Dr Gang Ma

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Adelaide

Research Interests

• Insect Bt Tolerance and Insect Immunity
• Wheat Breeding and Plant Functional Genomics

Publications

Ma G, Rahman MM, Grant W, Schmidt O, Asgari S (2012) Insect tolerance to the crystal toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab is mediated by the binding of monomeric toxin to lipophorin glycolipids causing oligomerization and sequestration reactions. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 37: 184-192

Juen A, Hogendoorn K, Ma G, Schmidt O, Keller M (2012) Analysing the diets of invertebrate predators using terminal restriction fragments. Journal of Pest Science 85: 89-100

Ma G, Schmidt O, Keller M (2012) Pre-feeding of a glycolipid binding protein LEC-8 from Caenorhabditis elegans revealed enhanced tolerance to Cry1Ac toxin in Helicoverpa armigera. Results in Immunology 2: 97-103

Ma G, Burton RA, Taylor J, Fincher GB, et al (2012) A brittle phenotype of barley possess reduced coleoptile strength and weaker emergence capability under deep planting condition (in preparation)

Burton RA², Ma G², Baumann U, Harvey AJ, Shirley NJ, Taylor J, Pettolino F, Bacic A, Beatty M, Simmons CR, Dhugga KS, Rafalski JA, Tingey SV, Fincher GB (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: 1716-1728

            ² These authors contributed equally to the article.

Sarjan M, Ma G, Rahman M, Schmidt O (2009) Resistance against Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins in a laboratory population of Helicoverpa armigera is based on an elevated immune status. Jurnal ILMU DASAR 10: 77-84

Ma G (2007) The molecular biology of tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin in Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm): a novel mechanism and its genetic transmission. Australian Journal of Entomology 46: 86-87

Ma G, Hay D, Li D, Asgari S, Schmidt O (2006) Recognition and inactivation of LPS by lipophorin particles. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 30: 619-626

Rahman M, Ma G, Roberts HLS, Schmidt O (2006) Cell-free immune reactions in insects. Journal of Insect Physiology 52: 754-762

Ma G, Roberts H, Sarjan M, Featherstone N, Lahnstein J, Akhurst R, Schmidt O (2005) Is the mature endotoxin Cry1Ac from Bacillus thuringiensis inactivated by a coagulation reaction in the gut lumen of resistant Helicoverpa armigera larvae? Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 35: 729-739

Ma G, Sarjan M, Preston C, Asgari S, Schmidt O (2005) Mechanisms of inducible resistance against Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins in invertebrates. Insect Science 12: 319-330

Schmidt O, Rahman M, Ma G, Theopold U, Sun Y, Sarjan M, Roberts H (2005) Mode of action of antibacterial proteins, pore forming toxins and biologically active peptides. Invertebrate Survival Journal 2: 82-90

Ma G, Rengasamy P, Rathjen AJ (2003) Phytotoxicity of aluminium to wheat plants in high-pH solutions. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 43: 497-501

Reineke A, Asgari S, Ma G, Beck M, Schmidt O (2002) Sequence analysis and expression of a virus-like particle protein, VLP2, from the parasitic wasp Venturia canescens. Insect Molecular Biology 11: 233-239

 

Professional Associations

• Australian Society of Plant Scientists
• The Australian Entomology Society

 

 

 

 

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012