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41
Citations
6523
World Ranking
3694
National Ranking
227

Best Publications

  • The COP1–SPA1 interaction defines a critical step in phytochrome A-mediated regulation of HY5 activity

    Yusuke Saijo;James A. Sullivan;Haiyang Wang;Jianping Yang

  • Light and the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1/SPA control the protein stability of the MYB transcription factors PAP1 and PAP2 involved in anthocyanin accumulation in Arabidopsis.

    Alexander Maier;Andrea Schrader;Leonie Kokkelink;Christian Falke

  • Arabidopsis SPA proteins regulate photoperiodic flowering and interact with the floral inducer CONSTANS to regulate its stability.

    Sascha Laubinger;Virginie Marchal;José Gentilhomme;Stephan Wenkel

  • Light Regulates COP1-Mediated Degradation of HFR1, a Transcription Factor Essential for Light Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Jianping Yang;Rongcheng Lin;James Sullivan;Ute Hoecker

  • SPA1, a WD-repeat protein specific to phytochrome A signal transduction.

    Ute Hoecker;James M. Tepperman;Peter H. Quail

  • Integrated control of seed maturation and germination programs by activator and repressor functions of Viviparous-1 of maize.

    U Hoecker;I K Vasil;D R McCarty

  • The SPA Quartet: A Family of WD-Repeat Proteins with a Central Role in Suppression of Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Sascha Laubinger;Kirsten Fittinghoff;Ute Hoecker

  • Biochemical characterization of Arabidopsis complexes containing constitutively photomorphogenic1 and suppressor of PHYA proteins in light control of plant development

    Danmeng Zhu;Danmeng Zhu;Alexander Maier;Jae-Hoon Lee;Sascha Laubinger

  • The activities of the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1/SPA, a key repressor in light signaling.

    Ute Hoecker

  • SPA1: A New Genetic Locus Involved in Phytochrome A–Specific Signal Transduction

    Ute Hoecker;Yong Xu;Peter H. Quail

  • The Phytochrome A-specific Signaling Intermediate SPA1 Interacts Directly with COP1, a Constitutive Repressor of Light Signaling inArabidopsis

    Ute Hoecker;Peter H. Quail;Peter H. Quail

  • Arabidopsis COP1/SPA1 Complex and FHY1/FHY3 Associate with Distinct Phosphorylated Forms of Phytochrome A in Balancing Light Signaling

    Yusuke Saijo;Danmeng Zhu;Danmeng Zhu;Jigang Li;Vicente Rubio

  • CUL4 forms an E3 ligase with COP1 and SPA to promote light-induced degradation of PIF1

    Ling Zhu;Qingyun Bu;Xiaosa Xu;Inyup Paik

  • The SPA1-like proteins SPA3 and SPA4 repress photomorphogenesis in the light.

    Sascha Laubinger;Ute Hoecker

  • RED1 is necessary for phytochrome B-mediated red light-specific signal transduction in Arabidopsis.

    Doris Wagner;Ute Hoecker;Peter H. Quail

  • Synergism of Red and Blue Light in the Control of Arabidopsis Gene Expression and Development

    Romina Vanesa Sellaro;Ute Hoecker;Marcelo Javier Yanovsky;Joanne Chory

  • Cryptochrome 2 competes with COP1 substrates to repress COP1 ubiquitin ligase activity during Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis.

    Jathish Ponnu;Tabea Riedel;Eva Penner;Andrea Schrader

  • Signaling Mechanisms by Arabidopsis Cryptochromes

    Unknown

  • Illuminating the COP1/SPA Ubiquitin Ligase: Fresh Insights Into Its Structure and Functions During Plant Photomorphogenesis.

    Jathish Ponnu;Ute Hoecker

  • Regulated proteolysis in light signaling.

    Ute Hoecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Quail
Peter H. Quail University of California, Berkeley
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University
Haiyang Wang
Haiyang Wang South China Agricultural University
Margaret Ahmad
Margaret Ahmad Xavier University
Vicente Rubio
Vicente Rubio Spanish National Research Council
Martin Hülskamp
Martin Hülskamp University of Cologne
Enamul Huq
Enamul Huq The University of Texas at Austin
Yusuke Saijo
Yusuke Saijo Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Csaba Koncz
Csaba Koncz Max Planck Society
Donald R. McCarty
Donald R. McCarty University of Florida

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