Works (67)

2022 review

Deciphering the molecular basis of tissue-specific gene expression in plants: Can synthetic biology help?

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 68.

author keywords: Tissue specificity; Gene expression; Synthetic biology; Transcription; factor; Epigenetics; Single cell; Transcriptomics; Logic gate; Promoter; Cis-regulatory element
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 12, 2022

2022 journal article

To Fight or to Grow: The Balancing Role of Ethylene in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses

PLANTS-BASEL, 11(1).

By: H. Chen, D. Bullock, J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

author keywords: ethylene; abiotic stress; hormone crosstalk; growth and defense tradeoff
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 24, 2021

2021 journal article

Auxin Interactions with Other Hormones in Plant Development

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 13(10), a039990.

By: S. Mazzoni-Putman, J. Brumos n, C. Zhao, J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: April 27, 2021

2021 journal article

Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative, and inclusive outreach

PLANT DIRECT, 5(4).

By: J. Friesner*, A. Colon-Carmona*, A. Schnoes*, A. Stepanova, G. Mason*, G. Macintosh*, H. Ullah*, I. Baxter* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 9, 2022

2021 article

Editorial overview: Toward deciphering the molecular basis of plant phenotypic plasticity

Qiao, H., & Stepanova, A. N. (2021, October). CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, Vol. 63.

By: H. Qiao* & A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 15, 2021

2021 journal article

Leveraging synthetic biology approaches in plant hormone research

Current Opinion in Plant Biology.

By: C. Zhao n, A. Yaschenko n, J. Alonso n & A. Stepanova

Source: ORCID
Added: January 20, 2021

2021 review

Leveraging synthetic biology approaches in plant hormone research

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 60.

By: C. Zhao, A. Yaschenko, J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 28, 2021

2021 article

Plant Biology Research: What Is Next?

Stepanova, A. N. (2021, September 30). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, Vol. 12.

By: A. Stepanova

author keywords: plant biology; plant physiology; synthetic biology; translational research; data reproducibility
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 8, 2021

2020 journal article

An Improved Recombineering Toolset for Plants

The Plant Cell.

By: J. Brumos n, C. Zhao n, Y. Gong n, D. Soriano n, A. Patel n, M. Perez-Amador n, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso

Source: ORCID
Added: January 11, 2020

2020 journal article

Development of a relative quantification method for infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging of Arabidopsis seedlings

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 34(6).

By: M. Bagley n, A. Stepanova, M. Ekelof, J. Alonso & D. Muddiman

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Monitoring Ethylene in Plants: Genetically Encoded Reporters and Biosensors

Small Methods, 4(8), 1900260.

By: J. Fernandez‐Moreno n & A. Stepanova

author keywords: biosensors; ethylene; hormones; reporters; signaling
Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2020 journal article

Structure–Function Analysis of Interallelic Complementation in ROOTY Transheterozygotes

Plant Physiology, 183(3), 1110–1125.

By: J. Brumos n, B. Bobay*, C. Clark n, J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Source: ORCID
Added: July 2, 2020

2019 article

An improved plant toolset for high-throughput recombineering

Brumos, J., Zhao, C., Gong, Y., Soriano, D., Patel, A. P., Perez-Amador, M. A., … Alonso, J. M. (2019, June 3). (Vol. 6). Vol. 6.

By: J. Brumos n, C. Zhao n, Y. Gong n, D. Soriano n, A. Patel n, M. Perez-Amador n, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2019 journal article

Epigenetic silencing of a multifunctional plant stress regulator

ELIFE, 8.

By: M. Zander*, B. Willige*, Y. He*, T. Nguyen*, A. Langford*, R. Nehring*, E. Howell*, R. McGrath* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 30, 2019

2019 article

From Ethylene-Auxin Interactions to Auxin Biosynthesis and Signal Integration

Stepanova, A. N., & Alonso, J. M. (2019, July). PLANT CELL, Vol. 31, pp. 1393–1394.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 29, 2019

2019 article

RiboStreamR: a web application for quality control, analysis, and visualization of Ribo-seq data

Perkins, P., Mazzoni-Putman, S., Stepanova, A., Alonso, J., & Heber, S. (2019, June 6). BMC GENOMICS, Vol. 20.

By: P. Perkins, S. Mazzoni-Putman n, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso & S. Heber

author keywords: Ribo-seq; Next-generation sequencing; Data analysis; Web application
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 1, 2019

2018 review

A Plant Biologist's Toolbox to Study Translation

[Review of ]. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 9.

By: S. Mazzoni-Putman n & A. Stepanova

author keywords: translation; ribosome; Ribo-seq; TRAP; polysome profiling; toeprinting; reporter; amino acid tagging
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate

Nature Communications, 9(1).

