Plant biology for space exploration – Building on the past, preparing for the future

Spaceflight induces novel regulatory responses in Arabidopsis seedling as revealed by combined proteomic and transcriptomic analyses

(2020) Colin P. S. Kruse et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Transcription Factors FHY3 and FAR1 Regulate Light-Induced CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 Gene Expression in Arabidopsis

(2020) Yang Liu et al.   PLANT CELL

Effects of Root Temperature on the Plant Growth and Food Quality of Chinese Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra Bailey)

(2020) Fang He et al.   Agronomy-Basel

The Photosynthetic Performance of Red Leaf Lettuce under UV-A Irradiation

(2020) Giedrė Samuolienė et al.   Agronomy-Basel

The nodulation and nyctinastic leaf movement is orchestrated by clock gene LHY in Medicago truncatula

(2020) Yiming Kong et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Fine‐tuning the amylose content of rice by precise base editing of the Wx gene

(2020) Yang Xu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Effects of LED spectra on growth, gas exchange, antioxidant activity and nutritional quality of vegetable species

(2020) Yongkang Tang et al.   Life Sciences in Space Research

HY5-COP1: the central module of light signaling pathway

(2020) Akanksha Bhatnagar et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Substituting Far-Red for Traditionally Defined Photosynthetic Photons Results in Equal Canopy Quantum Yield for CO2 Fixation and Increased Photon Capture During Long-Term Studies: Implications for Re-Defining PAR

(2020) Shuyang Zhen et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Identification and characterization of the CONSTANS (CO)/CONSTANS-like (COL) genes related to photoperiodic signaling and flowering in tomato

(2020) Tongwen Yang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Variation in the transcriptome of different ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana reveals signatures of oxidative stress in plant responses to spaceflight

(2019) Won-Gyu Choi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Products of anaerobic metabolism in waterlogged roots of soybean are exported in the xylem

(2019) Simone Cespedes Vitor et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Only a matter of time: the impact of daily and seasonal rhythms on phytochemicals

(2019) Donna J. Liebelt et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Upregulated Lipid Biosynthesis at the Expense of Starch Production in Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Vegetative Tissues via Simultaneous Downregulation of ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase and Sugar Dependent1 Expressions

(2019) Xiaoyu Xu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Blue light associated with low phytochrome activity can promote elongation growth as shade-avoidance response: A comparison with red light in four bedding plant species

(2018) Yun Kong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Synthetic biology approaches for the production of plant metabolites in unicellular organisms

(2017) Tessa Moses et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Dissecting Low Atmospheric Pressure Stress: Transcriptome Responses to the Components of Hypobaria in Arabidopsis

(2017) Mingqi Zhou et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Twenty Species of Hypobarophilic Bacteria Recovered from Diverse Soils Exhibit Growth under Simulated Martian Conditions at 0.7 kPa

(2016) Andrew C. Schuerger et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

How to Establish a Bioregenerative Life Support System for Long-Term Crewed Missions to the Moon or Mars

(2016) Yuming Fu et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

A portion of plant airborne communication is endorsed by uptake and metabolism of volatile organic compounds

(2016) Kenji Matsui   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Biogenesis of Plant Prevacuolar Multivesicular Bodies

(2016) Yong Cui et al.   Molecular Plant

Genetic enhancement of oil content in potato tuber (Solanum tuberosumL.) through an integrated metabolic engineering strategy

(2016) Qing Liu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Endosperm and Imprinting, Inextricably Linked

(2016) Mary Gehring et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Space, the final frontier: A critical review of recent experiments performed in microgravity

(2016) Joshua P. Vandenbrink et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Transcriptional response of Arabidopsis seedlings during spaceflight reveals peroxidase and cell wall remodeling genes associated with root hair development

(2015) T. Kwon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Spaceflight Induces Specific Alterations in the Proteomes of Arabidopsis

(2015) Robert J. Ferl et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Plant germline formation: common concepts and developmental flexibility in sexual and asexual reproduction

(2015) A. Schmidt et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Higher Plants in Space: Microgravity Perception, Response, and Adaptation

(2015) Hui Qiong Zheng et al.   MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Exclusion of solar UV radiation improves photosynthetic performance and yield of wheat varieties

(2015) Sunita Kataria et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

TqPCR: A Touchdown qPCR Assay with Significantly Improved Detection Sensitivity and Amplification Efficiency of SYBR Green qPCR

(2015) Qian Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Seed-to-Seed-to-Seed Growth and Development of Arabidopsis in Microgravity

(2014) Bruce M. Link et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Exploration of plant growth and development using the European Modular Cultivation System facility on the International Space Station

(2014) A. -I. Kittang et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Isoprene emission aids recovery of photosynthetic performance in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum following high intensity acute UV-B exposure

(2014) Mauro Centritto et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Fundamental Plant Biology Enabled by The Space Shuttle

(2013) Anna-Lisa Paul et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Growth of Serratia liquefaciens under 7 mbar, 0°C, and CO2-Enriched Anoxic Atmospheres

(2013) Andrew C. Schuerger et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Organ-specific remodeling of the Arabidopsis transcriptome in response to spaceflight

(2013) Anna-Lisa Paul et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Analysis of gene expression during parabolic flights reveals distinct early gravity responses inArabidopsisroots

(2013) D. Aubry-Hivet et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Transcriptome analyses of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings grown in space: implications for gravity-responsive genes

(2013) Melanie J. Correll et al.   PLANTA

Improvements in and actual performance of the Plant Experiment Unit onboard Kibo, the Japanese experiment module on the international space station

(2012) Sachiko Yano et al.   ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH

Spaceflight Transcriptomes: Unique Responses to a Novel Environment

(2012) Anna-Lisa Paul et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED 1 regulates ROS homeostasis and oxidative stress responses

(2012) A. G. Lai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The performance of KSC Fixation Tubes with RNALater for orbital experiments: A case study in ISS operations for molecular biology

(2011) Robert J. Ferl et al.   ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH

Regulation and Flexibility of Genomic Imprinting during Seed Development

(2011) Michael T. Raissig et al.   PLANT CELL

Phototropins But Not Cryptochromes Mediate the Blue Light-Specific Promotion of Stomatal Conductance, While Both Enhance Photosynthesis and Transpiration under Full Sunlight

(2011) H. E. Boccalandro et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ionomic response ofLotus japonicusto different root-zone temperatures

(2011) Quazi Forhad Quadir et al.   SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION

Studies on Biological Effects of Ion Beams on Lethality, Molecular Nature of Mutation, Mutation Rate, and Spectrum of Mutation Phenotype for Mutation Breeding in Higher Plants

(2010) Atsushi TANAKA et al.   JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH

The Linear Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (LAPG) III: a linear sequence of the families in APG III

(2009) ELSPETH HASTON et al.   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Phytochrome B Is Involved in Mediating Red Light-Induced Stomatal Opening in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Fang-Fang Wang et al.   Molecular Plant