Laurence Ducreux
Current research interests
- Understanding consumer traits in potato tubers including flavour, texture and carotenoid content.
- Regulation of the potato tuber life-cycle.
Bibliography
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Pont, S.D.A.; Verrall, S.R.; McManus, W.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2021) The impact of home storage conditions on the accumulation of acrylamide precursors in potato tubers., Annals of Applied Biology, 178, 304-314.
- Banda, L.; Moyo, M.; Nakitto, M.; Swanckaert, J.; Onyango, A.; Magiri, E.; McDougall, G.J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Taylor, M.; Muzhingi, T. (2021) Application of wedge fracture test for texture analysis in boiled Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)., African Journal of Food Science, 15, 145-151.
- Okamoto, H.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Allwood, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Wright, A.; Gururajan, V.; Terry, M.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) Light regulation of chlorophyll and glycoalkaloid biosynthesis during tuber greening of potato S. tuberosum., Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article No. 753.
- Zhang, X.; Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Mellado-Ortega, E.; Roberts, A.G.; Stephens, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Torrance, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex., The Plant Journal, 103, 2263-2278.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Campbell, R.; Usman, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) Identification of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 as a temperature-sensitive negative regulator of tuberization in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 5703-5714.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bita, C.E.; Morris, W.; Wiese, C.; Morris, J.A.; Paterson, C.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Correction to: A reversible light and genotype dependent acquired thermotolerance response protects the potato plant from excessive temperature., Planta, 247, 1377-1393.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McLean, K.; Stephens, J.; Torrance, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Engineering heat tolerance in potato by temperature-dependent expression of a specific allele of HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16, 197-207.
- Mortimer, C.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.; Campbell, R.; Bramley, P.M.; Taylor, M.; Fraser, P.D. (2016) Product stability and sequestration mechanisms in Solanum tuberosum engineered to biosynthesize high value ketocarotenoids., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14, 140-152.
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2015) Optimising ketocarotenoid production in potato tubers: effect of genetic background, transgene combinations and environment., Plant Science, 234, 27-37.
- Zuber, T.; Holm, D.; Byrne, P.; Ducreux, L.; Taylor, M.; Kaiser, M.; Stushnoff, C. (2015) Optimization of in vitro inhibition of HT-29 colon cancer cell cultures by Solanum tuberosum L. extracts., Food and Function, 6, 72-83.
- Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Sharma, S.K.; Bryan, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Day length dependent restructuring of the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in potato genotypes with contrasting tuberisation phenotypes., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 1351-1363.
- Hancock, R.D.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.D.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Fuller, J.; Simpson, C.G.; Zhang, R.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant to moderately elevated temperature., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 439-450.
- Pasare, S.; Wright, K.; Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Chapman, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Roberts, A.G.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The sub-cellular localisation of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes, CrtRb2 and PSY2., Protoplasma, 250, 1381-1392.
- Pasare, S.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Campbell, R.; Sharma, S.K.; Roumeliotis, E.; Kohlen, W.; van der Krol, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Roberts, A.G.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The role of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) CCD8 gene in stolon and tuber development., New Phytologist, 198, 1108-1120.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Shepherd, T.; Lewinsohn, E.; Davidovich-Rikanati, R.; Sitrit, Y.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Utilisation of the MVA pathway to produce elevated levels of the sesquiterpene alpha copaene in potato tubers., Phytochemistry, 72, 2288-2293.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Morris, J.A.; Suttle, J.C.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The metabolic and developmental roles of cartotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 from potato., Plant Physiology, 154, 656-664.
- Stushnoff, C.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Hedley, P.E.; Holm, D.G.; McDougall, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morris, J.; Morris, W.L.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Zuber, T.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, 1225-1238.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Ramsay, G.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in heat responses of potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp11-13.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Prosser, I.M.; Morris, J.A.; Beale, M.H.; Wright, F.; Shepherd, T.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Expression profiling of potato germplasm differentiated in quality traits leads to the identification of candidate flavour and texture genes., Journal of Experimental Botany, 59, 4219-4231.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in the potato tuber., American Journal of Potato Research, 85, 286-297.
- Morris, W.L.; Ross, H.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2007) Umami compounds are a determinant of the flavor of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55, 9627-9633.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Engineering ketocarotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers., Metabolic Engineering, 8, 253-263.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hedden, P.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Overexpression of a bacterial 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase gene in potato tubers perturbs the isoprenoid metabolic network: implications for the control of the tuber life cycle., Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, 3007-3018.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A.; Millam, S. (2005) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Solanum phureja., Plant Cell Reports, 24, 10-14.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Shepherd, T.; Davies, H.V.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2005) Metabolic engineering of high carotenoid potato tubers containing enhanced levels of beta-carotene and lutein., Journal of Experimental Botany, 56, 81-89.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 55, 975-982.
- Taylor, M.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S. (2004) Isoprenoid metabolic networks in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp140-141.
- Ross, H.A.; Sungurtas, J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Swanston, J.S.; Davies, H.V.; McDougall, G.J. (2003) Limit dextrinase in barley cultivars of differing malting quality: activity, inhibitors and limit dextrin profiles., Journal of Cereal Science, 38, 325-334.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Millam, S.; Stewart, D.; Griffiths, D.W.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Carotenogenesis in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp109.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Pont, S.D.A.; Verrall, S.R.; McManus, W.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2021) The impact of home storage conditions on the accumulation of acrylamide precursors in potato tubers., Annals of Applied Biology, 178, 304-314.
