2008

Yoo C-M, Wen J, Motes CM, Sparks JA, Blancaflor EB (2008) A class I ADP ribosylation factor-GTPase activating protein is critical for maintaining directional root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology 147: 1659-1674

Wang Y-S, Yoo C-M, Blancaflor EB (2008) Improved imaging of actin filaments in transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing a green fluorescent protein fusion to the C and N termini of the fimbrin actin binding domain 2. New Phytologist 177: 525-536

Valster AH, Blancaflor EB (2008) Mechanisms of gravity perception in higher plants. In: Masson PH, Gilroy S (eds). Plant Tropisms. Ames, Iowa USA, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 3-19

Bernal AJ, Yoo C-M, Mutwil M, Jensen JK, Hou G, Blaukopf C, Sorensen I, Blancaflor EB, Scheller HV, Willats WGT (2008) Functional analysis of the cellulose synthase like genes ATCSLD1, ATCSLD2 and ATCSLD4 in tip growing Arabidopsis cells. Plant Physiology 10.1104/pp.108.121939

Zhao J, Cheng N-H, Motes CM, Blancaflor EB, Moore M, Gonzales N, Padmanaban S, Sze H, Ward JM, Hirschi KD (2008) AtCHX13 is a plasma membrane potassium transporter. Plant Physiology 10.1104/pp.108.124248

Kang L, Wang Y-S, Uppalapati SR, Wang K, Tang Y, Vadapalli V, Venables BJ, Chapman KD, Blancaflor EB, Mysore KS (2008) Overexpression of a fatty acid amide hydrolase compromises innate immunity in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03603.x

Guo B, Jin Y, Wussler C, Blancaflor EB, Motes CM, Versaw WK (2008) Functional analysis of the Arabidopsis PHT4 family of intracellular phosphate transporters. New Phytologist 177: 889-898

2007

Teaster ND, Motes CM, Tang Y, Wiant WC, Cotter MQ, Wang Y-S, Kilaru A, Venables BJ, Hasenstein KH, Blancaflor EB, Chapman KD (2007) N-Acylethanolamine metabolism interacts with abscisic acid (ABA) signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 19:2454-2469

Samuels TD, Ju H-J, Ye C-M, Motes CM, Blancaflor EB, Verchot-Lubicz J (2007) Subcellular targeting and interactions among the potato virus X TGB proteins. Virology 367: 375-389

Rahman A, Bannigan A, Sulaman W, Pechter P, Blancaflor EB, Baskin TI (2007). Auxin, actin, and growth of the Arabidopsis thaliana primary root. Plant Journal 50: 514-528

Narasimhamoorthy B, Blancaflor EB, Bouton JH, Payton ME, Sledge MK (2007) A comparison of hydrophonics, soil and root staining methods for evaluation of aluminum tolerance in Medicago truncatula germplasm. Crop Science 47:321-328

Kilaru A, Blancaflor EB, Venables BJ, Tripathy S, Mysore KS, Chapman KD (2007) The N-acylethanolamine-mediated regulatory pathway in plants. Chemistry and Biodiversity 4: 1933-1955

2006

Wang Y-S, Shrestha R, Kilaru, A., Wiant W, Venables BJ, Chapman KD, Blancaflor EB (2006) Manipulation of Arabidopsis fatty acid amide hydrolase expression modifies plant growth and sensitivity to N-Acylethanolamines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 103: 12197-12202

Blancaflor EB, Wang Y-S, Motes CM (2006). Organization and function of the actin cytoskeleton in developing root cells. International Review of Cytology 252: 153-198

Jones DL, Blancaflor EB, Kochian, LV, Gilroy S (2006) Spatial coordination of aluminium uptake, production of reactive oxygen species, callose production and wall rigidification in maize roots. Plant, Cell and Environment 29: 1309-1318.

Blancaflor EB, Chapman KD (2006) Similarities between endocannabinoid signaling in animal systems and N-acylethanolamine metabolism in plants. In: Baluška F, Mancuso S, Volkmann D (eds). Communication in Plants – Neuronal Aspects of Plant Life. Heidelberg, Germany, Spinger-Verlag, pp. 205-219

Blancaflor EB, Motes CM, Wang Y-S, Kang L, Mysore KS, Chapman KD (2006) N-acylethanolamines: Lipid mediators of plant cytoskeletal organization and response to environmental stress. In: Sanchez F, Quito C, Lopez-Lara IM, Geiger O (eds). Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions Volume 5. Minneapolis, Minnesota, APS press, pp. 163-170

Liu J-Z, Blancaflor EB, Nelson RS (2006). The structure of the tobacco mosaic virus replication complex is modulated by the 126-kDa protein and the complex traffics along microfilaments. In: Sanchez F, Quito C, Lopez-Lara IM, Geiger O (eds). Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions Volume 5. Minneapolis, Minnesota, APS press, pp. 410-415

2005

Motes CM, Pechter P, Yoo C-M, Wang Y-S, Chapman KD, Blancaflor EB (2005) Differential effects of two phospholipase D inhibitors, 1-butanol and N-acylethanolamine (NAE), on in vivo cytoskeletal organization and Arabidopsis seedling growth. Protoplasma 226: 109-123

