Halina Augustyniak
Professor emeritus
E-mail: haaugust@amu.edu.pl
Phone: +48 61 829 5968
Room 1.94
Short CV
1956 - Msc. in Plant Biochemistry, Timiriazew Agricultural University, Moscow
1963 - PhD. in biochemistry, Interuniversity Institute of Biochemistry at Agriculture University in Poznan
1979 - Assoc. Prof. - biochemistry, A. Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Biology and Earth and Natural Sciences, Poznan
1991 - Professor of the Adam Mickiewicz University
1999 - Full Professor
2006 - Professor emeritus
Research interest
The molecular biology of plant organelles (lupin, rapeseed, cauliflower, Arabidopsis). Analyses of the structure and expression of the chosen genes. Influence of thermal stress on the synthesis and accumulation of diferent mitochondrial proteins. Identification and characterization of proteins binding to the mitochondrial 5' and 3' transcript regions of nad6 and nad9 complex I subunits and ATP9 subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase. Development of organellar molecular markers for the characterization of Andean lupin lines and cultivars. Developing of molecular markers for the selection of potato lines resistant for nematode invasion.
Current projects
1. 2003-2005 - cooperation with the Agricultural University of Wroclaw in the project grant of Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: "Searching for molecular markers applied in selection of potatoes resistant for nematode Globodera rostochiensis";
2. 2003-2006 - cooperation with the Medical University of Wroclaw in the project no. 918 of the Department of Nephrology and Medical Transplantation: "Phenotypic differences in ADPKD patients and their correlation with the PKD1 gene mutations and the angiotensin reductase gene polymorphism".
Teaching
Lectures in Genetic Ingineering
Membership and Awards
The regular member of the Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology
The regular member of the Polish Lupin Society
The regular member of the Polish Biochemical Society
1981 and 1983 - the Scientific Award of the Ministry of Science and High Education, Warsaw
1984, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990 - the Individual Award of the Rector of A. Mickiewicz University, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade, Poznan
Selected publications:
Raczynska KD., LeRet M., Rurek M., Bonnard G., Augustyniak H. and Gualberto JM. (2006): Plant mitochondrial genes can be expressed from mRNAs lacking stop codons. FEBS Letters 580(24): 5641-5646;
Janicka S., Augustyniak H. (2006): Multifunctional 14-3-3 proteins of plant cell. Postepy Biochemii 52(3): 303-312 (in polish);
Raczynska KD., Augustyniak H. (2005): Family of pentatricopeptide repeat proteins. Postepy Biochemii 51(4): 440-446 (in polish);
Pawlowski T., Rurek M.,Janicka S., Raczyńska KD. and Augustyniak H. (2005): Preliminary analysis of cauliflower mitochondrial proteome. Acta Physiol Plantarum27(3): 317-323;
Stefaniak K., Kokocinski M., Rurek M., Romanowska A., Augustyniak H., Burchardt L. (2005): The polymorphic psa and rbc loci in populations of Planktothrix agardhii in Polish hypertrophic lakes. Biologia, Bratislava, 60(3): 313-317;
Lesniewicz K., Goraczniak R., Radlowski M., Bartkowiak S. and Augustyniak H. (2003): Detection of three DNA-binding proteins from lupin mitochondria. International Journal of Plant Science, 164(2): 305-311;
Rurek M., Nuc K., Raczyńska KD., Augustyniak H. (2003): Lupin nad9 and nad6 genes: 5’ termini of the nad9 gene transcripts differentiate lupin species. Gene 315: 123-132;
Piekna D., Kurski M., Augustyniak H. .(2002): The gene encoding the PSST subunit of respiratory chain complex I is present in more than one copy in yellow lupine. Biochem Biophys Acta 1577: 144-148;
Olczak T., Rurek M., Janska H., Augustyniak H., Sawicka-Sienkiewicz EJ. (2001): Screening of cytoplasmic DNA diversity between and within Lupinus mutabilis Sweet and Lupinus albus sensu lato by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Journal of Applied Genetics 42(2): 127-137;
Rurek M., Szklarczyk M., Adamczyk N., Michalik B., Augustyniak H. (2001): Differences in editing of mitochondrial nad3 transcripts from CMS and fertile carrots. Acta Biochemica Polonica 48(3): 711-717;
Szklarczyk M., Oczkowski M., Augustyniak H., Borner T., Linke B., Michalik B. (2000): Organisation and expression of mitochondrial atp9 genes from CMS and fertile carrots. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 100(2): 263-270;
Wachowiak W., Lesniewicz K., Odrzykoski IJ.,Augustyniak H. and Prus-Glowacki W. (2000): Species specific cpDNA markers useful for studies on the hybrydisation between Pinus mugo and Pinus sylvestris.Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 69(4): 273-276;
Karpinska B., Lesniewicz K., Pietkiewicz G. and Augustyniak H. (1999): Organisation of 18S, 5S, 4S rRNA genes and the tRNA-like repeat in the mitochondrial genomes of three Lupin species. Acta Biochem Pol., 41(4): 433-440;
Rurek M., Oczkowski M., Augustyniak H. (1998): Conservation of the structure and organisation of lupin mitochondrial nad3 and rps12 genes. Acta Biochemica Polonica 45(3): 695-699;
Oczkowski., Paszkiewicz J., Piatyszk M., Augustyniak H. (1997): Cloning and transcription analysis of the ndhC-ndhK-ndhJ genes of lupin plastid DNA. Plant Science 127(2): 171-177;
Lesniewicz K., Grygorowicz W., Bartkowiak S. and Augustyniak H. (1994): Nonspecific>transmission of the NPTII gene from E. coli helper plasmid to a plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefacienc. Acta Biochem Pol., 41(2): 129-132;
Martin RP., Schwob E., Augustyniak H., Makalowski W., Stiegler P., Dirheimer G. (1992): Nucleoide sequence of the mitochondrial 18S rRNA gene from lupin (Lupinus luteus). Plant Molecular Biology 19(3): 509-511;
Goraczniak M., Augustyniak H. (1989): Characterisation and sequence of lupin mitochondrial plasmide-like DNA. Current Genetics 16(5-6): 469-471;
Karpinska B., Augustyniak H. (1988): An asparagine tRNA gene from lupin mitochondria. Nucleic Acids Research 16(13): 6239;
Augustyniak H., Borsuk P., Hirschler I., Stepien PP., Bartnik E. (1983): Mitochondrial DNA from lupine: Restriction analysis and cloning of fragments coding for tRNA. Gene 22(1): 69-74;