Dr David Collings
PhD (Australian National University)
Honorary Fellow
ANU College of Science
Areas of expertise
- Plant Cell And Molecular Biology 060702
- Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) 060106
- Plant Physiology 060705
- Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified 310199
Publications
- Collins, P, Broad, R, Yogeeswaran, K et al. 2023, 'Characterisation of the trans-membrane nucleoporins GP210 and NDC1 in Arabidopsis thaliana', Plant Science, vol. 332, pp. 1-12.
- Rae, A, Wei, X, Flores-Rodriguez, N et al. 2020, 'Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging of Arabidopsis thaliana Transfer Cell Wall Ingrowths using Pseudo-Schiff Labelling Adapted for the Use of Different Dyes', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 1775-1787.
- Howles, P, Gebbie, L, Collings, D et al. 2016, 'A temperature-sensitive allele of a putative mRNA splicing helicase down-regulates many cell wall genes and causes radial swelling in Arabidopsis thaliana', Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 91, no. 1-2, pp. 1-13pp.
- Lechner, B, Rashbrooke, M, Collings, D et al. 2012, 'The N-terminal TOG domain of Arabidopsis MOR1 modulates affinity for microtubule polymers', Journal of Cell Science, vol. 125, no. 20, pp. 4812-4821.
- Faulkner, C, Blackman, L, Collings, D et al 2009, 'Anti-tropomyosin antibodies co-localise with actin microfilaments and label plasmodesmata', European Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 88, pp. 357-369.
- Collings, D 2008, 'Crossed-Wires: Interactions and Cross-Talk between the microtubule and microfilament networks in plants', in Peter Nick (ed.), Plant Microtubules: Development and Flexibility (2nd ed), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 47-82.
- Collings, D, Gebbie, L, Howles, P et al 2008, 'Arabidopsis dynamin-like progein DRP1A: a null mutant with widespread defects in endocytosis, cellulose synthesis, cytokinesis, and cell expansion', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 361-376.
- Collings, D & Harper, J 2008, 'Peroxisome aggregation during cytokinesis in different angiosperm TAXA', International Journal of Plant Sciences, vol. 169, no. 2, pp. 241-252.
- Sainsbury, F, Collings, D, Mackun, K et al 2008, 'Developmental reorientation of transverse cortical microtubules to longitudinal directions: a role for actomyosin-based streaming and partial microtubule-membrane detachment', The Plant Journal, vol. 56, pp. 116-131.
- Wasteneys, G & Collings, D 2007, 'The cytoskeleton and co-ordination of directional expansion in a multicellular context', in Verbelen JP and Vissenberg K (ed.), The Expanding Cell, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, pp. 217-248.
- Gupton, S, Collings, D & Allen, N 2006, 'Endoplasmic reticulum targeted GFP reveals ER organization in tobacco NT-1 cells during cell division', Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, vol. 44, no. 2-3, pp. 95-105.
- Kawamura, E, Himmelspach, R, Rashbrooke, M et al. 2006, 'MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION 1 Regulates Structure and Function of Microtubule Arrays during Mitosis and Cytokinesis in the Arabidopsis Root', Plant Physiology, vol. 140, pp. 102-114.
- Collings, D, Lill, A, Himmelspach, R et al 2006, 'Hypersensitivity to cytoskeletal antagonists demonstrates microtubule-microfilament cross-talk in the control of root elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana', New Phytologist, vol. 170, no. 2, pp. 275-290.
- Howles, P, Birch, R, Collings, D et al 2006, 'A mutation in an Arabidopsis ribose 5-phosphate isomerase reduces cellulose synthesis and is rescued by exogenous uridine', The Plant Journal, vol. 48, pp. 606-618.
- Collings, D & Wasteneys, G 2005, 'Actin microfilament and microtubule distribution patterns in the expanding root of Aribidopsis thaliana', Canadian Journal of Botany, vol. 83, no. 6, pp. 579-590.
- Wasteneys, G & Collings, D 2004, 'Expanding beyond the great divide: the cytoskeleton and axial growth', in Patrick J Hussey (ed.), The Plant Cytoskeleton in Cell Differentiation and Development, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 83-115.
- Gardiner, J, Collings, D, Harper, J et al 2003, 'The effects of the phospholipase D-anatgonist 1-butanol on seedling development and microtubule organisation in Arabidopsis', Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 44, pp. 687-696.
- Collings, D, Harper, J & Vaughn, K 2003, 'The association of peroxisomes with the developing cell plate in dividing onion root cells depends on actin microfilaments and myosin', Planta, vol. 218, pp. 204-216.
- Stomgren Allen, N, Chattaraj, P, Collings, D et al 2003, 'Gravisensing: Ionic responses, cytoskeleton and amyloplast behaviour', Advances in Space Research, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1631-1637.
- Weerasinghe, R, Collings, D, Johannes, E et al 2003, 'The distributional changes and role of microtubules in Nod factor-challenged Medicago sativa root hairs', Planta, vol. 218, pp. 276-287.
