
Asst/Prof Michael Considine
Major research interests
- Metabolic signalling
- Molecular physiology of plants in response to abiotic stress
- Plant biochemistry and physiology
- Plant respiration
- Temperate fruits
- Viticulture and oenology
Publications
Considine MJ, Daley DO, Whelan JM. 2001. The expression of alternative oxidase and uncoupling protein during fruit ripening in mango (Mangifera indica L.). Plant Physiology 126, 1619-1629.
Millar AH, Considine MJ, Day DA, Whelan J. 2001. Unraveling the role of mitochondria during oxidative stress in plants. IUBMB Life 51, 201-205.
Considine MJ, Holtzapffel RC, Day DA, Whelan J, Millar AH. 2002. Molecular distinction between alternative oxidase from monocots and dicots. Plant Physiology 129, 949-953.
Considine MJ, Goodman M, Echtay KS, Laloi M, Whelan J, Brand MD, Sweetlove LJ. 2003. Superoxide stimulates a proton leak in potato mitochondria that is related to the activity of Uncoupling Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278, 22298-22302.
Daley DO, Considine MJ, Howell KA, Millar AH, Day DA, Whelan J. 2003. Respiratory gene expression in soybean cotyledons during post-germinative development. Plant Molecular Biology 51, 745-755.
Considine MJ, McCarthy A, Speijers J, Tan SC. 2005. Separating high harvest temperature effects on postharvest avocado quality. Acta Horticulturae 687, 167-174.
Considine MJ. 2006. Ascorbate and glutathione in fruit ripening: Is cycling important for fruit health? In: Noureddine B, Norio S, eds. Advances in Postharvest Technologies for Horticultural Crops, 2006, Vol. 2. Kerala, India: Research Signpost, 275-296.
Considine MJ, Gordon C, Ching S, Croft KD. 2009. Salicylic acid overrides the effect of methyl jasmonate on the total antioxidant capacity in table grapes. Acta Horticulturae 841, 495-495.
Useful links
Prof Jim Whelan
www.plantenergy.uwa.edu.au/aboutus/CIProfiles.html#jimwhelan
Prof Christine Foyer
www.plants.leeds.ac.uk/groups_foy.htm
Prof Serge Delrot
www.isvv.fr/isvv_eng or www.bordeaux.inra.fr/ECAV/
Research profile