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M. David Marks is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is concentrated in several subfields including plant science, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Marks has published research addressing diverse topics within plant biology and crop science. These main topics include plant genetic and mutation studies, nitrogen and sulfur effects on Brassica species, genetic diversity and population structure, genomics and phylogenetic studies, chromosomal and genetic variations, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, and lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on pennycress and related species. Selected publications include:

  • "Identification and stacking of crucial traits required for the domestication of pennycress," 2020, Nature Food
  • "Chromosome-level Thlaspi arvense genome provides new tools for translational research and for a newly domesticated cash cover crop of the cooler climates," 2022, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Technologies enabling rapid crop improvements for sustainable agriculture: example pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.)," 2021, Emerging Topics in Life Sciences
  • "TRANSPARENT TESTA 2 allele confers major reduction in pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) seed dormancy," 2021, Industrial Crops and Products
  • "Fungal Bioprocessing to Improve Quality of Pennycress Meal as a Potential Feeding Ingredient for Monogastric Animals," 2023, Fermentation

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Marks include:

  • Ratan Chopra
  • Katherine Frels
  • John C. Sedbrook
  • Donald L. Wyse
  • James A. Anderson

Their research has appeared repeatedly in several venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Industrial Crops and Products, Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, Nature Food, and Plant Biotechnology Journal. Marks has published notably in bioRxiv with four papers, and has multiple papers in Industrial Crops and Products and the Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society.

Best Publications

  • The TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1 Locus, Which Regulates Trichome Differentiation and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, Encodes a WD40 Repeat Protein

    Amanda R. Walker;Paul A. Davison;Agnese C. Bolognesi-Winfield;Celia M. James

  • A myb gene required for leaf trichome differentiation in Arabidopsis is expressed in stipules

    David G. Oppenheimer;Patricia L. Herman;Shan Sivakumaran;Jeffrey Esch

  • Agrobacterium -mediated transformation of germinating seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana : A non-tissue culture approach

    Kenneth A. Feldmann;M. David Marks

  • The homeobox gene GLABRA2 is required for position-dependent cell differentiation in the root epidermis of Arabidopsis thaliana

    J.D. Masucci;W.G. Rerie;D.R. Foreman;M. Zhang

  • Role of a positive regulator of root hair development, CAPRICE ,in Arabidopsis root epidermal cell differentiation

    Takuji Wada;Tetsuya Kurata;Rumi Tominaga;Yoshihiro Koshino-Kimura

  • A dwarf mutant of Arabidopsis generated by T-DNA insertion mutagenesis

    Kenneth A. Feldmann;M. David Marks;Michael L. Christianson;Ralph S. Quatrano

  • Progress in the molecular genetic analysis of trichome initiation and morphogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Daniel B Szymanski;Alan M Lloyd;M.David Marks

  • Essential role of a kinesin-like protein in Arabidopsis trichome morphogenesis

    David G. Oppenheimer;Mary A. Pollock;Joshua Vacik;Daniel B. Szymanski

  • The Arabidopsis SPIKE1 Gene Is Required for Normal Cell Shape Control and Tissue Development

    Jin Long Qiu;Ross Jilk;M. David Marks;Daniel B. Szymanski

  • Epidermal cell fate and patterning in leaves.

    J C Larkin;M D Marks;J Nadeau;F Sack

  • MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF TRICHOME DEVELOPMENT IN ARABIDOPSIS.

    M. David Marks

  • Organized F-Actin Is Essential for Normal Trichome Morphogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Daniel B. Szymanski;M. David Marks;Susan M. Wick

  • Distortion of trichome morphology by the hairless mutation of tomato affects leaf surface chemistry

    Jin Ho Kang;Feng Shi;A. Daniel Jones;M. David Marks

  • A contradictory GLABRA3 allele helps define gene interactions controlling trichome development in Arabidopsis.

    Jeffrey J. Esch;Margaret Chen;Mark Sanders;Matthew Hillestad

  • A Common Position-Dependent Mechanism Controls Cell-Type Patterning and GLABRA2 Regulation in the Root and Hypocotyl Epidermis of Arabidopsis

    Chen Yi Hung;Yan Lin;Meng Zhang;Susan Pollock

  • A WD40 repeat protein from Medicago truncatula is necessary for tissue-specific anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis but not for trichome development.

    Yongzhen Pang;Jonathan P. Wenger;Katie Saathoff;Gregory J. Peel

  • Comparison of TRY and the closely related At1g01380 gene in controlling Arabidopsis trichome patterning.

    Jeffrey J. Esch;Margaret A. Chen;Matthew Hillestad;M. David Marks

  • Trichome Development in Arabidopsis thaliana. II. Isolation and Complementation of the GLABROUS1 Gene.

    Patricia L. Herman;M. David Marks

  • Gene duplication and divergence affecting drug content in Cannabis sativa.

    George D. Weiblen;Jonathan P. Wenger;Kathleen J. Craft;Mahmoud A. ElSohly

  • Roles of the GLABROUSI and TRANSPARENT TESTA GLA BRA Genes in Arabidopsis Trichome Development

    John C. Larkin;David G. Oppenheimer;Alan M. Lloyd;Ellen T. Paparozzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald L. Wyse
Donald L. Wyse University of Minnesota
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Daniel B. Szymanski
Daniel B. Szymanski Purdue University West Lafayette
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Minnesota
Kenneth A. Feldmann
Kenneth A. Feldmann University of Arizona
Candace H. Haigler
Candace H. Haigler North Carolina State University
Jonathan F. Wendel
Jonathan F. Wendel Iowa State University
Lloyd W. Sumner
Lloyd W. Sumner University of Missouri
Edgar B. Cahoon
Edgar B. Cahoon University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Peter F. Stadler
Peter F. Stadler Leipzig University

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