Lab
Research PapersChen,
C., Marcus, A., Li. W., Hu Y., Vielle Calzada, J-P, Grossniklaus U., Cyr R.J.,
Ma, H. The Arabidopsis KATA gene is required for spindle morphogenesis
in male meiosis. Dev. Biol. (In Press) Marcus, A.I., Ambrose, J.C., Blickley,
L., Hancock, W., Cyr, R.J. The plant kinesin, KATA, is a minus-end directed motor
and exhibits non-processive movement. Cell Motil. Cytoskel. (In Press)
Dixt, R. & Cyr R.J. Spatio-temporal relationship between nuclear envelope
breakdown and preprophase band disappearance in cultured tobacco cells. Protoplasma
(In Press) Dixit, R. &
Cyr R.J. 2002 Golgi secretion is not required for marking the preprophase
band site in cultured tobacco cells. Plant J. 29:99-108 View
PDF Gardiner, J.C.,
Harper, J.D.I., Weerakoon, N.D., Collings, D.A., Cyr, R.J., Marc, J. 2001. A 90-kDa
phospholipase D from tobacco binds to microtubules and the plasma membrane. Plant
Cell 13: 2143-2158 View PDF Granger,
C.L. & Cyr, R.J. 2001a. Spatiotemporal relationships between growth and microtubule
orientation as revealed in living root cells of Arabidopsis transformed with GFP-MBD.
Protoplasma 216:201-214 Granger,
C.L. & Cyr, R.J. 2001b. Use of abnormal preprophase bands to decipher division
plane determination. J. Cell Sci. 114:599-607 Granger,
C.L. & Cyr, R.J. 2001c. Characterization of the yeast copper-inducible promoter
system in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Rpts. 20:227-234 View
PDF Marcus, A.I., Moore,
R.C., Cyr, R.J. 2001. The role of microtubules in guard cell function. J. Pl.
Physiol. 125:387-395 View
PDF Fisher, D.D. & Cyr, R.J. 2000. Mechanical forces in plant
growth and development. Grav. and Space Biol. Bull. 13:67-73 Granger,
C.L. & Cyr, R.J. 2000. Expression of GFP-MAP4 reporter gene in a stably transformed
tobacco cell line reveals dynamics of microtubule reorganization. Planta 210:
502-509 View PDF Moore,
R.C. & Cyr, R.J. 2000. Association between elongation factor-1 and microtubules
in vivo is domain dependent and conditional. Cell Motil. Cytoskel. 45:279-292
Cyr, R.J. 1999. Mitosis
in plant cells. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Macmillan Reference,
Ltd. Marc, J., Granger,
C.L., Brincat, J., Fisher, D.D., Kao, T-H., McCubbin, A.G., Cyr, R.J. 1998.
Use of a GFP-MAP4 reporter gene for visualizing cortical microtubule rearrangements
in living epidermal cells. Plant Cell 11:1927-1939 View
PDF Moore, R.C., Durso,
N.A., Cyr, R.J. 1998. Elongation factor-1 stabilizes microtubules in a calcium/calmodulin-dependent
manner. Cell Motil. Cytoskel. 41:168-180 View
PDF Fisher, D.D. &
Cyr, R.J. 1998. Extending the microtubule/microfibril paradigm: Cellulose synthesis
is required for normal cortical microtubule alignment in elongating cells. Plant
Physiol. 116:1043-1051 View
PDF Moore, R., Zhang,
M., Cassimeris, L., Cyr, R. 1997. The extraordinary dynamic behavior of in
vitro assembled plant microtubules. Cell Motil. Cytoskel. 38:278-286 View
PDF Fisher, D. D.,
Gilroy, S., Cyr, R. 1996. Evidence for opposing effects of calmodulin on cortical
microtubules. Pl. Physiol. 112:1079-1087 Marc,
J., Sharkey, D.E., Durso, N.A., Zhang, M., Cyr, R.J. 1996. A 90 kDa microtubule
associated protein from tobacco membranes. Plant Cell 8:2127-2138 Wymer,
C.L., Fisher, D.D., Moore, R.C. & Cyr, R.J. 1996a. Elucidating the mechanism
of cortical microtubule reorientation in plant cells. Cell Motil. Cytoskel. 35:162-173 Wymer,
C.L., Wymer, S., Cosgrove, D.J., Cyr, R.J. 1996b. Plant cell growth responds to
external forces and the response requires intact microtubules. Pl. Physiol. 110:425-430 Liu,
B., Cyr, R.J., Palevitz, B.A. 1996. Biochemical and cytological studies of a minus-end-directed
kinesin-like protein, KatAp, in the cells of Arabidopsis and other plants. Plant
Cell 8:119-132 Durso, N.A.,
Leslie, J.D., Cyr, R.J. 1996. In situ immunocytochemical evidence that a homolog
of protein translation elongation factor EF-1 is associated with microtubules
in carrot cells. Protoplasma 190:141-150 Durso,
N.A. & Cyr, R.J. 1994. A calmodulin-sensitive interaction between microtubules
and a higher plant homolog to elongation factor-1 . Plant Cell 6:893-905 Andersland,
D., Fisher, D., Wymer, C., Cyr, R., Parthasarathy, M.V. 1994. Characterization
of a monoclonal antibody prepared against plant actin. Cell Motil. and the Cytoskel..
29:339-344 Fisher, D. &
Cyr, R.J. 1993. Calcium Levels Affect the Ability to Immunolocalize Calmodulin
to Cortical Microtubules. Pl. Physiol. 103:543-551 Kuss-Wymer,
C.L. & Cyr, R.J. 1992. Tobacco protoplasts differentiate into elongate cells
without net microtubule depolymerization. Protoplasma 168:64-72 Cyr,
R.J. 1991. Calcium/calmodulin affects microtubule stability in lysed protoplasts.
J. Cell Sci. 100:311-317 Published
Teaching ArticlesParadise,
J. & Cyr, R.J. 1995. Carbon dioxide uptake in plants: A computer-aided experimental
system. In Goldman, CA (ed) Tested studies for laboratory teaching, Volume 16.
Proceedings of the 16th workshop/conference of the association for biology laboratory
education (ABLE), pp. 99-114 INVITED
PAPERS AND REVIEWSCyr,
R.J. & Palevitz, B.A. 1995. Organization of cortical microtubules in plant
cells. Curr. Opin. in Cell Biol. 7:65-71 Durso,
N.A. & Cyr, R.J. 1995. Reply: A MAP by any other name would still bind to
microtubules. Plant Cell 6:1699-1702 Cyr,
R.J. 1994. Microtubules in plant morphogenesis: Role of the cortical array. Ann.
Rev. Cell Biol. 10:153-180 Durso,
N.D. & Cyr, R.J. 1994. Beyond translational duty: elongation factor 1 and
the cytoskeleton. Protoplasma 180:99-105 Cyr,
R.J. 1991. Microtubule-associated proteins in higher plants. In: The Cytoskeletal
Basis of Plant Growth and Development, pp 57-67, C. Lloyd (ed.), Academic Press,
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