Francine Carland
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2021
grasviq: an image analysis framework for automatically quantifying vein number and morphology in grass leaves
Robil J, Gao K, Neighbors C, Boeding M, Carland F, Bunyak F, McSteen P. grasviq: an image analysis framework for automatically quantifying vein number and morphology in grass leaves. The Plant Journal 2021, 107: 629-648. PMID: 33914380, DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVein traitsClassical computer vision techniquesGrass speciesComputer vision techniquesParallel venationImage data setsImage analysis frameworkProductivity of plantsVision techniquesAuxin biosynthesisMutant screensComputational image analysisInterveinal distanceGenetic experimentsVein densityOryza sativaTransport mutantsImage analysis programVein patternsLeaf piecesVein numberZea maysReticulate venationManual quantificationGrass leaves
2017
Localization of Arabidopsis FORKED1 to a RABA-positive compartment suggests a role in secretion
Mariyamma N, Hou H, Carland FM, Nelson T, Schultz EA. Localization of Arabidopsis FORKED1 to a RABA-positive compartment suggests a role in secretion. Journal Of Experimental Botany 2017, 68: 3375-3390. PMID: 28575401, PMCID: PMC5853234, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrans-Golgi networkSecretory pathwayEndocytic marker FM4-64Brefeldin AFungal toxin brefeldin AADP-ribosylation factor GTPaseFluorescent proteinGolgi secretory pathwayPleckstrin homology-like domainRab GTPasesBackground mutantsAsymmetric localizationMembrane compartmentsFM4-64Endocytic pathwayPlasma membranePINFORMED1ProteinPathwayPL domainsApical sideCompartmentsVAN3GTPaseMutants
2015
Novel Vein Patterns in Arabidopsis Induced by Small Molecules
Carland F, Defries A, Cutler S, Nelson T. Novel Vein Patterns in Arabidopsis Induced by Small Molecules. Plant Physiology 2015, 170: 338-353. PMID: 26574596, PMCID: PMC4704596, DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone cross talkForward genetic screenLeaf vein patternsHormone-dependent transcriptionDiverse small moleculesGenetic screenOpen reticulumSmall moleculesSuch regulatorsKey regulatorVein numberIndividual active compoundsCross talkVascular cellsFurther characterizationCritical roleRegulatorArabidopsisTranscriptionTraffickingVein formation
2010
The Sterol Methyltransferases SMT1, SMT2, and SMT3 Influence Arabidopsis Development through Nonbrassinosteroid Products
Carland F, Fujioka S, Nelson T. The Sterol Methyltransferases SMT1, SMT2, and SMT3 Influence Arabidopsis Development through Nonbrassinosteroid Products. Plant Physiology 2010, 153: 741-756. PMID: 20421456, PMCID: PMC2879779, DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.152587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental roleSpecific sterolsDistinct developmental rolesArabidopsis developmentAuxin responseAuxin insensitivityAuxin resistanceStructural sterolsCotyledon veinFloral organsMutant resultsDouble mutantSingle mutantsFloral transformationApical dominanceProtein endocytosisNovel phenotypesWild typeDevelopmental defectsRoot growthMutantsReduced statureEnhanced defectsSmt3Cell membrane
2009
CVP2‐ and CVL1‐mediated phosphoinositide signaling as a regulator of the ARF GAP SFC/VAN3 in establishment of foliar vein patterns
Carland F, Nelson T. CVP2‐ and CVL1‐mediated phosphoinositide signaling as a regulator of the ARF GAP SFC/VAN3 in establishment of foliar vein patterns. The Plant Journal 2009, 59: 895-907. PMID: 19473324, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.03920.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPleckstrin homology domainVein phenotypeCell polarityHomology domainSpecific phosphoinositideADP-ribosylation factor GTPaseVein pattern formationIntracellular vesicle transportPlant ArabidopsisVesicle trafficLeaf developmentVesicle cargoVesicle transportVAN3Animal cellsFoliar organsPhosphoinositidePi-ligandCellular sitesMutantsPattern formationMutationsCvp2PhenotypeRecent evidence
2004
COTYLEDON VASCULAR PATTERN2–Mediated Inositol (1,4,5) Triphosphate Signal Transduction Is Essential for Closed Venation Patterns of Arabidopsis Foliar Organs
