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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Michael F. Thomashow is a researcher affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their focus includes Plant Science and Molecular Biology, addressing questions relevant to plant molecular biology research and physiological responses to environmental stimuli.

Their research topics include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Light effects on plants
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Thomashow has contributed to research on plant responses to environmental stresses such as freezing tolerance. Notable publications by Thomashow include:

  • Cold-Induced CBF-PIF3 Interaction Enhances Freezing Tolerance by Stabilizing the phyB Thermosensor in Arabidopsis, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • SCREAMing Twist on the Role of ICE1 in Freezing Tolerance, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Temperature modulation of CAMTA3 gene induction activity is mediated through the DNA binding domain, 2022, The Plant Journal

Thomashow has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Bochen Jiang, Yiting Shi, Yue Peng, Yuxin Jia, and Yan Yan.

Their work has been published in notable venues such as Molecular Plant, The Plant Cell, and The Plant Journal, reflecting a range of contributions to plant biology literature.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists, 2009
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2003

Best Publications

  • Plant cold acclimation: Freezing tolerance genes and regulatory mechanisms

    Michael F. Thomashow

  • Arabidopsis thaliana CBF1 encodes an AP2 domain-containing transcriptional activator that binds to the C-repeat/DRE, a cis-acting DNA regulatory element that stimulates transcription in response to low temperature and water deficit

    Eric J. Stockinger;Sarah J. Gilmour;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Arabidopsis CBF1 overexpression induces COR genes and enhances freezing tolerance.

    Kirsten R. Jaglo-Ottosen;Sarah J. Gilmour;Daniel G. Zarka;Oliver Schabenberger

  • Arabidopsis Transcriptome Profiling Indicates That Multiple Regulatory Pathways Are Activated during Cold Acclimation in Addition to the CBF Cold Response Pathway

    Sarah Fowler;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Low temperature regulation of the Arabidopsis CBF family of AP2 transcriptional activators as an early step in cold-induced COR gene expression

    Sarah J. Gilmour;Daniel G. Zarka;Eric J. Stockinger;Maite P. Salazar

  • Overexpression of the Arabidopsis CBF3 transcriptional activator mimics multiple biochemical changes associated with cold acclimation

    Sarah J. Gilmour;Audrey M. Sebolt;Maite P. Salazar;John D. Everard

  • The 5'-region of Arabidopsis thaliana cor15a has cis-acting elements that confer cold-, drought- and ABA-regulated gene expression.

    Stokes S. Baker;Kathy S. Wilhelm;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Transcription Factor CBF4 Is a Regulator of Drought Adaptation in Arabidopsis

    Volker Haake;Daniel Cook;José Luis Riechmann;Omaira Pineda

  • Role of Cold-Responsive Genes in Plant Freezing Tolerance

    Michael F. Thomashow

  • Components of the Arabidopsis C-repeat/dehydration-responsive element binding factor cold-response pathway are conserved in Brassica napus and other plant species.

    Kirsten R. Jaglo;Susanne Kleff;Keenan L. Amundsen;Xin Zhang

  • Roles of the CBF2 and ZAT12 transcription factors in configuring the low temperature transcriptome of Arabidopsis.

    Jonathan T. Vogel;Daniel G. Zarka;Heather A. Van Buskirk;Sarah G. Fowler

  • Plant hormone jasmonate prioritizes defense over growth by interfering with gibberellin signaling cascade

    Dong Lei Yang;Jian Yao;Chuan Sheng Mei;Xiao Hong Tong

  • So What's New in the Field of Plant Cold Acclimation? Lots!

    Michael F. Thomashow

  • A prominent role for the CBF cold response pathway in configuring the low-temperature metabolome of Arabidopsis

    Daniel Cook;Sarah Fowler;Oliver Fiehn;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Genes Galore: A Summary of Methods for Accessing Results from Large-Scale Partial Sequencing of Anonymous Arabidopsis cDNA Clones

    T. Newman;F. J. de Bruijn;P. Green;K. Keegstra

  • Molecular basis of plant cold acclimation: insights gained from studying the CBF cold response pathway.

    Michael F. Thomashow

  • Roles for Arabidopsis CAMTA transcription factors in cold-regulated gene expression and freezing tolerance.

    Colleen J. Doherty;Heather A. Van Buskirk;Susan J. Myers;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Arabidopsis transcriptional activators CBF1, CBF2, and CBF3 have matching functional activities.

    Sarah J. Gilmour;Sarah G. Fowler;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Constitutive expression of the cold-regulated Arabidopsis thaliana COR15a gene affects both chloroplast and protoplast freezing tolerance

    Nancy N. Artus;Matsuo Uemura;Peter L. Steponkus;Sarah J. Gilmour

  • Mode of action of the COR15a gene on the freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Peter L. Steponkus;Matsuo Uemura;Raymond A. Joseph;Sarah J. Gilmour

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Tony H. H. Chen
Tony H. H. Chen Oregon State University
Patrick M. Hayes
Patrick M. Hayes Oregon State University
Cai-Zhong Jiang
Cai-Zhong Jiang University of California, Davis
Matsuo Uemura
Matsuo Uemura Iwate University
Peter L. Steponkus
Peter L. Steponkus Cornell University
Eugene W. Nester
Eugene W. Nester University of Washington
Shin-Han Shiu
Shin-Han Shiu Michigan State University
Milton P. Gordon
Milton P. Gordon University of Washington
Chentao Lin
Chentao Lin University of California, Los Angeles

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