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Debbie L Chingcuanco
Crop Improvement and Genetics Research
Research Geneticist (Plants)

Phone: (510) 559-6173
Fax: (510) 559-5818

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Projects
New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 443932

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Regulation of hair cell and stomatal size by a hair cell-specific peroxidase in the grass Brachypodium distachyon Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nunes, T.D., Berg, L.S., Slawinska, M.W., Zhang, D., Redt, L., Sibout, R., Vogel, J.P., Chingcuanco, D.L., Jesenofsky, B., Lindner, H., Raissig, M.T. 2023. Regulation of hair cell and stomatal size by a hair cell-specific peroxidase in the grass Brachypodium distachyon. Current Biology. 33(9):1844-1854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.089.
Mixed-linkage glucan is the main carbohydrate source and starch is an alternative source during Brachypodium grain germination Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Francin-Allami, M., Bouder, A., Geairon, A., Alvarado, C., Le-Bot, L., Daniel, S., Shao, M., Chingcuanco, D.L., Vogel, J.P., Guillon, F., Bonnin, E., Saulnier, L., Sibout, R. 2023. Mixed-linkage glucan is the main carbohydrate source and starch is an alternative source during Brachypodium grain germination. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). Article 6821. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076821.
PHYTOCHROME C regulation of photoperiodic flowering via PHOTOPERIOD1 is mediated by EARLY FLOWERING 3 in Brachypodium distachyon Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woods, D., Li, W., Sibout, R., Shao, M., Chingcuanco, D.L., Vogel, J., Dubcovsky, J., Amasino, R. 2023. PHYTOCHROME C regulation of photoperiodic flowering via PHOTOPERIOD1 is mediated by EARLY FLOWERING 3 in Brachypodium distachyon. PLoS Genetics. 19(5). Article e1010706. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010706.
Updated annotation of Affymetrix wheat genome array microarray probes - (Research Notes)
Waymack, R.V., Chingcuanco, D.L. 2022. Updated annotation of Affymetrix wheat genome array microarray probes. Annual Wheat Newsletter. 68:32-33. Available: https://wheat.pw.usda.gov/ggpages/awn/68/AWN_VOL_68.pdf
KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 regulates leaf development, root system architecture and arbuscular-mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachypodium distachyon Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meng, Y., Varshney, K., Incze, N., Badics, E., Kamran, M., Davies, S., Oppermann, L.M., Magne, K., Dalmais, M., Bendahmane, A., Sibout, R., Vogel, J., Chingcuanco, D.L., Bond, C.S., Soos, V., Gutjahr, C., Waters, M. 2021. KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 regulates leaf development, root system architecture and arbuscular-mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachypodium distachyon. The Plant Journal. 109(6):1559-1574. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15651.
BdERECTA controls vasculature patterning and phloem-xylem organization in Brachypodium distachyon Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sakai, K., Citerne, S., Antelme, S., Le Bris, P., Daniel, S., Boulder, A., D'Orlando, A., Cartwright, A., Tellier, F., Pateyron, S., Delannoy, E., Chingcuanco, D.L., Mouille, G., Palauqui, J., Vogel, J., Sibout, R. 2021. BdERECTA drives vasculature patterning and phloem-xylem organization in Brachypodium distachyon. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 21. Article 196. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02970-2.
Modified acid-PAGE method for rapid screening and phenotyping of wheat gliadin mutant lines Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Watry, H., Zerkle, A.J., Chingcuanco, D.L. 2020. Modified acid-PAGE method for rapid screening and phenotyping of wheat gliadin mutant lines . MethodsX. 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.100858.
Contributions of individual and combined Glu-B1x and Glu-B1y high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits to semolina functionality and pasta quality Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Y., Schonhofen, A., Zhang, W., Hegarty, J., Carter, C., Vang, T., Chingcuanco, D.L., Dubcovsky, J. 2020. Contributions of individual and combined Glu-B1x and Glu-B1y high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits to semolina functionality and pasta quality. Journal of Cereal Science. 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2020.102943.
Mutations in the predicted DNA polymerase subunit POLD3 result in more rapid flowering of Brachypodium distachyon Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woods, D.P., Dong, Y., Bouche, F., Mayer, K., Varner, L., Ream, T.S., Thrower, N., Wilkerson, C., Cartwright, A., Sibout, R., Chingcuanco, D.L., Vogel, J., Amasino, R.M. 2020. Mutations in the predicted DNA polymerase subunit POLD3 result in more rapid flowering of Brachypodium distachyon. New Phytologist. 227(6):1725-1735. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16546.
