Publications​

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  1. Hu, T., Li, X., Du, L., Manuela, D., and Xu, M. (2023) LEAFY and APETALA1 Down Regulate ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 1 and 8 to Release Their Repression on Class B and C Floral Homeotic Genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 120: e2221181120.       https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221181120
  2. Hu, T., Manuela, D., and Xu, M. (2022) SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 9 and 13 repress BLADE-ON-PETIOLE 1 and 2 directly to promote adult leaf morphology in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. Journal of Experimental Botany  74:1926-1939.   https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/74/6/1926/6984738?login=true
  3. Du, L., Adkins, S., Xu, M*. (2022) Leaf Development in Medicago truncatula. Genes 13: 1203.  www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/7/1203
  4. Hu, T., Manuela, D., Hinsch, V., and Xu, M.* (2022) PICKLE associates with histone deacetylase 9 to mediate vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist.   https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.18174
  5. Xu, M.*, Hu, T., and Poethig, R.S. (2021) Low light intensity delays vegetative phase change. Plant Physiology. https://academic.oup.com/plphys/advance-article/doi/10.1093/plphys/kiab243/6284974
  6. Hinsch, V., Adkins, S., Manuela, D., and Xu, M.* (2021) Post-Embryonic Phase Transitions Mediated by Polycomb Repressive Complexes in Plants. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22: 7533. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7533/htm
  7. Manuela, D., Xu, M*. (2020) Juvenile Leaves or Adult Leaves: Determinants for Vegetative Phase Change in Flowering Plants. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21: 9753. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/24/9753
  8. Manuela, D., Xu, M.* (2020) Patterning a leaf by establishing polarities. Front. in Plant Sci. 11:568730.  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.568730/ful
  9. He, J., Xu, M., Willmann, M.R., McCormick, K., Hu, T., Yang, L., Starker, C.G., Voytas, D.F., Meyers, B.C. and Poethig R.S. (2018) Threshold-dependent repression of SPL gene expression by miR156/miR157 controls vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plos Genetics 14: e1007337. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?rev=2&id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1007337
  10. Xu M., Leichty A.R., Hu T., Poethig S.R. (2018) H2A.Z promotes the transcription of MIR156A and MIR156C in Arabidopsis by facilitating the deposition of H3K4me3. Development 145: 1-11. dev.biologists.org/content/145/2/dev152868?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Development_TrendMD_0
  11. Xu, M., Hu, T., Zhao, J., Park, M-Y., Early, K.W., Wu, G., Yang, L., and Poethig R.S. (2016) Developmental Functions of miR156-Targeted SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plos Genetics 12: e1006263.   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991793/
  12. Xu, M., Hu, T., Smith, M., and Poethig, R. S. (2016) Epigenetic regulation of vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 28: 28-41. http://www.plantcell.org/content/28/1/28.short
  13. Yang, L., Xu, M., Koo, Y., He, J., and Poethig, R.S. (2013) Sugar promotes vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis thaliana by repressing the expression of MIR156A and MIR156C. Elife, 2: e00260.   https://elifesciences.org/articles/00260
  14. Khan, M.*, Xu, M.*, Murmu, J., Tabb, P., Liu, Y., Storey, K., McKim, S.M., Douglas, C.J., and Hepworth, S.R. (2012) Antagonistic interaction of BLAE-ON-PETIOLE1 and 2 with BREVIPEDICELLUS and PENNYWISE regulates Arabidopsis inflorescence architecture. Plant Physiology 158: 946-960. (* equal contribution)   http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/158/2/946.short
  15. Murmu, J., Bush, M.J., DeLong, C., Li, S., Xu, M., Khan, M., Malcolmson, C., Fobert, P.R., Zachgo, S., and Hepworth, S.R. (2010) Arabidopsis basic leucine-zipper transcription factors TGA9 and TGA10 interact with floral glutaredoxins ROXY1 and ROXY2 and are redundantly required for anther development. Plant Physiology 154: 1492-1504.  http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/154/3/1492.short
  16. Xu, M., Hu, T., McKim, S., Murmu, J., Haughn, G.W., and Hepworth, S.R. (2010) Arabidopsis BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 and 2 promote floral meristem fate and determinacy in a previously undefined pathway targeting APETALA1 and AGAMOUS-LIKE24. Plant Journal 63: 974-989.   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04299.x
  17. Xu, M., Jiang, J., Ge, L., Xu, Y., Chen, H., Zhao, Y., Bi, Y., Wen, J., and Chong, K (2005) FPF1 transgene leads to altered flowering time and root development in rice. Plant Cell Reports 24: 79-85.   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00299-004-0906-8
  18. Ge, L., Chen, H., Jiang, J., Zhao, Y., Xu, M., Xu, Y., Tan, K., Xu, Z., and Chong, K. (2004) Overexpression of OsRAA1 causes pleiotropic phenotypes in transgenic rice, including altered leaf, flower, and root development and root response to gravity. Plant Physiology 135: 1502-1513.   http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/135/3/1502.short​