Carland F, Nelson T. COTYLEDON VASCULAR PATTERN2–Mediated Inositol (1,4,5) Triphosphate Signal Transduction Is Essential for Closed Venation Patterns of Arabidopsis Foliar Organs. The Plant Cell 2004, 16: 1263-1275. PMID: 15100402, PMCID: PMC423214, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.021030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular cell fateCell fateMap-based cloning strategyPlant hormone abscisic acidInositol polyphosphate 5Hormone abscisic acidFree vein endingsOpen reticulumAbscisic acidSignal transductionPatterning mechanismsRegulated mannerCloning strategyVenation patternFoliar organsGene expressionVein endingsMutantsGround cellsEnzymatic activityVascular cellsInositol triphosphateTransductionFateCvp2
2002
The Identification of CVP1 Reveals a Role for Sterols in Vascular Patterning
Carland F, Fujioka S, Takatsuto S, Yoshida S, Nelson T. The Identification of CVP1 Reveals a Role for Sterols in Vascular Patterning. The Plant Cell 2002, 14: 2045-2058. PMID: 12215504, PMCID: PMC150754, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.003939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBiological TransportBrassinosteroidsCholestanolsCloning, MolecularCotyledonGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantIn Situ HybridizationMethyltransferasesMutationPhytosterolsPlants, Genetically ModifiedRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSteroids, HeterocyclicTriazolesConceptsSterol biosynthetic pathwayBrassinosteroid levelsCell polarityOrgan expansionVascular patterningAllelic seriesBiosynthetic pathwayCell polarizationVascular strandsAdditional functionsEnzymatic activityVascular cellsSterolsPathwayCvp1Branch pointsMutantsGenesRoleMutationsEnzymePatterningCellsStrandsElongation
1999
Genetic Regulation of Vascular Tissue Patterning in Arabidopsis
Carland F, Berg B, FitzGerald J, Jinamornphongs S, Nelson T, Keith B. Genetic Regulation of Vascular Tissue Patterning in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 1999, 11: 2123-2137. PMID: 10559439, PMCID: PMC144128, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.11.11.2123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular tissueSpecialized cell typesVascular cellsIndividual vascular cellsPlants transport waterAuxin perceptionArabidopsis cotyledonsCell elongationMature leavesVascular patterningAuxin metabolismGenetic regulationMutantsVascular differentiationProvascular strandsVascular bundlesBundle organizationCell typesEarly stepsGenetic determinantsCell morphologyDiscernible alterationsCotyledonsLeavesComplex vascular network
1996
LOP1: a gene involved in auxin transport and vascular patterning in Arabidopsis
Carland F, McHale N. LOP1: a gene involved in auxin transport and vascular patterning in Arabidopsis. Development 1996, 122: 1811-1819. PMID: 8674420, DOI: 10.1242/dev.122.6.1811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular patterningLateral rootsLateral root initiationCell expansionBasipetal transportDorsal/ventral axisAuxin perceptionMutant plantsMutant seedlingsAuxin transportHigher plantsLeaf midveinsElongation zoneGenetic approachesPrimary rootsRoot initiationVascular developmentArabidopsisFree IAAMutantsIAAVentral axisLeavesPlantsRoots
1994
Tomato mutants altered in bacterial disease resistance provide evidence for a new locus controlling pathogen recognition.
Salmeron J, Barker S, Carland F, Mehta A, Staskawicz B. Tomato mutants altered in bacterial disease resistance provide evidence for a new locus controlling pathogen recognition. The Plant Cell 1994, 6: 511-520. PMID: 7911348, PMCID: PMC160454, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.6.4.511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPto locusTomato mutantDisease resistanceGenetic approachesPathogen recognitionSerine/threonine protein kinasePseudomonas syringae pv tomatoAvirulence gene avrPtoThreonine protein kinaseResistance of tomatoBacterial disease resistancePathogen elicitorsPv tomatoAvirulence genesPathogen attackResistance lociF2 populationGenetic crossesSignal transductionProtein kinaseNew lociGenetic analysisTomato cultivarsXanthomonas campestrisTomato
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