Nina S Allen

Works (25)

Updated: April 4th, 2024 22:41

2011 journal article

An ER-targeted calcium-binding peptide confers salt and drought tolerance mediated by CIPK6 in Arabidopsis

PLANTA, 235(3), 539–552.

By: P. Tsou*, S. Lee n, N. Allen n, H. Winter-Sederoff & D. Robertson n

Contributors: P. Tsou*, S. Lee n, N. Allen n, H. Winter-Sederoff & D. Robertson n

author keywords: ER calcium; Calcium-binding peptide (CBP); CBL-interacting protein kinase (CIPK6); Drought; Salt
MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / drug effects; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Calcium / metabolism; Chlorophyll / metabolism; Droughts; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Immunoblotting; Peptides / genetics; Peptides / metabolism; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plant Roots / drug effects; Plant Roots / genetics; Plant Roots / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified / drug effects; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism; Potassium / metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Salts / pharmacology; Sodium / metabolism
TL;DR: This work demonstrates that ER (or nuclear) Ca2+ can directly participate in signal transduction to alter gene expression and the discovery of a method for increasing Ca 2+ levels without deleterious effects on plant growth may have practical applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Increasing plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol(4,5)bisphosphate biosynthesis increases phosphoinositide metabolism in Nicotiana tabacum

PLANT CELL, 19(5), 1603–1616.

By: Y. Im n, I. Perera n , I. Brglez n, A. Davis n, J. Stevenson-Paulik*, B. Phillippy n, E. Johannes n, N. Allen n, W. Boss n

MeSH headings : Basal Metabolism; Calcium / metabolism; Cell Membrane / enzymology; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Cell Respiration; Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism; Humans; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate / biosynthesis; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Transport; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism; Subcellular Fractions / metabolism; Tobacco / cytology; Tobacco / enzymology; Tobacco / genetics; Tobacco / metabolism; Tritium
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that PIPK is flux limiting and that this high rate of PI metabolism increased the energy demands in transgenic tobacco cells. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Viability and in vitro germination of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) pollen

WEED TECHNOLOGY, 21(1), 23–29.

By: I. Burke n, J. Wilcut n & N. Allen n

author keywords: pollen tests; agar culture; suspension culture; cellophane membrane culture
TL;DR: The nuclear state was evaluated and a suitable medium and culture method for in vitro germination of johnsongrass pollen was developed to reduce the confounding effects of environmental influences on pollen germination. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Endoplasmic reticulum targeted GFP reveals ER organization in tobacco NT-1 cells during cell division

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 44(2-3), 95–105.

By: S. Gupton  n, D. Collings  n & N. Allen n

author keywords: actin microfilaments; cell division; endoplasmic reticulum; green fluorescent protein; microtubules; nuclear envelope; nuclear invaginations
MeSH headings : Actins / metabolism; Cell Line; Chromosomes, Plant / physiology; Cytokinesis / physiology; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism; Interphase / physiology; Nuclear Envelope / metabolism; Tobacco / cytology; Tobacco / metabolism
TL;DR: Drug studies, using oryzalin and latrunculin to disrupt the microtubules and actin microfilaments, demonstrate that during division, the arrangement of ER is controlled by micro Tubules and not by actin, which is the reverse of the situation in interphase cells. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

The N-terminal membrane occupation and recognition nexus domain of Arabidopsis phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase 1 regulates enzyme activity

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 282(8), 5443–5452.

By: Y. Im n, A. Davis n, I. Perera n , E. Johannes n, N. Allen n & W. Boss n

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Motifs / genetics; Arabidopsis / enzymology; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Cell Membrane / enzymology; Cell Membrane / genetics; Escherichia coli / enzymology; Escherichia coli / genetics; Lipids / genetics; Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / genetics; Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / metabolism; Protein Structure, Tertiary / genetics; Tobacco / enzymology; Tobacco / genetics
TL;DR: It is concluded that the MORN peptide can regulate both the function and distribution of the enzyme in a manner that is sensitive to the lipid environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

A Sec14p-nodulin domain phosphatidylinositol transfer protein polarizes membrane growth of Arabidopsis thaliana root hairs

JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY, 168(5), 801–812.

By: P. Vincent*, M. Chua*, F. Nogue *, A. Fairbrother*, H. Mekeel*, Y. Xu  n, N. Allen n, T. Bibikova*, S. Gilroy *, V. Bankaitis *

MeSH headings : Actins / metabolism; Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Calcium / metabolism; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Cytoplasm / ultrastructure; Cytoskeleton / metabolism; Genes, Reporter; Microscopy, Electron; Molecular Sequence Data; Phospholipid Transfer Proteins / metabolism; Plant Roots / growth & development; Plant Roots / ultrastructure; Protein Structure, Tertiary
TL;DR: Gene ablation experiments show AtSfh1p nullizygosity compromises polarized root hair expansion in a manner that coincides with loss of tip-directed PtdIns(4,5)P2, dispersal of secretory vesicles from the tip cytoplasm, loss of the tip f-actin network, and manifest disorganization of the root hair microtubule cytoskeleton. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Root-knot nematodes and bacterial Nod factors elicit common signal transduction events in Lotus japonicus

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 102(8), 3147–3152.

By: R. Weerasinghe n, D. Bird n  & N. Allen n

Contributors: R. Weerasinghe n, D. Bird  n & N. Allen n

author keywords: cytoskeleton; NemF; rhizobia; actin; microtubule
MeSH headings : Animals; Cytoskeleton / physiology; Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology; Lotus / physiology; Signal Transduction / physiology; Symbiosis; Tylenchoidea / physiology
TL;DR: It is proposed that plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes have adapted at least part of the symbiont-response pathway to enhance their parasitic ability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Accumulation and localization of aluminium in root tips of loblolly pine seedlings and the associated ectomycorrhiza Pisolithus tinctorius

PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT, 28(2), 111–120.

