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Overview

Kenneth Cline is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans across diverse fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their research is concentrated in several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. This interdisciplinary approach reflects a blend of biological, environmental, and engineering sciences.

The main topics covered in Kenneth Cline's work include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on plant biology and ecological co-management. Notable papers are:

  • "Engineering 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase improves grain yield in heat-stressed maize," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Engineering 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase to improve heat tolerance in maize seed development," 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "The roles of ecology, legal structures, and threats in maintaining successful shellfish and river herring co-management in Maine," 2025, published in Marine Policy

Kenneth Cline has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Camila Ribeiro
  • Tracie A. Hennen-Bierwagen
  • Alan M. Myers
  • A. Mark Settles
  • S. J. Chivers

Their work has been published in venues such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Marine Policy, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), indicating a balance between high-impact journals and preprint repositories.

Best Publications

  • Molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene family.

    Bao-Cai Tan;Leina M. Joseph;Wen-Tao Deng;Lijuan Liu

  • Complete sequence of the citrus tristeza virus RNA genome.

    A.V. Karasev;V.P. Boyko;S. Gowda;O.V. Nikolaeva

  • Protein Import and Routing Systems of Chloroplasts

    Kenneth Keegstra;Kenneth Cline

  • Thylakoid ΔpH-dependent precursor proteins bind to a cpTatC–Hcf106 complex before Tha4-dependent transport

    Kenneth Cline;Hiroki Mori

  • Protein-specific energy requirements for protein transport across or into thylakoid membranes. Two lumenal proteins are transported in the absence of ATP.

    K Cline;W F Ettinger;S M Theg

  • Sec-independent protein translocation by the maize Hcf106 protein

    A. Mark Settles;A. Mark Settles;A. Mark Settles;Ann Yonetani;Ann Yonetani;Ann Yonetani;Aimee Baron;Aimee Baron;Aimee Baron;Daniel R. Bush;Daniel R. Bush;Daniel R. Bush

  • A twin arginine signal peptide and the pH gradient trigger reversible assembly of the thylakoid ΔpH/Tat translocase

    Hiroki Mori;Kenneth Cline

  • Precursors to two nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins bind to the outer envelope membrane before being imported into chloroplasts.

    K Cline;M Werner-Washburne;T H Lubben;K Keegstra

  • IMPORT AND ROUTING OF NUCLEUS-ENCODED CHLOROPLAST PROTEINS

    Kenneth Cline;Ralph Henry

  • Multiple pathways for protein transport into or across the thylakoid membrane.

    K. Cline;R. Henry;Changjiang Li;Jianguo Yuan

  • Agrobacterium -mediated transformation of Citrus stem segments and regeneration of transgenic plants

    G. A. Moore;C. C. Jacono;J. L. Neidigh;S. D. Lawrence

  • Thermolysin is a suitable protease for probing the surface of intact pea chloroplasts.

    Kenneth Cline;Margaret Werner-Washburne;Jaen Andrews;Kenneth Keegstra

  • Separation and characterization of inner and outer envelope membranes of pea chloroplasts

    Kenneth Cline;Jaen Andrews;Brent Mersey;Eldon H. Newcomb

  • SecA homolog in protein transport within chloroplasts: evidence for endosymbiont-derived sorting.

    Jianguo Yuan;Ralph Henry;Michael McCaffery;Kenneth Cline

  • Component Specificity for the Thylakoidal Sec and Delta Ph–Dependent Protein Transport Pathways

    Hiroki Mori;Elizabeth J. Summer;Xianyue Ma;Kenneth Cline

  • Oligomers of Tha4 Organize at the Thylakoid Tat Translocase during Protein Transport

    Carole Dabney-Smith;Hiroki Mori;Kenneth Cline

  • Post-translational protein translocation into thylakoids by the Sec and ΔpH-dependent pathways

    Hiroki Mori;Kenneth Cline

  • Developmental Regulation of the Plastid Protein Import Apparatus.

    Clas Dahlin;Kenneth Cline

  • Interaction of a Plant 14-3-3 Protein with the Signal Peptide of a Thylakoid-Targeted Chloroplast Precursor Protein and the Presence of 14-3-3 Isoforms in the Chloroplast Stroma

    Paul C. Sehnke;Ralph Henry;Kenneth Cline;Robert J. Ferl

  • A stromal protein factor maintains the solubility and insertion competence of an imported thylakoid membrane protein.

    Luis A. Payan;Kenneth Cline

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Theg
Steven M. Theg University of California, Davis
Kenneth Keegstra
Kenneth Keegstra Michigan State University
Donald R. McCarty
Donald R. McCarty University of Florida
Alan M. Myers
Alan M. Myers Iowa State University
Giovanni Finazzi
Giovanni Finazzi Grenoble Alpes University
Roy J. Martin
Roy J. Martin University of California, Davis
Joen Luirink
Joen Luirink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John C. Gray
John C. Gray University of Cambridge
Robert J. Ferl
Robert J. Ferl University of Florida
Robert A. Martienssen
Robert A. Martienssen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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