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  1. Article ; Online: Simultaneous multifunctional transcriptome engineering by CRISPR RNA scaffold.

    Liu, Zukai / Jillette, Nathaniel / Robson, Paul / Cheng, Albert Wu

    Nucleic acids research

    2023  Volume 51, Issue 14, Page(s) e77

    Abstract: RNA processing and metabolism are subjected to precise regulation in the cell to ensure integrity and functions of RNA. Though targeted RNA engineering has become feasible with the discovery and engineering of the CRISPR-Cas13 system, simultaneous ... ...

    Abstract RNA processing and metabolism are subjected to precise regulation in the cell to ensure integrity and functions of RNA. Though targeted RNA engineering has become feasible with the discovery and engineering of the CRISPR-Cas13 system, simultaneous modulation of different RNA processing steps remains unavailable. In addition, off-target events resulting from effectors fused with dCas13 limit its application. Here we developed a novel platform, Combinatorial RNA Engineering via Scaffold Tagged gRNA (CREST), which can simultaneously execute multiple RNA modulation functions on different RNA targets. In CREST, RNA scaffolds are appended to the 3' end of Cas13 gRNA and their cognate RNA binding proteins are fused with enzymatic domains for manipulation. Taking RNA alternative splicing, A-to-G and C-to-U base editing as examples, we developed bifunctional and tri-functional CREST systems for simultaneously RNA manipulation. Furthermore, by fusing two split fragments of the deaminase domain of ADAR2 to dCas13 and/or PUFc respectively, we reconstituted its enzyme activity at target sites. This split design can reduce nearly 99% of off-target events otherwise induced by a full-length effector. The flexibility of the CREST framework will enrich the transcriptome engineering toolbox for the study of RNA biology.
    MeSH term(s) RNA/genetics ; CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics ; Transcriptome ; RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional ; RNA Splicing ; Gene Editing/methods
    Chemical Substances RNA (63231-63-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 186809-3
    ISSN 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954 ; 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    ISSN (online) 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954
    ISSN 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    DOI 10.1093/nar/gkad547
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  2. Article ; Online: Social innovation, goal orientation, and openness: insights from social enterprise hybrids.

    Hagedoorn, John / Haugh, Helen / Robson, Paul / Sugar, Kate

    Small business economics

    2022  Volume 60, Issue 1, Page(s) 173–198

    Abstract: We empirically examine social innovation and openness through a survey of social enterprise hybrids in the United Kingdom (UK). Social innovation refers to new products, processes, and services that respond to grand challenges. Social enterprises pursue ... ...

    Abstract We empirically examine social innovation and openness through a survey of social enterprise hybrids in the United Kingdom (UK). Social innovation refers to new products, processes, and services that respond to grand challenges. Social enterprises pursue economic, social, and environmental goals but vary in their goal orientation, namely the relative importance ascribed to such goals. We first explore the relationships between commercial, social, and environmental goal orientation and social innovation performance. Next, we consider the moderating impact of openness to external knowledge and ideas on social innovation performance. Our analysis finds positive and significant relationships between commercial and social goal orientation and social innovation performance, but no relationship with environmental goal orientation. In addition, the use of external sources of knowledge and ideas positively strengthens these relationships for both commercial and social goal orientation but not for environmental goal orientation. Our results reveal some important influences on social innovation, openness, and hybrid organizing.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1478919-X
    ISSN 1573-0913 ; 0921-898X
    ISSN (online) 1573-0913
    ISSN 0921-898X
    DOI 10.1007/s11187-022-00643-4
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  3. Article ; Online: Deciphering developmental processes from single-cell transcriptomes.

    Robson, Paul

    Developmental cell

    2014  Volume 29, Issue 3, Page(s) 260–261

    Abstract: Alveoli facilitate air-blood interchange in the lungs from birth to the last breath. Reporting in Nature, Treutlein et al. (2014) apply single-cell RNA sequencing to the developing mouse lung to address some of the unanswered questions surrounding the ... ...

    Abstract Alveoli facilitate air-blood interchange in the lungs from birth to the last breath. Reporting in Nature, Treutlein et al. (2014) apply single-cell RNA sequencing to the developing mouse lung to address some of the unanswered questions surrounding the embryonic origins of alveoli.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Lineage/genetics ; Epithelial Cells/cytology ; Epithelial Cells/metabolism ; Female ; Lung/cytology ; Sequence Analysis, RNA/methods ; Single-Cell Analysis/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-05-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2054967-2
    ISSN 1878-1551 ; 1534-5807
    ISSN (online) 1878-1551
    ISSN 1534-5807
    DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.04.032
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  4. Article ; Online: Lowering pH enables duckweed (Lemna minor L.) growth on toxic concentrations of high-nutrient agricultural wastewater

    Jones, Gruffydd / Scullion, John / Dalesman, Sarah / Robson, Paul / Gwynn-Jones, Dylan

    Journal of Cleaner Production. 2023 Feb. 09, p.136392-

    2023  , Page(s) 136392–

    Abstract: The use of duckweed species to remediate nutrient-rich wastewater has grown as a field of research and in industry; however, the need to dilute wastewater to the low ammoniacal-N concentrations tolerated by duckweed represents a barrier to commercially ... ...

