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==Contact Info==
==Contact Info==
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Kate Thodey<br>
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==Education==
==Education==
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* 2010-present, Postdoc, Stanford University, CA, United States
* 2005-2009, PhD, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
* 2005-2009, PhD, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
* 2000-2003, BSc(Hons), University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
* 2000-2003, BSc(Hons), University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand


==Research interests==
==Research interests==
In the Smolke laboratory we are working to take a drug biosynthetic pathway from a medicinal crop – namely the opium poppy – and engineer the production of the same therapeutic molecules in an industrial microbe; yeast.<br>
Many drugs are still produced the traditional way; by extraction from medicinal plants. In many cases the alternative chemical syntheses of such compounds are low-yielding due to the complex structure of these biological molecules. In the Smolke laboratory we are interested in using new synthetic biology approaches to biosynthesize a class of drug molecules which are currently produced by extraction from opium poppies, namely the benzylisoquinoline alkaloids which include the powerful analgesics codeine and morphine. As a postdoc working together with members of the laboratory, my research focuses on metabolically engineering yeast to produce opioids and other high-value alkaloids.
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As a Postdoc working together with members of the Metabolic Engineering team, my research focuses broadly on metabolically-engineering yeast to produce opiate alkaloids such as morphine and codeine, and specifically on the spatial engineering of this pathway in the host yeast cell.  The spatial engineering approach is particularly useful because the biosynthesis of opiates takes place across several cell types and subcellular structures in the opium poppy. To successfully engineer this pathway within single-celled yeast we need to make use of the available cellular compartments. Yeast organelles could provide microenvironments that are conducive to opiate alkaloid biosynthesis due to optimal pH or the availability of cofactors; they could compartmentalize toxic metabolites or ensure a local concentration of intermediates; and they may be used to support the reconstitution of enzyme complexes which form in the opium poppy. In the future, we envisage that the development of yeast synthetic organelles could support further spatial engineering efforts without taxing the functioning of native organelles.


==Publications==
==Publications==
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#Thodey K., Galanie S. and Smolke C.D. (2014). A biomanufacturing platform for natural and semisynthetic opioids. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1613. [Epub ahead of print].
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#de Jong F., Thodey K., Lejay L.V. and Bevan M.W. (2014). Glucose elevates NITRATE TRANSPORTER2.1 protein levels and nitrate transport activity independently of its HEXOKINASE1-mediated stimulation of NITRATE TRANSPORTER2.1 expression. Plant Physiology 164(1):308-320.
 
#Siddiqui M.S., Thodey K., Trenchard I. and Smolke C.D. (2012). Advancing secondary metabolite biosynthesis in yeast with synthetic biology tools. FEMS Yeast Research 12(2):144-170.
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#Michener J.K., Thodey K., Liang J.C. and Smolke C.D. (2012). Applications of genetically-encoded biosensors for the construction and control of biosynthetic pathways. Metabolic Engineering 14(3):212-222.
 
#Thodey K. and Smolke C.D. (2011). Bringing it together with RNA. Science 333(6041):412-413.
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#Walton E.F., Wu R.M., Richardson A.C., Davy M., Hellens R.P., Thodey K., Janssen B.J., Gleave A.P., Rae G.M., Wood M. and Schaffer R.J. (2009). A rapid transcriptional activation is induced by the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) buds. Journal of Experimental Botany 60(13):3835-3848.
 
#Janssen B.J., Thodey K., Schaffer R.J., Alba R., Balakrishnan L., Bishop R., Bowen J.H., Crowhurst R.N., Gleave A.P., Ledger S., McArtney S., Pichler F.B., Snowden K.C. and Ward S. (2008). Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit. BMC Plant Biology 8:16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-16.
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#Schaffer R.J., Friel E.N., Souleyre E.J., Bolitho K., Thodey K., Ledger S., Bowen J.H., Ma J.H., Nain B., Cohen D., Gleave A.P., Crowhurst R.N., Janssen B.J., Yao J.L. and Newcomb R.D. (2007). A genomics approach reveals that aroma production in apple is controlled by ethylene predominantly at the final step in each biosynthetic pathway. Plant Physiology 144(4):1899-1912.
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#Gould K.S., Thodey K., Philpott M. and Ferguson L.R. (2006). Antioxidant activities of extracts from traditional Maori food plants. New Zealand Journal of Botany 44:1-4.
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Contact Info

Kate Thodey
Smolke Laboratory
Stanford University
CA 94305

Education

  • 2010-present, Postdoc, Stanford University, CA, United States
  • 2005-2009, PhD, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
  • 2000-2003, BSc(Hons), University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Research interests

Many drugs are still produced the traditional way; by extraction from medicinal plants. In many cases the alternative chemical syntheses of such compounds are low-yielding due to the complex structure of these biological molecules. In the Smolke laboratory we are interested in using new synthetic biology approaches to biosynthesize a class of drug molecules which are currently produced by extraction from opium poppies, namely the benzylisoquinoline alkaloids which include the powerful analgesics codeine and morphine. As a postdoc working together with members of the laboratory, my research focuses on metabolically engineering yeast to produce opioids and other high-value alkaloids.

Publications

  1. Thodey K., Galanie S. and Smolke C.D. (2014). A biomanufacturing platform for natural and semisynthetic opioids. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1613. [Epub ahead of print].
  2. de Jong F., Thodey K., Lejay L.V. and Bevan M.W. (2014). Glucose elevates NITRATE TRANSPORTER2.1 protein levels and nitrate transport activity independently of its HEXOKINASE1-mediated stimulation of NITRATE TRANSPORTER2.1 expression. Plant Physiology 164(1):308-320.
  3. Siddiqui M.S., Thodey K., Trenchard I. and Smolke C.D. (2012). Advancing secondary metabolite biosynthesis in yeast with synthetic biology tools. FEMS Yeast Research 12(2):144-170.
  4. Michener J.K., Thodey K., Liang J.C. and Smolke C.D. (2012). Applications of genetically-encoded biosensors for the construction and control of biosynthetic pathways. Metabolic Engineering 14(3):212-222.
  5. Thodey K. and Smolke C.D. (2011). Bringing it together with RNA. Science 333(6041):412-413.
  6. Walton E.F., Wu R.M., Richardson A.C., Davy M., Hellens R.P., Thodey K., Janssen B.J., Gleave A.P., Rae G.M., Wood M. and Schaffer R.J. (2009). A rapid transcriptional activation is induced by the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) buds. Journal of Experimental Botany 60(13):3835-3848.
  7. Janssen B.J., Thodey K., Schaffer R.J., Alba R., Balakrishnan L., Bishop R., Bowen J.H., Crowhurst R.N., Gleave A.P., Ledger S., McArtney S., Pichler F.B., Snowden K.C. and Ward S. (2008). Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit. BMC Plant Biology 8:16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-16.
  8. Schaffer R.J., Friel E.N., Souleyre E.J., Bolitho K., Thodey K., Ledger S., Bowen J.H., Ma J.H., Nain B., Cohen D., Gleave A.P., Crowhurst R.N., Janssen B.J., Yao J.L. and Newcomb R.D. (2007). A genomics approach reveals that aroma production in apple is controlled by ethylene predominantly at the final step in each biosynthetic pathway. Plant Physiology 144(4):1899-1912.
  9. Gould K.S., Thodey K., Philpott M. and Ferguson L.R. (2006). Antioxidant activities of extracts from traditional Maori food plants. New Zealand Journal of Botany 44:1-4.
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