Plant Proteins

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 14-3-3 proteins are part of an abscisic acid-VIVIPAROUS1 (VP1) response complex in the Em promoter and interact with VP1 and EmBP1. 
  • A 13-kilodalton maize mitochondrial protein in E. coli confers sensitivity to Bipolaris maydis toxin. 
  • A Lin28 homologue reprograms differentiated cells to stem cells in the moss Physcomitrella patens. 
  • A common switch used by plants and animals. 
  • A gain-of-function mutation in a plant disease resistance gene leads to constitutive activation of downstream signal transduction pathways in suppressor of npr1-1, constitutive 1. 
  • A generalized least-squares estimate for the origin of sporophytic self-incompatibility. 
  • A mutation in Arabidopsis that leads to constitutive expression of systemic acquired resistance. 
  • A role for LKP2 in the circadian clock of Arabidopsis. 
  • A structural model of the alternative oxidase of plant mitochondria. 
  • ALSUntangled No. 26: lunasin. 
  • Activation of an EDS1-mediated R-gene pathway in the snc1 mutant leads to constitutive, NPR1-independent pathogen resistance. 
  • Activation of the plant mitochondrial alternative oxidase: insights from site-directed mutagenesis. 
  • Allelic diversity and gene genealogy at the self-incompatibility locus in the Solanaceae. 
  • Altered trans-regulatory control of gene expression in multiple anthocyanin genes contributes to adaptive flower color evolution in Mimulus aurantiacus. 
  • Amphiphilic α-helical potential: a putative folding motif adding few constraints to protein evolution. 
  • An Exploration into Fern Genome Space. 
  • An auxin-dependent distal organizer of pattern and polarity in the Arabidopsis root. 
  • An evolutionarily conserved mechanism delimiting SHR movement defines a single layer of endodermis in plants. 
  • Analyses of transcriptome sequences reveal multiple ancient large-scale duplication events in the ancestor of Sphagnopsida (Bryophyta). 
  • Analysis of SCARECROW expression using a rapid system for assessing transgene expression in Arabidopsis roots. 
  • Characterization and expression of a rice RAD23 gene. 
  • Characterization of a zinc finger DNA-binding protein expressed specifically in Petunia petals and seedlings. 
  • Characterization of sulfhydryl groups on chloroplast coupling factor 1 exposed by heat activation. 
  • Characterization of transformed Arabidopsis with altered alternative oxidase levels and analysis of effects on reactive oxygen species in tissue. 
  • Chemical cross-linking studies of chloroplast coupling factor 1. 
  • Cloning of the Arabidopsis clock gene TOC1, an autoregulatory response regulator homolog. 
  • Combining expression and comparative evolutionary analysis. The COBRA gene family. 
  • Conservation and diversification of SCARECROW in maize. 
  • Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication. 
  • Coronatine promotes Pseudomonas syringae virulence in plants by activating a signaling cascade that inhibits salicylic acid accumulation. 
  • Cross-linking and disulfide bond formation of introduced cysteine residues suggest a modified model for the tertiary structure of URF13 in the pore-forming oligomers. 
  • Cross-linking of the cms-T maize mitochondrial pore-forming protein URF13 by N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and its effect on URF13 sensitivity to fungal toxins. 
  • Cystic fibrosis gene mutations and pancreatitis risk: relation to epithelial ion transport and trypsin inhibitor gene mutations. 
  • Cytosolic hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase/dihydropteroate synthase from Arabidopsis thaliana: a specific role in early development and stress response. 
  • Della proteins and gibberellin-regulated seed germination and floral development in Arabidopsis. 
  • Developmental regulation of the gibberellin biosynthetic gene GA1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Domain structure of phytochrome from Avena sativa visualized by electron microscopy. 
  • Drd1a-tdTomato BAC transgenic mice for simultaneous visualization of medium spiny neurons in the direct and indirect pathways of the basal ganglia. 
  • Effect of feeding plant proteins on plasma, liver, heart, aorta and brain lipids of rats. 
