Yu ChenPLANT REGENERATION

PUBLICATION

Publications.

03 / SELECTED WORK

Selected papers

ORCID PROFILE
Developmental Cell, Volume 61, Issue 8, August 12, 20262026
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Prolonged cold exposure enhances regeneration potential in Arabidopsis.

Developmental Cell Vol. 61 · Issue 8 · 2026

Cold primes regeneration through CBF-dependent histone acetylation.

Summary & authors

Cold exposure primes Arabidopsis for callus formation and shoot regeneration. CBF transcription factors recruit HAG1 to promote histone acetylation at regeneration genes.

Hung, Ince, Kawamura, et al. (including Yu Chen) · Developmental Cell

My contribution: Methodology; investigation; writing — review and editing.

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The Plant Cell, Vol. 38 · Issue 6 · 2026: cover of the issue containing this paper2026
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Wounding activates the HSFA1 transcription factors to promote cellular reprogramming in Arabidopsis.

The Plant Cell Vol. 38 · Issue 6 · 2026

Wound-activated HSFA1 factors initiate cellular reprogramming.

Summary & authors

Wounding activates HSFA1 transcription factors, revealing how factors known for heat-stress responses also help initiate cellular reprogramming after injury.

Coleman, Iwase, Kawamura, et al. (including Yu Chen) · The Plant Cell

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Journal of Plant Research, Vol. 138 · Issue 6 · 2025: cover of the issue containing this paper2025
REVIEW

Single-cell views of fate reprogramming in de novo organogenesis.

Journal of Plant Research Vol. 138 · Issue 6 · 2025

Single-cell approaches trace changing identities during organogenesis.

Summary & authors

This review explores how single-cell technologies reveal cell identities and developmental trajectories during the formation of new plant organs.

Hatsune Morinaka, Yu Chen & Keiko Sugimoto · Journal of Plant Research

My contribution: Literature review; writing — original draft, review and editing.

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Plant Physiology, Vol. 196 · Issue 4 · 2024: cover of the issue containing this paper2024
RESEARCH ARTICLE

ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5-mediated light signaling promotes shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Plant Physiology Vol. 196 · Issue 4 · 2024

HY5 links light signaling to shoot identity and photosynthesis.

Summary & authors

Light signaling through HY5 promotes shoot regeneration by activating shoot-meristem genes, repressing root-development genes, and supporting early photosynthesis.

Yu Chen, Yetkin Çaka Ince, Ayako Kawamura, David S. Favero, Takamasa Suzuki & Keiko Sugimoto · Plant Physiology

My contribution: Conceptualization; methodology; investigation; writing — original draft, review and editing.

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Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Volume 75, October 20232023
REVIEW

Epigenomic reprogramming in plant regeneration: Locate before you modify.

Current Opinion in Plant Biology Vol. 75 · October 2023

Transcription factors direct epigenetic changes at regeneration genes.

Summary & authors

This review examines how transcription factors and epigenetic modifiers coordinate gene regulation during regeneration in response to environmental signals.

Yu Chen, Fu-Yu Hung & Keiko Sugimoto · Current Opinion in Plant Biology

My contribution: Conceptualization; literature review; writing — original draft, review and editing.

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Development, Volume 149, Issue 5, March 20222022
RESEARCH ARTICLE

High temperature perception in leaves promotes vascular regeneration and graft formation in distant tissues.

Development Vol. 149 · Issue 5 · 2022

Leaf temperature sensing promotes distant vascular regeneration via auxin.

Summary & authors

Warm temperatures sensed in leaves promote auxin-dependent vascular regeneration in distant tissues, accelerating graft formation and vascular connections.

Serivichyaswat, Bartusch, Leso, et al. (including Yu Chen) · Development

My contribution: Investigation.

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