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Phytodetoxification of hazardous organomercurials by genetically engineered plants by Meagher, Richard B, Bizily, Scott P, Rugh, Clayton L

“…Methylmercury is a highly toxic, organic derivative found in mercury-polluted wetlands and coastal sediments worldwide. Though commonly present at low…”
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Development of transgenic yellow poplar for mercury phytoremediation by Rugh, C.L. (University of Georgia, Athens.), Senecoff, J.F, Meagher, R.B, Merkle, S.A

“…We examined the ability of yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) tissue cultures and plantlets to express modified mercuric reductase (merA) gene constructs…”
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Strong, constitutive expression of the Arabidopsis ACT2/ACT8 actin subclass in vegetative tissues by An, Yong‐Qiang, McDowell, John M., Huang, Shurong, McKinney, Elizabeth C., Chambliss, Sharon, Meagher, Richard B.

“…Summary Arabidopsis has a complex and ancient actin gene family encoding six divergent subclasses of proteins. One subclass is represented by ACT2 and ACT8 ,…”
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Structure and evolution of the actin gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana by McDowell, J.M. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.), Huang, S, McKinney, E.C, An, Y.Q, Meagher, R.B

“…Higher plants contain families of actin-encoding genes that are divergent and differentially expressed. Progress in understanding the functions and evolution…”
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Mercuric ion reduction and resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing a modified bacterial merA gene by Rugh, C.L. (University of Georgia, Athens, GA.), Wilde, H.D, Stack, N.M, Thompson, D.M, Summers, A.O, Meagher, R.B

“…With global heavy metal contamination increasing, plants that can process heavy metals might provide efficient and ecologically sound approaches to…”
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The Arabidopsis ACT7 Actin Gene Is Expressed in Rapidly Developing Tissues and Responds to Several External Stimuli by McDowell, John M., Yong-qiang An, Huang, Shurong, McKinney, Elizabeth C., Meagher, Richard B.

“…ACT7 encodes one of the six distinct and ancient subclasses of actin protein in the complex Arabidopsis actin gene family. We determined the sequence and…”
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Isovariant Dynamics Expand and Buffer the Responses of Complex Systems: The Diverse Plant Actin Gene Family by Meagher, Richard B., McKinney, Elizabeth C., Kandasamy, M. K.

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The evolution of new structures: clues from plant cytoskeletal genes by Meagher, Richard B, McKinney, Elizabeth C, Vitale, Angela V

“…How large numbers of genes were recruited simultaneously to build new organ structures is one of the greatest puzzles in evolutionary biology. Here, we present…”
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Members of the Arabidopsis Actin Gene Family Are Widely Dispersed in the Genome by McKinney, E. C, Meagher, R. B

“…Plant genomes are subjected to a variety of DNA turnover mechanisms that are thought to result in rapid expansion and presumable contraction of gene copy…”
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Small Changes in the Regulation of One Arabidopsis Profilin Isovariant, PRF1, Alter Seedling Development by McKinney, Elizabeth Cohen, Kandasamy, Muthugapatti K., Meagher, Richard B.

“…Profilin (PRF) is a low-molecular-weight actin binding protein encoded by a diverse gene family in plants. Arabidopsis PRF1 transcripts are moderately well…”
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Phytoremediation of toxic elemental and organic pollutants by Meagher, Richard B

“…Phytoremediation is the use of plants to extract, sequester, and/or detoxify pollutants. Phytoremediation is widely viewed as the ecologically responsible…”
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Sequence‐based identification of T‐DNA insertion mutations in Arabidopsis: actin mutants act2‐1 and act4‐1 by McKinney, Elizabeth C., Ali, Nazeem, Traut, Alice, Feldmann, Kenneth A., Belostotsky, Dmitry A., McDowell, John M., Meagher, Richard B.

“…Summary A method is presented to facilitate the isolation of mutations in plant genes, which requires knowledge of the target gene or protein sequence, and is…”
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Identification of profilin as an actin-binding protein in higher plants by Valenta, R, Ferreira, F, Grote, M, Swoboda, I, Vrtala, S, Duchêne, M, Deviller, P, Meagher, R.B., McKinney, E, Heberle-Bors, E

“…Profilin is a low molecular weight protein involved in the organization of the mammalian and protozoan cytoskeleton as well as in signal transduction. In this…”
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The late pollen‐specific actins in angiosperms by Kandasamy, Muthugapatti K., McKinney, Elizabeth C., Meagher, Richard B.

“…Summary The actin gene family of Arabidopsis has eight functional genes that are grouped into two ancient classes, vegetative and reproductive, and into five…”
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The Arabidopsis profilin gene family: evidence for an ancient split between constitutive and pollen-specific profilin genes by Huang, S. (University of California, Berkeley, CA.), McDowell, J.M, Weise, M.J, Meagher, R.B

“…Profilin is a ubiquitous eukaryotic protein that regulates the actin cytoskeleton and recently has been identified as a potent allergen in pollen. We examined…”
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Engineering tolerance and hyperaccumulation of arsenic in plants by combining arsenate reductase and γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase expression by Meagher, Richard B, Dhankher, Om Parkash, Li, Yujing, Rosen, Barry P, Shi, Jin, Salt, David, Senecoff, Julie F, Sashti, Nupur A

“…We have developed a genetics-based phytoremediation strategy for arsenic in which the oxyanion arsenate is transported aboveground, reduced to arsenite, and…”
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Differential organ-specific expression of three poly(A)-binding-protein genes from Arabidopsis thaliana by Belostotsky, Dmitry A., Meagher, Richard B.

“…Poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) is considered an essential component of a eukaryotic cell; deletion of the PABP-coding gene in yeast leads to a lethal…”
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Pink water, green plants, and pink elephants by Meagher, Richard B

“…Tobacco and explosives might not sound like a good combination. But a paper in this issue by Bruce's laboratory suggests that tobacco genetically modified with…”
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A pollen-, ovule-, and early embryo-specific poly(A) binding protein from Arabidopsis complements essential functions in yeast by Belostotsky, Dmitry A., Meagher, Richard B.

“…Poly(A)tails of eukaryotic mRNAs serve as targets for regulatory proteins affecting mRNA stability and translation. Differential mRNA polyadenylation and…”
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Gene structure and molecular analysis of the laccase-like multicopper oxidase (LMCO) gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana by McCaig, B.C, Meagher, R.B, Dean, J.F.D

“…Completed genome sequences have made it clear that multicopper oxidases related to laccase are widely distributed as multigene families in higher plants…”
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