| 2005 |
Auxin receptor TIR1 identified; Flowering Locus (FT)
transcript tentatively idenified as long-sought flowering hormone Florigen; LEHLE SEEDS
reaches 10,000th invoice May 24, 2005; U.S. federal appeals court rules against patenting
expressed sequence tags (EST) for plant genes of unknown function |
| 2004 |
Microarray use matures aiding functional annotation;
micro-RNA, natural variation and modeling studies grow in popularity; first
nuclear-envelope targeting; regulators of abscisic acid signaling (GCR1) and biosynthesis
(AtGLR1.1) isolated |
| 2003 |
USDA fines first US biotech company for violations of
Plant Protection Act |
| 2002 |
Arabidopsis first species whose entire genome placed on
a microarray |
| 2001 |
Increased emphasis on functional and comparative
genomics; first cytokinin receptor CRE1 and biosynthesis genes identified |
| 2000 |
Chromosomes I, III and V sequenced completing genome
sequence |
| 1999 |
Chromosomes II and IV sequenced |
| 1998 |
Arabidopsis featured in Science genome
issue |
| 1997 |
Physical maps of all 5 chromosomes completed |
| 1996 |
Arabidopsis Genome Initiative organized |
| 1995 |
Ethylene receptor ETR1 identified; Standard BAC and P1
libraries constructed; arabidopsis.com goes online |
| 1994 |
cDNA sequencing efforts initiated; LEHLE SEEDS moves
operations to Round Rock TX USA |
| 1993 |
High-efficiency transformation established |
| 1992 |
First chromosome walk published; North American
Arabidopsis Steering Committee established |
| 1991 |
Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center (ARBRC)
established at Ohio State University with Randy Scholl heading the seed collection and
Keith Davis heading the DNA collection |
| 1990 |
Arabidopsis Genome Project initiated: A. Kranz
retires; AIS newletter stops publication; Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre (NASC) at
Nottingham, U.K. established to house and assume curator role for AIS ecotype collection
with Bernard Mulligan as Head and Mary Anderson as first Director |
| 1989 |
First T-DNA tagged mutant gene cloned; LEHLE SEEDS,
founded by Fred Lehle, begins operations in Tucson AZ USA after purchasing Guhy's
Specialty Nursery |
| 1988 |
BIOSCI Arabidopsis newsgroup established on Internet |
| 1987 |
Third International Arabidopsis Conference; A.R.
Kranz and B. Kirchheim publish first computerized listing of Araibidopsis Information
Service Arabidopsis seed collection, AIS 24 (1987); Guhy's Specialty Nursery - first
commercial sale of Arabidopsis (Tucson, AZ) |
| 1986 |
First Arabidopsis gene sequence published |
| 1986 |
Transformation with Agrobacterium reported |
| 1985 |
First promoted as model for molecular genetics |
| 1984 |
Genome size and complexity characterized |
| 1983 |
M. Koornneef publishes first detailed genetic map |
| 1980 |
Expanded interest in use of Arabidopsis to study plant
biochemistry, physiology and development |
| 1976 |
Second International Arabidopsis Conference |
| 1975 |
G. Rédei publishes second major review article
published in Ann. Rev. Genet. (1975) vol. 9,111-127 |
| 1974 |
Albert Kranz takes over as editor of the Arabidopsis
Information Service; Laibach collection moved to Frankfurt an Main, Germany. |
| 1970 |
G. Rédei publishes first major review article published
in Bibliographica Genetica vol 20, No. 2, 1970, pp. 1- 151 |
| 1970's |
Contributions by M.E. Jones, J.M. Westerman, K. Daly |
| 1967 |
Lee-Chen with Burger and Steinitz-Sears create first
Arabidopsis trisomics; W.J.
Feenstra reports using clear plastic sleeves to facilitate seed harvest; G.P. Redéi reports using
a dilute agar solution to facilitate seed planting |
| 1965 |
First International Arabidopsis Conference held in
Göttingen, Germany; F. Laibach retires and G. Röbbelen at the University of Göttingen,
Germany assumes curator role for Laibach's ecotype collection |
| 1964 |
Arabidopsis Information Service newsletter begins
publication, G. Röbbelen first editor and original advisory board was F. Laibach, A.
Müller, G. Redéi and J. Veleminsky; Redéi and Hirono create first Arabidopsis linkage
groups |
| 1963 |
A. Müller develops embryo test |
| 1960's |
Significant scientific contributions in this decade by
H.A.S. Hussein, Cetl, I., G. Rédei (United States), J.H. van der Veen
(Netherlands), J. Veleminsky (Czechoslovakia) and G. Röbbelen (Germany), C.W. Lawrence |
| 1950's |
J. Langridge and K. Napp-Zinn's research demonstrates
utility of Arabidopsis for laboratory studies |
| 1947 |
Laibach's graduate student E. Reinholz publishes first
collection of induced mutations; discovers that late flowering can be induced in an early
flowering type by X-rays |
| 1943 |
F. Laibach first recognizes the potential of Arabidopsis
as model system for genetics |
| 1937 |
F. Laibach begins collecting Arabidopsis ecotypes |
| 1935 |
Russian genetist N.N. Titova, on a Russian expedition to
find plants as potential model systems for genetics, rejects Arabidopsis because its
chromosomes, miscounted as n=3, were too small |
| 1907 |
E. Strasburger's graduate student, Friedrich Laibach,
correctly observes that Arabidopsis has only 5 chromosomes (2n=10); the lowest odd number
known up at that time for a plant; upon graduation, Laibach promptly discontinues working
with Arabidopsis for the next 30 years |
| 1900 |
G. Medel's work on heredity "rediscovered" |
| 1894 |
Eduard Strasburger publishes 'Lehrbuch der Botanik für
Hochschulen'; 35th edition still in publication |
| 1884 |
Eduard
Strasburger, founder of cytology, observes fusion of nuclei following fertilization,
publishes 'Theorie der Zeugung''; coins words haploid, diploid, gamete, cytoplasm,
nucleoplasm, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, plasmodesms and phototaxis |
| 1841 |
Taxonomist Gustav Heynhold renames
Arabis thaliana as Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. in honor of Johnannes Thal |
| 1873 |
Alexander Braun publishes first non-taxonomic paper on a
mutant (presumably agamous) Arabidopsis plant found near Berlin |
| 1865 |
G. Mendel's first reporting of his foundation work on
the principals of heredity went largely ignored |
| 1753 |
Linneaeus assigns names of Pilosella siliquosa minor as
well as Arabis thaliana to Arabidopsis |
| 1570's |
Johannes Thal first identifies Arabidopsis
thaliana |
some
entries courtesy of Nature
For more on Arabidopsis history see Prehistory
and History of Arabidopsis Research |
