PUBLICATIONS
(conference proceedings at end)
Submitted manuscriptsPerrine-Walker F.M., Kouchi H. and Ridge R.W. In vivo arrays of GFP-Labeled Microtubules in Root Hairs during Early Symbiosis of the Mesorhizobium-Lotus Interaction. |
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Refereed PublicationsHideg Éva, Beáta Vitányi, Annamária Kósa, Katalin Solymosi, Károly Bóka, Sungae Won, Yumi Inoue, Robert W. Ridge, Béla Böddi. (2010) Reactive oxygen species from type-I photosensitized reactions contribute to the light-induced wilting of dark-grown pea (Pisum sativum L.) epicotyls. Physiologia Plantarum 138:485-492 Click here to download pdf. Kumagai H., Kinoshita E., Ridge R.W., Kouchi H. (2006) RNAi Knockdown of ENOD40s Leads to Significant Suppression of Nodule Formation in Lotus japonicus. Plant Cell Physiology 47(8): 1102-1111. Click here to download pdf. Vassileva, V.N., H. Kouchi, and R.W. Ridge (2005) Microtubule Dynamics in Living Root Hairs: Transient Slowing by Lipochitin Oligosaccharide Nodulation Signals. Plant Cell 17(6):1-11. Click here to download pdf. Vassileva, V.N., Y. Fujii, and R.W. Ridge (2005) Microtubule Dynamics in Plants. Plant Biotechnology 22(3): 171-178. Click here to download pdf. Shimmen T, Ridge RW, Lambiris I, Plazinski J, Yokota E and Williamson RE (2000) Plant myosins. Protoplasma 214: 1-10. Click here to download pdf. Ridge RW, Uozumi Y, Plazinski J, Hurley U and Williamson RE (1999) Developmental transitions and dynamics of the cortical ER of Arabidopsis cells seen with green fluorescent protein. Plant Cell Physiol. 40(12):1253-1261. Click here to download pdf. Akao S., Minakawa Y, Taki H, Khan M., Yuhashi K-I, Nakayama Y, Asis CA, Chebotar V, Kang U-G, Minamisawa K and Ridge RW (1999) Use of lacZ and gusA reporter genes to trace the infection process of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 33(2) 77-84 Ridge R.W., R. Kim and F. Yoshida. (1998) The diversity of lectin-detectable sugar residues on root hair tips of selected legumes correlates with the diversity of their host-ranges for rhizobia. Protoplasma 202: 84-90. Click here to download pdf. Rolfe B.G., R.W. Carlson, R.W. Ridge, F.B. Dazzo, P.F. Mateos and C.E. Pankhurst. (1996) Defective infection and nodulation of clovers by exopolysaccharide mutants of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii. Australian J. Plant Physiology 23: 285-303. Ridge R.W. (1995) Recent developments in the cell and molecular biology of root hairs. J. Plant Research 108: 399-405. Ridge R.W. (1995) Micro-vesicles, pyriform vesicles and macro-vesicles associated with the plasma membrane in the root hairs of Vicia hirsuta after freeze-substitution. J. Plant Research 108: 363-368. Plazinski, J., R.W. Ridge, I.A. McKay and M.A. Djordjevic. (1994) The nodABC genes of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii confer root hair curling ability to a diverse range of soil bacteria and the ability to induce novel root swellings on beans. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 21: 311-325. Ridge, R.W., B.G. Rolfe, Y. Jing & E.C. Cocking (1993) Rhizobium nodulation of non-legumes. Symbiosis 14: 345-357. Ridge, R.W. (1993) A model of legume root hair growth and Rhizobium infection. Symbiosis 14: 359-373. Cocking, E.C., M.R. Davey, S.L. Kothari, J.S. Srivastava, Y. Jing, R.W. Ridge and B.G. Rolfe. (1993) Altering the specificity of the interaction between rhizobia and plants. Symbiosis 14:123-130. Ridge, R.W., K.M. Ride and B.G. Rolfe. (1993) Nodule-like Structures Induced on the Roots of Rice Seedlings by Addition of the Synthetic Auxin 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 20:705-717. Ridge, R.W. and