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Modification of the intracellular sugar content alters the incidence of freeze‐induced membrane lesions of protoplasts isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana leaves by UEMURA, M., STEPONKUS, P. L.

“…ABSTRACT Sugar content and freezing tolerance of protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves were manipulated by incubating seedlings in a sucrose solution…”
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A contrast of the plasma membrane lipid composition of oat and rye leaves in relation to freezing tolerance by Uemura, M, Steponkus, P.L

“…The lipid composition of the plasma membrane isolated from leaves of spring oat (Avena sativa L. cv Ogle) was vastly different from that of winter rye (Secale…”
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Effect of cold acclimation on the lipid composition of the inner and outer membrane of the chloroplast envelope isolated from rye leaves by Uemura, M, Steponkus, P.L

“…The lipid composition of the inner and outer membranes of the chloroplast envelope isolated from winter rye (Secale cereale L. cv Puma) leaves was…”
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A comparison of freezing injury in oat and rye: two cereals at the extremes of freezing tolerance by Webb, M.S, Uemura, M, Steponkus, P.L

“…A detailed analysis of cold acclimation of a winter rye (Secale cereale L. cv Puma), a winter oat (Avena sativa L. cv Kanota), and a spring oat cultivar (Ogle)…”
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Cryopreservation of Drosophila melanogaster embryos by Steponkus, P. L, Myers, S. P, Lynch, D. V, Gardner, L, Bronshteyn, V, Leibo, S. P, Rall, W. F, Pitt, R.E, Lin, T.-T, Maclntyre, R. J

“…There is an urgent need to preserve the ever-increasing number (greater than 30,000) of different genetic strains of D. melanogaster that are maintained in…”
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Effects of COR6.6 and COR15am polypeptides encoded by COR (cold-regulated) genes of Arabidopsis thaliana on the freeze-induced fusion and leakage of liposomes by Uemura, M. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.), Gilmour, S.J, Thomashow, M.F, Steponkus, P.L

“…Several cold-regulated (COR) polypeptides, which have little or no amino acid sequence identity with known proteins, are synthesized during cold acclimation of…”
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Osmometric behavior, hydraulic conductivity, and incidence of intracellular ice formation in bovine oocytes at different developmental stages by Ruffing, N A, Steponkus, P L, Pitt, R E, Parks, J E

“…Bovine oocytes that were immature (IMM), matured in vitro (IVM) or in vivo (MAT), or matured and fertilized in vitro (IVF) were studied using a microscope…”
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Calorimetric studies of freeze-induced dehydration of phospholipids by Bronshteyn, V.L., Steponkus, P.L.

“…Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine the amount of water that freezes in an aqueous suspension of multilamellar…”
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Plasma membrane lipid alterations associated with cold acclimation of winter rye seedlings (Secale cereale L. cv Puma) by Lynch, D.V, Steponkus, P.L

“…Highly enriched plasma membrane fractions were isolated from leaves of nonacclimated (NA) and acclimated (ACC) rye (Secale cereale L. cv Puma) seedlings…”
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Effects of COR6.6 and COR15am polypeptides encoded by COR (cold-regulated) genes of Arabidopsis thaliana on dehydration-induced phase transitions of phospholipid membranes by Murray S. Webb, Gilmour, Sarah J., Thomashow, Michael F., Steponkus, Peter L.

“…Cold acclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana includes the expression of cold-regulated (COR) genes and the accumulation of COR polypeptides. The hydration…”
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Lamellar-to-hexagonalII phase transitions in the plasma membrane of isolated protoplasts after freeze-induced dehydration by W J Gordon-Kamm, P L Steponkus

“…In protoplasts isolated from nonacclimated rye leaves (Secale cereale L. cultivar Puma), cooling to -- 10 degrees C at a rate of 1 degrees C/min results in…”
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Freezing Sensitivity in the sfr4 Mutant of Arabidopsis Is Due to Low Sugar Content and Is Manifested by Loss of Osmotic Responsiveness by Uemura, Matsuo, Warren, Gareth, Steponkus, Peter L.

“…Protoplasts were tested to determine whether the freezing sensitivity of the sfr4 (sensitive to freezing) mutant of Arabidopsis was due to the mutant's…”
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Dehydration-induced lamellar-to-hexagonal-II phase transitions in DOPE/DOPC mixtures by Webb, M S, Hui, S W, Steponkus, P L

“…Plasma membranes of protoplasts isolated from non-acclimated rye plants undergo a transition from the bilayer to the inverted hexagonal (HII) phase during…”
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Cold acclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana. Effect on plasma membrane lipid composition and freeze-induced lesions by Uemura, M. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.), Joseph, R.A, Steponkus, P.L

“…Maximum freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana L. Heyn (Columbia) was attained after 1 week of cold acclimation at 2 degrees C. During this time, there…”
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Mode of action of the COR15a gene on the freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana by Steponkus, P.L. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.), Uemura, M, Joseph, R.A, Gilmour, S.J, Thomashow, M.F

“…Constitutive expression of the cold-regulated COR15a gene of Arabidopsis thaliana results in a significant increase in the survival of isolated protoplasts…”
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Freeze-induced membrane ultrastructural alterations in rye (Secale cereale) leaves by Webb, M.S, Steponkus, P.L

“…Freezing injury in protoplasts isolated from leaves of nonacclimated rye (Secale cereale cv Puma) is associated with the formation of the inverted hexagonal…”
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Calorimetric and x-ray diffraction studies of rye glucocerebroside mesomorphism by Lynch, D.V., Caffrey, M., Hogan, J.L., Steponkus, P.L.

“…Glucocerebrosides (GlcCer) isolated from the leaves of winter rye (Secale cereale L. cv Puma) differ from the more commonly investigated natural and synthetic…”
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Constitutive Expression of the Cold-Regulated Arabidopsis thaliana COR15a Gene Affects Both Chloroplast and Protoplast Freezing Tolerance by Artus, Nancy N., Uemura, Matsuo, Steponkus, Peter L., Gilmour, Sarah J., Lin, Chentao, Thomashow, Michael F.

“…Cold acclimation in plants is associated with the expression of COR (cold-regulated) genes that encode polypeptides of unknown function. It has been widely…”
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Cold Acclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana (Effect on Plasma Membrane Lipid Composition and Freeze-Induced Lesions) by Uemura, M., Joseph, R. A., Steponkus, P. L.

“…Maximum freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana L. Heyn (Columbia) was attained after 1 week of cold acclimation at 2[deg]C. During this time, there were…”
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behavior of the plasma membrane following osmotic contraction of isolated protoplasts: implications in freezing injury by Gordon-Kamm, W.J, Steponkus, P.L

“…Following osmotic contraction of isolated rye protoplast (Secale cereale L. cv. Puma) that results in nearly a 50% reduction in volume, the plasma membrane was…”
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