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

Overview

Joseph J. Kieber is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing extensively on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Dynamic Construction, Perception, and Remodeling of Plant Cell Walls" (2020), published in Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • "EXO70D isoforms mediate selective autophagic degradation of type-A ARR proteins to regulate cytokinin sensitivity" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ethylene-triggered subcellular trafficking of CTR1 enhances the response to ethylene gas" (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • "The HK5 and HK6 cytokinin receptors mediate diverse developmental pathways in rice" (2020), published in Development
  • "Integrated omics reveal novel functions and underlying mechanisms of the receptor kinase FERONIA inArabidopsis thaliana" (2022), published in The Plant Cell

Frequent co-authors of Joseph J. Kieber include:

  • G. Eric Schaller
  • Joanna K. Polko
  • Charles Hodgens
  • Maria V. Yamburenko
  • Christian A. Burr

Key publication venues where Kieber has contributed multiple works are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • The Plant Cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The main topics of research addressed in their work include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Surface Properties and Treatments

Joseph J. Kieber was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • CTR1, a negative regulator of the ethylene response pathway in Arabidopsis, encodes a member of the raf family of protein kinases

    Joseph J. Kieber;Madge Rothenberg;Gregg Roman;Kenneth A. Feldmann

  • WUSCHEL controls meristem function by direct regulation of cytokinin-inducible response regulators

    Andrea Leibfried;Jennifer P. C. To;Wolfgang Busch;Sandra Stehling

  • Type-A Arabidopsis response regulators are partially redundant negative regulators of cytokinin signaling.

    Jennifer P.C. To;Georg Haberer;Fernando J. Ferreira;Jean Deruère

  • Genetic analysis of ethylene signal transduction in Arabidopsis thaliana: five novel mutant loci integrated into a stress response pathway.

    Gregg Roman;Barry Lubarsky;Joseph J. Kieber;Madge Rothenberg

  • Characterization of the Response of the Arabidopsis Response Regulator Gene Family to Cytokinin

    Ingrid B. D'Agostino;Jean Deruère;Joseph J. Kieber;Joseph J. Kieber

  • CTR1 phosphorylates the central regulator EIN2 to control ethylene hormone signaling from the ER membrane to the nucleus in Arabidopsis

    Chuanli Ju;Gyeong Mee Yoon;Jennifer Marie Shemansky;David Y. Lin

  • Cytokinin signaling in plant development.

    Joseph J. Kieber;G. Eric Schaller

  • The Yin-Yang of Hormones: Cytokinin and Auxin Interactions in Plant Development

    G. Eric Schaller;Anthony Bishopp;Joseph J. Kieber

  • RESPONSIVE-TO-ANTAGONIST1, a Menkes/Wilson Disease–Related Copper Transporter, Is Required for Ethylene Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Takashi Hirayama;Joseph J. Kieber;Noriko Hirayama;Mikhail Kogan

  • Multiple Type-B Response Regulators Mediate Cytokinin Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis

    Michael G. Mason;Dennis E. Mathews;D. Aaron Argyros;Bridey B. Maxwell

  • The Arabidopsis Histidine Phosphotransfer Proteins Are Redundant Positive Regulators of Cytokinin Signaling

    Claire E. Hutchison;Jie Li;Cristiana Argueso;Monica Gonzalez

  • A subset of Arabidopsis AP2 transcription factors mediates cytokinin responses in concert with a two-component pathway

    Aaron M. Rashotte;Michael G. Mason;Claire E. Hutchison;Fernando J. Ferreira

  • Type B Response Regulators of Arabidopsis Play Key Roles in Cytokinin Signaling and Plant Development

    Rebecca D. Argyros;Dennis E. Mathews;Yi-Hsuan Chiang;Christine M. Palmer

  • Biochemical and functional analysis of CTR1, a protein kinase that negatively regulates ethylene signaling in Arabidopsis.

    Yafan Huang;Hui Li;Claire E. Hutchison;James Laskey

  • Two Genes with Similarity to Bacterial Response Regulators Are Rapidly and Specifically Induced by Cytokinin in Arabidopsis

    Ingrid Brandstatter;Joseph J. Kieber

  • Localization of the Raf-like Kinase CTR1 to the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Arabidopsis through Participation in Ethylene Receptor Signaling Complexes

    Zhiyong Gao;Yi Feng Chen;Melynda D. Randlett;Xue Chu Zhao

  • Cytokinins. New Insights into a Classic Phytohormone

    Georg Haberer;Joseph J. Kieber

  • Cytokinin signaling: two-components and more

    Jennifer P.C. To;Joseph J. Kieber

  • Environmental perception avenues: the interaction of cytokinin and environmental response pathways.

    Cristiana T. Argueso;Fernando J. Ferreira;Joseph J. Kieber

  • The eto1, eto2, and eto3 Mutations and Cytokinin Treatment Increase Ethylene Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by Increasing the Stability of ACS Protein

    Hyun Sook Chae;Francois Faure;Joseph J. Kieber

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Eric Schaller
G. Eric Schaller Dartmouth College
Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Fernando Ferreira
Fernando Ferreira Universidade de São Paulo
Jose M. Alonso
Jose M. Alonso North Carolina State University
John P. Vogel
John P. Vogel University of California, Berkeley
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Roberto Solano
Roberto Solano Spanish National Research Council
Shin-Han Shiu
Shin-Han Shiu Michigan State University
Jeffery L. Dangl
Jeffery L. Dangl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Schmülling
Thomas Schmülling Freie Universität Berlin

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