Publications

Book Chapters

• Dorrington, RA and JR Short (2010) The Tetraviruses. In "The Insect Viruses." K Johnson and S Asgari, Eds. Caister Academic Press, (UK). Pp 283 - 305

Journal Articles

• Walter, CT, Pringle, FM, Nakayinga, R, de Felipe, P, Ryan, MD, Ball, LA and RA Dorrington* (2010). Genome organization and translation products of Providence virus: insight into a unique tetravirus. J. Gen. Virol. 91(11): 2826-35
• Short, JR, Knox, C and RA Dorrington* (2010). Subcellular localisation and live cell imaging of the Helicoverpa armigera stunt virus replicase in mammalian and Spodoptera frugiperda cells. J Gen Virol; 91: 1514 – 1523
• Jiwaji, M and RA Dorrington* (2009). Regulation of hydantoin-hydrolyzing enzyme expression in Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain RU-AEO1. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.. 84(6):1169-79
• Modisakeng, KM, Jiwaji, M, Pesce, E-R, Robert, J, Amemiya, CT, Dorrington RA, Blatch, GL (2009) Isolation of a Latimeria menadoensis heat shock protein 70 (Lmhsp70) that has all the features of an inducible gene and encodes a functional molecular chaperone. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. In the press.
• Jiwaji M, Dorrington RA (2009) Regulation of hydantoin-hydrolyzing enzyme expression in Agrobacterium tumefaciens RU-AE01.Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. In the Press
• Jiwaji M, Hartley CJ, Clark S-A, Burton SB, Dorrington RA (2009) Enhanced hydantoin-hydrolyzing enzyme activity in an Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain with two distinct N-carbamoylases. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 44: 203–209.
• Gentz PM, Blatch GL, Dorrington RA (2008) Dimerisation of the yeast eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A requires hypusine and is RNA dependent. FEBS J. 276 (3):695-706. PMID: 19120453
• Jiwaji M, Matcher GM Dorrington RA (2008) A versatile broad host range reporter plasmid for analysis of divergent promoter activity in gram negative bacteria. Sf J Sci 104 (7-8): 305-307..
• Walter CT, Tomasicchio M, Hodgson V, Hendry DA, Hill MP, Dorrington RA (2008) Characterisation of a succession of small insect viruses in a wild South African population of Nudaurelia cytherea capensis. SA J Sci 104: 147-152.
• Kirchmann S, van Zyl P, Brady D, Abrahams N, Rech S, Dorrington R, Burton S (2007) A dual phase fermentation protocol for the production of hydantoinase and carbamoylase by the wild type Pseudomonas putida RU-KM3. Enzymes and Microbial Technology, 41: 539-545.

• Bulawayo B, Dorrington RA, Burton SG (2007) Enhanced operational parameters for amino acid production using hydantoin-hydrolysing enzymes of Pseudomonas putida strain RUKM3s. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 40 (4):533-539..

• Tomasicchio M, Venter PA, Gordon KH, Hanzlik TN, Dorrington RA (2007) Induction of apoptosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in the spontaneous maturation of tetravirus procapsids in vivo. J Gen Virol. 88(5):1576-82. PMID: 17412989.

• Modisakeng KW, Amemiya CT, Dorrington RA, Blatch GL (2006) Molecular studies on the coelacanth: A Review. S. A. J. Sci. 102: 479-485..

• du Plessis L, Hendry DA, Dorrington RA, Hanzlik TN, Johnson JE, Appel M (2005) Revised RNA2 sequence of the tetravirus, Nudaurelia capensis omega virus (NomegaV). Annotated Sequence Record. Arch Virol. 150 (11) :2397-402. PMID: 16012786

• Modisakeng KW, Dorrington RA, Blatch GL (2004) Isolation of genes encoding heat shock protein 70 (hsp70s) from the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae. Special Rhodes University Centenary Issue of S. Afr. J. Sci. 100: 683-686.

• Burton SG, Dorrington RA (2004). Hydantoin-hydrolysing enzymes for enantioselective production of amino acids – new insights and applications. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 15 (18): 2737-2741.

• Matcher GF, Burton SG, Dorrington RA (2004) Mutational analysis of the hydantoin hydrolysis pathway in Pseudomonas putida RU-KM3S. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 65 (4):391-400. PMID: 15064875

• Foster IM, Dorrington RA, Burton SG (2003). Enhanced hydantoinase and N-carbamoylase activity on immobilisation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain RU-ORPN1. Biotechnol. Lett. 25: 67-72.

