Research Project: Characterization of Plant Architectural Genes in Maize for Increased Productivity

Location: Plant Gene Expression Center

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

The power of classic maize mutants: Driving forward our fundamental understanding of plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, A., Hake, S. 2022. The power of classic maize mutants: Driving forward our fundamental understanding of plants. The Plant Cell. 34(7):2505-2517. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac081.

Evolution of the grass leaf by primordium extension and petiole-lamina remodeling - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, A., Cheng, J., Johnston, R., Kennaway, R., Conlon, B., Rebocho, X., Kong, H., Scanlon, M., Hake, S.C., Coen, E. 2021. Evolution of the grass leaf by primordium extension and petiole-lamina remodeling. Science. 374(6573):1377-1381. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf9407.

Gene duplication at the Fascicled ear1 locus controls the fate of inflorescence meristem cells in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Du, Y., Lunde, C., Li, Y., Jackson, D., Hake, S., Zhang, Z. 2021. Gene duplication at the Fascicled ear1 locus controls the fate of inflorescence meristem cells in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 118(7). Article e2019218118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2019218118.

A mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-b-D-glucan specific hydrolase mediates dark-triggered degradation of this plant cell wall polysaccharide - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kramer, F.J., Lunde, C., Koch, M., Kuhn, B.M., Ruehl, C., Brown, P.J., Hoffmann, P., Go'Hre, V., Hake, S., Pauly, M., Rami'Rez, V. 2021. A mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-b-D-glucan specific hydrolase mediates dark-triggered degradation of this plant cell wall polysaccharide. Plant Physiology. 185(4):1559-1573. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab009.

A mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-ß-D-glucan specific hydrolase mediates dark-triggered degradation of this plant cell wall polysaccharide - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hake, S., Kramer, F.J., Lunde, C., Koch, M., Kuhn, B.M., Ruehl, C., Brown, P.J., Hoffman, P., Go'Hre, V., Pauly, M., Rami'Rez, V. 2021. A mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-ß-D-glucan specific hydrolase mediates dark-triggered degradation of this plant cell wall polysaccharide. Plant Physiology. 185:1559–1573. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab009.

Reconstructing the transcriptional ontogeny of maize and sorghum supports an inverse hourglass model of inflorescence development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leiboff, S., Hake, S.C. 2019. Reconstructing the transcriptional ontogeny of maize and sorghum supports an inverse hourglass model of inflorescence development. Current Biology. 29:3410-3419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.044.

Using wild relatives to improve maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hake, S.C., Richardson, A. 2019. Using wild relatives to improve maize. Science. 364:640-641.

The second site modifier, Sympathy for the ligule, encodes a homolog of Arabidopsis enhanced disease resistance4 and rescues the liguleless narrow maize mutant - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, A.A., St. Aubin, B., Abraham-Juarez, M.J., Leiboff, S., Shen, Z., Briggs, S.P., Brunkard, J.O., Hake, S.C. 2019. The second site modifier, Sympathy for the ligule, encodes a homolog of Arabidopsis enhanced disease resistance4 and rescues the liguleless narrow maize mutant. The Plant Cell. 31:1829-1844. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00840.

Identification of cup-shaped cotyledon: New ways to think about organ initiation - (Literature Review)
Hake, S.C. 2019. Identification of cup-shaped cotyledon: New ways to think about organ initiation. The Plant Cell. 31(6):1202-1203. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00127.

Tasselseed5 overexpresses a wound-inducible enzyme, ZmCYOP94B1, that affects jasmonate catabolism, sex determination, and plant architecture in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lunde, C., Kimberlin, A., Leiboff, S., Koo, A., Hake, S.C. 2019. Tasselseed5 overexpresses a wound-inducible enzyme, ZmCYOP94B1, that affects jasmonate catabolism, sex determination, and plant architecture in maize. Communications Biology. 2:114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0354-1.

Drawing a line: grasses and boundaries - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, A., Hake, S.C. 2108. Drawing a line: grasses and boundaries. Plants. 8(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8010004.