  • Elimination of malignant clonogenic T cells from human bone marrow using chemoimmunoseparation with 2'-deoxycoformycin, deoxyadenosine and an immunotoxin. 
  • Elucidation of the functions of genes central to diterpene metabolism in tobacco trichomes using posttranscriptional gene silencing. 
  • Epstein Barr virus binding induces internalization of the C3d receptor: a novel immunotoxin delivery system. 
  • Evaluating pH-induced gastrointestinal aggregation of Arachis hypogaea 1 fragments as potential components of peanut allergy. 
  • Evidence for a disease-resistance pathway in rice similar to the NPR1-mediated signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. 
  • Evolutionary dynamics of dual-specificity self-incompatibility alleles. 
  • Expression profiling and local adaptation of Boechera holboellii populations for water use efficiency across a naturally occurring water stress gradient. 
  • Five anthocyanin polymorphisms are associated with an R2R3-MYB cluster in Mimulus guttatus (Phrymaceae). 
  • Functional characterization and developmental expression profiling of gibberellin signalling components in Vitis vinifera. 
  • Functional divergence in tandemly duplicated Arabidopsis thaliana trypsin inhibitor genes. 
  • Functional evolution of an anthocyanin pathway enzyme during a flower color transition. 
  • Fungal toxins bind to the URF13 protein in maize mitochondria and Escherichia coli. 
  • Gene duplication in the diversification of secondary metabolism: tandem 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases control glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. 
  • Genetic dissection of systemic acquired resistance. 
  • Genetic interactions of TGA transcription factors in the regulation of pathogenesis-related genes and disease resistance in Arabidopsis. 
  • Genome-wide survey and expression analysis of the OSCA gene family in rice. 
  • Gibberellin signaling: biosynthesis, catabolism, and response pathways. 
  • Gibberellin-GID1-DELLA: a pivotal regulatory module for plant growth and development. 
  • Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD34 assembles a novel signaling complex containing protein phosphatase 1 and inhibitor 1. 
  • Histone H1 enhances the DNA binding activity of the transcription factor EmBP-1. 
  • How do plants achieve immunity? Defence without specialized immune cells. 
  • How petals change their spots: cis-regulatory re-wiring in Clarkia (Onagraceae). 
  • Hypocotyl transcriptome reveals auxin regulation of growth-promoting genes through GA-dependent and -independent pathways. 
  • Identification and cloning of a negative regulator of systemic acquired resistance, SNI1, through a screen for suppressors of npr1-1. 
  • Identification of a motif in the carboxyl terminus of beta -arrestin2 responsible for activation of JNK3. 
  • In vitro motility of AtKCBP, a calmodulin-binding kinesin protein of Arabidopsis. 
  • In vivo cytochrome and alternative pathway respiration in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana plants with altered alternative oxidase under different light conditions. 
  • In vivo interaction between NPR1 and transcription factor TGA2 leads to salicylic acid-mediated gene activation in Arabidopsis. 
  • Incorporation of palmitate-1-14C into liver lipids of rats fed millet (Sorghum vulgarie) at different protein levels. 
  • Induction of Arabidopsis defense genes by virulent and avirulent Pseudomonas syringae strains and by a cloned avirulence gene. 
  • Induction of protein secretory pathway is required for systemic acquired resistance. 
  • Integrated functional networks of process, tissue, and developmental stage specific interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Interaction of NPR1 with basic leucine zipper protein transcription factors that bind sequences required for salicylic acid induction of the PR-1 gene. 
  • Investigation of quercetin binding sites on chloroplast coupling factor 1. 
  • Isolation and characterization of the CYP71D16 trichome-specific promoter from Nicotiana tabacum L. 
  • Lessons from flower colour evolution on targets of selection. 
  • Manipulating large-scale Arabidopsis microarray expression data: identifying dominant expression patterns and biological process enrichment. 
  • Molecular analysis of SCARECROW function reveals a radial patterning mechanism common to root and shoot. 
  • Molecular analysis of the SCARECROW gene in maize reveals a common basis for radial patterning in diverse meristems. 
