Publications from my program are in three major areas: (a) plant stress tolerance & nitrogen metabolism, (b) arsenic phytoremediation & related biochemistry and (c) applied horticulture. Please e-mail reprint requests to brath@ufl.edu.
51. Huang A., Teplitski M., Rathinasabapathi B., Ma L.Q. (2010) Characterization of arsenic-resistant bacteria from the rhizosphere of arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L. Canadian Journal of Microbiology (in review).
50. Wei S., Ma L.Q., Saha U., Mathews S., Sundaram S., Rathinasabapathi B., Zhou Q (2010) Sulfate and glutathione enhanced arsenic accumulation by arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L. Environmental Pollution (in press).
49. Xin W, Ma L.Q., Rathinasabapathi B., Liu Y., Zeng G. (2010) Uptake and translocation of arsenite and arsenate by Pteris vittata L.: Effects of silicon, boron and mercury. Environmental and Experimental Botany 68: 222-229.
48. Sundaram, S., Rathinasabapathi B (2010) Transgenic expression of fern Pteris vittata glutaredoxin PvGrx5 in Arabidopsis thaliana increases plant tolerance to high temperature stress and reduces oxidative damage to proteins. Planta 231: 361-369.
47. Kertulis, G., Rathinasabapathi, B., Ma, L.Q. (2009) Characterization of glutathione reductase and catalase in the fronds of two Pteris ferns upon arsenic exposure. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47: 960-965.
46. Sundaram, S., Wu, S., Ma L.Q., Rathinasabapathi, B. (2009) Expression of a Pteris vittata glutaredoxin PvGRX5 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana increases plant arsenic tolerance and decreases arsenic accumulation in the leaves. Plant Cell & Environment 32: 851-858.
45. Sethi A, McAuslane HJ, Rathinasabapathi B, Nuessly GS, Nagata RT (2009) Enzyme induction as a possible mechanism for latex-mediated insect resistance in romaine lettuce. Journal of Chemical Ecology 35: 190-200.
44. Mathews S, Ma LQ, Rathinasabapathi B, Stamps RH (2009) Arsenic reduced scale insect infestation on arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L. Environmental and Experimental Botany 65: 282-286.
43. Rangasamy, M., B. Rathinasabapathi, H. J. McAuslane, R. H. Cherry, and R. T. Nagata. (2009). Oxidative responses of St.Augustinegrasses challenged by southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 35: 796-805.
42. Srivastava M, Ma LQ, Rathinasabapathi B, Srivastava P (2008)
Effect of selenium on arsenic uptake in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata
41. Rangasamy M, Rathinasabapathi B, McAuslane HJ, Cherry RH, Nagata RT (2008) Role of leaf sheath lignification and anatomy in resistance against Southern Chinch bug Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae) in St. Augustinegrass. Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 432-439.
40. Sundaram S, Rathinasabapathi B, Ma LQ, Rosen BP (2008) An arsenate-activated glutaredoxin from the arsenic hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata L. regulates intracellular arsenite. Journal of Biological Chemistry 283: 6095-6101.
39.
Fayiga, AO, Ma LQ, Rathinasabapathi
B. (2008) Effects
of nutrients on arsenic accumulation by arsenic hyperaccumulator
Pteris vittata
L. Environmental and Experimental
Botany 62: 231-237.
38.
37.
Rathinasabapathi B, Rangasamy M,
Froeba J, Cherry RH, McAuslane
HJ, Capinera JL, Srivastava M, Ma LQ
(2007). Arsenic hyperaccumulation
in the Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata L.) deters grasshopper (Schistocerca
36.
Rathinasabapathi B (2006) Ferns represent an untapped
biodiversity for improving crops for environmental stress tolerance. New Phytologist
172:385-390.
35.
Rathinasabapathi B, Wu S, Sundaram S, Rivoal J, Srivastava M, Ma LQ
(2006) Arsenic resistance in Pteris vittata L: Identification of cytosolic
triosephosphate isomerase
based on cDNA expression cloning in Escherichia
coli. Plant Molecular Biology 62:845-857.
