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49
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12728
World Ranking
17877
National Ranking
217

Overview

Giltsu Choi is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans fields such as Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

The main topics covered in Choi's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Light effects on plants, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control, and Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications.

Choi's frequent co-authors are:

  • Chanhee Kim
  • Jinkil Jeong
  • Jaewook Kim
  • Yongmin Kwon
  • Jeonghwa Oh

Most of Choi's publications appear in prominent venues such as:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Nature Communications
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • New Phytologist
  • The Plant Cell

Some of the recent papers authored by Choi include:

  • The epidermis coordinates thermoresponsive growth through the phyB-PIF4-auxin pathway, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Phytochrome B photobodies are comprised of phytochrome B and its primary and secondary interacting proteins, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Identification of three groups of ginsenoside biosynthetic UDP-glycosyltransferases from Gynostemma pentaphyllum, 2021, Plant Science
  • High Ambient Temperature Accelerates Leaf Senescence via PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 and 5 in Arabidopsis, 2020, PubMed
  • Organ-specific COP1 control of BES1 stability adjusts plant growth patterns under shade or warmth, 2022, Developmental Cell

Best Publications

  • Decoding of Light Signals by Plant Phytochromes and Their Interacting Proteins

    Gabyong Bae;Giltsu Choi

  • PIL5, a Phytochrome-Interacting bHLH Protein, Regulates Gibberellin Responsiveness by Binding Directly to the GAI and RGA Promoters in Arabidopsis Seeds

    Eunkyoo Oh;Shinjiro Yamaguchi;Jianhong Hu;Jikumaru Yusuke

  • NDP kinase 2 interacts with two oxidative stress-activated MAPKs to regulate cellular redox state and enhances multiple stress tolerance in transgenic plants.

    Haejeong Moon;Boyoung Lee;Giltsu Choi;Dongjin Shin

  • Phytochromes promote seedling light responses by inhibiting four negatively-acting phytochrome-interacting factors

    Jieun Shin;Keunhwa Kim;Hyojin Kang;Ismayil S. Zulfugarov

  • PIL5, a phytochrome-interacting basic helix-loop-helix protein, is a key negative regulator of seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Eunkyoo Oh;Jonghyun Kim;Eunae Park;Jeong Il Kim

  • Phytochrome-interacting transcription factors PIF4 and PIF5 induce leaf senescence in Arabidopsis.

    Yasuhito Sakuraba;Jinkil Jeong;Min-Young Kang;Junghyun Kim

  • Light activates the degradation of PIL5 protein to promote seed germination through gibberellin in Arabidopsis

    Eunkyoo Oh;Shinjiro Yamaguchi;Yuji Kamiya;Gabyong Bae

  • Transcriptional regulators of stamen development in Arabidopsis identified by transcriptional profiling

    Ajin Mandaokar;Bryan Thines;Byongchul Shin;B. Markus Lange

  • Interaction of light and hormone signals in germinating seeds.

    Mitsunori Seo;Eiji Nambara;Giltsu Choi;Shinjiro Yamaguchi

  • PIF3 regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in an HY5-dependent manner with both factors directly binding anthocyanin biosynthetic gene promoters in Arabidopsis.

    Jieun Shin;Eunae Park;Giltsu Choi

  • Functional characterization of phytochrome interacting factor 3 in phytochrome-mediated light signal transduction.

    Jonghyun Kim;Hankuil Yi;Goh Choi;Byongchul Shin

  • Phytochrome signalling is mediated through nucleoside diphosphate kinase 2

    Giltsu Choi;Hankuil Yi;Jaeho Lee;Yong-Kook Kwon

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Genes Targeted by PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 3-LIKE5 during Seed Germination in Arabidopsis

    Eunkyoo Oh;Hyojin Kang;Shinjiro Yamaguchi;Jeongmoo Park

  • SOMNUS, a CCCH-Type Zinc Finger Protein in Arabidopsis, Negatively Regulates Light-Dependent Seed Germination Downstream of PIL5

    Dong Hwan Kim;Shinjiro Yamaguchi;Soohwan Lim;Eunkyoo Oh

  • HY5 regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis by inducing the transcriptional activation of the MYB75/PAP1 transcription factor in Arabidopsis.

    Dong Ho Shin;MyungGoo Choi;Keunhwa Kim;Geul Bang

  • Alteration of a single amino acid changes the substrate specificity of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase.

    Eric T. Johnson;Sunhyo Ryu;Hankuil Yi;Byongchul Shin

  • Ethylene Suppression of Sugar-Induced Anthocyanin Pigmentation in Arabidopsis

    Seok Won Jeong;Prasanta Kumar Das;Sae Chae Jeoung;Ji Young Song

  • Degradation of phytochrome interacting factor 3 in phytochrome-mediated light signaling.

    Eunae Park;Jonghyun Kim;Yeon Lee;Jieun Shin

  • ABA-INSENSITIVE3, ABA-INSENSITIVE5, and DELLAs Interact to Activate the Expression of SOMNUS and Other High-Temperature-Inducible Genes in Imbibed Seeds in Arabidopsis

    Soohwan Lim;Jeongmoo Park;Nayoung Lee;Jinkil Jeong

  • LZF1, a HY5-regulated transcriptional factor, functions in Arabidopsis de-etiolation

    Chiung-swey Joanne Chang;Yi-Hang Li;Li-Teh Chen;Wan-Chieh Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Eunkyoo Oh
Eunkyoo Oh Korea University
Youn-Il Park
Youn-Il Park Chungnam National University
Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Shinjiro Yamaguchi Kyoto University
Sun Chang Kim
Sun Chang Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yuji Kamiya
Yuji Kamiya RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Doheon Lee
Doheon Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tai-ping Sun
Tai-ping Sun Duke University
Sang-Soo Kwak
Sang-Soo Kwak Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Jong-Seong Jeon
Jong-Seong Jeon Kyung Hee University

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