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E. A. Schmelz

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Organism:zebrafish· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2

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A dolabralexin-deficient mutant provides insight into specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize (Zea mays).

K. M. Murphy, T. Dowd, A. Khalil, S. N. Char, B. Yang, B. J. Endelman, P. M. Shih, C. N. Topp, E. A. Schmelz, P. Zerbe

The paper identifies ZmKSL4 as the diterpene synthase for dolabralexin biosynthesis in maize and shows its role in root architecture under water deficit.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology

Signatures of plant defense response specificity mediated by herbivore-associated molecular patterns in legumes

A. D. Steinbrenner, E. Saldivar, N. Hodges, A. F. Chaparro, E. A. Schmelz

This study investigates how inceptin, a HAMP peptide, modulates cowpea defense responses by amplifying wound signals and inducing specific defense transcripts.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2021Plant Biology

Plant trait heterosis is quantitatively associated with expression heterosis of plastid ribosomal proteins

D. Birdseye, L. De Boer, Z. Shen, H. Bai, P. Zhou, E. A. Schmelz, N. M. Springer, S. Briggs

This study identifies chloroplast ribosomal protein expression heterosis as a quantitative predictor of plant height heterosis in maize hybrids.

bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2021 · PreprintPlant Biology

Genetic elucidation of complex biochemical traits mediating maize innate immunity

Y. Ding, P. R. Weckwerth, E. Poretsky, K. M. Murphy, J. Sims, E. Saldivar, S. A. Christensen, S. N. Char, B. Yang, A.-d. Tong, Z. Shen, K. Kremling, E. S. Buckler, T. J. Y. Kono, D. R. Nelson, , A. Huffaker

The paper identifies ten genes in maize that drive antibiotic biosynthesis, revealing a resilient pathway critical for disease resistance.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology

The maize heterotrimeric G-protein β subunit controls shoot meristem development and immune responses.

Q. Wu, F. Xu, L. Liu, S. N. Char, Y. Ding, E. A. Schmelz, B. Yang, D. Jackson

This study shows that the maize Gβ subunit controls both shoot meristem development and immune responses, with implications for optimizing growth and defense tradeoffs in crops.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2019Plant Biology

A receptor for herbivore-associated molecular patterns mediates plant immunity

A. D. Steinbrenner, M. Munoz-Amatriain, J. M. A. Venegas, S. Lo, D. Shi, N. Holton, C. Zipfel, R. Abagyan, A. Huffaker, T. J. Close, E. A. Schmelz

The paper identifies a plant receptor that detects herbivore-associated peptides, enhancing defense against caterpillars.

bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2019Plant Biology

Ethylene signaling regulates natural variation in the abundance of antifungal acetylated diferuloylsucroses and Fusarium graminearum resistance in maize seedling roots

S. Zhou, Y. K. Zhang, K. A. Kremling, Y. Ding, J. S. Bennett, J. S. Bae, D. K. Kim, M. V. Kolomiets, E. A. Schmelz, F. C. Schroeder, E. S. Buckler, G. Jander

The paper identifies two antifungal metabolites in maize roots and shows ethylene signaling regulates their ratio, affecting resistance to Fusarium graminearum.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2018Plant Biology