supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2006CB100100, 2003CB114300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30370129, 30421002)
The wall loosening of guard cells differs from other types of plant cells. However, the regulation of wall loosening during stomatal movement is poorly understood. VfEXPA1 is an α-expansin gene cloned from Vicia faba...
Supported by a competitive research grant (30421002) for Creative Research Groups sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Proteomic analysis was applied to generating the map of Arabidopsis mature pollen proteins and analyzing the differentially expressed proteins that are potentially involved in the regulation of Arabidopsis pollen germ...
Supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China (2006CB100101);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30421002, 30370707 and 30570925) to M.Yuan.
We reported previously that the protein SB401 from Solanum berthaultii binds to and bundles both microtubules and F-actin. In the current study, we investigated the regulation of SB401 activity by its phosphorylation....
Supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China (2006CB100101 and 2007CB108700);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30421002,30370707,30570925 and 30630005);a Grant from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG,SA 1564/2-1)
Profilin is an actin-binding protein that shows complex effects on the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton. There are five profilin isoforms in Arabidopsis thaliana L. However, it is still an open question whether thes...
SERC Fact Track Scheme for Young Scientist, DST, Govt.of India, New Delhi to V. Chinnusamy;the State Key Basic Researchand Development Plan of China (2003CB114300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30421002 and 30670182) to Z. Gong.
Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates diverse plant processes, growth and development under non-stress conditions and plays a pivotal role in abiotic stress tolerance. Although ABA-regulated genetic processes are well known...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30370708, 30421002 and 30671049);from the Ministry of Science and Tech-nology of China (Grant No. JY03-A-03)
Kinesins are common in a variety of eukaryotic cells with diverse functions. A cDNA encoding a member of the Kinesin-14B subfamily is obtained using 3′-RACE technology and named AtKP1 (for Arabidopsis kinesin protein...