Liu J-Z, Blancaflor EB, Nelson RS (2005) The tobacco mosaic virus 126 kD protein, a constituent of the virus replication complex, alone or within the complex aligns with and traffics along microfilaments. Plant Physiology 138: 1853-1856

Ju H-J, Samuels TD, Wang Y-S, Blancaflor EB, Payton M, Mitra R, Krishnamurthy K, Nelson RS, Verchot-Lubicz J (2005) The potato virus X TGBp2 movement protein associates with ER-derived vesicles during virus infection. Plant Physiology 138: 1877-1895

Zhang J-Y, Broeckling CD, Blancaflor EB, Sledge MK, Sumner LW, Wang Z-Y (2005) Overexpression of WXP1, a Medicago truncatula AP2 domain containing transcription factor gene, increases cuticular wax accumulation and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Plant Journal 42:689-707

Shin H, Shin H-S, Guo Z, Blancaflor EB, Masson PH, Chen R (2005) Complex regulation of Arabidopsis AGR1/PIN2-mediated root gravitropic response and basipetal auxin transport by catharidin-sensitive protein phosphatases. Plant Journal 42: 188-200

2004

Hou G, Kramer VL, Wang Y-S, Chen R, Perbal G, Gilroy S, Blancaflor EB (2004) The promotion of gravitropism in Arabidopsis roots upon actin disruption is coupled with the extended alkalinization of the columella cytoplasm and a persistent lateral auxin gradient. Plant Journal 31: 113-125

Wang Y-S, Motes CM, Mohamalawari DR, Blancaflor EB (2004) Green fluorescent protein fusions to Arabidopsis fimbrin 1 for spatio-temporal imaging of F-actin dynamics in roots. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 59: 79-93

Achnine L, Blancaflor EB, Rasmussen S, Dixon RA (2004) Co-localization of L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and cinnamate 4-hydroxylase for metabolic channeling in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. Plant Cell 16: 3098-3109

Hou G, Hill JP, Blancaflor EB (2004) Developmental anatomy and auxin response of lateral root formation in Ceratopteris richardii. Journal of Experimental Botany 397: 685-693

2003

Blancaflor EB, Hou G, Chapman KD (2003) Elevated levels of N-Lauroylethanolamine, an endogenous constituent of desiccated seeds, disrupt normal root development in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Planta 217: 206-217

Hou G, Mohamalawari DR, Blancaflor EB (2003) Enhanced gravitropism of roots with a disrupted cap actin cytoskeleton. Plant Physiology 131:1360-1373

Blancaflor EB, Masson PH (2003) Update on Plant gravitropism. Unraveling the ups and downs of a complex process. Plant Physiology 113: 1677-1690

Xu P., Blancaflor EB, Roossinck MJ (2003) In spite of induced multiple defense responses, tomato plants infected with cucumber mosaic virus D satellite RNA succumb to systemic necrosis. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 16: 467-476

Blancaflor EB, Hou G, Mohamalawari DR (2003) The promotive effect of latrunculin B on gravitropism of maize roots is concentration dependent. Advances in Space Research 31:2215-2220

Kirshnamurthy K, Heppler M, Mitra R., Blancaflor EB, Payton M., Nelson RS, Verchot-Lubicz J. (2003) The potato virus X TGBp3 associates with the ER network for virus cell-to-cell movement. Virology 309: 135-151

Mitra R, Krishnamurthy K, Blancaflor EB, Payton M, Nelson RS, Verchot-Lubicz J (2003) The potato virus X TGBp2 protein association with the endoplasmic reticulum plays a role in but is not sufficient for viral cell-to-cell movement. Virology 312: 35-48

2002

Blancaflor EB (2002) The cytoskeleton and gravitropism in higher plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 21: 120-136

2001

Blancaflor EB, Zhao L, Harrison MJ (2001) Microtubule organization in root cells of Medicago truncatula during development of an arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis with Glomus versiforme. Protoplasma 217: 154-165

Fasano JM*, Swanson SJ*, Blancaflor EB*, Dowd PE, Kao T-h., Gilroy S (2001) Changes in root cap pH are required for the gravity response of the Arabidopsis root. Plant Cell 13: 907-921. *joint first authors

Collings DA, Zsuppan G, Allen NS, Blancaflor EB (2001) Demonstration of prominent actin filaments in the root columella. Planta 212: 392-403

Fricker MD, Plieth C, Knight H, Blancaflor EB, Knight MR, White NS, Gilroy S (1999) Fluorescence and luminescence techniques to probe ion activities in living plant cells. In: Mason W.T. (ed.). Fluorescent and Luminescent Probes for Biological Activity, 2nd edition, Academic Press, London pp. 569-596

2000

Blancaflor EB (2000) Cortical actin filaments potentially interact with cortical microtubules in regulating polarity of cell expansion in primary roots of maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 19: 406-414

Blancaflor EB, Gilroy S. (2000) Plant cell biology in the new millennium: new tools and new insights. American Journal of Botany 87:1547-1560

Blancaflor EB, Hasenstein K.H. (2000) Methods for detection and identification of F-actin organization in plant tissues. In: Staiger C, Baluška F, Volkmann D, Barlow PW, (eds). Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 601-618.

Publications prior to 2000