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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ralph S. Quatrano is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within plant science and related fields, with a focus on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying plant development and physiology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology

Quatrano's research falls within several subfields of study:

  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

The scientist has published in notable venues with a concentration in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • The Plant Cell
  • New Phytologist
  • Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Thomas F. Schultz
  • Sidney L. Shaw
  • Richard A. Jorgensen
  • Cathie Martin
  • Sabeeha Merchant

Selected recent publications by Ralph S. Quatrano include:

  • Polar axis fixation in Fucus zygotes: components of the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • DEK1 displays a strong subcellular polarity during Physcomitrella patens 3D growth, 2020, New Phytologist
  • The role of targeted secretion in the establishment of cell polarity and the orientation of the division plane in Fucus zygotes, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Polar localization of a dihydropyridine receptor on living Fucus zygotes, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Thank you and best wishes to Annette Kessler, Peer Review Manager for The Plant Cell, 2022, The Plant Cell

Throughout their career, Quatrano has been recognized as a fellow in respected professional organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists, 2007
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2002

Best Publications

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • Common amino acid sequence domains among the LEA proteins of higher plants.

    Leon Dure;Martha Crouch;John Harada;Tuan-Hua David Ho

  • A plant leucine zipper protein that recognizes an abscisic acid response element

    Mark J. Guiltinan;William R. Marcotte;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Structure of the cell walls of marine algae and ecophysiological functions of the matrix polysaccharides.

    B. Kloareg;R.S. Quatrano

  • Abscisic acid-responsive sequences from the em gene of wheat.

    William R. Marcotte;Sandra H. Russell;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • The Physcomitrella patens chromosome-scale assembly reveals moss genome structure and evolution.

    Daniel Lang;Kristian K. Ullrich;Florent Murat;Joerg Fuchs

  • A dwarf mutant of Arabidopsis generated by T-DNA insertion mutagenesis

    Kenneth A. Feldmann;M. David Marks;Michael L. Christianson;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Mosses as model systems for the study of metabolism and development

    David Cove;Magdalena Bezanilla;Phillip Harries;Ralph Quatrano

  • MINIREVIEW—THE FIRST KISS: ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTROL OF INITIAL ADHESION BY RAPHID DIATOMS

    Richard Wetherbee;Jan L. Lind;Jo Burke;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Regulation of a wheat promoter by abscisic acid in rice protoplasts

    William R. Marcotte;Christopher C. Bayley;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Mechanisms of action of abscisic acid at the cellular level

    Alistair M. Hetherington;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Transcription in Isolated Wheat Nuclei: I. ISOLATION OF NUCLEI AND ELIMINATION OF ENDOGENOUS RIBONUCLEASE ACTIVITY

    Dawn Sywassink Luthe;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Microarray analysis of transcriptional responses to abscisic acid and osmotic, salt, and drought stress in the moss, Physcomitrella patens.

    Andrew C. Cuming;Sung Hyun Cho;Yasuko Kamisugi;Helen Graham

  • The Role of Hormones During Seed Development

    Christopher D. Rock;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Arabinogalactan proteins are required for apical cell extension in the moss Physcomitrella patens.

    Kieran J.D. Lee;Yoichi Sakata;Shaio-Lim Mau;Filomena Pettolino

  • Role of ABA and ABI3 in Desiccation Tolerance

    A. Khandelwal;S. H. Cho;H. Marella;Y. Sakata

  • Cis -regulatory element based targeted gene finding: genome-wide identification of abscisic acid- and abiotic stress-responsive genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Weixiong Zhang;Jianhua Ruan;Tuan-Hua David Ho;Youngsook You

  • PLANT CELL MORPHOGENESIS: Plasma Membrane Interactions with the Cytoskeleton and Cell Wall

    John E. Fowler;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Molecular Responses to Abscisic Acid and Stress Are Conserved between Moss and Cereals.

    Celia D. Knight;Amita Sehgal;Kamaljit Atwal;John C. Wallace

  • The cis-regulatory element CCACGTGG is involved in ABA and water-stress responses of the maize gene rab28.

    Maria Pla;Josep Vilardell;Mark J. Guiltinan;William R. Marcotte;William R. Marcotte

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan A. Rensing
Stefan A. Rensing University of Freiburg
Odd-Arne Olsen
Odd-Arne Olsen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Mitsuyasu Hasebe
Mitsuyasu Hasebe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Magdalena Bezanilla
Magdalena Bezanilla University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mark J. Guiltinan
Mark J. Guiltinan Pennsylvania State University
Andrew C. Cuming
Andrew C. Cuming University of Leeds
Dianna J. Bowles
Dianna J. Bowles University of York
Mikio Nishimura
Mikio Nishimura National Institute for Basic Biology
Stephen H. Howell
Stephen H. Howell Iowa State University
William J. Davies
William J. Davies Lancaster University

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