Works (44)

Updated: June 5th, 2023 08:43

2023 article

Assessing the role of REM13, REM34 and REM46 during the transition to the reproductive phase in Arabidopsis thaliana

Manrique, S., Caselli, F., Matias-Hernandez, L., Franks, R. G., Colombo, L., & Gregis, V. (2023, May 12). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Vol. 5.

By: S. Manrique*, F. Caselli*, L. Matias-Hernandez*, R. Franks, L. Colombo* & V. Gregis*

author keywords: REM transcription factor; Flowering time; Cell division; Co-expression analysis; Protein interaction; Arabidopsis thaliana
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 30, 2023

2020 journal article

Developmental Analysis of Mimulus Seed Transcriptomes Reveals Functional Gene Expression Clusters and Four Imprinted, Endosperm-Expressed Genes

Frontiers in Plant Science, 11.

By: M. Flores-Vergara n, E. Oneal*, M. Costa*, G. Villarino*, C. Roberts*, M. Balaguer n, S. Coimbra*, J. Willis*, R. Franks

author keywords: seed development; ribonucleic acid sequencing; developmental time course analysis; endosperm; genomic imprinting; K-means clustering; MADS-box genes; Mimulus guttatus
Source: ORCID
Added: February 9, 2023

2019 journal article

Functional characterization of Terminal Flower1 homolog in Cornus canadensis by genetic transformation

Plant Cell Reports, 38(3), 333–343.

By: X. Liu n, J. Zhang n, D. Xie, R. Franks & Q. Xiang

author keywords: Cornus canadensis; CorcanTFL1; Genetic transformation; Inflorescence development; Organ conversion
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 23, 2019

2017 journal article

Redundant CArG Box Cis-motif Activity Mediates SHATTERPROOF2 Transcriptional Regulation during Arabidopsis thaliana Gynoecium Development

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 8.

By: B. Sehra & R. Franks

author keywords: SHATTERPROOF genes; FRUITFULL; seedpod dehiscence; valve margin; fruit patterning; transcriptional regulation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Alterations of CorTFL1 and CorAP1 expression correlate with major evolutionary shifts of inflorescence architecture in Cornus (Cornaceae) - a proposed model for variation of closed inflorescence forms

New Phytologist, 216(2), 519–535.

By: Q. Ma n, X. Liu, R. Franks & Q. Xiang

author keywords: CorAP1; Cornus; CorTFL1; evolutionary development; gene expression; inflorescence; in situ hybridization; quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Analysis of two TFL1 homologs of dogwood species (Cornus L.) indicates functional conservation in control of transition to flowering

Planta, 243(5), 1129–1141.

By: X. Liu, J. Zhang*, A. Abuahmad n, R. Franks, D. Xie & Q. Xiang

author keywords: Cornus; TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1); Genetic transformation; Flowering time; Inflorescence architecture
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Analysis of two TFL1 homologs of dogwood species (Cornus L.) indicates functional conservation in control of transition to flowering.

http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26825444

By: X. Liu, J. Zhang, A. Abuahmad, R. Franks, D. Xie, Q. Xiang, Planta

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2016 journal article

Disruption of endosperm development is a major cause of hybrid seed inviability between Mimulus guttatus and Mimulus nudatus

NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 210(3), 1107–1120.

By: E. Oneal*, J. Willis* & R. Franks

author keywords: endosperm; hybrid inviability; Mimulus guttatus (monkeyflower); pollen-pistil interactions; postzygotic isolation; seed development
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Histological Analysis of the Arabidopsis Gynoecium and Ovules Using Chloral Hydrate Clearing and Differential Interference Contrast Light Microscopy

OOGENESIS: METHODS AND PROTOCOLS, Vol. 1457, pp. 1–7.

By: R. Franks

author keywords: Ovule; Chloral hydrate; Nomarski optics; Ovary; Seed development; Seedpod
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

SEUSS Integrates Gibberellin Signaling with Transcriptional Inputs from the SHR-SCR-SCL3 Module to Regulate Middle Cortex Formation in the Arabidopsis Root

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 170(3), 1675–1683.

By: X. Gong*, M. Flores-Vergara, J. Hong*, H. Chu*, J. Lim*, R. Franks, Z. Liu*, J. Xu*, P. physiology

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

SEUSS integrates gibberellin signaling with transcriptional inputs from the SHR-SCR-SCL3 module to regulate middle cortex formation in the Arabidopsis root.

Plant Physiology. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26818732

By: X. Gong, M. Flores-Vergara, J. Hong, H. Chu, J. Lim, R. Franks, Z. Liu, J. Xu

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2016 journal article

Transcriptomic Signature of the SHATTERPROOF2 Expression Domain Reveals the Meristematic Nature of Arabidopsis Gynoecial Medial Domain

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 171(1), 42–61.

By: G. Villarino, Q. Hu, S. Manrique*, M. Flores-Vergara, B. Sehra, L. Robles, J. Brumos*, A. Stepanova ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 review

Auxin and cytokinin act during gynoecial patterning and the development of ovules from the meristematic medial domain

[Review of ]. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 4(6), 555–571.

