie, Whan, Alex, Larroque, Oscar, Pritchard, Jenifer, Gubler, Frank, Howitt, Crispin A., Pogson, Barry J., Morell, Matthew K. and Ral, Jean-Philippe (2016). Suppression of glucan, water dikinase in the endosperm alters wheat grain properties, germination and coleoptile growth. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14 (1), 398-408. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12394
A genetic strategy generating wheat with very high amylose content
Regina, Ahmed, Berbezy, Pierre, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Li, Suzhi, Cmiel, Mark, Larroque, Oscar, Bird, Anthony R., Swain, Steve M., Cavanagh, Colin, Jobling, Stephen A., Li, Zhongyi and Morell, Matthew (2015). A genetic strategy generating wheat with very high amylose content. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 13 (9), 1276-1286. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12345
Luo, Jixun, Ahmed, Regina, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Larroque, Oscar, Butardo, Vito M., Tanner, Greg J., Colgrave, Michelle L., Upadhyaya, Narayana M., Tetlow, Ian J., Emes, Michael J., Millar, Anthony, Jobling, Stepen A., Morell, Matthew K. and Li, Zhongyi (2015). The different effects of starch synthase IIa mutations or variation on endosperm amylose content of barley, wheat and rice are determined by the distribution of starch synthase I and starch branching enzyme IIb between the starch granule and amyloplast st. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 128 (7), 1407-1419. doi: 10.1007/s00122-015-2515-z
Patten, Glen S., Kerr, Caroline A., Dunne, Robert A., Shaw, Janet M., Bird, Anthony R., Regina, Ahmed, Morell, Matthew K., Lockett, Trevor J., Molloy, Peter L., Abeywardena, Mahinda Y., Topping, David L. and Conlon, Michael A. (2015). Resistant starch alters colonic contractility and expression of related genes in rats fed a western diet. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 60 (6), 1624-1632. doi: 10.1007/s10620-015-3537-8
Ahmed, Zaheer, Tetlow, Ian J., Ahmed, Regina, Morell, Matthew K. and Emes, Michael J. (2015). Protein-protein interactions among enzymes of starch biosynthesis in high-amylose barley genotypes reveal differential roles of heteromeric enzyme complexes in the synthesis of A and B granules. Plant Science, 233, 95-106. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.12.016
Shrestha, Ashok K., Blazek, Jaroslav, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Dhital, Sushil, Larroque, Oscar, Morell, Matthew K., Gilbert, Elliot P. and Gidley, Michael J. (2015). Molecular, mesoscopic and microscopic structure evolution during amylase digestion of extruded maize and high amylose maize starches. Carbohydrate Polymers, 118, 224-234. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.11.025
Motivations for avoiding wheat consumption in Australia: results from a population survey
Golley, Sinéad, Corsini, Nadia, Topping, David, Morell, Matthew and Mohr, Philip (2015). Motivations for avoiding wheat consumption in Australia: results from a population survey. Public Health Nutrition, 18 (3), 490-499. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014000652
Luo, Jixun, Jobling, Stephen A, Millar, Anthony, Morell, Matthew K. and Li, Zhongyi (2015). Allelic effects on starch structure and properties of six starch biosynthetic genes in a rice recombinant inbred line population. Rice, 8 (1) 15, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12284-015-0046-5
Belobrajdic, Damien P., Jobling, Stephen A., Morell, Matthew K., Taketa, Shin and Bird, Anthony R. (2015). Wholegrain barley β-glucan fermentation does not improve glucose tolerance in rats fed a high-fat diet. Nutrition Research, 35 (2), 162-168. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2014.12.006
Whan, Alex, Dielen, Anne-Sophie, Mieog, Jos, Bowerman, Andrew F., Robinson, Hannah M., Byrne, Keren, Colgrave, Michelle, Larkin, Philip J., Howitt, Crispin A., Morell, Matthew K. and Ral, Jean-Philippe (2014). Engineering α-amylase levels in wheat grain suggests a highly sophisticated level of carbohydrate regulation during development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65 (18), 5443-5457. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eru299
New perspectives on the role of α- and β-amylases in transient starch synthesis
Wu, Alex Chi, Ral, Jean-Philippe, Morell, Matthew K. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2014). New perspectives on the role of α- and β-amylases in transient starch synthesis. PLoS One, 9 (6) e100498, e100498.1-e100498.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100498
Rebetzke, Greg J., Verbyla, Arunas P., Verbyla, Klara L., Morell, Matthew K. and Cavanagh, Colin R. (2014). Use of a large multiparent wheat mapping population in genomic dissection of coleoptile and seedling growth. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 12 (2), 219-230. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12130
Wang, Shichen, Wong, Debbie, Forrest, Kerrie, Allen, Alexandra, Chao, Shiaoman, Huang, Bevan E., Maccaferri, Marco, Salvi, Silvio, Milner, Sara G., Cattivelli, Luigi, Mastrangelo, Anna M., Whan, Alex, Stephen, Stuart, Barker, Gary, Wieseke, Ralf, Plieske, Joerg, Lillemo, Morten, Mather, Diane, Appels, Rudi, Dolferus, Rudy, Brown-Guedira, Gina, Korol, Abraham, Akhunova, Alina R., Feuillet, Catherine, Salse, Jerome, Morgante, Michele, Pozniak, Curtis, Luo, Ming-Cheng, Dvorak, Jan ... Akhunov, Eduard (2014). Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 12 (6), 787-796. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12183
Mcmaugh, Stephen J., Thistleton, Jenny L., Anschaw, Emma, Luo, Jixun, Konik-Rose, Christine, Wang, Hong, Huang, Min, Larroque, Oscar, Regina, Ahmed, Jobling, Stephen A., Morell, Matthew K. and Li, Zhongyi (2014). Suppression of starch synthase I expression affects the granule morphology and granule size and fine structure of starch in wheat endosperm. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65 (8), 2189-2201. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eru095
Chanvrier, Hélène, Appelqvist, Ingrid A.M., Li, Zhongyi, Morell, Matthew K. and Lillford, Peter J. (2013). Processing high amylose wheat varieties with a capillary rheometer: Structure and thermomechanical properties of products. Food Research International, 53 (1), 73-80. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.03.040
