Merchant Group Publications from 2006-2010
76. Merchant, S. (2006) Trace Metal Utilization in Chloroplasts in The Structure and Function of Plastids (ed. Robert R. Wise and J. Kenneth Hoober), Springer, Netherlands, pp. 199-218.
77. Merchant, S., Allen, M.D., Kropat, J., Moseley, J.L., Long, J.C., Tottey, S., Terauchi, A.M. (2006) Between a rock and a hard place: trace element nutrition in Chlamydomonas. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1763:578-594.
78. Merchant, S., Sagasti, A. (2006) Precious metal economy. Cell Metabolism. 4:99-101.
79. Grossman, A.R., Croft, M., Gladyshev, V.N., Merchant, S., Posewitz, M.C., Prochnik, S., Spalding, M.H. (2007) Novel metabolism in Chlamydomonas through the lens of genomics. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 10(2):190-198.
80. Allen, M.D., Kropat, J. ,Tottey, S., Del Campo, J.A., Merchant, S. (2007) Manganese Deficiency in Chlamydomonas Results in Loss of Photosystem II and MnSOD Function, Sensitivity to Peroxides, and Secondary Phosphorus and Iron Deficiency. Plant Physiology 143:263-277. Online supporting information.
81. Palenik, B., Grimwood, J., Aerts, A., Rouze, P., Salamov, A., Putnam, N., Dupont C., Jorgensen, R., Derelle, E., Rombauts, S., Zhou, K., Otillar, R., Merchant, S., Podell, S., Gaasterland, T., Napoli, C., Gendler, K., Manuell, A., Tai, V., Vallon, O., Piganeau, G., Jancek, S., Heijde, M., Jabbari, K., Bowler, C., Lohr, M., Robbens, S., Werner, G., Dubchak, I., Pazour, G.J., Ren, Q., Paulsen, I., Delwiche, C., Schmutz, J., Rokhsar, D., van de Peer, Y., Moreau, H., Grigoriev, I. (2007) Tiny eukaryotes provide genomic insights into the paradox of the plankton. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 7705-7710. Online supporting information.
82. Merchant, S.S., Prochnik, S.E., Vallon, O., Harris, E.H., Karpowicz, S.J., Witman, G.B., Terry, A., Salamov, A., Fritz-Laylin, L.K., Marechal-Drouard, L., Marshall, W.F., Qu, L.-H., Nelson, D.R., Sanderfoot, A.A., Spalding, M.H., Kapitonov, V.V., Ren, Q., Ferris, P., Lindquist, E., Shapiro, H., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Lucas, S., Chlamydomonas community annotation team, JGI annotation team, Grigoriev, I.V., Rokhsar, D.S., Grossman, A.R. (2007) The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions. Science 318:245 - 250. Online supporting information. Press Releases: JGI, Carnegie, UCLA, USDA.
83. Allen, M.D., del Campo, J.A., Kropat, J. Merchant, S.S. (2007) FEA1, FEA2 and FRE1, Encoding Two Homologous Secreted Proteins and a Candidate Ferrireductase, are Expressed Coordinately with FOX1 and FTR1 in Iron-Deficient Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Eukaryot. Cell 6: 1841-1852.
84. Chen, J.-C., Hsieh, S.I., Kropat, J., Merchant, S. (2008) A Ferroxidase Encoded by FOX1 Contributes to Iron Assimilation under Conditions of Poor Iron Nutrition in Chlamydomonas. Eukaryot. Cell 7: 541-545.
85. Long, J., Sommer, F., Allen, M., Lu, S., Merchant, S.S. (2008) FER1 and FER2 Encoding Two Ferritin Complexes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Chloroplasts Are Regulated by Iron. Genetics. 179(1): 137-147.
86. Hanikenne, M., Merchant, S.S., Hamel, P.P. (2008) Transition metal nutrition: a balance between deficiency and toxicity in The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, ed. 2nd edition, Vol. 2, D. Stern, 333-400.
87. Long, J.C., Merchant, S. (2008) Photo-oxidative stress impacts the expression of genes encoding iron metabolism components in Chlamydomonas. Photochem. Photobiol. 84: 1395-1403.
88. Allen, M.D., Kropat, J., Merchant, S. (2008) Regulation and localization of isoforms of the aerobic oxidative cyclase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photochem. Photobiol. 84: 1336-1342.
