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Maria Andrea Ortega

University of GeorgiaORCID 0000-0002-0447-9982Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Chung‐Jui TsaiiD· 2 shared Annie Patel· 1 shared Bo‐Keun HaiD· 1 shared Breeanna Rae UrbanowicziD· 1 shared H. Roger Boerma· 1 shared Kayla M. SinclairiD· 1 shared Mckenna Coile· 1 shared Michihito DeguchiiD· 1 shared

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Loss of flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase activity confers soybean resistance to leaf-chewing insects

Pradeep Kumar Prabhakar, Maria Andrea Ortega, Bo‐Keun Ha, Peter R. LaFayette, Scott A. Harding, Chung‐Jui Tsai, Breeanna Rae Urbanowicz, H. Roger Boerma, Wayne Allen Parrott

This study identifies a gene responsible for soybean resistance to leaf-chewing insects by showing that loss of flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase activity increases proanthocyanidins and reduces feeding damage.

The Plant Journal · Apr 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A compendium of nonredundant short Polymerase III promoters for CRISPR applications

Michihito Deguchi, Kayla M. Sinclair, Annie Patel, Mckenna Coile, Maria Andrea Ortega, William Patrick Bewg, Chung‐Jui Tsai

The paper presents a collection of minimal Pol III promoters for CRISPR applications, showing they can match longer promoters' performance in dicots.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology