2001
Maize yellow stripe1 encodes a membrane protein directly involved in Fe(III) uptake
Curie C, Panaviene Z, Loulergue C, Dellaporta S, Briat J, Walker E. Maize yellow stripe1 encodes a membrane protein directly involved in Fe(III) uptake. Nature 2001, 409: 346-349. PMID: 11201743, DOI: 10.1038/35053080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularDNA, PlantFerric CompoundsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantGenomic LibraryIron Chelating AgentsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPlant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeZea maysConceptsMembrane proteinsIron uptakePrincipal grainIron-deficient conditionsCrop plantsYellow stripe1Uptake strategiesPhytosiderophore complexesIron homeostasisUnknown transportersAmino acidsYS1Messenger RNA levelsSoil bioavailabilityNutritional qualityPlantsPhytosiderophoresPoor yieldRNA levelsProteinTransportersChelation strategyRootsAdequate amountsMutants
1997
Insertions of a Novel Class of Transposable Elements With a Strong Target Site Preference at the r Locus of Maize
Walker E, Eggleston W, Demopulos D, Kermicle J, Dellaporta S. Insertions of a Novel Class of Transposable Elements With a Strong Target Site Preference at the r Locus of Maize. Genetics 1997, 146: 681-693. PMID: 9178016, PMCID: PMC1208007, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/146.2.681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence for a common sex determination mechanism for pistil abortion in maize and in its wild relative Tripsacum
Li D, Blakey C, Dewald C, Dellaporta S. Evidence for a common sex determination mechanism for pistil abortion in maize and in its wild relative Tripsacum. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 4217-4222. PMID: 9108132, PMCID: PMC20608, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.8.4217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStaminate floretsPistil abortionRestriction fragment length polymorphism mappingSex determination mechanismSimilar expression patternsMonophyletic traitUnisexual floretsPolymorphism mappingPistillate floretsDetermination mechanismIntergeneric hybridsTribe AndropogoneaeExpression patternsSubepidermal cellsDeletion mutationsMolecular analysisEastern gamagrassGenesAndropogoneaeFloretsMaizeSimilar roleSpikeletsAllelesTasselseed2
1996
Leaf permease1 gene of maize is required for chloroplast development.
Schultes N, Brutnell T, Allen A, Dellaporta S, Nelson T, Chen J. Leaf permease1 gene of maize is required for chloroplast development. The Plant Cell 1996, 8: 463-475. PMID: 8721750, PMCID: PMC161113, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.3.463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesophyll cellsChloroplast developmentBundle sheathWild-type plantsLast cell divisionC4 photosynthesisC3 photosynthesisC4 characteristicsMaize exhibitPlastid developmentChloroplast ultrastructureLeaf primordiaC4 plantsCarbon fixationCell divisionGene productsTransport proteinsRevertant sectorsSignificant similarityLow lightMetabolic cooperationPhotosynthesisMutantsGenesNovel mutations
1995
Transposon-mediated chromosomal rearrangements and gene duplications in the formation of the maize R-r complex.
Walker E, Robbins T, Bureau T, Kermicle J, Dellaporta S. Transposon-mediated chromosomal rearrangements and gene duplications in the formation of the maize R-r complex. The EMBO Journal 1995, 14: 2350-63. PMID: 7774593, PMCID: PMC398344, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1995.tb07230.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnthocyaninsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionCloning, MolecularDNA Transposable ElementsGene RearrangementGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, PlantGenome, PlantMeiosisModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPolymerase Chain ReactionRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerSeedsSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidZea maysConceptsR genesS subcomplexChromosomal rearrangementsPlant partsFunctional R genesGene duplicationCACTA familyR complexesTransposable elementsMicroprojectile bombardmentMaize tissuesMaize RMRNA populationsRearrangement breakpointsMeiotic instabilityGenomic DNAProgenitor elementsHomologous componentsSequence analysisElement sequencesAleurone layerGenesS geneAnthocyanin pigmentsSubcomplex
1994
Somatic inactivation and reactivation of Ac associated with changes in cytosine methylation and transposase expression.
