Erin Connolly
Professor and Head of Plant Science
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University Park, PA - elc18@psu.edu
- 814-865-2572
Research Summary
Molecular mechanisms of micronutrient transport. Iron uptake and compartmentalization. Metal ion homeostasis
Huck Institutes Affiliations
Most Recent Papers
Arabidopsis glutaredoxin S17 contributes to vegetative growth, mineral accumulation, and redox balance during iron deficiency
Han Yu, Jian Yang, Yafei Shi, Jimmonique Donelson, Sean M. Thompson, Stuart Sprague, Tony Roshan, Da Li Wang, Jianzhong Liu, Sunghun Park, Paul A. Nakata, Erin L. Connolly, Kendal D. Hirschi, Michael A. Grusak, Ninghui Cheng, 2017, Frontiers in Plant Science
Integration of experiments across diverse environments identifies the genetic determinants of variation in sorghum bicolor seed element composition
Nadia Shakoor, Greg Ziegler, Brian P. Dilkes, Zachary Brenton, Richard Boyles, Erin L. Connolly, Stephen Kresovich, Ivan Baxter, 2016, Plant physiology on p. 1989-1998
Running a little late
Grandon T. Wilson, Erin L. Connolly, 2013, EMBO Journal on p. 490-492
Transcriptome sequencing identifies SPL7-regulated copper acquisition genes FRO4/FRO5 and the copper dependence of iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis
María Bernal, David Casero, Vasantika Singh, Grandon T. Wilson, Arne Grande, Huijun Yang, Sheel C. Dodani, Matteo Pellegrini, Peter Huijser, Erin L. Connolly, Sabeeha S. Merchant, Ute Krämer, 2012, Plant Cell on p. 738-761
Differential expression and regulation of iron-regulated metal transporters in Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis thaliana - the role in zinc tolerance
Varanavasiappan Shanmugam, Jing Chi Lo, Chia Lin Wu, Shan Li Wang, Chong Cheong Lai, Erin L. Connolly, Jing Ling Huang, Kuo Chen Yeh, 2011, New Phytologist on p. 125-137
Glycine betaine enhances extracellular processes blocking ROS signaling during stress
John Einset, Erin L. Connolly, 2009, Plant Signaling and Behavior on p. 197-199
The FRO2 ferric reductase is required for glycine betaine's effect on chilling tolerance in Arabidopsis roots
John Einset, Per Winge, Atle M. Bones, Erin L. Connolly, 2008, Physiologia Plantarum on p. 334-341
Chloroplast Fe(III) chelate reductase activity is essential for seedling viability under iron limiting conditions
Jeeyon Jeong, Christopher Cohu, Loubna Kerkeb, Marinus Pilon, Erin L. Connolly, Mary Lou Guerinot, 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 10619-10624
Iron-induced turnover of the Arabidopsis Iron-Regulated Transporter1 metal transporter requires lysine residues
Loubna Kerkeb, Indrani Mukherjee, Iera Chatterjee, Brett Lahner, David E. Salt, Erin L. Connolly, 2008, Plant physiology on p. 1964-1973
Membrane-trafficking RabA4c involved in the effect of glycine betaine on recovery from chilling stress in Arabidopsis
John Einset, Erik Nielsen, Erin L. Connolly, Atle Bones, Torfinn Sparstad, Per Winge, Jian Kang Zhu, 2007, Physiologia Plantarum on p. 511-518
High-Impact Papers
Transcriptome sequencing identifies SPL7-regulated copper acquisition genes FRO4/FRO5 and the copper dependence of iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis
María Bernal, David Casero, Vasantika Singh, Grandon T. Wilson, Arne Grande, Huijun Yang, Sheel C. Dodani, Matteo Pellegrini, Peter Huijser, Erin L. Connolly, Sabeeha S. Merchant, Ute Krämer, 2012, Plant Cell on p. 738-761
Differential expression and regulation of iron-regulated metal transporters in Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis thaliana - the role in zinc tolerance
Varanavasiappan Shanmugam, Jing Chi Lo, Chia Lin Wu, Shan Li Wang, Chong Cheong Lai, Erin L. Connolly, Jing Ling Huang, Kuo Chen Yeh, 2011, New Phytologist on p. 125-137
Glycine betaine enhances extracellular processes blocking ROS signaling during stress
John Einset, Erin L. Connolly, 2009, Plant Signaling and Behavior on p. 197-199
Integration of experiments across diverse environments identifies the genetic determinants of variation in sorghum bicolor seed element composition
Nadia Shakoor, Greg Ziegler, Brian P. Dilkes, Zachary Brenton, Richard Boyles, Erin L. Connolly, Stephen Kresovich, Ivan Baxter, 2016, Plant physiology on p. 1989-1998
Running a little late
Grandon T. Wilson, Erin L. Connolly, 2013, EMBO Journal on p. 490-492
Arabidopsis glutaredoxin S17 contributes to vegetative growth, mineral accumulation, and redox balance during iron deficiency
Han Yu, Jian Yang, Yafei Shi, Jimmonique Donelson, Sean M. Thompson, Stuart Sprague, Tony Roshan, Da Li Wang, Jianzhong Liu, Sunghun Park, Paul A. Nakata, Erin L. Connolly, Kendal D. Hirschi, Michael A. Grusak, Ninghui Cheng, 2017, Frontiers in Plant Science