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• Articles

  • Rajagopal BS, Yates N, Smith J, Paradisi A, Tetard-Jones C, Willats WGT, Marcus S, Knox JP, Firdaus-Raih M, Henrissat B, Davies GJ, Walton PH, Parkin A, Hemsworth GR. Structural dissection of two redox proteins from the shipworm symbiont Teredinibacter turnerae. IUCrJ 2024, 11(2), 260-274.
  • Srikamwang C, Willats WGT, Bakshani CR, Sommano SR, Wongkaew M. Potentials of Mahachanok mango peel pectin in modulating glycaemic index in simulated in vitro carbohydrate digestion of meat product. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2024, 18, 101304.
  • Khamsaw P, Sommano SR, Wongkaew M, Willats WGT, Bakshani CR, Sirilun S, Sunanta P. Banana Peel (Musa ABB cv. Nam Wa Mali-Ong) as a Source of Value-Adding Components and the Functional Properties of Its Bioactive Ingredients. Plants 2024, 13(5), 593.
  • Bakshani CR, Sangta J, Sommano S, Willats WGT. Microarray Polymer Profiling (MAPP) for High-Throughput Glycan Analysis. Journal of Visualized Experiments 2023, 2023(199), e65443.
  • Isager Ahl L, Pedersen HL, Jorgensen B, Willats WGT, Grace OM, Barnes CJ, Ronsted N. Exploring the polysaccharide composition of plant cell walls in succulent aloes. Plants People Planet 2023, 5(3), 335-353.
  • Leverett A, Hartzell S, Winter K, Garcia M, Aranda J, Virgo A, Smith A, Focht P, Rasmussen-Arda A, Willats WGT, Cowan-Turner D, Borland AM. Dissecting succulence: Crassulacean acid metabolism and hydraulic capacitance are independent adaptations in Clusia leaves. Plant Cell and Environment 2023, 46(5), 1472-1488.
  • Bakshani CR, Cuskin F, Lant NJ, Yau HCL, Willats WGT, Burgess J. Analysis of glycans in a Burnt-on/Baked-on (BoBo) model food soil using Microarray Polymer Profiling (MAPP) and immunofluorescence microscopy. Food Chemistry 2023, 410, 135379.
  • Salmean AA, Willats WGT, Ribeiro S, Andersen TJ, Ellegaard M. Over 100-Year Preservation and Temporal Fluctuations of Cell Wall Polysaccharides in Marine Sediments. Frontiers in Plant Science 2022, 13, 85902.
  • Garrido-Banuelos G, Buica A, Kuhlman B, Schuckel J, Zietsman AJJ, Willats WGT, Moore JP, du Toit WJ. Untangling the impact of red wine maceration times on wine ageing. A multidisciplinary approach focusing on extended maceration in Shiraz wines. Food Research International 2021, 150(Part A), 110697.
  • Weiller F, Schuckel J, Willats WGT, Driouich A, Vivier MA, Moore JP. Tracking cell wall changes in wine and table grapes undergoing Botrytis cinerea infection using glycan microarrays. Annals of Botany 2021, 128(5), 527-543.
  • Osete-Alcaraz A, Gomez-Plaza E, Martinez-Perez P, Weiller F, Schuckel J, Willats WGT, Moore JP, Ros-Garcia JM, Bautista-Ortin AB. The Influence of Hydrolytic Enzymes on Tannin Adsorption-Desorption onto Grape Cell Walls in a Wine-Like Matrix. Molecules 2021, 26(3), 770.
  • Yau HCL, Malekpour AK, Momin NG, Morales-Garcia AL, Willats WGT, Lant NJ, Jones CY. Removal of eDNA from fabrics using a novel laundry DNase revealed using high-resolution imaging. Scientific Reports 2021, 11(1), 21542.
  • Jones CY, Engelhardt I, Patko D, Dupuy L, Holden N, Willats WGT. High-resolution 3D mapping of rhizosphere glycan patterning using molecular probes in a transparent soil system. The Cell Surface 2021, 7, 100059.
