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Publications
Huifen Zhu, Guo-Jing Li, Lei Ding, Xiangqin Cui, Howard Berg, Sarah M. Assmann, Yiji Xia. Arabidopsis Extra Large G Protein 2 (XLG2) interacts with the G beta subunit of heterotrimeric G protein and functions in disease resistance. Molecular Plant, under review.
Marc Libault, Xue-Cheng Zhang, Manjula Govindarajulu, Yee Tsuey Ong, Laurent Brechenmacher, R. Howard Berg, Andrea Hurley-Sommer, Christopher Taylor, Gary Stacey. A member of the highly conservedFWL (tomato FW2.2-like) gene family is essential for soybean nodule organogenesis. Plant Cell, under review.
Manjula Govindarajulu, Sung-Yong Kim, Marc Libault, R. Howard Berg, Kiwamu Tanaka, Gary Stacey, Christopher G. Taylor. GS52 ecto-apyrase plays a critical role during soybean nodulation. Plant Physiology, under review.
Silvester, W.B., R.H. Berg, C.R. Schwintzer, J.D. Tjepkema. (2008) Oxygen responses, hemoglobin and the structure and function of vesicles. In: K. Pawlowski and W.H. Newton (eds.), Actinorhizal symbioses, Springer.
Berg, R. Howard and C.G. Taylor (editors). (2008) Cell biology of plant nematode parasitism. Plant Cell Monographs, Volume 15, December, 2008, approximately 270 pages, Springer.
Fester, T., R.H. Berg, and C. G. Taylor. An easy method using glutaraldehyde-introduced fluorescence for the microscopic analysis of plant biotrophic interactions. Journal of Microscopy, 231: 342-348.
Dietrich, C.R., H. Gongshe, M. Chen, H. Berg, T.M. Dunn, and E. B. Cahoon. (2008) Loss-of-Function Mutations and Inducible RNAi Suppression of Arabidopsis LCB2 Genes Reveal the Critical Role of Sphingolipids in Gametophytic and Sporophytic Cell Viability. Plant Journal, 54: 284-298.
Berg, R. Howard, Roger N. Beachy. (2008) Fluorescent protein applications in plants. In: Kevin Sullivan (ed.), Fluorescent Proteins, 2nd edition, Methods in Cell Biology, Volume 85, Elsevier Inc.. pp. 153-177.
Asurmendi, S., R.H. Berg, T.J. Smith, M. Bendhamane, R.N. Beachy. (2007) Aggregation of TMV CP plays a role in CP functions and in coat protein-mediated resistance. Virology, 366: 98-106.
Jez, Joseph M., Daniel P. Schachtman, R. Howard Berg, Christopher G. Taylor, Sixue Chen, Leslie M. Hicks, Jan G. Jaworski, Thomas J. Smith, Erik Nielsen, Craig S. Pikaard. (2007) Developing a New Interdisciplinary Lab Course for Undergraduate and Graduate Students: Plant Cells and Proteins. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 35: 410-415.
Liberton, Michelle, R. Howard Berg, John Heuser, Robin Roth, and Himadri B. Pakrasi. (2006) Ultrastructure of the membrane systems in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Protoplasma, 227: 129-138.
Ulrich Z. Hammes, Daniel P. Schachtman, R. Howard Berg, Erik Nielsen, Wolfgang Koch, Lauren M. McIntyre, and Christopher G. Taylor. (2005)Nematode induced changes of transporter gene expression in Arabidopsis roots. MPMI, 18: 1247-1257.
Shin, Ryoung, R. Howard Berg, Daniel P. Schachtman. (2005) Reactive oxygen species and root hairs in Arabidopsis root response to nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium deficiency. Plant and Cell Physiology, 46: 1350-1357.
Xiaochun Ge, Charles Dietrich, Michiyo Matsuno, Guojing Li, Howard Berg, and Yiji Xia. (2005) An Arabidopsis aspartic protease functions as an anti-cell-death component in reproduction and embryogenesis. EMBO Reports, 6: 282-288.
Berg, R. Howard (2004) Evaluation of Spectral Imaging for Plant Cell Analysis. Journal of Microscopy, 214: 174-181.
Asurmendi, S., H. Berg, J. Koo and R.N. Beachy. (2004) Coat protein regulates formation of replication complexes during TMV infection. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 101: 1415-1420
Bendahmane, M., J. Szecsi, I.Chen, R.H. Berg, R.N.Beachy. 2002. Characterization of mutant tobacco mosaic virus coat protein that interferes with virus cell-to-cell movement. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 99:3645-3650.
