Dr Neil Shirley

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2011	Post Doctoral Fellow	ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  —	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD

• Research Interests

  Agricultural Biotechnology Agricultural Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins Bioinformatics Gene Expression Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2020	Lim, W. L., Collins, H. M., Byrt, C. S., Lahnstein, J., Shirley, N. J., Aubert, M. K., . . . Burton, R. A. (2020). Overexpression of HvCslF6 in barley grain alters carbohydrate partitioning plus transfer tissue and endosperm development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(1), 138-153. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2019	Shirley, N. J., Aubert, M. K., Wilkinson, L. G., Bird, D. C., Lora, J., Yang, X., & Tucker, M. R. (2019). Translating auxin responses into ovules, seeds and yield: insight from Arabidopsis and the cereals. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 61(3), 310-336. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2019	Little, A., Lahnstein, J., Jeffery, D., Khor, S., Schwerdt, J., Shirley, N., . . . Bulone, V. (2019). A novel (1,4)-β-linked glucoxylan is synthesized by members of the cellulose synthase-like F gene family in land plants. ACS Central Science, 5(1), 73-84. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
  2019	Kovalchuk, N., Wu, W., Bazanova, N., Reid, N., Singh, R., Shirley, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2019). Wheat wounding-responsive HD-Zip IV transcription factor GL7 is predominantly expressed in grain and activates genes encoding defensins. Plant Molecular Biology, 101(1-2), 41-61. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
  2019	Kovalchuk, N., Wu, W., Bazanova, N., Reid, N., Singh, R., Shirley, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2019). Correction to: Wheat wounding-responsive HD-Zip IV transcription factor GL7 is predominantly expressed in grain and activates genes encoding defensins (Plant Molecular Biology, (2019), 101, 1-2, (41-61), 10.1007/s11103-019-00889-9). Plant Molecular Biology, 101(1-2), 63-64. DOI
  2019	Pham, T. A., Schwerdt, J. G., Shirley, N. J., Xing, X., Bulone, V., & Little, A. (2019). Composition and biosynthetic machinery of the Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei conidia cell wall. The Cell Surface, 5, 100029-1-100029-9. DOI Scopus1
  2019	Pham, T. A., Schwerdt, J. G., Shirley, N. G., Xing, X., Hsieh, Y. S., Srivastava, V., . . . Little, A. (2019). Analysis of cell wall synthesis and metabolism during early germination of Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei conidial cells induced in vitro. The Cell Surface, 5, 13 pages. DOI
  2018	Little, A., Schwerdt, J., Shirley, N., Khor, S., Neumann, K., O'Donovan, L., . . . Burton, R. (2018). Revised phylogeny of the Cellulose Synthase gene superfamily: insights into cell wall evolution. Plant Physiology, 177(3), 1124-1141. DOI Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC17
  2018	Tucker, M., Lou, H., Aubert, M., Wilkinson, L., Little, A., Houston, K., . . . Shirley, N. (2018). Exploring the role of cell wall-related genes and polysaccharides during plant development. Plants, 7(2), 42-1-42-17. DOI Scopus11 WoS12 Europe PMC4
  2018	Juranić, M., Tucker, M., Schultz, C., Shirley, N., Taylor, J., Spriggs, A., . . . Koltunow, A. (2018). Asexual female gametogenesis involves contact with a sexually fated megaspore in apomictic hieracium. Plant Physiology, 177(3), 1027-1049. DOI Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC5
  2018	Aubert, M., Coventry, S., Shirley, N. J., Betts, N., Würschum, T., Burton, R., & Tucker, M. (2018). Differences in hydrolytic enzyme activity accompany natural variation in mature aleurone morphology in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Scientific Reports, 8(1), 11025-1-1025-14. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC1
