Ph.D., 2008, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, US
M.S., 1996, Department of Biology, Seoul National University
B.S., 1994, Department of Botany, Seoul National University
Career
Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, 2013.09 - present, Department of Biology,
and Convergent Bioscience and Informatics, Chungnam National University, Korea
Molecular Pathophysiologist, 2012.01 - 2013.06, Monsanto company, US
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2008.05 - 2011.12, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Washington University in St. Louis, US
Research Interests
Disease resistance protein (R) proteins in plants are used to detect the presence of pathogens and initiate the defense signaling against invading pathogens.
The expression levels of R proteins are tightly controlled in various ways but affected by surrounding environmental conditions, because inappropriate defense responses may cause
deleterious effects in growth and development. Works in my lab focuses on following two areas:
(1) functional characterization of TIR (Toll & Interleukin 1-Receptor) domains and its interacting proteins, which function in plant defense signaling,
(2) identification of cis-acting elements in the promoter that direct tissue or organ-specific gene expressions.
Selected Publication
TIR Domains in Arabidopsis thaliana Suppressor of npr1-1, Constitutive 1 and Its Closely Related Disease Resistance Proteins Form Intricate Interaction Networks. J. Plant Biol. (2023)
Genome-wide identification of GH3 genes in Brassica oleracea and identification of a promoter region for anther-specific expression of a GH3 gene. BMC Genomics (2021)
Natural variation in glycine-rich region of Brassica oleracea cold shock domain protein 5 (BoCSDP5) is associated with low temperature tolerance. Genes & Genomics (2020)
Overexpression of Acyl-ACP Thioesterases, CpFatB4 and CpFatB5, Induce Distinct Gene Expression Reprogramming in Developing Seeds of Brassica napus . Int J Mol Sci. (2019)
