Publications

2022
2021
Bieluszewski, T., Xiao, J., Yang, Y., & Wagner, D. (2021). PRC2 activity, recruitment, and silencing: a comparative perspective. Trends in Plant Science. Abstract Website

Jin, J., Klasfeld, S., Zhu, Y., Fernandez Garcia, M., Xiao, J., Han, S.K., Konkol, A., Zhu, Y. & Wagner, D. (2021). LEAFY is a pioneer transcription factor and licenses cell reprogramming to floral fate. Nature Communications, 12(1), 626. Abstract Website


2020

Zhu, Y., Klasfeld, S., Jeong, C.W., Jin, R., Goto, K., Yamaguchi, N., & Wagner, D. (2020). TERMINAL FLOWER 1-FD complex target genes and competition with FLOWERING LOCUS TNature Communications, 11(2), 5118. Abstract Website

Zhu, Y., & Wagner, D. (2020). Plant inflorescence architecture: the formation, activity, and fate of axillary meristems. Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology12(1), a034652. Abstract Website


2019

Sun, B., Zhou, Y., Cai, J., Shang, E., Yamaguchi, N., Xiao, J., Looi, L.S., Wee, W.Y., Gao, X., Wagner, D. & Ito, T. (2019). Integration of transcriptional repression and Polycomb-mediated silencing of WUSCHEL in floral meristems. The Plant Cell, tpc-00450. Abstract Website

Chung, Y., Zhu, Y., Wu, M., Simoni, S., Kuhn, A., Armenta-Medine, A., Jin, R., Østergaard, L., Gillmor, C.S., Wagner, D. (2019). Auxin Response Factors promote organogenesis by chromatin-mediated repression of the pluripotency gene SHOOTMERISTEMLESSNature Communications, 10(1), 886. Abstract Website

2017

Xiao, J., Jin, R., Yu, X., Shen, M., Wagner, J. D., Pai, A., Song, C., Zhuang, M., Klasfeld, S., He, C., Santos, A. M., Helliwell, C., Pruneda-Paz, J. L., Kay, S. A., Lin, X., Cui, S., Garzia, M. F., Clarenz, O., Goodrich, J., Zhang, X., Austin, R., Bonasio, R., & Wagner, D. (2017). Cis and trans determinants of epigenetic silencing by Polycomb repressive complex 2 in Arabidopsis. Nat Genet, advance online publication. Abstract Website

Bossi, F., Fan, J., Xiao, J., Chandra, L., Shen, M., Dorone, Y., Wagner, D., & Rhee, S. Y. 2017. Systematic discovery of novel eukaryotic transcriptional regulators using sequence homology independent predictionBMC genomics18(1), 480. Abstract Website
Wagner, D. 2017. Key developmental transitions during flower morphogenesis and their regulation. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 45, 44-50. Abstract Website

2016

Xiao, J, Lee US, Wagner D.  2016.  Tug of war: adding and removing histone lysine methylation in Arabidopsis, Sep 7. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 34:41-53. Abstract Website

Provart, NJ, Alonso J, Assmann SM, Bergmann D, Brady SM, Brkljacic J, Browse J, Chapple C, Colot V, Cutler S, Dangl J, Ehrhardt D, Friesner JD, Frommer WB, Grotewold E, Meyerowitz E, Nemhauser J, Nordborg M, Pikaard C, Shanklin J, Somerville C, Stitt M, Torii KU, Waese J, Wagner D, McCourt P.  2015.  50 years of Arabidopsis research: highlights and future directions, Oct 14. New Phytol. Abstract Website

Peirats-Llobet, M. , Han, S-K, Jeong CW, Gonzalez-Guzman, M, Rodriguez, L, Belda-Palazon, B, Wagner, D and Rodriguez, PL. (2016) A direct link between abscisic acid sensing and the chromatin remodeling ATPase BRAHMA via core ABA signaling pathway components, Molecular Plant 9 (1):136-47. Abstract Website

2015

Xiao, J, Wagner D.  2015.  Polycomb repression in the regulation of growth and development in Arabidopsis, Feb. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 23:15-24. Abstract Website


2014

Yamaguchi, N, Winter CM, Wu MF, Kanno Y, Yamaguchi A, Seo M, Wagner D.  2014.   Gibberellin acts positively then negatively to control onset of flower formation in Arabidopsis, May 9. Science. 344:638-41., Number 6184. Abstract Website

2013

Efroni, I, Han SK, Kim HJ, Wu MF, Steiner E, Birnbaum KD, Hong JC, Eshed Y, Wagner D.  2013.  Regulation of leaf maturation by chromatin-mediated modulation of cytokinin responses, Feb 25. Dev Cell. 24:438-45., Number 4. Abstract Website

2012

Sang, Y, Silva-Ortega CO, Wu S, Yamaguchi N, Wu MF, Pfluger J, Gillmor CS, Gallagher KL, Wagner D.  2012.  Mutations in two non-canonical Arabidopsis SWI2/SNF2 chromatin remodeling ATPases cause embryogenesis and stem cell maintenance defects, Oct 13. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. Abstract Website

Han, SK, Sang Y, Rodrigues A, Wu MF, Rodriguez PL, Wagner D.  2012.  The SWI2/SNF2 chromatin remodeling ATPase BRAHMA represses abscisic acid responses in the absence of the stress stimulus in Arabidopsis, Dec. The Plant cell. 24:4892-906., Number 12.  Abstract Website

Wu, MF, Wagner D.  2012.  RNA in situ hybridization in ArabidopsisMethods in molecular biology. 883:75-86.Abstract Website

2011

Pastore, JJ, Limpuangthip A, Yamaguchi N, Wu MF, Sang Y, Han SK, Malaspina L, Chavdaroff N, Yamaguchi A, Wagner D.  2011.  LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY2 acts together with LEAFY to activate APETALA1, Aug. Development. 138:3189-98., Number 15.  Abstract Website

Winter, CM, Austin RS, Blanvillain-Baufume S, Reback MA, Monniaux M, Wu MF, Sang Y, Yamaguchi A, Yamaguchi N, Parker JE, Parcy F, Jensen ST, Li H, Wagner D.  2011.  LEAFY Target Genes Reveal Floral Regulatory Logic, cis Motifs, and a Link to Biotic Stimulus Response, Apr 19. Dev Cell. 20:430-43., Number 4.  Abstract Website

Wagner, D, Meyerowitz E.  2011.  Switching on flowers: transient LEAFY induction reveals novel aspects of flower development in ArabidopsisFrontiers in Plant Science. 2, Number 80.  Abstract Website

2009

Wagner, D.  2009.  Flower morphogenesis: timing is key, May. Dev Cell. 16:621-2., Number 5.  Abstract Website

Sang, Y, Wu MF, Wagner D.  2009.  The stem cell–chromatin connection, Dec. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 20:1143-8., Number 9.  Abstract Website

Yamaguchi, A, Wu MF, Yang L, Wu G, Poethig RS, Wagner D.  2009.  The microRNA-regulated SBP-Box transcription factor SPL3 is a direct upstream activator of LEAFY, FRUITFULL, and APETALA1, Aug. Dev Cell. 17:268-78., Number 2.  Abstract Website

Moyroud, E, Tichtinsky G, Parcy F.  2009.  The LEAFY Floral Regulators in Angiosperms: Conserved Proteins with Diverse RolesJournal of Plant Biology. 52, Number 177-185.  Abstract Website

2008

Walley, JW, Rowe HC, Xiao Y, Chehab EW, Kliebenstein DJ, Wagner D, Dehesh K.  2008.  The chromatin remodeler SPLAYED regulates specific stress signaling pathways, Dec. PLoS Pathog. 4:e1000237., Number 12. Abstract Website

2007

Bezhani, S, Winter C, Hershman S, Wagner JD, Kennedy JF, Kwon CS, Pfluger J, Su Y, Wagner D.  2007.  Unique, Shared, and Redundant Roles for the Arabidopsis SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling ATPases BRAHMA and SPLAYED, Feb 9. Plant Cell. 19:403-416., Number 2.  Abstract Website

Pfluger, J, Wagner D.  2007.  Histone modifications and dynamic regulation of genome accessibility in plants, Dec. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 10:645-52., Number 6.  Abstract Website

Kwon, CS, Wagner D.  2007.  Unwinding chromatin for development and growth: a few genes at a time, Aug. Trends Genet. 23:403-12., Number 8.  Abstract Website

2006
Su, Y, Kwon CS, Bezhani S, Huvermann B, Chen C, Peragine A, Kennedy JF, Wagner D.  2006.  The N-terminal ATPase AT-hook-containing region of the Arabidopsis chromatin-remodeling protein SPLAYED is sufficient for biological activity, May. Plant J. 46:685-99., Number 4.  Abstract Website

Saddic, LA, Huvermann B, Bezhani S, Su Y, Winter CM, Kwon CS, Collum RP, Wagner D.  2006.  The LEAFY target LMI1 is a meristem identity regulator and acts together with LEAFY to regulate expression of CAULIFLOWER, Mar 22. Development. 133:1673-1682. Abstract Website

