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J Allan Downie

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1 Coordinating nodule morphogenesis with rhizobial infection in legumes. Annu Rev Plant Biol 2008 4.22
2 Nodulation signaling in legumes requires NSP2, a member of the GRAS family of transcriptional regulators. Science 2005 3.19
3 The rules of engagement in the legume-rhizobial symbiosis. Annu Rev Genet 2011 2.72
4 A Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase required for symbiotic nodule development: Gene identification by transcript-based cloning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 2.54
5 Calcium, kinases and nodulation signalling in legumes. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2004 2.31
6 GRAS proteins form a DNA binding complex to induce gene expression during nodulation signaling in Medicago truncatula. Plant Cell 2009 2.00
7 Plastid proteins crucial for symbiotic fungal and bacterial entry into plant roots. Nature 2004 1.94
8 Nuclear calcium changes at the core of symbiosis signalling. Curr Opin Plant Biol 2006 1.93
9 A nucleoporin is required for induction of Ca2+ spiking in legume nodule development and essential for rhizobial and fungal symbiosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 1.85
10 Lotus japonicus nodulation requires two GRAS domain regulators, one of which is functionally conserved in a non-legume. Plant Physiol 2006 1.81
11 NUCLEOPORIN85 is required for calcium spiking, fungal and bacterial symbioses, and seed production in Lotus japonicus. Plant Cell 2007 1.71
12 Differential and chaotic calcium signatures in the symbiosis signaling pathway of legumes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.57
13 Analysis of Nod-factor-induced calcium signaling in root hairs of symbiotically defective mutants of Lotus japonicus. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2006 1.40
14 Positional cloning identifies Lotus japonicus NSP2, a putative transcription factor of the GRAS family, required for NIN and ENOD40 gene expression in nodule initiation. DNA Res 2007 1.32
15 Proteins exported via the PrsD-PrsE type I secretion system and the acidic exopolysaccharide are involved in biofilm formation by Rhizobium leguminosarum. J Bacteriol 2006 1.24
16 Analysis of calcium spiking using a cameleon calcium sensor reveals that nodulation gene expression is regulated by calcium spike number and the developmental status of the cell. Plant J 2006 1.23
17 Rearrangement of actin cytoskeleton mediates invasion of Lotus japonicus roots by Mesorhizobium loti. Plant Cell 2009 1.20
18 Glucomannan-mediated attachment of Rhizobium leguminosarum to pea root hairs is required for competitive nodule infection. J Bacteriol 2008 1.20
19 Legume pectate lyase required for root infection by rhizobia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.18
20 Recipient-induced transfer of the symbiotic plasmid pRL1JI in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae is regulated by a quorum-sensing relay. Mol Microbiol 2003 1.16
21 Nuclear membranes control symbiotic calcium signaling of legumes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.14
22 Adaptation of Rhizobium leguminosarum to pea, alfalfa and sugar beet rhizospheres investigated by comparative transcriptomics. Genome Biol 2011 1.12
23 Quorum-sensing in Rhizobium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2002 1.10
24 A common genomic framework for a diverse assembly of plasmids in the symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria. PLoS One 2008 1.06
25 Plant biology: locks, keys and symbioses. Nature 2003 1.05
26 LIN, a novel type of U-box/WD40 protein, controls early infection by rhizobia in legumes. Plant Physiol 2009 1.04
27 Conservation in function of a SCAR/WAVE component during infection thread and root hair growth in Medicago truncatula. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2010 0.96
28 The Medicago truncatula DMI1 protein modulates cytosolic calcium signaling. Plant Physiol 2007 0.96
29 Identification of protein secretion systems and novel secreted proteins in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae. BMC Genomics 2008 0.95
30 Structural implications of mutations in the pea SYM8 symbiosis gene, the DMI1 ortholog, encoding a predicted ion channel. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2007 0.95
31 Buffering capacity explains signal variation in symbiotic calcium oscillations. Plant Physiol 2012 0.92
32 Identification of symbiotically defective mutants of Lotus japonicus affected in infection thread growth. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2006 0.91
33 Mastoparan activates calcium spiking analogous to Nod factor-induced responses in Medicago truncatula root hair cells. Plant Physiol 2007 0.89
34 The cin and rai quorum-sensing regulatory systems in Rhizobium leguminosarum are coordinated by ExpR and CinS, a small regulatory protein coexpressed with CinI. J Bacteriol 2009 0.89
35 A plant arabinogalactan-like glycoprotein promotes a novel type of polar surface attachment by Rhizobium leguminosarum. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2012 0.86
36 Co-ordination of quorum-sensing regulation in Rhizobium leguminosarum by induction of an anti-repressor. Mol Microbiol 2011 0.86
37 Annexins - calcium- and membrane-binding proteins in the plant kingdom: potential role in nodulation and mycorrhization in Medicago truncatula. Acta Biochim Pol 2009 0.86
38 Nonlinear time series analysis of nodulation factor induced calcium oscillations: evidence for deterministic chaos? PLoS One 2009 0.86
39 Quorum-sensing-regulated transcriptional initiation of plasmid transfer and replication genes in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae. Microbiology 2007 0.86
40 The superoxide dismutase SodA is targeted to the periplasm in a SecA-dependent manner by a novel mechanism. Mol Microbiol 2011 0.84
41 Host-specific Nod-factors associated with Medicago truncatula nodule infection differentially induce calcium influx and calcium spiking in root hairs. New Phytol 2013 0.81
42 Rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses in Lotus japonicus require lectin nucleotide phosphohydrolase, which acts upstream of calcium signaling. Plant Physiol 2012 0.81
43 Protein domains and architectural innovation in plant-associated Proteobacteria. BMC Genomics 2005 0.81
44 Mutation of praR in Rhizobium leguminosarum enhances root biofilms, improving nodulation competitiveness by increased expression of attachment proteins. Mol Microbiol 2014 0.80
45 Characterization of the quaternary amine transporters of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008 0.80
46 Natural variation in host-specific nodulation of pea is associated with a haplotype of the SYM37 LysM-type receptor-like kinase. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2011 0.78
47 Plant biology: fixation with regulation. Nature 2002 0.76
48 Competitive nodulation blocking of cv. Afghanistan pea is related to high levels of nodulation factors made by some strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2002 0.75