University home page

Find an ExpertProfiling the University of Melbourne's Researchers

A/PROF CHRISTOPHER COBBETT



Contact Details

Organization: Genetics
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER
Email:
Homepage: http://www.genetics.unimelb.edu.au/person/academics/cc.html
Work: 83446246
Fax: 83445139
Room: 1.01
Level: 01
Building: Genetics Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Plant, molecular genetics Heavy metals, zinc, cadmium, stress Germany, United Kingdom

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom University of Cambridge Exchange, Research, Teaching
Germany Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg Exchange, Research, Technical Assistance/Training

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science with Honours University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Characterisation of heavy metal transport genes in the plant Arabidopsis: potential roles in metal detoxification & accumulation Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2003
Mechanisms of zinc transport and homeostasis in the plant, arabidopsis Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2005
Mechanisms of zinc transport and homeostasis in plants Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2008
Enhanced Capacity in Ultra-Trace Level Detection and Speciation of Compounds of Environmental, Biological and Materials Science Interest Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2009

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Cell wall modifications in Arabidopsis plants with altered a-L-Arabinofuranosidase activity
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Plant Physiology
    Volume: 147
    Page numbers: 63-77
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Restricting glutathione biosynthesis to the cytosol is sufficient for normal plant development
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Plant Journal
    Volume: 53
    Page numbers: 999-1012
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • A Novel Major Facilitator Superfamily Protein at the Tonoplast Influences Zinc Tolerance and Accumulation in Arabidopsis
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant Physiology
    Volume: 143
    Page numbers: 1705-1716
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • The use of the zinc-fluorophore, Zinpyr-1, in the study of zinc homeostasis in Arabidopsis roots
    Year: 2007
    Journal: New Phytologist
    Volume: 174
    Page numbers: 39-45
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Transporters of ligands for essential metal ions in plants
    Year: 2007
    Journal: New Phytologist
    Volume: 174
    Page numbers: 499-506
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Maturation of Arabidopsis seeds is dependent on glutathione biosynthesis within the embryo
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Plant Physiology
    Volume: 141
    Page numbers: 446-455
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • In vivo imaging of glutathione in Arabidopsis embryos
    Year: 2005
    Book: Sulfur transport and assimilation in plants in the post genomic era
    Publisher: Backhuys Publishers(Leiden)
    Authors(s):

Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • P-Type ATPase Heavy Metal Transporters with Roles in Essential Zinc Homeostasis in Arabidopsis
    Year: 2004
    Journal: The Plant Cell
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 1327-1339
    Publisher: American Society of Plant Biologists(Maryland)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Metallothioneins and phytochelatins: molecular aspects
    Year: 2003
    Book: Sulphur in plants
    Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):
  • Response to heavy metals in plants: a molecular approach
    Year: 2003
    Book: Abiotic stresses in plants
    Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Heavy metals and plants-model systems and hyperaccumulators
    Year: 2003
    Journal: New Phytologist
    Volume: 159
    Page numbers: 289-293
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Methionine sulfoximine, an alternative selection for the bar marker in plants
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Biotechnology
    Volume: 102
    Page numbers: 125-128
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Amsterdam)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) protein is induced in Brassica juncea leaves after prolonged Cd exposure
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Experimental Botany
    Volume: 54
    Page numbers: 1833-1839
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Structural and functional relationships between type 1B heavy metal-transporting P-type ATPases in Arabidopsis
    Year: 2003
    Journal: New Phytologist
    Volume: 159
    Page numbers: 315-321
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Translational asymmetry as a sensitive indicator of cadmium stress in plants: a laboratory test with wild-type and mutant Arabidopsis thaliana
    Year: 2003
    Journal: New Phytologist
    Volume: 159
    Page numbers: 471-477
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Two α-L-arabinofuranosidase genes in Arabidopsis thaliana are differentially expressed during vegetative growth and flower development
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Experimental Botany
    Volume: 54
    Page numbers: 2467-2477
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Genetic and molecular analysis of phytochelatin biosynthesis, regulation and function
    Year: 2003
    Event name: 5th Workshop on sulfur transport and assimilation in plants
    Conference Publication: Sulfur transport and assimilation in plants - Regulation, interaction and signaling
    Page numbers: 69-77
    Publisher: Backhuys Publishers(Leiden)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2002

Book Chapters

  • Arabidopsis and the Genetic Potential for the Phytoremediation of Toxic Elemental and Organic Pollutants
    Year: 2002
    Book: The Arabidopsis Book
    Publisher: American Society of Plant Biologists(Maryland)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • PHYTOCHELATINS AND METALLOTHIONEINS: Roles in Heavy Metal Detoxification and Homeostasis
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Annual Review of Plant Biology
    Volume: 53
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 159-182
    Publisher: Annual Reviews(Palo Alto)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Heavy Metal Detoxification in Plants: Phytochelatin Biosynthesis and Function
    Year: 2001
    Journal: IUBMB Life
    Volume: 51
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 183-188
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(Pennsylvania)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
top of page