Areas of expertise

• Plant Cell And Molecular Biology 060702
• Plant Pathology 060704
• Plant Physiology 060705
• Biochemistry And Cell Biology 0601
• Plant Biology 0607
• Bacteriology 060501
• Plant Developmental And Reproductive Biology 060703

Publications

• Zhang, R, Massey, B, Mathesius, U et al. 2023, 'Photosynthetic Gains in Super-Nodulating Mutants of Medicago truncatula under Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Conditions', Plants, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1-14.
• Dow, L, Barrow, R, White, R et al. 2022, 'Photolysis of caged cytokinin in single cells of Arabidopsis thaliana', Plant Methods, vol. 18, no. 1.
• Mathesius, U 2022, 'Are legumes different? Origins and consequences of evolving nitrogen fixing symbioses', Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 276.
• Putra, R, Waterman, J, Mathesius, U et al. 2022, 'Benefits of silicon-enhanced root nodulation in a model legume are contingent upon rhizobial efficacy', Plant and Soil, vol. 477, pp. 201ââ‰217.
• Kawasaki, A, Dennis, P, Forstner, C et al. 2021, 'Manipulating exudate composition from root apices shapes the microbiome throughout the root system', Plant Physiology, vol. 187, no. 4, pp. 2279-2295.
• Mens, C, Hastwell, A, Su, H et al. 2021, 'Characterisation of Medicago truncatula CLE34 and CLE35 in nitrate and rhizobia regulation of nodulation', New Phytologist, vol. 229, no. 5, pp. 2525-2534.
• Xie, Z, Yu, Z, Li, Y et al. 2021, 'Linking rhizospheric diazotrophs to the stimulation of soybean N2 fixation in a Mollisol amended with maize straw', Plant and Soil, vol. 463, pp. 279ââ‰289.
• Xie, Z, Li, Y, Yu, Z et al. 2021, 'Incorporation of maize crop residue maintains soybean yield through the stimulation of nitrogen fixation rather than residue-derived nitrogen in Mollisols', Field Crops Research, vol. 272.
• Mathesius, U & Costa, S 2021, 'Plant signals differentially affect rhizosphere nematode populations', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 72, no. 10, pp. 3496-3499.
• Kawasaki, A, Dennis, P, Forstner, C et al. 2021, 'The microbiomes on the roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.) exhibit significant differences in structure between root types and along root axes', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 48, no. 9, pp. 871ââ‰888.
• Qiao, Y, Miao, S, Jin, J et al. 2021, 'Differential responses of the sunn4 and rdn1-1 super-nodulation mutants of Medicago truncatula to elevated atmospheric CO2', Annals of Botany, vol. 128, no. 4, pp. 441-451.
• Rae, A, Rolland, V, White, R et al. 2021, 'New methods for confocal imaging of infection threads in crop and model legumes', Plant Methods, vol. 17, no. 1.
• Ng, J, Costa, S & Mathesius, U 2021, 'Interaction of Symbiotic Rhizobia and Parasitic Root-Knot Nematodes in Legume Roots: From Molecular Regulation to Field Application', Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI), vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 470-490.
• Ng, J, Welvaert, A, Wen, J et al. 2020, 'The Medicago truncatula PIN2 auxin transporter mediates basipetal auxin transport but is not necessary for nodulation', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 1562-1573.
• Veliz Vallejos, D, Mathesius, U & Kawasaki, A 2020, 'The presence of plant-associated bacteria alters responses to N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing signals that modulate nodulation', Plants, vol. 9, no. 777.
• Mathesius, U 2020, 'The role of the flavonoid pathway in Medicago truncatula in root nodule formation. A review', in Frans J. de Bruijn (ed.), The model legume Medicago truncatula, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 434-438.
• Chapman, K, Ivanovici, A, Taleski, M et al. 2020, 'CEP receptor signalling controls root system architecture in Arabidopsis and Medicago', New Phytologist, vol. 226, no. 6, pp. 1809-1821.
• Costa, S, Chin, S & Mathesius, U 2020, 'Infection of Medicago truncatula by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica does not require early nodulation genes', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 11, no. 1050, pp. 1-13.
• Harris , J, Pawlowski, K & Mathesius, U 2020, 'Editorial: Evolution of Signaling in Plant Symbioses', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 11, no. 456, pp. 1-3.
• Mathesius, U 2020, 'Hormonal interactions in the regulation of the nitrogen-fixing legume-Rhizobium symbiosis', Advances in Botanical Research, vol. 94, pp. 41-66.
• Gauthier-Coles, C, White, R & Mathesius, U 2019, 'Nodulating legumes are distinguished by a sensitivity to cytokinin in the root cortex leading to pseudonodule development', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 9, no. 1901, pp. -.
• Goh, C, Nicotra, A & Mathesius, U 2019, 'Genes controlling legume nodule numbers affect phenotypic plasticity responses to nitrogen in the presence and absence of rhizobia', Plant Cell and Environment, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 1747-1757.
• Demina, I, Maity, P, Nagchowdhury, A et al. 2019, 'Accumulation of and Response to Auxins in Roots and Nodules of the Actinorhizal Plant Datisca glomerata Compared to the Model Legume Medicago truncatula', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, no. 1085, pp. 1-19.
• Mathesius, U 2019, 'Phytohormone regulation of Medicago truncatula-rhizobia interactions. A review', in Frans J. de Bruijn (ed.), The model legume Medicago truncatula, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 743-752.
• Mathesius, U, van Noorden, G & Jin, J 2019, 'The autoregulation gene SUNN mediates changes in nodule and lateral root formation in response to nitrogen through changes of shoot-to-root auxin transport', in Frans J. de Bruijn (ed.), The model legume Medicago truncatula, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 811-816.
• Mathesius, U 2018, 'Flavonoid Functions in Plants and Their Interactions with Other Organisms', Plants, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-3.
• Kohlen, W, Ng, J, Deinum, E et al. 2018, 'Auxin transport, metabolism, and signalling during nodule initiation: Indeterminate and determinate nodules', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 229-244pp.
• Ng, J & Mathesius, U 2018, 'Acropetal auxin transport inhibition is involved in indeterminate but not determinate nodule formation', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 9, pp. 13pp.
• Kawasaki, A, Okada, S, Zhang, C et al 2018, 'A sterile hydroponic system for characterising root exudates from specific root types and whole-root systems of large crop plants', Plant Methods, vol. 14, no. 114, pp. 1-13pp.
• Chin, S, Behm, C & Mathesius, U 2018, 'Functions of Flavonoids in Plant-Nematode interactions', Plants, vol. 7, no. 4, 85.
• Liu, Y, Hassan, S, Kidd, B et al 2017, 'Ethylene signaling is important for isoflavonoid-mediated resistance to rhizoctonia solani in roots of medicago truncatula', Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI), vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 691-700pp..
• Li, Y, Yu, Z, Liu, X et al 2017, 'Elevated CO2 increases Nitrogen fixation at the reproductive phase contributing to various yield responses of soybean cultivars', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 8, pp. 1546 (10pp).
• Shabala, S, White, R, Djordjevic, M et al 2016, 'Root-to-shoot signalling: Integration of diverse molecules, pathways and functions', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 87-104.
• Goh, C, Nicotra, A & Mathesius, U 2016, 'The presence of nodules on legume root systems can alter phenotypic plasticity in response to internal nitrogen independent of nitrogen fixation', Plant Cell and Environment, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 883-896.
• Schneebeli, K, Mathesius, U, Zwart, A et al. 2016, 'Brachypodium distachyon genotypes vary in resistance to Rhizoctonia solani AG8', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 189-198.
• van Noorden, G, Verbeek, R, Dinh, Q et al. 2016, 'Molecular signals controlling the inhibition of nodulation by nitrate in Medicago truncatula', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. -.
• Li, Y, Liu, X, Wang, G et al. 2016, 'Shift in origin of plant nitrogen alters carbon and nitrogen assimilation during reproductive stages of soybean grown in a Mollisol', Crop and Pasture Science, vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 872-880.
• Kawasaki, A, Donn, S, Ryan, P et al 2016, 'Microbiome and exudates of the root and rhizosphere of brachypodium distachyon, a model for wheat', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 11, no. 10, pp. -.
• Ng, J & Mathesius, U 2016, 'Measuring Auxin Transport Capacity in Seedling Roots of Medicago truncatula', Bio-Protocol, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 1-8pp.
• Ng, J, Truong, T, Hocart, C et al. 2016, 'Quantifying Auxin Metabolites in Young Root Tissue of Medicago truncatula by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray-ionisation Quadrupole Time-of-flight (LC-ESI-QTOF) Tandem Mass Spectrometry', Bio-Protocol, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 1-10pp.
• Ng, J, Perrine-Walker, F, Wasson, A et al. 2015, 'The control of auxin transport in parasitic and symbiotic root-microbe interactions.', Plants, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 606-643.
• Ng, J, Hassan, S, Truong, T et al. 2015, 'Flavonoids and auxin transport inhibitors rescue symbiotic nodulation in the Medicago truncatula cytokinin perception mutant cre1', The Plant Cell, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2210-2226.
• Mathesius, U, Jin, J, van Noorden, G et al. 2015, 'Regulation of nodule development by short - and long - distance auxin transport control', in Frans J. de Bruijn (ed.), Biological Nitrogen Fixation Volume 1, John Wiley & Sons Inc, Hoboken, pp. 465-473.
• Beckmann, E, Estavillo, G, Mathesius, U et al. 2015, 'The plant detectives: Innovative undergraduate teaching to inspire the next generation of plant biologists', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 6, no. 729, pp. 1-7.
• Hassan, S & Mathesius, U 2015, 'Flavonoids Play Multiple Roles in Symbiotic Root-Rhizosphere Interactions', in Frans J. de Bruijn (ed.), Biological Nitrogen Fixation Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States of America, pp. 501-509.
• Schneebeli, K, Mathesius, U & Watt, M 2015, 'Brachypodium distachyon is a pathosystem model for the study of the wheat disease rhizoctonia root rot', Plant Pathology, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 91-100.
• Estavillo, G, Mathesius, U, Djordjevic, M et al 2014, The Plant Detective's Manual: a research-led approach for teaching plant science, ANU E Press, Canberra, Australia.
• George, D, Mathesius, U, Behm, C et al 2014, 'The Periplasmic Enzyme, AnsB, of Shigella flexneri Modulates Bacterial Adherence to Host Epithelial Cells', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 9, no. 4, pp. e94954-e94954.
• Weston, L & Mathesius, U 2014, 'Root exudation - the role of secondary metabolites, their localisation in roots and transport into the rhizosphere', in Asuncion Morte and Ajit Varma (ed.), Root Engineering. Basic and Applied Concepts, Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 221 -247.
• Mortier, V, Wasson, A, Jaworek, P et al 2014, 'Role of LONELY GUY genes in indeterminate nodulation on Medicago truncatula', New Phytologist, vol. 202, no. 2, pp. 582-593.
• Kurdyukov, S, Mathesius, U, Nolan, K et al 2014, 'The 2HA line of Medicago truncatula has characteristics of an epigenetic mutant that is weakly ethylene insensitive', BMC Plant Biology, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 174-174.
• Ferguson, B & Mathesius, U 2014, 'Phytohormone Regulation of Legume-Rhizobia Interactions', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 770-790.
• George, D, Behm, C, Hall, D et al 2014, 'Shigella flexneri infection in Caenorhabditis elegans: Cytopathological examination and identification of host responses', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 9, no. 9, pp. e106085-e106085.
• Veliz Vallejos, D, Van Noorden, G, Yuan, M et al 2014, 'A Sinorhizobium meliloti-specific N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum-sensing signal increases nodule numbers in Medicago truncatula independent of autoregulation', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 5, no. OCT, pp. 1-13.
• Ng, J, van Noorden, G & Mathesius, U 2013, 'Polar Auxin Transport Regulation in Plant-Microbe Interactions', in Rujin Chen & Frantisek Baluska (ed.), Polar Auxin Transport, Springer, Heidelberg Germany, pp. 201 - 219.
• Weston, L & Mathesius, U 2013, 'Flavonoids: Their Structure, Biosynthesis and Role in the Rhizosphere, Including Allelopathy', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 283-297.
• Van Noorden, G & Mathesius, U 2013, 'Auxin as long distance signal controlling root architecture in response to nitrogen', in Frantisek Baluska (ed.), Long-Distance Systemic Signaling and Communication in Plants, Springer, Berlin, pp. 205-218.
• Goh, C, Veliz Vallejos, D, Nicotra, A et al 2013, 'The Impact of Beneficial Plant-Associated Microbes on Plant Phenotypic Plasticity', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 826-839.
• Hassan, S & Mathesius, U 2013, 'Roles of Flavonoids in Symbiotic Root-Rhizosphere Interactions', in Frans J. de Bruijn (ed.), Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 541-550.
