My research interests are currently focused on molecular recognition events and signalling between the pollen and stigma in species belonging to the Brassicaceae (including Brassica oleracea and Arabidopsis thaliana).

Wang, L., Clarke, L. A., Eason, R. J., Parker, C. C., Qi, B., Scott, R. J. and Doughty, J., 2016. PCP-B class pollen coat proteins are key regulators of the hydration checkpoint in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen-stigma interactions. New Phytologist Li, Y., Scott, R., Doughty, J., Grant, M. and Qi, B., 2016. Protein S-Acyltransferase 14:A specific role for palmitoylation in leaf senescence in arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 170 (1), pp. 415-428. Cao, H., Li, X., Wang, Z., Ding, M., Sun, Y., Dong, F., Chen, F., Liu, L.’a., Doughty, J., Li, Y. and Liu, Y. X., 2015. Histone H2B monoubiquitination mediated by HISTONE MONOUBIQUITINATION1 and HISTONE MONOUBIQUITINATION2 is involved in anther development by regulating tapetum degradation-related genes in rice. Plant Physiology, 168 (4), pp. 1389-1405. Qi, B., Doughty, J. and Hooley, R., 2013. A Golgi and tonoplast localized S-acyl transferase is involved in cell expansion, cell division, vascular patterning and fertility in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 200 (2), pp. 444-456. Whitley, P., Hinz, S. and Doughty, J., 2009. Arabidopsis FAB1/PIKfyve proteins are essential for development of viable pollen. Plant Physiology, 151 (4), pp. 1812-1822. Scott, R. J., Armstrong, S. J., Doughty, J. and Spielman, M., 2008. Double fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana involves a polyspermy block on the egg but not the central cell. Molecular Plant, 1 (4), pp. 611-619.