    Abstract The use of duckweed species to remediate nutrient-rich wastewater has grown as a field of research and in industry; however, the need to dilute wastewater to the low ammoniacal-N concentrations tolerated by duckweed represents a barrier to commercially implementing these systems in agriculture. This study investigated the potential for acidifying anaerobically digested cattle slurry (digestate), shifting the NH₄⁺:NH₃ equilibrium towards the less toxic ionised form, thus allowing the growth of Lemna minor on less dilute wastewater. First, a study was conducted to identify the ammoniacal-N concentrations tolerated by L. minor and to confirm the positive effect of lower pH on growth in high nutrient solutions using modified Hutner's solutions at two pH levels (8.2 and 6.5). In Hutner's solution at a pH of 8.2, L. minor growth was highest at the lowest ammoniacal-N concentration of 10 mg L⁻¹ and decreased with increasing concentrations. At a pH of 6.5, L. minor growth remained unaffected with increasing ammoniacal-N up to a concentration of 250 mg L⁻¹. L. minor was then grown in digestate concentrations ranging from 5% (65 mg L⁻¹ ammoniacal-N) to 30% (350 mg L⁻¹ ammoniacal-N), based on its growth in Hutner's solutions. It was hypothesised, that growth would decrease as the digestate concentration increased at pH 8.2, and that acidifying digestate to pH 6.5 would alleviate this effect. On unamended digestate (pH 8.2), L. minor growth was prevented even in the most dilute treatment (5%); however, on acidified digestate (pH 6.5), growth rates remained positive and significantly higher than the unamended controls up to the 20% dilution (239.3 mg L⁻¹ ammoniacal-N). Higher growth rates in the Hutner's solutions compared to digestate, particularly at pH 8.2 where no growth was recorded in digestate, suggest the presence of additional inhibitory factors in complex, high-nutrient wastewaters, and potentially sub-optimal concentrations of some of the nutrients provided in Hutner's solution. Nevertheless, correlation matrix analysis of digestate chemical properties highlighted the importance of acidification, with a strong negative correlation between pH and L. minor growth rate. For the first time, we demonstrate that by lowering pH, L. minor could be grown on dilutions of nutrient-rich agricultural wastewater that were otherwise toxic, and which make it feasible as a nutrient removal method. These findings could have important implications for implementing duckweed-based remediation systems in agriculture, increasing water- and land use efficiency, and thus, their commercial viability.
    Keywords Lemna minor ; acidification ; anaerobic digestion ; cattle manure ; industry ; ionization ; land use ; pH ; remediation ; toxicity ; wastewater ; Acidification” ; “Agriculture” ; “Ammonia” ; “” ; “digestate” ; “Lemna minor” ; “Phytoremediation”
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0209
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Pre-press version
    ISSN 0959-6526
    DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136392
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  5. Article: The Effect of Red & Blue Rich LEDs vs Fluorescent Light on Lollo Rosso Lettuce Morphology and Physiology.

    Cammarisano, Laura / Donnison, Iain S / Robson, Paul R H

    Frontiers in plant science

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 603411

    Abstract: The challenges of feeding an increasing population, an increasingly urban population and within an increasingly challenging global environment have focused ideas on new ways to grow food. Growing food in a controlled environment (CE) is not new but new ... ...

    Abstract The challenges of feeding an increasing population, an increasingly urban population and within an increasingly challenging global environment have focused ideas on new ways to grow food. Growing food in a controlled environment (CE) is not new but new technologies such as broad-spectrum LEDs and robotics are generating new opportunities. Growth recipes can be tailored to plant species in a CE and plasticity in plant responses to the environment may be utilized to make growth systems more efficient for improved yield and crop quality. Light use efficiency within CE must consider energy requirements, yield and impacts on quality. We hypothesized that understanding how plants change their morphology and physiology in response to light will allow us to identify routes to make light more efficient for delivery of high-quality produce. We focused on responses to light in Lollo rosso lettuce which produces compact, crinkly and highly pigmented leaves. We compared the spectra of the commonly used artificial light sources in indoor farming (compact fluorescence tubes, FL, and broad-spectrum light-emitting diodes, LEDs) at two irradiance levels (270 and 570 μmol m
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2711035-7
    ISSN 1664-462X
    ISSN 1664-462X
    DOI 10.3389/fpls.2021.603411
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  6. Article: Improving field establishment and yield in seed propagated Miscanthus through manipulating plug size, sowing date and seedling age.

    Ashman, Chris / Wilson, Rebecca / Mos, Michal / Clifton-Brown, John / Robson, Paul

    Frontiers in plant science

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1095838

    Abstract: Biomass crops provide significant potential to substitute for fossil fuels and mitigate against climate change. It is widely acknowledged that significant scale up of biomass crops is required to help reach net zero targets. ...