Brutnell T, Dellaporta S. Somatic inactivation and reactivation of Ac associated with changes in cytosine methylation and transposase expression. Genetics 1994, 138: 213-225. PMID: 8001788, PMCID: PMC1206132, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/138.1.213.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion
DeLong A, Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion. Cell 1993, 74: 757-768. PMID: 8358795, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90522-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental programShort-chain alcohol dehydrogenasesFemale developmental programMale developmental programsShort-chain alcohol dehydrogenaseAmino acid sequenceMutant plantsSexual fateFloral meristemOrgan primordiaUnisexual flowersOrgan abortionFloral structuresSomatic tissuesAcid sequenceMale inflorescencesAc excisionSignificant similarityStamen primordiaAlcohol dehydrogenasesPhenotypic instabilitySexual maturityPrimordiaAlcohol dehydrogenaseGynoeciumDetermination of paternity in dragonflies by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA fingerprinting
HADRYS H, SCHIERWATER B, DELLAPORTA S, DESALLE R, BUSS L. Determination of paternity in dragonflies by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA fingerprinting. Molecular Ecology 1993, 2: 79-87. PMID: 8180736, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.1993.tb00002.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Reconstitutional mutagenesis of the maize P gene by short-range Ac transpositions.
Moreno M, Chen J, Greenblatt I, Dellaporta S. Reconstitutional mutagenesis of the maize P gene by short-range Ac transpositions. Genetics 1992, 131: 939-956. PMID: 1325389, PMCID: PMC1205104, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/131.4.939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular analysis of Ac transposition and DNA replication.
Chen J, Greenblatt I, Dellaporta S. Molecular analysis of Ac transposition and DNA replication. Genetics 1992, 130: 665-676. PMID: 1312981, PMCID: PMC1204882, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/130.3.665.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Lc, a member of the maize R gene family responsible for tissue-specific anthocyanin production, encodes a protein similar to transcriptional activators and contains the myc-homology region.
Ludwig S, Habera L, Dellaporta S, Wessler S. Lc, a member of the maize R gene family responsible for tissue-specific anthocyanin production, encodes a protein similar to transcriptional activators and contains the myc-homology region. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 7092-7096. PMID: 2674946, PMCID: PMC298000, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.18.7092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsR gene familyR genesTranscriptional activatorAnthocyanin pigmentationGene familyGene productsFunctional R genesMyc homology regionAnthocyanin biosynthetic pathwayAccumulation of transcriptsDifferent R genesGenomic clonesDimerization motifAcidic domainR locusTranscriptional activationCDNA sequenceBiosynthetic pathwayGene promoterRegulatory proteinsAnthocyanin productionLC proteinsGenesAmino acidsProtein
1986
Excision of Ds produces waxy proteins with a range of enzymatic activities.
Wessler S, Baran G, Varagona M, Dellaporta S. Excision of Ds produces waxy proteins with a range of enzymatic activities. The EMBO Journal 1986, 5: 2427-2432. PMID: 3780665, PMCID: PMC1167135, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04517.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDs insertionsGerminal derivativesEndosperm tissueWx proteinNew enzymatic propertiesDs elementEnzymatic activitySynthesis of amyloseExcision of DsMaize transposable elementsNatural populationsGenetic diversityTransposable elementsWaxy proteinExon sequencesDeletion derivativesWaxy locusWx geneAmino acidsEnzymatic propertiesProteinBPSpecific activityIntermediate levelsGenes
1984
Endogenous transposable elements associated with virus infection in maize.
Dellaporta S, Chomet P, Mottinger J, Wood J, Yu S, Hicks J. Endogenous transposable elements associated with virus infection in maize. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia On Quantitative Biology 1984, 49: 321-8. PMID: 6099243, DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1984.049.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research