Genes, Plant

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A DELLAcate balance: the role of gibberellin in plant morphogenesis. 
  • A cell surface receptor mediates extracellular Ca(2+) sensing in guard cells. 
  • A comparative study of covariance selection models for the inference of gene regulatory networks. 
  • A conserved domain of the viviparous-1 gene product enhances the DNA binding activity of the bZIP protein EmBP-1 and other transcription factors. 
  • A gene expression map of the Arabidopsis root. 
  • A gene regulatory network for root epidermis cell differentiation in Arabidopsis. 
  • A generalized least-squares estimate for the origin of sporophytic self-incompatibility. 
  • A genetic map in the Mimulus guttatus species complex reveals transmission ratio distortion due to heterospecific interactions. 
  • A novel chloroplast gene reported for flagellate plants. 
  • A novel meiotic drive locus almost completely distorts segregation in mimulus (monkeyflower) hybrids. 
  • A simple genetic incompatibility causes hybrid male sterility in mimulus. 
  • A time and a place for everything: phylogenetic history and geography as joint predictors of oak plastome phylogeny. 
  • Allele-specific assay reveals functional variation in the chalcone synthase promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana that is compatible with neutral evolution. 
  • Allelic diversity and gene genealogy at the self-incompatibility locus in the Solanaceae. 
  • An Arabidopsis thaliana lipoxygenase gene can be induced by pathogens, abscisic acid, and methyl jasmonate. 
  • An evolutionarily conserved mechanism delimiting SHR movement defines a single layer of endodermis in plants. 
  • An examination of the monophyly of morning glory taxa using Bayesian phylogenetic inference. 
  • Arabidopsis cDNA sequence encoding myrosinase. 
  • Axis formation and polarity in plants. 
  • Biotic interactions. Genomics and coevolution. 
  • Biotic interactions. Genomics and coevolution. 
  • Cell identity mediates the response of Arabidopsis roots to abiotic stress. 
  • Cell identity regulators link development and stress responses in the Arabidopsis root. 
  • Characterization and expression of a rice RAD23 gene. 
  • Characterization of transformed Arabidopsis with altered alternative oxidase levels and analysis of effects on reactive oxygen species in tissue. 
  • Cloning of the Arabidopsis clock gene TOC1, an autoregulatory response regulator homolog. 
  • Comparative evolutionary analysis of chalcone synthase and alcohol dehydrogenase loci in Arabidopsis, Arabis, and related genera (Brassicaceae). 
  • Comparative genomics as a tool for gene discovery. 
  • Conditional root expansion mutants of Arabidopsis. 
  • Control of Arabidopsis lateral root primordium boundaries by MYB36. 
  • Control of Arabidopsis root development. 
  • Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication. 
  • Convergent evolution of a complex fruit structure in the tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae). 
  • Crossover interference on nucleolus organizing region-bearing chromosomes in Arabidopsis. 
  • Cytokinins can act as suppressors of nitric oxide in Arabidopsis. 
  • Differential induction of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase genes in Arabidopsis thaliana by wounding and pathogenic attack. 
  • Distinct cell-specific expression patterns of early and late gibberellin biosynthetic genes during Arabidopsis seed germination. 
  • Distinct sensitivities to phosphate deprivation suggest that RGF peptides play disparate roles in Arabidopsis thaliana root development. 
  • Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity and community structure on three co-occurring leguminous canopy tree species in a Neotropical rainforest. 
  • Engineering, characterization and in vitro efficacy of the major peanut allergens for use in immunotherapy. 
  • Establishment of Expression in the SHORTROOT-SCARECROW Transcriptional Cascade through Opposing Activities of Both Activators and Repressors. 
  • Evidence against equimolarity of large repeat arrangements and a predominant master circle structure of the mitochondrial genome from a monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) lineage with cryptic CMS. 
  • Evidence for Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilites contributing to the sterility of hybrids between Mimulus guttatus and M. nasutus. 
  • Evolution of the trnF(GAA) gene in Arabidopsis relatives and the brassicaceae family: monophyletic origin and subsequent diversification of a plastidic pseudogene. 
  • Evolutionary dynamics of self-incompatibility alleles in Brassica. 
  • Expressed sequence tag analysis in Cycas, the most primitive living seed plant. 
