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Nasrallah, Mikhail E
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Mikhail Nasrallah obtained a B.Sc. at the American University of Beirut, an M.Sc. at the University of Vermont, and a Ph.D. at Cornell University.
Research Areas
- agricultural biotechnology
- genetics
- genomics
- molecular biology
- molecular genetics
- new life sciences
- plant biology
- plant breeding and genetics
- transgenic plants
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Research
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- Plant Reproductive Biology, Self-incompatibility, Evolution of Plant Mating Systems
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- Evolution of Plant Mating Systems
- Plant Mating Systems
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Self-incompatibility
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Publications
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academic article
- Functional test of Brassica self-incompatibility modifiers in Arabidopsis thaliana.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:18173-1878. 2011
- Complex networks of self-incompatibility signaling in the Brassicaceae. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13:520-526. 2010
- Complex networks of self-incompatibility signaling in the Brassicaceae.. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13:520-526. 2010
- A Dual Role for the S-Locus Receptor Kinase in Self-Incompatibility and Pistil Development Revealed by an Arabidopsis rdr6 Mutation. The Plant Cell. 21:2642-2654. 2009
- Expression of Distinct Self-Incompatibility Specificities in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics. 182:1313-1321. 2009
- In vivo detection of residues required for ligand-selective activation of the S-locus receptor in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 19:786-791. 2009
- Independent S-locus mutations caused self-fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS Genetics. 5. 2009
- Evolution and control of imprinted FWA genes in the genus Arabidopsis. PLoS genetics. 4. 2008
- A cryptic modifier causing transient self-incompatibility in Arabidopsis thaliana. Current Biology. 17:734-740. 2007
- Epigenetics mechanisms for breakdown of self-incompatibility in inter-specific hybrids. Genetics. 175:1965-1973. 2007
- S locus genes and the evolution of self-fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell. 19:94-106. 2007
- Comparative genome analyses of Arabidopsis spp.: Inferring chromosomal rearrangement events in the evolutionary history of A. thaliana. Genome Res. 15:505-515. 2005
- Natural variation in expression of self-incompatibility in Arabidopsis thaliana: implications for the evolution of selfing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101:16070-16074. 2004
- Generation of self-incompatible Arabidopsis thaliana by transfer of two S locus genes from A. lyrata. Science. 297:247-249. 2002
- Monoallelic expression and dominance interactions in anthers of self-incompatible Arabidopsis lyrata. Plant Physiology. 128:17-20. 2002
- Allele-specific receptor-ligand interactions in Brassica self-incompatibility. Science. 293:1824-1826. 2001
- Arabidopsis species hybrids- Emerging model systems for the analysis of species differences. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 19:326-333. 2001
- Self-incompatibility in the genus Arabidopsis: Characterization of the S locus in the outcrossing A. lyrata and its autogamous relative A. thaliana. Plant Cell. 13:627-643. 2001
- The Brassica MIP-MOD gene encodes a functional water channel that is expressed in the stigma epidermis. Plant Mol. Biol. 45:51-62. 2001
- Arabidopsis species hybrids in the study of species differences and evolution of amphiploidy in plants. Plant Physiology. 124:1605-1614. 2000
- Determining the physical limits of the Brassica S locus by recombinational analysis. Plant Cell. 12:23-34. 2000
- Identifying genes for pollen-stigma recognition in crucifers. Annals of Botany. 85 :125-132. 2000
- Post-transcriptional maturation of the S receptor kinase of Brassica correlates with co-expression of the S-locus glycoprotein in the stigmas of two Brassica strains and in transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Physiology. 124:297-311. 2000
- Using S-locus deletions to evaluate self-incompatibility candidate genes: an example of a novel anther-expressed gene. Sex. Plant Reprod. 4:227-231. 2000
