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Basil Nikolau

Frances M Craig Professor

Iowa State University

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

Basil Nikolau is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Frances M Craig Professor at Iowa State University.

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Basil Nikolau

Iowa State University

Frances M Craig Professor

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plant science plant physiology molecular biology plant biology biochemistry botany genetics plant biochemistry plant biotechnology enzymes membrane biology gene expression plant genetics metabolomics plant molecular biology protein science plant metabolism biochemical sciences genomics developmental biology plant genomics agricultural biotechnology plant metabolomics biotechnology biological chemistry mass spectrometry avian biology plant development crop physiology plant breeding experimental botany redox biology integrative plant biology genome biology structural molecular biology plant analysis phytochemistry biocatalysis soil biology biomolecular structure imaging spectroscopy agricultural sciences molecular substrates crop science gene regulation enzymatic modification cuticular waxes horticulture research biomolecular analysis embryonic development molecular cloning bioimage analysis rna biology vegetation science plant ecology agricultural chemistry phytochemicals phytopharmacology analytical biotechnology meiotic recombination arabidopsis thaliana biotin-containing subunit mouse macrophages hypericum perforatum cellular biology transcription regulation protein genetics cytosolic acetyl-coa generation reverse genetic characterization direct profiling heteromeric acetyl-coenzyme zea mays normal accumulation daucus carota biotin-containing proteins tissue distribution biotransformation biosynthesis

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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Araroot - a Comprehensive Genome-Scale Metabolic Model for the Arabidopsis Root System. in silico Plants (2025)

Lohani EsterhuizenNicholas AmpimahMarna D Yandeau-NelsonBasil J NikolauErin E SparksRajib Saha

genomicsgenome biologyroot systemsplant biologysystems biologyarabidopsis root systemmolecular biologymetabolic modelsmetabolomicsplant genomicsbioinformatics

Cuticle Development and the Underlying Transcriptome–Metabolome Associations During Early Seedling Establishment. Journal of Experimental Botany (2024)

Keting ChenRupam Kumar BhuniaMatthew M WendtGrace CampidilliColton McNinchAhmed HassanLing LiBasil J NikolauMarna D Yandeau-Nelson

developmental biologyexperimental botanyplant biologyearly seedling establishmentplant physiologyplant developmentmolecular biologycuticle developmentexperimental plant biologymetabolomicsplant sciencebotanyembryonic developmentcell biology

Dynamic Relationships Among Pathways Producing Hydrocarbons and Fatty Acids of Maize Silk Cuticular Waxes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2024)

Keting ChenLiza E AlexanderUmnia MahgoubYozo OkazakiYasuhiro HigashiAnn M PereraLucas J ShowmanDerek LonemanTesia S DennisonMiriam LopezReid ClaussenLayton PeddicordKazuki SaitoNick LauterKarin S DormanBasil J NikolauMarna D Yandeau-Nelson

symbiosisplant biologyfatty acidsplant physiologyorganic process researchbiochemistrybiochemical engineeringplant biotechnologybioaccumulationcrop physiologyplant sciencebiochemical sciencesbotanybiosynthesissustainable agricultureplant metabolismplant biochemistrybiological engineeringsystems biologydynamic relationships

Machine Learning Model of the Catalytic Efficiency and Substrate Specificity of Acyl-Acp Thioesterase Variants Generated From Natural and in Vitro Directed Evolution. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2024)

Fuyuan JingKeting ChenMarna D. Yandeau-NelsonBasil J. Nikolau

protein evolutionbiomedical engineeringbiochemical engineeringmolecular engineeringdirected evolutionenzyme specificitybiotechnologyacyl-acp thioesterase variantsbiomolecular engineeringenzymesmolecular biotechnologycatalytic efficiencyenzyme catalysissubstrate specificityprotein engineeringbiological engineering

Modulation of the Arabidopsis Starch Metabolic Network by the Cytosolic Acetyl-Coa Pathway in the Context of the Diurnal Illumination Cycle. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024)

Lei WangCarol M. FosterWieslawa I. MentzenRezwan TanvirYan MengBasil J. NikolauEve Syrkin WurteleLing Li

cytosolic acetyl-coa pathwaymetabolic regulationsystems biologymolecular sciencemolecular modellingplant metabolismmolecular regulationmolecular metabolismmolecular biologydiurnal illumination cyclemetabolismmetabolic modelsmetabolic pathwayscell metabolismbiochemistrybiosynthesis

The Impact of the Glossy2 and Glossy2-Like Bahd-Proteins in Affecting the Product Profile of the Maize Fatty Acid Elongase. Frontiers in Plant Science (2024)

Liza Esther AlexanderDirk WinkelmanKenna E. StenbackMadison LaneKatelyn R. CampbellElysse TrostKayla FlycktMichael A. SchellingLudmila RizhskyMarna D. Yandeau-NelsonBasil J. Nikolau

plant biologyplant physiologyproteomicsplant biotechnologylipidsenzymesplant scienceprotein sciencebotanymembrane biologyproduct profileagricultural biotechnologyplant molecular biologyplant proteomicsbiologyplant biochemistrypharmacologymolecular biologyexperimental plant biology

Biological Insights From Multi-Omics Analysis Strategies: Complex Pleotropic Effects Associated With Autophagy. Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