34.
Berry AD, Stall WM, Rathinasabapathi B, Macdonald GE, Charudattan R (2006) Smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus L.) and livid amaranth (A. lividus)
interference with cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Weed Technology 20:227-231.
33.
Rathinasabapathi B, Raman SB, Kertulis G, Ma LQ (2006) Arsenic-resistant proteobacterium
from the phyllosphere of arsenic-hyperaccumulating
fern Pteris vittata
reduces arsenate to arsenite. Canadian Journal of Microbiology
52:695-700.
32.
Fouad WM, Rathinasabapathi B (2006) Expression of bacterial L-aspartate-alpha-decarboxylase in tobacco increases beta-alanine and pantothenate levels
and improves thermotolerance. Plant Molecular Biology 60:
495-505.
31.
Singh N., Ma, L.Q., Srivastava, M., and Rathinasabapathi B (2006) Metabolic
adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L. and Pteris ensiformis L. Plant Science 170:274-282.
30. Fayiga AO, Ma LQ,
29.
Rathinasabapathi B and Raman SB (2005).
Exogenous supply of pantoyl lactone to excised leaves increases their pantothenate levels.
Annals of Botany 95:1033-1037.
28. Rathinasabapathi B.,
27. Rathinasabapathi B. (2004). Survival of Salmonella
Montevideo on tomato leaves and mature green tomatoes. Journal of Food Protection
67:2277-2279.
26. Buker R.S., Rathinasabapathi B, Stall W.M., MacDonald G., Olson S.M. (2004) Physiological basis for differential tolerance of tomato and pepper to rimsulfuron and halosulfuron. Site of action study. Weed Science 52:201-205.
25. Raman S.B., Rathinasabapathi
B. (2004). Pantothenate
synthesis in plants. Plant Science
167:961-968.
24. Fayiga A.O. , Ma L.Q., Cao X., Rathinasabapathi B (2004) Effects of
Cd, Ni, Zn and Pb on plant growth and arsenic uptake of the hyperaccumulator Pteris
vittata in a contaminated soil. Environmental
Pollution 132:289-296.
23. Raman S.B., Rathinasabapathi B (2003) Beta-alanine N methyltransferase
of Limonium latifolium. cDNA
cloning and functional expression of a novel N methyltransferase
implicated in the synthesis of the osmoprotectant
beta-alanine betaine. Plant Physiology 132:1642-1651.
22. Koca, U., Rathinasabapathi B, Moore G (2003)
Distribution of flavonoid glycosides, polyphenolics and antioxidant potentials
in different tissues of Citrus paradisi, Citrus grandis and Citrus
sinensis. Proceedings of the
21. Aly M.A.M., Rathinasabapathi B., Bhalsod S
(2002) Somatic embryogenesis in members of the Plumbaginaceae: ornmental
statice Limonium and sea thrift Armeria maritima. HortScience 37:1122-1123.
20. Rathinasabapathi B (2002) Propionate, a
source of β-alanine, is an inhibitor of β-alanine methylation in Limonium latifolium,
Plumbaginaceae. Journal of Plant
Physiology 159:671-674.
19. Aly M.A.M., Rathinasabapathi B., Kelly K.
(2002) Somatic embryogenesis in perennial statice Limonium bellidifolium (Gouan)
Durmort. Plumbaginaceae. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture
68:127-135.
18. Rathinasabapathi, B., Fouad, W.M., and C.A.
Sigua (2001) β-Alanine betaine
synthesis in the Plumbaginaceae. Purification
and characterization of a trifunctional, S-adenosyl-l-methionine-dependent N-methyltransferase
from Limonium latifolium leaves. Plant
Physiology 126:1241-1249.
17. Rathinasabapathi, B., Sigua, C., Ho, J. and Gage D.A. (2000)
Osmoprotectant β-alanine betaine
synthesis in the Plumbaginaceae: S-adenosyl-L-methionine dependent N-methylation
of β-alanine to its betaine is via N-methyl and N,N-dimethyl β-alanines. Physiologia Plantarum
109:225-231.
