Jian-Kang Zhu

The protein kinase SOS2 activates the Arabidopsis H(+)/Ca(2+) antiporter CAX1 to integrate calcium transport and salt tolerance.

Molecular genetic perspectives on cross-talk and specificity in abiotic stress signalling in plants.

Transgenic evaluation of activated mutant alleles of SOS2 reveals a critical requirement for its kinase activity and C-terminal regulatory domain for salt tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

PLANT CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR RESPONSES TO HIGH SALINITY.

The SOS3 family of calcium sensors and SOS2 family of protein kinases in Arabidopsis.

From laboratory to field. Using information from Arabidopsis to engineer salt, cold, and drought tolerance in crops.

An Arabidopsis homeodomain transcription factor gene, HOS9, mediates cold tolerance through a CBF-independent pathway.

A probable Na+(K+)/H+ exchanger on the chloroplast envelope functions in pH homeostasis and chloroplast development in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Salt cress. A halophyte and cryophyte Arabidopsis relative model system and its applicability to molecular genetic analyses of growth and development of extremophiles.

Comparative genomics in salt tolerance between Arabidopsis and aRabidopsis-related halophyte salt cress using Arabidopsis microarray.

Novel and stress-regulated microRNAs and other small RNAs from Arabidopsis.

AtHKT1 facilitates Na+ homeostasis and K+ nutrition in planta.

A single amino acid substitution in the Arabidopsis FIERY1/HOS2 protein confers cold signaling specificity and lithium tolerance.

A DEAD box RNA helicase is essential for mRNA export and important for development and stress responses in Arabidopsis.

The structure of the Arabidopsis thaliana SOS3: molecular mechanism of sensing calcium for salt stress response.

Cloning and characterization of microRNAs from rice.

HOS10 encodes an R2R3-type MYB transcription factor essential for cold acclimation in plants.

Role of an Arabidopsis AP2/EREBP-type transcriptional repressor in abscisic acid and drought stress responses.

Disruption of the cellulose synthase gene, AtCesA8/IRX1, enhances drought and osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Identification and characterization of endogenous small interfering RNAs from rice.

Preventing transcriptional gene silencing by active DNA demethylation.

The Arabidopsis cold-responsive transcriptome and its regulation by ICE1.

Mutations in a conserved replication protein suppress transcriptional gene silencing in a DNA-methylation-independent manner in Arabidopsis.

A miRNA involved in phosphate-starvation response in Arabidopsis.

ROR1/RPA2A, a putative replication protein A2, functions in epigenetic gene silencing and in regulation of meristem development in Arabidopsis.

Endogenous siRNAs derived from a pair of natural cis-antisense transcripts regulate salt tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Salt stress signaling and mechanisms of plant salt tolerance.

Methods and concepts in quantifying resistance to drought, salt and freezing, abiotic stresses that affect plant water status.

Protein-protein interactions of tandem affinity purification-tagged protein kinases in rice.

The negative regulator of plant cold responses, HOS1, is a RING E3 ligase that mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of ICE1.

EMS mutagenesis of Arabidopsis.

STABILIZED1, a stress-upregulated nuclear protein, is required for pre-mRNA splicing, mRNA turnover, and stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Nomenclature for HKT transporters, key determinants of plant salinity tolerance.

Osmogenetics: Aristotle to Arabidopsis.

What makes species unique? The contribution of proteins with obscure features.

Posttranscriptional induction of two Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase genes in Arabidopsis is mediated by downregulation of miR398 and important for oxidative stress tolerance.

Salt stress affects cortical microtubule organization and helical growth in Arabidopsis.

Role of the Arabidopsis DNA glycosylase/lyase ROS1 in active DNA demethylation.

Mutation of SAD2, an importin beta-domain protein in Arabidopsis, alters abscisic acid sensitivity.

Mutations in ABO1/ELO2, a subunit of holo-Elongator, increase abscisic acid sensitivity and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

A R2R3 type MYB transcription factor is involved in the cold regulation of CBF genes and in acquired freezing tolerance.

The plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporter SOS1 interacts with RCD1 and functions in oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.

A putative Arabidopsis nucleoporin, AtNUP160, is critical for RNA export and required for plant tolerance to cold stress.

A pathogen-inducible endogenous siRNA in plant immunity.

The protein kinase TOUSLED is required for maintenance of transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis.

Gain- and loss-of-function mutations in Zat10 enhance the tolerance of plants to abiotic stress.

Cold transiently activates calcium-permeable channels in Arabidopsis mesophyll cells.

Conservation of the salt overly sensitive pathway in rice.

