B.W. Poovaiah
BUSINESS ADDRESS:Regents Professor
Center for Integrated Biotechnology
Center for Reproductive Biology
Graduate Program in Molecular Plant Sciences
Department of Horticulture
Johnson Hall 149
WashingtonStateUniversity
Pullman, Washington99164-6414
Phone: (509) 335-2487 or (509) 335-2462
Fax: (509) 335-8690
e-mail:
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM INVOLVEMENT:
Integrated Biotechnology Program
WashingtonStateUniversity
Graduate Program in Molecular Plant Science
WashingtonStateUniversity
Reproductive Biology Program
WashingtonStateUniversity
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
2008-Regents Professor
1982 -2008Professor, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
1978-1982Associate Professor, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
1975-1978Assistant Professor,Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
1972-1975Postdoctoral Research Associate, PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette, Indiana.
1970-1972Postdoctoral Research Associate
MichiganStateUniversity, East Lansing, Michigan.
1967-1969Research Assistant, UtahStateUniversity, Logan, Utah (Ph.D.).
1965-1967Research Assistant, UtahStateUniversity, Logan, Utah (M.S.).
1964-1965Junior Lecturer, KarnatakUniversity, Dharwar, India.
1960-1964Karnatak University, Dharwar, India (B.S. degree with honors).
RESEARCH AREA:
Molecular and biochemical aspects of signal transduction in plants – calcium/calmodulin-mediated signaling in plants.
CURRENT RESEARCH GRANTS:
National Science Foundation (2010-2014)...... $600,000
BioAg Program (seed grant – 2010-2011)...... $20,000
National Science Foundation (2007-2011– nocost extension)..$450,000
United States Department of Agriculture competitive grant
(2008-2011)...... $350,000
PATENTS AND INVENTIONS:
Poovaiah, B.W. and G.A. Moulton. 1982. Vacuum pressure infiltration process for fresh produce. Patent issued May 25, 1982. No. 4,331,691.
Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation, Inc., Pullman, WA.
Poovaiah, B.W., Takezawa, D., Han T.J., and An, G. 1996. Control of growth and development of potato plants. Patent issued March 12, 1996. No. 5,498,533.
Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation, Inc., Pullman, WA.
Poovaiah, B.W., Liu, Z., Takezawa, D. and Patil, S. Compositions and methods for production of male sterile plants. Patent issued June 20, 2000. No. 6,077,991.
Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation, Inc., Pullman, WA.
Poovaiah, B.W., Liu, Z., Takezawa, D. and Patil, S. Compositions and methods for production of male sterile plants. Patent issued March 26, 2002. No. 6,362,395 B1.
Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation, Inc., Pullman, WA.
Poovaiah, B.W., Patil, S. and Takezawa, D. Compositions and methods for production of male sterile plants. Patent issued June 11, 2002. No. 6,403,352 B1.
Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation, Inc., Pullman, WA.
Poovaiah, B.W. and Du, L. Size and/or growth engineering by modulation of the interaction between calmodulin, and brassinosteroid biosynthetic enzymes and orthologs thereof. (Patent pending)
RESEARCH AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
1986 American Society for Horticultural Science – Publication Award for the most outstanding research paper
1995 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award for creative development of a technical innovation, which included a cash award
2005 College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Excellence in Research Award
TEACHING AWARD:
Featured teacher, College of Agriculture, May 1980.
