Publications


2020-2022

Liu, K-H., Liu, M., Lin, Z., Wang, Z-F., Chen, B., Liu, C., Guo, A., Konishi, M., Yanagisawa, S., Wagner, G. and Sheen, J. 2022. NIN-like protein 7 transcription factor is a plant nitrate sensor.  Science 377:1419-1425 PDF  Supplementary Material

Ye, R.Q., Wang, M., Du, H., Chhajed, S., Koh, J., Liu, K-H., Shin, J., Wu, Y., Shi, L., Xu, L., Chen, S., Zhang, Y. and Sheen, J. 2022. Glucose-driven TOR-FIE-PRC2 signaling controls plant development.  Nature Published online: 14 September 2022.PDF

Brunkard, J.O., Chang, C., Mayer, B.J. and Sheen, J. 2022. ConducTORs of a signaling symphony: metabolic and hormone responses converge on TOR and EIN2 in plants.  Fac.Rev.Landmark11:12 PDF  PMID: 35719129 PMCID: PMC9190210 doi: 10.12703/r-01-000008 eCollection 2022

Xue, H., Meng, J., Lei, P., Cao, Y., Jia, M., Li, Y., Liu, H., Sheen, J., Liu, X. and Yu, F. 2022. The ARF2-PIF5 functional module execute transcriptional reprogramming in ABS3-mediated senescence pathway in Arabidopsis  EMBO J.e110988, Aug 9, 2022 PDF  PMID: 35719129 PMCID: PMC9190210  Figures Appendix

Meng, Y., Zhang, N., Li, J., Shen, X., Sheen, J. and Xiong, Y. 2022. TOR kinase, a GPS in the complex nutrient and hormonal signaling networks to guide plant growth and development  J.Exp.Bot.PDF  PMID: 35719129 PMCID: PMC9190210 

Lin, C-S., Hsu, C-T., Yuan, Y-H., Zheng, P-X., Wu, F-H., Cheng, Q-W., Wu, Y-L., Wu, T-L., Lin, S., Yue, J-J., Cheng, Y-H., Lin, S-I., Shih, M-C., Sheen, J. and Lin, Y-C. 2022. DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of wild tetraploid tomato Solanum peruvianum using protoplast regeneration  Plant Physiology 188:1917-1930 PDF SUPP  PMID: 35088855 PMCID: PMC8968427 doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac022

Jiang, W., Bush, J. and Sheen J., 2021. A Versatile and Efficient Plant Protoplast Platform for Genome Editing by Cas9 RNPs  Front. Genome Ed. 3:719190 PDF  SUPP  doi: 10.3389/fgeed.2021.719190

Li L., Liu K-h. and Sheen J., 2021. Dynamic Nutrient Signaling Networks in Plants Ann Rev Cell Dev Biol 37:341-67 PDF  doi: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-010521-015047  Epub 2021 Aug 5  PMID: 34351784  PMCID: PMC8497281

Hsu C-T., Yuan Y-H., Lin Y-C., Lin S., Cheng, Q-W., Wu, F-H., Sheen, J., Shih, M-C. and Lin C-S., 2021. Efficient and Economical Targeted Insertion in Plant Genomes via Protoplast Regeneration. CRISPR J. 4:752-760  PDF  doi: 10.1089/crispr.2021.0045  EPUB 2021 Sep 27  PMID: 34569819

Liu KH., Diener A., Lin Z., Liu C. and Sheen J., 2020. Primary nitrate responses via calcium signaling and diverse protein phosphorylation. J Exp Bot. 71:4428-4441 PDF doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa047  PMID: 31985788  PMCID: PMC7382375


2018-2019

Maheshwari P., Du H., Sheen J., Assmann S.M. and Albert R., 2019. Model-driven discovery of calcium-related protein-phosphatase inhibition in plant guard cell signaling. PLoS Comput Biol. Oct 28;15(10):e1007429. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007429. eCollection 2019 Oct. PDF  PMID: 31658257  PMID: 31658257 Free PMC Article

Ramon M., Dang TVT., Broeckx T., Hulsmans S., Crepin N., Sheen J. and Rolland F., 2019. Default activation and nuclear translocation of the plant cellular energy sensor SnRK1 regulate metabolic stress responses and development. Plant Cell. 2019 Jul;31(7):1614-1632. Epub 2019 May 13. PDF doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00500.  PMID: 31123051  

Wu, Y., Shi, L., Li, L., Fu, L., Liu, Y., Xiong, Y. and Sheen, J., 2019. Integration of nutrient, energy, light and hormone signalling via TOR in plants. J Exp Bot 70:2227-2238 PDF  PMID: 30715492

