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Jong-Seong Jeon

Jong-Seong Jeon

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
15201
World Ranking
7862
National Ranking
70

Overview

Jong-Seong Jeon is affiliated with Kyung Hee University in South Korea and has an extensive research portfolio focused on plant science and molecular biology within agricultural and biological sciences. Their scholarly contributions span several key areas including plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant molecular biology research, plant stress responses and tolerance, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant responses to water stress, and plant virus research studies.

The scientist has published numerous papers, with notable recent contributions including:

  • "Sucrose signaling in higher plants," 2020, Plant Science
  • "Natural variations at the Stay-Green gene promoter control lifespan and yield in rice cultivars," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Two nuclear effectors of the rice blast fungus modulate host immunity via transcriptional reprogramming," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Two VOZ transcription factors link an E3 ligase and an NLR immune receptor to modulate immunity in rice," 2020, Molecular Plant
  • "Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern-Triggered Immunity Involves Proteolytic Degradation of Core Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Factors During the Early Defense Response," 2020, The Plant Cell

Recurring coauthors in their research include Kieu Thi Xuan Vo, Ki-Hong Jung, Su-Hyeon Shim, Lae-Hyeon Cho, and Gynheung An, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts in the field.

Jong-Seong Jeon frequently publishes in several scientific journals, with multiple articles appearing in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Plant Biology, Plant Science, and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. These venues reflect their focus on molecular and cellular biology aspects of plants.

Their work predominantly lies within broad fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Subfields that define their research focus include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, and Genetics.

Best Publications

  • T-DNA insertional mutagenesis for functional genomics in rice.

    Jong-Seong Jeon;Sichul Lee;Ki-Hong Jung;Sung-Hoon Jun

  • The Senescence-Induced Staygreen Protein Regulates Chlorophyll Degradation

    So-Yon Park;Jae-Woong Yu;Jong-Sung Park;Jinjie Li

  • Starch biosynthesis in cereal endosperm

    Jong Seong Jeon;Nayeon Ryoo;Tae Ryong Hahn;Harkamal Walia;Harkamal Walia

  • leafy hull sterile1 Is a Homeotic Mutation in a Rice MADS Box Gene Affecting Rice Flower Development

    Jong-Seong Jeon;Seonghoe Jang;Sichul Lee;Jongmin Nam

  • A comprehensive expression analysis of the WRKY gene superfamily in rice plants during defense response.

    Hak-Seung Ryu;Muho Han;Sang-Kyu Lee;Jung-Il Cho

  • Rice Pi5-Mediated Resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae Requires the Presence of Two Coiled-Coil–Nucleotide-Binding–Leucine-Rich Repeat Genes

    Sang-Kyu Lee;Min-Young Song;Young-Su Seo;Hye-Kyung Kim

  • The ABRE-binding bZIP transcription factor OsABF2 is a positive regulator of abiotic stress and ABA signaling in rice

    Md. Amir Hossain;Jung-Il Cho;Muho Han;Chul-Hyun Ahn

  • Identification of class B and class C floral organ identity genes from rice plants.

    Hong-Gyu Kang;Jong-Seong Jeon;Sichul Lee;Gynheung An

  • The bZIP transcription factor OsABF1 is an ABA responsive element binding factor that enhances abiotic stress signaling in rice.

    Md. Amir Hossain;Yongjoo Lee;Jung-Il Cho;Chul-Hyun Ahn

  • Identification of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase isoforms essential for starch synthesis in the leaf and seed endosperm of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Sang-Kyu Lee;Seon-Kap Hwang;Muho Han;Joon-Seob Eom

  • Towards establishment of a rice stress response interactome.

    Young Su Seo;Mawsheng Chern;Mawsheng Chern;Laura E. Bartley;Laura E. Bartley;Muho Han

  • Impaired Function of the Tonoplast-Localized Sucrose Transporter in Rice, OsSUT2, Limits the Transport of Vacuolar Reserve Sucrose and Affects Plant Growth

    Joon Seob Eom;Jung Il Cho;Anke Reinders;Sang Won Lee

  • Knockout of a starch synthase gene OsSSIIIa/Flo5 causes white-core floury endosperm in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    Nayeon Ryoo;Chul Yu;Cheon-Seok Park;Moo-Yeol Baik

  • Nomenclature report on rice WRKY’s - Conflict regarding gene names and its solution

    Qingxi J. Shen;Diqiu Yu;Jong Seong Jeon;Pietro Piffanelli

  • Comparative genomics identifies the Magnaporthe oryzae avirulence effector AvrPi9 that triggers Pi9-mediated blast resistance in rice

    Jun Wu;Yanjun Kou;Jiandong Bao;Ya Li

  • HDA19 is required for the repression of salicylic acid biosynthesis and salicylic acid-mediated defense responses in Arabidopsis.

    Sun-Mee Choi;Hae-Ryong Song;Soon-Ki Han;Muho Han

  • Sucrose signaling in higher plants.

    Jinmi Yoon;Lae-Hyeon Cho;Win Tun;Jong-Seong Jeon

  • Role of the Rice Hexokinases OsHXK5 and OsHXK6 as Glucose Sensors

    Jung-Il Cho;Nayeon Ryoo;Joon-Seob Eom;Dae-Woo Lee

  • Genetic and physical mapping of Pi5(t), a locus associated with broad-spectrum resistance to rice blast

    J.-S. Jeon;D. Chen;G.-H. Yi;G.-H. Yi;G. L. Wang

  • Determination of the motif responsible for interaction between the rice APETALA1/AGAMOUS-LIKE9 family proteins using a yeast two-hybrid system.

    Yong-Hwan Moon;Hong-Gyu Kang;Ji-Young Jung;Jong-Seong Jeon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Tae-Ryong Hahn
Tae-Ryong Hahn Kyung Hee University
Ki-Hong Jung
Ki-Hong Jung Kyung Hee University
Sichul Lee
Sichul Lee National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
Pamela C. Ronald
Pamela C. Ronald University of California, Davis
Guo-Liang Wang
Guo-Liang Wang The Ohio State University
Youn-Il Park
Youn-Il Park Chungnam National University
Ganesh Kumar Agrawal
Ganesh Kumar Agrawal Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Gurdev S. Khush
Gurdev S. Khush University of California, Davis
Naoko K. Nishizawa
Naoko K. Nishizawa Ishikawa Prefectural University

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