F.D. Sack (1992) Cortical and cap sedimentation in gravitropic Equisetum roots. Am. J. Bot 79(3):328-334. Ridge, R.W., G.L. Bender and B.G. Rolfe. (1992) Nodule-like structures induced on the roots of wheat seedlings by the addition of synthetic auxin 2,4-D, and effects of microorganisms. Australian J. Plant Physiology 19: 481-492. Miao, G-H., M.C. Marsolier, B. Hirel, R.W. Ridge and D.P.S. Verma (1991) Ammonia-regulated expression of a soybean gene encoding cytosolic glutamine synthetase in transgenic Lotus corniculatus. Plant Cell 3:11-22. Click here to download pdf. Kuo, J., R.W. Ridge and S.V. Lewis (1990) The leaf internal morphology and ultrastructure of Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Aschers. (Zosteraceae): a comparative study of the intertidal and subtidal forms. Aquatic Botany 36:217-236. Ridge, R.W. (1990) Cytochalasin-D causes organelle-crowding and abnormal ingrowths in legume root hairs. Bot. Mag. Tokyo 103:93-102. Ridge, R.W. (1990) A simple apparatus and technique for the rapid freezing and freeze-substitution of single-cell algae. Japanese J. of Electron Microscopy 39:121-125. Ridge, R.W. (1988) Freeze-substitution improves the ultrastructural preservation of legume root hairs. Bot. Mag. Tokyo 101:427-441. Djordjevic, S.P., R.W. Ridge, H. Chen, J.W. Redmond, M. Batley and B.G. Rolfe (1988) Induction of pathogenic-like responses in the legume Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. by a transposon-induced mutant of the fast-growing, broad-host-range Rhizobium strain NGR234. J. Bact. 170:1841-1857. Click here to download pdf. Lloyd, C.W., K.J. Pearce, D.J. Rawlins, R.W. Ridge and P.J. Shaw (1987) Endoplasmic microtubules connect the advancing nucleus to the tip of legume root hairs, but F-actin is involved in basipetal migration. Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton 8:27-36. Rolfe, B.G., J. W. Redmond, M. Batley, H.C. Chen, S.P. Djordjevic, B. Bassam, R.W. Ridge, L. Sargent, F.B. Dazzo and M.A. Djordjevic (1987) Intercellular communication and recognition in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis. NATO ASI Ser. 4:39-54. Ridge, R.W. and B.G. Rolfe (1986) Sequence of events during the infection of the tropical legume Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. by the broad-host-range, fast-growing Rhizobium ANU240. J. Plant Physiol. 122:121-137. Ridge, R.W. and B.G. Rolfe (1986) Lectin binding to the root and root hair tips of the tropical legume Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb. Appl. Envtl. Micro. 51:328-332. Click here to download pdf. Ridge, R.W. (1985) Infection of the tropical legume Macroptilium atropurpureum by the broad-host-range Rhizobium strain ANU240. PhD Thesis. Djordjevic, M.A., P.R. Schofield, R.W. Ridge, N.A. Morrison, B.J. Bassam, J. Plazinski, J.M. Watson and B.G. Rolfe (1985) Rhizobium nodulation genes involved in root hair curling (Hac) are functionally conserved. Plant Mol. Biol. 4:147-160. Ridge, R.W. and B.G. Rolfe (1985) Rhizobium sp. degradation of legume root hair cell wall at the site of infection thread origin. Appl. Envtl. Micro. 