Molecular biology of microorganisms

1. Caplan, A.B. and Menninger, J.R. 1979. Tests of the ribosomal editing hypothesis: Amino acid starvation differentially enhances the dissociation of peptidyl-tRNA from the ribosomes. J. Mol. Biol. 134: 621-637.

2. Caplan, A.B. 1980. Regulation of peptidyl-tRNA dissociation from ribosomes. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Iowa. 252 pp.

3. Joos, H., Inzé, D., Caplan, A., Sorman, M., Van Montagu, M., and Schell, J. 1983. Genetic analysis of T-DNA transcripts in nopaline crown galls. Cell 32: 1057-1067.

4. Menninger, J.R., Caplan, A.B., Gingerich, P.K.E., and Atherly, A.G., 1983. Tests of the ribosomal editing hypothesis II. Relaxed (relA) and stringent (relA+) E. coli differ in rates of dissociation of peptidyl-tRNA from ribosomes. Mol. Gen. Genet. 190: 215-221.

5. Caplan, A.B. and Menninger, J.R. 1984. Dissociation of peptidyl-tRNA from ribosomes is perturbed by streptomycin and by strA mutations. Mol. Gen. Genet. 194: 534-538.

6. Caplan, A.B., Van Montagu, M., and Schell, J. 1985. Genetic analysis of integration mediated by single T-DNA borders. J. Bacteriol. 161: 655-664.

7. Crespi, M., Messens, E., Caplan, A., Van Montagu, M., and Desomer, J. 1992. Fasciation induction by the phytopathogen Rhodococcus fasciens depends upon a linear plasmid encoding a cytokinin synthase gene. EMBO J. 11: 795-804.

8. Goldman, G.H., Geremia, R., Caplan, A.B., Vila, S., Villarroel, R., Van Montagu, M., and Herrera-Estrella, A. 1992. Molecular characterization and regulation of the phosphoglycerol kinase gene from Trichoderma viride. Molec. Microbiol. 6: 1231-1242.

Plant genetic engineering

9. Caplan, A., Herrera-Estrella, L., Inzé, D., Van Haute, E., Van Montagu, M., Schell, J., and Zambryski, P. 1983. Introduction of genetic material into plant cells. Science 222: 815-821.

10. Caplan, A. and Van Montagu, M. 1986. A survey of representative cloning vehicles for rice. Rice Genetics Newsletter 3: 23-27.

11. Caplan, A. and Van Montagu, M., 1987. Generalizing the process of genetic colonization of eukaryotes by bacteria. In: Spondyloarthropathies: involvement of the gut. H. Mielants and E.M. Veys (Eds.). Amsterdam, Excerpta Medica. Pgs. 305-312.

12. Caplan, A. and Van Montagu, M., 1990. Evolutionary consequences of modifying cultivated plants. In: Introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms into the environment. (SCOPE 44), H. A. Moody and G. Bernardi (Eds.). Chichester, John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Pgs. 57-68.

13. Caplan, A. and Van Montagu, M., 1990. Plant expression systems. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 1: 68-73.

14. Bowler, C., Caplan, A., and Van Montagu, M., 1991. Innovative approaches to crop improvement: an assessment of superoxide dismutase for stress tolerance. In: International Symposium on Rice Research: New Frontiers. E.A.Siddiq (Ed.). New Delhi, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 8. Pgs. 1231-1242.

15. Caplan, A., Berger, Ph.H., and Naderi, M., 1998. Phenotypic variation between transgenic plants: What is making gene expression unpredictable? In Somaclonal Variation and Induced Mutations in Crop Improvement. S. M. Jain, D.S.Brar, and B.S. Ahloowahlia (Eds.), Dorderecht, Kluwer Academic Press. pp. 541-564. (in press)

Developmental biology of Arabidopsis, tobacco, and other pests

16. Alliote, T., Tiré, C., Engler, G., Peleman, J., Caplan, A., Van Montagu, M., and Inzé, D. 1989. An auxin-regulated gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a DNA-binding protein. Plant Physiol. 89: 743-752.

17. Naderi, M., Caplan, A., and Berger, Ph.H. 1997. Phenotypic characterization of a tobacco mutant impaired in auxin polar transport. Plant Cell Reports 17: 32-38.

