Stanton B. Gelvin

Expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana Histone Gene AtHTA1 Enhances Rice Transformation Efficiency (2009)

Zheng, Ye, He, Xiao-Wei, Ying, Ying-Hui, Lu, Jiang-Feng, Gelvin, Stanton B., Shou, Hui-Xia

We expressed the Arabidopsis thaliana histone AtHTA1 in rice under the control of the maize ubiquitin promoter. Transformation efficiencies of rice plants that constitutively expressed AtHTA1 were...

Vectors for multi-color bimolecular fluorescence complementation to investigate protein-protein interactions in living plant cells (2008)

Lee, Lan-Ying, Fang, Mei-Jane, Kuang, Lin-Yun, Gelvin, Stanton B

Abstract Background The investigation of protein-protein interactions is important for characterizing protein function. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) has recently gained interest as...

The Arabidopsis AtLIG4 gene is required for the repair of DNA damage, but not for the integration of Agrobacterium T-DNA (2003)

Van Attikum, Haico, Bundock, Paul, Overmeer, René M., Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B., Hooykaas, Paul J. J.

The joining of breaks in the chromosomal DNA backbone by ligases in processes of replication, recombination and repair plays a crucial role in the maintenance of genomic stability. Four...

An Arabidopsis histone H2A mutant is deficient in Agrobacterium T-DNA integration

Mysore, Kirankumar S., Nam, Jaesung, Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens genetically transforms plant cells by transferring a portion of the bacterial Ti-plasmid, the T-DNA, to the plant and integrating the T-DNA into the plant genome. Little is...

pSa Causes Oncogenic Suppression of Agrobacterium by Inhibiting VirE2 Protein Export

Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B., Kado, Clarence I.

When coresident with the Ti (tumor-inducing) plasmid, the 21-kDa product of the osa gene of the plasmid pSa can suppress crown gall tumorigenesis incited by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Neither T-DNA...

Agrobacterium VirE2 Proteins Can Form a Complex with T Strands in the Plant Cytoplasm

Gelvin, Stanton B.

Wild-type VirE2 and VirD2 proteins from Agrobacterium tumefaciens contain nuclear targeting sequences (NLS) that are likely involved in directing transferred T strands to the plant nucleus. An A....

Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation: the Biology behind the “Gene-Jockeying” Tool

Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and related Agrobacterium species have been known as plant pathogens since the beginning of the 20th century. However, only in the past two decades has the ability of...

The Arabidopsis AtLIG4 gene is required for the repair of DNA damage, but not for the integration of Agrobacterium T-DNA

Van Attikum, Haico, Bundock, Paul, Overmeer, René M., Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B., Hooykaas, Paul J. J.

The joining of breaks in the chromosomal DNA backbone by ligases in processes of replication, recombination and repair plays a crucial role in the maintenance of genomic stability. Four ATP-dependent...

Identification of Arabidopsis rat Mutants

Zhu, Yanmin, Nam, Jaesung, Humara, Jaime M., Mysore, Kirankumar S., Lee, Lan-Ying, Cao, Hongbin, ...

Limited knowledge currently exists regarding the roles of plant genes and proteins in the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation process. To understand the host contribution to...

Agrobacterium-Mediated Root Transformation Is Inhibited by Mutation of an Arabidopsis Cellulose Synthase-Like Gene1

Zhu, Yanmin, Nam, Jaesung, Carpita, Nicholas C., Matthysse, Ann G., Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium-mediated plant genetic transformation involves a complex interaction between the bacterium and the host plant. Relatively little is known about the role plant genes and proteins play in...

Expression of plant protein phosphatase 2C interferes with nuclear import of the Agrobacterium T-complex protein VirD2

Tao, Yumin, Rao, Praveen K., Bhattacharjee, Saikat, Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers DNA to plant cells as a single-stranded DNA molecule (the T-strand) covalently linked to VirD2 protein. VirD2 contains nuclear localization signal sequences that...

Characterization of the Arabidopsis Lysine-Rich Arabinogalactan-Protein AtAGP17 Mutant (rat1) That Results in a Decreased Efficiency of Agrobacterium Transformation1[w]

Gaspar, Yolanda Maria, Nam, Jaesung, Schultz, Carolyn Jane, Lee, Lan-Ying, Gilson, Paul R., Gelvin, Stanton B., ...

Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are a family of complex proteoglycans widely distributed in plants. The Arabidopsis rat1 mutant, previously characterized as resistant to Agrobacterium tumefaciens...

Osa Protein Constitutes a Strong Oncogenic Suppression System That Can Block vir-Dependent Transfer of IncQ Plasmids between Agrobacterium Cells and the Establishment of IncQ Plasmids in Plant Cells

Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B.

The osa (oncogenic suppressive activity) gene of the IncW group plasmid pSa is sufficient to suppress tumorigenesis by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. osa confers oncogenic suppression by inhibiting VirE2...

