Biology
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Selected Publications
Feirer, R.P., Hocking, K.L. and P. J. Woods (1998) Involvement of arginine decarboxylase in the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to osmotic stress. Journal of Plant Physiology 153:733-738
Feirer, R.P. (1995) The biochemistry of conifer embryo development: Amino acids, polyamines and storage proteins. in Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Jain, Gupta & Newton, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. p317-336
Feirer, R. and P. Simon. (1991) Biochemical differences between carrot inbreds differing in plant regeneration potential. Plant Cell Reports 10:152-155
Feirer, R. and P. Simon. (1990) The relationship between ethylene production and regeneration potential of carrot cultures. pp 346-348, in "Polyamines and Ethylene: Biochemistry, Physiology and Interactions". Flores, Arteca and Shannon, eds., American Society of Plant Physiologists, Rockville, MD
Feirer, R.P., Conkey, J.H. and S.A. Verhagen (1989) Triglycerides in embryogenic conifer calli: A comparison with zygotic embryos. Plant Cell Reports (8:207-209)
Wann, S.R., Becwar, M.R., Nagmani, R., Feirer, R.P. and M.A. Johnson. (1989) Biochemical differences between embryogenic and nonembryogenic calli of conifers. Trees 3:173-178
Feirer, R.P. (1989) Developmental biology (Plant growth: The role of polyamines). McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology. p 97-99. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York
Slocum, R., Bitonti, A., McCann, P. and R. Feirer (1988) DFMA metabolism in tobacco and mammalian cells: inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase activity following arginase-mediated hydrolysis of DFMA to DFMO. Biochem. J. 255:197-202
Becwar MR, Wann SR, Johnson MA, Verhagen SA, Feirer RP and Nagmani R. (1988) Development and characterization of in vitro embryogenic systems in conifers. in Somatic Cell Genetics of Woody Plants, 1-18. M.R. Ahuja (ed.),1988 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Feirer, R.P. (1988) Chloroplast ultrastructure and gene expression in embryogenic conifer callus. in Molecular Genetics of Forest Trees, Cheliak, W.M. and Yapa A.C. eds., Petawawa National Forestry Institute, Chalk River, Ontario, pp 89-95.
Feirer, R.P., S.R. Wann and D.W. Einspahr. (1985) The effects of spermidine inhibitors on in vitro plant development. Plant Growth Regulation 3: 319-327
Feirer, R.P., Mignon, G. and J.D. Litvay. (1984) Arginine decarboxylase and polyamines required for embryogenesis in the wild carrot. Science 223: 1433-1435
Selected Presentations:
Feirer, R., P.; St. John, B. (2006) Arginine decarboxylase and water stress in primitive plants. Gordon Research Conference: Salt and Water Stress in Plants., September 3-8, Oxford, England
Feirer, R., P.; St. John, B. (2005) Control of Arginine Decarboxylase Induction in Arabidopsis thaliana Grown In Vitro. Society for In Vitro Biology Annual Conference, June 4-8, Baltimore, MD
Feirer, R., P.; St. John, B.; Gapinski, J. M.; Kerswill, H. (2004) Stress-induced elevation of arginine decarboxylase occurs via two distinct signal transduction pathways. (Abst 443) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, July 24-July 27, Orlando, FL
Schill, N., R. Feirer, and A. Choudhury. (2003) Molecular evidence for species differentiation and host relationships in the genus Crepidostomum (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae): C. cooperi and C. cornutum. American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, August 1-6, Halifax, Canada.
Feirer, R. P., Vaz, C., Rebarchik, J., P.W.Simon (1998) Induction of arginine decarboxylase by ABA and osmotic stress in Arabidopsis grown in vitro. (Abst #454) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, June 27-July 1, 1998 Madison, WI
Feirer, R. and C. Vaz. (1997) Effect of osmotic stress and UV light on arginine decarboxylase in Arabidopsis. (Plant Physiol. 114:97) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, August 2-6, 1997 Vancouver, B.C.
