Publications

Fishel EA and Dixit R (2013). Role of nucleation in cortical microtubule array organization: variations on a theme. Plant Journal, doi: 10.1111/tpj.12166

Tulin A, McClerklin S, Huang Y and Dixit R (2012). Single-molecule analysis of the microtubule crosslinking protein MAP65-1 reveals a molecular mechanism for contact-angle-dependent microtubule bundling. Biophysical Journal, 102: 802-809.

Eren EC, Gautam N and Dixit R (2012). Computer simulation and mathematical models of the noncentrosomal plant cortical microtubule cytoskeleton. Cytoskeleton, 69: 144-154.

Zhu C and Dixit R (2012). Functions of the Arabidopsis kinesin superfamily of microtubule-based motor proteins. Protoplasma, 249: 887-899.

Dixit R (2012). Putting a bifunctional motor to work: insights into the role of plant KCH kinesins. New Phytologist, 193: 543-545.

Zhu C and Dixit R (2011). Single molecule analysis of the Arabidopsis FRA1 kinesin shows that it is a functional motor protein with unusually high processivity. Molecular Plant, 4: 879-885..

Sun F, Zhu C, Dixit R and Cavalli V (2011). Sunday Driver /JIP3 binds kinesin heavy chain directly and enhances its motility. EMBO J, 30:3416-3429.

Eren EC, Dixit R and Gautam N (2010) A three-dimensional computer simulation model reveals the mechanisms for self-organization of plant cortical microtubules into oblique arrays.  Molecular Biology of the Cell, 21: 2674-2684.

Dixit R and Ross JL (2010). Studying plus-end tracking at single molecule resolution using TIRF microscopy. In, Methods in Cell Biology. Microtubules, In vitro. Eds. John J. Correia and Les Wilson. Elsevier.

Ross JL and Dixit R (2010). Multiple color single molecule TIRF imaging and tracking of MAPs and motors. In, Methods in Cell Biology. Microtubules, In vitro. Eds. John J. Correia and Les Wilson. Elsevier.

Dixit R, Barnett B, Lazarus JE, Tokito M, Goldman YE and Holzbaur ELF (2009). Microtubule plus-end tracking by CLIP-170 requires EB1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 106:492-497.

Dixit R, Ross J, Goldman YE and Holzbaur ELF (2008). Differential regulation of dynein and kinesin motor proteins by tau. Science, 319:1086-1089.

Dixit R, Chang E and Cyr RJ (2006). Establishment of polarity during organization of the acentrosomal plant cortical microtubule array. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 17:1298-1305. Highlighted in the Incytes section of the March 2006 ASCB newsletter.

Dixit R, Cyr R and Gilroy, S (2006). Using intrinsically fluorescent proteins for plant cell imaging. Plant Journal, 45: 599-615.

Marcus AI, Dixit R and Cyr RJ (2005). Narrowing of the preprophase microtubule band is not required for cell division plane determination in cultured plant cells. Protoplasma, 226: 169-174.

Dixit R and Cyr RJ (2004). Encounters between dynamic cortical microtubules promote ordering of the cortical array through angle-dependent modifications of microtubule behavior. Plant Cell, 16: 3274-3284.

Dixit R and Cyr RJ (2004). The cortical microtubule array: from dynamics to organization. Plant Cell, 16: 2546-2552.

Dixit R and Cyr RJ (2003). Cell damage and reactive oxygen species production induced by fluorescence microscopy: Effect on mitosis and guidelines for non-invasive fluorescence microscopy. Technical Advances paper. Plant Journal, 36: 280-290.

Dixit R and Cyr RJ (2002). Spatio-temporal relationship between nuclear-envelope breakdown and preprophase band disappearance in cultured tobacco cells. Protoplasma, 219: 116-121.

Dixit R and Cyr RJ (2002). Golgi secretion is not required for marking the preprophase band site in cultured tobacco cells. Plant Journal, 29: 99-108. Cover of the January 2002 Plant Journal.