50:717-720. Click here to download pdf. Morrison, N.A., Y.H. Cen, H.C. Chen, J. Plazinski, R.W. Ridge and B.G. Rolfe (1984) Mobilization of a Sym plasmid from a fast-growing cowpea Rhizobium trifolii strain. J. Bact. 160: 483-487. Click here to download pdf. Schofield, P.R., R.W. Ridge, B.G. Rolfe, J. Shine and J. M. Watson (1984) Host-specific nodulation is encoded on a 14kb DNA fragment in Rhizobium trifolii trifolii. Plant Mol. Biol. 3:3-11. Ridge, R.W., W.A. Loneragan, D.T. Bell, I.J. Colquhoun and J. Kuo (1984) Comparative studies in selected species of Eucalyptus used in rehabilitation of the northern jarrah forest, Western Australia. II. Wood and leaf anatomy. Aust. J. Bot. 32:375-386. Colquhoun, I.J., R.W. Ridge, D.T. Bell, W.A. Loneragan and J. Kuo (1984) Comparative studies in selected species of Eucalyptus used in rehabilitation of the northern jarrah forest, Western Australia. I. Patterns of xylem pressure potential and diffusive resistance of leaves. Aust. J. Bot. 32:367-373. Watson, J.M., P.R. Schofield, R.W. Ridge, M.A. Djordjevic, B.G. Rolfe and J. Shine (1983) Molecular cloning and analysis of a region of the Sym plasmid of Rhizobium trifolii encoding clover nodulation functions. Plant Mol. Biol. 2:303-318. |
Visualisation of cortical microtubules in Lotus japonicus transformed with GFP-TUA6. Fig 1. Vassileva et al., 2005.Click here to download pdf. Books, Book Chapters, Reviews
Rolfe, B.G., K.M. Ride & R.W. Ridge (1993) Rhizobium nodulation of non-legumes. In: G.S. Khush and J. Bennett (Eds) Nodulation and nitrogen fixation in rice: potential and prospects. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines. pp. 83-86. Ridge, R.W. (1992) A Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Japan. Panther Press, Australia. 83pp. ISBN 0 646 14522 3. [A book written in cooperation with the Australian Academy of Science for research workers going to Japan.]. Also published as hypertext on the World Wide Web at: http://ridge.icu.ac.jp. Rolfe, B.G., M.A. Djordjevic, N.A. Morrison, J. Plazinski, G.L. Bender, R.W. Ridge, W. Zurkowski, J.T. Tellam, P.M. Gresshoff and J. Shine (1983) Genetic analysis of the symbiotic regions in Rhizobium trifolii trifolii and Rhizobium trifolii parasponia. In: Molecular Genetics of the Bacteria-Plant Interaction (ed. A. Puhler), pp188-203. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
Conference PresentationsPerrine-Walker F., H. Kouchi, and R.W. Ridge. (2007) Effect of cremart on GFP-tubulina6 in root hairs during Lotus-Mesorhizobium interaction . 17th Japanese Society for Plant-Microbe Interactions, Kagoshima University, September. Perrine-Walker F., H. Kouchi, and R.W. Ridge. (2007) Study of GFP-tubulin a6 in root hairs during Lotus-Mesorhizobium interaction. Japan Soc. Plant Physiol., Ehime, March. Perrine-Walker F., H. Kouchi, and R.W. Ridge. (2006) Early infection process of Lotus japonicus cv. Gifu by Mesorhizobium loti strain TONO: A microtubule’s perspective. 25th Japanese Society for Root Research, Toyama University, October. Vassileva, V., R.W. Ridge and H. Kouchi. (2003) Growth dynamics of cortical microtubules in inoculated root hairs of Lotus japonicus. 13th J. Plant-microbe Interactions conference. University of Tokyo, October. Hirasawa, N., T. Sasaki and R.W. Ridge. (2001) Legume root hair nuclei detect gravity, and rhizobia and Nod factors increase the speed of the response. 12th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant-Microbe Interactions, Miyazaki, October. Ridge R.W., Uozumi Y., Plazinski J., Hurley U., Williamson R.E. (1999) GFP in living plant cells: new findings in cortical ER during development. International symposium of biological nitrogen fixation: signal molecules related to plant and microbe interaction. Kagoshima University. Ridge R.W., Uozumi Y., Plazinski J., Hurley U., Williamson R.E (1999) Endoplasmic reticulum in root hairs: developmental changes seen by green fluorescent protein (GFP) labelling. Tenth Annual Meeting of the Plant-Microbe Interactions Society of Japan, Kyoto. Ridge, R.W., R. Kim and F. Yoshida. (1998) The diversity of lectin-detectable sugar residues on root hair tips of selected legumes correlates with the diversity of their host