Molecular biology of rice

18. Dekeyser, R., Claes, B., Marichal. M., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A. 1989. Evaluation of selectable markers for rice transformation. Plant Physiol. 90: 217-223.

19. Caplan, A., Claes, B., Dekeyser, R., and Van Montagu, M., 1990. Salinity and drought stress in rice. In: The Impact of Biotechnology in Agriculture (Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, Vol 8), R.S.Sangwan and B.S. Sangwan-Norrell (Eds.). Dorderecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Pgs. 391-402.

20. Claes, B., Dekeyser, R., Villarroel, R., Van den Bulcke, M., Bauw, G., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A. 1990. Characterization of a rice gene showing organ-specific expression in response to salt stress and drought. The Plant Cell 2: 19-27.

21. Dekeyser, R., Claes, B., De Rycke, R., Habets, M., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A. 1990. Transient gene expression in intact and organized rice tissue. The Plant Cell 2: 591-602.

22. Borkird, C., Claes, B., Caplan, A., Simoens, C., and Van Montagu, M. 1991. Differential expression of water-stress associated genes in tissues of rice plants. J. Plant Physiol. 138: 591-595.

23. Claes, B., Smalle, J., Dekeyser, R.,Van Montagu, M. , and Caplan, A. 1991. Organ-dependent regulation of a plant promoter isolated from rice by "promoter-trapping" in tobacco. Plant J. 1: 15-26.

24. Masuta, Ch., den Bulcke, M., Bauw, G., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A., 1991. Differential effects of elicitors on the hypersensitive response of rice. Plant Physiol. 97: 619-629.

25. Van den Broeck, D., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A. 1991. Polyamine-induced phosphorylation in rice nuclei. Rice Genetics Newsletters 8: 145-149.

26. Caplan, A., Dekeyser, R., and Van Montagu, M. 1992. Useful selectable markers for rice transformation. In: Recombinant DNA, part G (Methods in Enzymology). R. Wu (Ed.). Orlando, Academic Press. Pgs. 426-440.

27. Ito, H. Kimizuka, F., Ohbayashi, A., Matsui, H., Honma, M., Shinmyo, A., Ohashi, Y., Caplan, A.B., and Rodriguez, R.L. 1994. Molecular cloning and characterization of two complementary DNAs encoding putative peroxidases from rice (Oryza sativa L.) shoots. Plant Cell Reports 13: 361-366.

28. Van Breusegem, F., Dekeyser, R., Garcia, A.B., Claes, B., Gielen, J., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A. B., 1994. Heat-inducible rice hsp82 and hsp70 are not always co-regulated. Planta 193: 57-66.

29. Van Breusegem, F., Dekeyser, R., Gielen, J., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A., 1994. Characterization of a S-Adenosylmethionine Synthase gene in rice. Plant Physiol. 105: 1463-1464.

30. Van den Broeck, D., Van Der Straaten, D., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A.B. 1994. A group of chromosomal proteins is specifically released by spermine and loses DNA-binding activity upon phosphorylation. Plant Physiol. 106: 559-566.

31. Chen, Zh., Iyer, S., Caplan, A., Klessig, D., and Fan, B. 1997. Differential accumulation of salicylic acid and salicylic acid-sensitive catalase in different rice tissues. Plant Physiol.114: 193-201.

32. Garcia, A.-B., de Aleida Engler, J., Iyer, S., Geerts, T., Van Montagu, M., and Caplan, A. 1997. Effects of osmoprotectants upon salt stress in rice. Plant Physiol.115: 159-169.

33. Iyer, S. and Caplan, A. 1998. Products of proline catabolism can function as pleiotropic effectors in rice. Plant Physiol. 116: 203-211.

34. Garcia, A.-B., de Aleida Engler, J., Claes, B., Villaroel, R., Van Montagu, M., Geerts, T., and Caplan, A. 1998. The expression of the salt-responsive gene salT from rice is regulated by hormonal and developmental cues. Planta 207: 172-180.

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Cortese, M., Xiao, G., Hilgers, L., and Caplan, A. Molecular and biochemical markers for zinc detoxification in rice.

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