By: B. Sehra & R. Franks

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Molecular basis of fruit development

Liu, Z., & Franks, R. G. (2015, February 5). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, Vol. 6.

By: Z. Liu* & R. Franks

author keywords: fruit evolution; endocarp; auxin; cytokinin; morphogenesis; ovule; gynoecium; carpel margin meristem
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 book

Molecular basis of fruit development

In Frontiers Research Topics.

Ed(s): Z. Liu & R. Franks

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2015 journal article

Tissue-specific gene expression in maize seeds during colonization by Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides

MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY, 16(7), 662–674.

By: X. Shu n, D. Livingston, R. Franks, R. Boston, C. Woloshuk* & G. Payne

author keywords: Aspergillus flavus; Fusarium verticillioides; histology; maize; PRms; RNAinsitu hybridization; Sh1
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Corrigendum: [Novel functional roles for PERIANTHIA and SEUSS during floral organ identity specification, floral meristem termination and gynoecial development]

Franks, R. G. (2014, August 29). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, Vol. 5.

By: R. Franks

author keywords: corrigendum; hoyers; chloral hydrate; PERIANTHIA; SEUSS
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 book

Flower development: Open questions and future directions

In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1110, pp. 103–124).

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2014 journal article

Novel functional roles for PERIANTHIA and SEUSS during floral organ identity specification, floral meristem termination, and gynoecial development

Frontiers in Plant Science, 5(APR).

By: A. Wynn, A. Seaman n, A. Jones n & R. Franks

author keywords: ovule; gynoecium; flowers; agamous; wuschel; organ identity; indeterminate growth
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Polar Auxin Transport Is Essential for Medial versus Lateral Tissue Specification and Vascular-Mediated Valve Outgrowth in Arabidopsis Gynoecia[W]

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 166(4), 1998–U1237.

By: E. Larsson*, C. Roberts*, A. Claes*, R. Franks & E. Sundberg*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 book

Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis of floral development

In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1110, pp. 263–273).

By: R. Franks

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2014 journal article

The arabidopsis thaliana GRF-interacting factor gene family plays an essential role in control of male and female reproductive development

Developmental Biology, 386(1), 12–24.

By: B. Lee, A. Wynn, R. Franks, Y. Hwang, J. Lim & J. Kim

author keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; GRF-INTERACTING FACTOR; Carpel; Anther; Cell specification
Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2013 review

Auxin and the Arabidopsis thaliana gynoecium

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 64(9), 2619–2627.

By: E. Larsson*, R. Franks & E. Sundberg*

author keywords: Arabidopsis; auxin; development; female reproductive organ; gynoecium; patterning
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Characterization of the sequence and expression pattern of LFY homologues from dogwood species (Cornus) with divergent inflorescence architectures

Annals of Botany, 112(8), 1629–1641.

By: J. Liu, R. Franks, C. Feng, X. Liu, C. Fu* & Q. (Jenny) Xiang

author keywords: Cornus; dogwood; inflorescence evolution; LFY homologues; CorLFY expression; RTPCR; in situ hybridization
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

De novo Sequencing, Characterization, and Comparison of Inflorescence Transcriptomes of Cornus canadensis and C. florida (Cornaceae)

PLoS ONE, 8(12), e82674.

By: J. Zhang n, R. Franks, X. Liu, M. Kang*, J. Keebler, J. Schaff, H. Huang*, Q. Xiang

Ed(s): T. Wang

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Plant regeneration and genetic transformation of C. canadensis: a non-model plant appropriate for investigation of flower development in Cornus (Cornaceae)

Plant Cell Reports, 32(1), 77–87.

By: X. Liu, C. Feng, R. Franks, R. Qu, D. Xie & Q. Xiang

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Evolution of bract development and B‐class MADS box gene expression in petaloid bracts of Cornus s. l. (Cornaceae)

New Phytologist, 196(2), 631–643.

By: C. Feng, X. Liu, Y. Yu n, D. Xie, R. Franks & Q. Xiang

author keywords: APETALA3; B-class gene expression; Cornus; development; Evo-Devo; evolution of petaloid bracts; heterotopic petaloidy; PISTILLATA
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Phylogeny-based developmental analyses illuminate evolution of inflorescence architectures in dogwoods (Cornus s. l., Cornaceae)

NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 191(3), 850–869.

By: C. Feng, Q. Xiang & R. Franks

author keywords: ancestral character state reconstruction; Cornus; evolutionary development; inflorescence evolution; umbels and heads
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Transcriptomic Characterization of a Synergistic Genetic Interaction during Carpel Margin Meristem Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

PLOS ONE, 6(10).

By: A. Wynn, E. Rueschhoff* & R. Franks

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 article

Floral Homeotic Gene Regulation

Franks, R. G., & Liu, Z. (2010, June). Horticultural Reviews, pp. 41–77.

