PUBLICATIONS

ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS

26. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. Changes of purine and pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis during shoot initiation from epicotyl explants of white spruce (Picea glauca).

25. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. Comparative studies on pyrimidine metabolism of Pinus radiata cotyledons cultured under shoot-forming and non shoot-forming conditions.

24. Stasolla, C. and Yeung, E. C. Exogenous applications of ascorbic acid induce shoot apical meristem growth in germinating white spruce somatic embryos. Plant Cell Reports

23. Yang, S-H., Wang, H., Sathyan, P., Stasolla, C., Loopstra CA. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) arabinogalactan-protein and arabinogalactan-protein-like genes. Physiologia plantarum

22. Belmonte, M., Macey, J., Yeung, E.C., Stasolla, C. The effect of osmoticum on ascorbate and glutathione metabolism during white spruce somatic embryogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (in press)

21. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. Progression of programmed cell death in tobacco BY-2 cells is delineated by specific changes in the de novo and salvage synthesis of purine nucleotides. Physiologia Plantarum (in press)

20. Belmonte, M., Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Yeung, E.C., Thorpe, T.A.Glutathione-induced growth of embryogenic tissue of white spruce correlates with changes in pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism. Plant Science

19. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2004) Alterations in pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism as an early signal during the execution of programmed cell death in tobacco BY-2 cells. Journal of Experimental Botany 408, 2513-2522

18. Stasolla, C., Bozhkov, P.V., Chu, T-Z., van Zyl, L., Egertsdotter, U. Suarez M., Craig D., Wolfinger R.D, von Arnold, S., Sederoff, R.R. (2004)A transcriptional pathway during somatic embryogenesis in gymnosperms. Tree Physiology 24, 1073-1085.

17. Stasolla, C., Belmonte, M.F., van Zyl, L., Craig, D.L., Liu, W., Yeung, E.C., Sederoff, R. (2004)The effect of reduced glutathione on morphology and gene expression of white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany 55: 695-709

16. Belmonte, M., Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2003) Effects of reduced and oxidized glutathione on purine nucleotide metabolism of white spruce embryogenic tissue. Plant Science 165: 1377-1385

15. Stasolla, C., Craig, D., Li, Z., Wenbin, L., van Zyl, L. and Sederoff, R. (2003) Transcript profiles of stress related genes in developing white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos cultured with polyethylene glycol. Plant Science 165: 719-729.

14. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2003) Stage-specific changes of deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis during carrot somatic embryogenesis: metabolic fate of [2-14C]cytidine, [2-14C]deoxycytidine, and [2-14C]thymidine. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 41:779-785.

13. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2003) Deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis during spruce somatic embryogenesis: metabolic fate of [2-14C]cytidine, [2-14C]deoxycytidine, and [2-14C]thymidine. Physiologia Plantarum 118: 499-507.

12. Stasolla, C., Egerstdotter U, Scott J, Kadla, J, Sederoff R, van Zyl L (2003) Lignin composition in wild type and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase deficient mutant cultured cells of Pinus taeda. Plant Physiology and Biochemsitry 41: 439-445.

11. Stasolla, C., Craig, D., Li, Z., Wenbin, L., van Zyl, L. and Sederoff, R. (2003) The effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on gene expression of developing white spruce somatic embryos. Plant Physiology 131: 49-60.

10. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2002) Pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis and nucleic acid metabolism in embryos and megagametophytes of white spruce (Picea glauca) during germination. Physiologia Plantarum 115: 155-165.

9. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2001) Pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis in germinating white spruce somatic embryos. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plant 37: 286-293

8. Ashihara, H., Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N. and Thorpe, T.A. (2001) Purine metabolism during white spruce somatic embryo development: salvage of adenine, adenosine, and inosine. Plant Science 160: 647-657.

7. Stasolla, C., and Yeung, E.C. (2001) Ascorbic acid metabolism during white spruce somatic embryogenesis. Physiologia Plantarum 111: 196-205

6. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2001) Ascorbic acid changes the pattern of purine metabolism during germination of white spruce somatic embryos. Tree Physiology 21: 359-367.

5. Ashihara, H., Loukanina, N., Stasolla, C. and Thorpe, T. A. (2001) Pyrimidine metabolism during white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryo development. Journal of Plant Physiology, 158: 613-618.

4. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2001) Purine and pyrimidine metabolism during the partial drying treatment of white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos. Physiologia Plantarum 111: 93-101.

3. Ashihara, H., Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N. and Thorpe, T. A. (2000) Purine and pyrimidine metabolism in cultured white spruce (Picea glauca) cells: metabolic fate of 14C-labeled precursors and activity of key enzymes. Physiologia Plantarum 108: 25-33.

2. Stasolla, C. and Yeung, E. C. (1999). Ascorbic acid improves conversion of white spruce somatic embryos. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plant 35: 316-319.

1. Yeung, E. C., Stasolla, C. and Kong, L. (1998). Apical meristem formation during zygotic embryo development of white spruce. Canadian Journal of Botany 76: 751-761.