  2017	Chowdhury, J., Lück, S., Rajaraman, J., Douchkov, D., Shirley, N., Schwerdt, J., . . . Little, A. (2017). Altered expression of genes implicated in xylan biosynthesis affects penetration resistance against powdery mildew. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 445-1-445-12. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2017	Lowe, R., Shirley, N., Bleackley, M., Dolan, S., & Shafee, T. (2017). Transcriptomics technologies. PLoS Computational Biology, 13(5), e1005457-1-e1005457-23. DOI Scopus122 WoS108 Europe PMC46
  2017	Hassan, A., Houston, K., Lahnstein, J., Shirley, N., Schwerdt, J., Gidley, M., . . . Burton, R. (2017). A Genome Wide Association Study of arabinoxylan content in 2-row spring barley grain. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0182537-1-e0182537-19. DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC4
  2017	Betts, N., Wilkinson, L., Khor, S., Shirley, N., Lok, F., Skadhauge, B., . . . Collins, H. (2017). Morphology, carbohydrate distribution, gene expression, and enzymatic activities related to cell wall hydrolysis in four barley varieties during simulated malting. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1872-1-1872-15. DOI Scopus7 WoS3 Europe PMC2
  2017	Tucker, M., Ma, C., Phan, J., Neumann, K., Shirley, N., Hahn, M., . . . Burton, R. (2017). Dissecting the genetic basis for seed coat mucilage heteroxylan biosynthesis in plantago ovata using gamma irradiation and infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 326-1-326-14. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2016	Nguyen, T., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Shirley, N., & Preston, C. (2016). Temperature influences the level of glyphosate resistance in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa colona). Pest Management Science, 72(5), 1031-1039. DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC6
  2016	Paull, R., Chen, N., Ming, R., Wai, C., Shirley, N., Schwerdt, J., & Bulone, V. (2016). Carbon Flux and Carbohydrate Gene Families in Pineapple. Tropical Plant Biology, 9(3), 200-213. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
  2016	Malone, J., Morran, S., Shirley, N., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2016). EPSPS gene amplification in glyphosate-resistant Bromus diandrus. Pest management science, 72(1), 81-88. DOI Scopus44 WoS41 Europe PMC20
  2016	Zhang, R., Tucker, M., Burton, R., Shirley, N., Little, A., Morris, J., . . . Fincher, G. (2016). The dynamics of transcript abundance during cellularization of developing barley endosperm. Plant Physiology, 170(3), 1549-1565. DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC8
  2016	Hsieh, Y., Zhang, Q., Yap, K., Shirley, N., Lahnstein, J., Nelson, C., . . . Fincher, G. (2016). Genetics, transcriptional profiles, and catalytic properties of the UDP-Arabinose mutase family from barley. Biochemistry, 55(2), 322-334. DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC7
  2016	Byrt, C., Betts, N., Tan, H., Lim, W., Ermawar, R., Nguyen, H., . . . Burton, R. (2016). Prospecting for energy-rich renewable raw materials : Sorghum stem case study. PLoS One, 11(5), e0156638-1-e0156638-20. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
  2016	Chowdhury, J., Schober, M., Shirley, N., Singh, R., Jacobs, A., Douchkov, D., . . . Little, A. (2016). Down-regulation of the glucan synthase-like 6 gene (HvGsl6) in barley leads to decreased callose accumulation and increased cell wall penetration by Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei. New Phytologist, 212(2), 434-443. DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC7
  2016	Houston, K., Tucker, M., Chowdhury, J., Shirley, N., & Little, A. (2016). The plant cell wall: a complex and dynamic structure as revealed by the responses of genes under stress conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(AUG2016), 1-18. DOI Scopus80 WoS80 Europe PMC38