Characterization of starch phosphorylases in barley grains
Higgins, Jody E., Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Li, Zhongyi, Howitt, Crispin A., Larroque, Oscar, Flanagan, Bernadine, Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (2013). Characterization of starch phosphorylases in barley grains. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 93 (9), 2137-2145. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.6019
Wu, Alex Chi, Morell, Matthew K. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2013). A parameterized model of amylopectin synthesis provides key insights into the synthesis of granular starch. PLoS One, 8 (6) e65768, e65768.1-e65768.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065768
Cavanagh, Colin R., Chao, Shiaoman, Wang, Shichen, Huang, Bevan Emma, Stephen, Stuart, Kiani, Seifollah, Forrest, Kerrie, Saintenac, Cyrille, Brown-Guedira, Gina L., Akhunova, Alina, See, Deven, Bai, Guihua, Pumphrey, Michael, Tomar, Luxmi, Wong, Debbie, Kong, Stephan, Reynolds, Matthew, Da Silva, Marta Lopez, Bockelman, Harold, Talbert, Luther, Anderson, James A., Dreisigacker, Susanne, Baenziger, Stephen, Carter, Arron, Korzun, Viktor, Morrell, Peter Laurent, Dubcovsky, Jorge, Morell, Matthew K., Sorrells, Mark E. ... Akhunov, Eduard (2013). Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (20), 8057-8062. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1217133110
Ral, Jean-Philippe, Bowerman, Andrew F., Li, Zhongyi, Sirault, Xavier, Furbank, Robert, Pritchard, Jenifer R., Bloemsma, Marianne, Cavanagh, Colin R., Howitt, Crispin A. and Morell, Matthew K (2013). Corrigendum to Down-regulation of glucan, water-dikinase activity in wheat endosperm increases vegetative biomass and yield [Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10, 7 (2012) 871-882]. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 11 (3), 390-391. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12046
Applications of heterogeneous computing in computational and simulation science
Domanski, Luke, Bednarz, Tomasz, Gureyev, Timur, Murray, Lawrence, Huang, Bevan Emma, Nesterets, Yakov, Thompson, Darren, Jones, Emlyn, Cavanagh, Colin, Wang, Dadong, Vallotton, Pascal, Sun, Changming, Khassapov, Alex, Stevenson, Andrew, Mayo, Sheridan, Morell, Matthew, George, Andrew W. and Taylor, John A. (2013). Applications of heterogeneous computing in computational and simulation science. International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, 8 (3), 240-252. doi: 10.1504/IJCSE.2013.055356
Liu, Fushan, Romanova, Nadya, Lee, Elizabeth A., Ahmed, Regina, Evans, Martin, Gilbert, Elliot P., Morell, Matthew K., Emes, Michael J. and Tetlow, Ian J. (2012). Glucan affinity of starch synthase IIa determines binding of starch synthase I and starch-branching enzyme IIb to starch granules. Biochemical Journal, 448 (3), 373-387. doi: 10.1042/BJ20120573
Biomolecular analyses of starch and starch granule proteins in the high-amylose rice mutant goami 2
Butardo, Vito M., Dara Daygon, Venea, Colgrave, Michelle L., Campbell, Peter M., Resurreccion, Adoracion, Paula Cuevas, Rosa, Jobling, Stephen A., Tetlow, Ian, Rahman, Sadequr, Morell, Matthew and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2012). Biomolecular analyses of starch and starch granule proteins in the high-amylose rice mutant goami 2. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60 (46), 11576-11585. doi: 10.1021/jf303205p
A multiparent advanced generation inter-cross population for genetic analysis in wheat
Huang, Bevan E., George, Andrew W., Forrest, Kerrie L., Kilian, Andrzej, Hayden, Matthew J., Morell, Matthew K. and Cavanagh, Colin R. (2012). A multiparent advanced generation inter-cross population for genetic analysis in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10 (7), 826-839. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00702.x
Shrestha, Ashok K., Blazek, Jaroslav, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Dhital, Sushil, Larroque, Oscar, Morell, Matthew K., Gilbert, Elliot P. and Gidley, Michael J. (2012). Molecular, mesoscopic and microscopic structure evolution during amylase digestion of maize starch granules. Carbohydrate Polymers, 90 (1), 23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.04.041
Bread matters: a national initiative to profile the genetic diversity of Australian wheat
Edwards, David, Wilcox, Stephen, Barrero, Roberto A., Fleury, Delphine, Cavanagh, Colin R., Forrest, Kerrie L., Hayden, Matthew J., Moolhuijzen, Paula, Keeble-Gagnere, Gabriel, Bellgard, Matthew I., Lorenc, Michal T., Shang, Catherine A., Baumann, Ute, Taylor, Jennifer M., Morell, Matthew K., Langridge, Peter, Appels, Rudi and Fitzgerald, Anna (2012). Bread matters: a national initiative to profile the genetic diversity of Australian wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10 (6), 703-708. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00717.x
Fructan extracts from wheat stem and barley grain stimulate large bowel fermentation in rats
Belobrajdic, Damien P., Jenkins, Colin L.D., Bushell, Rhys, Morell, Matthew K. and Bird, Anthony R. (2012). Fructan extracts from wheat stem and barley grain stimulate large bowel fermentation in rats. Nutrition Research, 32 (8), 599-606. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2012.06.009
Regina, Ahmed, Blazek, Jaroslav, Gilbert, Elliot, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Gidley, Michael J., Cavanagh, Colin, Ral, Jean-Philippe, Larroque, Oscar, Bird, Anthony R., Li, Zhongyi and Morell, Matthew K. (2012). Differential effects of genetically distinct mechanisms of elevating amylose on barley starch characteristics. Carbohydrate Polymers, 89 (3), 979-991. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.04.054
Conlon, Michael A., Kerr, Caroline A., McSweeney, Christopher S., Dunne, Robert A., Shaw, Janet M., Kang, Seungha, Bird, Anthony R., Morell, Matthew K., Lockett, Trevor J., Molloy, Peter L., Regina, Ahmed, Toden, Shusuke, Clarke, Julie M. and Topping, David L. (2012). Resistant starches protect against colonic DNA damage and alter microbiota and gene expression in rats fed a Western diet. The Journal of Nutrition, 142 (5), 832-840. doi: 10.3945/jn.111.147660
New cereal value chain: From seed to sewage