16. Rathinasabapathi, B. (2000)
Metabolic engineering for stress tolerance: installing osmoprotectant synthesis
pathways. Annals of Botany
86:709-716.
15. Nuccio,
M.L., Russell, B.L., Nolte, K.D., Rathinasabapathi, B., Gage, D.A. and A.D.
Hanson (1998) The endogenous choline supply limits
glycine betaine synthesis in transgenic tobacco expressing choline
monooxygenase. Plant
Journal 16:487- 496.
14. Russell, B.L., B.
Rathinasabapathi, and A.D. Hanson (1998) Osmotic stress induces expression of
choline monooxygenase in sugar beet and other crops. Plant Physiology 116:859-865.
13. Trossat
C., B. Rathinasabapathi, E. A. Weretilnyk, T.-L. Shen, Z.-H.
Huang, D.A. Gage and A.D. Hanson (1998) Salinity promotes accumulation of
dimethylsulfoniopropionate and its precursor S-methylmethionine in
chloroplasts. Plant Physiology 116:165-171.
12. Rathinasabapathi B, M.
Burnet, B.L. Russell, D.A. Gage, P. Liao, G.J. Nye, P. Scott, J. Golbeck and
A.D. Hanson (1997) Choline monooxygenase, an unusual iron-sulfur enzyme catalyzing
the first step of glycine betaine synthesis in plants: prosthetic group
characterization and cDNA cloning. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94:
3454-3458.
11. Trossat
C., B. Rathinasabapathi, and A.D. Hanson (1997) Transgenically
expressed betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase efficiently catalyzes oxidation of
dimethylsulfoniopropionaldehyde and ã-amino aldehydes. Plant
Physiology 113: 1457-1461.
10. Rathinasabapathi B.,
K.F. McCue, D.A. Gage and A.D. Hanson (1994). Metabolic engineering of glycine
betaine synthesis: plant betaine aldehyde dehydrogenases lacking typical
transit peptides are targeted to tobacco chloroplasts where they confer betaine
aldehyde resistance. Planta 193: 155‑162.
9. Hanson A.D., B.
Rathinasabapathi, J. Rivoal, M. Burnet, D.A. Gage and M.O. Dillon (1994)
Osmoprotective compounds in the Plumbaginaceae: A natural experiment in
metabolic engineering of stress tolerance. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (
k A commentary on this work in News&Views sec. of Nature 20
Jan 1994, Vol. 367 p.221.
8. Paquet
L., B. Rathinasabapathi, H. Saini, L. Zamir, D.A. Gage, Z.‑H. Huang and
A.D. Hanson (1994) Accumulation of the
compatible solute 3‑dimethylsulfoniopropionate in sugarcane and its
relatives, but not other Gramineous crops. Australian Journal of Plant
Physiology 21: 37‑48.
7. Rathinasabapathi B.,
D.A. Gage, D.J. Mackill and A.D. Hanson (1993). Cultivated and wild rices do
not accumulate glycinebetaine due to deficiencies in two biosynthetic steps. Crop
Science 33: 534‑538.
6. Rathinasabapathi B. and
J. King (1992). Physiological response of herbicide‑resistant
cell variants of Datura innoxia to branched‑chain amino acids.
Plant Science 81: 191‑198.
5. Rathinasabapathi B. and
J. King (1992). An ultrastructural investigation on the
uptake of isolated nuclei and micronuclei by plant protoplasts. Plant
Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 29: 207‑214.
4. Hanson A.D., B.
Rathinasabapathi, B. Chamberlin and D.A. Gage (1991). Comparative
physiological evidence that ß‑alanine betaine and choline‑O‑sulfate
act as compatible osmolytes in halophytic Limonium species. Plant
Physiology 97: 1199‑1205
3. Rathinasabapathi B. and
J. King (1991). Herbicide resistance in Datura innoxia: Kinetic
characterization of acetolactate synthase from wild‑type and sulfonylurea‑resistant
cell variants. Plant Physiology 96: 255‑261.
