http://www.prl.msu.edu/rss en moreye@cns.msu.edu Copyright 2013 2013-05-21T13:10:34+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/golgi_traffic_and_integrity_depend_on_n_myristoyl_transferase_1_in_arabidop http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/golgi_traffic_and_integrity_depend_on_n_myristoyl_transferase_1_in_arabidop#When:13:10:34Z A microscopy screen for endomembrane defects identified an Arabidopsis N-myristoyltransferase (NMT1) mutant exhibiting reduced activity of the expressed protein. Characterization of this mutant highlights a post-embryonic role for NMT1 in the functional and morphological integrity of the Golgi, predominantly challenging the Golgi membrane/cytosol partitioning of ADP-ribosylation factors (Arfs).   2013-05-21T13:10:34+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/cytoskeleton_dependent_endomembrane_organization_in_plant_cells_an_emerging http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/cytoskeleton_dependent_endomembrane_organization_in_plant_cells_an_emerging#When:18:45:53Z This review provides an overview of current knowledge on actin-mediated organelle movement within the secretory pathway of plant cells and a report on recent and exciting findings that support a critical role of microtubules in plant cell development in fine-tuning the positioning of Golgi stacks, as well as their involvement in cellulose synthesis and auxin polar transport.  2013-05-13T18:45:53+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/negative_feedback_control_of_jasmonate_signaling_by_an_alternative_splice_v http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/negative_feedback_control_of_jasmonate_signaling_by_an_alternative_splice_v#When:15:32:23Z A transcriptional regulator generated by alternative splicing uses a cryptic binding site to negatively regulate bHLH-type transcription factors that promote jasmonate responses. 2013-05-13T15:32:23+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/xiufang_xin_awarded_summer_continuation_fellowship http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/xiufang_xin_awarded_summer_continuation_fellowship#When:17:33:30Z Xiufang Xin, a graduate student from Sheng Yang He’s lab, received a fellowship through the College of Natural Sciences to assist her in completing her graduate studies. 2013-05-07T17:33:30+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/pseudomonas_syringae_infection_assays_in_arabidopsis http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/pseudomonas_syringae_infection_assays_in_arabidopsis#When:18:44:04Z Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst DC3000) is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that causes bacterial speck disease of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and Arabidopsis thaliana and has become an integral part of molecular and biochemical studies of host-pathogen interactions.  Here, we provide examples of methods that have been useful for the elucidation of the role of COR/JA signaling in disease including assays for JAZ protein degradation and expression of JA response genes. 2013-05-06T18:44:04+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/elicitation_of_jasmonate_mediated_defense_responses_by_mechanical_wounding http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/elicitation_of_jasmonate_mediated_defense_responses_by_mechanical_wounding#When:12:04:51Z This methods paper describes a simple mechanical wounding procedure to elicit jasmonate responses in the Arabidopsis rosette. 2013-04-30T12:04:51+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/ronghui_pan_awarded_summer_continuation_fellowship http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/ronghui_pan_awarded_summer_continuation_fellowship#When:13:20:16Z Graduate student Ronghui Pan, from Jianping Hu’s lab, has recently been awarded a generous fellowship from the College of Natural Science. 2013-04-17T13:20:16+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/downstream_effectors_of_light_and_phytochrome_dependent_regulation_of_hypoc http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/downstream_effectors_of_light_and_phytochrome_dependent_regulation_of_hypoc#When:15:10:24Z Phytochromes regulate tissue-specific expression of genes whose encoded proteins impact light-dependent inhibition of hypocotyl elongation. By Oh S, Warnasooriya SN, Montgomery BL. 2013-04-09T15:10:24+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/salinity_impacts_photosynthetic_pigmentation_and_cellular_morphology_change http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/salinity_impacts_photosynthetic_pigmentation_and_cellular_morphology_change#When:14:35:29Z Salt impairs photosynthetic pigment accumulation and cellular morphology in Fremyella diplosiphon by distinct biological mechanisms. By Singh SP, Montgomery BL. 2013-04-09T14:35:29+00:00 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/anton_lang_awards_presented_on_march_11 http://www.prl.msu.edu/news/anton_lang_awards_presented_on_march_11#When:20:26:50Z This year’s Anton Lang Awards were presented to John Withers (Graduate Student Award) and Rebecca Roston (Research Associate Award) 2013-03-25T20:26:50+00:00