  • Vidal-Melgosa S, Sichert A, Francis TB, Bartosik D, Niggemann J, Wichels A, Willats WGT, Fuchs BM, Teeling H, Becher D, Schweder T, Amann R, Hehemann J-H. Diatom fucan polysaccharide precipitates carbon during algal blooms. Nature Communications 2021, 12(1), 1150.
  • Mikkelsen MD, Harholt J, Westereng B, Domozych D, Fry SC, Johansen IE, Fangel JU, Lezyk M, Feng T, Nancke L, Mikkelsen JD, Willats WGT, Ulvskov P. Ancient origin of fucosylated xyloglucan in charophycean green algae. Communications Biology 2021, 4(1), 754.
  • Corso M, An X, Jones CY, Doblas VG, Schvartzman MS, Malkowski E, Willats WGT, Hanikenne M, Verbruggen N. Adaptation of Arabidopsis halleri to extreme metal pollution through limited metal accumulation involves changes in cell wall composition and metal homeostasis. New Phytologist 2021, 230(2), 669-682.
  • Osete-Alcaraz A, Gomez-Plaza E, Martinez-Perez P, Weiller F, Schuckel J, Willats WGT, Moore JP, Ros-Garcia JM, Bautista-Ortin AB. The impact of carbohydrate-active enzymes on mediating cell wall polysaccharide-tannin interactions in a wine-like matrix. Food Research International 2020, 129, 108889.
  • Weiller F, Gerber L, Trygg J, Fangel JU, Willats WGTW, Driouich A, Vivier MA, Moore JP. Overexpression of VviPGIP1 and NtCAD14 in Tobacco Screened Using Glycan Microarrays Reveals Cell Wall Reorganisation in the Absence of Fungal Infection. Vaccines 2020, 8(3), 388.
  • Michalak L, Gaby JC, Lagos L, Leanti La Rosa S, Hvidsten TR, Tétard-Jones C, Willats WGTW, Terrapon N, Lombard V, Henrissat B, Dröge J, Arntzen MO, Hagen LH, Øverland M, Pope PB, Westereng B. Microbiota-directed fibre activates both targeted and secondary metabolic shifts in the distal gut. Nature communications 2020, 11, 5773.
  • Weremczuk A, Papierniak A, Kozak K, Willats WGT, Antosiewicz DM. Contribution of NtZIP1-like, NtZIP11 and a WAK-pectin based mechanism to the formation of Zn-related lesions in tobacco leaves. Environmental and Experimental Botany 2020, 176, 104074.
  • Low KE, Xing X, Moote PE, Inglis G, Venketachalam S, Hahn MG, Marissa LK, Tétard-Jones CY, Jones DR, Willats WGTW, Slominski BA, Abbott DW. Combinatorial Glycomic Analyses to Direct CAZyme Discovery for the Tailored Degradation of Canola Meal Non-Starch Dietary Polysaccharides. Microorganisms 2020, 8(12), 1888.
  • Moore JP, Gao Y, Zietsman AJJ, Fangel JU, Trygg J, Willats WGT, Vivier MA. Analysis of Plant Cell Walls Using High-Throughput Profiling Techniques with Multivariate Methods. The Plant Cell Wall 2020, 2149, 327-337.
  • Holmes A, Rossez Y, Wright KM, Hedley PE, Morris J, Willats WGT, Holden NJ. Escherichia coli O157:H7 F9 Fimbriae Recognize Plant Xyloglucan and Elicit a Response in Arabidopsis thaliana. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020, 21(24), 9720.
  • Chialva M, Fangel JU, Novero M, Zouari I, di Fossalunga AS, Willats WGT, Bonfante P, Balestrini R. Understanding Changes in Tomato Cell Walls in Roots and Fruits: The Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2019, 20(2), 415.
  • Gao Y, Fangel JU, Willats WGT, Moore JP. Tracking polysaccharides during white winemaking using glycan microarrays reveals glycoprotein-rich sediments. Food Research International 2019, 123, 662-673.
  • Corneillie S, De Storme N, Van Acker R, Fangel JU, De Bruyne M, De Rycke R, Geelen D, Willats WGT, Vanholme B, Boerjan W. Polyploidy affects plant growth and alters cell wall composition. Plant Physiology 2019, 179(1), 74-87.