  2016	Phan, J., Tucker, M., Khor, S., Shirley, N., Lahnstein, J., Beahan, C., . . . Burton, R. (2016). Differences in glycosyltransferase family 61 accompany variation in seed coat mucilage composition in Plantago spp.. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67(22), 6481-6495. DOI Scopus11 WoS13 Europe PMC7
  2015	Ermawar, R., Collins, H., Byrt, C., Henderson, M., O'Donovan, L., Shirley, N., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Genetics and physiology of cell wall polysaccharides in the model C₄ grass, Setaria viridis spp. BMC Plant Biology, 15(1), 236-1-236-18. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
  2015	Wong, S., Shirley, N., Little, A., Khoo, K., Schwerdt, J., Fincher, G., . . . Mather, D. (2015). Differential expression of the HvCslF6 gene late in grain development may explain quantitative differences in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan concentration in barley. Molecular Breeding, 35(1), 20-1-20-12. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC1
  2015	Ermawar, R., Collins, H., Byrt, C., Betts, N., Henderson, M., Shirley, N., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Distribution, structure and biosynthetic gene families of (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan in Sorghum bicolor. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 57(4), 429-445. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC9
  2015	Aditya, J., Lewis, J., Shirley, N., Tan, H., Henderson, M., Fincher, G., . . . Tucker, M. (2015). The dynamics of cereal cyst nematode infection differ between susceptible and resistant barley cultivars and lead to changes in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan levels and HvCslF gene transcript abundance. New Phytologist, 207(1), 135-147. DOI Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC14
  2015	Tan, H., Shirley, N., Singh, R., Henderson, M., Dhugga, K., Mayo, G., . . . Burton, R. (2015). Powerful regulatory systems and post-transcriptional gene silencing resist increases in cellulose content in cell walls of barley. BMC Plant Biology, 15(1), 62-1-62-16. DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC12
  2015	Schwerdt, J., MacKenzie, K., Wright, F., Oehme, D., Wagner, J., Harvey, A., . . . Fincher, G. (2015). Evolutionary dynamics of the cellulose synthase gene superfamily in grasses. Plant Physiology, 168(3), 968-983. DOI Scopus24 WoS24 Europe PMC16
  2015	Tiong, J., McDonald, G., Genc, Y., Shirley, N., Langridge, P., & Huang, C. (2015). Increased expression of six ZIP family genes by zinc (Zn) deficiency is associated with enhanced uptake and root-to-shoot translocation of Zn in barley (Hordeum vulgare). New Phytologist, 207(4), 1097-1109. DOI Scopus37 WoS31 Europe PMC12
  2015	Ming, R., VanBuren, R., Wai, C., Tang, H., Schatz, M., Bowers, J., . . . Yu, Q. (2015). The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis. Nature Genetics, 47(12), 1435-1442. DOI Scopus186 WoS181 Europe PMC89
  2014	Houston, K., Russell, J., Schreiber, M., Halpin, C., Oakey, H., Washington, J., . . . Waugh, R. (2014). A genome wide association scan for (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan content in the grain of contemporary 2-row Spring and Winter barleys. BMC Genomics, 15(1), 907-1-907-15. DOI Scopus32 WoS29 Europe PMC17
  2014	Zhang, Q., Cheetamun, R., Dhugga, K., Rafalski, J., Tingey, S., Shirley, N., . . . Fincher, G. (2014). Spatial gradients in cell wall composition and transcriptional profiles along elongating maize internodes. BMC Plant Biology, 14(1), 27-1-27-19. DOI Scopus27 WoS27 Europe PMC21
  2014	Li, M., Lopato, S., Hrmova, M., Pickering, M., Shirley, N., Koltunow, A., & Langridge, P. (2014). Expression patterns and protein structure of a lipid transfer protein END1 from Arabidopsis. Planta, 240(6), 1319-1334. DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2013	Trafford, K., Haleux, P., Henderson, M., Parker, M., Shirley, N., Tucker, M., . . . Burton, R. (2013). Grain development in Brachypodium and other grasses: possible interactions between cell expansion, starch deposition, and cell-wall synthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(16), 5033-5047. DOI Scopus31 WoS31 Europe PMC24