    Abstract Biomass crops provide significant potential to substitute for fossil fuels and mitigate against climate change. It is widely acknowledged that significant scale up of biomass crops is required to help reach net zero targets.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2613694-6
    ISSN 1664-462X
    ISSN 1664-462X
    DOI 10.3389/fpls.2023.1095838
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  7. Article: Single-cell transcriptome analysis defines mesenchymal stromal cells in the mouse incisor dental pulp

    Bayarsaihan, Dashzeveg / Enkhmandakh, Badam / Vijaykumar, Anushree / Robson, Paul / Mina, Mina

    Gene expression patterns. 2022 Mar., v. 43

    2022  

    Abstract: The dental pulp is known to be highly heterogenous, comprising distinct cell types including mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), which represent neural-crest-derived cells with the ability to differentiate into multiple cell lineages. However, the cellular ...

    Abstract The dental pulp is known to be highly heterogenous, comprising distinct cell types including mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), which represent neural-crest-derived cells with the ability to differentiate into multiple cell lineages. However, the cellular heterogeneity and the transcriptome signature of different cell clusters within the dental pulp remain to be established. To better understand discrete cell types, we applied a single-cell RNA sequencing strategy to establish the RNA expression profiles of individual dental pulp cells from 5- to 6-day-old mouse incisors. Our study revealed distinct subclasses of cells representing osteoblast, odontoblast, endothelial, pancreatic, neuronal, immune, pericyte and ameloblast lineages. Collectively, our research demonstrates the complexity and diversity of cell subclasses within the incisor dental pulp, thus providing a foundation for uncovering the molecular processes that govern cell fate decisions and lineage commitment in dental pulp-derived MSCs.
    Keywords RNA ; gene expression ; mice ; neurons ; osteoblasts ; tooth pulp ; transcriptome ; transcriptomics
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-03
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2058346-1
    ISSN 1872-7298 ; 1567-133X
    ISSN (online) 1872-7298
    ISSN 1567-133X
    DOI 10.1016/j.gep.2021.119228
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  8. Article: The Effects of Moderate and Severe Salinity on Composition and Physiology in the Biomass Crop

    Stavridou, Evangelia / Webster, Richard J / Robson, Paul R H

    Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2020  Volume 9, Issue 10

    Abstract: Saline land represents a growing resource that could be utilised for growing biomass crops, such ... ...

    Abstract Saline land represents a growing resource that could be utilised for growing biomass crops, such as
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704341-1
    ISSN 2223-7747
    ISSN 2223-7747
    DOI 10.3390/plants9101266
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  9. Article: Producing Enhanced Yield and Nutritional Pigmentation in Lollo Rosso Through Manipulating the Irradiance, Duration, and Periodicity of LEDs in the Visible Region of Light.

    Cammarisano, Laura / Donnison, Iain S / Robson, Paul R H

    Frontiers in plant science

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 598082

    Abstract: Pigmented food are an important part of the human diet, and anthocyanins have demonstrable protection against tumor production in mouse models and beneficial effects on human liver chemistry. As such, producing pigmented crops is important for a ... ...

    Abstract Pigmented food are an important part of the human diet, and anthocyanins have demonstrable protection against tumor production in mouse models and beneficial effects on human liver chemistry. As such, producing pigmented crops is important for a nutritionally diverse diet. Lollo rosso lettuce is a fast-growing pigmented plant, is rich in phenolic compounds, and represents a suitable system to test optimization strategies for yield and anthocyanin production. High-energy UV wavebands are often used to stimulate increased pigmentation; however, we hypothesized that optimizing visible wavebands would deliver both yield and quality improvements. Growing Lollo rosso under irradiances between 5 and 180 W m
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2613694-6
    ISSN 1664-462X
    ISSN 1664-462X
    DOI 10.3389/fpls.2020.598082
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  10. Article: Controlled comparisons between soil and hydroponic systems reveal increased water use efficiency and higher lycopene and β-carotene contents in hydroponically grown tomatoes.

    Verdoliva, Salvatore Gaetano / Gwyn-Jones, Dylan / Detheridge, Andrew / Robson, Paul

    Scientia horticulturae

    2021  Volume 279, Page(s) 109896

    Abstract: There are many different types of systems used to grow food that are distinguished by ideology or the technology used. It is often difficult to directly compare yield and quality in different growth systems due to the complicated interactions between ... ...

    Abstract There are many different types of systems used to grow food that are distinguished by ideology or the technology used. It is often difficult to directly compare yield and quality in different growth systems due to the complicated interactions between genotype, physiology and environment. Many published comparisons do not identify and acknowledge confounding factors. However, there is urgency to undertake controlled comparisons to identify the most efficient and effective food production systems, because the world faces considerable challenges to food supply with population rise, ongoing environmental degradation and the threat of climatic change. Here we compared soil with two hydroponic growth systems, drip irrigation and deep-water culture (DWC). It is often claimed that such systems differ in water use, yield and crop quality; however, such comparisons are often confounded by assessing plant and system parameters in different growth environments or where factors that are difficult to standardise between systems, such as nutrient status, are not controlled. We grew tomato (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 185557-8
    ISSN 0304-4238
    ISSN 0304-4238
    DOI 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.109896
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