ranges for rhizobia. Eighth Annual Meeting of the Plant-Microbe Interactions Society of Japan, Toba City, Mie Prefecture. Plazinski, J., Lambiris, I., Hurley, U.A., Ridge, R.W., and Williamson, R.E. (1998) Plant myosins: phenotypic abnormalities in Arabidopsis transgenic plants that express the antisense constructs. Arabidopsis Conference, Madison, USA. Ridge, R.W., Utsuki M. (1998) Nod factors significantly affect cytoplasmic streaming in alfalfa root hairs. Eighth Annual Meeting of the Plant-Microbe Interactions Society of Japan, Toba City, Mie Prefecture. Plazinski, J., Lambiris, I., Arioli, T., Hurley, U.A., Ridge, R.W., Burn, J., and Williamson, R.E. (1997) Antisense expression of myosins in transgenic Arabidopsis plants leads to abnormal phenotypes. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Singapore, September. Izumo, M., M. Katsumi & R.W. Ridge. (1996) Effect of Uniconazole-P on root hair growth in clover. 23rd Annual Meeting of Plant Growth Regulators Society of America in conjunction with the Japanese Society of Chemical Regulation of Plants, Calgary, Canada. Ridge, R.W. & M. Utsuki. (1996) Nod factors significantly affect cytoplasmic streaming in alfalfa root hairs. Symposium on Molecular Biology of the Cytoskeleton, Joint Meeting of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society and the Australian Society for Plant Physiology, Canberra, Australia. Izumo, M., M. Katsumi & R.W. Ridge. (1995) Hormonal control of root hair growth in clover. 15th International conference on plant growth substances. Minneapolis, USA. Izumo, M., R.W. Ridge & M. Katsumi. (1995) Action of gibberellin on root hair growth. 59th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Kanazawa. Kohiyama, M & R.W. Ridge. (1995) Colonisation of nodule-like structures on rice by GUS-labeled Rhizobium leguminosarum bv trifolii. 5th Annual Meeting of the Plant-Microbe Interactions Society of Japan, Kagoshima. Akao, S., Y. Minagawa, H. Taki, T. Minamizawa & R.W. Ridge. (1995) The construction and use of GUS-labeled Rhizobium. 5th Annual Meeting of the Plant-Microbe Interactions Society of Japan, Kagoshima. Ridge R.W. (1994) Rhizobium infection of legumes, a model based on freeze-substitution for electron microscopy and anti-cytoskeletal drug treatment of root hairs. 7th International Symposium on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Edinburgh, Scotland. Izumo, M., R.W. Ridge & M. Katsumi. (1994) The effects of plant hormones on clover root hair growth. 58th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Botanical Society, Sapporo. Izumo, M., R.W. Ridge & M. Katsumi. (1994) Effects of plant hormones and plant hormone inhibitors on the growth and morphology of root hairs. Annual Meeting of the Jap. Plant Chemical Regulation Soc., RIKEN, Wako. Ridge R.W. (1994) The possible role of the cytoskeleton in Rhizobium infection of legumes: a model based on freeze-substitution for electron microscopy. 4th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Plant-Microbe Interactions Society, Okayama. Ridge R.W. (1993) Membrane-associated vesicles, pyriform vesicles and micro-vesicles in the root hairs of Vicia hirsuta after rapid-freeze, freeze-substitution. XV International Botanical Congress, Yokohama, Japan. Rolfe, B.G., K.M. Ride & R.W. Ridge (1992) Rhizobium nodulation of non-legumes. International workshop to assess the potential of nodulation and nitrogen fixation in rice. International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. Djordjevic, M.A., J. Plazinski, R.W. Ridge, I. McKay & B.G. Rolfe (1992) The effects of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii nodulation genes in the production of excreted metabolites, root hair curling and nodule induction. Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Seattle, Washington, USA. Rolfe, B.G., R.W. Carlson, F.B. Dazzo, P. Mateos, R.W. Ridge & M.A. Djordjevic (1992) Nodulation of clovers by exopolysaccharide mutants of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii. Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Seattle, Washington, USA. Rolfe, B.G., K.M. Ride & R.W. Ridge (1992) Induction of modified lateral roots as nodule-like structures on the roots of the cereals rice and wheat. Ninth International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. Cancun, Mexico. Ridge R.W., K.M. Ride & Rolfe, B.G. (1992) Induction of nodule-like structures on roots of rice and wheat by the synthetic auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Ninth International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. Cancun, Mexico. Ridge R.W. (1992) Molecular messengers in the Rhizobium/legume symbiosis. 'Re-directing Australia', Workshop and Conference of the STEP Program, Australian National University, Canberra. Ridge, R.W. & F.D. Sack (1991) Sedimentation in the cortex as well as in the rootcap in gravitropic Equisetum roots. American Society of Plant Physiology, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ridge, R.W. (1991) A model of legume root hair growth and its relevance to Rhizobium infection. 1st International Symbiosis Congress, Jerusalem, Israel. Ridge, R.W., B.G. Rolfe, Y. Jing, R. Palacios & E.C. Cocking (1991) The Nodulation of Rice by Rhizobium. 1st International Symbiosis Congress, Jerusalem, Israel. Ridge, R.W. (1989) The rapid-freeze, freeze-substitution method applied to the single-cell alga Carteria crucifera. In: Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Tohoku University, Sendai Hori, T., R.W. Ridge, M. Michikawa and S. Miyamura (1988) Ultrastructure of Ginkgo biloba sperm. In: Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Okayama. Ridge, R.W., T. Hori and S. Miyamura (1989) High speed video analysis of living Ginkgo sperm. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Morphology, Tohoku University, Sendai. N. Morrison, R.W. Ridge, H. Chen, P. Schofield, B. Bassam, J. Plazinski and B. Rolfe. (1985) Function of infection threads in fast-growing rhizobia. 3rd International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Canada. Ridge, R.W. and B. Rolfe (1984) Infection of the tropical legume Macroptilium atropurpureum. 7th Australian Legume Nodulation Conference, Sydney, Australia. Morrison, N., H. Chen, B. Bassam, J. Plazinski, R.W. Ridge and B. Rolfe. (1983) Tn5 mutagenesis and symbiotic mutants of a fast-growing cowpea Rhizobium. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. With Schofield, P., M. Djordjevic, R.W. Ridge, B. Rolfe, J. Shine and J. Watson. (1983) Rhizobium trifolii nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes - a genetic and molecular characterisation. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. Olsson, J., B. Rolfe, J. Shine, Plazinski, M. Nayudu, R.W. Ridge and P. Dart. (1983) The biological characterisation of Sesbania rostrata infection by Rhizobium species. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. Rolfe, B., R.W. Ridge, N. Morrison, P. Schofield, B. Bassam, J. Watson, J. Shine and M. Djordjevic. (1983) Conservation of root hair curling (hac) functions in fast-growing rhizobia. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. Schofield, P., R.W. Ridge, M. Djordjevic, B. Rolfe, J. Shine and J. Watson. (1983) Rhizobium trifolii nodulation genes. 9th North American Rhizobium Conference, Cornell University, USA |