  • Guo X, Runavot J-L, Bourot S, Meulewaeter F, Hernandez-Gomez M, Holland C, Harholt J, Willats WGT, Mravec J, Knox P, Ulvskov P. Metabolism of polysaccharides in dynamic middle lamellae during cotton fibre development. Planta 2019, 249, 1565-1581.
  • Garrido-Banuelos G, Buica A, Schuckel J, Zietsman AJJ, Willats WGT, Moore JP, Du Toit WJ. Investigating the relationship between grape cell wall polysaccharide composition and the extractability of phenolic compounds into Shiraz wines. Part I: Vintage and ripeness effects. Food Chemistry 2019, 278, 36-46.
  • Garrido-Banuelos G, Buica A, Schuckel J, Zietsman AJJ, Willats WGT, Moore JP, Du Toit WJ. Investigating the relationship between cell wall polysaccharide composition and the extractability of grape phenolic compounds into Shiraz wines. Part II: Extractability during fermentation into wines made from grapes of different ripeness levels. Food Chemistry 2019, 278, 26-35.
  • Fangel JU, Eiken J, Sierksma A, Schols HA, Willats WGT, Harholt J. Tracking polysaccharides through the brewing process. Carbohydrate Polymers 2018, 196, 465-473.
  • Andersen MCF, Boos I, Kinnaert C, Awan SI, Pedersen HL, Kracun SK, Lanz G, Rydahl MG, Kjaerulff L, Hakansson M, Kimbung R, Logan DT, Gotfredsen CH, Willats WGT, Clausen MH. Synthesis of branched and linear 1,4-linked galactan oligosaccharides. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2018, 16(7), 1157-1162.
  • Sequeira S, Kavanaugh D, MacKenzie DA, Suligoj T, Walpole S, Leclaire C, Gunning AP, Latousakis D, Willats WGT, Angulo J, Dong C, Juge N. Structural basis for the role of serine-rich repeat proteins from Lactobacillus reuteri in gut microbe–host interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018, 115(12), E2706-E2715.
  • Solden LM, Naas AE, Roux S, Daly RA, Collins WB, Nicora CD, Purvine SO, Hoyt DW, Schückel J, Jorgensen B, Willats W, Spalinger DE, Firkins JL, Lipton MS, Sullivan MB, Pope PB, Wrighton KC. Interspecies cross-feeding orchestrates carbon degradation in the rumen ecosystem. Nature Microbiology 2018, 3, 1274-1284.
  • Salmean AA, Guillouzo A, Duffieux D, Jam M, Matard-Mann M, Larocque R, Pedersen HL, Michel G, Czjzek M, Willats WGT, Herve C. Double blind microarray-based polysaccharide profiling enables parallel identification of uncharacterized polysaccharides and carbohydrate-binding proteins with unknown specificities. Scientific Reports 2018, 8(1), 2500.
  • Torode TA, O'Neill R, Marcus SE, Cornuault V, Pose S, Lauder RP, Kračun SK, Rydahl MG, Andersen MCF, Willats WGT, Braybrook SA, Townsend BJ, Clausen MH, Knox JP. Branched Pectic Galactan in Phloem-Sieve-Element Cell Walls: Implications for Cell Mechanics. Plant Physiology 2018, 176(2), 1547-1558.
  • Andersen MCF, Boos I, Ruprecht C, Willats WGT, Pfrengle F, Clausen MH. Synthesis and Application of Branched Type II Arabinogalactans. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017, 82(23), 12066-12084.
  • Mravec J, Guo X, Hansen AR, Schuckel J, Kracun SK, Mikkelsen MD, Mouille G, Johansen IE, Ulvskov P, Domozych DS, Willats WGT. Pea border cell maturation and release involve complex cell wall structural dynamics. Plant Physiology 2017, 174(2), 1051-1066.
  • Salmean AA, Duffieux D, Harholt J, Qin F, Michel G, Czjzek M, Willats WGT, Herve C. Insoluble (1 → 3), (1 → 4)-β-Dglucan is a component of cell walls in brown algae (Phaeophyceae) and is masked by alginates in tissues. Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 2880.
