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2023

Ectopic Expression of a Bacterial Thiamin Monophosphate Kinase Enhances Vitamin B1 Biosynthesis in Plants

[Ming-Hsiun Hsieh] Ectopic Expression of a Bacterial Thiamin Monophosphate Kinase Enhances Vitamin B1 Biosynthesis in Plants

The Plant Journal 117, 1330–1343 (2024).

Development and Evolution of Xylem: the Most Abundant Tissue on Earth

[Chuan Ku] Development and Evolution of Xylem: the Most Abundant Tissue on Earth

Genome Biology 24, 3 (2023).

Ustilago maydis PR-1-like Protein Has Evolved Two Distinct Domains for Dual Virulence Activities

[Lay-Sun Ma] Ustilago maydis PR-1-like Protein Has Evolved Two Distinct Domains for Dual Virulence Activities

Nature Communications 14, 5755 (2023).

2022

Noise Reduction by Upstream Open Reading Frames

[Shu-Hsing Wu] Noise Reduction by Upstream Open Reading Frames

Nature Plants 8, 474-480 (2022).

Spatial Differences in Stoichiometry of EGR Phosphatase and Microtubule-Associated Stress Protein 1 Control Root Meristem Activity during Drought Stress

[Paul E. Verslues] Spatial Differences in Stoichiometry of EGR Phosphatase and Microtubule-Associated Stress Protein 1 Control Root Meristem Activity during Drought Stress

Plant Cell 34(1), 742–758 (2022).

Modular evolution of secretion systems and virulence plasmids in a bacterial species complex

[Erh-Min Lai & Chih-Horng Kuo] Modular evolution of secretion systems and virulence plasmids in a bacterial species complex

BMC Biology 2022, 20:16.

2021

A New Study Reveals How Stomata and Cuticles Coordinate During Plant Development

[Chin-Min Kimmy Ho] A New Study Reveals How Stomata and Cuticles Coordinate During Plant Development

The Plant Cell 34, 455-476 (2022).

Insights into Genome Evolution of Giant Viruses

[Chuan Ku] Insights into Genome Evolution of Giant Viruses

Virus Evolution 7, veab081 (2021).

New Regulatory Mechanism for Flowering Time Control Under Rising Temperature

[Shih-Long Tu] New Regulatory Mechanism for Flowering Time Control Under Rising Temperature

The Plant Cell 34, 834–851.

2020

Discovery of a Key Lipid Signal Mechanism for Pollen Fertilization

[Yuki Nakamura] Discovery of a Key Lipid Signal Mechanism for Pollen Fertilization

The Plant Cell 32, 2602-2620 (2020).

Dynamic Localization of Spo11-1 and Conformational Changes of Meiotic Axial Elements During Recombination Initiation of Maize Meiosis

[Chung-Ju Rachel Wang] Dynamic Localization of Spo11-1 and Conformational Changes of Meiotic Axial Elements During Recombination Initiation of Maize Meiosis

PLOS Genetics 16(4), e1007881 (2020).

Genome-wide analysis of small RNAs from Odontoglossum ringspot virus and Cymbidium mosaic virus synergistically infecting Phalaenopsis

[Yao-Chien Alex Chang, and Na-Sheng Lin] Genome-wide analysis of small RNAs from Odontoglossum ringspot virus and Cymbidium mosaic virus synergistically infecting Phalaenopsis

Molecular Plant Pathology, 2020, 21(2):188-205.

2019

Molecular Mechanism of Light-Regulated Alternative Splicing in Plants

[Shih-Long Tu] Molecular Mechanism of Light-Regulated Alternative Splicing in Plants

The Plant Cell 31(10), 2510-2524 (2019).

Effector Onboard Activating Type VI Secretion System Assembly

[Erh-Min Lai] Effector Onboard Activating Type VI Secretion System Assembly

EMBO Reports 21, e47961.