  • Molecular basis of disease susceptibility in the Texas cytoplasm of maize. 
  • Molecular mechanism of gibberellin signaling in plants. 
  • Mutations in the maize mitochondrial T-urf13 gene eliminate sensitivity to a fungal pathotoxin. 
  • N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide cross-linking suggests a central core of helices II in oligomers of URF13, the pore-forming T-toxin receptor of cms-T maize mitochondria. 
  • NPR1 modulates cross-talk between salicylate- and jasmonate-dependent defense pathways through a novel function in the cytosol. 
  • Not just another hole in the wall: understanding intercellular protein trafficking. 
  • Nuclear localization of NPR1 is required for activation of PR gene expression. 
  • Pepsinized cashew proteins are hypoallergenic and immunogenic and provide effective immunotherapy in mice with cashew allergy. 
  • Perception of the plant immune signal salicylic acid. 
  • Phytochrome control of maize leaf inorganic pyrophosphatase and adenylate kinase. 
  • Plant hormone jasmonate prioritizes defense over growth by interfering with gibberellin signaling cascade. 
  • Plant protein intake is associated with fibroblast growth factor 23 and serum bicarbonate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease: the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort study. 
  • Population genetics of tandem trypsin inhibitor genes in Arabidopsis species with contrasting ecology and life history. 
  • Post-translational regulation of plant immunity. 
  • Predictable patterns of constraint among anthocyanin-regulating transcription factors in Ipomoea. 
  • Preparation and Analysis of Peanut Flour Used in Oral Immunotherapy Clinical Trials. 
  • Prolonged Adaptive Evolution of a Defensive Gene in the Solanaceae. 
  • Purification and activity study of the A- and B-chains of cinnamomin, a type II ribosome-inactivating protein. 
  • Purification and characterization of a 60-kDa protein from oat, formerly known as a TCP1-related chaperone. 
  • Quantum mechanics simulation of protein dynamics on long timescale. 
  • Rapid evolution of a pollen-specific oleosin-like gene family from Arabidopsis thaliana and closely related species. 
  • Rationale for immunotoxin therapy of metastatic prostate carcinoma formatted as a multi-stage delivery system. 
  • Regulation of alternative oxidase activity in six wild monocotyledonous species. An in vivo study at the whole root level. 
  • Regulation of alternative oxidase kinetics by pyruvate and intermolecular disulfide bond redox status in soybean seedling mitochondria. 
  • Regulation of plant alternative oxidase activity: a tale of two cysteines. 
  • Regulation of systemic acquired resistance by NPR1 and its partners. 
  • Regulation of the cyanide-resistant alternative oxidase of plant mitochondria. Identification of the cysteine residue involved in alpha-keto acid stimulation and intersubunit disulfide bond formation. 
  • RelB cellular regulation and transcriptional activity are regulated by p100. 
  • Relaxed constraint and evolutionary rate variation between basic helix-loop-helix floral anthocyanin regulators in Ipomoea. 
  • Repressing a repressor: gibberellin-induced rapid reduction of the RGA protein in Arabidopsis. 
  • Role of alternative oxidase gene in pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Role of sugars and organic acids in regulating the concentration and activity of the alternative oxidase in Poa annua roots. 
  • Roles for nucleotide phosphatases in sulfate assimilation and skeletal disease. 
  • Root development: signaling down and around. 
  • Sensors Make Sense of Signaling. 
  • Simultaneous comparison of three protein sequences. 
  • Spatial and temporal regulation of biosynthesis of the plant immune signal salicylic acid. 
  • Spectral perturbations and oligomer/monomer formation in 124-kilodalton Avena phytochrome. 
  • Stem cells: A tale of two kingdoms. 
  • Structure of the major peanut allergen Ara h 1 may protect IgE-binding epitopes from degradation. 
  • Structure-function relationships of the alternative oxidase of plant mitochondria: a model of the active site. 
  • Studies on photosystem I. Characteristics of "310 material" isolated from spinach chloroplasts. 
  • Studies on photosystem I. I. Relationship of plastocyanin, cytochrome f and P700. 