89. Page, D, M., Kropat, J., Hamel, P., Merchant, S. (2009) Two Chlamydomonas CTR Copper Transporters with a Novel Cys-Met Motif Are Localized to the Plasma Membrane and Function in Copper Assimilation. Plant Cell: 21 928-943.
90. Merchant, S.S. (2009) His protects heme as it crosses the membrane. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106: 10069-10070.
91. Terauchi, A.M., Lu, S.F., Zaffagno, M., Tappa, S., Hirasawa, M., Tripathy, J.N., Knaff, D.B., Farmer, P.J., Lemaire, S., Hase, T., Merchant, S.S. (2009) Pattern of Expression and Substrate Specificity of Chlamydomonas Chloroplast Ferredoxins. J. Biol. Chem. 2009; 284: 25867-25878.
92. Haas, C.E., Rodionov, D., Kropat, J., Malasarn, D., Merchant, S.S., de Crécy-Lagard, V. (2009) A subset of the diverse COG0523 family of putative metal chaperones is linked to zinc homeostasis in all kingdoms of life. BMC Genomics. 10:470.
93. Petroutsos, D., Terauchi, A.M., Busch, A., Hirschmann, I., Merchant, S.S., Finazzi, G., Hippler, M. (2009) PGRL1 participates in iron-induced remodeling of the photosynthetic apparatus and in energy metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. J. Biol. Chem. 284, 32770-32781.
94. Hirasawa, M., Tripathy, J.N., Sommer, F., Somasundaram, R., Chung, J.-S., Nestander, M., Kruthiventi, M., Zabet-Moghaddam, M., Johnson, M.K., Merchant, S.S., Allen, J.P., Knaff, D.B. (2010) Enzymatic Properties of a Ferredoxin-Dependent Nitrite Reductase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosyn. Res. 103:67-77. 95. Terauchi, A., Peers, G., Kobayashi, M., Niyogi, K., Merchant, S.S. (2010) Trophic status of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii influences the impact of iron deficiency on photosynthesis. Photosyn. Res. 105: 39-49.
96. Grossman AR, Karpowicz SJ, Heinnickel M, Dewez D, Hamel B, Dent R, Niyogi KK, Johnson X, Alric J, Wollman FA, Li H, Merchant SS. (2010) Phylogenomic analysis of the Chlamydomonas genome unmasks proteins potentially involved in photosynthetic function and regulation. Photosynth Res. 106:3-17.
97. González-Ballester D, Casero D, Cokus S, Pellegrini M, Merchant SS, Grossman AR. (2010) RNA-Seq Analysis of Sulfur-Deprived Chlamydomonas Cells Reveals Aspects of Acclimation Critical for Cell Survival. Plant Cell. 22: 2058-2084. F1000 evaluation. 98. Chodavarapu, R.K., Feng, S., Bernatavichute, Y.V., Chen, P.-Y., Stroud, H., Yu, Y., Hetzel, J.A., Kuo, F., Kim, J., Cokus, S.J., Casero, D., Bernal, M., Huijser, P., Clark, A.T., Krämer, U., Merchant, S.S., Zhang, X., Jacobsen, S.E., Pellegrini, M. (2010) Relationship between nucleosome positioning and DNA methylation. Nature 466:388-392. 99. Gabilly, S., Dreyfuss, B.W., Karamoko, M., Corvest, V., Kropat, J., Page, M.D., Merchant, S.S., Hamel, P. (2010) Ccs5, a thioredoxin-like protein involved in the assembly of plastid c-type cytochromes. J. Biol. Chem. 285:29738-29749. 100. Merchant, S.S. (2010) The elements of plant micronutrients. Plant Physiol. 154:512-515. 101. Merchant, S.S. (2010) Green with envy: on citation of the chlorophyll assay. Commentary on Arnon DI (1949) Copper enzymes in isolated chloroplasts. Plant Physiol. 24:1-15.
102. Knight, M.J., Baron, M.K., Plotkowski, M.L., Kropat, J., Gingery, M., Sakane, F., Merchant, S.S., Bowie, J.U. (2010) Zinc binding drives sheet formation by the SAM domain of diacylglycerol kinase d. Biochemistry. 49:9667-9676.
103. Sommer, F., Kropat, J., Malasarn, D., Grossoehme, N., Chen, X., Giedroc, D., Merchant, S.S. (2010) The CRR1 Nutritional Copper Sensor in Chlamydomonas Contains Two Distinct Metal-Responsive Domains. Plant Cell 22:4098-4113.