  • O'Neill EC, Kuhaudomlarp S, Rejzek M, Fangel JU, Alagesan K, Kolarich D, Willats WGT, Field RA. Exploring the Glycans of Euglena gracilis. Biology 2017, 6(4), 45.
  • Rydahl MG, Kracun SK, Fangel JU, Michel G, Guillouzo A, Genicot S, Mravec J, Harholt J, Wilkens C, Motawia MS, Svensson B, Tranquet O, Ralet M-C, Jorgensen B, Domozych DS, Willats WGT. Development of novel monoclonal antibodies against starch and ulvan - Implications for antibody production against polysaccharides with limited immunogenicity. Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 9326.
  • Zietsman AJJ, Moore JP, Fangel JU, Willats WGT, Vivier MA. Combining hydrothermal pretreatment with enzymes de-pectinates and exposes the innermost xyloglucan-rich hemicellulose layers of wine grape pomace. Food Chemistry 2017, 232, 340-350.
  • Mravec J, Kracun SK, Zemlyanskaya E, Rydahl MG, Guo X, Picmanova M, Sorensen KK, Ruzicka K, Willats WGT. Click chemistry-based tracking reveals putative cell wall-located auxin binding sites in expanding cells. Scientific Reports 2017, 7(1), 15988.
  • Mravec J, Kracun SK, Rydahl MG, Westereng B, Pontiggia D, De Lorenzo G, Domozych DS, Willats WGT. An oligogalacturonide-derived molecular probe demonstrates the dynamics of calcium-mediated pectin complexation in cell walls of tip-growing structures. Plant Journal 2017, 91(3), 534-546.
  • Andersen MCF, Kracun SK, Rydahl MG, Willats WGT, Clausen MH. Synthesis of β-1,4-Linked Galactan Side-Chains of Rhamnogalacturonan I. Chemistry: A European Journal 2016, 22(33), 11543-11548.
  • Schuckel J, Kracun SK, Willats WGT. High-throughput screening of carbohydrate-degrading enzymes using novel insoluble chromogenic substrate assay kits. Journal of Visualized Experiments 2016, 2016(115), e54286.
  • Vendittoa I, Luis AS, Rydahl M, Schückel J, Fernandes VO, Vidal-Melgosa S, Bule P, Goyal A, Pires VMR, Dourado CG, Ferreira LMA, Coutinho PM, Henrissat B, Knox JP, Baslé A, Najmudin S, Gilbert HJ, Willats WGT, Fontes CMGA. Complexity of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulosome reflects an expansion in glycan recognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2016, 113(26), 7136-7141.
  • Andersen MCF, Boos I, Marcus SE, Kračun SK, Rydahl MG, Willats WGT, Knox JP, Clausen MH. Characterization of the LM5 pectic galactan epitope with synthetic analogues of β-1,4-d-galactotetraose. Carbohydrate Research 2016, 436, 36-40.
  • Cuesta-Seijo JA, Nielsen MM, Ruzanski C, Krucewicz K, Beeren SR, Rydhal MG, Yoshimura Y, Striebeck A, Motawia MS, Willats WGT, Palcic MM. In vitro Biochemical Characterization of All Barley Endosperm Starch Synthases. Frontiers in Plant Science 2016, 6, 1265.
  • Umu ÖC, Frank JA, Fangel JU, Oostindjer M, daSilva CS, Bolhuis EJ, Bosch G, Willats WG, Pope PB, Diep DB. Resistant starch diet induces change in the swine microbiome and a predominance of beneficial bacterial populations. Microbiome 2015, 3(1), 16.
  • Hernandez-Gomez MC, Rydahl MG, Rogowski A, Morland C, Cartmell A, Crouch L, Labourel A, Fontes CMGA, Willats WGT, Gilbert HJ, Knox JP. Recognition of xyloglucan by the crystalline cellulose-binding site of a family 3a carbohydrate-binding module. FEBS Letters 2015, 589(18), 2297-2303.
  • Vidal-Melgosa S, Pedersen HL, Schückel J, Arnal G, Dumon C, Amby DB, Monrad RN, Westereng B, Willats WG. A new versatile microarray-based method for high throughput screening of carbohydrate-active enzymes. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290(14), 9020-9036.
  • Kračun SK, Schückel J, Westereng B, Thygesen LG, Monrad RN, Eijsink VG, Willats WGT. A new generation of versatile chromogenic substrates for high-throughput analysis of biomass-degrading enzymes. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2015, 8, 70.
  • Mravec J, Kracun SK, Rydahl MG, Westereng B, Miart F, Clausen MH, Fangel JU, Daugaard M, Van Cutsem P, De Fine Licht HH, Höfte H, Malinovsky FG, Domozych DS, Willats WG. Tracking developmentally regulated post-synthetic processing of homogalacturonan and chitin using reciprocal oligosaccharide probes. Development 2014, 141(24), 4841-4850.
  • Malinovsky FG, Fangel JU, Willats WG. The role of the cell wall in plant immunity. Frontiers in Plant Science 2014, 5, 178.
  • Marriott PE, Sibout R, Lapierre C, Fangel JU, Willats WG, Hofte H, Gómez LD, McQueen-Mason S. Range of cell-wall alterations enhance saccharification in Brachypodium distachyon mutants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2014, 111(40), 14601-14606.
  • Agger JW, Isaksen T, Várnai A, Vidal-Melgosa S, Willats WG, Ludwig R, Horn SJ, Eijsink VG, Westereng B. Discovery of LPMO activity on hemicelluloses shows the importance of oxidative processes in plant cell wall degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2014, 111(17), 6287-6292.
  • Rossez Y, Holmes A, Lodberg-Pedersen H, Birse L, Marshall J, Willats WGT, Toth IK, Holden NJ. Escherichia coli Common Pilus (ECP) Targets Arabinosyl Residues in Plant Cell Walls to Mediate Adhesion to Fresh Produce Plants. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289(49), 34349-34365.
  • Pedersen HL, Fangel JU, McCleary B, Ruzanski C, Rydahl MG, Ralet MC, Farkas V, von Schantz L, Marcus SE, Andersen MC, Field R, Ohlin M, Knox JP, Clausen MH, Willats WGT. Versatile High Resolution Oligosaccharide Microarrays for Plant Glycobiology and Cell Wall Research. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287(47), 39429-39438.
  • Sørensen I, Rose JKC, Doyle JJ, Domozych DS, Willats WG. The charophycean green algae provide insights into the early origins of plant cell walls. Plant signaling & behavior 2012, 7(1), 1-3.
  • Marcus SE, Blake AW, Benians TAS, Lee KJD, Poyser C, Donaldson L, Leroux O, Rogowski A, Petersen HL, Boraston A, Gilbert HJ, Willats WGT, Knox JP. Restricted access of proteins to mannan polysaccharides in intact plant cell walls. Plant Journal 2010, 64(2), 191-203.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Venditto I, Luis AS, Rydahl MG, Schuckel J, Fernandes VO, Melgosa SV, Bule P, Goyal A, Pires VMR, Dourado CG, Ferreira LMA, Coutinho PM, Henrissat B, Knox JP, Basle A, Najmudin S, Gilbert HJ, Willats WG, Fontes CMGA. The complexity of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulosome reflects an expansion in glycan recognition. In: 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Glycobiology. 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana: Oxford University Press.

• Note

  • Gao Y, Fangel JU, Willats WGT, Moore JP. Corrigendum to “Tracking polysaccharides during white winemaking using glycan microarrays reveals glycoprotein-rich sediments” (Food Research International (2019) 123 (662–673), (S0963996919303588), (10.1016/j.foodres.2019.06.003)). Food Research International 2019, 126, 108674.

• Working Paper

  • Smallwood M, Yates EA, Willats WGT, Martin H, Knox JP. Immuno­chemical comparison of ­membrane-associated and secreted arabinogalactan-proteins in rice and carrot. Planta 198(3):452-459 1996, 198(3), 452-459.