Jia, M., Liu, X., Xue, H., Wu, Y., Shi, L., Wang, R., Chen, Y., Xu, N., Zhao, J., Shao, J., Qi, Y., An, L., Sheen, J. and Yu, F., 2019. Noncanonical ATG8-ABS3 interaction controls senescence in plants. Nat Plants 5:212-224 PDF  PMID: 30664732   PMCID: PMC6368864

Lee, H., Jun, YS., Cha, OK. and Sheen, J., 2019. Mitogen-activated protein kinases MPK3 and MPK6 are required for stem cell maintenance in the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem. Plant Cell Rep 38:311-319 PDF
PMID: 30552452

Chen, GH., Liu, MJ., Xiong, Y., Sheen, J. and Wu, SH., 2018. TOR and RPS6 transmit light signals to enhance protein translaton in deetiolating Arabidopsis seedlings. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 115:12823-12828 PDF
PMID: 30482859   PMCID: PMC6294885

Shi, L., Wu, Y., and Sheen, J., 2018. TOR signaling in plants: conservation and innovation. Development 145 dev160887. doi: 10.1242/dev.160887 PDF   PMID: 30482859   PMCID: PMC6294885


2015-2017

Liu, K.H., Niu, Y., Konish, M., Wu, Y., Du, H., Chung, H.S., Li, L., Boudsocq, M., McCormack, M., Maekawa, S., Ishida, T., Zhang, C., Shokat, K., Yanagisawa, S. and Sheen, J., 2017. Discovery of nitrate-CPK-NLP signaling in central nutrient-growth networks. Nature 545:311-316 PDF

Li, Z., Zhang, D., Xiong, X., Yan, B., Xie, W., Sheen, J. and Li, J-F., 2017. A potent Cas9-derived gene activator for plant and mammalian cells. Nature Plants 3:930-936 PDF

Kim, H-J., Wu, C-Y., Yu, H-M., Sheen, J.and Lee, H. 2017. Dual CLAVATA3 Peptides in Arabidopsis Shoot Stem Cell Signaling. J. Plant Biol. 60:506-512 PDF  SUPP

Chung, H.S. and Sheen, J. 2017. MAPK assays in Arabidopsis MAMP-PRR signal transduction. Methods in Molecular Biology 1578:155-166 PDF

Li, L. and Sheen, J. 2016. Dynamic and diverse sugar signaling. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 33:116-125 PDF

Marx, V. 2016. Plants: a tool box of cell-based assays. Nature Methods 13:551-554 PDF

Xiong, Y., and Sheen, J. 2015. Novel links in the plant TOR kinase signaling network. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 23: 83-91 PDF

Li, J.F., Zhang, D., and Sheen, J. 2015. Targeted plant genome editing via the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Methods in Molecular Biology 1284: 239-255 PDF

Cheng, Z., Li, J.F., Niu, Y., Zhang, X.C., Woody, O.Z., Xiong, Y., Djonovic, S., Millet, Y., Bush, J., McConkey, B.J., Sheen, J., and Ausubel, F.M. 2015. Pathogen-secreted proteases activate a novel plant immune pathway. Nature 521: 213-216 PDF


2014

Wu, H.-Y., Liu, K.-H., Wang, Y.-C., Wu, J.-F., Chiu, W.-L., Chen, C.-Y., Wu, S.-H., Sheen, J., and Lai, E.-M. 2014. AGROBEST: an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression method for versatile gene function analysis in Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant Methods 10: 19 (1-16) PDF

Li, J.F., Zhang, D., and Sheen, J. 2014. Cas9-based genome editing in Arabidopsis and tobacco. Methods in Enzymology 546: 459-472 PDF

Zhou, J., Wu, S., Lu, D., Chen, X., Sheen, J., Shan, L., and He, P. 2014. Pseudomonas syringae Effector HopF2 Suppresses Arabidopsis Immunity by Targeting BAK1. Plant J 77: 235-245 PDF

Li, J.F., Zhang, D.,and Sheen, J. 2014. Epitope-tagged protein-based artificial microRNA screens for optimized gene silencing in plants. Nature Protocol 9: 939-949 PDF

Hamel, L.P., Sheen, J., and Sequin, A. 2014. Ancient signals: comparative genomics of green plant CDPKs. Trends in Plant Science. 19: 79-89 PDF

Xiong, Y. and Sheen, J. 2014. The Role of Target of Rapamycin Signaling Networks in Plant Growth and Metabolism. Plant Physiol. 164: 499-512 PDF

