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Z. Jeffrey Chen is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States and specializes in agricultural and biological sciences with a strong focus on plant science. Their research spans molecular biology, genetics, and related disciplines, contributing to a diverse range of topics within plant biology and genetics.

The scientist has published extensively in the fields of plant molecular biology research, chromosomal and genetic variations, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant virus research studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and plant disease resistance and genetics.

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Z. Jeffrey Chen's recent publications demonstrate a focus on genomic and genetic mechanisms in plants. Notable papers include:

  • "Genomic diversifications of five Gossypium allopolyploid species and their impact on cotton improvement," 2020, published in Nature Genetics

Additional recent influential papers from related fields include but are not authored by Chen directly:

  • "A Pan-plant Protein Complex Map Reveals Deep Conservation and Novel Assemblies," 2020, Cell
  • "The Rice Circadian Clock Regulates Tiller Growth and Panicle Development Through Strigolactone Signaling and Sugar Sensing," 2020, The Plant Cell
  • "DNA hypomethylation in tetraploid rice potentiates stress-responsive gene expression for salt tolerance," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Single-cell RNA-seq analysis reveals ploidy-dependent and cell-specific transcriptome changes in Arabidopsis female gametophytes," 2020, Genome biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues who have contributed to their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Qingxin Song
  • Wenxue Ye
  • Shuai Cao
  • Viviana June
  • Atsumi Ando

Chen's work is published often in several scientific journals, including:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • The Plant Cell
  • Genome biology
  • Science Advances
  • BMC Biology

The research reflects a multidisciplinary approach within the biological sciences, combining expertise in genetic variation and molecular mechanisms underlying plant development and adaptation. Their contributions to the understanding of plant genetics and physiology continue to be referenced in related scientific studies.

Best Publications

  • Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement

    Tianzhen Zhang;Yan Hu;Wenkai Jiang;Lei Fang

  • Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids.

    Thomas C. Osborn;J. Chris Pires;James A. Birchler;Donald L. Auger

  • Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigour in hybrids and allopolyploids

    Zhongfu Ni;Eun-Deok Kim;Misook Ha;Erika Lackey

  • Genomewide Nonadditive Gene Regulation in Arabidopsis Allotetraploids

    Jianlin Wang;Lu Tian;Hyeon Se Lee;Ning E. Wei

  • Molecular mechanisms of polyploidy and hybrid vigor

    Z. Jeffrey Chen

  • Mechanisms of genomic rearrangements and gene expression changes in plant polyploids.

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Zhongfu Ni;Zhongfu Ni

  • Toward Sequencing Cotton ( Gossypium ) Genomes

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Brian E. Scheffler;Elizabeth Dennis;Barbara A. Triplett

  • Genomic and epigenetic insights into the molecular bases of heterosis

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Z. Jeffrey Chen

  • Genomic diversifications of five Gossypium allopolyploid species and their impact on cotton improvement.

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Z. Jeffrey Chen;Avinash Sreedasyam;Atsumi Ando;Qingxin Song;Qingxin Song

  • Stochastic and Epigenetic Changes of Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Polyploids

    Jianlin Wang;Lu Tian;Andreas Madlung;Andreas Madlung;Hyeon-Se Lee

  • Gene expression changes and early events in cotton fibre development.

    Jinsuk J. Lee;Andrew W. Woodward;Z. Jeffrey Chen

  • Small RNAs serve as a genetic buffer against genomic shock in Arabidopsis interspecific hybrids and allopolyploids.

    Misook Ha;Jie Lu;Lu Tian;Vanitharani Ramachandran

  • Transcriptional analysis of nucleolar dominance in polyploid plants: Biased expression/silencing of progenitor rRNA genes is developmentally regulated in Brassica

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Craig S. Pikaard

  • Gossypium barbadense genome sequence provides insight into the evolution of extra-long staple fiber and specialized metabolites.

    Xia Liu;Bo Zhao;Hua-Jun Zheng;Yan Hu

  • Roles of dynamic and reversible histone acetylation in plant development and polyploidy

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Lu Tian

  • Gene dosage and stochastic effects determine the severity and direction of uniparental ribosomal RNA gene silencing (nucleolar dominance) in Arabidopsis allopolyploids

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Luca Comai;Craig S. Pikaard;Craig S. Pikaard

  • Accumulation of genome-specific transcripts, transcription factors and phytohormonal regulators during early stages of fiber cell development in allotetraploid cotton.

    S. Samuel Yang;Foo Cheung;Jinsuk J. Lee;Misook Ha

  • Control of cotton fibre elongation by a homeodomain transcription factor GhHOX3

    Chun Min Shan;Xiao Xia Shangguan;Bo Zhao;Xiu Fang Zhang

  • miR828 and miR858 regulate homoeologous MYB2 gene functions in Arabidopsis trichome and cotton fibre development

    Xueying Guan;Mingxiong Pang;Gyoungju Nah;Xiaoli Shi

  • Reversible histone acetylation and deacetylation mediate genome-wide, promoter-dependent, and locus-specific changes in gene expression during plant development

    Lu Tian;M. Paulus Fong;Jiyuan J. Wang;Ning E. Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingxin Song
Qingxin Song Xi'an Jiaotong University
David M. Stelly
David M. Stelly Texas A&M University
Luca Comai
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Tianzhen Zhang
Tianzhen Zhang Zhejiang University
Craig S. Pikaard
Craig S. Pikaard Indiana University
Rebecca W. Doerge
Rebecca W. Doerge Carnegie Mellon University
Don C. Jones
Don C. Jones Cotton (United States)
Xiao-Ya Chen
Xiao-Ya Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li Academia Sinica
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University

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