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June M. Kwak is affiliated with the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Plant Science and Molecular Biology within these disciplines.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Reproductive Biology, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Light effects on plants, and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

June M. Kwak has contributed to multiple research publications, with notable recent papers as follows:

  • Stomatal Lineage Control by Developmental Program and Environmental Cues (2021), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Regulation of stomatal development by stomatal lineage miRNAs (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Glycosyltransferase-Like RSE1 Negatively Regulates Leaf Senescence Through Salicylic Acid Signaling in Arabidopsis (2020), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • MYB74 transcription factor guides de novo specification of epidermal cells in the abscission zone of Arabidopsis (2025), published in Nature Plants
  • The single RRM domain-containing protein SARP1 is required for establishment of the separation zone in Arabidopsis (2024), published in New Phytologist

Frequent publication venues where their work has appeared include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nature Plants
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • New Phytologist
  • Stress Biology

Among their frequent coauthors are:

  • Seulbee Lee
  • Jae-Ung Hwang
  • Soon-Ki Han
  • Jae Ho Lee
  • Yun Ju Kim

Best Publications

  • NADPH oxidase AtrbohD and AtrbohF genes function in ROS‐dependent ABA signaling in Arabidopsis

    June M. Kwak;Izumi C. Mori;Zhen-Ming Pei;Nathalie Leonhardt

  • GUARD CELL SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

    Julian I Schroeder;Gethyn J Allen;Veronique Hugouvieux;June M Kwak

  • Guard cell abscisic acid signalling and engineering drought hardiness in plants

    Julian I. Schroeder;June M. Kwak;Gethyn J. Allen

  • Activation of Glucosidase via Stress-Induced Polymerization Rapidly Increases Active Pools of Abscisic Acid

    Kwang Hee Lee;Hai Lan Piao;Ho-Youn Kim;Sang Mi Choi

  • CDPKs CPK6 and CPK3 Function in ABA Regulation of Guard Cell S-Type Anion- and Ca2+- Permeable Channels and Stomatal Closure

    Izumi C. Mori;Yoshiyuki Murata;Yoshiyuki Murata;Yingzhen Yang;Shintaro Munemasa;Shintaro Munemasa

  • Microarray Expression Analyses of Arabidopsis Guard Cells and Isolation of a Recessive Abscisic Acid Hypersensitive Protein Phosphatase 2C Mutant

    Nathalie Leonhardt;June M. Kwak;Nadia Robert;David Waner

  • Cytoplasmic Alkalization Precedes Reactive Oxygen Species Production during Methyl Jasmonate- and Abscisic Acid-Induced Stomatal Closure

    Dontamala Suhita;Agepati S. Raghavendra;June M. Kwak;Alain Vavasseur

  • An mRNA Cap Binding Protein, ABH1, Modulates Early Abscisic Acid Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis

    Véronique Hugouvieux;June M. Kwak;Julian I. Schroeder

  • MAP kinases MPK9 and MPK12 are preferentially expressed in guard cells and positively regulate ROS-mediated ABA signaling

    Fabien Jammes;Charlotte Song;Charlotte Song;Dongjin Shin;Dongjin Shin;Shintaro Munemasa

  • Phosphorylation of the Arabidopsis AtrbohF NADPH oxidase by OST1 protein kinase

    Caroline Sirichandra;Dan Gu;Heng-Cheng Hu;Marlène Davanture

  • AtKUP1 : An Arabidopsis Gene Encoding High-Affinity Potassium Transport Activity

    Eugene J. Kim;June Myoung Kwak;Nobuyuki Uozumi;Julian I. Schroeder

  • Cameleon calcium indicator reports cytoplasmic calcium dynamics in Arabidopsis guard cells

    Gethyn J. Allen;June M. Kwak;Sarah P. Chu;Juan Llopis

  • The role of reactive oxygen species in hormonal responses.

    June M. Kwak;Vinh Nguyen;Julian I. Schroeder

  • Identification of a Receptor-Like Protein Kinase Gene Rapidly Induced by Abscisic Acid, Dehydration, High Salt, and Cold Treatments in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Suk Whan Hong;Ji Hyung Jon;June Myoung Kwak;Hong Gil Nam

  • Arabidopsis PUB22 and PUB23 Are Homologous U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases That Play Combinatory Roles in Response to Drought Stress

    Seok Keun Cho;Moon Young Ryu;Charlotte Song;June M. Kwak

  • The identity of plant glutamate receptors.

    B. Lacombe;D. Becker;R. Hedrich;R. DeSalle

  • Disruption of a Guard Cell–Expressed Protein Phosphatase 2A Regulatory Subunit, RCN1, Confers Abscisic Acid Insensitivity in Arabidopsis

    June M. Kwak;Ji Hye Moon;Yoshiyuki Murata;Kazuyuki Kuchitsu

  • Dominant Negative Guard Cell K+ Channel Mutants Reduce Inward-Rectifying K+ Currents and Light-Induced Stomatal Opening in Arabidopsis

    June M. Kwak;Yoshiyuki Murata;Victor M. Baizabal-Aguirre;Jennifer Merrill

  • Border Control—A Membrane-Linked Interactome of Arabidopsis

    Alexander M. Jones;Yuanhu Xuan;Meng Xu;Rui Sheng Wang

  • Systemic elevation of phosphatidic acid and lysophospholipid levels in wounded plants

    Sumin Lee;Sujeoung Suh;Seju Kim;Richard C. Crain

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian I. Schroeder
Julian I. Schroeder University of California, San Diego
Hong Gil Nam
Hong Gil Nam Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Yoshiyuki Murata
Yoshiyuki Murata Okayama University
Nathalie Leonhardt
Nathalie Leonhardt Aix-Marseille University
Izumi C. Mori
Izumi C. Mori Okayama University
Zhen-Ming Pei
Zhen-Ming Pei Duke University
Shintaro Munemasa
Shintaro Munemasa Okayama University
Youngsook Lee
Youngsook Lee University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yoshimasa Nakamura
Yoshimasa Nakamura Okayama University
Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside

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