  • Expression and trans-specific polymorphism of self-incompatibility RNases in coffea (Rubiaceae). 
  • Expression of photosynthesis genes in relation to nitrogen fixation in the diazotrophic filamentous nonheterocystous cyanobacterium Trichodesmium sp. IMS 101. 
  • Fern genomes elucidate land plant evolution and cyanobacterial symbioses. 
  • Folate fortification of rice by metabolic engineering. 
  • Functional divergence in tandemly duplicated Arabidopsis thaliana trypsin inhibitor genes. 
  • GTL1 and DF1 regulate root hair growth through transcriptional repression of ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 6-LIKE 4 in Arabidopsis. 
  • Gene duplication in the diversification of secondary metabolism: tandem 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases control glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. 
  • Genealogical structure among alleles regulating self-incompatibility in natural populations of flowering plants. 
  • Generation of phytate-free seeds in Arabidopsis through disruption of inositol polyphosphate kinases. 
  • Genes and networks regulating root anatomy and architecture. 
  • Genetic changes contributing to the parallel evolution of red floral pigmentation among Ipomoea species. 
  • Genetic control of natural variation in Arabidopsis glucosinolate accumulation. 
  • Genetic dissection of systemic acquired resistance. 
  • Genetic mechanisms and evolutionary significance of natural variation in Arabidopsis. 
  • Genome-wide survey and expression analysis of the OSCA gene family in rice. 
  • Getting to the root of plant development: the genetics of Arabidopsis root formation. 
  • Gibberellin signal transduction. 
  • High-Resolution Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root Reveals Alternative Splicing and lincRNA Regulation. 
  • Horizontal transfer of an adaptive chimeric photoreceptor from bryophytes to ferns. 
  • Horsetails and ferns are a monophyletic group and the closest living relatives to seed plants. 
  • Identification and cloning of a negative regulator of systemic acquired resistance, SNI1, through a screen for suppressors of npr1-1. 
  • Identification of two genes causing reinforcement in the Texas wildflower Phlox drummondii. 
  • Identifying multiple origins of polyploid taxa: a multilocus study of the hybrid cloak fern (Astrolepis integerrima; Pteridaceae). 
  • Incongruence between primary sequence data and the distribution of a mitochondrial atp1 group II intron among ferns and horsetails. 
  • Independent ancient polyploidy events in the sister families Brassicaceae and Cleomaceae. 
  • Induced plant defense responses against chewing insects. Ethylene signaling reduces resistance of Arabidopsis against Egyptian cotton worm but not diamondback moth. 
  • 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. 
  • Leaf shape evolution has a similar genetic architecture in three edaphic specialists within the Mimulus guttatus species complex. 
  • Major-gene resistance to the rust pathogen Coleosporium ipomoeae is common in natural populations of Ipomoea purpurea. 
  • Manipulating large-scale Arabidopsis microarray expression data: identifying dominant expression patterns and biological process enrichment. 
  • Mapping of ionomic traits in Mimulus guttatus reveals Mo and Cd QTLs that colocalize with MOT1 homologues. 
  • Maternal vernalization and vernalization-pathway genes influence progeny seed germination. 
  • Minor quantitative trait loci underlie floral traits associated with mating system divergence in Mimulus. 
  • Molecular biology: microRNA is here to stay. 
  • Molecular insights into the phylogeny and subgeneric classification of Frullania Raddi (Frullaniaceae, Porellales). 
  • Molecular signatures of selection on reproductive character displacement of flower color in Phlox drummondii. 
  • Morning glory as a powerful model in ecological genomics: tracing adaptation through both natural and artificial selection. 
  • Multilocus analysis of variation and speciation in the closely related species Arabidopsis halleri and A. lyrata. 
  • Multiple paternity and sporophytic inbreeding depression in a dioicous moss species. 
  • NADPH oxidase AtrbohD and AtrbohF genes function in ROS-dependent ABA signaling in Arabidopsis. 
  • Natural selection on a polymorphic disease-resistance locus in Ipomoea purpurea. 
  • Natural variation for a hybrid incompatibility between two species of Mimulus. 
  • Neutral evolution of the nonbinding region of the anthocyanin regulatory gene Ipmyb1 in Ipomoea. 
  • New Phytologist on plant evolution. 
  • Oscillating gene expression determines competence for periodic Arabidopsis root branching. 
