Prof. JA Langdale
Research Area
Evolution of Plant Development
Research Description
see lab webpage for further details (link at left)
Langdale Group Members
Publications (while at this department)
Langdale, J.A. (2011) C
4 Cycles: Past, present, and future research on C
4 photosynthesis Plant Cell. 23 (11): pp 3879-3892.
doi:10.1105/tpc.111.092098.
Sanders, H.L, Darrah, P.R, Langdale, J.A. (2011) Sector analysis and predictive modelling reveal iterative shoot-like development in fern fronds Development. 138 (14): pp 2925-2934.
doi:10.1242/dev.065888.
Harrison, C.J, Langdale, J.A. (2010) Comment: The developmental pattern of shoot apices in Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun International Journal of Plant Sciences. 171 (6): pp 690-692.
doi:10.1086/653134.
Hodges, M.E, Scheumann, N, Wickstead, B, Langdale, J.A, Gull, K. (2010) Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the centriole from protein components Journal of Cell Science. 123 (9): pp 1407-1413.
doi:10.1242/jcs.064873.
Bravo-Garcia, A, Yasumura, Y, Langdale, J.A. (2009) Specialization of the Golden2-like regulatory pathway during land plant evolution New Phytologist. 183 (1): pp 133-141.
doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02829.x.
Harrison, CJ, Roeder, AHK, Meyerowitz, EM, Langdale, JA. (2009) Local Cues and Asymmetric Cell Divisions Underpin Body Plan Transitions in the Moss Physcomitrella patens Current Biology. 19 (6): pp 461-471.
doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.050.
Mellor, A.E, Langdale, J.A. (2009) The filifolium1 mutation perturbs shoot architecture in Zea mays (Poaceae) American Journal of Botany. 96 (9): pp 1594-1602.
doi:10.3732/ajb.0800388.
Waters, M.T, Wang, P, Korkaric, M, Capper, R.G, Saunders, N.J, Langdale, J.A. (2009) GLK transcription factors coordinate expression of the photosynthetic apparatus in Arabidopsis Plant Cell. 21 (4): pp 1109-1128.
doi:10.1105/tpc.108.065250.
Hibberd, J.M, Sheehy, J.E, Langdale, J.A. (2008) Using C4 photosynthesis to increase the yield of rice-rationale and feasibility Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 11 (2): pp 228-231.
doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2007.11.002.
Langdale, J.A. (2008) Evolution of developmental mechanisms in plants Current Opinion in Genetics and Development. 18 (4): pp 368-373.
doi:10.1016/j.gde.2008.05.003.
Waters, M.T, Moylan, E.C, Langdale, J.A. (2008) GLK transcription factors regulate chloroplast development in a cell-autonomous manner Plant Journal. 56 (3): pp 432-444.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03616.x.
Harrison, C.J, Rezvani, M, Langdale, J.A. (2007) Growth from two transient apical initials in the meristem of Selaginella kraussiana Development. 134 (5): pp 881-881.
doi:10.1242/dev.001008.
Alexander, D.L, Mellor, E.A, Langdale, J.A. (2005) Corkscrew1 defines a novel mechanism of domain specification in the maize shoot Plant Physiology. 138 (3): pp 1396-1408.
doi:10.1104/pp.105.063909.
Harrison, J, Moller, M, Langdale, J, Cronk, Q, Hudson, A. (2005) The role of KNOX genes in the evolution of morphological novelty in streptocarpus Plant Cell. 17 (2): pp 430-443.
doi:10.1105/tpc.104.028936.
Harrison, C.J, Coriey, 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 (7032): pp 509-514.
doi:10.1038/nature03410.
Langdale, J.A. (2005) The then and now of maize leaf development Maydica. 50 (3): pp 459-467
Yasumura, Y, Moylan, E.C, Langdale, J.A. (2005) A conserved transcription factor mediates nuclear control of organelle biogenesis in anciently diverged land plants Plant Cell. 17 (7): pp 1894-1907.
doi:10.1105/tpc.105.033191.
Dolan, L, Langdale, J.A. (2004) New insights into plant development in New England Development. 131 (21): pp 5215-5220.
doi:10.1242/dev.01439.
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 Journal. 31 (6): pp 713-727.
doi:10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01390.x.
Cribb, L, Hall, L.N, Langdale, J.A. (2001) Four mutant alleles elucidate the role of the G2 protein in the development of C4 and C3 photosynthesizing maize tissues Genetics. 159 (2): pp 787-797
Rossini, L, Cribb, L, Martin, D.J, Langdale, J.A. (2001) The maize Golden2 gene defines a novel class of transcriptional regulators in plants Plant Cell. 13 (5): pp 1231-1244.
doi:10.1105/tpc.13.5.1231.
Roth, R, Sawers, R.J, Munn, H.L, Langdale, J.A. (2001) Plastids undifferentiated, a nuclear mutation that disrupts plastid differentiation in Zea mays L. Planta. 213 (4): pp 647-658.
doi:10.1007/s004250100537.
Birchler, J, Langdale, J, Chandler, V. (1999) Jumping genes and maize genomics Trends in Plant Science. 4 (6): pp 205-206
Brutnell, T.P, Sawers, R.J.H, Mant, A, Langdale, J.A. (1999) Bundle sheath defective2, a novel protein required for post-translational regulation of the rbcL gene of maize Plant Cell. 11 (5): pp 849-864.
doi:10.1105/tpc.11.5.849.
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 (5411): pp 154-156.
doi:10.1126/science.284.5411.154.
Tsiantis, M, Brown, M.I.N, Skibinski, G, Langdale, J.A. (1999) Disruption of auxin transport is associated with aberrant leaf development in maize Plant Physiology. 121 (4): pp 1163-1168
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 (4): pp 593-599.
doi:10.1023/A:1005947306667.
Hall, L.N, Rossini, L, Cribb, L, Langdale, J.A. (1998) GOLDEN 2: A novel transcriptional regulator of cellular differentiation in the maize leaf Plant Cell. 10 (6): pp 925-936.
doi:10.1105/tpc.10.6.925.
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. Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. 51: pp 27-31
Schneeberger, R, Tsiantis, M, Freeling, M, Langdale, J.A. (1998) The rough sheath2 gene negatively regulates homeobox gene expression during maize leaf development Development. 125 (15): pp 2857-2865
Smith, L.H, Langdale, J.A, Chollet, R. (1998) A functional calvin cycle is not indispensable for the light activation of C4 phosphoeno/pyruvate carboxylase kinase and its target enzyme in the maize mutant bundle sheath defective2-mutable1 Plant Physiology. 118 (1): pp 191-197
Tsiantis, M, Langdale, J.A. (1998) The formation of leaves Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 1 (1): pp 43-48
Hall, L.N, Langdale, J.A. (1996) Molecular genetics of cellular differentiation in leaves New Phytologist. 132 (4): pp 533-553
Roth, R, Hall, L.N, Brutnell, T.P, Langdale, J.A. (1996) Bundle sheath defective2, a mutation that disrupts the coordinated development of bundle sheath and mesophyll cells in the maize leaf Plant Cell. 8 (5): pp 915-927
Langdale, J.A, Kidner, C.A. (1994) Bundle sheath defective, a mutation that disrupts cellular differentiation in maize leaves Development. 120 (3): pp 673-681
Nelson, T, Langdale, J.A. (1992) Developmental genetics of C4 photosynthesis Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 43 (1): pp 25-47
Langdale, J.A, Nelson, T. (1991) Spatial regulation of photosynthetic development in C4 plants Trends in Genetics. 7 (6): pp 191-196