• Cazzonelli, C, Vantraelen, M, Simon, S, Yin, K, Carron-Arthur, A, Nisar, N et al 2013, 'Role of the Arabidopsis PIN6 Auxin Transporter in Auxin Homeostasis and Auxin-Mediated Development', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 7, pp. e70069/1-14.
• Hassan, S & Mathesius, U 2012, 'The role of flavonoids in root-rhizosphere signalling: opportunities and challenges for improving plant-microbe interactions', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 3429-3444.
• Jin, J, Watt, M & Mathesius, U 2012, 'The autoregulation gene SUNN mediates changes in root organ formation in response to nitrogen through alteration of shoot-to-root auxin transport', Plant Physiology, vol. 159, no. 1, pp. 489-500.
• Mortier, V, Mathesius, U & Goormachtig, S 2012, 'The role of plant peptides in symbiotic interactions', in Irving, Helen R.; Gehring, Christoph (ed.), Plant Signaling Peptides, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 135- 162.
• Vincent, D, DuFall, L, Livk, A et al 2012, 'A functional genomics approach to dissect the mode of action of the Stagonospora nodorum effector protein SnToxA in wheat', Molecular Plant Pathology, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 467-482.
• Mathesius, U, Djordjevic, M, Oakes, M et al 2011, 'Comparative proteomic profiles of the soybean (Glycine max) root apex and differentiated root zone', Proteomics, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 1707-1719.
• Mathesius, U & Watt, M 2011, 'Rhizosphere Signals for Plant-Microbe Interactions: Implications for Field-Grown Plants', in Ulrich Luttge, Wolfram Beyschlag, Burkhard Budel and Dennis Francis (ed.), Progress in Botany (Volume 72), Springer, Berlin, pp. 125-161.
• Mathesius, U & Van Noorden, G 2011, 'Genomics of root-microbe interactions', in Antonio Costa de Oliverira and Rajeev K Varshney (ed.), Root Genomics, Landes Bioscience/Springer Science+Business Media, Heidelberg, pp. 73-97.
• Ignjatovic V, Lai C, Summerhayes R, Mathesius U, Tawfilis S, Perugini MA, Monagle P 2011, 'Age-related differences in plasma proteins: How plasma proteins change from neonates to adults', PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 6, no. 2, pp. -.
• Mathesius, U 2011, 'Intimate Alliances: Plants and their Microsymbionts'. Plant Cell Teaching Tools
• Plet J, Wasson A, Ariel F, Le Signor C, Baker D, Mathesius U, Crespi M, and Frugier F 2011, 'MtCRE1-dependent cytokinin signaling integrates bacterial and plant cues to coordinate symbiotic nodule organogenesis in Medicago truncatula', The Plant Journal, pp. -.
• Teplitski M, Mathesius U and Rumbaugh K 2011, 'Perception and degradation of N-Acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing signals by mammalian and plant cells', Chemical Reviews, vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 100-116.
• Nicotra, A, Atkin, O, Bonser, S et al 2010, 'Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate', Trends in Plant Science, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 684-692.
• Grunewald, W, Van Noorden, G, van Isterdael, G et al 2009, 'Manipulation of Auxin Transport in Plant Roots during Rhizobium Symbiosis and Nematode Parasitism', The Plant Cell, vol. 21, pp. 2553-2562.
• Laffont, C, Blanchet, S, Lapierre, C et al 2010, 'The Compact Root Architecture1 Gene Regulates Lignification, Flavonoid Production, and Polar Auxin Transport in Medicago truncatula', Plant Physiology, vol. 153, no. 4, pp. 1597-1607.
• Hassan, S, Behm, C & Mathesius, U 2010, 'Effectors of plant parasitic nematodes that re-program root cell development', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 933-942.
• Mathesius, U 2009, 'The Role of auxin in Root-Symbiont and Root-Pathogen Interactions: From Development to Defense', in Lüttge, U.E.; Beyschlag, W.; Büdel, B.; Francis, D. (ed.), Progress in Botany Volume 71, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 185-210.
• Oelkers, K, Goffard, N, Weiller, G et al 2009, 'Correction: Bioinformatic analysis of the CLE signaling peptide family', BMC Plant Biology, vol. 9, no. 17, p. 1.