2. Mukherjee
S.K., Rathinasabapathi B., and
1. Rathinasabapathi, B.,
Williams, D., and J. King (1990) Altered feedback sensitivity to valine,
leucine and isoleucine of acetolactate synthase from herbicide-resistant
variants of Datura innoxia. Plant
Science 67:1-6.
BOOK
CHAPTERS
8.
Rathinasabapathi B., Ma LQ., Srivastava M. (2006) Arsenic hyperaccumulating
ferns and their application to phytoremediation of
arsenic-contaminated sites. In: “Floricultural Advances” Edited by
7.
Rathinasabapathi B., Kaur R. (2005) Metabolic engineering for stress
tolerance. In: “Physiology and Molecular
Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants”. Edited by K.V.M. Rao, A.S. Raghavendra
and K.J. Reddy, Springer,
6. Rathinasabapathi, B.,
Raman, S.B., Sigua C., Aly M.A.M. (2002) Beta-alanine betaine: A nitrogenous
osmoprotectant implicated in plant tolerance to salinity and hypoxic
stress. In: ABiochemical and Molecular
Responses of Plants to the Environment@. Edited by A.J. Wood Research Signpost,
5. Rathinasabapathi, B
(2002) Quaternary ammonium osmoprotectants: Engineering their synthetic
pathways to enhance crop stress tolerance.
In: AReviews in Plant
Biochemistry and Biotechnology@. Edited by A. Goyal, Mehta SL and Lodha ML,
Vol I, The Society for Plant Biochemistry and
Biotechnology,
4. Rathinasabapathi, B.
(2000) Progress and prospects in engineering crops for osmoprotectant
synthesis. In: APlant Tolerance to
Abiotic Stresses in Agriculture: Role of Genetic Engineering@, edited by J. Cherry
Kluwer Academic, pp. 139-154.
3. Gage D.A. and B.
Rathinasabapathi (1999)
Role of glycine betaine and dimethyl sulfoniopropionate in
water-stress tolerance. In: ADrought, Salt, Cold and
Heat Stress: Molecular responses in higher plants@ edited by K. Shinozaki, Landes Biosciences publishers pp.
125-152.
2. Hanson A.D., J. Rivoal,
M. Burnet and B. Rathinasabapathi (1994) Biosynthesis of quaternary ammonium
and tertiary sulphonium compounds in response to water deficit. In: Environment and Plant Metabolism (N. Smirnoff,
ed.) Bios Scientific Publications,
1. Hanson A.D. and B.
Rathinasabapathi (1993) Replacement of glycine betaine by ß‑alanine
betaine, choline‑O‑sulfate or dimethylsulfoniopropionate in plants
adapted to interacting stresses. In:Interacting stresses on plants in a changing climate (eds
Jackson M.B. & Black C.R.), NATO ASI series Vol I 16 Springer,
PRESENTATIONS IN
MEETINGS
61. Rathinasabapathi, B. (2009) Mining stress tolerance genes from an arsenic hyperaccumultor fern Pteris vittata. School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. 18 June, 2009. Invited talk.
60. Rathinasabapathi, B. and Darnell R. (2009) General education and general interest courses as recruiting tools for the Horticulture undergraduate program. 69th Annual meeting, Southern region, American Society of Horticultural Sciences Jan 31-Feb 2, Atlanta, GA. Regional, Invited talk.
59. Rathinasabapathi, B. (2008) Arsenic hyperaccumulation in ferns: Understanding an adaptation through functional genomics. Aug 3-8, Annual meeting, Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, Invited talk.
58. Rathinasabapathi, B. (2008) Role of glutaredoxins in plant stress tolerance. Annual seminar series, April 16, 2008. Botany Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Invited talk.
57. Rathinasabapathi, B. (2008) Mining for stress tolerance genes from the arsenic hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata. Cancer and Genetics Research Complex, University of Florida, Oct 14, 2008. Invited talk..
56.
Huang A., Teplitski M., Rathinasabapathi
B., Ma L.Q. (2007) Characterization of rhizosphere bacteria of the arsenic hyperaccumulator
Chinese brake fern Pteris vittata
L., ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov 4-8, 2007.
