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
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.
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.