[HTML][HTML] Comparison of microgravity analogs to spaceflight in studies of plant growth and development

JZ Kiss, C Wolverton, SE Wyatt… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Life on Earth has evolved under the influence of gravity. This force has played an important
role in shaping development and morphology from the molecular level to the whole …

[HTML][HTML] Microgravity and evasion of plant innate immunity by human bacterial pathogens

N Totsline, KE Kniel, HP Bais - npj Microgravity, 2023 - nature.com
Spaceflight microgravity and modeled-microgravity analogs (MMA) broadly alter gene
expression and physiology in both pathogens and plants. Research elucidating plant and …

Space, the final frontier: A critical review of recent experiments performed in microgravity

JP Vandenbrink, JZ Kiss - Plant Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Space biology provides an opportunity to study plant physiology and development
in a unique microgravity environment. Recent space studies with plants have provided …

Transcriptional response of Arabidopsis seedlings during spaceflight reveals peroxidase and cell wall remodeling genes associated with root hair development

T Kwon, JA Sparks, J Nakashima… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: Plants will be an important component of advanced life support
systems during space exploration missions. Therefore, understanding their biology in the …

[HTML][HTML] Spaceflight induces novel regulatory responses in Arabidopsis seedling as revealed by combined proteomic and transcriptomic analyses

CPS Kruse, AD Meyers, P Basu, S Hutchinson… - BMC Plant …, 2020 - Springer
Background Understanding of gravity sensing and response is critical to long-term human
habitation in space and can provide new advantages for terrestrial agriculture. To this end …

[HTML][HTML] Plant biology for space exploration–Building on the past, preparing for the future

E Kordyum, KH Hasenstein - Life sciences in space research, 2021 - Elsevier
A review of past insights of space experiments with plants outlines basic space and gravity
effects as well as gene expression. Efforts to grow plants in space gradually incorporated …

Variation in the transcriptome of different ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana reveals signatures of oxidative stress in plant responses to spaceflight

WG Choi, RJ Barker, SH Kim… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Premise of the Study Spaceflight provides a unique environment in which to dissect plant
stress response behaviors and to reveal potentially novel pathways triggered in space. We …

Plant responses to gravity

JP Vandenbrink, JZ Kiss - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Tropisms are directed growth-mediated plant movements which allow plants to respond to
their environment. Gravitropism is the ability of plants to perceive and respond to the gravity …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding reduced gravity effects on early plant development before attempting life-support farming in the moon and mars

FJ Medina, A Manzano, A Villacampa… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plants are a necessary component of any system of bioregenerative life-support for human
space exploration. For this purpose, plants must be capable of surviving and adapting to …

[HTML][HTML] Glycome profiling and immunohistochemistry uncover changes in cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana roots during spaceflight

J Nakashima, S Pattathil, U Avci, S Chin… - npj …, 2023 - nature.com
A large and diverse library of glycan-directed monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) was used to
determine if plant cell walls are modified by low-gravity conditions encountered during …