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Doris Wagner is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their research largely focuses on molecular biology and plant science, with additional interests in pathology and forensic medicine, sensory systems, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics primarily related to plant molecular biology research and plant reproductive biology. Additional research areas include chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and chromatin dynamics, plant gene expression analysis, plant tissue culture and regeneration, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

Doris Wagner has published numerous articles in key scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Annual Review of Plant Biology

Among recent notable papers are:

  • "TERMINAL FLOWER 1-FD complex target genes and competition with FLOWERING LOCUS T," published in Nature Communications (2020)
  • "Plant transcription factors - being in the right place with the right company," published in Current Opinion in Plant Biology (2021)
  • "LEAFY is a pioneer transcription factor and licenses cell reprogramming to floral fate," published in Nature Communications (2021)
  • "Molecular regulation of plant developmental transitions and plant architecture via PEPB family proteins: an update on mechanism of action," published in Journal of Experimental Botany (2020)
  • "The Role and Activity of SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodelers," published in Annual Review of Plant Biology (2023)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Samantha Klasfeld, Jun Xiao, Yang Zhu, Run Jin, and Thomas Roulé. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts within molecular biology and plant science domains.

Best Publications

  • Phytochromes: photosensory perception and signal transduction

    Peter H. Quail;Margaret T. Boylan;Brian M. Parks;Timothy W. Short

  • COP1, an arabidopsis regulatory gene, encodes a protein with both a zinc-binding motif and a Gβ homologous domain

    Xing Wang Deng;Xing Wang Deng;Minami Matsui;Ning Wei;Doris Wagner

  • Transcriptional Activation of APETALA1 by LEAFY

    Doris Wagner;Robert W. M. Sablowski;Elliot M. Meyerowitz

  • The MicroRNA-Regulated SBP-Box Transcription Factor SPL3 Is a Direct Upstream Activator of LEAFY, FRUITFULL, and APETALA1

    Ayako Yamaguchi;Miin-Feng Wu;Li Yang;Gang Wu

  • Transcriptional Responses to the Auxin Hormone

    Dolf Weijers;Doris Wagner

  • A Molecular Framework for Auxin-Mediated Initiation of Flower Primordia

    Nobutoshi Yamaguchi;Miin-Feng Wu;Cara M. Winter;Markus Christian Berns

  • Integration of growth and patterning during vascular tissue formation in Arabidopsis

    Bert De Rybel;Milad Adibi;Milad Adibi;Alice S. Breda;Jos R. Wendrich

  • Histone modifications and dynamic regulation of genome accessibility in plants

    Jennifer Pfluger;Doris Wagner

  • Gibberellin Acts Positively Then Negatively to Control Onset of Flower Formation in Arabidopsis

    Nobutoshi Yamaguchi;Cara M. Winter;Miin-Feng Wu;Yuri Kanno

  • LEAFY Target Genes Reveal Floral Regulatory Logic, cis Motifs, and a Link to Biotic Stimulus Response

    Cara M. Winter;Ryan S. Austin;Servane Blanvillain-Baufumé;Maxwell A. Reback

  • Cis and trans determinants of epigenetic silencing by Polycomb repressive complex 2 in Arabidopsis

    Jun Xiao;Run Jin;Xiang Yu;Max Shen

  • Regulation of leaf maturation by chromatin-mediated modulation of cytokinin responses

    Idan Efroni;Soon Ki Han;Hye Jin Kim;Miin Feng Wu

  • Genomic identification of direct target genes of LEAFY

    Dilusha A. William;Yanhui Su;Michael R. Smith;Meina Lu

  • The SWI2/SNF2 Chromatin Remodeling ATPase BRAHMA Represses Abscisic Acid Responses in the Absence of the Stress Stimulus in Arabidopsis

    Soon-Ki Han;Yi Sang;Americo Rodrigues;Biol F

  • 50 years of Arabidopsis research: highlights and future directions

    Nicholas J. Provart;Jose Alonso;Sarah M. Assmann;Dominique Bergmann

  • Overexpression of Phytochrome B Induces a Short Hypocotyl Phenotype in Transgenic Arabidopsis.

    Doris Wagner;James M. Tepperman;Peter H. Quail

  • ANGUSTIFOLIA3 Binds to SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Complexes to Regulate Transcription during Arabidopsis Leaf Development

    Liesbeth Vercruyssen;Aurine Verkest;Nathalie Gonzalez;Ken S. Heyndrickx

  • SPLAYED, a Novel SWI/SNF ATPase Homolog, Controls Reproductive Development in Arabidopsis

    Doris Wagner;Elliot M. Meyerowitz

  • The calcium requirement for stability and enzymatic activity of two isoforms of barley aleurone α-amylase

    D S Bush;L Sticher;R van Huystee;R van Huystee;D Wagner

  • WUSCHEL is a primary target for transcriptional regulation by SPLAYED in dynamic control of stem cell fate in Arabidopsis

    Chang Seob Kwon;Changbin Chen;Changbin Chen;Doris Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Quail
Peter H. Quail University of California, Berkeley
Elliot M. Meyerowitz
Elliot M. Meyerowitz California Institute of Technology
Craig S. Pikaard
Craig S. Pikaard Indiana University
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research
Scott D. Michaels
Scott D. Michaels Indiana University
Mark Estelle
Mark Estelle University of California, San Diego
Nicholas J. Provart
Nicholas J. Provart University of Toronto
Garry C. Whitelam
Garry C. Whitelam University of Leicester
Katayoon Dehesh
Katayoon Dehesh University of California, Riverside
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University

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