Feirer, R., Hocking, K. and P. Woods. (1995) Involvement of arginine decarboxylase in the response of Arabidopsis to osmotic stress. Sixth International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, June 7-11, 1995, Madison, WI
Feirer, R. and K. Hocking. (1994) Arginine and ornithine decarboxylases from Arabidopsis. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annaual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 21-25. Poster #LB60.
Feirer, R. and P. Simon. (1992) Protein synthesis during carrot embryogenesis and germination: Comparison of zygotic, somatic, and DFMA-treated somatic embryos. World Congress on Cell and Tissue Culture, June 20-25, 1992 Washington, D.C.
Feirer, R. and P. Simon. (1990) The relationship between ethylene production and regeneration potential of carrot cultures. Presented at "Polyamines and ethylene: biochemistry, physiology and interactions" - Penn State Symposium in Plant Physiology. May 17-19, 1990. College Station, PA
Feirer, R. and S. Wann. (1989) Transformation and foreign gene expression in sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.). Proceedings of the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, June 26-30, 1989 Charleston, SC.
Feirer, R., Wann, S., Becwar, M. and E. Foxgrover. (1987) The occurrence of proplastids in somatic embryos of Norway spruce and carrot. (Plant Physiol. 83:36) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, July 19-23, 1987 St. Louis, MO
Slocum, R.D. and R.P. Feirer. (1987) 3H-DFMA metabolism in tobacco: non-specific, arginase mediated inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase activity. (Plant Physiol. 83:24) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, July 19-23, 1987 St. Louis, MO
Feirer, R.P., Wann, S.R., Becwar, M.R., Nagmani, R. and J. Carlson. (1987) A comparison of embryogenic and nonembryogenic conifer calli: chloroplast ultrastructure and protein synthesis. Genetic Manipulation of Woody Plants Symposium. June 21-25, 1987. East Lansing, MI
Wann, S.R., Johnson, M.A., Feirer, R.P., Becwar, M.R. and R. Nagmani. (1987) Biochemical differences between embryogenic and nonembryogenic callus of conifers. Genetic Manipulation of Woody Plants Symposium. June 21-25, 1987. East Lansing, MI.
Feirer, R.P. (1987) Chloroplast ultrastructure and gene expression in embryogenic conifer callus. International Union of Forest Research Organizations-Molecular Genetics Working Group conference. June 16- 18, 1987. Chalk River, Ontario
Feirer, R.P. (1987) Recombinant DNA research in the field of forestry. Symposium presentation, Forest Products Research Society 41st Annual Meeting, June 21-24, 1987. Louisville, KY.
Feirer, R.P. and G. W. Wyckoff. (1986) Effect of inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis on seed development in red pine and aspen. (Plant Physiol. 80: 14) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, June 8-12, 1986 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Noland, T.L., Feirer, R.P. and J.R. Phythyon. (1986) Possible interrelationship between polyamines and ethylene in loblolly pine and wild carrot cell suspension cultures. (Plant Physiol. 80:494) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, June 8- 12, 1986 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feirer, R.P. and S. A. Verhagen. (1985) Changes in amino acids, polyamines and the enzymes ADC and ODC during plant development. (Plant Physiol. 77: 39) American Society of Plant Ph Annual Conference, June 23-28, 1985 Providence, Rhode Island
Feirer, R.P., Mignon, G., and S.R. Wann. (1984) Effect of spermidine synthesis inhibitors on in vitro plant development. (Plant Physiol. 75: 103) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, August 12-17, 1984 Davis, California
Feirer, R., Litvay, J. and G. Mignon. (1983) The role of arginine decarboxylase and polyamines in somatic embryogenesis of wild carrot. (Plant Physiol. 72:77) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, August 7-11, 1983. Fort Collins, Colorado
Feirer, R. and S. Verhagen. (1982) Amino acid composition of organized and callus tissues of Douglas-fir. (Plant Physiol. 69: 108) American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Conference, June 13- 17, 1982. Champaign, Illinois
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