Faculty Directory

Name	Beckles, Diane
Education	Ph.D. (1999) Plant Sciences (Plant Biochemistry University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.
Specialty	Carbohydrate metabolism – the synthesis, storage, interconversion and transport of carbon in plants
Location	102 Mann Laboratory
Phone Number	(530) 754 4779
E-Mail	dmbeckles@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Groups	Plant Biology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Selected Publications	Beckles, DM, Butler KH, Krebbers, E, Broglie KE (submitted) Cloning and genetic characterization of a novel starch synthase from wheat . Plant Physiol. Burton, RA, Johnson PE, Beckles DM, Fisher GB, Jenner HL, Naldrett MJ, Denyer K (2002) Characterization of the Genes Encoding the Cytosolic and Plastidial Forms of ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase in Wheat Endosperm. Plant Physiol. 130(3):1464-75 Beckles, DM, Smith AM and ap Rees, T (2001) A cytosolic ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase is a feature of graminaceous endosperms, but not of other starch-storing organs. Plant Physiol. 125(2):818-27. Beckles, DM, Craig J and Smith AM (2001) ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase is located in the plastid in developing tomato fruit. Plant Physiol. 126(1):261-6.
Expertise	Plant Sciences
Campus	UC Davis Faculty
Extension Specialist	No