55.
Sundaram S., Rathinasabapathi B, Ma LQ, Rosen
B (2007) An unusual glutaredoxin
from the arsenic hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata L.
regulates intracellular arsenite. Minisymposium talk and poster presentation. Plant Biology 2007, July 7-11,Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists,
54. Rathinasabapathi B, Wu S, Sundaram S.(2007)
Enhanced tolerance to high temperature stress in transgenic tomato expressing
bacterial panD gene. Poster. Plant Biology 2007, July
7-11, Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists,
53. Rangasamy
M, Rathinasabapathi B, McAuslane HJ, Cherry RH,
Nagata RT (2007) Role of leaf sheath
anatomy, toughness and lignification in resistance
against southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae) in St. Augustinegrass
lines. 90th
Annual meeting, Florida Entomological Society, July 15-17, 2007,
52. Rangasamy
M, Rathinasabapathi B, McAuslane HJ, Cherry RH,
Nagata RT (2006) Oxidative responses of St.Augustinegrasses challenged by southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae). Annual meeting of the
Entomological Society of
51. Rathinasabapathi B, Sundarum S,
Wu S, Ma LQ, Rosen BP (2006) Functional
genomics of the arsenic hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata: cDNA cloning and heterologous expression of a multifunctional arsenate reductase. Annual meeting, American Society of Plant
Biologists,
50. Sundaram
S, Rathinasabapathi B (2006) A role in arsenic resistance for a
novel glutaredoxin from hyperaccumulator
fern Pteris vittata
L.
49. Rathinasabapathi B., Wu S., Rivoal J, Ma L.Q.
(2005) Arsenic
hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata: A high throughput method to identify fern
arsenic resistance determinants based on cDNA
expression cloning in Escherichia coli. Florida
Genetics 2005, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, poster presentation, Dec
1, 2005.
48. Rathinasabapathi B., Raman S.B., Kertulis G.,
Ma L (2004) Arsenate
reduction in arsenic-hyperaccumulating fern Pteris vittata and a proteobacterium isolated from its phyllosphere.
Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists,
47. Fouad
W., Rathinasabapathi B (2004)
Processing of bacterial L-aspartate
alpha decarboxylase in transgenic tobacco. Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists,
46. Rathinasabapathi B (2004) Survivability of pathogenic Salmonella
on tomato leaves and mature green tomatoes.
Annual meeting,
International Fresh-cut Produce Association,
45. Rathinasabapathi B., Ferguson J.J., Gal M., Reichenbach R (2004) Evaluation of alleochemicals
in wood chips for weed suppression. 27th Annual
meeting,
44. Ferguson J.J., Rathinasabapathi B.,
Reichenbach R (2003) Evaluation of allelopathic potential of wood chips used
for weed suppression in sustainable fruit crops production systems. Annual meeting of the
American Society of Horticultural Science,
43. Rathinasabapathi B, Raman SB., Sigua C.
(2003) D-pantoate supply is rate-limiting for pantothenate synthesis in
leaves. Annual meeting of the
American Society of Plant Biologists,
42. Fouad W, Rathinasabapathi B (2003) Expression
of E. coli asparate alpha-decarboxylase in plants. Annual meeting of
the American Society of Plant Biologists,
41. Raman SB, Rathinasabapathi B (2003)
Characterization of recombinant beta-alanine N methyltransferase, a
novel enzyme involved in osmoprotectant synthesis in Limonium latifolium.
Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists,
40. Raman SB, Rathinasabapathi B., Aly M.A.M.,
Sigua C. (2002) Beta-alanine betaine synthesis in Limonium latifolium:
cDNA cloning and characterization of beta-alanine N
-methyltransferase. Annual
meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Denver, CO., Aug 3-8,
2002.
39. Raman SB, Rathinasabapathi B., Aly, M.A.M.,
Sigua C. (2002) Beta-alanine betaine synthesis in Limonium latifolium:
cDNA cloning and characterization of beta-alanine
38. Berry A.D., Stall W.M., Rathinasabapathi B.,
MacDonald G., Charudattan R. (2002) Smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybdridus L.)
and livid amaranth (A. lividus L.) interference with cucumber. Weed Science Society of America Annual
meeting,
37.
