Contact details:

Department of Biological Sciences
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YQ
Office: +44 1524 510207
Lab: +44 1524 592934
Dept. Fax: +44 1524 843854
email b.g.forde@lancaster.ac.uk

My research interests are in the area of plant-environment interactions. We focus on how plants sense environmental nitrate and how nitrate signals are converted into changes in gene expresssion and development.

http://bssv01.lancs.ac.uk/bs/research/NitroGene/nitrogene.htm

The Effect of Iron on the Primary Root Elongation of Arabidopsis during Phosphate Deficiency. Ward JT, Lahner B, …, Salt DE, Raghothama KG Plant Physiol 2008 May 8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 16 May 2008 Variation in molybdenum content across broadly distributed populations of Arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by a mitochondrial molybdenum transporter (MOT1). Baxter I, Muthukumar B, …, Guerinot ML, Salt DE PLoS Genet 2008 Feb 4(2):e1000004 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 13 May 2008 Cytokinins induce sporulation in Dictyostelium. Anjard C, Loomis WF Development 2008 Jan 23 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Jeffrey Williams Evaluated 31 Jan 2008 Nitrate efflux at the root plasma membrane: identification of an Arabidopsis excretion transporter. Segonzac C, Boyer JC, …, Rossignol M, Gibrat R Plant Cell 2007 Nov 19(11):3760-77 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 20 Nov 2007 MicroRNA399 is a long-distance signal for the regulation of plant phosphate homeostasis. Pant BD, Buhtz A, Kehr J, Scheible WR Plant J 2007 Dec 19 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Susan Barker Evaluated 20 Nov 2007 Auxin fluxes in the root apex co-regulate gravitropism and lateral root initiation. Lucas M, Godin C, Jay-Allemand C, Laplaze L J Exp Bot 2008 59(1):55-66 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 19 Sep 2007 Root tip contact with low-phosphate media reprograms plant root architecture. Svistoonoff S, Creff A, …, Nussaume L, Desnos T Nat Genet 2007 Jun 39(6):792-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde / Jiri Friml / Enrico Martinoia Evaluated 1 Jun 2007 Smallest angiosperm genomes found in lentibulariaceae, with chromosomes of bacterial size. Greilhuber J, Borsch T, …, Porembski S, Barthlott W Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2006 Nov 8(6):770-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 6 Feb 2007 Employing libraries of zinc finger artificial transcription factors to screen for homologous recombination mutants in Arabidopsis. Lindhout BI, Pinas JE, Hooykaas PJ, van der Zaal BJ Plant J 2006 Nov 48(3):475-83 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Carlos F. Barbas / Brian Forde Evaluated 24 Nov 2006 Variation of enzyme activities and metabolite levels in 24 Arabidopsis accessions growing in carbon-limited conditions. Cross JM, von Korff M, …, Palacios N, Stitt M Plant Physiol 2006 Dec 142(4):1574-88 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 21 Nov 2006 Regulation of the high-affinity NO3- uptake system by NRT1.1-mediated NO3- demand signaling in Arabidopsis. Krouk G, Tillard P, Gojon A Plant Physiol 2006 Nov 142(3):1075-86 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Joseph Strauss Evaluated 11 Oct 2006 AXR4 is required for localization of the auxin influx facilitator AUX1. Dharmasiri S, Swarup R, …, Bennett MJ, Estelle M Science 2006 May 26 312(5777):1218-20 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Kay Schneitz / Simon Gilroy Evaluated 23 May 2006 Caged gene-inducer spatially and temporally controls gene expression and plant development in transgenic Arabidopsis plant. Hayashi K, Hashimoto K, …, Tasaka M, Nozaki H Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006 May 1 16(9):2470-4 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde / Andrew Bent Evaluated 22 Feb 2006 Shoot circumnutation and winding movements require gravisensing cells. Kitazawa D, Hatakeda Y, …, Suge H, Takahashi H Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 Dec 20 102(51):18742-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Sheila McCormick / Brian Forde / David Smyth Evaluated 19 Dec 2005 PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER TRAFFIC FACILITATOR1 is a plant-specific SEC12-related protein that enables the endoplasmic reticulum exit of a high-affinity phosphate transporter in Arabidopsis. González E, Solano R, …, Leyva A, Paz-Ares J Plant Cell 2005 Dec 17(12):3500-12 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Mary Lou Guerinot / Ian Moore Evaluated 21 Nov 2005 The putative high-affinity nitrate transporter NRT2.1 represses lateral root initiation in response to nutritional cues. Little DY, Rao H, …, Krapp A, Malamy JE Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 Sep 20 