Search Results - "Waters, Brian M."

Moving micronutrients from the soil to the seeds: Genes and physiological processes from a biofortification perspective by Waters, Brian M., Sankaran, Renuka P.

“…► Whole-plant tracer studies are described to indicate which tissues supply micronutrients to seeds. ► Known genes that transport micronutrients from roots,…”
Get full text

Alkaline stress and iron deficiency regulate iron uptake and riboflavin synthesis gene expression differently in root and leaf tissue: implications for iron deficiency chlorosis by Hsieh, En-Jung, Waters, Brian M.

“…Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral that has low solubility in alkaline soils, where its deficiency results in chlorosis. Whether low Fe supply and alkaline pH…”
Get full text

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) NAM proteins regulate the translocation of iron, zinc, and nitrogen compounds from vegetative tissues to grain by Waters, Brian M, Uauy, Cristobal, Dubcovsky, Jorge, Grusak, Michael A

“…The NAM-B1 gene is a NAC transcription factor that affects grain nutrient concentrations in wheat (Triticum aestivum). An RNAi line with reduced expression of…”
Get full text

Gene Expression Profiling of Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Sensitive and Tolerant Soybean Indicates Key Roles for Phenylpropanoids under Alkalinity Stress by Waters, Brian M, Amundsen, Keenan, Graef, George

“…Alkaline soils comprise 30% of the earth and have low plant-available iron (Fe) concentration, and can cause iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC). IDC causes…”
Get full text

Metabolomic profiling from leaves and roots of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants grown under nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium-deficient condition by Sung, Jwakyung, Lee, Suyeon, Lee, Yejin, Ha, Sangkeun, Song, Beomheon, Kim, Taewan, Waters, Brian M., Krishnan, Hari B.

“…•Metabolites were identified in leaves and roots of N, P or K-deficient tomato plants.•Mineral deficiency led to substantial increase in the level of soluble…”
Get full text

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Novel Genomic Regions Associated with 10 Grain Minerals in Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat by Bhatta, Madhav, Baenziger, P Stephen, Waters, Brian M, Poudel, Rachana, Belamkar, Vikas, Poland, Jesse, Morgounov, Alexey

“…Synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW; L. × Coss.) is a means of introducing novel genes/genomic regions into bread wheat ( L.) and a potential genetic resource for…”
Get full text

Rosette iron deficiency transcript and microRNA profiling reveals links between copper and iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana by Waters, Brian M, McInturf, Samuel A, Stein, Ricardo J

“…Iron (Fe) is an essential plant micronutrient, and its deficiency limits plant growth and development on alkaline soils. Under Fe deficiency, plant responses…”
Get full text

Whole-Plant Mineral Partitioning throughout the Life Cycle in Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotypes Columbia, Landsberg Erecta, Cape Verde Islands, and the Mutant Line ysl1ysl3 by Brian M. Waters, Grusak, Michael A.

“…• Minimal information exists on whole-plant dynamics of mineral flow through Arabidopsis thaliana or on the source tissues responsible for mineral export to…”
Get full text

Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping for Seed Mineral Concentrations in Two Arabidopsis Thaliana Recombinant Inbred Populations by Waters, Brian M., Grusak, Michael A.

“…Biofortification of foods, achieved by increasing the concentrations of minerals such as iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), is a goal of plant scientists. Understanding…”
Get full text

Mapping and Characterization of the fefe Gene That Controls Iron Uptake in Melon ( Cucumis melo L.) by Ramamurthy, Raghuprakash Kastoori, Waters, Brian M

“…Iron (Fe) deficiency in plants limits crop growth and productivity. Molecular mechanisms that plants use to sense and respond to Fe deficiency by coordinated…”
Get full text

Transcriptomic and physiological characterization of the fefe mutant of melon (Cucumis melo) reveals new aspects of iron–copper crosstalk by Waters, Brian M., McInturf, Samuel A., Amundsen, Keenan

“…Iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) homeostasis are tightly linked across biology. In previous work, Fe deficiency interacted with Cu-regulated genes and stimulated Cu…”
Get full text

Ethylene involvement in the regulation of the H +-ATPase CsHA1 gene and of the new isolated ferric reductase CsFRO1 and iron transporter CsIRT1 genes in cucumber plants by Waters, Brian M., Lucena, Carlos, Romera, Francisco J., Jester, Gena G., Wynn, April N., Rojas, Carmen L., Alcántara, Esteban, Pérez-Vicente, Rafael

“…In previous works using ethylene inhibitors and precursors, it has been shown that ethylene participates in the regulation of several Fe deficiency stress…”
Get full text

Characterization of FRO1, a Pea Ferric-Chelate Reductase Involved in Root Iron Acquisition by Brian M. Waters, Blevins, Dale G., Eide, David J.

“…To acquire iron, many plant species reduce soil Fe(III) to Fe(II) by Fe(III)-chelate reductases embedded in the plasma membrane of root epidermal cells. The…”
Get full text

Moving magnesium in plant cells by Waters, Brian M.

Get full text

Combinatorial Control of Yeast FET4 Gene Expression by Iron, Zinc, and Oxygen by Waters, Brian M., Eide, David J.

“…Acquisition of metals such as iron, copper, and zinc by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is tightly regulated. High affinity uptake systems are induced under…”
Get full text

Global changes in mineral transporters in tetraploid switchgrasses (Panicum virgatum L.) by Palmer, Nathan A, Saathoff, Aaron J, Waters, Brian M, Donze, Teresa, Heng-Moss, Tiffany M, Twigg, Paul, Tobias, Christian M, Sarath, Gautam

“…Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L) is perennial, C4 grass with great potential as a biofuel crop. An in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that control…”
Get full text

Identification of fruit quality and morphology QTLs in melon (Cucumis melo) using a population derived from flexuosus and cantalupensis botanical groups by Ramamurthy, Raghuprakash Kastoori, Waters, Brian M.

“…Fruit traits, such as shape, size, sugar concentration, and β-carotene concentration affect fruit quality in melon. Extensive genetic diversity for these…”
Get full text

Variation for nitrogen use efficiency traits in current and historical great plains hard winter wheat by Guttieri, Mary J., Frels, Katherine, Regassa, Teshome, Waters, Brian M., Baenziger, P. Stephen

“…Wheat genotypes that efficiently capture and convert available soil nitrogen into harvested grain protein are key to sustainably meeting the rising global…”
Get full text

Identification of new QTLs for seed mineral, cysteine, and methionine concentrations in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] by Kastoori Ramamurthy, Raghuprakash, Jedlicka, Joseph, Graef, George L, Waters, Brian M

“…Increased concentrations of important nutrients in edible parts of plants could result in biofortified foods. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is a major…”
Get full text

Use of natural variation reveals core genes in the transcriptome of iron-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana roots by STEIN, Ricardo J, WATERS, Brian M

“…Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral micronutrient for plants and animals. Plants respond to Fe deficiency by increasing root uptake capacity. Identification of…”
Get full text