David A. Collings

Works (13)

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2003 journal article

The distributional changes and role of microtubules in Nod factor-challenged Medicago sativa root hairs

PLANTA, 218(2), 276–287.

By: R. Weerasinghe n, D. Collings*, E. Johannes n & N. Allen n

author keywords: nodulation; Nod factor; microtubule; Medicago; Rhizobium
MeSH headings : Cell Polarity; Cell Surface Extensions / drug effects; Dinitrobenzenes / pharmacology; Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology; Medicago sativa / drug effects; Medicago sativa / growth & development; Medicago sativa / metabolism; Microscopy, Confocal; Microtubules / drug effects; Microtubules / metabolism; Paclitaxel / pharmacology; Plant Roots / cytology; Plant Roots / drug effects; Plant Roots / metabolism; Signal Transduction / drug effects; Signal Transduction / physiology; Sulfanilamides; Time Factors
TL;DR: It is concluded that microtubules have an important role in the early phases of the signalling cascade and could be direct or a consequence of Nod factor-induced changes in ion levels. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2001 journal article

Cytoplasmic pH dynamics in maize pulvinal cells induced induced by gravity vector changes

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 127(1), 119–130.

By: E. Johannes  n, D. Collings n, J. Rink  n & N. Allen n

MeSH headings : Cytoplasm / physiology; Gravitropism / physiology; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Indoleacetic Acids / pharmacology; Kinetics; Microscopy, Confocal; Plant Growth Regulators / pharmacology; Plant Stems / physiology; Plastids / physiology; Plastids / ultrastructure; Propionates / pharmacology; Pulvinus / cytology; Pulvinus / physiology; Signal Transduction; Zea mays / physiology
TL;DR: PH(c) has an important role in the early signaling pathways of maize stem gravitropism and is measured in the cells composing the maize pulvinus. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2001 journal article

Demonstration of prominent actin filaments in the root columella

PLANTA, 212(3), 392–403.

By: D. Collings*, G. Zsuppan n, N. Allen n & E. Blancaflor *

author keywords: actin; columella; confocal microscopy; gravitropism (gravity sensing); phalloidin; root
MeSH headings : Actin Cytoskeleton / physiology; Actin Cytoskeleton / ultrastructure; Actins / analysis; Actins / physiology; Antibodies, Monoclonal / drug effects; Cross-Linking Reagents / metabolism; Cytoskeleton / physiology; Cytoskeleton / ultrastructure; Endoplasmic Reticulum / physiology; Endoplasmic Reticulum / ultrastructure; Flax / physiology; Flax / ultrastructure; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Fluorescent Dyes; Gravitropism / physiology; In Vitro Techniques; Indicators and Reagents; Medicago sativa / physiology; Medicago sativa / ultrastructure; Meristem / physiology; Meristem / ultrastructure; Microscopy, Confocal; Phalloidine; Plant Roots / physiology; Plant Roots / ultrastructure; Plants, Toxic; Succinimides; Tobacco / physiology; Tobacco / ultrastructure; Zea mays / physiology; Zea mays / ultrastructure
TL;DR: The successful identification of discrete actin structures in the root columella cells forms the basis for advancing studies on the role of actin in gravity perception and signaling. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2001 journal article

Three-dimensionally ordered array of air bubbles in a polymer film

SCIENCE, 292(5514), 79–83.

By: M. Srinivasarao*, D. Collings n, A. Philips n & S. Patel

MeSH headings : Air Movements; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Microscopy, Confocal; Models, Chemical; Polystyrenes / chemistry; Porosity; Water / chemistry
TL;DR: The formation of a three-dimensionally ordered array of air bubbles of monodisperse pore size in a polymer film through a templating mechanism based on thermocapillary convection is reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2000 journal article

Plant nuclei can contain extensive grooves and invaginations

Plant Cell, 12(12), 2425–2439.

By: D. Collings*, C. Carter, J. Rink, A. Scott, S. Wyatt* & N. Allen*

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Microtubule and actin filament organization during acentral divisions in potato suspension culture cells

PROTOPLASMA, 207(3-4), 158–168.

By: D. Collings* & M. Emons*

author keywords: filamentous actin; cytoskeleton; microtubules; phragmoplast; phragmosome; Solanum tuberosum; suspension culture
TL;DR: It is hypothesize that it is the uneven fusion of the expanding cell plates with the parent plasma membrane, and the accompanying depolymerization of those parts of the phragmoplasts, that gives the incomplete phragMoplasts observed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1999 journal article

Plasma membrane ghosts form differently when produced from microtubule-free tobacco BY-2 cells

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 40(1), 36–46.

By: D. Collings*, T. Asada* & H. Shibaoka*

author keywords: actin; cytokinesis; microtubules; mitosis; plasma membrane ghost; tobacco BY-2 cells
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1998 journal article

Growth dynamics and cytoskeleton organization during stem maturation and gravity-induced stem bending in Zea mays L.

PLANTA, 207(2), 246–258.

By: D. Collings n, H. Winter n, S. Wyatt n & N. Allen n

Contributors: D. Collings n, H. Winter n, S. Wyatt n & N. Allen n

author keywords: actin; cell elongation; gravitropism; microtubule; pulvinus; Zea (gravitropism)
MeSH headings : Cell Wall; Cytoskeleton / physiology; Cytoskeleton / ultrastructure; Gravitation; Gravitropism / physiology; Gravity Sensing; Microscopy, Electron; Microtubules / physiology; Microtubules / ultrastructure; Plant Stems / growth & development; Plant Stems / ultrastructure; Pulvinus / growth & development; Pulvinus / ultrastructure; Time Factors; Zea mays / growth & development; Zea mays / ultrastructure
TL;DR: Characterization of gravitropic bending in the maize stem pulvinus, a tissue that functions specifically in gravity responses, demonstrates that the Pulvinus is an ideal system for studying gravitroism. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1998 journal article

Plasma membrane-associated actin in bright yellow 2 tobacco cells - Evidence for interaction with microtubules

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 118(3), 917–928.

By: D. Collings n, T. Asada*, N. Allen n & H. Shibaoka*

TL;DR: The experiments suggest that the organization of the cortical actin arrays may be dependent on the localization and Organization of the microtubules, and this work has identified several factors, including the use of a mildly acidic actin stabilization buffer and the inclusion of glutaraldehyde in the fixative, that allow immunofluorescent visualization. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1998 conference paper

Polarization modulation DIC microscopy: an improvement for video microscopy

Proceedings of the Electron Microscopy Society of America, 1998, 130–131.

By: N. Allen, D. Moxley, D. Collings & G. Holzwarth

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1997 journal article

Actin on protoplast ghosts

Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, 16(1997), 38–39.

By: D. Collings & H. Shibaoka

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Cytoskeletal organisation in gravistimulated maize stems

Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, 16(1997), 88.

By: D. Collings, H. Winter & N. Allen

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 review

Molecular motors in higher plants

[Review of ]. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 2(1), 29–37.

By: T. Asada* & D. Collings n

TL;DR: Until recently, it was difficult to investigate how plants generated intracellular motility, but the identification and characterization of molecular motors has improved the understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved, and should facilitate new experimental approaches. (via Semantic Scholar)
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