Scientists&Research
2008
Original Research Articles
Gao M, Liu J, Bi D, Zhang Z, Cheng F, Chen S, Zhang Y
MEKK1, MKK1/MKK2 and MPK4 function together in a mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade to regulate innate immunity in plants
Cell research doi: 10.1038/cr.2008.300. 2008 December Article
Ohlson MB, Huang Z, Alto NM, Blanc MP, Dixon JE, Chai J, and Miller SI
Structure and Function of Salmonella SifA Indicate that Its Interactions with SKIP, SseJ, and RhoA Family GTPases Induce Endosomal Tubulation
Cell Host & Microbe, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.08.012; 2008 Nov. 13 Article
Huang Z, Feng Y, Chen D, Wu X, Huang S, Wang X, Xiao X, Li W, Huang N, Gu L, Zhong G, and Chai J
Structural Basis for Activation and Inhibition of the Secreted Chlamydia Protease CPAF
Cell Host & Microbe, DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2008.10.005; 2008 Dec. 11 Article
Meyers BC, Axtell MJ , Bartel B, Bartel DP, Baulcombe D, Bowman JL, Cao X, Carrington JC, Chen X, Green PJ, Griffiths-Jones S, Jacobsen SE, Mallory AC, Martienssen RA, Poethig RS, Qi Y, Vaucheret H, Voinnet O, Watanabe Y, Weigel D, and Zhui JK
Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs
Plant Cell, doi/10.1105/tpc.108.064311; Published on 2008 Dec. 12. Article
Zhao T, Wang W, Bai X and Qi Y
Gene silencing by artificial microRNAs in Chlamydomonas
The Plant Journal, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03758.x, 2008 Nov. 28.Article
Chang G, Liu S, Wang F, Zhang Y, Kou Z, Chen D, Gao S
Differential methylation status of imprinted genes in nuclear transfer derived ES (NT-ES) cells
Genomics, 2008 Nov. 12. [Epub ahead of print] doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2008.09.011 Article
Wang S, Hu J, Guo X , Liu J and Gao S
ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1 Regulates Asymmetric Cell Division in Female Meiosis in the Mouse
Biology of Reproduction, DOI:10.1095/biolreprod.108.073197; Published on November 12, 2008 Article
Zhu Y, Li H, Hu L, Wang J, Zhou Y, Pang Z, Liu L and Shao F
Structure of a Shigella effector reveals a new class of ubiquitin ligases
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, doi:10.1038/nsmb.1517; published online
Histone H2B Monoubiquitination in the Chromatin of FLOWERING LOCUS CRegulates Flowering Time in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell, 2008 Oct. 10. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Yin B, Guo L, Zhang D, Terzaghi W, Wang X, Liu T, He H, Cheng Z and Deng XW
Integration of Cytological Features with Molecular and Epigenetic Properties of Rice Chromosome 4
Molecular Plant, 2008 1: 816-829; doi:10.1093/mp/ssn037. Epub 2008 Aug 8Article
Zhang H, He H, Chen L, Li L, Liang M, Wang X, Liu X, He G, Chen R, Ma L and Deng XW
A Genome-Wide Transcription Analysis Reveals a Close Correlation of Promoter INDEL Polymorphism and Heterotic Gene Expression in Rice Hybrids
Molecular Plant, 2008 1: 720-731; doi:10.1093/mp/ssn022. Epub 2008 Aug 5Article
Zhu D, Maier A, Lee JH, Laubinger S, Saijo Y, Wang H, Qu LJ, Hoecker U, and Deng XW
Biochemical Characterization of Arabidopsis Complexes Containing CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1 and SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA Proteins in Light Control of Plant Development
The Plant Cell, 2008 September 23. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Lin G, Xu N, Xi R
Paracrine Wingless signalling controls self-renewal of Drosophila intestinal stem cells
Nature , 2008 September 21. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Lv S, Liu S, He W, Duan C, Li Y, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Hao T, Wang Y, Li D, Wang C, and Gao S
Bioreactor Cultivation Enhances NTEB Formation and Differentiation of NTES Cells into Cardiomyocytes
CLONING AND STEM CELLS, DOI:10.1089/clo.2007.0093 Volume 10, 2008 Sep.1. Article
Zhou C, Rao Yong, Rao Y
A subset of octopaminergic neurons are important for Drosophila aggression
Nature Neuroscience, 2008 August 1. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Zhang Y, Feng S, Chen F, Chen H, Wang J, McCall C, Xiong Y, Deng XW
Arabidopsis DDB1-CUL4 ASSOCIATED FACTOR 1 Forms a Nuclear E3 Ubiquitin Ligase with DDB1 and CUL4 That Is Involved in Multiple Plant Developmental Processes
The Plant Cell, 2008 June 13. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Guo L, Zhou J, Elling AA, Charron JF, Deng XW.