Morell, M. K. (2012). New cereal value chain: From seed to sewage. Cereal Foods World, 57 (2), 44-49. doi: 10.1094/CFW-57-2-0044
Liu, Fushan, Ahmed, Zaheer, Lee, Elizabeth A., Donner, Elizabeth, Liu, Qiang, Ahmed, Regina, Morell, Matthew K., Emes, Michael J. and Tetlow, Ian J. (2012). Allelic variants of the amylose extender mutation of maize demonstrate phenotypic variation in starch structure resulting from modified protein-protein interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63 (3), 1167-1183. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err341
Ral, Jean-Philippe, Bowerman, Andrew F., Li, Zhongyi, Sirault, Xavier, Furbank, Robert, Pritchard, Jenifer R., Bloemsma, Marianne, Cavanagh, Colin R., Howitt, Crispin A. and Morell, Matthew K. (2012). Down-regulation of Glucan, Water-Dikinase activity in wheat endosperm increases vegetative biomass and yield. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10 (7), 871-882. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00711.x
Butardo, Vito M., Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Bird, Anthony R., Gidley, Michael J., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Larroque, Oscar, Resurreccion, Adoracion P., Laidlaw, Hunter K. C., Jobling, Stephen A., Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (2011). Impact of down-regulation of starch branching enzyme IIb in rice by artificial microRNA- and hairpin RNA-mediated RNA silencing. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62 (14), 4927-4941. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err188
Li, Zhongyi, Li, Dehong, Du, Xihua, Wang, Hong, Larroque, Oscar, Jenkins, Colin L. D., Jobling, Stephen A. and Morell, Matthew K. (2011). The barley amo1 locus is tightly linked to the starch synthase IIIa gene and negatively regulates expression of granule-bound starch synthetic genes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62 (14), 5217-5231. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err239
Identification of a major genetic determinant of glycaemic index in rice
Fitzgerald, M. A., Rahman, S., Resurreccion, A. P., Concepcion, J., Daygon, V. D., Dipti, S. S., Kabir, K. A., Klingner, B., Morell, M. K. and Bird, A. R. (2011). Identification of a major genetic determinant of glycaemic index in rice. Rice, 4 (2), 66-74. doi: 10.1007/s12284-011-9073-z
A survey of β-glucan and arabinoxylan content in wheat
Pritchard, Jenifer R., Lawrence, Gregory J., Larroque, Oscar, Li, Zhongyi, Laidlaw, Hunter K.C., Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (2011). A survey of β-glucan and arabinoxylan content in wheat. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91 (7), 1298-1303. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4316
A high-throughput method for the detection of homoeologous gene deletions in hexaploid wheat
Fitzgerald, Timothy L., Kazan, Kemal, Li, Zhongyi, Morell, Matthew K. and Manners, John M. (2010). A high-throughput method for the detection of homoeologous gene deletions in hexaploid wheat. BMC Plant Biology, 10 264. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-264
Engagement with dietary fibre and receptiveness to resistant starch in Australia
Mohr, Philip, Quinn, Sinéad, Morell, Matthew and Topping, David (2010). Engagement with dietary fibre and receptiveness to resistant starch in Australia. Public Health Nutrition, 13 (11), 1915-1922. doi: 10.1017/S1368980010000789
Changes in starch physical characteristics following digestion of foods in the human small intestine
Zhou, Zhongkai, Topping, David L., Morell, Matthew K. and Bird, Anthony R. (2010). Changes in starch physical characteristics following digestion of foods in the human small intestine. British Journal of Nutrition, 104 (4), 573-581. doi: 10.1017/S0007114510000875
Sponge and dough bread making: Genetic and phenotypic relationships with wheat quality traits
Cavanagh, Colin R., Taylor, Julian, Larroque, Oscar, Coombes, Neil, Verbyla, Arunas P., Nath, Zena, Kutty, Ibrahim, Rampling, Lynette, Butow, Barbara, Ral, Jean-Philippe, Tomoskozi, Sandor, Balazs, Gabor, Békés, Ferenc, Mann, Gulay, Quail, Ken J., Southan, Michael, Morell, Matthew K. and Newberry, Marcus (2010). Sponge and dough bread making: Genetic and phenotypic relationships with wheat quality traits. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 121 (5), 815-828. doi: 10.1007/s00122-010-1352-3
Using chain-length distributions to diagnose genetic diversity in starch biosynthesis
Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Daygon, Venea Dara, Morell, Matthew K., Gilbert, Robert G. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2010). Using chain-length distributions to diagnose genetic diversity in starch biosynthesis. Carbohydrate Polymers, 81 (1), 120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.02.004
Raman, Harsh, Stodart, B. J., Cavanagh, Colin, MacKay, M., Morell, Matthew, Milgate, Andrew and Martin, Peter (2010). Molecular diversity and genetic structure of modern and traditional landrace cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Crop and Pasture Science, 61 (3), 222-229. doi: 10.1071/CP09093
Regina, Ahmed, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Ling, Samuel, Li, Zhongyi, Rahman, Sadequr and Morell, Matthew (2010). Control of starch branching in barley defined through differential RNAi suppression of starch branching enzyme IIa and IIb. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61 (5), 1469-1482. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erq011
Mann, Gulay, Diffey, Simon, Cullis, Brian, Azanza, Fermin, Martin, David, Kelly, Alison, McIntyre, Lynne, Schmidt, Adele, Ma, Wujun, Nath, Zena, Kutty, Ibrahim, Leyne, P. Emmett, Rampling, Lynette, Quail, Ken J. and Morell, Matthew K. (2009). Genetic control of wheat quality: interactions between chromosomal regions determining protein content and composition, dough rheology, and sponge and dough baking properties. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 118 (8), 1519-1537. doi: 10.1007/s00122-009-1000-y
Resistant starches as a vehicle for delivering health benefits to the human large bowel
Topping, David L., Bajka, Balazs H., Bird, Anthony R., Clarke, Julie M., Cobiac, Lynne, Conlon, Michael A., Morell, Matthew K. and Toden, Shusuke (2008). Resistant starches as a vehicle for delivering health benefits to the human large bowel. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 20 (2), 103-108. doi: 10.1080/08910600802106541
