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Research Papers - 1999 to present

Hodges, M.E., Wickstead, B., Gull, K. & Langdale, J.A. (2011) Conservation of ciliary proteins in plants with no cilia. BMC Plant Biology 11, 185.

Sanders, H.L., Darrah, P.R. & Langdale, J.A. (2011). Sector analysis and predictive modelling reveals iterative shoot-like development in fern fronds. Development 138, 2925-2934.

Hodges, M. E., Scheumann, N., Wickstead, B., Langdale, J. A. & Gull, K. (2010). Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the centriole from protein components. J. Cell Sci. 123, 1407-1413

Mellor, E.A. & Langdale, J.A. (2009) The filifolium1 mutation perturbs shoot architecture in Zea mays L. Am. J. Botany 96, 1594-1602.

Waters, M.T, Wang, P., Korkaric, M., Capper, R.G., Saunders, N.J. & Langdale, J.A. (2009) GLK transcription factors co-ordinate expression of the photosynthetic apparatus in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 21, 1109-1128.

Bravo-Garcia, A., Yasumura, Y. & Langdale J.A. (2009) Specialization of the GLK regulatory pathway during land plant evolution. New Phytologist. 183, 133-141.

Harrison, C.J, Roeder, A.H.K., Meyerowitz, E.M. & Langdale, J.A. (2009) Local cues and asymmetric cell divisions underpin body plan transitions in the moss Physcomitrella patens. Current Biology 19, 461-471.

Waters, M.T., Moylan, E.C. & Langdale, J.A. (2008) GLK transcription factors regulate chloroplast development in a cell-autonomous manner. Plant J. 56,432-444

Harrison C.J., Rezvani M., & Langdale J.A. (2007) Growth from two transient apical initials in the meristem of Selaginella kraussiana. Development 134, 881-889.

Yasumura, Y., Moylan, E.C. and Langdale, J.A. (2005) A conserved transcription factor mediates nuclear control of organelle biogenesis in anciently diverged land plants. Plant Cell 17, 1894-1907.

Alexander, D.L., Mellor, E.A. & Langdale, J.A. (2005) Corkscrew defines a novel mechanism of domain specification in the maize leaf. Plant Physiology 138, 1396-1408.

Harrison C.J., Corley, S.B., Moylan, E.C., Alexander, D.L., Scotland. R.W. & Langdale, J.A. (2005) Independent recruitment of a conserved developmental mechanism during leaf evolution. Nature 434, 509-514.

Harrison C.J., Möller M., Langdale J.A., Cronk Q., Hudson, A. (2005) The role of knox genes in the evolution of morphological novelty in Streptocarpus. Plant Cell 17, 430-433.

Fitter, D.W., Martin, D.J. Copley, M.J., Scotland R.W. & Langdale, J.A. (2002) GLK gene pairs regulate chloroplast development in diverse plant species. Plant J. 31, 713-728.

Cribb, L., Hall, L.N. & Langdale, J. A. (2001) Four mutant alleles elucidate distinct roles for the G2 protein in the development of C₄ and C₃ photosynthesizing maize tissues. Genetics 159, 787-797.

Roth, R., Sawers, R.J.H., Munn, H.L. & Langdale J.A. (2001) plastids undifferentiated, a  mutation that disrupts plastid differentiation in Zea mays L. Planta 213, 647-658.

Rossini, L., Cribb, L., Martin, D.J. & Langdale J.A. (2001). The maize Golden2 gene defines a novel class of transcriptional regulators in plants. The Plant Cell 13, 1231-1244.

Tsiantis, M., Brown, M., Skibinski, G. & Langdale, J.A. (1999) Disruption of auxin transport is associated with aberrant leaf development in maize. Plant Physiology 121, 1163-1168.

Brutnell, T.P., Sawers, R.J.H., Mant, A. & Langdale, J.A. (1999) BUNDLE SHEATH DEFECTIVE2; a novel protein required for post-transcriptional regulation of the rbcL gene in maize. The Plant Cell 11, 849-864.