- The male determinant of self-incompatibility in Brassica. Science. 286:1697-1700. 1999
- Comparative mapping of the Brassica S locus region and its homolog in Arabidopsis: Implications for the evolution of mating systems in the Brassicaceae. Plant Cell. 10:801-812. 1998
- Use of differential display in conjunction with bulked segregants to target specific genomic loci. Methods. 16:407-414. 1998
- An aquaporin-like gene in Brassica self-incompatibility response. Science. 276:1564-1566. 1997
- The self-incompatibility (S) haplotypes of Brassica encode highly divergent and rearranged sequences of ancient origin. Plant Cell. 9:237-247. 1997
- Transgene-induced silencing of S locus genes and related genes in Brassica. Plant J. 11:809-823. 1997
- SRK, the stigma-specific S locus receptor kinase of Brassica, is targeted to the plasma membrane in transgenic tobacco. Plant Cell. 8:429-445. 1996
- The Brassica S gene family: molecular characterization of the SLR2 gene. Sex. Plant Reprod. 9:107-116. 1996
- A superfamily of S-locus related sequences in Arabidopsis: Diverse structures and expression patterns. Plant Cell. 6:1829-1843. 1994
- Genetic evidence for the requirement of the Brassica S-locus receptor protein kinase gene in the pollen stigma interaction of self-incompatibility. Plant J. 5:373-384. 1994
- Pollen-pistil interactions and developmental regulation of pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis. Development. 120:3405-3418. 1994
- Signaling the arrest of pollen tube development in self-incompatible plants. Science. 266:1505-1508. 1994
- Ablation of papillar cell function in Brassica flowers results in the loss of stigma receptivity to pollination. Plant Cell. 5:263-275. 1993
- An alternative transcript of the S-locus glycoprotein gene in a class II pollen-recessive self-incompatibility haplotype of Brassica oleracea encodes a membrane-anchored protein. Plant Cell. 5:657-666. 1993
- Distinct cis-acting elements direct pistil-specific and pollen-specific activity of the Brassica S locus glycoprotein gene promoter. Plant Cell. 5:855-863. 1993
- Effects of inhibitors of protein serine/threonine phosphatases on pollination in Brassica. Plant Physiology. 103:1165-1171. 1993
- Expression of the S-locus encoded and S-locus related glycoproteins of Brassica in tobacco cell cultures under the control of the 35S promoter. Plant Science. 92:99-110. 1993
- Genetic ablation of floral cells in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 5:253-261. 1993
- Pollen-stigma signaling in the sphorphytic self-incompatibility response. Plant Cell. 5:1325-1335. 1993
- A genetically defined trans-acting locus regulates S-locus function in Brassica. The Plant Journal. 2:497-506. 1992
- Cell-cell communication in plants: Self-incompatibility in flower development. Developmental Biology. 153:70-82. 1992
- Structure and expression of AtS1, an Arabidopsis thaliana gene homologous to the S-locus related genes of Brassica. Molecular and General Genetics. 231:442-448. 1992
- A Brassica S-locus gene promoter targets toxic gene expression and cell death to the pistil and pollen of transgenic Nicotiana. Developmental Biology. 143:173-184. 1991
- Activity of an S locus gene promoter in pistils and anthers of transgenic Brassica. The Plant Cell. 3:867-876. 1991
- An S-locus gene promoter directs sporophytic expression in the anther tapetum of transgenic Arabidopsis. Developmental Biology. 143:427-431. 1991
- Molecular cloning of a putative receptor protein kinase gene encoded at the self-incompatibility locus of Brassica oleracea. Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA. 88:8816-8820. 1991
- The self-incompatibility genes of Brassica: expression and use in genetic ablation of floral tissues. Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 42:393-422. 1991
- Transformation of Brassica oleracea with an S-locus gene from B. campestris changes self-incompatibility phenotype. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 81:769-776. 1991
- Brassica S-proteins accumulate in the extracellular matrix along the path of pollen tubes in transgenic Nicotiana pistils. Plant Cell. 2:39-49. 1990
- Immunodetection of protein glycoforms encoded by two independent genes of the self-incompatibility multigene family of Brassica. Plant Physiology. 93:739-747. 1990
- A highly conserved Brassica gene with homology to the S-locus specific glycoprotein structural gene. The Plant Cell. 1:249-258. 1989
- Molecular genetics of the self-incompatibility system of Brassica. Annual Review of Genetics. 23:121-139. 1989
- The S locus specific glycoproteins of Brassica accumulate in the cell wall of developing stigma papillae. Developmental Biology. 134:462-472. 1989
- The self-incompatibility gene of Brassica: Expression and structure. Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA. 85:5551-5555. 1988
- Amino acid sequences of glycoproteins encoded by three alleles at the S locus of Brassica oleracea. Nature. 326:617-619. 1987
- Molecular biology of self-incompatibility in plants. Trends in Genetics. 2:239-244. 1986
- A cDNA clone encoding an S-locus specific glycoprotein from Brassica oleracea. Nature. 318:263-267. 1985
- Biosynthesis of glycoproteins involved in pollen-stigma interactions in developing flowers of Brassica. Planta. 165:100-107. 1985
- Electrophoretic heterogeneity exhibited by the S-allele specific glycoproteins of Brassica. Experientia. 40:279-281. 1984
- Genetic control of quantitative variation in self-incompatibility proteins detected by immunodiffusion. Genetics. 76:45-50. 1974
- Genotype, protein, phenotype relationships in self-incompatibility of Brassica. Genetic Research. 20:151-160. 1972
- Plant self-incompatibility proteins--detection, genetic determination and possible mode of action. Heredity. 25:23-27. 1970
- The influence of modifier genes on the intensity and stability of self-incompatibility in cabbage. Euphytica. 17:495-503. 1968
- Immunochemical detection of antigens in self-incompatibility genotypes of cabbage. Nature (London). 213:700-701. 1967
- Immunogenetics of self-incompatibility in Brassica oleracea L. Heredity. 22:519-527. 1967
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chapter
- The molecular basis for sexual incompatibility. Plant Biotechnology. 131-152. 1991
- The self-incompatibility locus of Brassica. Biotechnology in Plant Science: Relevance to Agriculture in the Eighties. 259-265. 1985
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conference paper
- Molecular approaches to breeding hybrid Brassica crops. Proceedings of the XII Eucarpia Congress, Gottingen, "Science for Plant Breeding", Feb. 27-Mar. 4. 391-396. 1989
- The Genetics of self-incompatibility reactions in Brassica and the effects of supressor genes. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Symposium in Plant Physiology, Jan. 12-14. 146-155. 1989
- Cell-specific expression of the S-gene in Brassica and Nicotiana. Recognition mechanisms in biological systems, Third Wye International Symposium. 39-45. 1988
- Immunodetection of S-gene products on nitrocellulose electroblots. Biotechnology and Ecology of Pollen: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Biotechnology and Ecology of Pollen, 9-11 July, 1985, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA. 196-201. 1986
- Molecular markers of self-incompatibility in Brassica. Biotechnology and crop improvement and protection: proceedings of a symposium organized by the British Crop Protection Council, with the support of the Society of Chemical Industry, held at Churchill College, Cambridge, 24th-26th March 1986. 83-89. 1986
- Pollination and serological procedures for isolating incompatibility genotypes in the crucifers 1968
- Physiological and immunogenetic studies on self-incompatibility in Brassica oleracea var. capitata 1965
Teaching
teaching overview
- Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Plants
teaching activities
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Spring 2013
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Fall 2012
- BIOPL-3430: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Plants - Spring 2012
- BIOPL-3431: Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Plants - Spring 2012
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Spring 2012
- BIOPL-7490: Graduate Research in Botany - Fall 2011
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in, Cornell University 1965
- M.S. in, University of Vermont 1962
- B.S. in, American University of Beirut, Lebanon 1960
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research keyword
- Evolution of Plant Mating Systems
- Plant Mating Systems
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Self-incompatibility
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- Professor