19. Veerappan. V., Wang, J., Kang, M., Lee, J., Tang, Y., Jha, A.K., Shi, H., Palanivelu, R., and Allen, R.D. (2012). A novel HSI2 mutation in Arabidopsis affects the PHD-like domain and leads to derepression of seed-specific gene expression. Planta. (In Press). Link to the article.

*An illustration from this paper was used as the cover of the July 2012 issue in which this research article was published.

18. Palanivelu, R., and Tsukamoto, T. (2012). Pathfinding in angiosperm reproduction: pollen tube guidance by pistils ensures successful double fertilization. WIREs Dev Biol. 1:96-113. Link to the article or download the pdf file.

17. Palanivelu, R. (2011). Targeted growth of pollen tubes to ovules prior to completing fertilization. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 78 (12): 893. Link to the article or download the pdf file.

16. Qin, Y., Wysocki, R.Y., Somogyi, A., Feinstein, Y., Franco, J.Y., Tsukamoto, T., Dunatunga, D., Levy, C., Smith, S., Simpson, R., Gang, D., Johnson, M.A., and Palanivelu, R. (2011). Sulfinylated Azadecalins act as functional mimics of a pollen germination stimulant in Arabidopsis pistils. Plant Journal. 68 (5): 800-815. Link to the article or the PubMed citation.

15. Brau, E., Barnard, K., Palanivelu, R., Dunatunga, D., Tsukamoto, T., and Lee, P. (2011). A generative statistical model for tracking multiple smooth tragectories. Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. 1137-1144. doi:10.1109/CVPR.2011.5995736. Download the pdf file.

14. Yetisen, A.K., Jiang, L., Cooper, J.R., Qin, Y., Palanivelu, R*., and Zohar, Y*. (2011). A microsystem-based assay for studying pollen tube guidance in plant reproduction. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 21 (5): 054018. Link to the article or download the pdf file. (*co-corresponding authors).

*This article was highlighted in the editorial by the special Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering issue editors: MEMS in biology and Medicine, Beth L Pruitt and Amy E Herr (2011). Journal Micromechanics and Microengineering. 21 (5): 050201. Link to the editorial or download the pdf file.

13. Tsukamoto, T., and Palanivelu, R. (2010). Loss of LORELEI function in the pistil delays initiation but does not affect embryo development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling Behavior. 5(11): 1487-1490. Link to the article or the PubMed citation. Download the pdf file.

12. Palanivelu, R., and Johnson, M.A. (2010). Functional genomics of pollen tube-pistil interactions in Arabidopsis. Biochemical Society Transactions. 38 (2): 593–597. Link to the article or the PubMed citation. Download the pdf file.

11. Tsukamoto, T., Qin Y., Huang, Y., Dunatunga, D. and Palanivelu, R. (2010). A role for LORELEI, a putative glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein, in Arabidopsis thaliana double fertilization and early seed development. Plant Journal. 62 (4): 571-588 . Link to the article or the PubMed citation. Download the pdf file.

10. Qin Y., Leydon A. R.,, Manziello A., Pandey R., Mount D., Denic S., Vasic B., Johnson M. A. and Palanivelu, R. (2009). Penetration of the Stigma and Style Elicits a Novel Transcriptome in Pollen Tubes, Pointing to Genes Critical for Growth in a Pistil. PLoS Genetics. 5(8): e1000621. Link to the article or download the pdf file.

*An illustration from this study was used as the featured image (cover art) of the issue in which this article was published. (Link to cover art)

9. Denic, S.Z., Vasic, B., Charalambous, C.D. and Palanivelu, R. (2009). Robust control of uncertain context-sensitive probabilistic Boolean networks. IET Systems Biology. 3 (4): 279-295. Link to the article or the PubMed citation.

8. Geitmann, A. and Palanivelu, R. (2007). Fertilization requires communication: Signal generation and perception during pollen tube guidance. Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology. 1(2): 77-89. Download the pdf file.

7. Nikolova, N*., Palanivelu, R*., King, E., Copenhaver, G., and Drews, G. N. (2007). Synergid cell death in Arabidopsis is triggered following direct interaction with the pollen tube. Plant Physiology. 144: 1753-1762. Link to the article or download the pdf file. (* equally contributing authors)

* This paper was highlighted in the "on the inside" section of Plant Physiology. Peter V. Minorsky (2007), Plant Physiology. 144: 1691-1692. Link to the article.

Post-doctoral work:

6. Renault H, El Amrani A, Palanivelu R, Updegraff EP, Yu A, Renou JP, Preuss D, Bouchereau A, Deleu C. (2011). GABA Accumulation Causes Cell Elongation Defects and Decrease in Expression of Genes Encoding Secreted and Cell Wall-related Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiology. 52(5): 894-908. Link to article or PubMed citation.

5. Palanivelu, R. and Preuss, D. (2006). Distinct short-range ovule signals attract or repel Arabidopsis thaliana pollen tubes in vitro. BMC Plant Biology. 6:7. Link to the article or download the pdf file.

*Based on download statistics, BMC Plant Biology journal permanently designated this research article as a “highly accessed” journal article.

4. Palanivelu, R., Brass, L., Edlund, A. and Preuss, D. (2003). Pollen tube growth and guidance is regulated by POP2, an Arabidopsis gene that controls GABA levels. Cell. 114: 47-59. Link to the article.

*This paper was profiled in Developmental Cell’s preview section. “GABA, a New Player in the Plant Mating Game” by Zhenbiao Yang. Developmental Cell. 5: 185-6. Link to the article.

*This paper was highlighted in Nature Cell Biology’s News and Views section. “Tip of the POP2” by Donald McDonald. Nature Cell Biology. 5 (9): 778.

*This paper was profiled in Current Biology’s Dispatch section. “Plant Reproduction: GABA gradient, guidance and growth” by Hong Ma. Current Biology. 13 (21): R834-R836. Link to the article.

3. Palanivelu, R and Preuss, D. (2000). Pollen tube targeting and axon guidance: parallels in tip growth mechanisms. Trends in Cell Biology. 10: 517-524. Link to the article.

*An illustration from this paper was used as the cover of the issue.

Graduate work:

2. Palanivelu, R., Belostotsky, D. A. and Meagher, R. B. (2000). Conserved expression of Arabidopsis poly (A) binding protein 2 (PAB2) in distinct vegetative and reproductive tissues. Plant Journal . 22: 199-210. Link to the article.

1. Palanivelu, R., Belostotsky, D. A. and Meagher, R. B. (2000). Arabidopsis thaliana poly (A) binding protein 2 (PAB2) functions in yeast translational and mRNA decay processes. Plant Journal. 22: 187-98. Link to the article.