Geng DingYosia MugumeMaria Emilia DueñasYoung Jin LeeMeiling LiuDaniel S. NettletonXuefeng ZhaoLing LiDiane C. BasshamBasil J. Nikolau

pharmacologyplant genomicsplant biotechnologysystems biologyplant biologyplant molecular biologyenvironmental scienceplant physiologymulti-omics analysis strategiescomplex pleotropic effectsbiological insightsplant biochemistryplant sciencebotanyautophagymembrane biologybioinformatics

Modulation of Plant Acetyl-Coa Synthetase Activity by Post-Translational Lysine Acetylation. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (2023)

Naazneen SofeoDirk C. WinkelmanKarina LeungBasil J. Nikolau

therapy resistancebiological chemistryphytochemistrybiochemistrychemical engineeringplant biotechnologyhost factorsenzymesmolecular technologyplant sciencemembrane biologybiosynthesismolecular biophysicspost-translational lysine acetylationmolecular engineeringplant biochemistrybiological engineeringenzyme inhibitionmedicinal research

Overcoming Roadblocks for in Vitro Nurseries in Plants: Induction of Meiosis. Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

Tanner M. CookDaniel IseneggerSomak DuttaSareena SahabPippa KaySiddique I. AboobuckerEva BiswasSeth HeerschapBasil J. NikolauLiang DongThomas Lübberstedt

plant biologygeneticsplant developmentplant sciencebotany

Sars-Cov-2 Orphan Gene Orf10 Contributes to More Severe Covid-19 Disease. medRxiv (2023)

Jeffrey HaltomNidia S. TrovaoJoseph GuarnieriPan VincentUrminder SinghSergey TsoyCollin A. O’LearyYaron BramGabrielle A. WidjajaZimu CenRobert MellerStephen B. BaylinWalter N. MossBasil J. NikolauFrancisco J. EnguitaDouglas C. WallaceAfshin BeheshtiRobert SchwartzEve Syrkin Wurtele

medicinegene expressionsars-cov-2host geneticscovid-19gene vectorgeneticsviral geneticsvirus epidemiologyvirologyarbovirusinfectious diseasesgenetic epidemiology

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Basil Nikolau

Frances M Craig Professor

Iowa State University

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

Basil Nikolau is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Frances M Craig Professor at Iowa State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Basil Nikolau

Iowa State University

Frances M Craig Professor

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Araroot - a Comprehensive Genome-Scale Metabolic Model for the Arabidopsis Root System. in silico Plants (2025)

Lohani EsterhuizenNicholas AmpimahMarna D Yandeau-NelsonBasil J NikolauErin E SparksRajib Saha

genomicsgenome biologyroot systemsplant biologysystems biologyarabidopsis root systemmolecular biologymetabolic modelsmetabolomicsplant genomicsbioinformatics

Cuticle Development and the Underlying Transcriptome–Metabolome Associations During Early Seedling Establishment. Journal of Experimental Botany (2024)

Keting ChenRupam Kumar BhuniaMatthew M WendtGrace CampidilliColton McNinchAhmed HassanLing LiBasil J NikolauMarna D Yandeau-Nelson

Dynamic Relationships Among Pathways Producing Hydrocarbons and Fatty Acids of Maize Silk Cuticular Waxes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2024)

Fuyuan JingKeting ChenMarna D. Yandeau-NelsonBasil J. Nikolau

Modulation of the Arabidopsis Starch Metabolic Network by the Cytosolic Acetyl-Coa Pathway in the Context of the Diurnal Illumination Cycle. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024)

Lei WangCarol M. FosterWieslawa I. MentzenRezwan TanvirYan MengBasil J. NikolauEve Syrkin WurteleLing Li

The Impact of the Glossy2 and Glossy2-Like Bahd-Proteins in Affecting the Product Profile of the Maize Fatty Acid Elongase. Frontiers in Plant Science (2024)

Liza Esther AlexanderDirk WinkelmanKenna E. StenbackMadison LaneKatelyn R. CampbellElysse TrostKayla FlycktMichael A. SchellingLudmila RizhskyMarna D. Yandeau-NelsonBasil J. Nikolau

Biological Insights From Multi-Omics Analysis Strategies: Complex Pleotropic Effects Associated With Autophagy. Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

Geng DingYosia MugumeMaria Emilia DueñasYoung Jin LeeMeiling LiuDaniel S. NettletonXuefeng ZhaoLing LiDiane C. BasshamBasil J. Nikolau

Modulation of Plant Acetyl-Coa Synthetase Activity by Post-Translational Lysine Acetylation. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (2023)

Naazneen SofeoDirk C. WinkelmanKarina LeungBasil J. Nikolau

Overcoming Roadblocks for in Vitro Nurseries in Plants: Induction of Meiosis. Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

Tanner M. CookDaniel IseneggerSomak DuttaSareena SahabPippa KaySiddique I. AboobuckerEva BiswasSeth HeerschapBasil J. NikolauLiang DongThomas Lübberstedt

plant biologygeneticsplant developmentplant sciencebotany

Sars-Cov-2 Orphan Gene Orf10 Contributes to More Severe Covid-19 Disease. medRxiv (2023)

medicinegene expressionsars-cov-2host geneticscovid-19gene vectorgeneticsviral geneticsvirus epidemiologyvirologyarbovirusinfectious diseasesgenetic epidemiology

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