Plant Gravitropism

Elison B. Blancaflor Professor Plant Biology Division 2510 Sam Noble Parkway The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Ardmore, OK 73401 Office phone: 580-224-6687 Fax: 580-224-6692 eblancaflor@noble.org

Immunohistochemistry Relative to Gravity: A Simple Method to Retain Information About Gravity for Immunolocalization and Histochemistry.- A Flat Embedding Method to Orient Thin Biological Samples for Sectioning.- Quantification of Root Gravitropic Response Using a Constant Stimulus Feedback System.- The Analysis of Gravitropic Setpoint Angle Control in Arabidopsis.- Imaging of Dynamic Ion Signaling During Root Gravitropism.- Live Cell Imaging of Cytoskeletal and Organelle Dynamics in Gravity-Sensing Cells in Plant Gravitropism.- Auxin Carrier and Signaling Dynamics During Gravitropic Root Growth.- Imaging and Quantitative Methods for Studying Cytoskeletal Rearrangements during Root Development and Gravitropism.- Methods for RNA Profiling of Gravi-Responding Plant Tissues.- Proteomic Approaches and their Application to Plant Gravitropism.- Assays for Root Hydrotropism and Response to Water Stress.- Evaluating Mechano-Transduction and Touch Responses in Plant Roots.- Expressing and Characterizing Mechanosensitive Channels in Xenopus Oocytes.- Flowering Shoots of Ornamental Crops as a Model to Study Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Plant Gravitropism.- Studying Molecular Changes During Gravity Perception and Response in a Single Cell.- Live Cell and Immuno-Labeling Techniques to Study Gravitational Effects on Single Plant Cells.- Use of High Gradient Magnetic Fields to Evaluate Gravity Perception and Response Mechanisms in Plants and Algae.- Use of Microgravity Simulators for Plant Biological Studies.- Conducting Plant Experiments in Space.- Spaceflight Exploration in Plant Gravitational Biology.- Hypergravity Experiments to Evaluate Gravity Resistance Mechanisms in Plants.