Bird, Anthony R., Vuaran, Michelle S., King, Roger A., Noakes, Manny, Keogh, Jennifer, Morell, Matthew K. and Topping, David L. (2008). Wholegrain foods made from a novel high-amylose barley variety (Himalaya 292) improve indices of bowel health in human subjects. British Journal of Nutrition, 99 (5), 1032-1040. doi: 10.1017/S000711450783902X
King, R. A., Noakes, M., Bird, A. R., Morell, M. K. and Topping, D. L. (2008). An extruded breakfast cereal made from a high amylose barley cultivar has a low glycemic index and lower plasma insulin response than one made from a standard barley. Journal of Cereal Science, 48 (2), 526-530. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2007.11.009
Clarke, Bryan, Liang, R., Morell, M. K., Bird, A. R., Jenkins, C. L.D. and Li, Z. (2008). Gene expression in a starch synthase IIa mutant of barley: Changes in the level of gene transcription and grain composition. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 8 (3), 211-221. doi: 10.1007/s10142-007-0070-7
Structural and molecular basis of starch viscosity in hexaploid wheat
Ral, J. P., Cavanagh, C. R., Larroque, O., Regina, A. and Morell, M. K. (2008). Structural and molecular basis of starch viscosity in hexaploid wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56 (11), 4188-4197. doi: 10.1021/jf800124f
Tetlow, Ian J., Beisel, Kim G., Cameron, Scott, Makhmoudova, Amina, Liu, Fushan, Bresolin, Nicole S., Wait, Robin, Morell, Matthew K. and Emes, Michael J. (2008). Analysis of protein complexes in wheat amyloplasts reveals functional interactions among starch biosynthetic enzymes. Plant Physiology, 146 (4), 1878-1891. doi: 10.1104/pp.108.116244
From mutations to MAGIC: resources for gene discovery, validation and delivery in crop plants
Beyer, Peter, Morell, Matthew, Mackay, Ian and Powell, Wayne (2008). From mutations to MAGIC: resources for gene discovery, validation and delivery in crop plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 11 (2), 215-221. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.01.002
Genetic contributions to agricultural sustainability
Dennis, Elizabeth S., Ellis, Jeffrey, Green, Allan, Llewellyn, Danny, Morell, Matthew, Tabe, Linda and Peacock, W. J. (2008). Genetic contributions to agricultural sustainability. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363 (1491), 591-609. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2007.2172
Mann, Gülay, Diffey, Simon, Allen, Helen, Pumpa, Jennifer, Nath, Zena, Morell, Matthew K., Cullis, Brian and Smith, Alison (2008). Comparison of small-scale and large-scale mixing characteristics: Correlations between small-scale and large-scale mixing and extensional characteristics of wheat flour dough. Journal of Cereal Science, 47 (1), 90-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2007.03.001
Chanvrier, Hélène, Appelqvist, Ingrid A. M., Bird, Anthony R., Gilbert, Elliot, Htoon, Aung, Li, Zhongyi, Lillford, Peter J., Lopez-Rubio, Amparo, Morell, Matthew K. and Topping, David L. (2007). Processing of novel elevated amylose wheats: functional properties and starch digestibility of extruded products. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55 (25), 10248-10257. doi: 10.1021/jf0718650
Mueller-Cajar, Oliver, Morell, Matthew and Whitney, Spencer M. (2007). Directed evolution of Rubisco in Escherichia coli reveals a specificity-determining hydrogen bond in the form II enzyme. Biochemistry, 46 (49), 14067-14074. doi: 10.1021/bi700820a
Resistant starch in cereals: Exploiting genetic engineering and genetic variation
Rahman, Sadequr, Bird, Anthony, Regina, Ahmed, Li, Zhongyi, Philippe Ral, Jean, McMaugh, Steve, Topping, David and Morell, Matthew (2007). Resistant starch in cereals: Exploiting genetic engineering and genetic variation. Journal of Cereal Science, 46 (3), 251-260. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2007.05.001
Bioengineering cereal carbohydrates to improve human health
Regina, A., Bird, A. R., Li, Z., Rahman, S., Mann, G., Chanliaud, E., Berbezy, P., Topping, D. and Morell, M. K. (2007). Bioengineering cereal carbohydrates to improve human health. Cereal Foods World, 52 (4), 182-188. doi: 10.1094/CFW-52-4-0182
Multiple effects of the starch synthase II mutation in developing wheat endosperm
Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Li, Zhongyi, Larroque, Oscar, Regina, Ahmed, Yamamori, Makoto, Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (2007). Multiple effects of the starch synthase II mutation in developing wheat endosperm. Functional Plant Biology, 34 (5), 431-438. doi: 10.1071/FP06288
Effects of starch synthase IIa gene dosage on grain, protein and starch in endosperm of wheat
Konik-Rose, C., Thistleton, J., Chanvrier, H., Tan, I., Halley, P., Gidley, M., Kosar-Hashemi, B., Wang, H., Larroque, O., Ikea, J., McMaugh, S., Regina, A., Rahman, S., Morell, M. and Li, Z. Y. (2007). Effects of starch synthase IIa gene dosage on grain, protein and starch in endosperm of wheat. Theoretical And Applied Genetics, 115 (8), 1053-1065. doi: 10.1007/s00122-007-0631-0
Ral, Jean-Philippe, Colleoni, Christophe, Wattebled, Fabrice, Dauvillée, David, Nempont, Clément, Deschamps, Philippe, Li, Zhongyi, Morell, Matthew K., Chibbar, Ravindra, Purton, Saul, D'Hulst, Christophe and Ball, Steven G. (2006). Circadian clock regulation of starch metabolism establishes GBSSI as a major contributor to amylopectin synthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiology, 142 (1), 305-317. doi: 10.1104/pp.106.081885
An integrated approach to predicting end-product quality of wheat
Békés, F., Kemény, S. and Morell, M. (2006). An integrated approach to predicting end-product quality of wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, 25 (2), 155-162. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2006.04.008
Characterisation of disproportionating enzyme from wheat endosperm
Bresolin, Nicole S., Li, Zhongyi, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Tetlow, Ian J., Chatterjee, Manash, Rahman, Sadequr, Morell, Matthew K. and Howitt, Crispin A. (2006). Characterisation of disproportionating enzyme from wheat endosperm. Planta, 224 (1), 20-31. doi: 10.1007/s00425-005-0187-7
Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Irwin, Jennifer A., Higgins, Jody, Rahman, Sadequr and Morell, Matthew K. (2006). Isolation, identification and characterisation of starch-interacting proteins by 2-D affinity electrophoresis. Electrophoresis, 27 (9), 1832-1839. doi: 10.1002/elps.200500400
Expression of bacterial starch-binding domains in Arabidopsis increases starch granule size
Howitt, Crispin A., Rahman, Sadequr and Morell, Matthew K. (2006). Expression of bacterial starch-binding domains in Arabidopsis increases starch granule size. Functional Plant Biology, 33 (3), 257-266. doi: 10.1071/FP05277
High-amylose wheat generated by RNA interference improves indices of large-bowel health in rats
Regina, Ahmed, Bird, Anthony, Topping, David, Bowden, Sarah, Freeman, Judy, Barsby, Tina, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Li, Zhongyi, Rahman, Sadequr and Morell, Matthew (2006). High-amylose wheat generated by RNA interference improves indices of large-bowel health in rats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103 (10), 3546-3551. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0510737103
Comparison of small-scale and large-scale extensibility of dough produced from wheat flour
Mann, Gulay, Allen, Helen, Morell, Matthew K., Nath, Zena, Martin, Peter, Oliver, John, Cullis, Brian and Smith, Alison (2005). Comparison of small-scale and large-scale extensibility of dough produced from wheat flour. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 56 (12), 1387-1394. doi: 10.1071/AR05132
Kubo, Akiko, Rahman, Sadequr, Utsumi, Yoshinori, Li, Zhongyi, Mukai, Yasuhiko, Yamamoto, Maki, Ugaki, Masashi, Harada, Kyuya, Satoh, Hikaru, Konik-Rose, Christine, Morell, Matthew and Nakamura, Yasunori (2005). Complementation of sugary-1 phenotype in rice endosperm with the wheat isoamylase1 gene supports a direct role for isoamylase1 in amylopectin biosynthesis. Plant Physiology, 137 (1), 43-56. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051359
Mann, G., Leyne, E., Li, Z. and Morell, M. K. (2005). Effects of a novel barley, Himalaya 292, on rheological and breadmaking properties of wheat and barley doughs. Cereal Chemistry, 82 (6), 626-632. doi: 10.1094/CC-82-0626
Regina, Ahmed, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Li, Zhongyi, Pedler, Andrew, Mukai, Yasuhiko, Yamamoto, Maki, Gale, Kevin, Sharp, Peter J., Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (2005). Starch branching enzyme IIb in wheat is expressed at low levels in the endosperm compared to other cereals and encoded at a non-syntenic locus. Planta, 222 (5), 899-909. doi: 10.1007/s00425-005-0032-z
A small-scale spectrophotometric method for determining starch gelatinisation
Howitt, Crispin A., Gianibelli, M. Cristina, Naved, Apala F. and Morell, Matthew K. (2005). A small-scale spectrophotometric method for determining starch gelatinisation. Starch/Staerke, 57 (10), 505-510. doi: 10.1002/star.200400319
Ma, W., Appels, R., Bekes, F., Larroque, O., Morell, M. K. and Gale, K. R. (2005). Genetic characterisation of dough rheological properties in a wheat doubled haploid population: Additive genetic effects and epistatic interactions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 111 (3), 410-422. doi: 10.1007/s00122-005-2001-0
Role of the Escherichia coli glgX gene in glycogen metabolism
Dauvillée, David, Kinderf, Isabelle S., Li, Zhongyi, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Samuel, Michael S., Rampling, Lynette, Ball, Steven and Morell, Matthew K. (2005). Role of the Escherichia coli glgX gene in glycogen metabolism. Journal of Bacteriology, 187 (4), 1465-1473. doi: 10.1128/JB.187.4.1465-1473.2005
Towards the rational design of cereal starches
Morell, Matthew K. and Myers, Alan M. (2005). Towards the rational design of cereal starches. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 8 (2), 204-210. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2005.01.009
Li, Zhongyi, Huang, Bingyan, Rampling, Lynette, Wang, Jun, Yu, Jun, Morell, Matthew and Rahman, Sadequr (2004). Detailed comparison between the wheat chromosome group 7 short arms and the rice chromosome arms 6S and 8L with special reference to genes involved in starch biosynthesis. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 4 (4), 231-240. doi: 10.1007/s10142-004-0116-z
Recent developments in understanding the regulation of starch metabolism in higher plants
Tetlow, Ian J., Morell, Matthew K. and Emes, Michael J. (2004). Recent developments in understanding the regulation of starch metabolism in higher plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55 (406), 2131-2145. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erh248
Characterization of low-molecular-weight glutenin genes in Aegilops tauschii
Johal, J., Gianibelli, M. C., Rahman, S., Morell, M. K. and Gale, K. R. (2004). Characterization of low-molecular-weight glutenin genes in Aegilops tauschii. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 109 (5), 1028-1040. doi: 10.1007/s00122-004-1711-z
Frontier food technologies - Australia looks ahead
Stephens, Bill, Cox, David, Green, Allan, Preston, Nigel, Chalmers, Andrew, Koltunow, Anna, Trowell, Stephen, Morell, Matthew, Cameron, Fiona and Lee, Bruce (2004). Frontier food technologies - Australia looks ahead. Food Science and Technology, 18 (3), 40-41.
Regina, Ahmed, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Li, Zhongyi, Rampling, Lynette, Cmiel, Mark, Gianibelli, Maria C., Konik-Rose, Christine, Larroque, Oscar, Rahman, Sadequr and Morell, Matthew K. (2004). Multiple isoforms of starch branching enzyme-I in wheat: Lack of the major SBE-I isoform does not alter starch phenotype. Functional Plant Biology, 31 (6), 591-601. doi: 10.1071/FP03193
Tetlow, Ian J., Wait, Robin, Lu, Zhenxiao, Akkasaeng, Rut, Bowsher, Caroline G., Esposito, Sergio, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Morell, Matthew K. and Emes, Michael J. (2004). Protein phosphorylation in amyloplasts regulates starch branching enzyme activity and protein-protein interactions. Plant Cell, 16 (3), 694-708. doi: 10.1105/tpc.017400
Synthesis of resistant starches in plants
Morell, Matthew K., Konik-Rose, Christine, Ahmed, Regina, Li, Zhongyi and Rahman, Sadiq (2004). Synthesis of resistant starches in plants. Journal of AOAC International, 87 (3), 740-748. doi: 10.1093/jaoac/87.3.740
