Publications by authors named "Kevin R Gale"
MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION 1 (MOR1) is a plant member of the highly conserved MAP215/Dis1 family of microtubule-associated proteins. Prior studies with the temperature-sensitive mor1 mutants of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), which harbor single amino acid substitutions in an N-terminal HEAT repeat, proved that MOR1 regulates cortical microtubule organization and function. Here we demonstrate by use of live cell imaging and immunolabeling that the mor1-1 mutation generates specific defects in the microtubule arrays of dividing vegetative cells.
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- The study evaluated the identification of erythrocytic ruminant Anaplasma species through genetic sequence comparisons rather than previous subjective methods like observing host pathogenicity.
- The research analyzed 21 DNA sequences from various Anaplasma species across several countries, revealing distinct relationships and clustering among these closely related organisms.
- A specific PCR method was developed to amplify the A. centrale vaccine strain, confirming the effectiveness of 16S rDNA for genus identification and GroEL sequences for species differentiation.