Dr Lisa Smith

School of Biosciences

Senior Lecturer

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lisa.m.smith@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4702

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Dr Lisa Smith
School of Biosciences
C34a
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
91直播
S10 2TN
Profile
  • Lecturer, School of Biosciences, University of 91直播, UK (2013-present)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany (2007-2013)
  • PhD Student, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK (2002-2006)
  • BSc (Hons), The University of Queensland, Australia (1998-2001)
Research interests

The Smith lab is primarily focused plant reproduction. We study a group of receptor kinases that detect signals coming either from other plant cells or from the surrounding environment. Their functions help the cell and plant develop and respond appropriately according to the wider environment. Our research is currently focussed on the function of malectin-like domain receptor kinases in fertilisation, where the male and female gametes exchange signals. This research on reproduction is in collaboration with Andrew Fleming and Sam Amsbury at the University of 91直播 as well as external collaborators.

A second line of research in the lab examines the developmental roles of malectin domain kinesins. Kinesins are motor proteins that can move around the cell using the cytoskeleton. Kinesins are particularly important in plant cell division where they can restructure the cytoskeleton and shift organelles.  In work funded by The Leverhulme Trust, we aim to understand the function of malectin domain kinesins in reproduction and cell division.

I remain interested in diverse areas of plant molecular biology such as natural variation, epigenetics and transposable elements. Together with Jurriaan Ton and Stephen Rolfe鈥檚 labs and external collaborators, I study the long-term effects of biotic stress on heritable variations, and the potential to use transgenerational inherited resistance to make better crops.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Yao N, Zhang Z, Yu L, Hazarika R, Yu C, Jang H, Smith LM, Ton J, Liu L, Stachowicz JJ , Reusch TBH et al (2023) . Science, 381(6665), 1440-1445. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Baillie AL, Sloan J, Qu L-J & Smith LM (2023) . Trends in Plant Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Naish M, Alonge M, Wlodzimierz P, Tock AJ, Abramson BW, Schm眉cker A, Mand谩kov谩 T, Jamge B, Lambing C, Kuo P , Yelina N et al (2021) . Science, 374(6569). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galindo-Trigo S, Blanco-Touri帽谩n N, DeFalco TA, Wells ES, Gray JE, Zipfel C & Smith LM (2020) . EMBO Reports, 21(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galindo-Trigo S, Grand TM, Voigt CA & Smith LM (2020) . J Exp Bot, 71(6), 1828-1841. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkinson SW, Mager酶y MH, L贸pez S谩nchez A, Smith LM, Furci L, Cotton TEA, Krokene P & Ton J (2019) . Annual Review of Phytopathology, 57(1), 505-529. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stassen JHM, Lo虂pez A, Jain R, Pascual-Pardo D, Luna E, Smith LM & Ton J (2018) . Scientific Reports, 8(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • L贸pez S谩nchez A, H M Stassen J, Furci L, Smith LM & Ton J (2016) . Plant Journal, 88(3), 361-374. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galindo-Trigo S, Gray JE & Smith LM (2016) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(AUG2016). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Burbano HA, Wang X, Fitz J, Wang G, Ural-Blimke Y & Weigel D (2015) . The Plant Journal, 81(4), 597-610. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wang X, Weigel D & Smith LM (2013) . PLoS Genet, 9(2), e1003255. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Hartmann L, Drewe P, Bohnert R, Kahles A, Lanz C & R盲tsch G (2012) . RNA Biol, 9(5), 596-609. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Bomblies K & Weigel D (2011) . PLoS Genet, 7(7), e1002164. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hollister JD, Smith LM, Guo YL, Ott F, Weigel D & Gaut BS (2011) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(6), 2322-2327. RIS download Bibtex download

