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Overview

Woo Sik Chung is affiliated with Gyeongsang National University in South Korea and specializes in research within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans multiple subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Insect Science, and Biomedical Engineering. Chung's research focuses on core topics such as Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Chung has contributed to several notable recent publications, including:

  • Development of novel fluorescence-based and label-free noncanonical G4-quadruplex-like DNA biosensor for facile, specific, and ultrasensitive detection of fipronil, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Auxin Signaling Repressor IAA8 Promotes Seed Germination Through Down-Regulation of ABI3 Transcription in Arabidopsis, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Phosphorylation of the auxin signaling transcriptional repressor IAA15 by MPKs is required for the suppression of root development under drought stress in Arabidopsis, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Naringenin Induces Pathogen Resistance Against Pseudomonas syringae Through the Activation of NPR1 in Arabidopsis, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • A Gain-of-Function Mutant of IAA15 Inhibits Lateral Root Development by Transcriptional Repression of LBD Genes in Arabidopsis, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Chung include Jong Chan Hong, Sun Ho Kim, Kyun Oh Lee, Ulhas Sopanrao Kadam, and Sunghwa Bahk.

Their publications commonly appear in journals such as Plant Biotechnology Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Plant Signaling & Behavior, and Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Best Publications

  • Pathogen- and NaCl-Induced Expression of the SCaM-4 Promoter Is Mediated in Part by a GT-1 Box That Interacts with a GT-1-Like Transcription Factor

    Hyeong Cheol Park;Man Lyang Kim;Yun Hwan Kang;Joo Mi Jeon

  • Calcium and Calmodulin-Mediated Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants

    Min Chul Kim;Woo Sik Chung;Dae-Jin Yun;Moo Je Cho

  • Direct Interaction of a Divergent CaM Isoform and the Transcription Factor, MYB2, Enhances Salt Tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Jae Hyuk Yoo;Chan Young Park;Jong Cheol Kim;Won Do Heo

  • BWMK1, a Rice Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, Locates in the Nucleus and Mediates Pathogenesis-Related Gene Expression by Activation of a Transcription Factor

    Yong Hwa Cheong;Byeong Cheol Moon;Jong Kyong Kim;Cha Young Kim

  • Involvement of specific calmodulin isoforms in salicylic acid-independent activation of plant disease resistance responses

    Won Do Heo;Sang Hyoung Lee;Min Chul Kim;Jong Cheol Kim

  • WRKY group IId transcription factors interact with calmodulin.

    Chan Young Park;Ju Huck Lee;Jae Hyuk Yoo;Byeong Cheol Moon

  • Phosphorylation of the transcriptional repressor MYB15 by mitogen-activated protein kinase 6 is required for freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis.

    Sun Ho Kim;Ho Soo Kim;Sunghwa Bahk;Jonguk An

  • Overexpression of Arabidopsis YUCCA6 in Potato Results in High-Auxin Developmental Phenotypes and Enhanced Resistance to Water Deficit

    Jeong Im Kim;Dongwon Baek;Hyeong Cheol Park;Hyun Jin Chun

  • Comparative proteomic analysis of the short-term responses of rice roots and leaves to cadmium.

    Kyunghee Lee;Dong Won Bae;Sun Ho Kim;Hay Ju Han

  • Mlo, a Modulator of Plant Defense and Cell Death, Is a Novel Calmodulin-binding Protein ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RICE Mlo HOMOLOGUE

    Min Chul Kim;Sang Hyoung Lee;Jong Kyong Kim;Hyun Jin Chun

  • Cadmium activates Arabidopsis MPK3 and MPK6 via accumulation of reactive oxygen species

    Xiao-Min Liu;Kyung Eun Kim;Kang-Chang Kim;Xuan Canh Nguyen

  • Phosphorylation and concomitant structural changes in human 2-Cys peroxiredoxin isotype I differentially regulate its peroxidase and molecular chaperone functions.

    Ho Hee Jang;Sun Young Kim;Soo Kwon Park;Hye Sook Jeon

  • Isolation of a calmodulin-binding transcription factor from rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    Man Soo Choi;Min Chul Kim;Jae Hyuk Yoo;Byeong Cheol Moon

  • AtBAG6, a novel calmodulin-binding protein, induces programmed cell death in yeast and plants.

    C H Kang;W Y Jung;Y H Kang;J Y Kim

  • Proteome analysis of Arabidopsis seedlings exposed to bacterial volatiles.

    Young Sang Kwon;Choong-Min Ryu;Soohyun Lee;Hyo Bee Park

  • Disruption of the Vacuolar Calcium-ATPases in Arabidopsis Results in the Activation of a Salicylic Acid-Dependent Programmed Cell Death Pathway

    Yann Boursiac;Sang Min Lee;Shawn M. Romanowsky;Robert R. Blank

  • TsHKT1;2, a HKT1 homolog from the extremophile Arabidopsis-relative Thellungiella salsuginea, shows K+-specificity in the presence of NaCl

    Zahir Ali;Hyeong Cheol Park;Akhtar Ali;Dong Ha Oh

  • Identification of a Calmodulin-Regulated Soybean Ca2+-ATPase (SCA1) That Is Located in the Plasma Membrane

    Woo Sik Chung;Sang Hyoung Lee;Jong Cheol Kim;Won Do Heo

  • Over-expression of the Arabidopsis DRE/CRT-binding transcription factor DREB2C enhances thermotolerance

    Chan Ju Lim;Jung Eun Hwang;Huan Chen;Joon Ki Hong

  • Rapid, large‐scale generation of Ds transposant lines and analysis of the Ds insertion sites in rice

    Chul Min Kim;Hai Long Piao;Soon Ju Park;Nam Soo Chon

Frequent Co-Authors

Dae-Jin Yun
Dae-Jin Yun Konkuk University
Moo Je Cho
Moo Je Cho Gyeongsang National University
Sang Yeol Lee
Sang Yeol Lee Gyeongsang National University
Min Chul Kim
Min Chul Kim Gyeongsang National University
Yong Hwa Cheong
Yong Hwa Cheong Sunchon National University
Jong Chan Hong
Jong Chan Hong Gyeongsang National University
Hans J. Bohnert
Hans J. Bohnert University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Won Do Heo
Won Do Heo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ray A. Bressan
Ray A. Bressan Purdue University West Lafayette
Kyu Young Kang
Kyu Young Kang Dongguk University

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