Sheen, J. 2014. Master regulators in plant glucose signaling networks. J. Plant Biol. 57: 67-79 PDF


2013

Xiong, Y., McCormack, M., Li, L., Hall, Q., Xiang, C. and Sheen, J. 2013 Glucose-TOR signalling reprograms the trascriptome and activates meristems. Nature 496: 181-186 doi:10.1038/nature12030 PDF  SUPP

Ramon, M., Ruelens, P., Sheen, J., Geuten, K. and Rolland, F. 2013 The hybrid Four-CBS-Domain KINβγ subunit functions as the canonical γ subunit of the plant energy sensor SnRK1. The Plant Journal 75: 11-25 doi: 10.1111/tpj.12192 PDF

Li, J-F., Chung, HS., Niu, Y., Bush, J., McCormack, M. and Sheen, J. 2013 Comprehensive Protein-Based Artificial MicroRNA Screens for Effective Gene Silencing in Plants. The Plant Cell 25: 1507-1522 doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003127 PDF

Li, J.F., Norville, E.J., Aach, J., McCormack, M., Zhang, D., Bush, J., Church, G.M., and Sheen, J. 2013. Multiplex and homologous recombination�mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9. Nature Biotechnology 31: 688-691 PDF

Cheng, C., Gao, X., Feng, B., Sheen, J., Shan, L., and He, P. 2013. Differential temperature operation of plant immune responses. Nature Commun 4: 2530 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3530 PDF

Boudsocq, M., and Sheen, J. 2013. CDPKs in immune and stress signaling. Trends in Plant Science 18: 30-40 PDF

Xiong, Y. and Sheen, J. 2013. Moving beyond translation: Glucose-TOR signaling in the transcriptional control of cell cycle. Cell Cycle 12: 1989-1990 PDF

Sheen, J. 2013. The cytokinin side chain commands shooting. Dev. Cell. 27: 371-372 PDF

Gao, X., Chen, X., Lin, W., Chen, S., Lu, D., Niu, Y., Li, L., Cheng, C., McCormack, M., Sheen, J., Shan, L. and He, P. 2013 Bifurcation of Arabidopsis NLR Immune Signaling via Ca2+-Dependent Protein Kinases. PLoS Pathog doi 10.1105/tpc.113.112235 PDF


2012

Lee, H., Chah, O.K., Plotnikov, J. and Sheen, J. 2012 Nov 21 Stem Cell Signaling in Immunity and Develpment Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology Volume LXVII doi: 10.1101/sqb.2012.77.014837 PDF

Lee, H., Khatri, A., Plotnikov, J.M., Zhang, X.C., and Sheen, J. 2012 Complexity in Differential Peptide-Receptor Signaling: Response to Segonzac et al. and Mueller et al. Commentaries. Plant Cell 24:3177-3185 PDF

Sheen, J., 2012 An interview with Jen Sheen. Trends Plant Sci. 17:321-322 No abstract available. PMID: 22860262 PDF

Niu, Y. and Sheen, J. 2012 Transient expression assays for quantifying signaling output. Methods Mol. Biol. 876:195-206 PDF

Hwang, I., Sheen, J. and M�ller, B. 2012 Cytokinin Signaling networks. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 63:353-380 PDF

Liu, K.H., McCormack, M. and Sheen, J. 2012 Targeted parallel sequencing of large genetically-defined genomic regions for identifying mutations in Arabidopsis. Plant Methods 30:8-12 PDF

Li, J.F. and Sheen, J. 2012 DNA purification from multiple sources in plant research with homemade silica resins. Methods Mol. Biol. 862:53-59 PDF

Xiong, Y. and Sheen, J. 2012 Rapamycin and glucose-target of rapamycin (TOR) protein signaling in plants. J. Biol. Chem. 287:2836-2842 PDF


2011

Lee, H., Chah, O.K. and Sheen, J. 2011. Stem-cell-triggered immunity through by CLV3p-FLS2 signaling. Nature 473:376-379 PDF  SUPP

Hamel, L.P., Benchabane, M., Nicole, M.C., Major, I.T., Morency, M.J., Pelletier, G., Beaudoin, N., Sheen, J. and S�guin, A. 2011. Stress-responsive mitogen-activated protein kinases interact with the EAR motif of a poplar zinc finger protein and mediate its degradation through the 26S proteosome. Plant Physiol. 157:1379-1393 PDF

Tena, G., Boudsocq, M. and Sheen, J.2011 Protein kinase signaling networks in plant innate immunity.Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 14:519-529 PDF