Mutations in the predicted DNA polymerase subunit POLD3 result in more rapid flowering of brachypodium distachyon Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woods, D., Dong, Y., Bouche, F., Mayer, K., Varner, L., Ream, T., Thrower, N., Wilkerson, C., Cartwright, A., Sibout, R., Chingcuanco, D.L., Vogel, J., Amasino, R. 2020. Mutations in the predicted DNA polymerase subunit POLD3 result in more rapid flowering of brachypodium distachyon. New Phytologist. 227:1725-1735. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16546.
Integrated genome-scale analysis and northern blot detection of retrotransposon siRNAs across plant species Reprint Icon - (Book / Chapter)
Bohrer, M., Rymen, B., Himber, C., Gerbaud, A., Pflieger, D., Chingcuanco, D.L., Carwright, A., Vogel, J., Sibout, R., Blevins, T. 2020. Integrated genome-scale analysis and northern blot detection of retrotransposon siRNAs across plant species. Heinlein, H. editor. RNA Tagging Methods and Protocols Methods in Molecular Biology 2166., New York, N.Y., Springer Science + Business Media, LLC., p.387-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0712-1_23.
Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S60E) - (Germplasm Registration)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2017. Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S60E). Germplasm Release. 8(1):1-8.
Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S101A) - (Germplasm Registration)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2017. Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S101A). Germplasm Release. 8(1):1-8.
Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S261A) - (Germplasm Registration)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2017. Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S261A). Germplasm Release. 8(1):1-8.
Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S62D) - (Germplasm Registration)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2017. Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S62D). Germplasm Release. 8(1):1-8.
Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S239F) - (Germplasm Registration)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2017. Release of a new set of lines of an elite variety of wheat with deletions in Glu-B1 Locus (GluB1-S239F). Germplasm Release. 8(1):1-8.
New bread wheat gluten protein genes induced variants - (Abstract Only)
Transcriptomic insights into phenological development and cold tolerance of wheat grown in the field Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qiang, L., Brook, B., Banire-Diallo, A., Danylyk, J., Sarhan, F., Badawi, M.Y., Chingcuanco, D.L., Zou, J., Fowler, B. 2018. Transcriptomic insights into phenological development and cold tolerance of wheat grown in the field. Plant Physiology. 176:2367-2394. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01311.
Fast neutron radiation induced Glu-B1 deficient lines of an elite bread wheat variety Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2017. Fast neutron radiation induced Glu-B1 deficient lines of an elite bread wheat variety. Triticeae Genomics and Genetics. 8(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.5376/tgg.2017.08.0001.
Chemical and radiation mutagenesis: Induction and detection by whole genome sequencing - (Book / Chapter)
Granier, F., Lemaire, A., Wang, Y., Lebris, P., Antelme, S., Vogel, J., Chingcuanco, D.L., Sibout, R. 2016. Chemical and radiation mutagenesis: Induction and detection by whole genome sequencing. In:Vogel, J., editor. Genetics and Genomics of Brachypodium. Cham, Switzerland:Springer International Publishing. p. 155-170. doi: 10.1007/7397.2015.12.
Quantitative trait loci associated with phenological development, low temperature tolerance, grain quality, and agronomic characters in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fowler, B., N-Diaye, A., Chingcuanco, D.L., Pozniak, C. 2016. Quantitative trait loci associated with phenological development, low temperature tolerance, grain quality, and agronomic characters in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLoS One. 11:e0152185. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152185.
Genes critical for the induction of cold acclimation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - (Abstract Only)
Chingcuanco, D.L., Bryns, B., Fowler, B. 2015. Genes critical for the induction of cold acclimation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Meeting Abstract. American Society of Plant Biologists, July 26-30, 2015, Minneapolis, MN.
Registration of isogenic HMW-GS Ax1 protein deficient lines of an elite wheat variety - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2015. Registration of isogenic HMW-GS Ax1 protein deficient lines of an elite wheat variety. Journal of Plant Registrations. doi: 10.3198/jpr2014.09.0064crgs.
Systems genetics of environmental response in the mature wheat embryo - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Munkvold, J.D., Chingcuanco, D.L., Sorrells, M. 2013. Systems genetics of environmental response in the mature wheat embryo. Genetics. doi:10.1534/genetics.113.150052.
Germplasm release (DY10-DLC Wheat) - (Germplasm Registration)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2013. Germplasm Release (DY10-DLC Wheat). Germplasm Release. 7(2):238-241.
Registration of ‘Dy10-DLC’ wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2013. Registration of ‘Dy10-DLC’ wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations. doi: 10.3198/jpr2012.08.0019crg.
Isolation and characterization of EMS-induced Dy10 and Ax1 high molecular weight glutenin subunit deficient mutant lines of elite hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. Summit Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L. 2012. Isolation and characterization of EMS-induced Dy10 and Ax1 high molecular weight glutenin subunit deficient mutant lines of elite hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. Summit. Journal of Cereal Science. 56(2):296-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2012.06.009.
Genotype dependent burst of transposable element expression in crowns of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during cold acclimation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L., Fowler, B.D. 2012. Genotype dependent burst of transposable element expression in crowns of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during cold acclimation. Comparative and Functional Genomics. Available at: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cfg/2012/232530/. doi:10.1155/2012/232530..
Transcriptome profiling and expression analyses of genes critical to wheat adaptation to low temperature - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L., Ganeshan, S., You, F., Fowler, B., Chibbar, R., Mcguire, P., Anderson, O.D. 2011. Transcriptome profiling and expression analyses of genes critical to wheat adaptation to low temperature. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 1:299.
Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Model Grass Brachypodium Distachyon. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vogel, J.P., Garvin, D.F., Gu, Y.Q., Lazo, G.R., Anderson, O.D., Bragg, J.N., Chingcuanco, D.L., Weng, Y., Belknap, W.R., Thomson, J.G., Dardick, C.D., Baxter, I.R. 2010. Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon. Nature. 463:763-768.
Transcriptomic analysis of starch biosynthesis in the developing grain of hexaploid wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stamova, B., Chingcuanco, D.L., Beckles, D. 2010. Transcriptomic analysis of starch biosynthesis in the developing grain of hexaploid wheat. International Journal of Plant Genomics. Available at: http://www.hindawi com/journals/ijpg/2009/407426/. doi:10.1155/2009/407426.
Non-Additive Expression of Homoeologous Genes is Established Upon Polyploidization in Hexaploid Wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pumphrey, M.O., Bai, J., Chingcuanco, D.L., Anderson, O.D., Gill, B. 2009. Non-Additive Expression of Homoeologous Genes is Established Upon Polyploidization in Hexaploid Wheat. Genetics. 181(3):1147-1157.
Metabolic profiling of transgenic wheat over-expressing the high-molecular weight Dx5 glutenin subunit - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stamova, B., Roessner, U., Suren, S., Chingcuanco, D.L., Bacic, A., Beckles, D. 2008. Metabolic profiling of transgenic wheat over-expressing the high-molecular weight Dx5 glutenin subunit. Metabolomics. 5(2):239-252.
GLOBULINS ARE THE MAIN SEED STORAGE PROTEINS IN BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D.L., Vensel, W.H. 2008. Globulins are the main seed storage proteins in brachypodium distachyon. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 117:555-563.
Comparative transcriptional and proteomic profiling of bread wheat cultivar and its derived transgenic line over-expressing a low molecular weight glutenin subunit gene in the endosperm - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scossa, F., Chingcuanco, D.L., Anderson, O.D., Vensel, W.H., Lafiandra, D., D'Ovidio, R., Masci, S. 2008. Comparative transcriptional and proteomic profiling of bread wheat cultivar and its derived transgenic line over-expressing a low molecular weight glutenin subunit gene in the endosperm. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 8(14):2948-2966.
Expression Profiles of Genes Involved in Fatty Acid and Triacyblycerol Synthesis in Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, G.Q., Turner, C., He, X., Nguyen, T.T., McKeon, T.A., Chingcuanco, D.L. 2007. Expression Profiles of Genes Involved in Fatty Acid and Triacyblycerol Syntheses in Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.). Lipids. 41:263-274.
TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROFILING OF WHEAT CARYOPSIS DEVELOPMENT USING CDNA MICROARRAYS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D., Stamova, B., You, F., Lazo, G., Beckles, D., Anderson, O. 2007. Transcriptional profiling of wheat caryopsis development using cDNA microarrays. Plant Molecular Biology. 63:651-668.
ANALYSIS OF THE WHEAT ENDOSPERM TRANSCRIPTOME - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chingcuanco, D., Stamova, B., Lazo, G., Cui, X., Anderson, O. 2006. Analysis of the wheat endosperm transcriptome. Journal of Applied Genetics. 47:287-302.
EST SEQUENCING AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE MODEL GRASS BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vogel, J.P., Gu, Y.Q., Twigg, P., Lazo, G.R., Chingcuanco, D.L., Hayden, D.M., Donze, T., Vivia-Lindsay, A., Stamova, B., Coleman-Derr, D. 2006. EST sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the model grass brachypodium distachyon. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 113: 186-195.
USE OF A LARGE-SCALE TRITICEAE EST RESOURCE TO REVEAL GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES IN HEXAPLOID WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chao, S., Lazo, G.R., You, F., Crossman, C.C., Hummel, D.D., Lui, N., Laudencia-Chingcuanco, D., Anderson, J.A., Close, T.J., Dubcovsky, J., Gill, B.S., Gill, K.S., Gustafson, J.P., Kianian, S.F., Lapitan, N.L.V., Nguyen, H.T., Sorrells, M.E., McGuire, P.E., Qualset, C.O., Anderson, O.D. 2006. Use of a large-scale Triticeae expressed sequence tag resource to reveal gene expression profiles in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genome. 49:531-544 (2006).
SUB-CELLULAR EXPRESSION OF A SPECIES CYTOPLASM SPECIFIC (SCS) GENE IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF WHEAT DEVELOPMENT. - (Abstract Only)
Hossain, K.G., Chingcuanco, D.L., Kalavacharla, V., Riera-Lizarazu, O., Maan, S.S., Gonzalez-Hernandez, J.L., Kianian, S.F. 2005. Sub-cellular expression of a species cytoplasm specific (scs) gene in different stages of wheat development. Proceedings of the Plant & Animal Genome XIII Conference, January 15-19, 2005, San Diego, CA. p. 258.
MICROARRAY ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENIC WHEAT OVER-EXPRESSING A GLUTENIN SUBUNIT RELATED TO TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES. - (Abstract Only)
Scossa, F., Stamova, B., Chingcuanco, D.L., R'Ovidio, R., Anderson, O.D., Lafiandra, D., Masci, S. 2005. Microarray analysis of transgenic wheat over-expressing a glutenin subunit related to technological properties. Proceedings of the Plant & Animal Genome XIII Conference, January 15-19, 2005, San Diego, CA. p. 241.
CONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF CDNA LIBRARIES FOR LARGE SCALE EST SEQUENCING IN WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, D., Choi, D.W., Wanamaker, S., Fenton, R.D., Chin, A., Malatrasi, M., Turuspekov, Y., Walia, H., Akhunov, E., Kianian, P., Otto, C., Simons, K., Deal, K., Echenique, V., Stamova, B., Ross, K., Butler, E., Doherty, L., Verhey, S.D., Johnson, R., Altenbach, S.B., Kothari, K.M., Tanaka, C.K., Shah, M.M., Chingcuanco, D.L., Gitt, M.A., Pham, J., Han, P., Miller, R.E., Crossman, C.C., Chao, S., Lazo, G.R., Klueva, N., Gustafson, J.P., Kianian, S.F., Dubcovsky, J., Walker-Simmons, M.K., Gill, K.S., Dvorak, J., Anderson, O.D., Mcguire, P., Qualset, C.O., Nguyen, H.T., Close, T.J. 2004. Construction and evaluation of cdna libraries for large scale est sequencing in wheat (triticum aestivum l.). Genetics. 168:595-608.
THE USE OF ESTS TO ANALYZE THE SPECTRUM OF WHEAT SEED PROTEINS - (Proceedings)
Anderson, O., Carollo, V., Chao, S., Laudencia-Chingcuanco, D., Lazo, G. 2004. The Use of ESTs to Analyze the Spectrum of Wheat Seed Proteins. Proceedings-8th Gluten Workshop. p. 18-21.