  • Overcoming deep roots, fast rates, and short internodes to resolve the ancient rapid radiation of eupolypod II ferns. 
  • Overexpression of AtCPS and AtKS in Arabidopsis confers increased ent-kaurene production but no increase in bioactive gibberellins. 
  • Pathway for lipid A biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana resembling that of Escherichia coli. 
  • Patterns of evolutionary rate variation among genes of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. 
  • Patterns of variation within self-incompatibility loci. 
  • Periodic root branching in Arabidopsis requires synthesis of an uncharacterized carotenoid derivative. 
  • Phytochrome regulation and differential expression of gibberellin 3beta-hydroxylase genes in germinating Arabidopsis seeds. 
  • Plant rac proteins induce superoxide production in mammalian cells. 
  • Plant-centered biosystems in space environments: technological concepts for developing a plant genetic assessment and control system. 
  • Pleiotropic effects of an allele producing white flowers in Ipomoea purpurea. 
  • Pollinator-mediated selection on flower color allele drives reinforcement. 
  • Predictable patterns of constraint among anthocyanin-regulating transcription factors in Ipomoea. 
  • Pseudomonas syringae Effector Avirulence Protein E Localizes to the Host Plasma Membrane and Down-Regulates the Expression of the NONRACE-SPECIFIC DISEASE RESISTANCE1/HARPIN-INDUCED1-LIKE13 Gene Required for Antibacterial Immunity in Arabidopsis. 
  • Receptor-like kinase ACR4 restricts formative cell divisions in the Arabidopsis root. 
  • Reconciling Conflicting Phylogenies in the Origin of Sweet Potato and Dispersal to Polynesia. 
  • Redox rhythm reinforces the circadian clock to gate immune response. 
  • Reducing environmental bias when measuring natural selection. 
  • Relaxed constraint and evolutionary rate variation between basic helix-loop-helix floral anthocyanin regulators in Ipomoea. 
  • Relaxed selection among duplicate floral regulatory genes in Lamiales. 
  • Repeated phenotypic changes highlight molecular targets of convergent evolution. 
  • Repressing a repressor: gibberellin-induced rapid reduction of the RGA protein in Arabidopsis. 
  • Role of farnesyltransferase in ABA regulation of guard cell anion channels and plant water loss. 
  • Root development in Arabidopsis: four mutants with dramatically altered root morphogenesis. 
  • Salicylic acid inhibits pathogen growth in plants through repression of the auxin signaling pathway. 
  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 4 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Signatures of demography and recombination at coding genes in naturally-distributed populations of Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. petraea. 
  • Spatial pattern of nucleotide polymorphism indicates molecular adaptation in the bryophyte Sphagnum fimbriatum. 
  • Systems approaches to identifying gene regulatory networks in plants. 
  • 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 heavy metal P-type ATPase HMA5 interacts with metallochaperones and functions in copper detoxification of roots. 
  • The GRAS gene family in Arabidopsis: sequence characterization and basic expression analysis of the SCARECROW-LIKE genes. 
  • The SABRE gene is required for normal cell expansion in Arabidopsis. 
  • The SHORT-ROOT gene controls radial patterning of the Arabidopsis root through radial signaling. 
  • 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 differential expression of wound-inducible lipoxygenase genes in soybean leaves. 
  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus). 
  • The evolution of chloroplast genes and genomes in ferns. 
  • The founding of Mauritian endemic coffee trees by a synchronous long-distance dispersal event. 
  • The fractionated orthology of Bs2 and Rx/Gpa2 supports shared synteny of disease resistance in the Solanaceae. 
  • The relationship between the mitochondrial gene T-urf13 and fungal pathotoxin sensitivity in maize. 
  • Timing of plant immune responses by a central circadian regulator. 
  • Transcriptome-mining for single-copy nuclear markers in ferns. 
  • URF13, a ligand-gated, pore-forming receptor for T-toxin in the inner membrane of cms-T mitochondria. 
  • Uncoupling PR gene expression from NPR1 and bacterial resistance: characterization of the dominant Arabidopsis cpr6-1 mutant. 
  • Unique expression of a sporophytic character on the gametophytes of notholaenid ferns (Pteridaceae). 
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  • Mitchell-Olds, Thomas, Newman Ivey White Professor of Biology, Biology