• Grunewald, W, van Noorden, G, van Isterdael, G et al 2009, 'Manipulation of Auxin Transport in Plant Roots during Rhizobium Symbiosis and Nematode Parasitism', The Plant Cell, vol. 21, pp. 2553-2562.
• Wasson, A, Ramsay, K, Jones, M et al 2009, 'Differing requirements for flavonoids during the formation of lateral roots, nodules and root knot nematode galls in Medicago truncatula', New Phytologist, vol. 183, no. 1, pp. 167-179.
• Canny, M, Shane, M, McCully, M et al 2009, 'Summer dormancy and winter growth: root survival strategy in a perennial monocotyledon', New Phytologist, vol. 183, pp. 1085-1096.
• Mathesius, U 2009, 'Comparative proteomic studies of root-microbe interactions', Proteomics, vol. 72, pp. 353-366.
• Oelkers, K, Goffard, N, Weiller, G et al 2008, 'Bioinformatic analysis of the CLE signaling peptide family', BMC Plant Biology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 36p.
• Mathesius, U 2008, 'Auxin: at the root of nodule development?', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 651-668.
• Van Noorden, G, Wasson, A, Pellerone, F et al 2008, 'Regulation of nodule organogenesis by auxin transport and flavonoids', in Dakora, Chimphango, Valentine, Elmerich, Newton (ed.), Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture, Springer, South Africa, pp. 183-187.
• Nagaraj, S, Zhentian, L, Watson, B et al 2007, 'Proteomics of Medicago Truncatula', in Mathesius U, Journet EP, Sumner LW (ed.), The Medicago truncatula handbook, Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation, online, pp. 1-62.
• Mathesius, U, Sumner, L & Journet, E, eds, 2007, The Medicago truncatula Handbook, Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation, online.
• Beveridge, C, Mathesius, U, Rose, R et al 2007, 'Common regulatory themes in meristem development and whole-plant homeostasis', Current Opinion in Plant Biology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 44-51.
• Van Noorden, G, Kerim, T, Goffard, N et al 2007, 'Overlap of proteome changes in Medicago truncatula in response to Auxin and Sinorhizobium meliloti', Plant Physiology, vol. 144, pp. 1115-1131.
• De Jong, F, Mathesius, U, Imin, N et al 2007, 'A proteomic study of the proliferation of cultured Medicago truncatula protoplasts', Proteomics, vol. 7, pp. 722-736.
• Van Noorden, G, Ross, J, Reid, J et al 2006, 'Defective Long-Distance Auxin Transport Regulation in the Medicago truncatula super numeric nodules Mutant', Plant Physiology, vol. 140, pp. 1494-1506.
• Prayitno, J, Imin, N, Rolfe, B et al 2006, 'Identification of Ethylene-Mediated Protein Changes during Nodulation in Medicago Truncatula Using Proteome Analysis', Journal of Proteome Research, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 3084-3095.
• Foerster, B, Mathesius, U & Pogson, B 2006, 'Comparative proteomics of high light stress in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii', Proteomics, vol. 6, no. 15, pp. 4309-4320.
• Prayitno, J, Rolfe, B & Mathesius, U 2006, 'The Ethylene-Insensitive sickle Mutant of Medicago truncatula Shows Altered Auxin Transport Regulation during Nodulation', Plant Physiology, vol. 142, pp. 168-180.
• Wasson, A, Pellerone, F & Mathesius, U 2006, 'Silencing the Flavonoid Pathway in Medicago truncatula Inhibits Root Nodule Formation and Prevents Auxin Transport Regulation by Rhizobia', The Plant Cell, vol. 18, pp. 1617-1629.
• Bauer, W, Mathesius, U & Teplitski, M 2005, 'Eukaryotes Deal with Bacterial Quorum Sensing', Microbe, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 129-135.
• Bauer, W & Mathesius, U 2004, 'Plant responses to bacterial quorum sensing signals', Current Opinion in Plant Biology, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 429-433.
• Imin, N, De Jong, F, Mathesius, U et al 2004, 'Proteome reference maps of Medicago truncatula embryogenic cell cultures generated from single protoplasts', Proteomics, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 1883-1896.
• Rolfe, B, Djordjevic, M, Chen, H et al 2004, 'Proteomic analysis of bacterial systems', in Kowalchuk G; Bruijn F.J.d; Head I.M; Akkermans; Elsas J.D.v (ed.), Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual (2nd ed), Springer, Berlin, pp. 1-12.
