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Benjamin L. R. Downing

University of WashingtonORCID 0000-0002-6654-8947Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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CONSERVATION AND DIVERGENCE WITHIN THE ARABIDOPSIS TPL/TPR COREPRESSOR FAMILY

Benjamin L. R. Downing, Maria Pattichis, Fabián E. Vaistij, Mohamed Farawila, Edward Ghannam, Linda Nguyen, Katherine Denby, Alexander R. Leydon, Jennifer L. Nemhauser

The paper examines conservation and divergence within the Arabidopsis TPL/TPR corepressor family using genetics, transcriptomics, and synthetic assays, revealing subtype-specific functions and regulatory roles.

Genetics · Aug 14, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Florigen-producing cells express FPF1-LIKE PROTEIN 1 that accelerates flowering and stem growth in long days with sunlight red/far-red ratio in Arabidopsis

Hiroshi Takagi, Nayoung Lee, Andrew K Hempton, Savita Purushwani, Michitaka Notaguchi, Kota Yamauchi, Kazumasa Shirai, Yaichi Kawakatsu, Susumu Uehara, William G Albers, Benjamin Downing, Shogo Ito, Takamasa Suzuki, Takakazu Matsuura, Izumi C. Mori, , Takato Imaizumi

The paper identifies FLP1 as a gene expressed in FT-producing cells in Arabidopsis that promotes flowering and stem growth under long-day conditions.

Developmental Cell · Apr 29, 2024Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A conserved function of corepressors is to nucleate assembly of the transcriptional preinitiation complex.

Alexander R. Leydon, Benjamin L. R. Downing, Janet Solano Sanchez, Raphaël Loll‐Krippleber, Nathan M. Belliveau, Ricard A. Rodríguez‐Mias, Andrew J. Bauer, Isabella J. Watson, Lena Bae, Judit Villén, Grant W. Brown, Jennifer L. Nemhauser

The paper identifies TPL's role in nucleating the transcriptional preinitiation complex in yeast and plants through genetic and physical interaction studies.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology