Abdelali (Ali) Hannoufa, Ph.D.

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Chercheur Scientifique

Chercheur scientifique et professeur adjoint en génomique et biotechnologie

Recherche et / ou projets en cours

  1. Recherche scientifique pour améliorer la luzerne
  2. Tolérance de la luzerne au stress
  3. Plants-pièges selon le principe de l’interférence ARN en horticulture
  4. Nouvelles méthodes biologiques pour atténuer les stress abiotiques chez les légumineuses fourragères et réduire les émissions de méthane des ruminants
  5. Mise au point d’outils de lutte intégrée contre les insectes nuisibles dans les serres au moyen d’approches génomiques et écologiques
  6. Amélioration de la productivité et de la persistance de la luzerne dans des conditions météorologiques extrêmes

Prix et études

Ph. D. en biologie moléculaire des plantes, York University, 1996

M. Sc. en biochimie des plantes, Concordian University, 1991

Principales publications

  1. Hannoufa A., Nasrollahi V., Allam G., Hanly A., Kohalmi S.E. (2024) Nodulation and drought response are regulated through the miR156/SPL9 gene network in Medicago sativa. Plant and Animal Genomics 31, San Diego, CA, January 12-17, 2024.

    2024 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  2. Vida Nasrollahi, Gamalat Allam, Alexandria Hanly, Susanne E. Kohalmi, Abdelali Hannoufa (2023) SPL9 is involved in regulating nodulation and drought response in Medicago sativa. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists, Quebect City, Quebec, June 18-21, 2023

    2023 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  3. Allam G, Papadopoulos Y, Bernards BA, Hannoufa A (2023) Aluminum stress response is regulated through the miR156/SPL13 module in Medicago sativa. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists, Quebec City, Quebec, June 18-21, 2023

    2023 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  4. Vida Nasrollahi, Susanne E. Kohalmi, Abdelali Hannoufa (2022) SPL12 regulates root architecture, nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Medicago sativa by Silencing AGAMOUS-LIKE 6. The 2022 Eastern Regional Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists, Toronto, ON, December 2-3, 2022, (Poster)

    2022 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  5. Subedi U, Burton Hughes K, Chen G, Hannoufa A, Singer SD (2022) Eliciting targeted mutations in Medicago sativa using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing: A potential tool for the improvement of disease resistance. In: Plant-Pathogen Interactions (Foroud N, Neilson J, eds). Springer, NY.

    2022 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  6. Vida Nasrollahi, Susanne E. Kohalmi, Abdelali Hannoufa (2022) SPL12 regulates nodulation under osmotic stress and nitrate sufficiency conditions by targeting AGL6 and AGL21 in Medicago sativa. 2022 Meeting of the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology, Quebec City, Quebec 2022/08/22 - 2022/08/25 (oral presentation).

    2022 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  7. Gamalat Allam, Yousef Papadopoulos, Mark A. Bernards, Abdelali Hannoufa (2022) miR156/SPL network negatively regulates aluminum stress tolerance in Medicago sativa by targeting SPL13. 2022 Meeting of the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology, May 22-25, Quebec City, Quebec (oral presentation)

    2022 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  8. Feyissa, B.A., Amyot, L., Nasrollahi, V., Papadopoulos, Y., Kohalmi, S.E., Hannoufa, A. (2021). Involvement of the miR156/SPL module in flooding response in Medicago sativa. Scientific Reports, [online] 11(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82450-7

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  9. Nasrollahi V, Kohalmi SE, Hannoufa A (2021) Characterization of SPL12 role in regulating root architecture, nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Medicago sativa. The Eastern Regional Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists. Carleton University, Nov 27 (virtual)

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  10. Dan-Dobre M, Karagiannis J, Hannoufa A (2021) Characterization of the role of SPL4 in the regulation of drought stress and trichome development in alfalfa. The Eastern Regional Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists. Careleton University, Nov 27 (virtual)