  2013	Eini Gandomani, O., Yang, N., Pyvovarenko, T., Pillman, K., Bazanova, N., Tikhomirov, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2013). Complex regulation by Apetala2 domain-containing transcription factors revealed through analysis of the stress-responsive TdCor410b promoter from durum wheat. PLoS One, 8(3), 1-19. DOI Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC19
  2013	Garnett, T., Conn, V., Plett, D., Conn, S., Zanghellini, J., MacKenzie, N., . . . Kaiser, B. (2013). The response of the maize nitrate transport system to nitrogen demand and supply across the lifecycle. New Phytologist, 198(1), 82-94. DOI Scopus61 WoS59 Europe PMC40
  2012	Buchanan, M., Burton, R., Dhugga, K., Rafalski, A., Tingey, S., Shirley, N., & Fincher, G. (2012). Endo-(1,4)-β-Glucanase gene families in the grasses: temporal and spatial Co-transcription of orthologous genes. BMC Plant Biology, 12(1), 1-19. DOI Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC14
  2012	Huynh, B., Mather, D., Schreiber, A., Toubia, J., Baumann, U., Shoaei, Z., . . . Fleury, D. (2012). Clusters of genes encoding fructan biosynthesizing enzymes in wheat and barley. Plant Molecular Biology, 80(3), 299-314. DOI Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC7
  2012	Cotsaftis, O., Plett, D., Shirley, N., Tester, M., & Hrmova, M. (2012). A two-staged model of Na+ exclusion in rice explained by 3D modeling of HKT transporters and alternative splicing. PLoS One, 7(7), 1-10. DOI Scopus100 WoS90 Europe PMC57
  2012	Wilson, S., Burton, R., Collins, H., Doblin, M., Pettolino, F., Shirley, N., . . . Bacic, A. (2012). Pattern of deposition of cell wall polysaccharides and transcript abundance of related cell wall synthesis genes during differentiation in barley endosperm. Plant Physiology, 159(2), 655-670. DOI Scopus31 WoS30 Europe PMC18
  2012	Kovalchuk, N., Gilson, J., Bazanova, N., Pyvovarenko, T., Singh, R., Shirley, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2012). Characterization of the wheat gene encoding a grain-specific lipid transfer protein TdPR61, and promoter activity in wheat, barley and rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(5), 2025-2040. DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC6
  2012	Kovalchuk, N., Wu, W., Eini Gandomani, O., Bazanova, N., Pallotta, M., Shirley, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2012). The scutellar vascular bundle-specific promoter of the wheat HD-Zip IV transcription factor shows similar spatial and temporal activity in transgenic wheat, barley and rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10(1), 43-53. DOI Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC4
  2011	Zhang, Q., Pettolino, F., Dhugga, K., Rafalski, J., Tingey, S., Taylor, J., . . . Fincher, G. (2011). Cell wall modifications in maize pulvini in response to gravitational stress. Plant Physiology, 156(4), 2155-2171. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC7
  2011	Huang, C., Shirley, N., Genc, Y., Shi, B., & Langridge, P. (2011). Phosphate utilization efficiency correlates with expression of low-affinity phosphate transporters and noncoding RNA, IPS1, in barley. Plant Physiology, 156(3), 1217-1229. DOI Scopus67 WoS59 Europe PMC36
  2011	Burton, R., Collins, H., Kibble, N., Gilson, J., Shirley, N., Jobling, S., . . . Fincher, G. (2011). Over-expression of specific HvCslF cellulose synthase-like genes in transgenic barley increases the levels of cell wall (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucans and alters their fine structure. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9(2), 117-135. DOI Scopus101 WoS90 Europe PMC62