By: R. Franks & Z. Liu*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2010 journal article

Polar auxin transport together with AINTEGUMENTA and REVOLUTA coordinate early Arabidopsis gynoecium development

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 346(2), 181–195.

By: S. Note-Wilson, S. Azhakanandam & R. Franks

author keywords: NPA; Replum; Carpel margin meristem; TAA1; PHABULOSA; Homeodomain-leucine zipper
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

SEUSS and SEUSS-LIKE Transcriptional Adaptors Regulate Floral and Embryonic Development in Arabidopsis

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 152(2), 821–836.

By: F. Bao, S. Azhakanandam & R. Franks

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Synergistic disruptions in seuss cyp85A2 double mutants reveal a role for brassinolide synthesis during gynoecium and ovule development

BMC PLANT BIOLOGY, 10.

By: S. Nole-Wilson, E. Rueschhoff, H. Bhatti & R. Franks

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

SEUSS and AINTEGUMENTA mediate patterning and ovule initiation during gynoecium medial domain development

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 146(3), 1165–1181.

By: S. Azhakanandam, S. Nole-Wilson, F. Bao & R. Franks

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

SEUSS and LEUNIG regulate cell proliferation, vascular development and organ polarity in Arabidopsis petals

PLANTA, 224(4), 801–811.

By: R. Franks, Z. Liu* & R. Fischer*

author keywords: adaxial; FILAMENTOUS FLOWER; GRAMINIFOLIA; PHABULOSA; STYLOSA; YABBY
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Repression of AGAMOUS by BELLRINGER in floral and inflorescence meristems

PLANT CELL, 16(6), 1478–1489.

By: X. Bao*, R. Franks, J. Levin* & Z. Liu*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

SEUSS, a member of a novel family of plant regulatory proteins, represses floral homeotic gene expression with LEUNIG

Development, 129(1), 253–263. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036333380&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: R. Franks, C. Wang, J. Levin & Z. Liu

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2002 journal article

SEUSS, a member of a novel family of plant regulatory proteins, represses floral homeotic gene expression with LEUNIG.

129(1), 253–263. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/11782418

By: R. Franks, C. Wang, J. Levin, Z. Liu & Development

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

2000 journal article

Regulation of gynoecium marginal tissue formation by LEUNIG and AINTEGUMENTA

Plant Cell, 12(10), 1879–1891.

By: Z. Liu*, R. Franks & V. Klink*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

1994 journal article

Control of CNS midline transcription by asymmetric E-box-like elements: similarity to xenobiotic responsive regulation.

120(12), 3563–3569. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/7821222

By: W. Ka, F. Rg, K. Y, C. St & Development

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

1994 journal article

Controls of CNS midline transcription by asymmetric E-box-like elements: Similarity to xenobiotic responsive regulation

Development, 120(12), 3563–3569. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0028172292&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

1994 journal article

Transcriptional activation domains of the single-minded bHLH protein are required for CNS midline cell development

Mechanisms of Development, 45(3), 269–277.

By: R. Franks & S. Crews*

author keywords: BASIC-HELIX-LOOP-HELIX; DROSOPHILA; PAS DOMAIN; SINGLE-MINDED; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR
Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

1992 journal article

Drosophila single‐minded gene and the molecular genetics of CNS midline development

Journal of Experimental Zoology, 261(3), 234–244.

By: S. Crews*, R. Franks, S. Hu*, B. Matthews* & J. Nambu*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

1990 journal article

The single-minded gene of Drosophila is required for the expression of genes important for the development of CNS midline cells

Cell, 63(1), 63–75.

By: J. Nambu*, R. Franks, S. Hu* & S. Crews*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 22, 2019

Employment

Updated: February 19th, 2018 14:47

2004 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Professor Plant and Microbial Biology

Education

Updated: November 5th, 2015 08:19

1986 - 1994

University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US
Ph.D. Neurosciences

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: November 25th, 2019 07:46

grant June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2023
Collaborative Research: RoL: Rapid Evolution of Reproductive Isolation via Hybrid Seed Lethality in Mimulus
Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2020
Collaborative Research: Hybrid Seed Inviability and the Evolution of Endosperm Development in Mimulus
Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant March 1, 2016 - February 29, 2020
Sexual Plant Reproduction – Seed formation
European Commission
grant March 1, 2014 - February 28, 2019
Transcriptional Nodes Coordinate Patterning and Cellular Proliferation during Carpel Margin Meristem Development
Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant August 1, 2010 - January 31, 2017
Evolution of Floral Display Strategies in Dogwoods - A Synergistic Approach to Explore the Developmental and Molecular Mechanisms
Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant August 15, 2008 - July 31, 2014
Transcriptional Regulators Link Patterning and Proliferation during Carpel Margin and Ovule Development
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2009
Molecular Specification and Development of the Carpel Margin Meristem
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant April 9, 2000 - January 1, 2002
ENHANCER OF AINTEGUMENTA IN ARABIDOPSIS DEVELOPMENT
National Institute of General Medical Sciences