
Matthew Jenks
- Research Associate
Contact
- (520) 621-1977
- Forbes, Rm. 303
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jenksm@arizona.edu
Bio
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Interests
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Courses
2023-24 Courses
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Plant Products & Biotech
PLS 425 (Spring 2024)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Huang, H., Yang, X., Zeng, M., Chen, Z., Wu, P., Jenks, M., Wang, G., Feng, T., Yang, P., Lu, S., & Zhao, H. (2023). An ancestral role for 3-KETOACYL-COA SYNTHASE3 as a negative regulator of plant cuticular wax synthesis.. The Plant Cell, 35, 2251-2270.
- Feng, T., Wu, P., H, G., Kosma, D., Jenks, M., & Lu, S. (2022). Natural variation in root suberization is associated with local environment in Arabidopsis thaliana.. New Phytologist, 236, 385-398. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18341
- Li, S., Yang, X., Huang, H., Qiao, R., Jenks, M., Zhao, H., & Lu, S. (2022). Arabidopsis ACYL-ACTIVATING ENZYME 9 (AAE9) encoding an isobutyl-CoA synthetase is a key factor connecting branched-chain amino acid catabolism with iso-branched wax biosynthesis.. New Phytologist, 233, 2458-2470. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17941
- Li, S., Yang, X., Huang, H., Qiao, R., Jenks, M., Zhao, H., & Lu, S. (2021). Arabidopsis ACYL‐ACTIVATING ENZYME 9 (AAE9) encoding an isobutyl‐CoA synthetase is a key factor connecting branched‐chain amino acid catabolism with iso‐branched wax biosynthesis. New Phytologist. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17941
- Qayyum, A., Ayoub, S., Sher, A., Bibi, Y., Ahmad, S., Shen, Z., & Jenks, M. (2021). Improvement in Drought Tolerance in Bread Wheat is Related to an Improvement in Osmolyte Production, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities, and Gaseous Exchange. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 28, 5238-5249. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.040
- Tomasi, P., Herritt, M., Jenks, M., & Thompson, A. (2021). Quantification of leaf wax and cutin monomer composition in Pima (Gossypium barbadense L.) and upland (G. hirsutum L.) cotton. Industrial Crops and Products, 169. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113670
- Gasave, E., Tasone, E., Baseggio, M., Cryder, M., Byriel, K., Oblath, E., Leuschow, S., Poss, D., Jenks, M., Dyer, J., Gore, M., & Pauli, D. (2020). Genome-wide association study identifies acyl-lipid metabolism candidate genes involved in the genetic control of natural variation for seed fatty acid traits in Brassica napus L... Industrial Crops and Products, 145. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112080
- Ku, K., Chen, Y., Shen, C., & Jenks, M. (2020). Leaf cuticular waxes of lettuce are associated with reduced attachment of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella spp. at harvest and after postharvest storage.. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 117. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108657
- Xiaojing, X., Chen, N., Feng, J., Zhou, M., He, J., Zou, Y., Shi, S., Zhou, Y., & Jenks, M. (2020). Comparative analyses of leaf cuticular lipids of two succulent xerophytes of the Ordos Plateau (Gobi Desert), Tetraena mongolica maxim and Zygophyllum xanthoxylum (Bunge) Engl.. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 177. doi:doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104129
- Yang, X., Feng, T., Li, S., Zhao, H., Zhao, S., Ma, C., Jenks, M., & Lu, S. (2020). CER16 inhibits post-transcriptional gene silencing of CER3 to regulate alkane biosynthesis. Plant Physiology, 182, 1211-1221.
- Li, L., Liu, X., Kim, J., Jenks, M., & Lu, S. (2019). Diurnal regulation of plant epidermal wax synthesis through antagonistic roles of the transcription factors SPL9 and DEWAX. Plant Cell, 31, 2711-2733.
- Sharif, J., Rafiq, M., Rafiq, M., Aziz, R., Qayyum, A., Saleem, A., Nisa, W., Jenks, M., & Li, Y. (2019). Climate change perceptions and adaptive actions by pastoral community on the Tibetan Plateau, China.. Applied Ecological and Environmental Research, 17, 7987-8009.
- Tang, S., Chen, N., Song, B., He, J., Zhou, Y., Jenks, M., & Xu, X. (2019). Compositional and transcriptomic analysis associated with cuticle lipid production on rosette and inflorescence stem leaves in the extremophyte Thellungiella salsuginea.. Physiologia Plantarum, 165, 584-603.
- Xu, Y., Xue, K., Tang, S., He, J., Song, B., Zhou, M., Zou, Y., Zhou, Y., & Jenks, M. (2019). The relationship between cuticular lipids and associated gene expression in above ground organs of Thellungiella salsugineum (Pall.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick. Plant Science, 287.
- Jenks, M., Lu, S., Yang, X., Wang, Z., Feng, T., Li, J., Huang, L., Yang, B., Zhao, H., & Yang, P. (2018). Evolutionarily conserved function of the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) CER2-LIKE family in very long chain fatty acid elongation. Planta, 248, 705-714. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-2934-6
- Jenks, M., Pauli, W. D., Ziegler, G., Ren, M., Hunsacker, D., Zhang, M., Baxter, I., & Gore, M. (2018). Multivariate analysis of the cotton seed ionome reveals a shared genetic architecture. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 8, 1147-1160. doi:https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.300479
- Jenks, M., Qayyum, A., Razzaq, A., Bibi, Y., Abbasi, K. S., Sher, A., Mehmood, A., Ahmed, W., Mahmood, I., Manaf, A., Khan, A., & Farid, A. (2018). Water stress effects on biochemical traits and antioxidant activities of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under In vitro conditions. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, 68, 283-290. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2017.1395064
- Jenks, M., Tomasi, P., Dyer, J., & Abdel-Haleem, H. (2018). Characterization of leaf cuticular wax classes and constituents in a spring Camelina sativa diversity panel. Industrial Crops and Products, 112, 247-251. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.11.054
- Jenks, M., Weaver, J. M., Lohrey, G., Tomasi, P., Dyer, J., & Feldmann, K. A. (2018). Cuticular wax variants in a population of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Industrial Crops and Products, 117, 310-316. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.02.081
Presentations
- Luo, W., Gonzalez, E., Zarei, A., Li, H., Michelmore, R., Dyer, J., Pauli, W. D., & Jenks, M. (2023, March). Characterization of Leaf Cuticular Wax Composition on a Genetically Diverse Collection of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) using a Linear Mixed Model.. Southwest Data Science Conference. Baylor University.
Poster Presentations
- Jenks, M., Gutensohn, M., & Danilovich, M. (2018, June/Summer). Analysis of the diversity of flavor compounds present in a collection of Appalachian cider apple varieties. CiderCon 2018 Annual Conference. Washington DC.