2010

Sheen, J. 2010 Discover and connect cellular signaling Plant Physiol. 154:562-566 PDF

Boudsocq, M., Willman, M., McCormack, M., Lee, H., Shan, L., He., P., Bush, J., Cheng, S.H., and Sheen, J. 2010. Differential innate immune signalling via Ca2+ sensor protein kinases. Nature 464:418-423 PDF  SUPP

Boudsocq, M. and Sheen, J. 2010. Calcium Sensing and Signaling. In: Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Plants: Physiological, Molecular and Genomic Foundation. (A.Pareek, S.K. Sopory, H.J. Bohnert, Govindjee, eds). Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, pp.75-90 PDF

Cho, Y.H., Sheen, J., and Yoo, S.D.2010. Low glucose uncouples hexokinase1-dependent sugar signaling from stress and defense hormone abscisic acid and C2H4 responses in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 2:1180-1182 PDF

Li, J.F., Li, L. and Sheen, J. 2010. Protocol: a rapid and economical procedure for purification of plasmid or plant DNA with diverse applications in plant biology. Plant Methods 6:1-8 PDF


2009

Yoo, S.D., Cho, Y.H.,, and Sheen, J. 2009. Emerging connections in the ethylene-signaling network. Trends in Plant Science. 14: 270-279.PDF

Fujii, H., Chinnusamy, V., Rodrigues, A., Rubio, S., Antoni, R., Park, S.-Y., Cutler, S.R., Sheen, J., Rodriguez, P.L. and Zhu, J.-K. 2009. In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signaling pathway. Nature 462: 660-664. PDF SUPP

Cho, J-I., Ryoo, N., Eom, J-S., Lee, D-W., Kim, H-B., Jeong, S-W., Lee, Y-H., Kwon, Y-K., Cho, M-H., Bhoo, S-H., Hahn, T-R., Park, Y-I., Hwang, I., Sheen, J. and Jeon, J-S. 2009. Role of the Rice Hexokinases OsHXK5 and OsHXK6 as Glucose Sensors. Plant Physiol. 149: 745-759.PDF


2008

Baena-Gonz�lez and Sheen, J. 2008. Convergent energy and stress signaling. Trends in Plant Science 13: 474-482 PDF

Sheen, J., He, P., Shan, L., Xiong, Y., Tena, G., Yoo, S., Cho, Y., Boudsocq, M.,and Lee, H. 2008. Signaling specificity and complexity of MAPK cascades in plant innate immunity. Biology of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Chapter 86. PDF

Baena-Gonz�lez, E., Rolland, F., and Sheen, J. 2008. KIN10/11 are master regulators of the convergent stress transcriptome. In: Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun: 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis (J.F. Allen, E. Gantt, J.H. Golbeck & B. Osmond, eds.), Springer, New York, NY, pp. 1337-1344. PDF

Karve, A., Rauh, B.L., Xia, X., Kandasamy, M., Meagher, R.B., Sheen, J. and Moore, B.D. 2008. Expression and evolutionary features of the hexokinase gene family in Arabidipsis. Planta 228: 411-425 PDF

Ramon, M., Rolland, F., and Sheen, J. October 22, 2008 Sugar Sensing and Signaling. The Arabidopsis Book (TAB), ISSN: 1543-8120   http://www.aspb.org/publications/arabidopsis/   pages 1-22 PDF

Shan, L., He, P., Li, J., Heese, A., Peck, S.C., N�rnberger, T., Martin, G.B. and Sheen, J. 2008. Bacterial Effectors Target the Common Signaling Partner BAK1 to Disrupt Multiple MAMP Receptor Signaling Complexes and Impede Plant Immunity. Cell Host & Microbe 4: 17-27 PDF  SUPP

M�ller, B. and Sheen, J. 2008. Cytokinin and auxin interaction in root stem-cell specification during early embryogenesis. Nature 453: 1094-1097 PDF  SUPP

Yoo, S-D., Cho Y-H., Tena G., Xiong. Y. and Sheen, J. 2008. Dual control of nuclear EIN3 by bifurcate MAPK cascades in C2H4 signalling. Nature 451: 789-795 PDF  SUPP


2007

M�ller, B. and Sheen, J. 2007. Arabidopsis Cytokinin Signaling Pathway. Sci. STKE 2007 407 cm5 PDF

M�ller, B. and Sheen, J. 2007. Cytokinin Signaling Pathway. Sci. STKE 2007 407 cm4 PDF

