Phytochromes function as thermosensors in Arabidopsis

…, S Biswas, D Ezer, M Gao, AK Khattak, MS Box… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Plants are responsive to temperature, and some species can distinguish differences of 1C.
In Arabidopsis, warmer temperature accelerates flowering and increases elongation growth (…

[PDF][PDF] ELF3 controls thermoresponsive growth in Arabidopsis

MS Box, BE Huang, M Domijan, KE Jaeger, AK Khattak… - Current biology, 2015 - cell.com
Plant development is highly responsive to ambient temperature, and this trait has been
linked to the ability of plants to adapt to climate change [1]. The mechanisms by which natural …

The evening complex coordinates environmental and endogenous signals in Arabidopsis

D Ezer, JH Jung, H Lan, S Biswas, L Gregoire, MS Box… - Nature plants, 2017 - nature.com
Plants maximize their fitness by adjusting their growth and development in response to
signals such as light and temperature. The circadian clock provides a mechanism for plants to …

Plant genetic effects on microbial hubs impact host fitness in repeated field trials

…, A Anastasio, MS Box, S Duncan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Although complex interactions between hosts and microbial associates are increasingly well
documented, we still know little about how and why hosts shape microbial communities in …

Multiple FLC haplotypes defined by independent cis-regulatory variation underpin life history diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana

P Li, D Filiault, MS Box, E Kerdaffrec… - Genes & …, 2014 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Relating molecular variation to phenotypic diversity is a central goal in evolutionary biology.
In Arabidopsis thaliana, FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) is a major determinant of variation in …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: A simple phenol-based method for 96-well extraction of high quality RNA from Arabidopsis

MS Box, V Coustham, C Dean, JS Mylne - Plant methods, 2011 - Springer
Background Many experiments in modern plant molecular biology require the processing of
large numbers of samples for a variety of applications from mutant screens to the analysis of …

The G-Box transcriptional regulatory code in Arabidopsis

…, S Cortijo, V Charoensawan, MS Box, S Biswas… - Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… to be regulated by G-box-binding TFs in Arabidopsis seedlings as … We note that Ara-BOX-cis’s
predicted edges may not … a G-box that are both regulated by the same non-G-box-binding …

A plant developmentalist's guide to paedomorphosis: reintroducing a classic concept to a new generation

MS Box, BJ Glover - Trends in Plant Science, 2010 - cell.com
Paedomorphosis is an evolutionary change in morphology through an alteration in the rate
or timing of a developmental pathway, resulting in more derived species appearing …

Sparse panicle1 is required for inflorescence development in Setaria viridis and maize

…, K Barry, J Jenkins, L Sandor, J Schmutz, MS Box… - Nature Plants, 2017 - nature.com
Setaria viridis is a rapid-life-cycle model panicoid grass. To identify genes that may contribute
to inflorescence architecture and thus have the potential to influence grain yield in related …

Comparative micromorphology of nectariferous and nectarless labellar spurs in selected clades of subtribe Orchidinae (Orchidaceae)

…, JA Hawkins, PJ Rudall, MS Box… - Botanical journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Floral nectar spurs are widely considered to influence pollinator behaviour in orchids. Spurs
of 21 orchid species selected from within four molecularly circumscribed clades of subtribe …