102(38):13693-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Joe Heitman Evaluated 26 Sep 2005 The 14-amino acid CLV3, CLE19, and CLE40 peptides trigger consumption of the root meristem in Arabidopsis through a CLAVATA2-dependent pathway. Fiers M, Golemiec E, …, Stiekema W, Liu CM Plant Cell 2005 Sep 17(9):2542-53 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Sheila McCormick / Brian Forde Evaluated 15 Aug 2005 A new molecular tool for transgenic diatoms: control of mRNA and protein biosynthesis by an inducible promoter-terminator cassette. Poulsen N, Kröger N FEBS J 2005 Jul 272(13):3413-23 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 1 Jul 2005 Cellular internalization of fluorescent proteins via arginine-rich intracellular delivery peptide in plant cells. Chang M, Chou JC, Lee HJ Plant Cell Physiol 2005 Mar 46(3):482-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 14 Apr 2005 Sites and regulation of auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis roots. Ljung K, Hull AK, …, Normanly J, Sandberg G Plant Cell 2005 Apr 17(4):1090-104 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Elena Alvarez-Buylla Evaluated 24 Mar 2005 Functional genomics of the regulation of the nitrate assimilation pathway in Chlamydomonas. González-Ballester D, de Montaigu A, …, Galván A, Fernández E Plant Physiol 2005 Feb 137(2):522-33 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 2 Feb 2005 Potassium carrier TRH1 is required for auxin transport in Arabidopsis roots. Vicente-Agullo F, Rigas S, …, Hatzopoulos P, Grabov A Plant J 2004 Nov 40(4):523-35 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde / Patrick Masson Evaluated 1 Nov 2004 Rank products: a simple, yet powerful, new method to detect differentially regulated genes in replicated microarray experiments. Breitling R, Armengaud P, Amtmann A, Herzyk P FEBS Lett 2004 Aug 27 573(1-3):83-92 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 13 Sep 2004 MAX3/CCD7 is a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase required for the synthesis of a novel plant signaling molecule. Booker J, Auldridge M, …, Klee H, Leyser O Curr Biol 2004 Jul 27 14(14):1232-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Michael Lenhard / Brian Forde Evaluated 5 Aug 2004 Nitrate reductase activity is required for nitrate uptake into fungal but not plant cells. Unkles SE, Wang R, …, Crawford NM, Kinghorn JR J Biol Chem 2004 Jul 2 279(27):28182-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 13 May 2004 Physiologically mediated self/non-self discrimination in roots. Gruntman M, Novoplansky A Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 Mar 16 101(11):3863-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 16 Mar 2004 Urea transport by nitrogen-regulated tonoplast intrinsic proteins in Arabidopsis. Liu LH, Ludewig U, …, Frommer WB, von Wirén N Plant Physiol 2003 Nov 133(3):1220-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 11 Dec 2003 Identification of a plant nitric oxide synthase gene involved in hormonal signaling. Guo FQ, Okamoto M, Crawford NM Science 2003 Oct 3 302(5642):100-3 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Michael Blatt / Julia Kehr Evaluated 17 Oct 2003 Self/non-self discrimination in roots. Falik O, Reides P, Gersani M, Novoplansky A J Ecol 2003 91:525-531 [order article] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 20 Aug 2003 The putative glutamate receptor 1.1 (AtGLR1.1) functions as a regulator of carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Kang J, Turano FJ Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 May 27 100(11):6872-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde Evaluated 20 May 2003 Yokonolide B, a novel inhibitor of auxin action, blocks degradation of AUX/IAA factors. Hayashi K, Jones AM, …, Kondo H, Nozaki H J Biol Chem 2003 Jun 27 278(26):23797-806 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Judy Callis Evaluated 1 May 2003 Switching between the two action modes of the dual-affinity nitrate transporter CHL1 by phosphorylation. Liu KH, Tsay YF EMBO J 2003 Mar 3 22(5):1005-13 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Nicolaus Von Wiren / Ramon Serrano Evaluated 3 Mar 2003 The nitrate transporter AtNRT1.1 (CHL1) functions in stomatal opening and contributes to drought susceptibility in Arabidopsis. Guo FQ, Young J, Crawford NM Plant Cell 2003 Jan 15(1):107-17 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / Enrico Martinoia / Jocelyn Malamy Evaluated 8 Jan 2003 Long-distance signaling in nodulation directed by a CLAVATA1-like receptor kinase. Searle IR, Men AE, …, Carroll BJ, Gresshoff PM Science 2003 Jan 3 299(5603):109-12 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian Forde / David Smyth / Martin Parniske Evaluated 19 Nov 2002

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