Erin Connolly
Professor and Head of Plant Science
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119 Tyson
University Park, PA - elc18@psu.edu
- 814-865-2572
Research Summary
Molecular mechanisms of micronutrient transport. Iron uptake and compartmentalization. Metal ion homeostasis
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Publication Tags
Iron Arabidopsis Homeostasis Seeds Arabidopsis Thaliana Genes Copper Sorghum Transporters Metals Uptake Mechanisms Chloroplasts Genome Zinc Mutants Minerals Carbohydrates Embryogenesis Genetic Variation Clocks Vegetative Growth Circadian Clocks Sugars Sorghum Bicolor Sorghum (Poaceae)Most Recent Papers
Alteration of iron responsive gene expression in Arabidopsis glutaredoxin S17 loss of function plants with or without iron stress
Ninghui Cheng, Han Yu, Xiaolan Rao, Sunghun Park, Erin L. Connolly, Kendal D. Hirschi, Paul A. Nakata, 2020, Plant Signaling and Behavior
Species-specific duplication event associated with elevated levels of nonstructural carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor
Zachary W. Brenton, Brendon T. Juengst, Elizabeth A. Cooper, Matthew T. Myers, Kathleen E. Jordan, Savanah M. Dale, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Xiaoyun Wang, Richard E. Boyles, Erin L. Connolly, Stephen Kresovich, 2020, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics on p. 1511-1520
Mitochondrial Iron Transporters (MIT1 and MIT2) Are Essential for Iron Homeostasis and Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Anshika Jain, Zachary S. Dashner, Erin L. Connolly, 2019, Frontiers in Plant Science
Directing iron transport in dicots
Jeeyon Jeong, Aleks Merkovich, Madeline Clyne, Erin L. Connolly, 2017, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 106-113
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
The diverse roles of FRO family metalloreductases in iron and copper homeostasis
Anshika Jain, Grandon T. Wilson, Erin L. Connolly, 2014, Frontiers in Plant Science
Mitochondrial iron transport and homeostasis in plants
Anshika Jain, Erin L. Connolly, 2013, Frontiers in Plant Science
Running a little late
Grandon T. Wilson, Erin L. Connolly, 2013, EMBO Journal on p. 490-492
Plant-Soil interactions: Nutrient Uptake
J. Morgan, Erin Connolly, 2013, Nature Education Knowledge
Most-Cited 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
Directing iron transport in dicots
Jeeyon Jeong, Aleks Merkovich, Madeline Clyne, Erin L. Connolly, 2017, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 106-113
The diverse roles of FRO family metalloreductases in iron and copper homeostasis
Anshika Jain, Grandon T. Wilson, Erin L. Connolly, 2014, Frontiers in Plant Science
Mitochondrial iron transport and homeostasis in plants
Anshika Jain, Erin L. Connolly, 2013, 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
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
Mitochondrial Iron Transporters (MIT1 and MIT2) Are Essential for Iron Homeostasis and Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Anshika Jain, Zachary S. Dashner, Erin L. Connolly, 2019, Frontiers in Plant Science
Running a little late
Grandon T. Wilson, Erin L. Connolly, 2013, EMBO Journal on p. 490-492
Species-specific duplication event associated with elevated levels of nonstructural carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor
Zachary W. Brenton, Brendon T. Juengst, Elizabeth A. Cooper, Matthew T. Myers, Kathleen E. Jordan, Savanah M. Dale, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Xiaoyun Wang, Richard E. Boyles, Erin L. Connolly, Stephen Kresovich, 2020, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics on p. 1511-1520
News Articles Featuring Erin Connolly
Jun 08, 2020
Research team to study food resilience in the face of catastrophic global events
An interdisciplinary team of Penn State professors has received $3 million from Open Philanthropy to study food resilience in the face of potentially catastrophic global events.
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