Histone Modifications and Expression of Light Regulated Genes in Arabidopsis Are Cooperatively Influenced by Changing Light Conditions
Plant Physiology, 2008 June 11. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Liu Y, Wang F, Zhang H, He H, Ma L, Deng XW.
Functional characterization of the Arabidopsis ubiquitin-specific protease gene family reveals specific role and redundancy of individual members in development.
Plant Journal, 2008 May 14. [Epub ahead of print] Article
Yan Z, Tan J, Qin C, Lu Y, Ding C, Luo M.
Precise Circuitry Links Bilaterally Symmetric Olfactory Maps.
Neuron. 58, 613–624, May 22, 2008 Article
Zhao R, Xuan Y, Li X, Xi R.
Age-related changes of germline stem cell activity, niche signaling activity and egg production in Drosophila.
Aging Cell. 2008 Mar 24; Epub ahead of print. Article
Mi S, Cai T, Hu Y, Chen Y, Hodges E, Ni H, Wu L, Li S, Zhou H, Long C, Chen S, Hannon GJ, Qi Y,
Sorting of Small RNAs into Arabidopsis Argonaute Complexes Is Directed by the 5′Terminal Nucleotide.
Cell. 133, 1–12, April 4, 2008 Article
Chen H, Zou Y, Shang Y, Lin H, Wang Y, Cai R, Tang X, and Zhou JM
Firefly Luciferase Complementation Imaging Assay for Protein-Protein Interactions in Plants
Plant Physiology, February 2008, Vol. 146 Article
Cai Q, Sun Y, Huang X, Guo C, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Zhang H.
The C. elegans PcG-like gene sop-2 regulates the temporal and sexual specificities of cell fates.
Genetics. 2008 Feb 3 [Epub ahead of print] Article
Lu Q, Zhang Y, Hu T, Guo P, Li W, Wang X.
C. elegans Rab GTPase 2 is required for the degradation of apoptotic cells.
Development 135, 1069-1080 (2008); Epub 2008 Feb. 6. Article
Li X, Wang X, He K, Ma Y, Su N, He H, Stolc V, Tongprasit W, Jin W, Jiang J, Terzaghi W, Li S, Deng XW.
High-Resolution Mapping of Epigenetic Modifications of the Rice Genome Uncovers Interplay between DNA Methylation, Histone Methylation, and Gene Expression.
Plant Cell. Epub 2008 Feb 8. Article
Feng S, Martinez C, Gusmaroli G, Wang Y, Zhou J, Wang F, Chen L, Yu L, Iglesias-Pedraz JM, Kircher S, Schäfer E, Fu X, Fan LM, Deng XW.
Coordinated regulation of Arabidopsis thaliana development by light and gibberellins.
Nature. 2008 Jan 24; 451(7177):475-9. Article
Xiang T, Zong N, Zou Y, Wu Y, Zhang J, Xing W, Li Y, Tang X, Zhu L, Chai J, and Zhou JM.
Pseudomonas syringae Effector AvrPto Blocks Innate Immunity by Targeting Receptor Kinases.
Current Biology. 2008 Jan 8; 18(1):74-80. Epub 2007 Dec 27. Article
Chen L, Wang H, Zhang J, Gu L, Huang N, Zhou JM, Chai J.
Structural basis for the catalytic mechanism of phosphothreonine lyase.
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2008 Jan; 15(1):101-2. Epub 2007 Dec 16. Article
Bian X, Yanagawa Y, Chen WR, Luo M.
Cortical-like Functional Organization of the Pheromone-processing Circuits in the Medial Amygdala.
J Neurophysiol. 2008 Jan; 99(1):77-86. Epub 2007 Oct 31. Article
Reviews:
Jian-Min Zhou and Jijie Chai
Plant pathogenic bacterial type III effectors subdue host responses
Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2008 March 26; Epub ahead of print. Article
Shao F.
Biochemical functions of Yersinia type III effectors
Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2008 Feb 23; Epub ahead of print. Article
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