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Iris Meier is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States with a research portfolio centered on molecular biology and plant sciences. Their work spans biochemistry, genetics, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying plant reproductive biology, nuclear structure and function, and photosynthetic processes.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to understanding plant cellular processes and stress responses. Among these are:

  • LINC-complex mediated positioning of the vegetative nucleus is involved in calcium and ROS signaling in Arabidopsis pollen tubes, 2020, published in Nucleus
  • Arabidopsis KASH Proteins SINE1 and SINE2 Are Involved in Microtubule Reorganization During ABA-Induced Stomatal Closure, 2020, published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Recent advances in understanding the biological roles of the plant nuclear envelope, 2020, published in Nucleus
  • Autochthonous West Nile virus infection in Germany: Increasing numbers and a rare encephalitis case in a kidney transplant recipient, 2021, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Distinct Roles for KASH Proteins SINE1 and SINE2 in Guard Cell Actin Reorganization, Calcium Oscillations, and Vacuolar Remodeling, 2022, published in Frontiers in Plant Science

Their coauthor collaborations include:

  • Norman R. Groves
  • Morgan Moser
  • Alecia Biel
  • Andrew B. Kirkpatrick
  • Katelyn Amstutz

Frequent publication venues reflect a concentration in plant science and cellular biology disciplines, notably:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nucleus
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Journal of Experimental Botany

Meier's research areas include:

  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

The subfields of their work integrate molecular biology and plant science with elements of public health, environmental health, cell biology, and infectious diseases, indicating a multidisciplinary approach that intersects with both fundamental plant science and applied biological concerns.

Best Publications

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • NUCLEAR PORE ANCHOR, the Arabidopsis Homolog of Tpr/Mlp1/Mlp2/Megator, Is Involved in mRNA Export and SUMO Homeostasis and Affects Diverse Aspects of Plant Development

    Xianfeng Morgan Xu;Annkatrin Rose;Sivaramakrishnan Muthuswamy;Sun Yong Jeong

  • Scaffolds, levers, rods and springs: diverse cellular functions of long coiled-coil proteins.

    A. Rose;I. Meier

  • Control of expression of the Tn10-encoded tetracycline resistance genes: Equilibrium and kinetic investigation of the regulatory reactions

    Wolfgang Hillen;Christiane Gatz;Lothar Altschmied;Klaus Schollmeier

  • Novel plant SUN–KASH bridges are involved in RanGAP anchoring and nuclear shape determination

    Xiao Xian Zhou;Katja Graumann;David E. Evans;Iris Meier

  • A domain unique to plant RanGAP is responsible for its targeting to the plant nuclear rim.

    Annkatrin Rose;Iris Meier

  • Plant homeodomain protein involved in transcriptional regulation of a pathogen defense-related gene.

    Ursula Korfhage;Giampiero F. Trezzini;Iris Meier;Klaus Hahlbrock

  • Coiled-coil protein composition of 22 proteomes – differences and common themes in subcellular infrastructure and traffic control

    Annkatrin Rose;Shannon J Schraegle;Eric A Stahlberg;Iris Meier

  • MFP1 is a thylakoid-associated, nucleoid-binding protein with a coiled-coil structure.

    Sun Yong Jeong;Annkatrin Rose;Iris Meier

  • The tomato I‐box binding factor LeMYBI is a member of a novel class of Myb‐like proteins

    Annkatrin Rose;Iris Meier;Udo Wienand

  • RanGAP1 is a continuous marker of the Arabidopsis cell division plane.

    Xianfeng Morgan Xu;Qiao Zhao;Thushani Rodrigo-Peiris;Jelena Brkljacic

  • Anchorage of Plant RanGAP to the Nuclear Envelope Involves Novel Nuclear-Pore-Associated Proteins

    Xianfeng Morgan Xu;Tea Meulia;Iris Meier

  • A proteomic study of the arabidopsis nuclear matrix.

    Tomasz T. Calikowski;Tomasz T. Calikowski;Tea Meulia;Iris Meier

  • Cell Biology of the Plant Nucleus

    Iris Meier;Iris Meier;Eric J. Richards;David E. Evans

  • Two Distinct Interacting Classes of Nuclear Envelope–Associated Coiled-Coil Proteins Are Required for the Tissue-Specific Nuclear Envelope Targeting of Arabidopsis RanGAP

    Qiao Zhao;Jelena Brkljacic;Iris Meier

  • Composition of the plant nuclear envelope: theme and variations

    Iris Meier

  • Elicitor-inducible and constitutive in vivo DNA footprints indicate novel cis-acting elements in the promoter of a parsley gene encoding pathogenesis-related protein 1.

    Iris Meier;Klaus Hahlbrock;Imre E. Somssich

  • The nuclear pore and plant development

    Iris Meier;Jelena Brkljacic

  • MFP1, a novel plant filament-like protein with affinity for matrix attachment region DNA.

    Iris Meier;Tom Phelan;Wilhelm Gruissem;Steven Spiker

  • A 125 bp promoter fragment is sufficient for strong elicitor-mediated gene activation in parsley.

    U. van de Löcht;I. Meier;K. Hahlbrock;I. E. Somssich

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Hillen
Wolfgang Hillen University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Klaus Hahlbrock
Klaus Hahlbrock Max Planck Society
Imre E. Somssich
Imre E. Somssich Max Planck Society
Rolf Sauer
Rolf Sauer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
David E. Somers
David E. Somers The Ohio State University
Werner Hohenberger
Werner Hohenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Daniel S. Rokhsar University of California, Berkeley
Vadim N. Gladyshev
Vadim N. Gladyshev Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jonathan D. G. Jones
Jonathan D. G. Jones University of East Anglia

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