Kwon, CS, Hibara KI, Pfluger J, Bezhani S, Metha H, Aida M, Tasaka M, Wagner D.  2006.  A role for chromatin remodeling in regulation of CUC gene expression in the Arabidopsis cotyledon boundary, Jul 19. Development. 133:3223-3230. Abstract Website

Wang, L-S, Wagner D, Kwon CS, Su Y, Kim J.  2006.  Transcriptional target prediction using qualitative reasoningProceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. :pp.3138-3141. Abstract Website

2005
2004

Wagner, D, Wellmer F, Dilks K, William D, Smith MR, Kumar PP, Riechmann JL, Greenland AJ, Meyerowitz EM.  2004.  Floral induction in tissue culture: a system for the analysis of LEAFY-dependent gene regulation, Jul. Plant J. 39:273-82., Number 2.  Abstract Website

William, DA, Su Y, Smith MR, Lu M, Baldwin DA, Wagner D.  2004.  Genomic identification of direct target genes of LEAFY, Feb 10. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 101:1775-80., Number 6.  Abstract Website


2003

Wagner, D.  2003.  Chromatin regulation of plant development, Feb. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 6:20-8., Number 1. Abstract Website

Wagner, D, Saddic LA, Lu M, Kim F, Su Y, William D, Kwon CS.  2003.  Meristem identity in Arabidopsis thalianaFlowering Newsletter . 36:25-35. Abstract Website

2002

Wagner, D, Meyerowitz EM.  2002.  SPLAYED, a novel SWI/SNF ATPase homolog, controls reproductive development in Arabidopsis, Jan 22. Curr Biol. 12:85-94., Number 2 Abstract Website

2001

Wagner, D, Sablowski RW.  2001.  Glucocorticoid Fusions for Transcription FactorIn Arabidopsis-A Laboratory Manual. (Weigel, D.Glazebrook, J., Eds.)., Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Abstract Website

1999

Wagner, D, Sablowski RW, Meyerowitz EM.  1999.  Transcriptional activation of APETALA1 by LEAFYScience. 285:582-4., Number 5427 Abstract Website

1997

Wagner, D, Hoecker U, Quail PH.  1997.  RED1 is necessary for phytochrome B-mediated red light-specific signal transduction in Arabidopsis, May. The Plant cell. 9:731-43., Number 5 Abstract Website

1996

Wagner, D, Koloszvari M, Quail PH.  1996.  Two Small Spatially Distinct Regions of Phytochrome B Are Required for Efficient Signaling Rates, May. The Plant cell. 8:859-871., Number 5 Abstract Website

Wagner, D, Fairchild CD, Kuhn RM, Quail PH.  1996.  Chromophore-bearing NH2-terminal domains of phytochromes A and B determine their photosensory specificity and differential light lability, Apr 30. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93:4011-5., Number 9 Abstract Website

1995

Wagner, D, Quail PH.  1995.  Mutational analysis of phytochrome B identifies a small COOH-terminal-domain region critical for regulatory activity, Sep 12. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 92:8596-600., Number 19 Abstract Website

Quail, PH, Boylan MT, Parks BM, Short TW, Xu Y, Wagner D.  1995.  Phytochromes: photosensory perception and signal transduction, May 5. Science. 268:675-80., Number 5211 Abstract Website

Bagnall, DJ, King RW, Whitelam GC, Boylan MT, Wagner D, Quail PH.  1995.  Flowering responses to altered expression of phytochrome in mutants and transgenic lines of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh, Aug. Plant physiology. 108:1495-503., Number 4 Abstract Website

1992

Deng, XW, Matsui M, Wei N, Wagner D, Chu AM, Feldmann KA, Quail PH.  1992.  COP1, an Arabidopsis regulatory gene, encodes a protein with both a zinc-binding motif and a G beta homologous domain, Nov 27. Cell. 71:791-801., Number 5 Abstract Website

1991

Wagner, D, Tepperman JM, Quail PH.  1991.  Overexpression of Phytochrome B Induces a Short Hypocotyl Phenotype in Transgenic Arabidopsis, Dec. The Plant cell. 3:1275-1288., Number 12 Abstract Website

1989

Bush, DS, Sticher L, van Huystee R, Wagner D, Jones RL.  1989.  The calcium requirement for stability and enzymatic activity of two isoforms of barley aleurone alpha-amylase, Nov 15. The Journal of biological chemistry. 264:19392-8., Number 32 Abstract Website