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Nigel M. Crawford is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences with a strong emphasis on plant science and molecular biology. The main topics covered by their work include plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant molecular biology research, plant reproductive biology, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

Their recent publications reflect involvement in various areas of plant biology and molecular mechanisms. Some notable papers include:

  • Nitrate in 2020: Thirty Years from Transport to Signaling Networks, 2020, published in The Plant Cell
  • A molecular framework underlying low-nitrogen-induced early leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2023, published in Molecular Plant
  • PHB3 regulates lateral root primordia formation via NO-mediated degradation of AUXIN/INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID proteins, 2022, published in Journal of Experimental Botany
  • PHB3 Regulates Lateral Root Primordia Formation via NO-mediated Degradation of AUX/IAAs, 2021, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Yong Wang, Shuna Li, Qingqing Li, Xiao Tian, and Lijun Mu. Their work has appeared in multiple publication venues, among which are The Plant Cell, Molecular Plant, Journal of Experimental Botany, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Nitrate: nutrient and signal for plant growth.

    Nigel M. Crawford

  • Molecular and physiological aspects of nitrate uptake in plants

    Nigel M Crawford;Anthony D.M Glass

  • Cadmium and iron transport by members of a plant metal transporter family in Arabidopsis with homology to Nramp genes

    Sébastien Thomine;Rongchen Wang;John M. Ward;Nigel M. Crawford

  • Identification of a plant nitric oxide synthase gene involved in hormonal signaling.

    Fang-Qing Guo;Mamoru Okamoto;Nigel M. Crawford

  • The herbicide sensitivity gene CHL1 of arabidopsis encodes a nitrate-inducible nitrate transporter

    Yi Fang Tsay;Julian I. Schroeder;Kenneth A. Feldmann;Nigel M. Crawford

  • Microarray Analysis of the Nitrate Response in Arabidopsis Roots and Shoots Reveals over 1,000 Rapidly Responding Genes and New Linkages to Glucose, Trehalose-6-Phosphate, Iron, and Sulfate Metabolism

    Rongchen Wang;Mamoru Okamoto;Xiujuan Xing;Nigel M. Crawford

  • Genomic analysis of a nutrient response in Arabidopsis reveals diverse expression patterns and novel metabolic and potential regulatory genes induced by nitrate.

    Rongchen Wang;Karl Guegler;Samuel T. LaBrie;Nigel M. Crawford

  • A unified nomenclature of NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family members in plants

    Sophie Léran;Kranthi Varala;Jean Christophe Boyer;Maurizio Chiurazzi

  • Arabidopsis Nitric Oxide Synthase1 Is Targeted to Mitochondria and Protects against Oxidative Damage and Dark-Induced Senescence

    Fang-Qing Guo;Nigel M. Crawford

  • Genomic Analysis of the Nitrate Response Using a Nitrate Reductase-Null Mutant of Arabidopsis

    Rongchen Wang;Rudolf Tischner;Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez;Maren Hoffman

  • Mechanisms for nitric oxide synthesis in plants

    Nigel M. Crawford

  • Identification and characterization of a chlorate-resistant mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana with mutations in both nitrate reductase structural genes NIA1 and NIA2.

    Jack Q. Wilkinson;Nigel M. Crawford

  • Nitrate signaling: adaptation to fluctuating environments.

    Gabriel Krouk;Nigel M. Crawford;Gloria M. Coruzzi;Yi Fang Tsay

  • Dissection of the AtNRT2.1:AtNRT2.2 Inducible High-Affinity Nitrate Transporter Gene Cluster

    Wenbin Li;Ye Wang;Mamoru Okamoto;Nigel M. Crawford

  • The Nitrate Transporter AtNRT1.1 (CHL1) Functions in Stomatal Opening and Contributes to Drought Susceptibility in Arabidopsis

    Fang-Qing Guo;Jared Young;Nigel M. Crawford

  • Molecular and Developmental Biology of Inorganic Nitrogen Nutrition

    Nigel M. Crawford;Brian G. Forde

  • The Molecular Genetics of Nitrate Assimilation in Fungi and Plants

    Nigel M. Crawford;Herbert N. Arst

  • A framework integrating plant growth with hormones and nutrients.

    Gabriel Krouk;Gabriel Krouk;Sandrine Ruffel;Sandrine Ruffel;Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez;Alain Gojon

  • New insights into nitric oxide metabolism and regulatory functions

    Nigel M. Crawford;Fang-Qing Guo

  • The Arabidopsis CHL1 protein plays a major role in high-affinity nitrate uptake

    Rongchen Wang;Dong Liu;Nigel M. Crawford

Frequent Co-Authors

Gloria M. Coruzzi
Gloria M. Coruzzi New York University
Julian I. Schroeder
Julian I. Schroeder University of California, San Diego
Gabriel Krouk
Gabriel Krouk University of Montpellier
Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez
Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Anthony D. M. Glass
Anthony D. M. Glass University of British Columbia
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández University of Córdoba
Kenneth A. Feldmann
Kenneth A. Feldmann University of Arizona
Caroline Dean
Caroline Dean John Innes Centre
John M. Ward
John M. Ward University College London

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