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  11. Nasrollahi V, Kohalmi SE, Hannoufa A (2021) miR156-SPL12-AGL6 module regulates root architecture and nodulation in Medicago sativa (alfalfa). 11th Biennial Biology Graduate Research Forum, University of Western Ontario, Nov 5, 2021

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  12. Dan-Dobre M, Karagiannis J, Hannoufa A (2021) Characterization of the role of SPL4 in trichome development and drought response in Medicago sativa. 11th Biennial Biology Graduate Research Forum, University of Western Ontario, Nov 5, 2021

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  13. Nasrollahi V., Kohalmi S., Hannoufa A. (2021) miR156/SPL12 modulates nodulation, nitrogen fixation and root regeneration in Medicago sativa by Silencing AGAMOUS-LIKE 6”. European Nitrogen Fixation Conference, Aarhus University, Denmark , October 8, 2021 (Virtual)

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  14. Allam G, Papadopoulos Y, Bernards BA, Hannoufa A (2021) miR156/SPL network negatively regulates aluminum stress tolerance in Medicago sativa. The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists (virtual), Saskatoon, SK, June 7-10, 2021

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  15. Dan-Dobre M, Karagiannis J, Hannoufa A (2021) Characterization of SPL4 role in drought stress and trichome development in alfalfa. The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists (virtual), Saskatoon, SK, June 7-10, 2021

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  16. Nasrollahi V, Kohalmi SE, Hannoufa A (2021) Characterization of SPL12 role in regulating root architecture, nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Medicago sativa (2021) The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists (virtual), Saskatoon, SK, June 7-10, 2021

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  17. Nasrollahi V., Kohalmi S., Hannoufa A. (2021) Role of miR156/SPL in rot architecture and nodulation in Medicago sativa (alfalfa). Webinar on Plant Science and Genomics 2021 (WPSG 2021), April 29-30, 2021

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  18. The plant-specific transcription factors Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein-Like (SPL) are involved in a range of vital biological and regulatory processes, such as vegetative growth, flowering and stress response. While the SPL gene family has been well studied in some plants, a systematic study has not yet been reported in alfalfa (Medicago sativa). In the present study, a total of 28 novel SPL members, including six alfalfa-specific ones, were identified using in silico C-based analysis of the recently released genome sequence, and named based on their closest orthologs in Medicago truncatula. The SPL-specific SBP domain was detected in all members, and 16 of the 28 members showed miR156 recognition target sequences. Maximum-Likelihood phylogenetic analyses showed the presence of five subclades and three outgroup members. The sequences within groups showed motif conservation, which may imply the presence of redundant functionality between certain SPL members. However, the members overall had divergent motifs indicating diverse functional roles of SPLs in alfalfa. A large number of redundant and/or highly similar sequences observed during synteny analyses revealed extensive gene duplication within the alfalfa genome. This might imply that MsSPL gene expansion stemmed from segmental duplication processes. The present study provides a comprehensive foundation for elucidating the biological functions of these transcription factors and thereby provides new tools for biotechnological improvement of important alfalfa attributes.

    2021 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  19. Lei, Y., Hannoufa, A., Yu, P. (2020). Overexpression of miR156 and Silencing SPL6RNAi and SPL13RNAi Genes in Medicago sativa on the Changes of Carbohydrate Physiochemical, Fermentation, and Nutritional Profiles. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, [online] 68(49), 14540-14548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02508

    2020 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  20. Subedi U, Burton Hughes K, Dhariwal G, Kader K, Hannoufa A, Acharya S, Singer SD. Mutation of MsSPL8 alleles via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing leads to superior abiotic stress resiliency and distinct morphological alterations in alfalfa. 1st International Electronic Conference on Plant Science, Dec. 1 – 15, 2020

    2020 - Consulter les détails de la publication

Installation de recherche

1391, rue Sandford
London, ON N5V 4T3
Canada

Affiliations

Professeur Adjoint – University of Western Ontario

Membre – University of Saskatchewan, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Vice Président – Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology

Membre – Board of Directors, Plant Canada

Membre – Canadian Society of Plant Biologists

Langue

Anglais