By: K. Moyer-Henry n, I. Silva*, J. Macfall*, E. Johannes n, N. Allen n, B. Goldfarb n, T. Rufty n

author keywords: Pisolithus tinctorius; confocal scanning microscopy; lumogallion
TL;DR: Results clearly showed that loblolly pine seedlings were highly resistant to Al and show thatpine possesses multiple mechanisms that can contribute to Al tolerance in acid field soils. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Red clover necrotic mosaic virus replication proteins accumulate at the endoplasmic reticulum

VIROLOGY, 320(2), 276–290.

By: K. Turner n, T. Sit n , A. Callaway n, N. Allen n & S. Lommel n

Contributors: K. Turner n, T. Sit n , A. Callaway n, N. Allen n & S. Lommel n

author keywords: RCNMV; polymerase; green fluorescent protein; endoplasmic reticulum; co-localization; Tombusviridae; confocal microscopy
MeSH headings : Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Endoplasmic Reticulum / virology; Green Fluorescent Proteins; Luminescent Proteins / genetics; Luminescent Proteins / metabolism; Microfilament Proteins / genetics; Microfilament Proteins / metabolism; Microscopy, Confocal; Muscle Proteins; Plants, Genetically Modified; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism; Tobacco / virology; Tombusviridae / genetics; Tombusviridae / metabolism; Tombusviridae / pathogenicity; Trifolium / virology; Viral Proteins / genetics; Viral Proteins / metabolism; Virus Replication
TL;DR: Independent accumulation in, and perturbation of, the ER suggests that p27 and p88 function together in the replication complex, the first report of a member of the Tombusviridae replicating in association with the ER. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 article

Gravisensing: Ionic responses, cytoskeleton and amyloplast behavior

SPACE LIFE SCIENCES: GRAVITATIONAL BIOLOGY: 2002, Vol. 32, pp. 1631–1637.

By: N. Allen, P. Chattaraj, D. Collings & E. Johannes

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Use of digital image analysis, viability stains, and germination assays to estimate conventional and glyphosate-resistant cotton pollen viability

CROP SCIENCE, 42(6), 2193–2200.

By: W. Pline n, K. Edmisten n, T. Oliver n, J. Wilcut n, R. Wells n & N. Allen n

TL;DR: The B & K method most closely predicted the linear magnitude of seed set reduction to reduced pollen viability, allowed the use of morphometry software analysis, and was one of the simplest and least equipment-demanding methods, it may provide broad utility for those assessing cotton pollen viability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 conference paper

Dynamics of amyloplast sedimentation in pulvinal bundle sheath cells of maize

Molecular Biology of the Cell, 12(2001 Nov), 910.

By: E. Johannes & N. Allen

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

2000 journal article

Aluminum accumulation at nuclei of cells in the root tip. Fluorescence detection using lumogallion and confocal laser scanning microscopy

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 123(2), 543–552.

By: I. Silva  n, T. Smyth*, D. Moxley*, T. Carter n, N. Allen* & T. Rufty n

MeSH headings : Aluminum / metabolism; Benzenesulfonates / chemistry; Cell Nucleus / metabolism; Genotype; Lasers; Microscopy, Confocal / methods; Plant Roots / metabolism; Soybeans / genetics; Soybeans / metabolism; Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
TL;DR: The results support an important role for exclusion in Al tolerance and indicate that the Al-tolerant genotype accumulated lower amounts of Al in meristematic and differentiating cells of the root tip and their cell walls. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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

Changes in cytosolic pH within Arabidopsis root columella cells play a key role in the early signaling pathway for root gravitropism

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 121(4), 1291–1298.

By: A. Scott n & N. Allen n

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / cytology; Arabidopsis / growth & development; Arabidopsis / physiology; Cytosol / physiology; Gravitropism / physiology; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kinetics; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Plant Roots / cytology; Plant Roots / growth & development; Plant Roots / physiology; Signal Transduction; Time Factors
TL;DR: Results imply that pHc changes in the gravisensing cells and the resultant pH gradients across the root cap are important at an early stage in the signal cascade leading to the gravitropic response. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Model system for plant cell biology: GFP imaging in living onion epidermal cells

BIOTECHNIQUES, 26(6), 1125-+.

By: A. Scott n, S. Wyatt n, P. Tsou n, D. Robertson n & N. Allen n

MeSH headings : Cloning, Molecular; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Green Fluorescent Proteins; Indicators and Reagents; Luminescent Proteins; Models, Biological; Onions / cytology; Onions / genetics; Organelles / physiology; Plant Proteins / genetics; Staining and Labeling / methods; Transformation, Genetic
TL;DR: This paper presents a rapid transient expression system using onion epidermal peels, which allows for testing of new GFP fusion proteins in a living tissue to determine deleterious effects and the ability to express before stable transformants are attempted. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Modified LDLs induce and bind to membrane ruffles on macrophages

Anatomical Record, 255(1), 44–56.

By: N. Jones *, N. Allen n, M. Willingham * & J. Lewis*

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

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, S. Wyatt n & N. Allen n

Contributors: D. Collings n, H. Winter, 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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
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 journal article

Improving DIC microscopy with polarization modulation

JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 188, 249–254.

By: G. Holzwarth *, S. Webb*, D. Kubinski  n & N. Allen n

author keywords: differential interference contrast microscopy; interference contrast microscopy; polarization modulation; video-enhanced microscopy
TL;DR: It is demonstrated experimentally and analytically that when the polarization of the light incident upon the first Nomarski–Wollaston prism in a differential interference contrast (DIC) light microscope is switched by 90°, image highlights are changed into shadows and vice versa. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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