Recognition of a PP2C interaction motif in several plant protein kinases.

The DNA glycosylase/lyase ROS1 functions in pruning DNA methylation patterns in Arabidopsis.

Identification of two protein kinases required for abscisic acid regulation of seed germination, root growth, and gene expression in Arabidopsis.

Altered ABA, proline and hydrogen peroxide in an Arabidopsis glutamate:glyoxylate aminotransferase mutant.

Role of Arabidopsis AGO6 in siRNA accumulation, DNA methylation and transcriptional gene silencing.

Interplay between cold-responsive gene regulation, metabolism and RNA processing during plant cold acclimation.

Arabidopsis protein kinase PKS5 inhibits the plasma membrane H+ -ATPase by preventing interaction with 14-3-3 protein.

An enhancer mutant of Arabidopsis salt overly sensitive 3 mediates both ion homeostasis and the oxidative stress response.

The structure of the C-terminal domain of the protein kinase AtSOS2 bound to the calcium sensor AtSOS3.

Cloning and characterization of microRNAs from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Control of DNA methylation and heterochromatic silencing by histone H2B deubiquitination.

Small RNAs as big players in plant abiotic stress responses and nutrient deprivation.

Interaction of SOS2 with nucleoside diphosphate kinase 2 and catalases reveals a point of connection between salt stress and H2O2 signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Cold stress regulation of gene expression in plants.

New developments in abscisic acid perception and metabolism.

SOS2 promotes salt tolerance in part by interacting with the vacuolar H+-ATPase and upregulating its transport activity.

Reactive oxygen species mediate Na+-induced SOS1 mRNA stability in Arabidopsis.

Distinctive core histone post-translational modification patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Small RNAs and the regulation of cis-natural antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis.

A probabilistic method for small RNA flowgram matching.

Identification of novel and candidate miRNAs in rice by high throughput sequencing.

Annotating genes of known and unknown function by large-scale coexpression analysis.

Involvement of Arabidopsis HOS15 in histone deacetylation and cold tolerance.

Novel and nodulation-regulated microRNAs in soybean roots.

Activated expression of an Arabidopsis HD-START protein confers drought tolerance with improved root system and reduced stomatal density.

Epigenome sequencing comes of age.

Identification of cold-inducible microRNAs in plants by transcriptome analysis.

Dolichol biosynthesis and its effects on the unfolded protein response and abiotic stress resistance in Arabidopsis.

Reconstituting plant miRNA biogenesis.

SCREAM/ICE1 and SCREAM2 specify three cell-state transitional steps leading to arabidopsis stomatal differentiation.

Functional gene-mining for salt-tolerance genes with the power of Arabidopsis.

The Arabidopsis NFYA5 transcription factor is regulated transcriptionally and posttranscriptionally to promote drought resistance.

ROS3 is an RNA-binding protein required for DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.

Genome-wide identification and analysis of small RNAs originated from natural antisense transcripts in Oryza sativa.

Abscisic acid-mediated epigenetic processes in plant development and stress responses.

Criteria for annotation of plant MicroRNAs.

A rice kinase-protein interaction map.

Subunit compositions of the RNA-silencing enzymes Pol IV and Pol V reveal their origins as specialized forms of RNA polymerase II.

Epigenetic regulation of stress responses in plants.

NRPD4, a protein related to the RPB4 subunit of RNA polymerase II, is a component of RNA polymerases IV and V and is required for RNA-directed DNA methylation.

SIK1/SOS2 networks: decoding sodium signals via calcium-responsive protein kinase pathways.

Bioinformatics analysis suggests base modifications of tRNAs and miRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana.

RNA-directed DNA methylation and demethylation in plants.

Abscisic acid inhibits type 2C protein phosphatases via the PYR/PYL family of START proteins.

An effector of RNA-directed DNA methylation in arabidopsis is an ARGONAUTE 4- and RNA-binding protein.

Arabidopsis mutant deficient in 3 abscisic acid-activated protein kinases reveals critical roles in growth, reproduction, and stress.

An autophosphorylation site of the protein kinase SOS2 is important for salt tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Abiotic stress tolerance: from gene discovery in model organisms to crop improvement.

Overexpression of SOS (Salt Overly Sensitive) genes increases salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.

Disruption of Arabidopsis CHY1 reveals an important role of metabolic status in plant cold stress signaling.

Active DNA demethylation mediated by DNA glycosylases.

Protein-protein interactions of tandem affinity purified protein kinases from rice.

A gate-latch-lock mechanism for hormone signalling by abscisic acid receptors.

