Biological Sciences

Meshack Afitlhile, Assistant Professor

Lipid biochemistry and jasmonates

Contact Information:
(309) 298-2534
Waggoner Hall 311
M-Afitlhile@wiu.edu

Personal Homepage: n/a

Degree:
Postdoctoral training – Umass, Amherst (2001-2003)
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky, 2001
M.S. – Rhodes University, South Africa (1993)

Courses Taught:

Research Interests:
Regulation of jasmonates biosynthesis and the role of jasmonates in modulating the expression of plant defense genes.

Recent Publications:
1. A defect in glyoxysomal fatty acid b–oxidation reduces jasmonic acid accumulation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology & Biochemistry 43(6): 603 – 609 (2005)
Meshack Afitlhile, Hirotada Fukushige, Mikio Nishimura and David Hildebrand

2. Allene Oxide Synthase and Hydroperoxide lyase product accumulation in Artemisia species. Plant Science 169 (1): 139 – 146 (2005)

Afitlhile M, Fukushige H and Hildebrand D

 3. atToc159 is a selective transit peptide receptor for the import of nucleus-encoded chloroplasts proteins. J Cell Biology 165 (3): 323 – 34 (2004)
Smith MD, Rounds CM, Wang F, Chen K, Afitlhile M, Schnell DJ

4. Labeling of major plant lipids and jasmonic acid using [1-14C] lauric acid.
Phytochemistry 65 (19): 2679 – 84 (2004)
Afitlhile MM, Fukushige H, Hildebrand DF

5. Involvement of Phospholipase D in wound-induced accumulation of jasmonic acid in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 12: 2237-2246 (2000)
Cunxi Wang, Christopher Zien, Meshack Afitlhile, Ruth Welti, David Hildebrand and Xuemin Wang
 
6. Regulation of oxylipin synthesis. Biochem Soc Trans 28(6): 847-849 (2000)
Hildebrand DF, Afitlhile M, Fukushige H

7. Lipoxygenases in plant development and senescence
D.F. Hildebrand, H. Fukushige, M. Afitlhile and C. Wang (1998)
Book chapter in Eicosanoids and Related Compounds in Plants and
Animals. Edited by A.F. Rowley, H. Kuhn, T. Schewe

8. Changes in carotenoid composition in senescing leaves of Hordeum vulgare L cv Dyan. J Plant Physiol 142: 43-49 (1993)
Meshack M. Afitlhile, Rachel M. Dent and Keith A. Cowan