Kim Findlay

Cell elongation in Arabidopsis hypocotyls involves dynamic changes in cell wall thickness (2007)

Derbyshire, Paul, Findlay, Kim, McCann, Maureen C., Roberts, Keith

Field-emission scanning electron microscopy was used to measure wall thicknesses of different cell types in freeze-fractured hypocotyls of Arabidopsis thaliana. Measurements of uronic acid content,...

Escherichia coli Strains Blocked in Tat-Dependent Protein Export Exhibit Pleiotropic Defects in the Cell Envelope

Stanley, Nicola R., Findlay, Kim, Berks, Ben C., Palmer, Tracy

The Tat system is a recently discovered protein export pathway that serves to translocate folded proteins, often containing redox cofactors, across the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. Here we report...

Cell Wall Architecture of the Elongating Maize Coleoptile1

Carpita, Nicholas C., Defernez, Marianne, Findlay, Kim, Wells, Brian, Shoue, Douglas A., Catchpole, Gareth, ...

The primary walls of grasses are composed of cellulose microfibrils, glucuronoarabinoxylans (GAXs), and mixed-linkage β-glucans, together with smaller amounts of xyloglucans, glucomannans, pectins,...

Virus-Induced Silencing of a Plant Cellulose Synthase Gene

Burton, Rachel A., Gibeaut, David M., Bacic, Antony, Findlay, Kim, Roberts, Keith, Hamilton, Andrew, ...

Specific cDNA fragments corresponding to putative cellulose synthase genes (CesA) were inserted into potato virus X vectors for functional analysis in Nicotiana benthamiana by using virus-induced...

Tensile Properties of Arabidopsis Cell Walls Depend on Both a Xyloglucan Cross-Linked Microfibrillar Network and Rhamnogalacturonan II-Borate Complexes1

Ryden, Peter, Sugimoto-Shirasu, Keiko, Smith, Andrew Charles, Findlay, Kim, Reiter, Wolf-Dieter, McCann, Maureen Caroline

The mechanical properties of plant organs depend upon anatomical structure, cell-cell adhesion, cell turgidity, and the mechanical properties of their cell walls. By testing the mechanical responses...

Biofilm dispersal in Xanthomonas campestris is controlled by cell–cell signaling and is required for full virulence to plants

Dow, J. Maxwell, Crossman, Lisa, Findlay, Kim, He, Yong-Qiang, Feng, Jia-Xun, Tang, Ji-Liang

The rpf gene cluster of Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris (Xcc) is required for the pathogenesis of this bacterium to plants. Several rpf genes are involved in the coordinate positive...

CHPA, a Cysteine- and Histidine-Rich-Domain-Containing Protein, Contributes to Maintenance of the Diploid State in Aspergillus nidulans

Sadanandom, Ari, Findlay, Kim, Doonan, John H., Schulze-Lefert, Paul, Shirasu, Ken

The alternation of eukaryotic life cycles between haploid and diploid phases is crucial for maintaining genetic diversity. In some organisms, the growth and development of haploid and diploid phases...

Purification of the Escherichia coli ammonium transporter AmtB reveals a trimeric stoichiometry.

Blakey, Dan, Leech, Andrew, Thomas, Gavin H, Coutts, Graham, Findlay, Kim, Merrick, Mike

The Amt family of high-affinity ammonium transporters is a family of integral membrane proteins that are found in archaea, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Furthermore, the family has recently...

Escherichia coli Strains Blocked in Tat-Dependent Protein Export Exhibit Pleiotropic Defects in the Cell Envelope

Stanley, Nicola R., Findlay, Kim, Berks, Ben C., Palmer, Tracy

The Tat system is a recently discovered protein export pathway that serves to translocate folded proteins, often containing redox cofactors, across the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. Here we report...

Cell Wall Architecture of the Elongating Maize Coleoptile1

Carpita, Nicholas C., Defernez, Marianne, Findlay, Kim, Wells, Brian, Shoue, Douglas A., Catchpole, Gareth, ...

The primary walls of grasses are composed of cellulose microfibrils, glucuronoarabinoxylans (GAXs), and mixed-linkage β-glucans, together with smaller amounts of xyloglucans, glucomannans, pectins,...

Virus-Induced Silencing of a Plant Cellulose Synthase Gene

Burton, Rachel A., Gibeaut, David M., Bacic, Antony, Findlay, Kim, Roberts, Keith, Hamilton, Andrew, ...

Specific cDNA fragments corresponding to putative cellulose synthase genes (CesA) were inserted into potato virus X vectors for functional analysis in Nicotiana benthamiana by using virus-induced...