ELECTIONS TO ACADEMIES:
2010Washington State Academy of Sciences
2010National Academy of Science, India – Foreign Fellow
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: (National or International)
American Association for Advancement of Science
American Society of Plant Biologists
American Society for Gravitational Space Biology
International Association of Plant Molecular Biology
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS:
1976Plant Physiology Dept., Botanisch Lab-Arboretumlaan, Wageningen, The Netherlands
19769th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Lausanne, Switzerland
1978International Symposium on Calcium, Beltsville, MD
1979CSIRO, Sidney, University of Sidney and the University of New South Wales, Australia
197910th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Madison, WI
1979DSIR, Auckland, and other research institutions in New Zealand
198211th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Aberystwyth, Wales
1982University of Shizuoka, Japan
198512th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Heidelberg, Germany
1985NATO Advanced Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Calcium in Plant Development, Edinburgh, Scotland
1985Indian Institute of Science, and Agricultural SciencesUniversity, Bangalore, India
1986International Horticultural Congress, Davis, CA
1986Essential Techniques in Gene Manipulation, The University of ManchesterInstitute of Science and Technology, England
1988International Congress of Plant Physiology, New Delhi, India
1988Plant Biotechnology Workshop (NSF Sponsored US-India Cooperative Research), New Delhi, India
1988First International Workshop on Phosphoinositides in Plants, W. Lafayette, IN
198813th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Calgary, Canada
1988The 2nd International Plant Molecular Biology Congress, Jerusalem, Israel
1989International Conference on Hormone Signals and Plant Growth organized by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Roscoff, France
1991International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991The 3rd International Plant Molecular Biology Congress, Tucson, AZ
1992International Symposium in Sint-Truiden, Belgium presented a talk on calcium and signal transduction
19944th International Plant Molecular Biology Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
199711th International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology: Plant Genes and Genetic Resources, Pohang, Korea
1997Plant Biology Conference (U.S.Canada, Australia, and Japan). Vancouver, Canada
1998International Conference on Genome Sequencing and Analysis. Miami, Florida
1999International Conference on Signaling. New Delhi, India
2000International Conference on Space Biology. Montreal, Canada
2000Established collaborative projects on space biology with the DutchExperimentSupportCenter. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001Received National Science Foundation travel grant to establish collaborative projects with scientists in Japan and Korea. (Visited Japan and Korea in 2002)
2002Participated at the European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP) meetings in Stockholm, Sweden (June 2002)
20037th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology in Barcelona, Spain (June 2003)
2006Invited address at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (December 2006)
2007Presented invited address at the International Symposium on Calcium in Dublin, Ireland (December 5-7, 2007)
2008Presented invited report at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference XVI in San Diego, CA(January 12-16, 2008)
2009Invited presentation at Mysore University, India (December 2009)
2010Invited presentation at the International Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (March 3, 2010)
2010Invited keynote address at the 2010 annual meeting of theAmerican Society for Plant Growth Regulation, Portland, OR (August 10, 2010)
2010Invited to makea presentation at the international conference on “Plant Calcium Signaling 2010” in Munster, Germany (August 31, 2010).
2010Invited to present a seminar at the North Carolina Molecular Biology Consortium (Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Raleigh as well as companies – Monsanto, GrassRoots, Syngenta, Bayer CropScience and BASF Plant Science; October 25, 2010).
PUBLICATION LIST
(Please note – the major focus of research in the Poovaiah laboratory
is on calcium/calmodulin-mediated signaling in plants.
The papers on calcium/calmodulin are bolded.)
Refereed Journals:
Poovaiah, B. W. and Wiebe, H. H. 1969. Tylosis formation in response to fluoride fumigation of leaves. Phytopath. 59:518-519.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Wiebe, H. H. 1971. Effects of gaseous hydrogen fluoride on oxidative enzymes of Pelargonium zonale leaves. Phytopath. 61:1277-1279.
Poovaiah, B. W., Vest, G. and Rasmussen, H. P. 1972. Peroxidase activity in onion bulbs of long and short dormancy. HortSci. 7:553-554.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Leopold, A. C. 1973. Deferral of leaf senescence with calcium. Plant Physiol. 52:236-239.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Leopold, A. C. 1973. Inhibition of abscission by calcium. Plant Physiol. 51:848-851.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Rasmussen, H. P. 1973. Calcium distribution in the abscission zone of bean leaves. Electron microprobe x-ray analysis. Plant Physiol. 52:683-684.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Rasmussen, H. P. 1973. Peroxidase activity in the abscission zones of bean leaves during abscission. Plant Physiol. 52:263-267.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Wiebe, H. H. 1973. The influence of hydrogen fluoride fumigation on the water economy of soybean plants. Plant Physiol. 51:396-399.
Wiebe, H. H. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1973. Influence of moisture, heat and light stress on hydrogen fluoride fumigation injury to soybean. Plant Physiol. 52:542-545.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Rasmussen, H. P. 1973. Effects of calcium, 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid and ethylene on bean leaf abscission. Planta 113:207-214.
Poovaiah, B. W., Rasmussen, H. P. and Bukovac, M. J. 1973. Histochemical localization of enzymes in the abscission zones of maturing sour and sweet cherry fruit. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 98:16-18.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Leopold, A. C. 1973. Effects of ethephon on growth of grasses. Crop Science 13:755-758.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1974. Formation of callose and lignin during leaf abscission. Amer. J. Bot. 61:829-834.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1974. Promotion of radial growth by 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid in bean. Bot. Gazette 135:289-292.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Leopold, A. C. 1974. Hormone-solute interactions in the lettuce hypocotyl hook. Plant Physiol. 54:287-293.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Rasmussen, H. P. 1974. Localization of dehydrogenase and acid phosphatase in the abscission zone of bean leaves. Amer. J. Bot. 61:68-73.