• Idicula AM, Blatch GL, Cooper TG, Dorrington RA (2002) Binding and activation by the zinc cluster transcription factors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Redefining the UASGABA and its interaction with Uga3p. J Biol Chem. 277 (48):45977-83. PMID: 12235130

• Hartley CJ, Manford F, Burton SG, Dorrington RA (2001) Over-production of hydantoinase and N-carbamoylamino acid amidohydrolase enzymes by regulatory mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 57 (1-2) :43-9. PMID: 11693932

• Hide W, Mizrahi V, Venkatesh B, Brenner S, Simpson A, Blatch G, Soodyall H, Denby K, Wingfield M,Wingfield B, van Helden P, Ramesar R, Dorrington R, Kelso J, Oppon E, Goyvaerts E, Ramsay M, de Villiers E, van Heerden C, Allsopp B, Seoighe C (2001). A platform for genomics in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 91(12):1006-7.

• Rein N, Dorrington RA, Lewis A, Lowenthal R, Rose P (2001) The sulphide oxidizing biofilm reactor (SOBR): A component unit operation of the Rhodes SURE process for sewage sludge solubilization. Chemical Technology: 14 – 16.

• Buchanan K, Burton SG, Dorrington RA, Matcher GM, Skepu Z (2001) A novel Pseudomonas putida strain with high levels of hydantoin-converting activity, producing l-amino acids. J. Molec. Catal. B (Enzymic) 11: 397- 406.

• Scott S, Dorrington R, Svetlov V, Beeser AE, Distler M, Cooper TG (2000) Functional Domain Mapping and Subcellular Distribution of Dal82p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem.; 275(10):7198-7204.

• Park H, Scott S, Rai R, Dorrington RA, Cooper TG (1999). Synergistic Operation of the CAR2 (Ornithine Transaminase) Promoter Elements in S. cerevisiae. J. Bacteriol. 181:7052-7064.

• Burton SG, Dorrington RA, Hartley CJ, Kirchmann S, Buchanan K, Phehane V (1998) Production of enantiomerically pure amino acids: characterisation of South African hydantoinases and hydantoinase-producing bacteria. J. Molec. Catal. (B: Enzymic) 5: 301 – 305

• Hartley CH, Kirchmann S, Burton SG, Dorrington RA (1998) Characterisation of hydantoin hydrolysis by Agrobacterium tumefaciens RU-OR and isolation of a novel constitutive mutant. Biotechnol. Lett. 20 (7): 707-7.

• Cunningham TS, Dorrington RA, Cooper TG (1994) The UGA4 UASNTR site required for GLN3-dependent transcriptional actiStrongvation also mediates DAL80-responsive regulation and DAL80 protein binding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Bacteriol. 176 (15): 4718-25. PMID: 8045902

• Rawlings DE, Dorrington RA, Rohrer J, Clennel A-M (1993) A molecular analysis of a broad-host-range plasmid isolated from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. FEMS Microbiol. Reviews 11:3-8

• Dorrington RA, Cooper TG (1993) The DAL82 protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae binds to the DAL upstream induction sequence (UIS). Nucleic Acids Res. 21 (16) :3777-84. PMID: 8367295

• Dorrington RA, Bardien S, Rawlings DE (1991) The broad-host-range plasmid pTF-FC2 requires a primase-like protein for autonomous replication in Escherichia coli. Gene. 108 (1):7-14. PMID: 1761233

• Dorrington RA, Rawlings DE (1990) Characterization of the minimum replicon of the broad-host-range plasmid pTF-FC2 and similarity between pTF-FC2 and the IncQ plasmids. J Bacteriol. 172 (10) :5697-705. PMID: 2120189

• Dorrington RA, Rawlings DE (1989) Identification and sequence of the basic replication region of a broad-host-range plasmid isolated from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. J Bacteriol. 171 (5) :2735-9.PMID: 2708316

• Dorrington RA, Woods DR (1986) Cloning of a T-DNA homologous fragment from Protea cynaroides. S.A.J. Sci. 82 (8):453-454.

Patents

• Dorrington, Rosemary Ann, Burton, Stephanie Gail, and Hartley, Carol Janet. (1999) Novel microorganisms, their use and the production of D-amino acids. ZA99/5981. PCT/ZA00/00173.