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1555
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jen Sheen is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, and Biomaterials.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics including Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Plant Virus Research Studies, and the effects of light on plants.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jen Sheen include:

  • "NIN-like protein 7 transcription factor is a plant nitrate sensor," 2022, Science
  • "Dynamic Nutrient Signaling Networks in Plants," 2021, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Glucose-driven TOR-FIE-PRC2 signalling controls plant development," 2022, Nature
  • "DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of wild tetraploid tomato Solanum peruvianum using protoplast regeneration," 2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Primary nitrate responses mediated by calcium signalling and diverse protein phosphorylation," 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany

Frequent coauthors of Jen Sheen include:

  • Susanne Brink
  • Fred Kop
  • Patrick Scheffmann
  • Jorge J. Casal
  • Jeff Dangl

Their work has been published multiple times in key venues such as Trends in Plant Science, Journal of Experimental Botany, Cell Research, Science, and Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology.

Jen Sheen was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts: a versatile cell system for transient gene expression analysis.

    Sang Dong Yoo;Young Hee Cho;Jen Sheen

  • MAP kinase signalling cascade in Arabidopsis innate immunity

    Tsuneaki Asai;Guillaume Tena;Joulia Plotnikova;Matthew R. Willmann

  • Sugar Sensing and Signaling in Plants: Conserved and Novel Mechanisms

    Filip Rolland;Elena Baena-Gonzalez;Jen Sheen

  • Functional analysis of oxidative stress-activated mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade in plants.

    Yelena Kovtun;Wan-Ling Chiu;Guillaume Tena;Jen Sheen

  • Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants

    Wan-ling Chiu;Yasuo Niwa;Weike Zeng;Takanori Hirano

  • Multiplex and homologous recombination–mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9

    Jian-Feng Li;Julie E Norville;John Aach;Matthew McCormack

  • A central integrator of transcription networks in plant stress and energy signalling

    Elena Baena-González;Filip Rolland;Filip Rolland;Johan M. Thevelein;Jen Sheen

  • Sugar sensing in higher plants

    Jyan Chyun Jang;Jen Sheen

  • Sugar Sensing and Signaling in Plants

    Filip Rolland;Brandon Moore;Jen Sheen

  • In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signalling pathway

    Hiroaki Fujii;Hiroaki Fujii;Viswanathan Chinnusamy;Viswanathan Chinnusamy;Americo Rodrigues;Silvia Rubio

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in plants: a new nomenclature

    Kazuya Ichimura;Kazuo Shinozaki;Guillaume Tena

  • Role of the Arabidopsis Glucose Sensor HXK1 in Nutrient, Light, and Hormonal Signaling

    Brandon Moore;Li Zhou;Filip Rolland;Qi Hall

  • Two-component circuitry in Arabidopsis cytokinin signal transduction

    Ildoo Hwang;Jen Sheen

  • Hexokinase as a sugar sensor in higher plants.

    Jyan-Chyun Jang;Patricia Leon;Li Zhou;Jen Sheen

  • Differential innate immune signalling via Ca2+ sensor protein kinases

    Marie Boudsocq;Matthew R. Willmann;Matthew R. Willmann;Matthew McCormack;Horim Lee

  • Calcium signaling through protein kinases. The Arabidopsis calcium-dependent protein kinase gene family.

    Shu-Hua Cheng;Matthew R. Willmann;Huei-Chi Chen;Jen Sheen

  • A Unique Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase in Arabidopsis Glucose Signaling and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Functions

    Wan-Hsing Cheng;Wan-Hsing Cheng;Akira Endo;Li Zhou;Jessica Penney

  • Signal Transduction in Maize and Arabidopsis Mesophyll Protoplasts

    Jen Sheen

  • Cytokinin and auxin interaction in root stem-cell specification during early embryogenesis

    Bruno Müller;Jen Sheen

  • Sugar sensing and signalling in plants: consered and novel mechanisms

    Filip Rolland;E Baena-Gonzales;Y.-H. Cho;O. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping He
Ping He Texas A&M University
Libo Shan
Libo Shan Texas A&M University
Ildoo Hwang
Ildoo Hwang Pohang University of Science and Technology
Frederick M. Ausubel
Frederick M. Ausubel Harvard University
Shuichi Yanagisawa
Shuichi Yanagisawa University of Tokyo
Armand Séguin
Armand Séguin Natural Resources Canada
Gregory B. Martin
Gregory B. Martin Boyce Thompson Institute
Yue Wu
Yue Wu Iowa State University
Katsura Izui
Katsura Izui Kindai University

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