Berg, R. Howard 1999. Frankia forms infection threads. Canadian Journal of Botany77: 1327-1333
Silvester, Warwick B., Birgit Langenstein, R. Howard Berg. 1999. Do mitochondria provide the oxygen diffusion barrier in root nodules of Coriaria and Datisca? Canadian Journal of Botany 77: 1358-1366
Berg, R. Howard, Birgit Langenstein, Warwick B. Silvester. 1999. Development in the Datisca-Coriaria nodule type. Canadian Journal of Botany 77:1334-1350
Berg, R. Howard 1999. Cytoplasmic bridge formation in the nodule apex of actinorhizal root nodules. Canadian Journal of Botany 77: 1351-1357
Berg, R. Howard. 1994. A calcium oxalate-secreting tissue in branchlets of the Casuarinaceae. Protoplasma 183 : 29-36
Lewis B. Coons, Charles A. Lessman, Michael W. Ward, R. Howard Berg, William J. Lamoreaux. 1994. Evidence of a myoepithelial cell in tick salivary glands. International Journal for Parasitology 24: 551-562
Barnett, C., L. Sumner, R. Berka, S. Shoemaker, H. Berg, M. Gritzali, R. Brown. 1993. Properties of native and site-mutagenized cellobiohydrolase II. In:Michael E. Himmel George Georgiou (eds.), Biocatalyst design for stability and specificity, ACS Symposium Series 516. American Chemical Society: Washington, DC. pp 220-232
Mike A. Savka, Lixia, Liu, S.K. Farrand, R. Howard Berg and Jeffrey O. Dawson. 1992. Induction of hairy roots or pseudoactinorhizae on Alnus glutinosa, A. acuminata and Elaeagnus angustifolia by Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Acta Oecologia 13: 423-431
Berg, R.H., L. Liu, J.O. Dawson, M.A. Savka, and S.K. Farrand. 1992. Induction of pseudoactinorhizae by the plant pathogen Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Plant Physiology 98: 777-779
Thakar, Jay, Christian Chapin, R. Howard Berg, Richard A. Ashmun, and Peter J. Houghton. 1991. Effect of antitumor diarylsulfonylureas on in vivo and in vitro mitochondrial structure and functions. Cancer Research 51: 6286-6291
Racette, Suzanne, John G. Torrey, and R. Howard Berg. 1991. Sporulation in root nodules of actinorhizal plants inoculated with pure cultured strains of Frankia. Canadian Journal of Botany 69: 1471-1476
Berg, R. Howard. 1990. Cellulose and xylans in the interface capsule of symbiotic cells of actinorhizae. Protoplasma 159: 35-43
Zeng, S., J.D. Tjepkema, and R.H. Berg. 1989. Gas diffusion pathway in nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana. Plant and Soil 118: 119-123
Reiskind, Julia B., R. Howard Berg, Michael E. Salvucci and George Bowes. 1989. Immunogold localization of carboxylases in leaves of aquatic and intermediate C3-C4 species. Plant Science 61 : 43-52
Berg, R. Howard and Lorraine McDowell. 1988. Cytochemistry of the wall of infected cells in Casuarina actinorhizae. Canadian Journal of Botany 66: 2038-2047
Berg, R.H., G.W. Erdos, M. Gritzali, R.D. Brown, Jr.. 1988. Enzyme-gold affinity labelling of cellulose. Journal of Electron Microscopy Techniques 8: 371-379
Torrey, John G. and R. Howard Berg. 1988. Some morphological features for generic characterization among the Casuarinaceae. American Journal of Botany 75 : 864-874
Berg, R. Howard and Lorraine McDowell. 1987. Endophyte differentiation in Casuarina actinorhizae. Protoplasma 136: 104-117
Berg, R. Howard. 1983. Preliminary evidence for the involvement of suberization in infection of Casuarina. Canadian Journal of Botany 61: 2910-2918
Berg, R.H., M.E. Tyler, N. Novick, V. Vasil, and I.K. Vasil. 1980. The biology of Azospirillum-- sugarcane association. III. Enhancement of nitrogenase activity. Applied Environmental Microbiology 39 : 642-649
Berg, R. Howard, Vimla Vasil and Indra K. Vasil. 1979. The biology of Azospirillum-- -sugarcane association. II. Ultrastructure. Protoplasma 101 : 143-163

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