Resistant starch and health - Himalaya 292, a novel barley cultivar to deliver benefits to consumers
Topping, David L., Morell, Matthew K., King, Roger A., Li, Zhongyi, Bird, Anthony R. and Noakes, Manny (2003). Resistant starch and health - Himalaya 292, a novel barley cultivar to deliver benefits to consumers. Starch/Staerke, 55 (12), 539-545. doi: 10.1002/star.200300221
The starch branching enzyme I locus from Aegilops tauschii, the donor of the D genome to wheat
Suzuki, Go, Moriyama, Masaki, Fujioka, Kumiko, Yamamoto, Maki, Subrahmanyam, Nekkalapudi C., Li, Zhongyi, Appels, Rudi, Morell, Matthew, Mukai, Yasuhiko and Rahman, Sadequr (2003). The starch branching enzyme I locus from Aegilops tauschii, the donor of the D genome to wheat. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 3 (1-2), 69-75. doi: 10.1007/s10142-002-0071-5
Li, Zhongyi, Sun, Fei, Xu, Shoumin, Chu, Xiusheng, Mukai, Y., Yamamoto, M., Ali, Shahjahan, Rampling, Lynette, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Rahman, Sadequr and Morell, Matthew K. (2003). The structural organisation of the gene encoding class II starch synthase of wheat and barley and the evolution of the genes encoding starch synthases in plants. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 3 (1-2), 76-85. doi: 10.1007/s10142-002-0072-4
From Bacterial Glycogen to Starch: Understanding the Biogenesis of the Plant Starch Granule
Ball, Steven G. and Morell, Matthew K. (2003). From Bacterial Glycogen to Starch: Understanding the Biogenesis of the Plant Starch Granule. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 54 (1), 207-233. doi: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.54.031902.134927
Butow, B. J., Ma, W., Gale, K. R., Cornish, G. B., Rampling, L., Larroque, O., Morell, M. K. and Békés, F. (2003). Molecular discrimination of Bx7 alleles demonstrates that a highly expressed high-molecular-weight glutenin allele has a major impact on wheat flour dough strength. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 107 (8), 1524-1532. doi: 10.1007/s00122-003-1396-8
Starch properties in different lines of an old Hungarian wheat variety, Bánkúti 1201
Rakszegi, Mariann, Batey, Ian L., Vida, Gyula, Juhász, Angéla, Bedo, Zoltán and Morell, Matthew K. (2003). Starch properties in different lines of an old Hungarian wheat variety, Bánkúti 1201. Starch/Staerke, 55 (9), 397-402. doi: 10.1002/star.200300197
Rahman, S., Nakamura, Y., Li, Z., Clarke, B., Fujita, N., Mukai, Y., Yamamoto, M., Regina, A., Tan, Z., Kawasaki, S. and Morell, M. (2003). The sugary-type isoamylase gene from rice and Aegilops tauschii: Characterization and comparison with maize and Arabidopsis. Genome, 46 (3), 496-506. doi: 10.1139/g02-130
Barley sex6 mutants lack starch synthase lla activity and contain a starch with novel properties
Morell, Matthew K., Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Cmiel, Mark, Samuel, Michael S., Chandler, Peter, Rahman, Sadequr, Buleon, Alain, Batey, Ian L. and Li, Zhongyi (2003). Barley sex6 mutants lack starch synthase lla activity and contain a starch with novel properties. Plant Journal, 34 (2), 173-185. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01712.x
Turnbull, K. M., Turner, M., Mukai, Y., Yamamoto, M., Morell, M. K., Rahman, S. and Appels, R. (2003). The organization of genes tightly linked to the Ha locus in Aegilops tauschii, the D-genome donor to wheat. Genome, 46 (2), 330-338. doi: 10.1139/g02-124
Use of perfect markers in wheat quality research and breeding
Morell, M. K. and Gale, K. R. (2002). Use of perfect markers in wheat quality research and breeding. Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 50 (3), 263-274. doi: 10.1556/AAgr.50.2002.3.4
Tamás, László, Gras, Peter W., Solomon, Robert G., Morell, Matthew K., Appels, Rudi and Békés, Ferenc (2002). Chain extension and termination as a function of cysteine content and the length of the central repetitive domain in storage proteins. Journal of Cereal Science, 36 (3), 313-325. doi: 10.1006/jcrs.2001.0457
Dauvillée, D., Colleoni, C., Mouille, G., Morell, M. K., d'Hulst, C., Wattebled, F., Liénard, L., Delvallé, D., Ral, J. P., Myers, A. M. and Ball, S. G. (2001). Biochemical characterization of wild-type and mutant isoamylases of chlamydomonas reinhardtii supports a function of the multimeric enzyme organization in amylopectin maturation. Plant Physiology, 125 (4), 1723-1731. doi: 10.1104/pp.125.4.1723
Two loci control phytoglycogen production in the monocellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Dauvillée, D., Colleoni, C., Mouille, G., Buléon, A., Gallant, D. J., Bouchet, B., Morell, M. K., d'Hulst, C., Myers, A. M. and Ball, S. G. (2001). Two loci control phytoglycogen production in the monocellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiology, 125 (4), 1710-1722. doi: 10.1104/pp.125.4.1710
Rahman, S., Regina, A., Li, Z., Mukai, Y., Yamamoto, M., Kosar-Hashemi, B., Abrahams, S. and Morell, M. K. (2001). Comparison of starch-branching enzyme genes reveals evolutionary relationships among isoforms. Characterization of a gene for starch-branching enzyme IIa from the wheat D genome donor Aegilops tauschii. Plant Physiology, 125 (3), 1314-1324. doi: 10.1104/pp.125.3.1314
Detection and analysis systems for microsatellite markers in wheat
Rampling, L. R., Harker, N., Shariflou, M. R. and Morell, M. K. (2001). Detection and analysis systems for microsatellite markers in wheat. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52 (11-12), 1131-1141. doi: 10.1071/ar01027
McLauchlan, A, Ogbonnaya, FC, Hollingsworth, B, Carter, M, Gale, KR, Henry, RJ, Holton, TA, Morell, MK, Rampling, LR, Sharp, PJ, Shariflou, MR, Jones, MGK and Appels, R (2001). Development of robust PCR-based DNA markers for each homoeo-allele of granule-bound starch synthase and their application in wheat breeding programs. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 52 (11-12), 1409-1416. doi: 10.1071/AR01036
Rahman, S., Regina, A., Li, Z., Mukai, Y., Yamamoto, M., Kosar-Hashemi, B., Abrahams, S. and Morell, M. K. (2001). Erratum: Comparison of starch-branching enzyme genes reveals evolutionary relationships among isoforms. Characterization of a gene for starch-branching enzyme IIa from the wheat D genome donor Aegilops tauschii (Plant Physiology (2001) 125 (1314-1324)). Plant Physiology, 126 (1).