Plant Proteins That Interact with VirB2, the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Pilin Protein, Mediate Plant TransformationW⃞

Hwang, Hau-Hsuan, Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens uses a type IV secretion system (T4SS) to transfer T-DNA and virulence proteins to plants. The T4SS is composed of two major structural components: the T-pilus and a...

The Synthesis of a 19 Kilodalton Zein Protein in Transgenic Petunia Plants 1

Williamson, John D., Galili, Gad, Larkins, Brian A., Gelvin, Stanton B.

Transcriptional fusions composed of a 19 kilodalton zein cDNA, the 5′ flanking region from a β-phaseolin gene, and 3′ flanking regions from either the phaseolin or a 15-kilodalton zein gene were...

Differential Accumulation of a Transcript Driven by the CaMV 35S Promoter in Transgenic Tobacco 1

Williamson, John D., Hirsch-Wyncott, Marlaya E., Larkins, Brian A., Gelvin, Stanton B.

A transcriptional fusion composed of the CaMV 35S promoter, a 19 kD zein cDNA, and the 3′ flanking regions from the 0′ to 1′ TR T-DNA genes was introduced into tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) by...

Crown Gall Disease and Hairy Root Disease 1: A Sledgehammer and a Tackhammer

Gelvin, Stanton B.

The neoplastic diseases crown gall and hairy root are incited by the phytopathogenic bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Agrobacterium rhizogenes, respectively. Although the molecular mechanism of...

Genetic control of developmental changes induced by disruption of Arabidopsis histone deacetylase 1 (AtHD1) expression.

Tian, Lu, Wang, Jianlin, Fong, M Paulus, Chen, Meng, Cao, Hongbin, Gelvin, Stanton B, ...

Little is known about the role of genetic and epigenetic control in the spatial and temporal regulation of plant development. Overexpressing antisense Arabidopsis thaliana HD1 (AtHD1) encoding a...

An Arabidopsis histone H2A mutant is deficient in Agrobacterium T-DNA integration

Mysore, Kirankumar S., Nam, Jaesung, Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens genetically transforms plant cells by transferring a portion of the bacterial Ti-plasmid, the T-DNA, to the plant and integrating the T-DNA into the plant genome. Little is...

pSa Causes Oncogenic Suppression of Agrobacterium by Inhibiting VirE2 Protein Export

Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B., Kado, Clarence I.

When coresident with the Ti (tumor-inducing) plasmid, the 21-kDa product of the osa gene of the plasmid pSa can suppress crown gall tumorigenesis incited by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Neither T-DNA...

Agrobacterium VirE2 Proteins Can Form a Complex with T Strands in the Plant Cytoplasm

Gelvin, Stanton B.

Wild-type VirE2 and VirD2 proteins from Agrobacterium tumefaciens contain nuclear targeting sequences (NLS) that are likely involved in directing transferred T strands to the plant nucleus. An A....

Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation: the Biology behind the “Gene-Jockeying” Tool

Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and related Agrobacterium species have been known as plant pathogens since the beginning of the 20th century. However, only in the past two decades has the ability of...

The Arabidopsis AtLIG4 gene is required for the repair of DNA damage, but not for the integration of Agrobacterium T-DNA

Van Attikum, Haico, Bundock, Paul, Overmeer, René M., Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B., Hooykaas, Paul J. J.

The joining of breaks in the chromosomal DNA backbone by ligases in processes of replication, recombination and repair plays a crucial role in the maintenance of genomic stability. Four ATP-dependent...

Identification of Arabidopsis rat Mutants

Zhu, Yanmin, Nam, Jaesung, Humara, Jaime M., Mysore, Kirankumar S., Lee, Lan-Ying, Cao, Hongbin, ...

Limited knowledge currently exists regarding the roles of plant genes and proteins in the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation process. To understand the host contribution to...

Agrobacterium-Mediated Root Transformation Is Inhibited by Mutation of an Arabidopsis Cellulose Synthase-Like Gene1

Zhu, Yanmin, Nam, Jaesung, Carpita, Nicholas C., Matthysse, Ann G., Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium-mediated plant genetic transformation involves a complex interaction between the bacterium and the host plant. Relatively little is known about the role plant genes and proteins play in...

Expression of plant protein phosphatase 2C interferes with nuclear import of the Agrobacterium T-complex protein VirD2

Tao, Yumin, Rao, Praveen K., Bhattacharjee, Saikat, Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers DNA to plant cells as a single-stranded DNA molecule (the T-strand) covalently linked to VirD2 protein. VirD2 contains nuclear localization signal sequences that...

Characterization of the Arabidopsis Lysine-Rich Arabinogalactan-Protein AtAGP17 Mutant (rat1) That Results in a Decreased Efficiency of Agrobacterium Transformation1[w]

Gaspar, Yolanda Maria, Nam, Jaesung, Schultz, Carolyn Jane, Lee, Lan-Ying, Gilson, Paul R., Gelvin, Stanton B., ...

Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are a family of complex proteoglycans widely distributed in plants. The Arabidopsis rat1 mutant, previously characterized as resistant to Agrobacterium tumefaciens...

Osa Protein Constitutes a Strong Oncogenic Suppression System That Can Block vir-Dependent Transfer of IncQ Plasmids between Agrobacterium Cells and the Establishment of IncQ Plasmids in Plant Cells

Lee, Lan-Ying, Gelvin, Stanton B.

The osa (oncogenic suppressive activity) gene of the IncW group plasmid pSa is sufficient to suppress tumorigenesis by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. osa confers oncogenic suppression by inhibiting VirE2...

Plant Proteins That Interact with VirB2, the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Pilin Protein, Mediate Plant TransformationW⃞

Hwang, Hau-Hsuan, Gelvin, Stanton B.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens uses a type IV secretion system (T4SS) to transfer T-DNA and virulence proteins to plants. The T4SS is composed of two major structural components: the T-pilus and a...

The Synthesis of a 19 Kilodalton Zein Protein in Transgenic Petunia Plants 1

Williamson, John D., Galili, Gad, Larkins, Brian A., Gelvin, Stanton B.

Transcriptional fusions composed of a 19 kilodalton zein cDNA, the 5′ flanking region from a β-phaseolin gene, and 3′ flanking regions from either the phaseolin or a 15-kilodalton zein gene were...

Differential Accumulation of a Transcript Driven by the CaMV 35S Promoter in Transgenic Tobacco 1

Williamson, John D., Hirsch-Wyncott, Marlaya E., Larkins, Brian A., Gelvin, Stanton B.

A transcriptional fusion composed of the CaMV 35S promoter, a 19 kD zein cDNA, and the 3′ flanking regions from the 0′ to 1′ TR T-DNA genes was introduced into tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) by...

Crown Gall Disease and Hairy Root Disease 1: A Sledgehammer and a Tackhammer

Gelvin, Stanton B.

The neoplastic diseases crown gall and hairy root are incited by the phytopathogenic bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Agrobacterium rhizogenes, respectively. Although the molecular mechanism of...

Genetic control of developmental changes induced by disruption of Arabidopsis histone deacetylase 1 (AtHD1) expression.

Tian, Lu, Wang, Jianlin, Fong, M Paulus, Chen, Meng, Cao, Hongbin, Gelvin, Stanton B, ...

Little is known about the role of genetic and epigenetic control in the spatial and temporal regulation of plant development. Overexpressing antisense Arabidopsis thaliana HD1 (AtHD1) encoding a...

Constitutive Expression Exposes Functional Redundancy between the Arabidopsis Histone H2A Gene HTA1 and Other H2A Gene Family Members[OA]

Yi, HoChul, Sardesai, Nagesh, Fujinuma, Toshinori, Chan, Chien-Wei, Gelvin, Stanton B.

The Arabidopsis thaliana histone H2A gene HTA1 is essential for efficient transformation of Arabidopsis roots by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Disruption of this gene in the rat5 mutant results in...

RNAi-mediated gene silencing reveals involvement of Arabidopsis chromatin-related genes in Agrobacterium-mediated root transformation

Crane, Yan Ma, Gelvin, Stanton B.

We investigated the effect of RNAi-mediated gene silencing of 109 Arabidopsis thaliana chromatin-related genes (termed “chromatin genes” hereafter) on Agrobacterium-mediated root transformation....

Novel Plant Transformation Vectors Containing the Superpromoter1[OA]

Lee, Lan-Ying, Kononov, Maria E., Bassuner, Burgund, Frame, Bronwyn R., Wang, Kan, Gelvin, Stanton B.

We developed novel plasmids and T-DNA binary vectors that incorporate a modified and more useful form of the superpromoter. The superpromoter consists of a trimer of the octopine synthase...

The Agrobacterium rhizogenes GALLS Gene Encodes Two Secreted Proteins Required for Genetic Transformation of Plants▿

Hodges, Larry D., Lee, Lan-Ying, McNett, Henry, Gelvin, Stanton B., Ream, Walt

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Agrobacterium rhizogenes are related pathogens that cause crown gall and hairy root diseases, which result from integration and expression of bacterial genes in the...

IMPa-4, an Arabidopsis Importin α Isoform, Is Preferentially Involved in Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation[W]

Bhattacharjee, Saikat, Lee, Lan-Ying, Oltmanns, Heiko, Cao, Hongbin, Cuperus, Joshua, ...

Successful transformation of plants by Agrobacterium tumefaciens requires that the bacterial T-complex actively escorts T-DNA into the host's nucleus. VirD2 and VirE2 are virulence proteins on the...