  2011	Morran, S., Eini Gandomani, O., Pyvovarenko, T., Parent, B., Singh, R., Ismagul, A., . . . Lopato, S. (2011). Improvement of stress tolerance of wheat and barley by modulation of expression of DREB/CBF factors. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9(2), 230-249. DOI Scopus261 WoS233 Europe PMC133
  2010	Plett, D., Safwat El Hussieny, G., Gilliham, M., Moller, I., Roy, S., Shirley, N., . . . Tester, M. (2010). Improved salinity tolerance of rice through cell type-specific expression of AtHKT1;1. PLoS One, 5(9), 1-8. DOI Scopus95 WoS74 Europe PMC57
  2010	Burton, R., Ma, G., Baumann, U., Harvey, A., Shirley, N., Taylor, J., . . . Fincher, G. (2010). A customized gene expression microarray reveals that the brittle stem phenotype fs2 of barley is attributable to a retroelement in the HvCesA4 cellulose synthase gene. Plant Physiology, 153(4), 1716-1728. DOI Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC15
  2010	Kovalchuk, N., Li, M., Wittek, F., Reid, N., Singh, R., Shirley, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2010). Defensin promoters as potential tools for engineering disease resistance in cereal grains. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 8(1), 47-64. DOI Scopus34 WoS29 Europe PMC16
  2010	Zhang, Q., Shirley, N., Burton, R., Lahnstein, J., Hrmova, M., & Fincher, G. (2010). The genetics, transcriptional profiles, and catalytic properties of UDP-α-D-xylose 4-epimerases from barley. Plant Physiology, 153(2), 555-568. DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC9
  2010	Jha, D., Shirley, N., Tester, M., & Roy, S. (2010). Variation in salinity tolerance and shoot sodium accumulation in Arabidopsis ecotypes linked to differences in the natural expression levels of transporters involved in sodium transport. Plant Cell and Environment, 33(5), 793-804. DOI Scopus83 WoS82 Europe PMC42
  2010	Liu, Q., Zhang, Q., Burton, R., Shirley, N., & Atwell, B. (2010). Expression of vacuolar H⁺-pyrophosphatase (OVP3) is under control of an anoxia-inducible promoter in rice. Plant Molecular Biology, 72(1-2), 47-60. DOI Scopus23 WoS26 Europe PMC17
  2009	Dwivany, F., Yulia, D., Burton, R., Shirley, N., Wilson, S., Fincher, G., . . . Doblin, M. (2009). The cellulose-synthase like C (CSLC) family of barley includes members that are integral membrane proteins targeted to the plasma membrane. Molecular Plant, 2(5), 1025-1039. DOI Scopus22 WoS20 Europe PMC18
  2009	Schober, M., Burton, R., Shirley, N., Jacobs, A., & Fincher, G. (2009). Analysis of the (1,3)-beta-D-glucan synthase gene family of barley. Phytochemistry, 70(6), 713-720. DOI Scopus15 WoS16 Europe PMC15
  2009	Kibble, N., Sohani, M., Shirley, N., Byrt, C., Roessner, U., Bacic, A., . . . Schultz, C. (2009). Phylogenetic analysis and functional characterisation of strictosidine synthase-like genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Functional Plant Biology, 36(12), 1098-1109. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3
  2008	Schreiber, A., Shirley, N., Burton, R., & Fincher, G. (2008). Combining transcriptional datasets using the generalized singular value decomposition. BMC Bioinformatics, 2008(1), 1-15. DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC9
  2008	Lightfoot, D., Boettcher, A., Little, A., Shirley, N., & Able, A. (2008). Identification and characterisation of barley (Hordeum vulgare) respiratory burst oxidase homologue family members. Functional Plant Biology, 35(5), 347-359. DOI Scopus23 WoS24 Europe PMC9
  2008	Burton, R., Jobling, S., Harvey, A., Shirley, N., Mather, D., Bacic, A., & Fincher, G. (2008). The genetics and transcriptional profiles of the cellulose synthase-like HvCslF gene family in barley. Plant Physiology, 146(4), 1821-1833. DOI Scopus153 WoS142 Europe PMC112
  2008	Collins, N., Shirley, N., Saeed, M., Pallotta, M., & Gustafson, J. (2008). An ALMT1 gene cluster controlling aluminum tolerance at the Alt4 locus of rye (Secale cereale L.). Genetics, 179(1), 669-682. DOI Scopus101 WoS93 Europe PMC58
  2008	Li, M., Singh, R., Bazanova, N., Milligan, A., Shirley, N., Langridge, P., & Lopato, S. (2008). Spatial and temporal expression of endosperm transfer cell-specific promoters in transgenic rice and barley. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 6(5), 465-476. DOI Scopus34 WoS27 Europe PMC14
  2008	Huang, C., Roessner, U., Eickmeier, I., Genc, Y., Callahan, D., Shirley, N., . . . Bacic, A. (2008). Metabolite profiling reveals distinct changes in carbon and nitrogen metabolism in phosphate-deficient barley plants (Hordeum vulgare L.). Plant and Cell Physiology, 49(5), 691-703. DOI Scopus100 WoS90 Europe PMC45
  2007	Lopato, S., Borisjuk, L., Milligan, A., Shirley, N., Bazanova, N., Parsley, K., & Langridge, P. (2007). Erratum: Systematic identification of factors involved in post-transcriptional processes in wheat grain (Plant Molecular Biology (2006) 62 (637-653) DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9046-6). Plant Molecular Biology, 63(4), 589. DOI
  2006	Lopato, S., Bazanova, N., Morran, S., Milligan, A., Shirley, N., & Langridge, P. (2006). Isolation of plant transcription factors using a modified yeast one-hybrid system. Plant Methods, 2(3), 1-15. DOI Scopus44 WoS42 Europe PMC19
  2006	Crismani, W., Baumann, U., Sutton, T., Shirley, N., Webster, T., Spangenberg, G., . . . Able, J. (2006). Microarray expression analysis of meiosis and microsporogenesis in hexaploid bread wheat. BMC Genomics, 7(267), 1-17. DOI Scopus65 WoS54 Europe PMC41
  2006	Lopato, S., Borisjuk, L., Milligan, A., Shirley, N., Bazanova, N., & Langridge, P. (2006). Systematic identification of factors involved in post-transcriptional processes in wheat grain. Plant Molecular Biology, 62(4-5), 637-653. DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC7
  2006	Mulvenna, J., Mylne, J., Bharathi, R., Burton, R., Shirley, N., Fincher, G., . . . Craik, D. (2006). Discovery of cyclotide-like protein sequences in graminaceous crop plants: Ancestral precursors of circular proteins?. Plant Cell, 18(9), 2134-2144. DOI Scopus57 WoS61 Europe PMC36
  2006	Lunde, C., Baumann, U., Shirley, N., Drew, D., & Fincher, G. (2006). Gene structure and expression pattern analysis of three monodehydroascorbate reductase (Mdhar) genes in Physcomitrella patens: Implications for the evolution of the MDHAR family in plants. Plant Molecular Biology, 60(2), 259-275. DOI Scopus39 WoS33 Europe PMC16
  2006	Zhang, Q., Hrmova, M., Shirley, N., Lahnstein, J., & Fincher, G. (2006). Gene expression patterns and catalytic properties of UDP-D-glucose 4-epimerases from barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Biochemical Journal, 394(1), 115-124. DOI Scopus34 WoS31 Europe PMC22
  2006	Burton, R., Wilson, S., Hrmova, M., Harvey, A., Shirley, N., Medhurst, A., . . . Fincher, G. (2006). Cellulose synthase-like CslF genes mediate the synthesis of cell wall (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucans. Science, 311(5769), 1940-1942. DOI Scopus287 WoS264 Europe PMC195
  2005	Zhang, Q., Shirley, N., Lahnstein, J., & Fincher, G. (2005). Characterization and expression patterns of UDP-D-glucuronate decarboxylase genes in barley. Plant Physiology, 138(1), 131-141. DOI Scopus27 WoS20 Europe PMC17
  2004	Burton, R., Shirley, N., King, B., Harvey, A., & Fincher, G. (2004). The CesA gene family of barley. Quantitative analysis of transcripts reveals two groups of co-expressed genes. Plant Physiology, 134(1), 224-236. DOI Scopus218 WoS213 Europe PMC161
  2002	De Barros Lopes, M., Bellon, J., Shirley, N., & Ganter, P. (2002). Evidence for multiple interspecific hybridization in Saccharomyces sensu stricto species. FEMS Yeast Research, 1(4), 323-331. DOI Scopus111 Europe PMC65
  2000	MacGregor, E., Bazin, S., Ens, E., Lahnstein, J., Macri, L., Shirley, N., & MacGregor, A. (2000). Structural models of limit dextrinase inhibitors from barley. Journal of Cereal Science, 31(1), 79-90. DOI Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC11