Rathinasabapathi, B., Fouad W., Sigua C (2001) Beta-alanine betaine synthesis
in the Plumbaginaceae: Purification and characterization of a trifunctional NBmethyltrasnferase from Limonium latifolium. Annual meetings of the
American Society of Plant Biologists, and Canadian Society of Plant
Physiologists,
36.
Fouad W., Rathinasabapathi B. (2001) Beta-alanine betaine synthesis in the cell
culture of Limonium latifolium , Plumbaginaceae.
Annual meetings of the American Society of Plant
Biologists, and Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists,
35. Malone, B., Rathinasabapathi, B., Chase C.
(2001) Allelopathic potential of plumbagin, a naphthoquinone from Plumbago
(Plumbaginaceae). 24th
Annual
34. Buker III, R. S,
Stall, W., Rathinasabapathi, B., MacDonald, G.E., S.M. Olson (2000)
Differential sulfonylurea herbicide tolerance in tomato and pepper. Annual meeting of the Weed
Science Society of
33.
Rathinasabapathi, B., and M.A.M. Aly (2000) Somatic embryogenesis in Limonium
latifolium (SM.) O. Kuntze, Plumbaginaceae.
Proceedings of the
32. Aly, M.A.M. and B. Rathinasabapathi (2000)
Somatic embryogenesis in Limonium bellidifolium (Plumbaginaceae). World Congress 2000 on In
Vitro Biology, June 10-15,
31. Rathinasabapathi B., C. Sigua and J. Ho
(1999) Beta-alanine betaine synthesis in the Plumbaginaceae: Partial
purification and characterization of N-methyltransferases in Limonium
latifolium. Metabolic
Networking in Plants, April 22-25, Plant Biochemistry and Mol. Biol.
Conference,
30. Rathinasabapathi, B., C. Sigua and J. Ho
(1999) Beta-alanine betaine synthesis in the Plumbaginaceae: Partial
purification and characterization of NBmethyltransferases
in Limonium latifolium . Annual meeting of the
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology program,
29. Rathinasabapathi, B. Beta-alanine and its
methylated derivatives in the Plumbaginaceae.
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology program annual meeting, May 15,
1998,
28. Rathinasabapathi, B. Beta-alanine and its
methylated derivatives in the Plumbaginaceae.
Poster. American
Society of Plant Physiologists Annual meeting, 1998, Madison,
27. Nuccio M., K.
Nolte, B. Russell, B. Rathinasabapathi, D. Gage and A.D. Hanson. Engineering glycine betaine
synthesis using choline monooxygenase. Plant Molecular and Cellular
Biology program annual meeting, May 15, 1998,
26. Russell, B.L., Rathinasabapathi, B., Nuccio
M.L., Hanson A.D. Choline monooxygenase is expressed in transgenic tobacco. Poster. American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual meeting, 1998,
Madison,
25. Nuccio M., K.
Nolte, B. Russell, B. Rathinasabapathi, D. Gage and A.D. Hanson. Engineering glycine betaine
synthesis using choline monooxygenase.
Poster. American
Society of Plant Physiologists Annual meeting, 1998, Madison,
24. Rathinasabapathi, B. and K.D. Nolte. Plant genetic transformation for the undergraduate classroom. 1997 Joint Annual
Meetings of the American Society of Plant Physiologists and the Canadian
Society of Plant Physiologists.
Aug 2-6,1997
23. Rathinasabapathi, B., Burnet, M., Russell,
B., Gage, D.A., Scott, P., Golbeck, J.H. and A.D. Hanson. Metabolic engineering
of glycine betaine synthesis in plants: Molecular cloning and characterization
of choline monooxygenase from spinach. 1997 Joint Annual Meetings of the American Society of Plant
Physiologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists. Aug 2-6, 1997
22. Rathinasabapathi, B. Glycine betaine
synthesis. Gordon Research Conference on
ACellular basis of adaptation to salt- and water-stress in
plants. Aug 11-15,
1996
21. Trossat C, Nolte
K.D, Rathinasabapathi B and A.D. Hanson. Subcellular localization
of the DMSP synthesis pathway in Wollastonia biflora (Asteraceae).
