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  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph M. Jez is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans various topics related to plant biology and biochemistry. Key areas of study include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica

Joseph M. Jez has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed literature, with frequent publications in several key venues. The leading platforms for their work include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (46 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature (5 publications)
  • Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)

Notable recent publications by Joseph M. Jez comprise:

  • Chemical inhibition of the auxin inactivation pathway uncovers the roles of metabolic turnover in auxin homeostasis, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Connecting primary and specialized metabolism: Amino acid conjugation of phytohormones by GRETCHEN HAGEN 3 (GH3) acyl acid amido synthetases, 2022, Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • Orthology-based analysis helps map evolutionary diversification and predict substrate class use of BAHD acyltransferases, 2022, The Plant Journal
  • Investigating the reaction and substrate preference of indole-3-acetaldehyde dehydrogenase from the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae PtoDC3000, 2020, Bioscience Reports
  • Point mutations that boost aromatic amino acid production and CO 2 assimilation in plants, 2022, Science Advances

Joseph M. Jez has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • Wolfgang Peti
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Joseph M. Jez was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Structure of chalcone synthase and the molecular basis of plant polyketide biosynthesis.

    Jean-Luc Ferrer;Joseph M. Jez;Marianne E. Bowman;Richard A. Dixon

  • Human 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isoforms (AKR1C1-AKR1C4) of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily: functional plasticity and tissue distribution reveals roles in the inactivation and formation of male and female sex hormones.

    Trevor M. Penning;Michael E. Burczynski;Joseph M. Jez;Chien-Fu Hung

  • Comparative anatomy of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily.

    Joseph M. Jez;Melanie J. Bennett;Brian P. Schlegel;Mitchell Lewis

  • A new nomenclature for the aldo-keto reductase superfamily

    J M Jez;T G Flynn;T M Penning

  • Structure and mechanism of the evolutionarily unique plant enzyme chalcone isomerase.

    Joseph M. Jez;Marianne E. Bowman;Richard A. Dixon;Joseph P. Noel

  • Dissection of malonyl-Coenzyme A decarboxylation from polyketide formation in the reaction mechanism of a plant polyketide synthase

    Joseph M. Jez;Jean-Luc Ferrer;Marianne E. Bowman;Richard A. Dixon

  • Structural control of polyketide formation in plant-specific polyketide synthases

    Joseph M Jez;Michael B Austin;Michael B Austin;Jean-Luc Ferrer;Marianne E Bowman

  • Molecular basis for AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR protein interaction and the control of auxin response repression

    David A. Korasick;Corey S. Westfall;Soon Goo Lee;Max H. Nanao

  • The aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily: an update.

    Joseph M. Jez;Trevor M. Penning

  • Expression and Characterization of Recombinant Type 2 3α-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (HSD) from Human Prostate: Demonstration of Bifunctional 3α/17β-HSD Activity and Cellular Distribution

    Hsueh Kung Lin;Joseph M. Jez;Brian P. Schlegel;Donna M. Peehl

  • Nucleo-cytoplasmic Partitioning of ARF Proteins Controls Auxin Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Samantha K. Powers;Alex S. Holehouse;David A. Korasick;Katherine H. Schreiber

  • Crystal Structure and Molecular Modeling of 17-DMAG in Complex with Human Hsp90

    Joseph M. Jez;Julian C.-H. Chen;Giulio Rastelli;Robert M. Stroud

  • Molecular Basis of Cysteine Biosynthesis in Plants STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF O-ACETYLSERINE SULFHYDRYLASE FROM ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA

    Eric R. Bonner;Rebecca E. Cahoon;Sarah M. Knapke;Joseph M. Jez

  • Using unnatural protein fusions to engineer resveratrol biosynthesis in yeast and Mammalian cells.

    Yansheng Zhang;Song Zhe Li;Jia Li;Xiangqing Pan

  • Comprehensive analysis of the Brassica juncea root proteome in response to cadmium exposure by complementary proteomic approaches.

    Sophie Alvarez;Bertram M. Berla;Jeanne Sheffield;Rebecca E. Cahoon

  • Expanding the biosynthetic repertoire of plant type III polyketide synthases by altering starter molecule specificity.

    Joseph M. Jez;Marianne E. Bowman;Joseph P. Noel

  • Phosphoproteomic identification of targets of the Arabidopsis sucrose nonfermenting-like kinase SnRK2.8 reveals a connection to metabolic processes

    Ryoung Shin;Sophie Alvarez;Adrien Y. Burch;Joseph M. Jez

  • Reaction mechanism of chalcone isomerase. pH dependence, diffusion control, and product binding differences.

    Joseph M. Jez;Joseph P. Noel

  • Thiol-based regulation of redox-active glutamate-cysteine ligase from Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Leslie M. Hicks;Rebecca E. Cahoon;Eric R. Bonner;Rebecca S. Rivard

  • Mechanism of chalcone synthase. pKa of the catalytic cysteine and the role of the conserved histidine in a plant polyketide synthase.

    Joseph M. Jez;Joseph P. Noel

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph P. Noel
Joseph P. Noel Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Hari B. Krishnan
Hari B. Krishnan University of Missouri
Sixue Chen
Sixue Chen University of Florida
Oliver Yu
Oliver Yu Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Lucia C. Strader
Lucia C. Strader Duke University
Wayne A. Parrott
Wayne A. Parrott University of Georgia
Daniel P. Schachtman
Daniel P. Schachtman University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Dan S. Tawfik
Dan S. Tawfik Weizmann Institute of Science
Sona Pandey
Sona Pandey Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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