  1996	Hrmova, M., Harvey, A., Wang, J., Shirley, N., Jones, G., Stone, B., . . . Fincher, G. (1996). Barley β-D-glucan exohydrolases with β-D-glucosidase activity: Purification, characterization, and determination of primary structure from a cDNA clone. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 271(9), 5277-5286. DOI Scopus122 WoS119 Europe PMC67
  1996	Waters, E., Shirley, N., & Williams, P. (1996). Nuisance proteins of wine are grape pathogenesis-related proteins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 44(1), 3-5. DOI Scopus132 WoS120 Europe PMC35
  1996	Hrmova, M., Harvey, A., Wang, J., Shirley, N., Jones, G., Stone, B., . . . Fincher, G. (1996). Barley β-D-glucan exohydrolases with β-D-glucosidase activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 271(9), 5277-5286. DOI
  1994	Hodgson, R., Shirley, N., & Symons, R. (1994). Probing the hammerhead ribozyme structure with ribonucleases. Nucleic Acids Research, 22(9), 1620-1625. DOI Scopus17 WoS18 Europe PMC7
  1992	Della, E., Janowski, W., Kasum, B., Kirkbride, K., & Shirley, N. (1992). <sup>13</sup>C Chemical shifts and <sup>13</sup>C<sup>15</sup>N coupling constants of some <sup>15</sup>N‐labelled bridgehead nitro compounds. Heteroatom Chemistry, 3(1), 33-36. DOI Scopus4
  1992	Della, E. W., Janowski, W. K., Kasum, B., Kirkbride, P. K., & Shirley, N. (1992). ¹³C Chemical shifts and ¹³C-¹⁵N coupling constants of some ¹⁵N‐labelled bridgehead nitro compounds. Heteroatom Chemistry, 3(1), 33-36. DOI
  1988	Hamon, D. P., & Shirley, N. J. (1988). An asymmetric intramolecular alkylation to form a bicyclo[3.1.O]hexanone derivative. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (6), 425-426. DOI Scopus6
  1987	Hamon, D. P., & Shirley, N. (1987). A convenient synthesis of 5-alkylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones including the natural product sabina ketone. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 40(7), 1321-1325. DOI Scopus4

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2006	Huang, C., Genc, Y., Shirley, N., & Langridge, P. (2006). Complex regulatory processess are involved in transcriptional control of individual PHT1 genes. In Book of abstracts : 8th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology : 20-25 August 2006 / [organized by] the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology, 2006. Adelaide, S. Aust..
  2005	Zhang, Q., Shirley, N., & Fincher, G. (2005). Possible roles of Nucleotide sugar interconversion enzymes in the biosynthesis of cell wall polysaccharides in developing barley grains. In 12th Australian Barley Technical Symposium Conference Proceedin (pp. pp.www.1-www12). Hobart, Tasmania: Australian Barley Association.
  2003	Burton, R., Gatford, K., Gooding, P., King, B., Shirley, N., Gibeaut, D., & Fincher, G. (2003). Rapid functional analysis of genes involved in cell wall synthesis of cereals. In C. Black, & J. Panozzo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 53rd Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference (pp. 44-47). North Melbourne, Australia: Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
  2000	Gibeaut, D., Burton, R., Lahnstein, J., Shirley, N., Bacic, A., & Fincher, G. (2000). Cell Wall Metabolism in Barley Coleoptiles. In D. Logue (Ed.), Barley Genetics VIII - Proceedings of the 8th International Barley Genetics Symposium (pp. 215-216). Adelaide, Australia: Dept Plant Science, Adelaide University.

For many years (2010-2016), I have been involved with teaching a bioinformatics component of the Masters course entitled "Techniques in Plant Biotechnology".

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2014 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Using Plantago ovata as a proxy to study plant cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Jana Le-Lam-Thuy Phan

• Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
• Phone: 83137260
• Email: neil.shirley@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 8313 7102
• Campus: Waite
• Building: Wine Innovation Central, floor 4
• Room: 4 25
• Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine