Plant gravitropism

1. 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
2. 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
3. Hou G, Mohamalawari DR, Blancaflor EB (2003) Enhanced gravitropism of roots with a disrupted cap actin cytoskeleton. Plant Physiology 131:1360-1373
4. Blancaflor EB, Masson PH (2003) Update on Plant gravitropism. Unraveling the ups and downs of a complex process. Plant Physiology 113: 1677-1690
5. 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
6. Blancaflor EB (2002) The cytoskeleton and gravitropism in higher plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 21: 120-136
7. 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
8. Blancaflor EB, Fasano JM, Gilroy S (1999) Laser ablation of root cap cells: Implications for models of graviperception. Advances in Space Research 24:731-738.
9. Hasenstein KH, Blancaflor EB, Lee JS (1999) The microtubule cytoskeleton does not integrate auxin transport and gravitropism in maize roots. Physiologia Plantarum 105:729-738.
10. Blancaflor EB, Fasano, J.M., Gilroy S. (1998). Mapping the functional roles of cap cells in the response of Arabidopsis primary roots to gravity. Plant Physiology 116: 213-222
11. Legue V, Blancaflor EB, Wymer C, Fantin D, Perbal G, Gilroy S (1997) Cytoplasmic free calcium in Arabidopsis roots changes in response to touch but not gravity. Plant Physiology 114: 789-800.
12. Blancaflor EB, Hasenstein KH (1997) The organization of the actin cytoskeleton in vertical and graviresponding primary roots of maize. Plant Physiology 113: 1447-1455.
13. Hasenstein KH, Kuznetsov OA, Blancaflor EB (1996) Induction of root curvature by magnetophoresis and cytoskeletal changes during the graviresponse. In: Kaldeich B. (ed.) Proceedings of the Sixth European Symposium on Life Sciences Research in Space. European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, pp. 71-74
14. Blancaflor EB, Hasenstein KH (1993) Organization of cortical microtubules in graviresponding maize roots. Planta 191: 231-237.

Root Biology/Development

1. 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
2. Collings DA, Zsuppan G, Allen NS, Blancaflor EB (2001) Demonstration of prominent actin filaments in the root columella. Planta 212: 392-403
3. 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
4. *Bibikova TN, *Blancaflor EB, Gilroy S (1999) Microtubules regulate tip growth and orientation in root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 17:657-665. *joint first authors
5. Blancaflor EB, Hasenstein KH (1995) Time course and auxin sensitivity of cortical microtubule reorientation in maize roots. Protoplasma 185: 72-82

N-Acylethanolamines (NAE) and plant development

1. Blancaflor EB, Chapman KD (2005) 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 (in press)
2. 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 (in press)
3. 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

Cell Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions

1. 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 (in press)
2. 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 (in press)
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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

Fluorescent Probes and Microscopy Techniques

1. 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
2. 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
3. Fricker M.D., Parsons A, Tlaka M., Blancaflor EB, Gilroy S., Meyer A., Plieth C. (2001) Fluorescent probes for living plant cells. In: C. Hawes & B. Satiat-Jeunemaitre(eds.), Plant Cell Biology, A Practical Approach, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp 35-84.
4. 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.
5. Blancaflor EB, Gilroy S. (2000) Plant cell biology in the new millennium: new tools and new insights. American Journal of Botany 87:1547-1560
6. Blancaflor EB, Hasenstein K.H. (2000) Glycerol permeabilization improves F-actin visualization in vibratome-sectioned roots. Microscopy and Microanalysis 6 (Suppl 2: Proceedings): 470-471.
7. 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

Plant Response to Abiotic Stress

1. 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
2. Blancaflor EB, Jones DL, Gilroy S (1998) Alterations in the cytoskeleton accompany aluminum-induced growth inhibition and morphological changes in primary roots of maize. Plant Physiology 118:159-172
3. Blancaflor EB, Hasenstein KH (1995) Microtubule orientation and growth of Zea mays roots subjected to osmotic stress. International Journal of Plant Sciences 156: 774-783