Genetic mapping of commercially significant starch characteristics in wheat crosses
Batey, I. L., Hayden, M. J., Cai, S., Sharp, P. J., Cornish, G. B., Morell, M. K. and Appels, R. (2001). Genetic mapping of commercially significant starch characteristics in wheat crosses. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52 (11-12), 1287-1296. doi: 10.1071/ar01053
Manipulating cereal endosperm structure, development and composition to improve end-use properties
Shewry, Peter R and Morell, Matthew (2001). Manipulating cereal endosperm structure, development and composition to improve end-use properties. Advances in Botanical Research, 34. doi: 10.1016/s0065-2296(01)34009-0
Microsatellites as markers for Australian wheat improvement
Harker, N, Rampling, LR, Shariflou, MR, Hayden, MJ, Holton, TA, Morell, MK, Sharp, PJ, Henry, RJ and Edwards, KJ (2001). Microsatellites as markers for Australian wheat improvement. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 52 (11-12), 1121-1130. doi: 10.1071/AR01025
Genetic alteration of starch functionality in wheat
Rahman, S., Li, Z., Batey, I., Cochrane, M. P., Appels, R. and Morell, M. (2000). Genetic alteration of starch functionality in wheat. Journal of Cereal Science, 31 (1), 91-110. doi: 10.1006/jcrs.1999.0291
Recent progress toward understanding biosynthesis of the amylopectin crystal
Myers, Alan M., Morell, Matthew K., James, Martha G. and Ball, Steven G. (2000). Recent progress toward understanding biosynthesis of the amylopectin crystal. Plant Physiology, 122 (4), 989-997. doi: 10.1104/pp.122.4.989
Li, Zhongyi, Mouille, Greg, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Rahman, Sadequr, Clarke, Bryan, Gale, Kevin R., Appels, Rudi and Morell, Matthew K. (2000). The structure and expression of the wheat starch synthase III gene. Motifs in the expressed gene define the lineage of the starch synthase III gene family. Plant Physiology, 123 (2), 613-624. doi: 10.1104/pp.123.2.613
Plant cultivar identification using DNA analysis
Preston, L. R., Harker, N., Holton, T. and Morell, M. K. (1999). Plant cultivar identification using DNA analysis. Plant Varieties and Seeds, 12 (3), 191-205.
Colleoni, Christophe, Dauvillée, David, Mouille, Gregory, Morell, Matthew, Samuel, Michael, Slomiany, Marie-Christine, Liénard, Luc, Wattebled, Fabrice, D'Hulst, Christophe and Ball, Steven (1999). Biochemical characterization of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii α-1,4 glucanotransferase supports a direct function in amylopectin biosynthesis. Plant Physiology, 120 (4), 1005-1014. doi: 10.1104/pp.120.4.1005
Characterisation of a gene encoding wheat endosperm starch branching enzyme-I
Rahman, S., Li, Z., Abrahams, S., Abbott, D., Appels, R. and Morell, M. K. (1999). Characterisation of a gene encoding wheat endosperm starch branching enzyme-I. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 98 (1), 156-163. doi: 10.1007/s001220051052
Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding wheat starch synthase I
Li, Z., Rahman, S., Kosar-Hashemi, B., Mouille, G., Appels, R. and Morell, M. K. (1999). Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding wheat starch synthase I. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 98 (8), 1208-1216. doi: 10.1007/s001220051186
Colleoni, Christophe, Dauvillée, David, Mouille, Gregory, Buléon, Alain, Gallant, Daniel, Bouchet, Brigitte, Morell, Matthew, Samuel, Michael, Delrue, Brigitte, D'Hulst, Christophe, Bliard, Christophe, Nuzillard, Jean-Marc and Ball, Steven (1999). Genetic and biochemical evidence for the involvement of α-1,4 glucanotransferases in amylopectin synthesis. Plant Physiology, 120 (4), 993-1003. doi: 10.1104/pp.120.4.993
Dauvillée, David, Colleoni, Christophe, Shaw, Eudean, Mouille, Gregory, D'Hulst, Christophe, Morell, Matthew, Samuel, Michael S., Bouchet, Brigitte, Gallant, Daniel J., Sinskey, Anthony and Ball, Steven (1999). Novel, starch-like polysaccharides are synthesized by an unbound form of granule-bound starch synthase in glycogen-accumulating mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiology, 119 (1), 321-329. doi: 10.1104/pp.119.1.321
The localization and expression of the class II starch synthases of wheat
Li, Zhongyi, Chu, Xiusheng, Mouille, Gregory, Yan, Liuling, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Hey, Sandra, Napier, Johnathan, Shewry, Peter, Clarke, Bryan, Appels, Rudi, Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (1999). The localization and expression of the class II starch synthases of wheat. Plant Physiology, 120 (4), 1147-1155. doi: 10.1104/pp.120.4.1147
Lee, Y. K., Bekes, F., Gupta, R., Appels, R. and Morell, M. K. (1999). The low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit proteins of primitive wheats. I. Variation in A-genome species. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 98 (1), 119-125. doi: 10.1007/s001220051048
Lee, Y. K., Ciaffi, M., Appels, R. and Morell, M. K. (1999). The low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit proteins of primitive wheats. II. The genes from A-genome species. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 98 (1), 126-134. doi: 10.1007/s001220051049
Lee, Y. K., Bekes, F., Gras, P., Ciaffi, M., Morell, M. K. and Appels, R. (1999). The low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit proteins of primitive wheats. IV. Functional properties of products from individual genes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 98 (1), 149-155. doi: 10.1007/s001220051051
Blennow, Andreas, Viksø-Nielsen, Anders and Morell, Matthew K. (1998). α-Glucan binding of potato-tuber starch-branching enzyme I as determined by tryptophan fluorescence quenching, affinity electrophoresis and steady-state kinetics. European Journal of Biochemistry, 252 (2), 331-338. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2520331.x
O'Shea, Michael G., Samuel, Michael S., Konik, Christine M. and Morell, Matthew K. (1998). Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE) of oligosaccharides: Efficiency of labelling and high-resolution separation. Carbohydrate Research, 307 (1-2), 1-12. doi: 10.1016/S0008-6215(97)10085-4
A single genetic locus associated with starch granule properties and noodle quality in wheat
Zhao, X. C., Batey, I. L., Sharp, Peter J., Crosbie, G., Barclay, I., Wilson, R., Morell, M. K. and Appels, R. (1998). A single genetic locus associated with starch granule properties and noodle quality in wheat. Journal of Cereal Science, 27 (1), 7-13. doi: 10.1006/jcrs.1997.0145
Rahman, S., Abrahams, S., Abbott, D., Mukai, Y., Samuel, M., Morell, M. and Appels, R. (1998). Erratum: A complex arrangement of genes at a starch branching enzyme I locus in the D-genome donor of wheat (Genome (1997) 40 (465-474)). Genome, 41 (1). doi: 10.1139/g97-114
Morell, Matthew K., Wilkin, Jean-Marc, Kane, Heather J. and Andrews, T. John (1997). Side reactions catalyzed by ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase in the presence and absence of small subunits. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 272 (9), 5445-5451. doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.9.5445
A complex arrangement of genes at a starch branching enzyme I locus in the D-genome donor of wheat
Rahman, S., Abrahams, S., Abbott, D., Mukai, Y., Samuel, M., Morell, M. and Appels, R. (1997). A complex arrangement of genes at a starch branching enzyme I locus in the D-genome donor of wheat. Genome, 40 (4), 465-474. doi: 10.1139/g97-062
Morell, Matthew K., Blennow, Andreas, Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat and Samuel, Michael S. (1997). Differential expression and properties of starch branching enzyme isoforms in developing wheat endosperm. Plant Physiology, 113 (1), 201-208. doi: 10.1104/pp.113.1.201
O'Shea, Michael G. and Morell, Matthew K. (1996). High resolution slab gel electrophoresis of 8-amino-1,3,6-pyrenetrisulfonic acid (APTS) tagged oligosaccharides using a DNA sequencer. Electrophoresis, 17 (4), 681-686. doi: 10.1002/elps.1150170410
Thygesen, P. W., Whelan, J., Morell, M. K. and Day, D. A. (1995). The isolation and characterisation of a gene encoding superoxide dismutase from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Parasponia) strain ANU289. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International, 37 (3), 401-412.