McGlasson, W. B., Poovaiah, B. W. and Dostal, H. C. 1975. Ethylene production and respiration in aging leaf segments and in disks of fruit tissue of normal and mutant tomatoes. Plant Physiol. 56:547-549.
Poovaiah, B. W., Mizrahi, Y., Dostal, H. C., Cherry, J. H. and Leopold, A. C. 1975. Water permeability during tomato fruit development in normal and rin nonripening mutant. Plant Physiol. 56:813-815.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Leopold, A. C. 1976. Effects of inorganic salts on tissue permeability. Plant Physiol. 58:182-185.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Leopold, A. C. 1976. Effects of inorganic solutes on the binding of auxin. Plant Physiol. 58:783-785.
Suwwan, M. A. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1978. Association between elemental content and fruit ripening in rin and normal tomatoes. Plant Physiol 61:883-885.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1979. Role of calcium in ripening and senescence. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Analysis 10:83-88.
Hopfinger, J. A. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1979. Calcium and magnesium gradients in apples with bitter pit. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Analysis 10:57-65.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Nukaya, A. 1979. Polygalacturonase and cellulase enzymes in the normal Rutgers and mutant rin tomato fruits and their relationship to the respiratory climacteric. Plant Physiol. 64:534-537.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1979. Effects of inorganic solutes on ethephon induced membrane permeability. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 104:164-166.
Arteca, R. N., Poovaiah, B. W. and Smith, O. E. 1979. Changes in carbon fixation, tuberization and growth induced by CO2 applications to the root zone of potato plants. Science 205:1279-2180.
Arteca, R. N., Poovaiah, B. W. and Smith, O. E. 1980. Use of high performance liquid chromatography for the determination of endogenous hormone levels in Solanum tuberosum L. subjected to CO2 enrichment of the root zone. Plant Physiol. 65:1216-1219.
Arteca, R. N., Poovaiah, B. W. and Hiller, L. K. 1980. Use of electron microprobe and neutron activation analysis for the determination of elemental distribution in hollow heart potato tubers. Amer. Potato J. 57:241-247.
Mudge, K. W., Narayanan, K. R. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1981. Control of strawberry fruit set and development with auxins. Amer. J. Hort. Sci. 106:80-84.
Narayanan, K. R., Mudge, K. W. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1981. In vitro auxin binding to cellular membranes of cucumber fruits. Plant Physiol. 67:836-840.
Narayanan, K. R., Mudge, K. W. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1981. Demonstration of auxin binding to strawberry fruit membranes. Plant Physiol. 68:1289-1293.
Arteca, R. N. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1982. Absorption of 14CO2 by potato roots (Solanum tuberosum L.) and its subsequent translocation. Amer. J. Hort. Sci. 107:398-401.
Govindarajan, A. G. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1982. Effect of root zone carbon dioxide enrichment on ethylene inhibition of carbon assimilation in potato plants. Physiol. Plant. 52:465-469.
Arteca, R. N. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1982. Changes in phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxylase and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in Solanum tuberosum L. as effected by root zone applications of CO2. HortSci. 17:396-398.
Dreher, T. W. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1982. Changes in auxin content during development in strawberry fruits. J. Plant Growth Regul. 1:267-276.
Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1984. Calcium-promoted protein phosphorylation in plants. Science 233:167-169.
Paliyath, G. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1984. Calmodulin inhibitor in senescing apples and its physiological and pharmacological significance. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:2065-2069.
Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1984. Auxin-regulated polypeptide changes at different stages of strawberry fruit development. Plant Physiol. 75:349-353.
Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1984. Calcium- and calmodulin-regulated phosphorylation of soluble and membrane proteins from corn coleoptiles. Plant Physiol. 76:359-365.
Paliyath, G., Poovaiah, B. W., Munske, G. R. and Magnuson, J. A. 1984. Membrane fluidity in senescing apples: Effects of temperature and calcium. Plant Cell Physiol. 25:1083-1087.
Kushad, M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1984. Deferral of senescence and abscission by chemical inhibition of ethylene synthesis and action in bean explants. Plant Physiol. 76:293-296.
Hopfinger, J. A., Poovaiah, B. W. and Patterson, M. E. 1984. Calcium and magnesium interactions in browning of ‘Golden Delicious’ apples with bitter pit. Scientia Hort. 23:345-351.
Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1984. Polyamine-stimulated phosphorylation of proteins from corn (Zea mays L.) coleoptiles. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 122:1374-1380.