A conserved transcriptional regulator is required for RNA-directed DNA methylation and plant development.

In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signalling pathway.

An SGS3-like protein functions in RNA-directed DNA methylation and transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis.

Phenotypic analysis of Arabidopsis mutants: root elongation under salt/hormone-induced stress.

Phenotypic analysis of Arabidopsis mutants: electrolyte leakage after freezing stress.

RAS1, a quantitative trait locus for salt tolerance and ABA sensitivity in Arabidopsis.

Non-coding small RNAs responsive to abiotic stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Phenotypic analysis of Arabidopsis mutants: germination rate under salt/hormone-induced stress.

Gene regulation during cold stress acclimation in plants.

A cellulose synthase-like protein is required for osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.

A protein complex required for polymerase V transcripts and RNA- directed DNA methylation in Arabidopsis.

An RNA polymerase II- and AGO4-associated protein acts in RNA-directed DNA methylation.

A viral suppressor protein inhibits host RNA silencing by hooking up with Argonautes.

ABO3, a WRKY transcription factor, mediates plant responses to abscisic acid and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis.

An ABA-mimicking ligand that reduces water loss and promotes drought resistance in plants.

ABA receptors: the START of a new paradigm in phytohormone signalling.

How many ways are there to generate small RNAs?

Retraction for Zhu et al., HOS10 encodes an R2R3-type MYB transcription factor essential for cold acclimation in plants.

DNA replication factor C1 mediates genomic stability and transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis.

Identification and mechanism of ABA receptor antagonism.

Genome structures and halophyte-specific gene expression of the extremophile Thellungiella parvula in comparison with Thellungiella salsuginea (Thellungiella halophila) and Arabidopsis.

Arabidopsis decuple mutant reveals the importance of SnRK2 kinases in osmotic stress responses in vivo.

Activation of the plasma membrane Na/H antiporter Salt-Overly-Sensitive 1 (SOS1) by phosphorylation of an auto-inhibitory C-terminal domain.

De novo-engineered transcription activator-like effector (TALE) hybrid nuclease with novel DNA binding specificity creates double-strand breaks.

Regulation and function of DNA methylation in plants and animals.

Involvement of miR169 in the nitrogen-starvation responses in Arabidopsis.

RNA-directed DNA methylation.

Epigenetics of the epigenome.

Role of miRNAs and siRNAs in biotic and abiotic stress responses of plants.

The plant cuticle is required for osmotic stress regulation of abscisic acid biosynthesis and osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Regenerant Arabidopsis lineages display a distinct genome-wide spectrum of mutations conferring variant phenotypes.

The genome of the extremophile crucifer Thellungiella parvula.

Active DNA demethylation by oxidation and repair.

A 5-methylcytosine DNA glycosylase/lyase demethylates the retrotransposon Tos17 and promotes its transposition in rice.

Identification and comparative analysis of drought-associated microRNAs in two cowpea genotypes.

The structure of Arabidopsis thaliana OST1 provides insights into the kinase regulation mechanism in response to osmotic stress.

An atypical component of RNA-directed DNA methylation machinery has both DNA methylation-dependent and -independent roles in locus-specific transcriptional gene silencing.

Molecular mimicry regulates ABA signaling by SnRK2 kinases and PP2C phosphatases.

Structural basis for basal activity and autoactivation of abscisic acid (ABA) signaling SnRK2 kinases.

Targeted transcriptional repression using a chimeric TALE-SRDX repressor protein.

Structural basis for sequence-specific recognition of DNA by TAL effectors.

ROP11 GTPase negatively regulates ABA signaling by protecting ABI1 phosphatase activity from inhibition by the ABA receptor RCAR1/PYL9 in Arabidopsis.

Rapid and highly efficient construction of TALE-based transcriptional regulators and nucleases for genome modification.

A DNA 3' phosphatase functions in active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.

Genome-wide analysis of plant nat-siRNAs reveals insights into their distribution, biogenesis and function.

Sulfamethazine suppresses epigenetic silencing in Arabidopsis by impairing folate synthesis.

Arabidopsis serine decarboxylase mutants implicate the roles of ethanolamine in plant growth and development.

Catalytic mechanism and kinase interactions of ABA-signaling PP2C phosphatases.

A histone acetyltransferase regulates active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.

Antisilencing role of the RNA-directed DNA methylation pathway and a histone acetyltransferase in Arabidopsis.

Insights into salt tolerance from the genome of Thellungiella salsuginea.

Osmotic stress signaling via protein kinases.

