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Emalee A. Wrightstone

United States Department of AgricultureORCID 0000-0001-7296-8932Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Epistasis of two classical color genes, B and L-2, synergistically controls carotenoid accumulation in squash

Lilin Xu, Xuesong Zhou, Emalee A. Wrightstone, Kay McNeary, Gregory Inzinna, Christopher Hernandez, Zhangjun Fei, Harry S. Paris, Amit Gur, Arthur A. Schaffer, James R. Myers, Lailiang Cheng, Li Li, Michael R. Mazourek

The paper identifies the molecular identities of B and L-2 genes in squash and reveals their synergistic epistatic interaction enhances carotenoid accumulation by upregulating the rate-limiting enzyme CpPSY-A.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Phytoene synthase modulates seed longevity via the action of β-carotene derived metabolites

Abhijit Hazra, Sombir Rao, Emalee A. Wrightstone, Xuesong Zhou, Molly J Christel, Yong Yang, Tara L. Fish, Theodore W. Thannhauser, Jiping Liu, Michael R. Mazourek, Li Li

This study identifies β-carotene-derived apocarotenoids and the aquaporin TIP2;2 as key factors modulating seed longevity in Arabidopsis through carotenoid biosynthesis.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Nov 15, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology