Michelle Facette
Assistant Professor
Contact Info
Phone: (Office) 413-577-9701 (Lab) 413-544-2656
Office: 375D Morrill IIII South
Education
B.S., Carleton University, Ottawa Canada, 1998
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2008
Postdoctoral
University of California, 2013
Research Interests
Plant Biology
Representative Publications
Facette, MR, Park Y, Sutimantanapi D, Luo A, Cartwright, H, Yang, B Bennett EJ, Sylvester AW, and Smith LG. 2015. The SCAR/WAVE complex polarizes PAN receptors and promotes division asymmetry in maize. Nature Plants 1:14024.
Facette, MR, Shen Z, Briggs SP and Smith LG. 2013. Parallel proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses of successive stages of maize leaf development Plant Cell 25:2798-2812.
McAllister CH, Facette, M, Holt A and Good AG. 2013. Analysis of the enzymatic properties of a broad family of alanine aminotransferases. PLoS One 8:e55032.
Facette, MR, and Smith LG. 2012. Division polarity in developing stomata. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 15:585-592.
Zhang X, Facette, M, Humphries JA, Shen Z, Park Y, Sutimantanapi D, Sylvester AW, Briggs SP and Smith LG. 2012. Identification of PAN2 by quantitative proteomics as a leucine-rich repeat-receptor-like kinase acting upstream of PAN1 to polarize cell division in maize. Plant Cell 24:4577–4589.
Facette, MR, Rasmussen, CG and Van Norman, JM. 2019. A plane choice: coordinating timing and orientation of cell division during plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 47: 47-55.
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- About
- Undergraduate
- Advising
- Major Requirements
- Major Requirements Checklist (PDF)
- Recommended Course Sequences
- Courses Approved as Major Electives
- Declaring a Biology Major
- Integrative Experience
- Minor Requirements
- Departmental Honors
- Study Abroad
- Course Catalog
- Course Offerings 2021-22
- Learning Goals
- Research Opportunities
- Awards & Scholarships
- Residential Programs
- Undergrad Handbook (PDF)
- Petitions and Forms
- 2022 Senior Celebration
- Majors Week
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Research
- Facilities
- Alumni
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