All publications

Journal articles

  • Yao N, Zhang Z, Yu L, Hazarika R, Yu C, Jang H, Smith LM, Ton J, Liu L, Stachowicz JJ , Reusch TBH et al (2023) . Science, 381(6665), 1440-1445. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Baillie AL, Sloan J, Qu L-J & Smith LM (2023) . Trends in Plant Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sageman-Furnas K, Nurmi M, Contag M, Pl枚tner B, Alseekh S, Wiszniewski A, Fernie AR, Smith LM & Laitinen RAE (2022) . Plant Cell Physiol. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Naish M, Alonge M, Wlodzimierz P, Tock AJ, Abramson BW, Schm眉cker A, Mand谩kov谩 T, Jamge B, Lambing C, Kuo P , Yelina N et al (2021) . Science, 374(6569). RIS download Bibtex download
  • David R, Ng PQ, Smith LM & Searle IR (2021) . MicroPubl Biol, 2021. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galindo-Trigo S, Blanco-Touri帽谩n N, DeFalco TA, Wells ES, Gray JE, Zipfel C & Smith LM (2020) . EMBO Reports, 21(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galindo-Trigo S, Grand TM, Voigt CA & Smith LM (2020) . J Exp Bot, 71(6), 1828-1841. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cox N & Smith LM (2019) . Plant Physiology, 181(4), 1398-1400. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM (2019) . Plant Physiology, 181(2), 387-388. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkinson SW, Mager酶y MH, L贸pez S谩nchez A, Smith LM, Furci L, Cotton TEA, Krokene P & Ton J (2019) . Annual Review of Phytopathology, 57(1), 505-529. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cox N & Smith LM (2019) . Plant Physiology, 180(4), 1781-1783. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM (2019) . Plant Physiology, 180(1), 3-4. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM (2019) . Plant Physiology, 180(1), 7-9. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stassen JHM, Lo虂pez A, Jain R, Pascual-Pardo D, Luna E, Smith LM & Ton J (2018) . Scientific Reports, 8(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM (2018) . Plant Physiology, 178(1), 7-8. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith L & Butler N (2018) . Plant Physiology, 177(2), 443-444. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Epihov DZ, Batterman SA, Hedin LO, Leake JR, Smith LM & Beerling DJ (2017) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1860). RIS download Bibtex download
  • L贸pez S谩nchez A, H M Stassen J, Furci L, Smith LM & Ton J (2016) . Plant Journal, 88(3), 361-374. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galindo-Trigo S, Gray JE & Smith LM (2016) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(AUG2016). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Burbano HA, Wang X, Fitz J, Wang G, Ural-Blimke Y & Weigel D (2015) . The Plant Journal, 81(4), 597-610. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Koster T, Meyer K, Weinholdt C, Smith LM, Lummer M, Speth C, Grosse I, Weigel D & Staiger D (2014) . Nucleic Acids Research, 42(15), 9925-9936. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Todesco M, Kim S-T, Chae E, Bomblies K, Zaidem M, Smith LM, Weigel D & Laitinen RAE (2014) . PLoS Genetics, 10(7). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Slotte T, Hazzouri KM, 脜gren JA, Koenig D, Maumus F, Guo YL, Steige K, Platts AE, Escobar JS, Newman LK , Wang W et al (2013) . Nature Genetics, 45(7), 831-835. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wang X, Weigel D & Smith LM (2013) . PLoS Genet, 9(2), e1003255. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Hartmann L, Drewe P, Bohnert R, Kahles A, Lanz C & R盲tsch G (2012) . RNA Biol, 9(5), 596-609. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM & Weigel D (2012) . EMBO J, 31(2), 249-250. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Bomblies K & Weigel D (2011) . PLoS Genet, 7(7), e1002164. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schneeberger K, Ossowski S, Ott F, Klein JD, Wang X, Lanz C, Smith LM, Cao J, Fitz J, Warthmann N , Henz SR et al (2011) . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 108(25), 10249-10254. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hollister JD, Smith LM, Guo YL, Ott F, Weigel D & Gaut BS (2011) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(6), 2322-2327. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yelina NE, Smith LM, Jones AME, Patel K, Kelly KA & Baulcombe DC (2010) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(31), 13948-13953. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Searle IR, Pontes O, Melnyk CW, Smith LM & Baulcombe DC (2010) . Genes and Development, 24(10), 986-991. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fahlgren N, Jogdeo S, Kasschau KD, Sullivan CM, Chapman EJ, Laubinger S, Smith LM, Dasenko M, Givan SA, Weigel D & Carrington JC (2010) . Plant Cell, 22(4), 1074-1089. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM & Baulcombe DC (2007) . Plant Signaling and Behavior, 2(6), 501-502. RIS download Bibtex download
  • B盲urle I, Smith L, Baulcombe DC & Dean C (2007) . Science, 318(5847), 109-112. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM, Pontes O, Searle I, Yelina N, Yousafzai FK, Herr AJ, Pikaard CS & Baulcombe DC (2007) . Plant Cell, 19(5), 1507-1521. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Munro TP, Magee RJ, Kidd GJ, Carson JH, Barbarese E, Smith LM & Smith R (1999) . Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274(48), 34389-34395. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cox N, Walker HJ, Pitman JK, Quick WP, Smith LM & Fleming AJ () . RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Smith LM (2015) In Pontes O & Jin H (Ed.), Nuclear Functions in Plant Transcription, Signaling and Development (pp. 133-164). New York: Springer. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LM & Laitinen RAE (2015) In Laitinen RAE (Ed.), Molecular Mechanisms in Plant Adaptation (pp. 31-59). Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Stassen J, Furci L, Wilkinson SW, Lopez Sanchez A, Jain R, Smith LM & Ton J (2019) . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 32(10) (pp S1.17-S1.17). Glasgow, Scotland, 14 July 2019 - 18 July 2019. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Grand TM, Pitman JK, Williams AL, Smith LM & Fleming AJ (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Z, Parker AH, Symeonidi A, Wilkinson SW, Stassen JHM, Smith LM, Ton J & Johannes F (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yao N, Zhang Z, Yu L, Hazarika R, Yu C, Jang H, Smith LM, Ton J, Liu L, Stachowicz J , Reusch TBH et al (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Postdoctoral research associates

  • Dr Ellen Allwood: A plant-specific motor during cell division and seed development (funded by a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant)
  • Dr Jen Sloan: Peptide signalling during plant reproduction (BBSRC funded)
  • Dr Alice Baillie: Cell wall changes during plant reproduction (BBSRC funded)
  • Dr Louis Tirot (based in Jurriaan Ton鈥檚 group): Epigenetic regulation of plant development and defence (BBSRC IPA funded)

Research technician

  • Peijun Zhang (based in Jurriaan Ton鈥檚 group): Epigenetic regulation of plant development and defence.

PhD students

  • Adam Parker: Role of cytidine deaminase in (epi)genetic adaptation of the plant immune system.  (BBSRC White Rose Mechanistic Biology DTP: primary supervisor Prof. Jurriaan Ton)
Teaching activities

I currently (2023-24) teach on the following modules:

  • APS11004 Plant Sciences: How to make a green planet
  • APS11009 Skills in Biology
  • BIS214 Plant, Cell and Environment
  • APS31005 Biological Laboratory Research - Applied Molecular Biology
  • APS355 Future Plants
  • L1 and L2 tutorials
  • BIS302 Literature Review
  • BIS303 Research Project
  • APS609 Research Project
  • APS610 Science Communication for Researchers
  • APS6610 Literature Review
  • APS6617 Scientific Skills and Project Management

I coordinate and am admissions tutor for our Masters of Research programme together with Prof. Steve Rolfe. I am also the PGT Year Tutor for the School of Biosciences.