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Biology Department
611 N. Pleasant St.
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
Tel: +1-423-545-1533; Fax: +1-413-545-3243
E-mail: Baskin@bio.umass.edu
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/baskin/
Area of expertise: Growth anisotropy; cell wall, division and expansion, cytoskeleton and root growth
Selected Publications:
hu C, Ganguly A, Baskin TI, Foster C, Meunier KA, McClosky DD, Anderson CT, Okamoto R, Berg H, Dixit R (2015) The fragile fiber1 kinesin contributes to cortical microtubule-mediated trafficking of cell wall components. Plant Physiol 167: 780–792
Burkart GM, Baskin TI, Bezanilla M (2015) A family of ROP proteins that suppress actin dynamics, and is essential for polarized growth and cell adhesion. J Cell Sci 128: 2553–2564
Rutschow HL, Baskin TI, Kramer EM (2014) The carrier AUXIN RESISTANT (AUX1) dominates auxin flux into arabidopsis protoplasts. New Phytol 204: 536–544
Baskin TI, Jensen OE (2013) On the role of stress anisotropy in stems. J Exp Bot 64: 4697–4707
Baskin TI (2013) Patterns of root growth acclimation: Constant processes, changing boundaries. WIREs Dev Biol 2: 65–73
Wu S, Baskin TI, Gallagher KL (2012) Mechanical fixation techniques for processing and orienting delicate samples, such as the root of Arabidopsis thaliana, for light or electron microscopy. Nat Protoc 7: 1113–1124
Rahman A, Takahashi M, Shibasaki K, Wu S, Inaba T, Tsurumi S, Baskin TI (2010) Gravitropism of Arabidopsis thaliana roots requires the polarization of PIN2 toward the root tip in meristematic cortical cells. Plant Cell 22: 1762–1776
Gu Y, Kaplinsky N, Bringmann M, Cobb A, Carroll A, Sampathkumar A, Baskin TI, Persson S, Somerville C (2010) Identification of a novel CESA-associated protein required for cellulose biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107: 12866–12871
Wu S, Scheible WR, Schindelasch D, Van Den Daele H, De Veylder L, Baskin TI (2010) A conditional mutation in arabidopsis separase induces chromosome non-disjunction, aberrant morphogenesis, and cyclin B1;1 stability. Development 137: 953–961
Bannigan A, Scheible WR, Lukowitz W, Fagerstrom C, Wadsworth P, Somerville C, Baskin TI (2007) A conserved role for kinesin-5 in plant mitosis. J Cell Sci 120: 2819–2827
Murata T, Sonobe S, Baskin TI, Hyodo S, Hasezawa S, Nagata T, Horio T, Hasebe M (2005) Microtubule-dependent microtubule nucleation based on recruitment of γ-tubulin in higher plants. Nat Cell Biol 7: 961–968
Baskin TI (2005) Anisotropic expansion of the plant cell wall. Ann Rev Cell Dev Biol 21: 203–222
Marga F, Grandbois M, Cosgrove DJ, Baskin TI (2005) Cell wall extension results in the coordinate separation of parallel microfibrils: Evidence from scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Plant J 43: 181–190
van der Weele CM, Jiang H, Palaniappan KK, Ivanov VB, Palaniappan K, Baskin TI (2003) A new algorithm for computational image analysis of deformable motion at high spatial and temporal resolution applied to root growth: Roughly uniform elongation in the meristem and also, after an abrupt acceleration, in the elongation zone. Plant Physiol 132: 1138–1148
Ma Z, Baskin TI, Brown KM, Lynch JP (2003) Regulation of root elongation under phosphorus stress involves changes in ethylene responsiveness. Plant Physiol 131: 1381–1390
Baskin TI (2001) On the alignment of cellulose microfibrils by cortical microtubules: A review and a model. Protoplasma 215: 150–171
Baskin TI (2000) The cytoskeleton. In: Buchanan B, Gruissem W, Jones R, eds. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants. ASPP press, Rockville MD. pp. 202–258
Beemster GTS, Baskin TI (1998) Analysis of cell division and elongation underlying the developmental acceleration of root growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol 116: 1515–1526
Baskin TI, Wilson JE (1997) Inhibitors of protein kinases and phosphatases alter root morphology and disorganize cortical microtubules. Plant Physiol 113: 493–502
Baskin TI, Wilson JE. Cork A, Williamson RE (1994) Morphology and microtubule organization in arabidopsis roots exposed to oryzalin or taxol. Plant Cell Physiol 35: 935–944
Baskin TI, Betzner AS, Hoggart R, Cork A, Williamson RE (1992) Root morphology mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana. Aust J Plant Physiol 19: 427–437
Baskin TI, Cande WZ (1990) The structure and function of the mitotic spindle in flowering plants. Ann Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 41: 277–315
Baskin TI, Briggs WR, Iino M (1986) Can lateral distribution of auxin account for phototropism of maize coleoptiles? Plant Physiol 81: 306–309
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