- Banda, L.; Moyo, M.; Nakitto, M.; Swanckaert, J.; Onyango, A.; Magiri, E.; McDougall, G.J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Taylor, M.; Muzhingi, T. (2021) Application of wedge fracture test for texture analysis in boiled Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)., African Journal of Food Science, 15, 145-151.
- Okamoto, H.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Allwood, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Wright, A.; Gururajan, V.; Terry, M.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) Light regulation of chlorophyll and glycoalkaloid biosynthesis during tuber greening of potato S. tuberosum., Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article No. 753.
- Zhang, X.; Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Mellado-Ortega, E.; Roberts, A.G.; Stephens, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Torrance, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex., The Plant Journal, 103, 2263-2278.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Campbell, R.; Usman, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) Identification of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 as a temperature-sensitive negative regulator of tuberization in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 5703-5714.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bita, C.E.; Morris, W.; Wiese, C.; Morris, J.A.; Paterson, C.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Correction to: A reversible light and genotype dependent acquired thermotolerance response protects the potato plant from excessive temperature., Planta, 247, 1377-1393.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McLean, K.; Stephens, J.; Torrance, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Engineering heat tolerance in potato by temperature-dependent expression of a specific allele of HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16, 197-207.
- Mortimer, C.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.; Campbell, R.; Bramley, P.M.; Taylor, M.; Fraser, P.D. (2016) Product stability and sequestration mechanisms in Solanum tuberosum engineered to biosynthesize high value ketocarotenoids., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14, 140-152.
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2015) Optimising ketocarotenoid production in potato tubers: effect of genetic background, transgene combinations and environment., Plant Science, 234, 27-37.
- Zuber, T.; Holm, D.; Byrne, P.; Ducreux, L.; Taylor, M.; Kaiser, M.; Stushnoff, C. (2015) Optimization of in vitro inhibition of HT-29 colon cancer cell cultures by Solanum tuberosum L. extracts., Food and Function, 6, 72-83.
- Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Sharma, S.K.; Bryan, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Day length dependent restructuring of the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in potato genotypes with contrasting tuberisation phenotypes., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 1351-1363.
- Hancock, R.D.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.D.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Fuller, J.; Simpson, C.G.; Zhang, R.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant to moderately elevated temperature., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 439-450.
- Pasare, S.; Wright, K.; Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Chapman, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Roberts, A.G.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The sub-cellular localisation of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes, CrtRb2 and PSY2., Protoplasma, 250, 1381-1392.
- Pasare, S.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Campbell, R.; Sharma, S.K.; Roumeliotis, E.; Kohlen, W.; van der Krol, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Roberts, A.G.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The role of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) CCD8 gene in stolon and tuber development., New Phytologist, 198, 1108-1120.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Shepherd, T.; Lewinsohn, E.; Davidovich-Rikanati, R.; Sitrit, Y.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Utilisation of the MVA pathway to produce elevated levels of the sesquiterpene alpha copaene in potato tubers., Phytochemistry, 72, 2288-2293.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Morris, J.A.; Suttle, J.C.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The metabolic and developmental roles of cartotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 from potato., Plant Physiology, 154, 656-664.
- Stushnoff, C.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Hedley, P.E.; Holm, D.G.; McDougall, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morris, J.; Morris, W.L.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Zuber, T.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, 1225-1238.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Prosser, I.M.; Morris, J.A.; Beale, M.H.; Wright, F.; Shepherd, T.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Expression profiling of potato germplasm differentiated in quality traits leads to the identification of candidate flavour and texture genes., Journal of Experimental Botany, 59, 4219-4231.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in the potato tuber., American Journal of Potato Research, 85, 286-297.
- Morris, W.L.; Ross, H.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2007) Umami compounds are a determinant of the flavor of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55, 9627-9633.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Engineering ketocarotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers., Metabolic Engineering, 8, 253-263.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hedden, P.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Overexpression of a bacterial 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase gene in potato tubers perturbs the isoprenoid metabolic network: implications for the control of the tuber life cycle., Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, 3007-3018.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A.; Millam, S. (2005) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Solanum phureja., Plant Cell Reports, 24, 10-14.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Shepherd, T.; Davies, H.V.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2005) Metabolic engineering of high carotenoid potato tubers containing enhanced levels of beta-carotene and lutein., Journal of Experimental Botany, 56, 81-89.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 55, 975-982.
- Ross, H.A.; Sungurtas, J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Swanston, J.S.; Davies, H.V.; McDougall, G.J. (2003) Limit dextrinase in barley cultivars of differing malting quality: activity, inhibitors and limit dextrin profiles., Journal of Cereal Science, 38, 325-334.
- Zhang, X.; Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Mellado-Ortega, E.; Roberts, A.G.; Stephens, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Torrance, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex., The Plant Journal, 103, 2263-2278.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Ramsay, G.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in heat responses of potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp11-13.
- Taylor, M.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S. (2004) Isoprenoid metabolic networks in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp140-141.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Millam, S.; Stewart, D.; Griffiths, D.W.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Carotenogenesis in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp109.