Paliyath, G. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. Identification of naturally occurring calmodulin inhibitors in plants and their effects on calcium- and calmodulin-promoted protein phosphorylation. Plant Cell Physiol. 26:201-209.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. The role of calcium and calmodulin in plant growth and development. HortScience 20:347-352.
Poovaiah, B. W. and Veluthambi, K. 1985. Auxin-regulated invertase activity in strawberry fruits. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 110:258-261.
Balamani, B. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. Effect of paclobutrazol on shoot growth and tuber yield in potato plants. Amer. Potato J. 62:363-369.
Raghothama, K. G., Mizrahi, Y. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. The effect of calmodulin antagonists on auxin-induced elongation. Plant Physiol. 79:28-33.
Veluthambi, K., Rhee, J. K., Mizrahi, Y. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. Correlation between lack of receptacle growth in response to auxin and accumulation of a specific polypeptide in a strawberry variant. Plant Cell Physiol. 26:317-324.
Glenn, G. M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. Cuticular permeability to calcium compounds in `Golden Delicious' apple fruits. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 110:192-195.
Glenn, G. M., Poovaiah, B. W. and Rasmussen, H. P. 1985. Pathways of calcium penetration through isolated cuticles of `Golden Delicious' apple fruits. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 110:166-171.
Paliyath, G. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. Calcium- and calmodulin-promoted phosphorylation of membrane proteins during senescence in apples. Plant and Cell Physiol. 26:977-986.
Raghothama, K. G., Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1985. Stage-specific changes in calcium-regulated protein phosphorylation in developing tomato fruits. Plant Cell Physiol. 26:1565-1572.
Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1986. In vitro and in vivo protein phosphorylation in Avena sativa L. coleoptiles: Effects of Ca2+, calmodulin antagonists and auxin. Plant Physiol. 81:836-841.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1986. Role of calcium in prolonging storage life of fruits and vegetables. Food Tech. 40:86-89.
Balamani, V., Veluthambi, K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1986. Effect of calcium on tuberization in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Plant Physiol. 80:856-858.
Southwick, S. M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1987. Auxin movement in strawberry fruit receptacles corresponds to its growth promoting activity. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 112:139-142.
Poovaiah, B. W., Reddy, A. S. N. and McFadden, J. J. 1987. Calcium messenger system: Role of protein phosphorylation and inositol phospholipids. Physiol. Plant. 69:569-573.
Raghothama, K. G., Reddy, A. S. N., Friedmann, M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1987. Calcium-regulated in vivo protein phosphorylation in Zea mays L. root tips. Plant Physiol. 83:1008-1013.
Reddy, A. S. N., Chengappa, S. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1987. Auxin-regulated changes in protein phosphorylation in pea epicotyl segments. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 144:944-950.
Reddy, A. S. N. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1987. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate induced calcium release from corn coleoptile microsomes. J. Biochem. 101:569-573.
Poovaiah, B. W., McFadden, J. J. and Reddy, A. S. N. 1987. The role of calcium in gravity signal perception and transduction. Physiol. Plant. 71:401-407.
Reddy, A. S. N. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1987. Accumulation of 52 kDa glycine rich cell wall protein in auxin-deprived strawberry fruits. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 147:885-891.
Reddy, A. S. N., McFadden, J. J., Friedmann, M. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1987. Signal transduction in plants: Evidence for the involvement of calcium and turnover of inositol phospholipids. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 149:334-339.
Paliyath, G. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1988. Promotion of β-glucan synthase activity in corn microsomal membranes by calcium and protein phosphorylation. Plant Cell Physiol. 29:67-73.
McFadden, J. J. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1988. Rapid changes in protein phosphorylation associated with light-induced gravity perception in corn roots. Plant Physiol. 86:332-334.
Reddy, A. S. N., Friedmann, M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1988. Auxin-induced changes in protein synthesis in the abscission zone of bean explants. Plant Cell Physiol. 29:179-183.
Poovaiah, B. W. 1988. Molecular and cellular aspects of calcium action in plants. HortScience 23:267-271.
Glenn, G. M., Reddy, A. S. N. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1988. Effect of calcium on cell wall structure, protein phosphorylation and protein profile in senescing apples. Plant Cell Physiol. 29:565-572.
Poovaiah, B. W., Friedmann, M., Reddy, A. S. N. and Rhee, J. K. 1988. Auxin-induced delay of abscission: The involvement of calcium ions and protein phosphorylation in bean explants. Physiol. Plant. 73:354-359.
Reddy, A. S. N., Koshiba, T., Theologis, A. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1988. The effect of calcium antagonists on auxin-induced elongation and on the expression of two auxin-regulated genes in pea epicotyls. Plant Cell Physiol. 39:1165-1170.
