Carol A. Loopstra
| Title | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Specialization | Biotechnology |
| Education | PhD 1992, Forestry and Genetics (co-majors), North Carolina State University MS 1984, Forest Science, Oregon State University BS 1979, Forest Management (Science Option), Oregon State University |
| Office Phone | (979) 862-2200 |
| c-loopstra@tamu.edu |
Faculty Associations
- Faculty of Genetics
- Faculty of Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences
- Faculty of Biotechnology
Courses
- GENE / MEPS 411 - Biotechnology for Crop Improvement
- FRSC 203 - Dendrology
Research Areas & Publications
1. Gene Expression and Function during Wood Development
Grant funding : Association Genetics of Natural Genetic Variation and Complex Traits in Pine. 2005 - 2009. NSF Plant Genome.
Wood formation in loblolly pine. 1999-2003. NSF Plant Genome. PI: Ronald Sederoff, NCSU
Arabinogalactan-proteins in xylem development of loblolly pine. 1995-1998. USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program.
Isolation of a xylem cellulose synthase gene from poplar. 1998. Texas A&M University Faculty Mini-Grant Program
Publications :
Yang SH and Loopstra CA. (2005) Seasonal variation in gene expression for loblolly pines (Pinus taeda L.) from different geographical regions. Tree Physiology 25:1063-1073.
Yang SH, Wang H, Sathyan P, Stasolla C, and Loopstra CA. (2005) Real-time RT-PCR Analysis of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Arabinogalactan-protein and Arabinogalactan-protein-like Genes. Physiologia Plantarum 124: 91-106.
Yang S-H, van Zyl L, No E-G, and Loopstra CA (2004) Microarray analysis of genes preferentially expressed in differentiating xylem of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Plant Science 166(5): 1185-1195
Zhang Y, Brown G, Whetten R, Loopstra CA, Neale D, and Sederoff RR. (2002) An arabinogalactan - protein associated with secondary cell wall formation in differentiating xylem of loblolly pine. Plant Molecular Biology. 52: 91-102
No E-G and Loopstra C.A. (2000) Hormonal and developmental regulation of two loblolly pine xylem arabinogalactan - proteins. Physiologia Plantarum - 110 : 524 - 529.
No E-G, Zhou Y, and Loopstra C.A. (2000) Sequences upstream and downstream of two xylem - specific pine genes influence their expression. Plant Science 160 : 77 - 86.
Loopstra C. A., Puryear J.D., and No E-G, (2000) Purification and cloning of an arabinogalactan - protein from xylem of loblolly pine. Planta - 210 : 686 - 689.
Loopstra C.A., No E-G, Wang H, and Puryear J. (2000) Xylem-specific expression of arabinogalactan - protein - like genes. In: Cell and Developmental Biology of Arabinogalactan - Proteins. E.A. Nothnagel, A. Bacic and A.E. Clarke (eds). Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, NY. p. 179 - 190.
Loopstra C. A. (2000) Proteins of the conifer extracellular matrix. In: Molecular biology of Woody Plants. Vol.1. Jain and Minocha (eds). Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 287 - 297.
Wang H. and C. Loopstra (1998) Cloning and characterization of a cellulose synthase cDNA (Accession No.AF081534) from xylem of hybrid poplar (Populus tremula X Populus alba). (PGR98-179) Plant Physiol. 118: 1101
Loopstra C.A., Mouradov A., Vivian-Smith, T. Glassick, B. Gale, S. Southerton, H. Marshall, and R. Teasdale. (1998) Two Pinus radiata endo-B-1, 4-glucanases are associated with rapidly growing reproductive structures. Plant Physiology 116: 959-967.
Loopstra C.A., and E-G No. (1997) Elements required for xylem - specific expression are located downstream of a loblolly pine gene. In Proceedings 24 th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference. June 9-13, 1997. Orlando, FL. pp 374 - 376.
Loopstra C.A., and E-G No. (1997) Isolation of regulatory elements for use in genetic engineering of forest trees - a lesson from loblolly pine. In proceedings IUFRO Conference on Silviculture and Improvement of Eucalyptus. August 24 - 29, 1997. Salvador, Brazil. pp 81 - 86.
Loopstra C.A., J.D. Puryear, E-G No, and H.Wang. (1997) Regulation and expression of xylem - specific genes in loblolly pine. In Proceedings TAPPI Biological Sciences Symposium. Oct. 19 - 23, 1997. San Francisco, CA.
Loopstra C.A., and R.R. Sederoff. (1995) Xylem-specific gene expression in loblolly pine. Plant Molecular Biology 27: 277-291.
Loopstra C.A., A.K. Weissinger and R.R. Sederoff (1992) Transient gene expression in differentiating pine wood using microprojectile bombardment. Can. J For. Res. 22 : 993 - 996.
2. Regulation and Function of Genes Induced by Water Deficit Stress
Grant funding :
Drought resistant pines for Texas Forests. 2002 - 2003. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Advanced Technology Program.
Influence of water deficit on gene products in Pinus halepensis. 1997-1999. International Arid Lands Consortium V.G. Schiller, C. Loopstra, L. Korol and R. Newton.
Publications :
Molecular responses to water deficit stress in woody plants. 1999. Newton R.J., V. Padmanabhan, M.A.D.L. Dias, and C. Loopstra. In: Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress. M. Pessarakli (ed.) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY.
Genes induced by WDS are differentially expressed in two populations of aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis). 2005. Sathyan P., Newton R.J. and C. Loopstra. Tree Genetics and Genomes.
3. Pecan Genetic Diversity
Grant funding : Conservation and Utilization of Pecan Genetic Resources. 1998-2002. USDA - ARS.
4. Other Recent Publications
Hessler K., Whetten R., Loopstra C.A., Shriver S., Pesaresi Penner K., Ziegler R., Fletcher J., Torrie M., and Comstock G. (2002) Golden rice. In : Life Science Ethics. G Comstock (ed.) Iowa State Press. 307 - 310 ; 358 - 368.