Tensile Properties of Arabidopsis Cell Walls Depend on Both a Xyloglucan Cross-Linked Microfibrillar Network and Rhamnogalacturonan II-Borate Complexes1

Ryden, Peter, Sugimoto-Shirasu, Keiko, Smith, Andrew Charles, Findlay, Kim, Reiter, Wolf-Dieter, McCann, Maureen Caroline

The mechanical properties of plant organs depend upon anatomical structure, cell-cell adhesion, cell turgidity, and the mechanical properties of their cell walls. By testing the mechanical responses...

Biofilm dispersal in Xanthomonas campestris is controlled by cell–cell signaling and is required for full virulence to plants

Dow, J. Maxwell, Crossman, Lisa, Findlay, Kim, He, Yong-Qiang, Feng, Jia-Xun, Tang, Ji-Liang

The rpf gene cluster of Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris (Xcc) is required for the pathogenesis of this bacterium to plants. Several rpf genes are involved in the coordinate positive...

CHPA, a Cysteine- and Histidine-Rich-Domain-Containing Protein, Contributes to Maintenance of the Diploid State in Aspergillus nidulans

Sadanandom, Ari, Findlay, Kim, Doonan, John H., Schulze-Lefert, Paul, Shirasu, Ken

The alternation of eukaryotic life cycles between haploid and diploid phases is crucial for maintaining genetic diversity. In some organisms, the growth and development of haploid and diploid phases...

Purification of the Escherichia coli ammonium transporter AmtB reveals a trimeric stoichiometry.

Blakey, Dan, Leech, Andrew, Thomas, Gavin H, Coutts, Graham, Findlay, Kim, Merrick, Mike

The Amt family of high-affinity ammonium transporters is a family of integral membrane proteins that are found in archaea, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Furthermore, the family has recently...

An Unusual Response Regulator Influences Sporulation at Early and Late Stages in Streptomyces coelicolor▿ †

Tian, Yuqing, Fowler, Kay, Findlay, Kim, Tan, Huarong, Chater, Keith F.

WhiI, a regulator required for efficient sporulation septation in the aerial mycelium of Streptomyces coelicolor, resembles response regulators of bacterial two-component systems but lacks some...

The Accumulation of Oleosins Determines the Size of Seed Oilbodies in Arabidopsis[W][OA]

Siloto, Rodrigo M.P., Findlay, Kim, Lopez-Villalobos, Arturo, Yeung, Edward C., Nykiforuk, Cory L., Moloney, Maurice M.

We investigated the role of the oilbody proteins in developing and germinating Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Seed oilbodies are simple organelles comprising a matrix of triacylglycerol surrounded by a...

The syntaxin SYP132 contributes to plant resistance against bacteria and secretion of pathogenesis-related protein 1

Kalde, Monika, Nühse, Thomas S., Findlay, Kim, Peck, Scott C.

In contrast to many mammalian pathogens, potential bacterial pathogens of plants remain outside the host cell. The plant must, therefore, promote an active resistance mechanism to combat the...

UDP-Glucose 4-Epimerase Isoforms UGE2 and UGE4 Cooperate in Providing UDP-Galactose for Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Growth of Arabidopsis thaliana[W][OA]

Rösti, Johannes, Barton, Christopher J., Albrecht, Sandra, Dupree, Paul, Pauly, Markus, Findlay, Kim, ...

Five Arabidopsis thaliana genes that encode UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (UGE) and represent two ancient plant UGE clades might be involved in the regulation of cell wall carbohydrate biosynthesis. We...

FtsW Is a Dispensable Cell Division Protein Required for Z-Ring Stabilization during Sporulation Septation in Streptomyces coelicolor▿ †

Mistry, Bhavesh V., Del Sol, Ricardo, Wright, Chris, Findlay, Kim, Dyson, Paul

The conserved rodA and ftsW genes encode polytopic membrane proteins that are essential for bacterial cell elongation and division, respectively, and each gene is invariably linked with a cognate...

Sad3 and Sad4 Are Required for Saponin Biosynthesis and Root Development in Oat[W]

Mylona, Panagiota, Owatworakit, Amorn, Papadopoulou, Kalliopi, Jenner, Helen, Qin, Bo, Findlay, Kim, ...

Avenacins are antimicrobial triterpene glycosides that are produced by oat (Avena) roots. These compounds confer broad-spectrum resistance to soil pathogens. Avenacin A-1, the major avenacin produced...

The Transport of Sugars to Developing Embryos Is Not via the Bulk Endosperm in Oilseed Rape Seeds1[W][OA]

Morley-Smith, Edward R., Pike, Marilyn J., Findlay, Kim, Köckenberger, Walter, Hill, Lionel M., Smith, Alison M., ...

The fate of sucrose (Suc) supplied via the phloem to developing oilseed rape (Brassica napus) seeds has been investigated by supplying [14C]Suc to pedicels of detached, developing siliques. The...