Highly ABA-Induced 1 (HAI1)-Interacting Protein HIN1 and Drought Acclimation Enhanced Splicing Efficiency at Intron Retention Sites

[Paul E. Verslues] Highly ABA-Induced 1 (HAI1)-Interacting Protein HIN1 and Drought Acclimation Enhanced Splicing Efficiency at Intron Retention Sites

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA 116(44), 22376-22385 (2019).

2018

Global Impacts of Chromosomal Imbalance on Gene Expression in Arabidopsis and Other Taxa

[Pao-Yang Chen, Marjori Matzke, Antonius J.M. Matzke] Global Impacts of Chromosomal Imbalance on Gene Expression in Arabidopsis and Other Taxa

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 115 (2018): E11321-E11330.

Iron Man to the Rescue: Discovery of IMA Peptides That Control Iron Transport in Plants

[Wolfgang Schmidt] Iron Man to the Rescue: Discovery of IMA Peptides That Control Iron Transport in Plants

Nature Plants 4 (2018): 953-963.

Lighting up the Doors

[Tien-Shin Yu] Lighting up the Doors

Plant Physiology 177 (2018): 604-614.

Target of Rapamycin (TOR) and Ribosomal Protein S6 (RPS6) Transmit Light Signals to Enhance Protein Translation in De-etiolating Arabidopsis Seedlings

[Shu-Hsing Wu] Target of Rapamycin (TOR) and Ribosomal Protein S6 (RPS6) Transmit Light Signals to Enhance Protein Translation in De-etiolating Arabidopsis Seedlings

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 115 (2018): 12823-12828.

2017

Natural Variation Identifies Genes Affecting Drought-Induced Abscisic Acid Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

[Paul E. Verslues] Natural Variation Identifies Genes Affecting Drought-Induced Abscisic Acid Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114 (2017): 11536-11541.

The Arabidopsis Thiamin-Deficient Mutant pale green1 Lacks Thiamin Monophosphate Phosphatase of the Vitamin B1 Biosynthesis Pathway

[Ming-Hsiun Hsieh] The Arabidopsis Thiamin-Deficient Mutant pale green1 Lacks Thiamin Monophosphate Phosphatase of the Vitamin B1 Biosynthesis Pathway

Plant Journal 91 (2017): 145-157.

Horizontal Acquisition and Transcriptional Integration of Novel Genes in Mosquito-Associated Spiroplasma

[Chih-Horng Kuo] Horizontal Acquisition and Transcriptional Integration of Novel Genes in Mosquito-Associated Spiroplasma

Genome Biology and Evolution 9 (2017): 3246-3259.

2016

Impact of rRNA Biogenesis Defect in Arabidopsis Embryogenesis

[Guang-Yuh Jauh] Impact of rRNA Biogenesis Defect in Arabidopsis Embryogenesis

PLoS Genetics 12 (2016): ae1006408.

VgrG C-terminus Governs Transport Specificity of Type VI Secretion Effectors

[Erh-Min Lai] VgrG C-terminus Governs Transport Specificity of Type VI Secretion Effectors

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 113 (2016): E3931-40.

The Physiological Function of the Qc Site in Photosystem II

[Hsiu-An Chu] The Physiological Function of the Qc Site in Photosystem II

Biochemistry (2016).

2015

At14a-Like1 Participates in Membrane Associated Mechanisms Promoting Growth During Drought in Arabidopsis thaliana

[Paul E. Verslues] At14a-Like1 Participates in Membrane Associated Mechanisms Promoting Growth During Drought in Arabidopsis thaliana

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 112 (2015): 10545-10550.

The Axial Element Protein DESYNAPTIC2 Mediates Meiotic Double-Strand Break Formation and Synaptonemal Complex Assembly in Maize

[Chung-Ju Rachel Wang] The Axial Element Protein DESYNAPTIC2 Mediates Meiotic Double-Strand Break Formation and Synaptonemal Complex Assembly in Maize

The Plant Cell 27 (2015): 2516-2529.

The Molecular Basis for Flexibility in the Flexible Filamentous Plant Viruses

[Na-Sheng Lin] The Molecular Basis for Flexibility in the Flexible Filamentous Plant Viruses

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 22 (2015): 642-644.