  • Studies on photosystem I. II. Involvement of ferredoxin in cyclic electron flow. 
  • Suppression of a P450 hydroxylase gene in plant trichome glands enhances natural-product-based aphid resistance. 
  • Sustained unresponsiveness to peanut in subjects who have completed peanut oral immunotherapy. 
  • Symmetry breaking in plants: molecular mechanisms regulating asymmetric cell divisions in Arabidopsis. 
  • Synergistic derepression of gibberellin signaling by removing RGA and GAI function in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • The Arabidopsis F-box protein SLEEPY1 targets gibberellin signaling repressors for gibberellin-induced degradation. 
  • The Arabidopsis GA1 locus encodes the cyclase ent-kaurene synthetase A of gibberellin biosynthesis. 
  • The Arabidopsis NPR1 gene that controls systemic acquired resistance encodes a novel protein containing ankyrin repeats. 
  • The Arabidopsis RGA gene encodes a transcriptional regulator repressing the gibberellin signal transduction pathway. 
  • The Arabidopsis SLEEPY1 gene encodes a putative F-box subunit of an SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase. 
  • The Arabidopsis epithiospecifier protein promotes the hydrolysis of glucosinolates to nitriles and influences Trichoplusia ni herbivory. 
  • The DELLA motif is essential for gibberellin-induced degradation of RGA. 
  • The HSF-like transcription factor TBF1 is a major molecular switch for plant growth-to-defense transition. 
  • The LOV domain family: photoresponsive signaling modules coupled to diverse output domains. 
  • The SABRE gene is required for normal cell expansion in Arabidopsis. 
  • The SCARECROW gene regulates an asymmetric cell division that is essential for generating the radial organization of the Arabidopsis root. 
  • The SHORT-ROOT gene controls radial patterning of the Arabidopsis root through radial signaling. 
  • The active site of the cyanide-resistant oxidase from plant mitochondria contains a binuclear iron center. 
  • The alternative oxidase in roots of poa annua after transfer from high-light to low-light conditions. 
  • The alternative oxidase of plant mitochondria is involved in the acclimation of shoot growth at low temperature. A study of Arabidopsis AOX1a transgenic plants. 
  • The cpr5 mutant of Arabidopsis expresses both NPR1-dependent and NPR1-independent resistance. 
  • The cyanide-resistant alternative oxidases from the fungi Pichia stipitis and Neurospora crassa are monomeric and lack regulatory features of the plant enzyme. 
  • The differential expression of wound-inducible lipoxygenase genes in soybean leaves. 
  • The draft genome of tropical fruit durian (Durio zibethinus). 
  • The mitochondrial cyanide-resistant oxidase: structural conservation amid regulatory diversity. 
  • The product of the alternative oxidase is still H2O. 
  • The relationship between the mitochondrial gene T-urf13 and fungal pathotoxin sensitivity in maize. 
  • The standing pool of genomic structural variation in a natural population of Mimulus guttatus. 
  • The structural distribution of cooperative interactions in proteins: analysis of the native state ensemble. 
  • Transcriptome-mining for single-copy nuclear markers in ferns. 
  • Tree ferns: monophyletic groups and their relationships as revealed by four protein-coding plastid loci. 
  • URF13, a ligand-gated, pore-forming receptor for T-toxin in the inner membrane of cms-T mitochondria. 
  • URF13, a maize mitochondrial pore-forming protein, is oligomeric and has a mixed orientation in Escherichia coli plasma membranes. 
  • Uncoupling PR gene expression from NPR1 and bacterial resistance: characterization of the dominant Arabidopsis cpr6-1 mutant. 
  • Unique cell-type-specific patterns of DNA methylation in the root meristem. 
  • rbcL and matK earn two thumbs up as the core DNA barcode for ferns. 
  • uORF-mediated translation allows engineered plant disease resistance without fitness costs. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Bennett, Vann, George B. Geller Professor for Research in Molecular Biology in the School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute
  • Erickson, Harold Paul, James B. Duke Professor of Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering
  • Swaminathan, Madhav, Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic