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Overview

Seth J. Davis is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research is focused primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of study include Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional work touching on Mechanical Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics related to plant biology and molecular mechanisms. Main research topics include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Light effects on plants
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Seth J. Davis has published articles in multiple journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Plants
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Notable recent papers authored by Davis include:

  • "A mobile ELF4 delivers circadian temperature information from shoots to roots", 2020, Nature Plants
  • "XBAT31 regulates thermoresponsive hypocotyl growth through mediating degradation of the thermosensor ELF3 in Arabidopsis", 2021, Science Advances
  • "Differential Effects of Day/Night Cues and the Circadian Clock on the Barley Transcriptome", 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Tapestry: validate and edit small eukaryotic genome assemblies with long reads", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Haloarchaea swim slowly for optimal chemotactic efficiency in low nutrient environments", 2020, Nature Communications

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • James Ronald
  • Ethan J. Redmond
  • Daphne Ezer
  • Manuela Iovinella
  • Claudia Ciniglia

Best Publications

  • The ELF4 gene controls circadian rhythms and flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Mark R Doyle;Seth J Davis;Ruth M Bastow;Ruth M Bastow;Harriet G McWatters

  • The small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) protein modification system in Arabidopsis. Accumulation of SUMO1 and -2 conjugates is increased by stress.

    Jasmina Kurepa;Joseph M. Walker;Jan Smalle;Mark M. Gosink

  • Soluble, highly fluorescent variants of green fluorescent protein (GFP) for use in higher plants.

    Seth J. Davis;Richard D. Vierstra

  • Bacteriophytochromes: phytochrome-like photoreceptors from nonphotosynthetic eubacteria.

    Seth J. Davis;Alexander V. Vener;Richard D. Vierstra

  • The molecular basis of temperature compensation in the Arabidopsis circadian clock

    Peter D. Gould;James C.W. Locke;Camille Larue;Megan M. Southern

  • Bacteriophytochromes are photochromic histidine kinases using a biliverdin chromophore

    Seong-Hee Bhoo;Seth J. Davis;Seth J. Davis;Joseph Walker;Baruch Karniol

  • EARLY FLOWERING4 Recruitment of EARLY FLOWERING3 in the Nucleus Sustains the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock

    Eva Herrero;Elsebeth Kolmos;Nora Bujdoso;Ye Yuan

  • Mutation at the circadian clock gene EARLY MATURITY 8 adapts domesticated barley (Hordeum vulgare) to short growing seasons

    S. Faure;A. S. Turner;D. Gruszka;V. Christodoulou

  • The Arabidopsis thaliana HY1 locus, required for phytochrome-chromophore biosynthesis, encodes a protein related to heme oxygenases

    Seth J. Davis;Jasmina Kurepa;Richard D. Vierstra

  • Ambient Thermometers in Plants: From Physiological Outputs towards Mechanisms of Thermal Sensing

    C. Robertson McClung;Seth J. Davis

  • Multiple phytohormones influence distinct parameters of the plant circadian clock

    Shigeru Hanano;Malgorzata A. Domagalska;Ferenc Nagy;Seth J. Davis

  • The TIME FOR COFFEE gene maintains the amplitude and timing of Arabidopsis circadian clocks.

    Anthony Hall;Ruth M. Bastow;Seth J. Davis;Shigeru Hanano

  • Protocol: Streamlined sub-protocols for floral-dip transformation and selection of transformants in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Amanda M Davis;Anthony Hall;Andrew J Millar;Chiarina Darrah

  • The DET1-COP1-HY5 Pathway Constitutes a Multipurpose Signaling Module Regulating Plant Photomorphogenesis and Thermomorphogenesis

    Carolin Delker;Louisa Sonntag;Geo Velikkakam James;Philipp Janitza

  • Integrating hormones into the floral‐transition pathway of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Seth J. Davis

  • Attenuation of brassinosteroid signaling enhances FLC expression and delays flowering

    Malgorzata A. Domagalska;Fritz M. Schomburg;Richard M. Amasino;Richard D. Vierstra

  • Mutant analyses define multiple roles for phytochrome C in Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis.

    Keara A. Franklin;Seth J. Davis;Wendy M. Stoddart;Richard D. Vierstra

  • TIME FOR COFFEE Represses Accumulation of the MYC2 Transcription Factor to Provide Time-of-Day Regulation of Jasmonate Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Jieun Shin;Katharina Heidrich;Alfredo Sanchez-Villarreal;Jane E. Parker

  • Genome expansion of Arabis alpina linked with retrotransposition and reduced symmetric DNA methylation

    Eva Maria Willing;Vimal Rawat;Terezie Mandáková;Florian Maumus

  • of the circadian clock

    Harriet G. McWatters;Elsebeth Kolmos;Anthony Hall;Mark R. Doyle

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy Institute of Plant Biology
Andrew J. Millar
Andrew J. Millar University of Edinburgh
Maria von Korff
Maria von Korff Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Richard D. Vierstra
Richard D. Vierstra Washington University in St. Louis
Richard M. Amasino
Richard M. Amasino University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anthony Hall
Anthony Hall Norwich Research Park
Elmon Schmelzer
Elmon Schmelzer Max Planck Society
George Coupland
George Coupland Max Planck Society
Csaba Koncz
Csaba Koncz Max Planck Society
Korbinian Schneeberger
Korbinian Schneeberger Max Planck Society

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