个人简介

PostDoctoral Fellowship Université de Montréal, 1995 PhD University of Toronto, 1991 BSc University of Toronto, 1987 2002 – Canada Research Chair in Plant Metabolic Processes Biotechnology 2003 – Celebration of Excellence – University of Calgary 2004 – C.D. Nelson Award – Outstanding Young Plant Biologist in Canada

研究领域

Biochemistry

My research program is aimed at understanding the biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid metabolism in opium poppy and related plants. Opium poppy remains the only commercial source for the narcotic analgesics morphine, codeine and several semi-synthetic alkaloid pharmaceuticals. The present availability of a multitude of cloned benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic genes, including those encoding the entire known pathway leading to morphine, has created unprecedented metabolic engineering opportunities in plants and microorganisms. We are also exploring similar interests in the biosynthesis of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine in Ephedra spp.

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Li, J., Lee, E.-J., Chang, L., Facchini, P.J. (2016) Genes encoding norcoclaurine synthase occur as tandem fusions in the Papaveraceae. Scientific Reports 6, 39256. Dastmalchi, M., Facchini, P.J. (2016) Plant metabolons assembled on demand. Science 354, 829-830. Morris, J.S., Facchini, P.J. (2016) Isolation and characterization of reticuline N-methyltransferase involved in biosynthesis of teh aporphine alkaloid magnoflorine in opium poppy. Journal of Biological Chemistry 291, 23416-23427. Torres, M.A., Hoffarth, E., Eugenio, L., Savtchouk, J., Chen, X., Morris, J.S., Facchini, P.J, Ng, K.K.S. (2016) Structural and functional studies of pavine N-methyltransferase from Thalictrum flavum reveal novel insights into substrate recognition and catalytic mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry 291, 23403-23415. Morris, J.S., Dastmalchi, M., Li, J., Chang, L., Chen, X., Hagel, J.M., Facchini, P.J. (2016) Plug-and-play benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic gene discovery in engineered yeast. Methods in Enzymology 575, 143-178. Kilpatrick, K., Agnieszka, P., Hagel, J., Sumarah, M., Lewinshon, E., Facchini, P.J., Marsolais, F. (2016) Characterization of aromatic aminotransferases from Ephedra sinica Stapf. Amino Acids 48, 1209-1220. Hagel, J.M., Mandal, R., Han, B., Han, J., Dinsmore, D.R., Borchers, C., Wishart, D.S., Facchini, P.J. (2015) Metabolome analysis of 20 taxonomically related benzylisoquinoline alkaloid-producing plants. BMC Plant Biology 15, 220 Hagel, J.M., Morris, J.S., Lee, E.J., Isabel Desgagné-Penix, I., Bross, C.D., Chang, L., Chen, X., Farrow, S.C., Zhang, Y., Soh, J., Sensen. C.W., Facchini, P.J. (2015) Transcriptome analysis of 20 taxonomically related benzylisoquinoline alkaloid-producing plants. BMC Plant Biology 15, 227 Chang, L., Hagel, J.M., Facchini, P.J. (2015) Isolation and characterization of O-methyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of glaucine in Glaucium flavum. Plant Physiology 169, 1127-1140 Farrow, S.C., Facchini, P.J. (2015) Papaverine 7-O-demethylase, a novel 2-oxoglutarate/Fe2+-dependent dioxygenase from opium poppy. FEBS Letters 589, 2701-2706 Farrow, S.C., Hagel, J.M., Beaudoin, G.A.W., Burns D.C., Facchini, P.J. (2015) Stereochemical inversion of (S)-reticuline by a cytochrome P450 fusion in opium poppy. Nature Chemical Biology 11, 728-732. Groves, R.A, Hagel, J.M., Zhang, Y., Kilpatrick, K., Levy, A.E., Marsolais, F., Lewissohn, E., Sensen, C.W., Facchini, P.J. (2015) Transcriptome profiling of khat (Catha edulis) and Ephedra sinica reveals gene candidates potentially involved in amphetamine-type alkaloid biosynthesis. PLOS ONE 10, e0119701. Chen, X., Dang, T.T.T., and Facchini, P.J. (2015) Noscapine comes of age. Phytochemistry 111, 7-13. Dang, T.T.T., Chen, X., and Facchini, P.J. (2015) Acetylation serves as a protective group in noscapine biosynthesis in opium poppy. Nature Chemical Biology 11, 104-106. Farrow, S.C. and Facchini, P.J. (2014) Functional diversity of 2-oxoglutarate/Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenases in plant metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science 5, 524. Beaudoin, G.A.W. and Facchini, P.J. (2014) Alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy. Planta 240, 19-32. Fossati, E., Ekins, A., Narcross, L., Zhu, Y., Falgueyret, J.-P., Beaudoin, G., Facchini, P.J., and Martin, V.J.J. (2014) Reconstitution of the plant benzylisoquinoline alkaloid dihydrosanguinarine pathway inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature Communications 5, 3283. Dang. T.T.T. and Facchini, P.J. (2014) Characterization of N-methylcanadine 1-hydroxylase, a cytochrome P450 catalyzing the first committed step of noscapine biosynthesis in opium poppy. Journal of Biological Chemistry 289, 2013-2026. Dang, T.T.T. and Facchini, P.J. (2014) Characterization of canadine synthase, a cytochrome P450 involved in noscapine biosynthesis, from opium poppy. FEBS Letters 588, 198-204. Chen, X. and Facchini, P.J. (2014) Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase catalyzing the final step of noscapine biosynthesis is localized to laticifers in opium poppy. Plant Journal 77, 173-184.