• Mathesius, U, Mulders, S, de Jong, D et al. 2004, 'Proteome analysis of root responses to rhizobia signalling molecules', in Igor Tikhonovich, Ben Lugtenberg and Nikolai Provorov (ed.), Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 4: molecular plant-microbe interactions: new bridges between past and future, International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St Petersburg, Russia, pp. 47-50.
• Mathesius, U 2003, 'Conservation and divergence of signalling pathways between roots and soil microbes - the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis compared to the development of lateral roots, mycorrhizal interactions and nematode-induced galls', Plant and Soil, vol. 255, no. 1, pp. 105-119.
• Ferguson, B & Mathesius, U 2003, 'Signalling Interactions During Nodule Development', Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, vol. 22, pp. 47-72.
• Rolfe, B, Mathesius, U, Djordjevic, M et al 2003, '11th International Congress on molecular plant-microbe interations held at St Petersburg - A report', Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 41, pp. 1205-1208.
• Mathesius, U, Mulders, S, Gao, M et al 2003, 'Extensive and specific responses of a eukaryote to bacterial quorum-sensing signals', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 100, pp. 1444-1449.
• Rolfe, B, Mathesius, U, Djordjevic, M et al 2003, 'Proteomic analysis of legume-microbe interactions', Comparative and Functional Genomics, vol. 4, pp. 225-228.
• Mathesius, U, Imin, N, Natera, S et al. 2003, 'Proteomics as a Functional Genomics Tool', in Eric Grotewold (ed.), Plant Functional Genomics: Methods and Protocols, Humana Press Inc., United States, pp. 395-413.
• Mathesius, U, Imin, N, Chen, H et al. 2002, 'Evaluation of proteome reference maps for cross-species identification of proteins by peptide mass fingerprinting', Proteomics, vol. 2, pp. 1288-1303.
• Mathesius, U 2001, 'Flavonoids induced in cells undergoing nodule organogenesis in white clover are regulators of auxin breakdown by peroxidase', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 52, pp. 419-426.
• Mathesius, U, Keijzers, G, Natera, S et al. 2001, 'Establishment of a root proteome reference map for the model legume medicago truncatula using the expressed sequence tag database for peptide mass fingerprinting', Proteomics, vol. 1, pp. 1424-1440.
• Rolfe, B, Mathesius, U, Djordjevic, M et al. 2000, 'The use of the genus Trifolium for the study of plant-microbe interactions, root development and plant defence responses', in Triplett, EW (ed.), Prokaryotic Nitrogen Fixation: A Model System for Analysis of a Biological Process, Horizon Scientific Press, Wymndham, UK, pp. 643-656.
• Mathesius, U, Charon, C, Rolfe, B et al 2000, 'Temporal and spatial order of events during the induction of cortical cell divisions in white clover by Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii inoculation or localized cytokinin addition', Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI), vol. 13, pp. 617-628.
• Mathesius, U, Weinman, J, Rolfe, B et al 2000, 'Rhizobia can induce nodules in white clover by hyjacking mature cortical cells activated during lateral root development', Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI), vol. 13, pp. 170-182.
• Hutangura, P, Mathesius, U, Jones, M et al 1999, 'Auxin induction isa trigger for root gall formation caused by nematodes in white clover and is associated with the activation of the flavonoid pathway', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 26, pp. 221-231.

Projects and Grants

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• Improving grain legume seeds for future climates (Primary Investigator)
• ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crop Development (Secondary Investigator)
• Unique plant hormone responses- the key to nitrogen-fixing nodules (Secondary Investigator)
• Exploiting flavonoid diversity in legumes to improve nitrogen-fixing symbioses (Primary Investigator)
• ARC Research Hub in Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture (Secondary Investigator)
• Parasitic root-knot nematodes (Secondary Investigator)
• The key to making root nodules - new tricks for old hormones (Primary Investigator)
• Environmental regulation of root architecture by a gene controlling auxin transport (Primary Investigator)
• The role of auxin in root organ specification - from symbiont to parasite (Primary Investigator)
• Evaluation of plant manipulation compounds (Primary Investigator)
• Multiphoton confocal microscope (Secondary Investigator)
• Exploring a model system to develop controls for parasitic nematodes (Secondary Investigator)
• Are flavonoids metabolic regulators of plant development? (Primary Investigator)
• ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE - Centre of Integrative Legume Research (Secondary Investigator)