Tsiantis, M., Schneeberger, R., Golz, J.F., Freeling, M.  & Langdale, J.A.(1999) The maize rough sheath2 gene and leaf development programs in monocot and dicot plants. Science 284, 154-156.

Research Papers - 1998 and earlier

Schneeberger, R., Tsiantis, M., Freeling, M. & Langdale, J.A. (1998) The rough sheath 2 gene negatively regulates homeobox gene expression during maize leaf development.  Development 125, 2857-2865.

Smith, L.H., Langdale, J.A. & Chollet, R. (1998) A functional Calvin Cycle is not indispensable for the light activation of C4 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase kinase and its target enzyme in the maize mutant bundle sheath defective2-mutable1. Plant Physiology 118, 191-197.

Hall, L.N., Rossini, L., Cribb, L. & Langdale, J.A. (1998) GOLDEN2, a transcription factor essential for C4 photosynthetic development. The Plant Cell 10, 925-936.

Ewing, R.M., Jenkins, G.I. & Langdale, J.A. (1998) Transcripts of maize RbcS genes accumulate differentially in C3- and C4- tissues. Plant Molecular Biology 36, 593-599.

Roth, R., Hall, L.N., Brutnell, T.P.  and Langdale, J.A. (1996) bundle sheath defective 2, a mutation that disrupts the co-ordinated development of bundle sheath and mesophyll cells in the maize leaf. The Plant Cell 8, 915-927.

Langdale, J.A.  &  Kidner, C.A. (1994) bundle sheath defective, a mutation that disrupts cellular differentiation in maize leaves. Development 120, 673-681

Langdale, J.A., Irish, E.E. & Nelson, T. (1994) Action of the Tunicate locus on maize floral development. Developmental Genetics 15, 176-187.

Irish, E.E., Langdale, J.A. &  Nelson, T. (1994) Interactions between tassel seed and other sex determining genes in maize. Developmental Genetics 15, 155-171.

Langdale, J.A., Taylor , W.C. & Nelson, T. (1991) The cell-specific accumulation of maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase is correlated with demethylation at a specific site 3kb upstream of the gene. Molecular & General Genetics 225,49-55.

Stiefel, V., Ruiz-Avilla, L., Raz, R., Valles, M.P., Gomez, J., Pages, M., Martinez-Izquierdo, J.A., Ludevid, M.D., Langdale, J.A., Nelson T. & Puigdomench, P. (1990) Expression of a maize hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein gene in early leaf and root vascular differentiation. The Plant Cell 2, 785-793.

Langdale, J.A., Lane, B., Freeling M & Nelson T. (1989) Cell lineage analysis of maize bundle sheath and mesophyll cells. Developmental Biology 133, 128-139.

Langdale, J.A., Zelitch, I., Miller, E. & Nelson, T. (1988) Cell position and light influence C4 versus C3 patterns of photosynthetic gene expression in maize. EMBO Journal 7, 3643-3651.

Langdale, J.A., Rothermel, B.A &  Nelson, T. (1988) Cellular patterns of photosynthetic gene expression in developing maize leaves. Genes and Development 2, 106-115.

Langdale, J.A., Metzler, M.C. &  Nelson, T. (1987) The argentia mutation delays normal development of photosynthetic cell-types in Zea mays. Developmental Biology 122, 243-255.

Langdale, J.A.  &  Malcolm, A.D.B. (1985) A rapid method of gene detection using DNA bound to Sephacryl. Gene 36, 201-210.

Invited Reviews

Langdale, J.A. (2011) C4 cycles: past present and future research on C4 photosynthesis. Plant Cell 23, 3879–3892.