Dna profiling techniques for plant variety identification
Morell, M. K., Peakall, R., Appels, R., Preston, L. R. and Lloyd, H. L. (1995). Dna profiling techniques for plant variety identification. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 35 (6), 807-819. doi: 10.1071/EA9950807
The major proteins of wheat endosperm starch granules
Rahman, S., Kosar-Hashemi, B., Samuel, M. S., Hill, A., Abbott, D. C., Skerritt, J. H., Preiss, J., Appels, R. and Morell, M. K. (1995). The major proteins of wheat endosperm starch granules. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 22 (5), 793-803. doi: 10.1071/PP9950793
Morell, Matthew K., Paul, Kalanethee, O'Shea, Nerida J., Kane, Heather J. and Andrews, T. John (1994). Mutations of an active site threonyl residue promote β elimination and other side reactions of the enediol intermediate of the ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase reaction. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 269 (11), 8091-8098.
Paul, Kalanethee, Morell, Matthew K. and Andrews, T. John (1993). Amino-terminal truncations of the ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit influence catalysis and subunit interactions. Plant Physiology, 102 (4), 1129-1137. doi: 10.1104/pp.102.4.1129
Morell, Matthew K., Kane, Heather J., Hudson, Graham S. and Andrews, T.John (1992). Effects of mutations at residue 309 of the large subunit of ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase from Synechococcus PCC 6301. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 299 (2), 295-301. doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(92)90278-5
Rubisco:Maladapted or misunderstood?
Morell, Matthew K., Paul, Kalanethee, Kane, Heather J. and John Andrews, T. (1992). Rubisco:Maladapted or misunderstood?. Australian Journal of Botany, 40 (5), 431-441. doi: 10.1071/BT9920431
Paul, Kalanethee, Morell, Matthew K. and Andrews, T. John (1991). Mutations in the Small Subunit of Ribulosebisphosphate Carboxylase Affect Subunit Binding and Catalysis. Biochemistry, 30 (41), 10019-10026. doi: 10.1021/bi00105a029
Carboxylterminal deletion mutants of ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase from Rhodospirillum rubrum
Morell, Matthew K., Kane, Heather J. and Andrews, T.John (1990). Carboxylterminal deletion mutants of ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase from Rhodospirillum rubrum. FEBS Letters, 265 (1-2), 41-45. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)80879-N
Preiss, Jack, Danner, Stephanie, Summers, Peter S., Morell, Matthew, Barton, Carolyn R., Yang, Limei and Nieder, Matthew (1990). Molecular characterization of the brittle-2 gene effect on maize endosperm ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase subunits. Plant Physiology, 92 (4), 881-885. doi: 10.1104/pp.92.4.881
The subunit structure of potato tuber ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase
Okita, Thomas W., Nakata, Paul A., Anderson, Joseph M., Sowokinos, Joseph, Morell, Matthew and Preiss, Jack (1990). The subunit structure of potato tuber ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase. Plant Physiology, 93 (2), 785-790. doi: 10.1104/pp.93.2.785
Anderson, J. M., Hnilo, J., Larson, R., Okita, T. W., Morell, M. and Preiss, J. (1989). The encoded primary sequence of a rice seed ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase subunit and its homology to the bacterial enzyme. The Journal of biological chemistry, 264 (21), 12238-12242.
Affinity labeling of the allosteric activator site(s) of spinach leaf ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
Morell, M., Bloom, M. and Preiss, J. (1988). Affinity labeling of the allosteric activator site(s) of spinach leaf ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. The Journal of biological chemistry, 263 (2), 633-637.
Science policy in Australia [1]
Morell, M. K., Price, G. D., Woo, K. C., Hubick, K. T. and Wellington, A. B. (1988). Science policy in Australia [1]. Nature, 336 (6194), 10-10. doi: 10.1038/336010a0
Regulation of starch synthesis: enzymological and genetic studies
Preiss, J., Bloom, M., Morell, M., Knowles, V. L., Plaxton, W. C., Okita, T. W., Larsen, R., Harmon, A. C. and Putnam-Evans, C. (1987). Regulation of starch synthesis: enzymological and genetic studies. Basic life sciences, 41, 133-152. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5329-4_12
Applications of heterogeneous computing in computational and simulation science
Domanski, Luke, Bednarz, Tomasz, Gureyev, Tim E., Murray, Lawrence, Huang, Emma, Taylor, John A., Nesterets, Ya I., Thompson, D., Jones, E., Cavanagh, C., Wang, D., Vallotton, P., Sun, C., Margvelashvili, N., Khassapov, A., Stevenson, A., Mayo, S., Morell, M. and George, A. W. (2011). Applications of heterogeneous computing in computational and simulation science. doi: 10.1109/UCC.2011.64
Resistant starch and health: From concept to products
Topping, David L., Morell, Matthew K., King, Roger A. and Bird, Anthony R. (2002). Resistant starch and health: From concept to products.
Morell, M. K., Rahman, S., Regina, A., Appels, R. and Li, Z. (2001). Wheat starch biosynthesis. doi: 10.1023/A:1017550624902
Analysis of starch structure using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis
Morell, Mathew K., Samuel, Michael S. and O'Shea, Michael G. (1998). Analysis of starch structure using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis. Wiley-VCH Verlag. doi: 10.1002/elps.1150191507
Regulation of starch synthesis: Biochemical and genetic studies
Preiss, Jack, Cress, Douglas, Hutny, Jan, Morell, Matthew, Bloom, Mark, Okita, Thomas and Anderson, Joseph (1989). Regulation of starch synthesis: Biochemical and genetic studies. Publ by ACS.
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