The Blancaflor Group: Publications

Kim, S-C., Kang, L., Nagaraj, S., Blancaflor, E. B. , Mysore, K. S., & Chapman, K. D. (2009). Mutations in Arabidopsis fatty acid amide hydrolase reveal that catalytic activity influences growth but not sensitivity to abscisic acid or pathogens. Journal of Biological Chemistry, DOI:10.1074/jbc.M109.059022.

Gomez, S. K. , Javot, H. , Deewatthanawong, P., Torres-Jerez, I., Tang, Y., Blancaflor, E. B. , Udvardi, M. K., & Harrison, M. J. (2009). Medicago truncatula and Glomus intraradices gene expression in cortical cells harboring arbuscules in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. BMC Plant Biology, 9 (10), DOI:10.1186/1471-2229-9-10.

Kang, L., Wang, Y - S., Uppalapati, S. R., Wang, K., Tang, Y., Vadapalli, V., Venables, B. J., Chapman, K. D., Blancaflor, E. B. , & Mysore, K. S. (2008). Overexpression of a fatty acid amide hydrolase compromises innate immunity in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal, 56 (2), 336-349 DOI:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03603.x.

Bernal, A. J., Yoo, C. M., Mutwil, M., Jensen, J. K., Hou, G., Blaukopf, C., Sorensen, I., Blancaflor, E. B. , Scheller, H., & Willats, W. G. (2008). Functional analysis of the cellulose synthase like genes CSLD1, CSLD2 and CSLD4 in tip growing Arabidopsis cells. Plant Physiology, 148 (3), 1238-1253.

Zhao, J., Cheng, N - H., Motes, C. M., Blancaflor, E. B. , Moore, M., Gonzales, N., Padmanaban, S., Sze, H., Ward, J. M., & Hirschi, K. D. (2008). AtCHX13 is a plasma membrane K+ transporter. Plant Physiology, 148 (2), 796-807 DOI:10.1104/pp.108.124248.

Yoo, C. M., Wen, J. Q., Motes, C. M., Sparks, J. A., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2008). A class I ADP ribosylation factor-GTPase activating protein is critical for maintaining directional root hair growth in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 147 (4), 1659-1674.

Wang, Y - S., Yoo, C. M., & Blancaflor, E. B. (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 (2), 525-536.

Guo, D., Jin, Y., Wussler, C., Blancaflor, E. B. , Motes, C. M., & Versaw, W. K. (2008). Functional analysis of the Arabidopsis PHT4 family of intracellular phosphate transporters. New Phytologist, 177 (4), 889-898 DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02331.x.

Samuels, T. D., Ju, H-J, Ye, C-M., Motes, C. M., Blancaflor, E. B. , & Verchot-Lubicz, J. (2007). Subcellular targeting and interactions among the Potato virus X TGB proteins. Virology, 367, 375-389.

Kilaru, A., Blancaflor, E. B. , Venables, B. J., Tripathy, S., Mysore, K. S., & Chapman, K. D. (2007). The N-acylethanolamine-mediated regulatory pathway in plants. Chemistry and Biodiversity, 4, 1933-1955.

Teaster, N. D., Motes, C. M., Tang, Y., Wiant, W. C., Cotter, M. Q., Wang, Y - S., Kilaru, A., Venables, B. J., Hasenstein, K. H., Blancaflor, E. B. , & Chapman, K. D. (2007). N-acylethanolamine metabolism interacts with abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Plant Cell, 19 (8), 2454 DOI:10.1105/tpc.106.048702.

Rahman, A., Bannigan, A., Sulaman, W., Pechter, P., Blancaflor, E. B. , & Baskin, T. (2007). Auxin, actin, and growth of the Arabidopsis thaliana primary root. Plant Journal, 50 (3), 514-528.

Narasimhamoorthy, B., Blancaflor, E. B. , Bouton, J. H., Payton, M., & Sledge, M. K. (2007). A comparison of hydroponics, soil, and root staining methods for evaluation of aluminum tolerance in Medicago truncatula (Barrel Medic) germplasm. Crop Science, 47 (Jan-Feb), 321-328.

Wang, Y - S., Shrestha, R., Kilaru, A., Wiant, W. C., Venables, B. J., Chapman, K. D., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2006). Manipulation of Arabidopsis fatty acid amide hydrolase expression modifies plant growth and sensitivity to N-acylethanolamines. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), 103 (32), 12197-12202.

Blancaflor, E. B. , Wang, Y - S., & Motes, C. M. (2006). Organization and function of the actin cytoskeleton in developing root cells. International Review of Cytology, 252, 219-264.

Jones, D. L., Blancaflor, E. B. , Kochian, L. V., & 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 (7), 1309-1318.

Zhang, J - Y., Broeckling, C. D., Blancaflor, E. B. , Sledge, M. K., Sumner, L. W., & Wang, Z - Y. (2005). Overexpression of WXP1, a putative Medicago truncatula AP2 domain-containing transcription factor gene, increases cuticular wax accumulation and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago truncatula). Plant Journal, 42 (5), 689-707 DOI:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02405.x.

Motes, C. M., Pechter, P., Yoo, C. M., Wang, Y - S., Chapman, K. D., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2005). Differential effects of two phospholipase D inhibitors, 1-butanol and N-acylethanolamine, on In vivo cytoskeletal organization and Arabidopsis seedling growth. Protoplasma, 226, 109-123.

Ju, J - H., Samuels, T. D., Wang, Y - S., Blancaflor, E. B. , Payton, M., Mitra, R., Krishnamurthy, K., Nelson, R. S., & Verchot-Lubicz, J. (2005). The Potato virus X TGBp2 movement protein associates with endoplasmic reticulum-derived vesicles during virus infection. Plant Physiology, 138 (4), 1877-1895 DOI:10.1104/pp.105.066019.

Shin, H., Shin, H - S., Guo, Z., Blancaflor, E. B. , Masson, P. H., & Chen, R. (2005). Complex regulation of Arabidopsis Agr1/pin2-mediated root gravitropic response and basipetal auxin transport by cantharidin-sensitive protein phosphatases. Plant Journal, 42, 188-200.

Liu, J-Z, Blancaflor, E. B. , & Nelson, R. S. (2005). The Tobacco mosaic virus 126-Kilodalton protein, a constituent of the virus replication complex, alone or within the complex aligns with and traffics along microfilaments. Plant Physiology, 138, 1853-1865.

Achnine, L., Blancaflor, E. B. , Rasmussen, S., & Dixon, R. A. (2004). Colocalization of L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase & cinnamate 4-hydroxylase for metabolic channeling in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. Plant Cell, 16, 3098-3109.

Hou, G., Hill, N. S., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2004). Developmental anatomy and auxin response of lateral root formation in Ceratopteris richardii. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55 (397), 685-693.

Hou, G., Kramer, V. L., Wang, Y - S., Chen, R., Perbal, G., Gilroy, S., & Blancaflor, E. B. (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, 39, 113-135 & cover image.

Wang, Y - S., Motes, C. M., Mohamalawari, D. R., & Blancaflor, E. B. (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.

Mitra, R., Krishnamurthy, K., Blancaflor, E. B. , Payton, M., Nelson, R. S., & 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 (1), 35-34 DOI:10.1016/S0042-6822(03)00180-6.

Hou, G., Mohamalawari, D. R., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2003). Enhanced gravitropism of roots with a disrupted capactin cytoskeleton. Plant Physiology, 131 (3), 1360-1373.

Xu, P., Blancaflor, E. B. , & Roossinck, M. J. (2003). In spite of induced multiple defense responses, tomato plants infected with Cucumber mosaic virus and D satellite RNA succumb to systemic necrosis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 16 (6), 467-476 DOI:M-2003-0320-01R.

Blancaflor, E. B. , Hou, G., & Chapman, K. D. (2003). Elevated levels of N-lauroylethanolamine, an endogenous constituent of desiccated seeds, disrupt normal root development in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Planta, 217, 206-217.

Blancaflor, E. B. , Hou, G., & Mohamalawari, D. R. (2003). The promotive effect of latrunculin B on maize root gravitropism is concentration dependent. Advances in Space Research, 31 (10), 2215-2220.

Krishnamurthy, K., Heppler, M., Mitra, R., Blancaflor, E. B. , Payton, M., Nelson, R. S., & Verchot-Lubicz, J. (2003). The Potato virus X TGBp3 protein associates with the ER network for virus cell-to-cell movement. Virology, 309 (1), 135-151.

Blancaflor, E. B. , & Masson, P. H. (2003). Plant gravitropism. Unraveling the ups and down of a complex process. Plant Physiology, 133 (4), 1677-1690.

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

Collings, D. A., Zsuppan, G., Allen, N. S., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2001). Demonstration of prominent actin filaments in the root columella. Planta, 212 (3), 392-403.

Fasano, J. M., Swanson, S. J., Blancaflor, E. B. , Dowd, P. E., & Kao, T.-H. (2001). Changes in root cap Ph are required for the gravity response of the Arabidopsis root. Plant Cell, 13 (April), 907-921.

Blancaflor, E. B. , Zhao, L., & Harrison, M. J. (2001). Microtubule organization in root cells of Medicago truncatula during development of an arbuscular mycorrhizal symbosis with Glomus versiforme. Protoplasma, 217, 154-165.

Blancaflor, E. B. (2000). Glycerol permeabilization of fluorescently-labeled phalloidin improves actin visualization in vibratome-sectioned roots. Microscopy and Microanalysis (Suppl. 2 Proceedings), 6, 470-471.

Blancaflor, E. B. , & Gilroy, S. (2000). Plant cell biology in the new millennium: New tools and new insights. American Journal of Botany, 87 (11), 1547-1560.

Blancaflor, E. B. (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.