Waters, M.T. and Langdale, J.A. (2009) The making of a chloroplast. EMBO J 28 2861-2873

Langdale, J.A. (2008) Evolution of developmental mechanisms in plants. Curr Opin. Genetics & Dev. 18, 368-373

Hibberd, J.M, Sheehy, J. & Langdale, J.A (2008) Using C4 photosynthesis to increase the yeild of rice- rationality and feasibility. Curr Opin. Plant Biol. 11, 228-231.

Harrison, C.J. and Langdale, J.A. (2006) A step by step guide to phylogeny reconstruction. Plant J. 45, 561-572. [Go to Phylogeny]

Langdale, J.A. (2005) The then and now of maize leaf development. Maydica 50, 459-467.

Dolan, L. & Langdale, J.A. (2004) New insights into plant development in New England. Development 131, 5215-5220

Birchler, J., Langdale, J.A. & Chandler, V. (1999) Jumping genes and maize genomics. Trends in Plant Science 4, 205-206.

Langdale, J.A. (1998) Cellular differentiation in the leaf. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 10, 734-738.

Tsiantis, M. & Langdale, J.A. (1998) The formation of leaves. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 1, 43-48.

Brutnell, T.P. and Langdale, J.A. (1998) Signals in leaf development. Advances in Botanical Research  28, 162-195.

Langdale, J.A. & Brutnell, T.P. (1998) Methylating silence. Trends in Genetics 14, 390.

Hall, L.N. & Langdale, J.A. (1996) Molecular genetics of cellular differentiation in leaves. Tansley Review #88. The New Phytologist 132, 533-553.

Langdale, J.A. (1994) Homeobox genes in plant development.  Current Biology 4, 529-531.

Nelson, T.  & Langdale, J.A. (1992) Developmental genetics of C4 photosynthesis. Annual Review Plant Physiology & Plant Molecular Biology 43, 25-47.

Langdale, J.A. &  Nelson, T. (1991) Spatial regulation of photosynthetic development in C4 plants. Trends in Genetics 7, 191-196.

Nelson, T. and Langdale, J.A. (1989) Patterns of leaf development in C4 plants. The Plant Cell 1, 3-13.

Book Chapters/Symposium Proceedings

Langdale, J.A & C.J. Harrison (2008) Developmental changes during the evolution of plant form. In: Evolving Pathways: Key Themes in Evolutionary Developmental Biology (A. Minelli and G. Fusco, Eds) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pp299-315

Langdale, J.A, Scotland, R.W. & Corley, S. (2002) A developmental perspective on the evolution of leaves.  In: Developmental genetics and plant evolution (Q.B.C. Cronk, R.M. Bateman and J.A. Hawkins, Eds) Taylor and Francis, London pp388-394

Hall, L.N., Roth, R., Brutnell, T.P.  & Langdale, J.A. (1998) Cellular differentiation in the maize leaf is disrupted by bundle sheath defective mutations. In: Control of Plant Development: Genes and Signals (A.J. Greenland, E.M. Meyerowitz and M. Steer, Eds) SEB Symposium Series 51, Company of Biologists, Cambridge, pp27-31.

Langdale, J.A., Hall, L.N. & Roth, R. (1995) Control of cellular differentiation in maize leaves. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B. 350 53-57

Langdale, J.A.  (1993) In situ hybridization. In: The Maize Handbook. (V. Walbot and  M. Freeling, Eds) Springer-Verlag, New York, pp165-180

Nelson, T. &  and Langdale, J.A.  (1993) C4 photosynthetic genes and their expression patterns during leaf development. In: Control of Plant Gene Expression. (D.P.S. Verma, Ed) CRC Press, pp259-274.

Nelson, T. & Langdale, J.A. (1989) Differentiation of bundle sheath and mesophyll cells in C4 leaves depends on light and vein placement. In: Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry & Physiology 8, 251-260.

Edited Volumes

Coen, E.S & Langdale J. A. (2001) Current Opinion in Plant Biology: Growth and Development. Volume 4, No 1. Series Editors: Roberts, K. and Somerville C. Elsevier Science. London