REVIEWS AND CHAPTER BOOKS

1. Stasolla, C. (2004) Somatic embryogenesis in Picea suspension cultures. In: Plant Cell Culture Protocols. The Humana Press (in press)

2. Stasolla, C., T.A. Thorpe (2004) Purine and pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis and degradation during in vitro morphogenesis
of white spruce (Picea glauca). Forntiers in Bioscience. 9, 1506-1519.

3. Stasolla, C., Katahira, R., Thorpe, T.A. and Ashihara, H (In press) Purine and pyrimidine metabolism in higher plants. Journal of Plant Physiology.

4. Stasolla, C., Yeung, E.C. (2003) Recent advances in conifer somatic embryogensis: improving somatic embryo quality. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 74:15-35

5. Stasolla, C., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2003) Somatic embryogenesis in white spruce: Physiology and Biochemistry. Agibiotechnology and Plant Tissue Culture, SS Bhojawani (ed) Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield NH, in press.

6. Thorpe, T.A., Yeung, E.C. and Stasolla C. (2003) Micro-organic supplements. In Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture. A. Cassels and G-J. De Klerk (Eds). Kluwer Academic Publisher, in press.

7. Stasolla, C., Kong, L.,Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2002) Maturation of somatic embryos in conifers: morphogenesis, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plant 38: 93-105

8.Yeung, E.C. and Stasolla, C. (2001) Somatic embryogenesis-apical meristem formation and conversion. Korean Journal Plant Tissue Culture 27: 253-258.

9. Thorpe, T.A. and Stasolla, C. (2001) Somatic embryogenesis. In Current Trends in the Embryology of Angiosperms. S.S. Bhojwani, W.Y. Soh (Eds). Kluwer Academic Publisher, 279-336.

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

1. Stasolla, C. (2003). Gene expression during somatic embryogenesis in conifers. Tree biotechnology.Umea, Sweden, June 2003

2. Stasolla, C., Craig, D., Li, Z., Wenbin, L., van Zyl, L. and Sederoff, R. (2002). The effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on gene expression of developing white spruce somatic embryos. Poster presentation at the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture. Orlando, FL, June 2002

3. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2002) Changes in the pattern of nucleotide metabolism during shoot organogenesis of radiata pine epicotyls. Poster presentation at the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture. Orlando, FL, June 2002

4. Stasolla, C., Scott, J., Li, Z., Wenbin, L., Kadla, J., van Zyl, L. and Sederoff, R. (2002) Large scale gene expression analysis during lignification of CAD (cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase) -mutant and wild type cultured cells of loblolly pine. Poster presentation at the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 2002

5. Stasolla, C. and Yeung E.C. (2001) The effects of ascorbic acid on white spruce somatic embryo conversion: nucleic acid biosynthesis. Poster presentation at Plant Biology 2001. Annual meeting of the Society of Plant Physiologists, Providence, RI, USA, July 2001.

6. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2001) Changes of purine nucleotide biosynthesis during shoot initiation from epicotyl explants of white spruce (Picea glauca). Contributed paper at the International Association Plant Tissue Culture meeting (Canadian section), Saskatoon, May 2001.

7. Thorpe, T.A., Stasolla, C. and Yeung E.C. (2000) Somatic embryogenesis in white spruce- physiology and biochemistry. Plenary talk at the Asia Pacific Conference on Plant Tissue Culture and Agribiotechnology. National University of Singapore, Singapore, November 2000.

8. Ashihara, H., Stasolla, C., Loukanina N., Yeung E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2000) Purinemetabolism during maturation and germination of white spruce (Picea glauca) somaticembryos. Poster presentation at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan,
Shizuoka University, Japan, September 2000.

9. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2000). Purine and pyrimidine metabolism during the partial drying treatment and germination of white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 36: 48A. Contributed paper at the 2000 World Congress on In Vitro Biology, San Diego, June, 2000.

10. Stasolla, C., Loukanina, N., Ashihara, H., Yeung, E.C. and Thorpe, T.A. (2000). Pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis during maturation of white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 36: 60A. Poster presentation at the 2000 Congress on In Vitro Biology, San Diego, June, 2000.

11. Stasolla, C. and Yeung, E. C. (1999). Ascorbic acid improves conversion of white spruce somatic embryos. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 35: 44A. Contributed paper at the 1999 Congress on In Vitro Biology, New Orleans, June, 1999.

12. Stasolla, C. and Yeung, E. C. (1999). Ascorbic acid metabolism during white spruce somatic embryo maturation and germination. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 35: 46A. Poster presentation at the 1999 Congress on In Vitro Biology, New Orleans, June, 1999.

13. Stasolla, C. and Yeung, E. C. (1999). Changes in ascorbate metabolism during white spruce somatic embryo maturation and germination. Contributed paper at the Plant Biology Canada 1999, Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists annual meeting, Saskatoon, June, 1999.

14. Stasolla, C. and Yeung. E. C. (1998). Ascorbic acid levels in embryogenic and non-embryogenic lines of white spruce. Poster presentation at the 1998 Canadian BotanicalAssociation meeting, Saskatoon, July, 1998.

15. Stasolla, C., Kong, L., Lackie, S., Yeung, E. C. (1997). Root meristem development in
white spruce zygotic and somatic embryos. Amer. J. Bot. Vol. 84, No. 66-6 Abstract supplement. Poster presentation at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, Montreal, August, 1997.

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