Annual meeting of the American Soc. of Plant
Physiologists, July 29-Aug 2 1996,
20. Rathinasabapathi B, M. Burnet, G.J. Nye, P.
Scott, J. Golbeck and A.D. Hanson. Molecular
cloning, characterization and expression of choline monooxygenase, an unusual
iron sulfur protein catalyzing the first step in glycine betaine synthesis in
plants. Eighth Annual Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
Workshop, April 30-31, 1996,
19. Trossat C, Nolte
K.D, Rathinasabapathi B and A.D. Hanson. Compartmentation of
DMSP synthesis in Wollastonia biflora (Asteraceae). Eighth Annual Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Workshop,
April 30-31, 1996,
18. Rathinasabapathi B and A.D. Hanson. Biosynthesis of the osmoprotectant β-alanine betaine in the
Plumbaginaceae. Plant Physiology
108: 42. Annual meeting of the American Soc. of Plant
Physiologists, July 29-Aug 2 1995,
17.
Rathinasabapathi B. Metabolic engineering of cultivated rice for glycine
betaine biosynthesis. Proposal presented to the Scientific advisory
committee, Rockefeller Foundation, Oct 21,1995,
International rice research institute,
16. Rathinasabapathi B. Hunting for stress
tolerance: From traditional breeding to transgenic crops. Horticultural
Sciences Dept, Annual seminar series, Sep 18, 1995, Univ of Florida,
Gainesville, FL.
15. Rathinasabapathi B., M. Burnet and A.D.
Hanson. Molecular cloning of cDNA for choline monooxygenase
from spinach. Seventh Annual
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Workshop, May 12‑13,
1995 Whitney Laboratory,
14. Burnet M., B. Rathinasabapathi and A.D.
Hanson. Towards the
engineering of glycine betaine synthesis. Seventh Meeting of the International
program on rice biotechnology, May 16‑20,1994,
13. Rathinasabapathi B Expression of Betaine aldehyde
dehydrogenase cDNAs from spinach and beet in transgenic tobacco. Oct 19, 1993.
Presented at a meeting at Calgene Inc., CA.
12.
Paquet L., B. Rathinasabapathi,
H. Saini, D.A. Gage and A.D. Hanson. Accumulation of the compatible solute 3‑dimethyl‑sulfoniopropionate
in sugarcane. Annual meeting of the American Soc. of Plant Physiologists,
July 31‑ Aug 4, 1993, Minneapolis, MN.
11. Rathinasabapathi B., K.F. McCue, D.A. Gage,
D.J. Mackill and A.D. Hanson. Prospects of intergeneric gene transfer for the
metabolic engineering of glycine betaine biosynthesis into rice. Sixth annual meeting of
the International program on rice biotechnology. Feb 1‑5,1993,
10. Hanson A.D., B. Rathinasabapathi, J. Rivoal,
M. Burnet and D.A. Gage. Osmoprotectant diversity in the Plumbaginaceae. Annual meeting of the American Soc. of Plant Physiologists, July
31‑ Aug 4, 1993,
9. Rathinasabapathi B., K.F. McCue and A.D.
Hanson. Expression of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase of
spinach and sugarbeet in transgenic tobacco. Annual meeting of the
American Soc. of Plant Physiologists, Aug 1‑5, 1992,
8. Hanson A.D.,Gage D.A. and B.Rathinasabapathi. Biosynthesis
and accumulation of osmoprotective compounds by halophytic plants of the genus
Limonium. Annual meeting of
the American Soc.of Plant Physiologists, July 28‑Aug 1,1991,
7. Rathinasabapathi B. and J.King. Kinetic characterization of
acetolactate synthase from chlorsulfuron‑resistant cell variants of Datura
innoxia. Annual meeting of
the Canadian Soc. of Plant physiologists, June 1990, Montreal.Annual meeting of
the American Soc.of Plant Physiol.,July 29‑Aug 2,1990, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
6. Rathinasabapathi B., D. Williams and J.
King. Altered feedback
sensitivity to valine, leucine and isoleucine of acetolactate synthase from
chlorsulfuron‑resistant variants of Datura innoxia.
