Kulheim, Carsten - The Australian National University

个人简介

I graduated from the Umea University in Sweden with a major in Plant Molecular Biology in 2000. I completed my PhD in 2005 at Umea University, having worked with short term adaptation mechanisms in photosynthesis to changes in light environment. I moved on for a two-year Post Doc at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where I worked on plant-herbivore interactions using poplar as a model system. In 2008 I joined ANU continuing in the field of plant-herbivore interactions with the focus on Australian Myrtaceae.

研究领域

I want to understand the genetic basis of the phenotype differences between individual plants of the same species. Myrtaceae, such as Eucalypts and Tea Trees, vary widely in their chemical composition between individuals of the same species. By sequencing structural genes of secondary metabolism pathways from a large number of individuals and associating the polymorphisms to the phenotype, we can discover and quantify the inherited effects of each polymorphism. In April 2010 a plant pathogen from South America arrived in Australia - Myrtle rust (Puccinia psidii). This plant pathogen has not co-evolved with the Australian flora and most Australian Myrtaceae species are susceptible. The potential consequences for the Australian ecosystem and Industries dependent on Myrtaceae are vast. I investigate genetic markers for rust resistance, which will allow breeders to incorporate resistance into their plant breeding stock.

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Külheim C, ?gren J, Jansson S (2002) Rapid Regulation of light harvesting and Plant fitness in the field. Science 297: 91-93 Ganeteg U, Külheim C*, Andersson J, Jansson S (2004) Is each light harvesting complex protein important for plant fitness? Plant Physiology 134: 502-509 * Shared first author Külheim C, Jansson S (2005) What leads to reduced fitness in non-photochemical quenching mutants during stress? Physiologia plantarum 125: 202-211 Frenkel M, Külheim C*, Jankanpaa HJ, Skogstrom O, Dall’Osto L, Agren J, Bassi R, Moritz T, Moen J, Jansson S (2009) Improper excess light energy dissipation in Arabidopsis results in a metabolomic reprogramming. BMC Plant Biology 9: 12 *Shared first author Philippe RN, Ralph SG, Külheim C, Jancsik SI, Bohlmann J (2009) Poplar defense against insects: genome analysis, full-length cDNA cloning, and transcriptome and protein analysis of the poplar Kunitz-type protease inhibitor family. New Phytologist 184: 865-884 Külheim C, Yeoh SH, Maintz J, Foley WJ, Moran GF (2009) Comparative SNP diversity among four Eucalyptus species for genes from secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways. BMC genomics 10: 452 Külheim C (2010) Applying second-generation sequencing to non-model species. Aust. Biochemist 41: 10-13 Külheim C, Yeoh SH, Wallis IR, Laffan S, Moran GF, Foley WJ (2011) The molecular basis of quantitative variation in foliar secondary metabolites in Eucalyptus globulus. New Phytologist 191(4): 1041-1053 Külheim, C, Webb, H, Yeoh, S-H, Wallis, IR, Moran, GF, Foley WJ (2011) Using the Eucalyptus genome to understand the evolution of plant secondary metabolites in the Myrtaceae. BMC Proceedings 5: O11 Webb, H, Külheim, C, Lanfear, R, Hammil, J, Foley, WJ (2011) The regulation of quantitative variation of foliar terpenes in medicinal tea tree Melaleuca alternifolia. BMC Proceedings 5: O20 Grattapaglia D, Vaillancourt RE, Shepherd M, Thumma BR, Foley WJ, Külheim C, Potts BM, Myburg AA (2012) Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus. Tree genetics and genomes 8(3) 463-508 Webb, H, Lanfear, R, Foley,WJ, Külheim C, (2013) The yield of essential oils in Melaleuca alternifolia (Myrtaceae) is regulated through transcript abundance of genes in the MEP pathway. PLoS One 8(3): e60631 Padovan, A, Lanfear, R, Keszei, A, Foley, WJ, Külheim C, (2013) Differences in gene expression within a striking phenotypic mosaic Eucalyptus tree that varies in susceptibility to herbivory. BMC Plant Biology 13: 29 Moore, B, Andrew, R, Külheim, C Foley, WJ (2014) Explaining intraspecific diversity in plant secondary metabolites in an ecological context. Tansley Review New Phytologist 201 (3): 733-750 Padovan, A, Keszei, A, Külheim, C Foley, WJ (2014) The evolution of foliar terpene diversity in Myrtaceae. Phytochemistry reviews DOI: 10.1007/s11101-013-9331-3.