Jena, P. K., Reddy, A. S. N. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1989. Molecular cloning and sequencing of a cDNA for plant calmodulin: Signal-induced changes in the expression of calmodulin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:3644-3648.
Glenn, G. M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1989. Cuticular properties and postharvest calcium applications influence cracking of sweet cherries. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114:781-788.
Reddy, A. S. N., Jena, P. K., Mukherjee, S. K. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1990. Molecular cloning of cDNAs for auxin-induced mRNAs and developmental expression of the auxin-inducible genes. Plant Mol. Biol. 14:643-653.
Glenn, G. M., Rom, C. R., Rasmussen, H. P. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1990. Cuticular structure influences appearance of waxed delicious apple fruit. Sci. Hort. 42:289-297.
Reddy, A.S.N. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1990. Molecular cloning and sequencing of a cDNA for an auxin-repressed mRNA: Correlation between fruit growth and repression of the auxin regulated gene. Plant Mol. Biol. 14:127-136.
Glenn, G.M. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1990. Influence of calcium on postharvest changes in texture and cell wall structure and composition in `Golden Delicious' apple fruit. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 115:962-968.
Friedmann, M. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1991. Calcium and protein phosphorylation in the transduction of gravity signal in corn roots. Plant Cell Physiol. 32: 299-302.
Reddy, A.S.N., Czernik, A.J., An, G. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1992. Cloning of the cDNA for U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle 70K protein from Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochem. Biophys. Acta., 1171:88-92.
Poovaiah, B.W. Biochemical and molecular aspects of calcium action 1993. Acta. Hort. 326:139-148.
Reddy, A. S. N., Takezawa, D., Fromm, H. and Poovaiah, B. W. 1993. Isolation and characterization of two cDNAs that encode for calmodulin-binding proteins from corn root tips. Plant Sci. 94: 109-117.
Takezawa, D., Liu, Z.H., An, G. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1995. Calmodulin gene family in potato: developmental and touch-induced expression of the mRNA encoding a novel isoform. Plant Mol. Biol. 27: 693-703.
Patil, S., Takezawa, D. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1995. Chimeric plant calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase gene with a neural visinin-like calcium-binding domain. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 92: 4897-4901.
Takezawa, D., Ramachandiran, S., Paranjape, V. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1996. Dual regulation of a chimeric plant serine/threonine kinase by calcium and calcium/calmodulin. J. Biol. Chem. 271: 8126-8132.
Wang, W., Takezawa, D. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1996. A potato cDNA encoding a homolog of mammalian multidrug resistant P-glycoprotein. Plant Mol. Biol. 31: 683-687.
Wang, W., Takezawa, D., Narasimhulu, S.B., Reddy, A.S.N. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1996. A novel kinesin-like gene with a calmodulin-binding region within the motor domain. Plant Mol. Biol. 31: 87-100.
Poovaiah, B.W., Takezawa, D., An, G. and Han, T.-J. 1996. Regulated expression of a calmodulin isoform alters growth and development in potato. J. Plant Physiol. 149: 553-558.
Takezawa, D., Patil, S., Bhatia, A., and Poovaiah, B.W. 1996. Two Ca2+-dependent protein kinase genes from corn roots. J. Plant Physiol. 149: 329-335.
Ramachandiran, S., Takezawa, D., Wang, W., and Poovaiah, B.W. 1997. Functional domains of plant chimeric calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase: regulation by autoinhibitory and visinin-like domains. J. Biochem. 121: 984-990.
Poovaiah, B.W., Wang, W., Takezawa, D., Narayanan, S. and An, G. 1997. Calcium-mediated signaling in plants: calmodulin and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. J. Plant Biol. 40: 190-197.
Liu, Z., Xia, M. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1998. Chimeric calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase in tobacco: differential regulation by calmodulin isoforms. Plant Mol. Biol. 38: 889-897.
Wang, W. and Poovaiah, B.W. 1999. Interaction of plant chimeric calcium/calmodulindependent protein kinase with a homolog of eukaryotic elongation factor1a. J. Biol. Chem. 274:12001-12008.
Poovaiah, B.W., Xia, M., Liu, Z., Wang, W., Yang, T., Sathyanarayanan, P.V. and Franceschi, V.R. 1999. Developmental regulation of the gene for chimeric calcium/calmodulindependent protein kinase gene in anthers. Planta 209: 161-171.
Yang, T. and Poovaiah, B.W. 2000. Molecular and biochemical evidence for the involvement of calcium/calmodulin in auxin action. J. Biol. Chem. 275: 3137-3143.