Asg1 is a stress-inducible gene which increases stomatal resistance in salt stressed potato.

High throughput sequencing reveals novel and abiotic stress-regulated microRNAs in the inflorescences of rice.

Seeing the forest for the trees: a wide perspective on RNA-directed DNA methylation.

Loss of membranous carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 expression is related to decreased relapse-free survival of hepatocellular carcinoma following liver transplantation.

Recognition of methylated DNA by TAL effectors.

Arabidopsis proline-rich protein important for development and abiotic stress tolerance is involved in microRNA biogenesis.

STA1, an Arabidopsis pre-mRNA processing factor 6 homolog, is a new player involved in miRNA biogenesis.

Characterization and DNA-binding specificities of Ralstonia TAL-like effectors.

Rapid phosphatidic acid accumulation in response to low temperature stress in Arabidopsis is generated through diacylglycerol kinase.

Aequorin-based luminescence imaging reveals stimulus- and tissue-specific Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis plants.

Mechanisms of small RNA generation from cis-NATs in response to environmental and developmental cues.

Linking genes of unknown function with abiotic stress responses by high-throughput phenotype screening.

The splicing machinery promotes RNA-directed DNA methylation and transcriptional silencing in Arabidopsis.

DTF1 is a core component of RNA-directed DNA methylation and may assist in the recruitment of Pol IV.

Quantitative measurement of phosphoproteome response to osmotic stress in arabidopsis based on Library-Assisted eXtracted Ion Chromatogram (LAXIC).

Double repression in jasmonate-mediated plant defense.

Quantitative phosphoproteomics identifies SnRK2 protein kinase substrates and reveals the effectors of abscisic acid action.

Chemical probes in plant epigenetics studies.

The PRP6-like splicing factor STA1 is involved in RNA-directed DNA methylation by facilitating the production of Pol V-dependent scaffold RNAs.

Folate polyglutamylation is involved in chromatin silencing by maintaining global DNA methylation and histone H3K9 dimethylation in Arabidopsis.

Transcriptomic and physiological variations of three Arabidopsis ecotypes in response to salt stress.

Interactions between soybean ABA receptors and type 2C protein phosphatases.

Efficient genome editing in plants using a CRISPR/Cas system.

Application of the CRISPR-Cas system for efficient genome engineering in plants.

RNA-binding protein regulates plant DNA methylation by controlling mRNA processing at the intronic heterochromatin-containing gene IBM1.

Structure of a PLS-class pentatricopeptide repeat protein provides insights into mechanism of RNA recognition.

Using Arabidopsis-related model species (ARMS): growth, genetic transformation, and comparative genomics.

A Pre-mRNA-splicing factor is required for RNA-directed DNA methylation in Arabidopsis.

Structural basis for the modular recognition of single-stranded RNA by PPR proteins.

Structural basis for RNA recognition by a dimeric PPR-protein complex.

The unique mode of action of a divergent member of the ABA-receptor protein family in ABA and stress signaling.

Arabidopsis EDM2 promotes IBM1 distal polyadenylation and regulates genome DNA methylation patterns.

Sulfate availability affects ABA levels and germination response to ABA and salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Multigeneration analysis reveals the inheritance, specificity, and patterns of CRISPR/Cas-induced gene modifications in Arabidopsis.

The Arabidopsis STRESS RESPONSE SUPPRESSOR DEAD-box RNA helicases are nucleolar- and chromocenter-localized proteins that undergo stress-mediated relocalization and are involved in epigenetic gene silencing.

An Rrp6-like protein positively regulates noncoding RNA levels and DNA methylation in Arabidopsis.

RNA Splicing Factors and RNA-Directed DNA Methylation.

The CRISPR/Cas9 system produces specific and homozygous targeted gene editing in rice in one generation.

Transcription of nuclear organellar DNA in a model plant system.

Constitutive production of nitric oxide leads to enhanced drought stress resistance and extensive transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis.

The ABA receptor PYL8 promotes lateral root growth by enhancing MYB77-dependent transcription of auxin-responsive genes.

Overproduction of stomatal lineage cells in Arabidopsis mutants defective in active DNA demethylation.

Protocol: a beginner's guide to the analysis of RNA-directed DNA methylation in plants.

Regulation of Active DNA Demethylation by an α-Crystallin Domain Protein in Arabidopsis.

RNA-directed DNA methylation in plants: Where to start?

Identification of ERK1 Direct Substrates using Stable Isotope Labeled Kinase Assay-Linked Phosphoproteomics.

Emerging roles of RNA processing factors in regulating long non-coding RNAs.