Chen, Z., Agnew, J.L., Cohen, J.D., He, P., Shan, L., Sheen, J. and Kunkel, B.N. 2007. Pseudomonas syringae type III effector AvrRpt2 alters Arabidopsis thaliana auxin physiology. PNAS 104: 20131-20136 PDF

Xiao,F., He, P., Abramovitch, R.B., Dawson, J.E., Nicholson, L.K., Sheen, J. and Martin, G.B. 2007. The N-terminal region of Pseudomonas type III effector AvrPtoB elicits Pto-dependent immunity and has two distinct virulence determinants. The Plant Journal 52: 595-614 PDF

M�ller, B.and Sheen, J. 2007. Advances in Cytokinin Signaling. Science 1:68-69 PDF

Baena-Gonz�lez, E., Rolland, F., Thevelein, J.M. and Sheen, J. 2007. A central integrator of transcription networks in plant stress and energy signalling. Nature 448: 938-943 PDF SUPP

Cho, Y.-H., and Yoo, S.-D. 2007. ETHYLENE RESPONSE 1 Histidine Kinase Activity of Arabidopsis Promotes Plant Growth. Plant Physiology 143: 612-616 PDF

Shan, L., He, P., and Sheen, J. 2007. Intercepting Host MAPK Signaling Cascades by Bacterial Type III Effectors. Cell Host & Microbe 1:167-174 PDF

He, P., Shan, L., and Sheen, J. 2007. Elicitation and Suppression of Microbe-Associated Molecular Pattern-Triggered Immunity in Plant-Microbe Interactions. Cellular Microbiology 9:1385-1396 PDF

Yoo, S.-D., Cho, Y.-H., and Sheen, J. 2007. Arabidopsis Mesophyll Protoplasts: A Versitile Cell System for Transient Gene Expression Analysis. Nature Protocols 2:1565-1572 PDF

Sheen, J. and He, P. 2007. Nuclear Actions in Innate Immune Signaling. Cell 128:821-822 PDF

Shan, L., He, P., and Sheen, J. 2007. Endless Hide-and-Seek: Dynamic Co-evolution in Plant-Bacterium Warfare. J.Integr. Plant Biol. 49(1):105-111 PDF


2003-2006

He, P., Shan, L., and Sheen, J. 2006. The Use of Protoplasts to Study Innate Immune Responses. Plant-Pathogen Interactions Volume 354: pps. 1-10 PDF

Hamel, L.-P., Nicole, M.-C., Sritubtim, S., Morency, M.-J., Ellis, M., Ehlting, J., Beaudoin, N., Barbazuk, B., Klessig, D., Lee, J. Martin, G., Mundy, J., Ohashi, Y., Scheel, D., Sheen, J., Xing, T., Zhang, S., Seguin, A. and Ellis, B.E. 2006. Ancient signals: comparative genomics of plant MAPK and MAPKK gene families : Trends in Plant Science 11(4): 192-198 PDF

Rolland, F., Baena-Gonz�lez, E., and Sheen, J. 2006. Sugar Sensing and Signaling in Plants: Conserved and Novel Mechanisms. Annual Review of Plant Biology Volume 57: 676-709 PDF

Cho, Y.-H., Yoo, S.-D., Sheen, J. 2006. Regulatory Functions of Nuclear Hexokinase1 Complex in Glucose Signaling. Cell 127: 579-589 PDF SUPP.

He, P., Shan, L., Lin, N.-C., Martin, G.B., Kemmerling, B., N�rnberger, T., and Sheen, J. 2006. Specific Bacterial Suppressors of MAMP Signaling Upstream of MAPKKK in Arabidopsis Innate Immunity. Cell 125: 563-575 PDF SUPP.

Kim, H.J., Ryu, H., Hong, S.H., Woo, H.R., Lim, P.O., Lee, I.C., Sheen, J., Nam, H.G. and Hwang, I. 2006. Cytokinin-mediated control of leaf longevity by AHK3 through phosphorylation of ARR2 in Arabidopsis. PNAS 103(3): 814-819 PDF

Rolland, F., and Sheen, J. 2005. Sugar Sensing and and Signalling Networks in Plants. Biochemical Society: 269-271 PDF

Sheen, J., and Kay, S. 2004. Exploring new functions and actions of regulatory molecules. Current Opinion in Plant Biology Volume 7: 487-490 PDF

Shou, H., Bordallo, P., Fan, J.-B. Yeakley, J.M., Bibikova, M., Sheen, J., and Wang, K. 2004. Expression of an active tobacco mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase enhances freezing tolerance in transgenic maize. PNAS 101(9): 3298-3303 PDF

Gagne, J.M., Smalle, J., Gingerich, D.J., Walker, J.M., Yoo, S.-D., Yanagisawa, S., and Vierstra, R.D. 2004. Arabidopsis EIN3-binding F-box 1 and 2 form ligases that repress ethylene action and promote growth by directing EIN3 degradation. PNAS 101(17): 6803-6808. PDF

Leon, P. and Sheen, J. 2003. Sugar and hormone connections. Trends in Plant Science 8(3): 110-116 PDF

Yanagisawa, S., Yoo, S.-D., and Sheen, J. 2003. Differential regulation of EIN3 stability by glucose and ethylene signalling in plants. Nature 425: 521-525 PDF

Moore, B., Zhou, L.,Rolland, F., Hall, Q., Cheng, W.-H., Liu, Y.-X., Hwang, I., Jones, T., Sheen, J. 2003. Role of the Arabidopsis Glucose Sensor HXK1 in Nutrient, Light, and Hormonal Signaling. Science 300: 332-336 Abstract Full Text SUPP.


2000-2002

Cheng, W.-H., Endo, A., Zhou, L., Penney, J., Chen, H.-C., Arroyo, A., Leon, P., Nambara, E., Asami, T., Seo, M., Koshiba, T., and Sheen, J. 2002. A Unique Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase in Arabidopsis Glucose Signaling and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Functions. Plant Cell 14 2723-2743 PDF

Sheen, J. 2002. Phosphorelay and transcription control in cytokinin signal transduction. Science 296: 1650-1652. PDF

Ichimura, K., Tena, G., Henry, Y., Zhang, S., Hirt, H., Ellis, B. E., Morris, P. C., Wilson, C., Champion, A., Innes, R. W., Sheen, J., Ecker, J. E., Scheel, D., Klessig, D. F., Machida, Y., Mundy, J., Ohashi, Y., Kreis, M., Heberle-Bors, E., Walker, J. C. and Shinozaki, K. 2002. Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in plants: a new nomenclature. Trends in Plant Science 7: 301-308 PDF

Hwang, I, Chen, H.-C. and Sheen. J. 2002. Two-Component Signal Transduction Pathways in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 129: 500-515. PDF

Cheng, S.-H., Willmann, M. R., Chen, H.-C. and Sheen. J., 2002, Calcium Signaling through Protein Kinases: The Arabidopsis Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Gene Family. Plant Physiol. 129: 469-485 PDF

Rolland, F., Moore, D.B., and Sheen, J. 2002. Sugar Sensing and Signaling in Plants. Plant Cell 14 (suppl): S185-S205 PDF

Asai, T., Tena, G., Plonikova, J., Willmann, M., Chiu, W.-L., Gomez-Gomez, L., Boller, T., Ausubel, F.M., and Sheen, J. 2002. MAP kinase signaling cascade in Arabidopsis innate immunity. Nature 415:977-983 PDF

Sheen, J. 2001. Signal transduction in maize and Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts. Plant Physiol. 2001 Dec;127:1466-1475. PDF

Cheng, S.-H., Sheen, J., Gerrish, C., and Bolwell, G.P. 2001. Molecular identification of phenylalanine ammonia-lyaseasa substrate of a specific constitutively active Arabidopsis CDPK expressed in maize protoplasts. FEBS Lett. 503(2-3):185-8. PDF

Hwang,I. and Sheen, J. 2001. Two-component circuitry in Arabidopsis cytokinin signal transduction. Nature. 27;413(6854):383-9. This paper was featured in News & Comment of TRENDS in Genetics, 2002, 18(1):16-17 and Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2002, 5:87. PDF

Tena, G., Asai, T., Chiu, W.-L., and Sheen, J. 2001. Plant mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascades. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 4:392-400 PDF

Kausch A.P., Owen, T.P. Jr, Zachwieja, S.J., Flynn, A.R., Sheen, J. 2001. Mesophyll-specific, light and metabolic regulation of the C4 PPCZm1 promoter in transgenic maize. Plant Mol. Biol. 45: 1-15. PDF

Xiao W., Sheen J., Jang J.-C., The role of hexokinase in plant sugar signal transduction and growth and development. Plant Mol Biol. 2000; 44(4): 451-461. PDF

Arenas-Huertero, F., Arroyo-Becerra, A., Zhou, L, Sheen, J., and Le�n P, 2000. Analysis of Arabidopsis glucose insensitive mutants, gin5 and gin6, reveals a central role of the plant hormone ABA in the regulation of plant vegetative development by sugar. Genes & Dev. 14: 2085-2096. PDF

Kovtun, Y., Chiu, W.-L. Tena, G., and Sheen, J. 2000. Functional analysis of oxidative stress-activated MAPK cascade in plants. PNAS. 97: 2940-2945. PDF

Jang,J., Fujioka, S., Tasaka, M., Seto, H., Takatsuto, S., Ishii, A., Aida, Yoshida, S., Sheen, J. A critical role of sterols in embryonic patterning and meristem programming revealed by the fackel mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genes & Dev. 2000, 14: 1485-1497. PDF

Asai, T., Stone, J. M., Head, J.E., Kovtun, Y., Yorgey, P., Sheen, J., Ausubel, F.M. 2000. Fumonisin B1-induced cell death in Arabidopsis protoplasts requires jasmonate-, ethylene-, and salicylate-dependent signaling pathways. Plant Cell. 12(10):1823-36. PDF

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1998-1999

Sheen, J. 1999. C4 gene expression. Ann Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol. 50: 187-217. PDF

Moore,D.B. and Sheen, J. 1999. Plant sugar sensing and signaling-a complex reality. Trends in Plant Science, 4:250. PDF

Sheen, J., Zhou, L., and Jang, J.-C. 1999. Sugar as a signaling molecule. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 2:410-418. PDF

Chang CC, Sheen J., Bligny M, Niwa Y, Lerbs-Mache S, Stern DB. 1999. Functional analysis of two maize cDNAs encoding T7-like RNA polymerases. Plant Cell 11: 911-926.

Kovtun,Y., Chiu, W.-L. Zeng, W. and Sheen, J. 1998. Suppression of auxin signal transduction by a MAPK cascade in higher plants. Nature 395: 716-720. PDF

Zhou, L., Jang, J.-C., Jones, T. and Sheen, J. 1998. Glucose and ethylene signal transduction cross-talk revealed by an Arabidopsis glucose-insensitve mutant. PNAS 95, 10294-9. PDF

Sheen, J. 1998. Mutational analysis of two protein phosphatases involved in ABA signal transduction in higher plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 95:975-980. PDF

Yanagisawa,S. and Sheen, J. 1998. Involvement of maize Dof zinc finger proteins in tissue-specific and light-regulated gene expression. Plant Cell 10: 75-89. PDF

Jang, J.-C., Zhou, L., Xiao W.-Y., and Sheen, J. 1998. Sugar signaling in higher plants. Proceedings of the Xith International Photosynthesis Congress. Budapest, Hungary.

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1990-1997

Jang,J.-C. Leon, P., Zhou, L.,Sheen, J. 1997. Hexokinase as a sugar sensor in higher plants. Plant Cell 9: 5-19

Jang, J.-C. and Sheen, J. 1997. Sugar sensing in higher plants. Trends in Plant Science 2: 208-214.

Saijo Y, Hatta, S., Sheen, J., and Izui, K. 1997. cDNA cloning and prokaryotic expression of maize calcium-dependent protein kinases. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1350 (2):109-14.

Sheen, J. 1996. Specific Ca2+-dependent protein kinase in stress signal transduction. Science 274: 1900-1902. PDF

Chiu, W.-L. , Niwa, Y, Zeng, W, Hirano, T., Kobayashi, H, Sheen, J. 1996. Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants. Current Biol. 6: 325-330. PDF

Sheen, J. and Jang, J.-C. 1996. Crosstalk between light and ABA mediated by PK and PP. The 15th Annual Missouri Symposium. In Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology. pp. 38-39

Shen, Q., Zhang, P., T.-H.D. Ho, and Sheen, J. 1996. Involvement of PP2C in the signaling transduction of ABA action in barley aleurone cells. The 15th Annual Missouri Symposium. In Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology. pp. 42-43

Sheen, J., and Jang, J.-C. 1996. Hexokinase as sugar sensor in higher plants. The 2nd International IGBP-GCTE Workshop. In "Plant Acclimation to Elevated CO2". pp. 1-4

Sheen, J., Sch�ffner, A.R., Leon, P., To, K.-Y., and Jang, J.-C. 1996. C4 genontrolled by diverse mechanisms and signaling pathways. 1996 Robertson Symposium, In " C4 Photosynthesis", Australia, p. 5-6

Sheen, J., Hwang, S, Niwa, Y., Kobayashi, H., Galbraith, D.W. 1995. Green-fluorescent protein as a new vital marker in plant cells. Plant J. 8: 777-784.

Sheen, J. 1995. Methods for mesophyll and bundle sheath cell separation. Methods in Plant Cell Biology. Part A, Galbraith et al., (eds). Academic Press, Orlando. pp. 305-314

Galbraith, D.W., Lambert, G.M., Grebenok, R.J., Sheen, J. 1995. Flow cytometric analysis of transgene expression in higher plants: green-fluorescent protein. Methods in Cell Biology, vol 50, Academic Press, Orlando, pp. 3-14

Sheen, J.1994. Feedback control of gene expression. Photosynth. Res. 39: 427-438.

Jang, J-C., Sheen, J. 1994. Sugar sensing in higher plants. Plant Cell. 6: 1665-1679.

Sheen, J. 1994. Sugar and acetate repression of photosynthetic gene transcription. In US-Japan Binational Seminar on Environmental Stress and Photosynthesis, Physiological and Molecular Approaches. Ishihara, K. and Boyer, J.S. (eds). Tokyo University. p. 53-56

Sheen, J. 1994. Blue light signaling in maize leaf cells. In "Responses of the photosynthetic apparatus to environmental light conditions". The 34th NIBB Conference. Japan. pp124-125

Sheen, J. 1993. Protein phosphatase activity is required for light-inducible gene expression in maize. EMBO J. 12: 3497-3505.

Sch�ffner, A.R., Sheen, J. 1992. Maize C4 photosynthesis involves differential regulation of maize PEPC genes. Plant J. 2: 221-232.

Sheen, J. Huang, H., Jang, J.-C., Sch�ffner, A.R. 1992. Molecular Basis of C4 photosynthesis in maize. Japan-US Cooperative Photoconversion and photosynthesis Research Program Report. Sugiura, M. (ed). Nagoya University. p. 63-64

Sheen, J., Huang, H., Sch�ffner, A.R., Leon, P., Jang, J-C. 1992. Sugars, fatty acids, and photosynthetic gene expression. In Research in Photosynthesis IX. Murata, N. (ed). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. p. 753-760

Sheen, J. 1991. Molecular mechanisms underlying the differential expression of maize pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase genes. Plant Cell. 3: 225-245.

Sch�ffner, A.R., Sheen, J. 1991. Maize rbcS promoter activity depends on sequence elements not found in dicot rbcS promoters. Plant Cell 3: 997-1012.

Sheen, J.1990. Metabolic repression of transcription in higher plants. Plant Cell 2: 1027- 1038.

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1983-1989

Sheen, J. 1989. A simple phase-extraction assay for CAT activity. In Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. Supplement 9. F.M. Ausubel et al. eds. Wiley Interscience, pp. 5-8

Sheen, J. 1988. High-efficiency transformation by electroporation. In Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. Supplement 8. F.M. Ausubel et al. eds. Wiley Interscience, pp. 4-8

Sheen, J. and Seed, B. 1988. Electrolyte gradient gels for DNA sequencing. BioTechniques. 6: 942-944.

Seed, B. and Sheen, J. 1988. A simple phase-extraction assay for chloramphenicol acetyltransferase activity. Gene. 67: 271-277.

Sheen, J.-Y. and Bogorad, L. 1988. Differential expression of genes for photosystem II components encoded by the plastid genome in bundle sheath and mesophyll cells of maize. Plant Physiol. 86: 1020-1026.

Sheen, J.-Y. and Bogorad, L. 1987. Differential expression of C4 pathway genes in mesophyll and bundle sheath cells of greening maize leaves. J. Biol. Chem. 262: 11726-11730.

Sheen, J.-Y., Sayre R. and Bogorad, L. 1987. Differential expression of oxygen-evolving polypeptide genes in maize leaf cell types. Plant Mol. Biol. 9: 217-226.

Sheen, J.-Y. and Bogorad, L. 1987. Regulation of levels of nuclear transcripts for C4 photosynthesis in bundle sheath and mesophyll cells of maize leaves. Plant Mol. Biol. 8:227-238.

Sheen, J.-Y. and Bogorad, L. 1986. Differential expression of six light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein genes in maize leaf cell types. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 83: 7811-7815.

Sheen, J.-Y. and Bogorad, L. 1986. Expression of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large subunit and three small subunit genes in two cell types of maize leaves. EMBO J. 13: 3417-3422.

Sheen, J.-Y. and Bogorad, L. 1985. Differential expression of the ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large subunit gene in bundle sheath and mesophyll cells of developing maize leaves is influenced by light. Plant Physiol. 79: 1072-1076.

Goldberg, M.L., Sheen, J.-Y., Gehring, and W.J., Green, M.M. 1983. Unequal crossing-over associated with asymmetrical synapsis between nomadic elements in the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 80: 5017-5021.

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