Annual meeting of the American Soc. of Plant Physiologists
and Canadian Soc. of Plant Physiologists, July 30 ‑ Aug. 3, 1989,
5. Rathinasabapathi B. and J. King. Chloroplast recombination in
an intergeneric somatic hybrid between Nicotiana tabacum and Petunia
hybrida. Annual meeting of the Genetics Soc.
of
4. Rathinasabapathi B. and J. King. Nuclei mediated gene transfer in plants. XVIth International Congress
of Genetics, Aug. 20‑27, 1988,
3. Rathinasabapathi B. and J. King. High frequency uptake of isolated nuclei into
plant protoplasts induced by polyethyleneglycol, osmotic shock and ph.
shifts. Joint
Meetings of the Canadian Soc. of Plant Physiologists and the Canadian Soc. of
Plant Mol. Biologists.
June 9‑12, 1987,Queen's Univ.,
2. Rathinasabapathi B., N. Gupta and B.C.
Joshi. A direct in
vitro selection method to select for salt tolerant variants in Solanum
melongena. Proc.
of the Canadian Soc. of Plant Physiologists.June 16‑18, 1986
1. Rathinasabapathi B. and J. King. Isolation of nuclei from
kanamycin resistant Nicotiana tabacumsuspension cultures. Proc. of the Canadian
Soc. of Plant Physiologists. June 16‑18,
1986,
TEACHING RELATED PUBLICATIONS &
PRESENTATIONS
11. Rathinasabapathi
B. (2007) Planting
science in general education courses:
Experiential learning for non-majors.
Poster presented at the Annual Teaching Enhancement Symposium, Hilton Hotel and
10.
Tran* H., Rathinasabapathi B (2006) Expression of Pteris vittata cDNA
for PVHT1 gene in recombinant Escherichia
coli enhances its thermotolerance. Annual meeting, southern Section of the
American Society of Plant Biologists, Ocean Plaza Club Hotel, Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 25-27th, 2006. Poster.
9.
Fant*, J., Grandon*, B., Rathinasabapathi B, Olson, S.M., Lyrene P (2005) Antioxidant
potential of fruits: Evaluation of two
blueberry cultivars using an in vitro
assay. Proceedings
of the
8. Ferguson J.J., Rathinasabapathi B., Gal M.
(2004) A method
to screen weed-suppressing allelochemicals in
7.
Ferguson J.J., Rathinasabapathi B (2003) Allelopathy: How plants suppress other plants. EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu),
6.
Rathinasabapathi, B. (1999) Fall Vegetable Gardening. First Annual Fall Plant Festival,
Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association,
5.
Rathinasabapathi, B. (2000) Plant Biotech 101, In-service training,
4.
Rathinasabapathi, B (1999) Horticulture courses are a fun way for major
and non-majors to learn about the exciting science of crop production.
3.
Rathinasabapathi, B. (1998) Organic vegetable gardening and plant
biotechnology. Invited Speaker,
Environmental Horticulture Club.,
2. Rathinasabapathi B., Nolte K.D. (1997) Plant
genetic transformation for the undergraduate classroom. Joint Annual meetings of
the American Society of Plant physiologists and the Canadian Society of Plant
Physiologists., Aug 2-6, 1997,
1. Lauzer D., Rathinasabapathi B. (1994) Les
secrets biochimiques de l=herbier. Quatre-temps, Vol 18, No 3, Automne, Jardin
Botanique de Montreal. pp. 8-9.
PATENTS
2.
Rathinasabapathi, B., Raman SB (2007) Beta-alanine
N methyltransferase.
1.
Hanson, AD., Rathinasabapathi, B., Burnet M. (2001) Polynucleotide encoding choline monooxygenase and plants
transformed therewith.