By: R. Bhosale*, J. Giri*, B. Pandey*, R. Giehl*, A. Hartmann*, R. Traini*, J. Truskina*, N. Leftley* ...

Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 19, 2019

2018 journal article

Author Correction: A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate

Nature Communications, 9(1), 1818.

By: R. Bhosale*, J. Giri*, B. Pandey*, R. Giehl*, A. Hartmann*, R. Traini*, J. Truskina*, N. Leftley* ...

Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 19, 2019

2018 journal article

Local Auxin Biosynthesis Is a Key Regulator of Plant Development

DEVELOPMENTAL CELL, 47(3), 306-+.

By: J. Brumos n, L. Robles n, J. Yun, T. Vu n, S. Jackson n, J. Alonso, A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 26, 2018

2017 journal article

Editorial: Relevance of translational regulation on plant growth and environmental responses

Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.

By: A. Ferrando*, M. Castellano*, P. Lisón, D. Leister*, A. Stepanova & J. Hanson*

author keywords: mRNA translation; translation factors; post-transcriptional regulation; translatome; organellar gene expression
Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2017 journal article

The triple response assay and its use to characterize ethylene mutants in Arabidopsis

Ethylene Signaling: Methods and Protocols, 1573, 163–209.

By: C. Merchante & A. Stepanova

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 chapter

The triple response assay and its use to characterize ethylene mutants in arabidopsis

In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1573, pp. 163–209).

By: C. Merchante* & A. Stepanova

author keywords: Phytohormone; Ethylene; ACC; Triple response; Arabidopsis; Seedlings; Germination; Hypocotyl; Root; Apical hook; Mutants
Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2017 journal article

Translation regulation in plants: an interesting past, an exciting present and a promising future

PLANT JOURNAL, 90(4), 628–653.

By: C. Merchante*, A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

author keywords: translation; upstream open reading frames; internal ribosomal entry sites; gene-specific translation; global regulation of translation; RNA-binding protein
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Auxin catabolism unplugged: Role of IAA oxidation in auxin homeostasis

Stepanova, A. N., & Alonso, J. M. (2016, September 27). PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Vol. 113, pp. 10742–10744.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Cutting Out the Middle Man in Light-Hormone Interactions

Stepanova, A. N., & Alonso, J. M. (2016, December 5). DEVELOPMENTAL CELL, Vol. 39, pp. 524–526.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Genome-Wide Search for Translated Upstream Open Reading Frames in Arabidopsis Thaliana

IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, 15(2), 150–159.

By: Q. Hu, C. Merchante*, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso & S. Heber

author keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; classification; ribosome foot-printing; semi-supervised learning; stacking; translation; uORF
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Transcriptomic Signature of the SHATTERPROOF2 Expression Domain Reveals the Meristematic Nature of Arabidopsis Gynoecial Medial Domain

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 171(1), 42–61.

By: G. Villarino, Q. Hu, S. Manrique*, M. Flores-Vergara, B. Sehra, L. Robles, J. Brumos*, A. Stepanova ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 chapter

A Stacking-Based Approach to Identify Translated Upstream Open Reading Frames in Arabidopsis Thaliana

In Bioinformatics Research and Applications (Vol. 9096, pp. 138–149).

By: Q. Hu n, C. Merchante n, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso & S. Heber

author keywords: uORF; Translation; Ribosome footprinting; Stacking; Classification; Arabidopsis thaliana
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 19, 2019

2015 journal article

A recombineering-based gene tagging system for Arabidopsis

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1227, 233–243.

By: J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

author keywords: Recombineering; Arabidopsis; Fluorescent protein; Lambda RED
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 conference paper

A stacking-based approach to identify translated upstream open reading frames in Arabidopsis thaliana

Bioinformatics research and applications (isbra 2015), 9096, 138–149.

By: Q. Hu, C. Merchante, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso & S. Heber

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Gene-Specific Translation Regulation Mediated by the Hormone-Signaling Molecule EIN2

CELL, 163(3), 684–697.

By: C. Merchante*, J. Brumos n, J. Yun, Q. Hu, K. Spencer n, P. Enriquez, B. Binder*, S. Heber, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 conference paper

Mining transcript features related to translation in Arabidopsis using LASSO and random forest

2015 IEEE 5th International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences, ICCABS 2015.

By: Q. Hu, C. Merchante n, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso & S. Heber

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Plant functional genomics methods and protocols second edition preface

Plant Functional Genomics: Methods and Protocols, 2nd Edition, 1284, V-.

By: J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 book

Plant functional genomics: Methods and protocols

In J. M. Alonso & A. N. Stepanova (Eds.), Plant Functional Genomics: Methods and Protocols: Second Edition (2nd ed., pp. 1–526).

By: J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Ed(s): J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 chapter

A recombineering-based gene tagging system for Arabidopsis

In Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes: Second Edition (pp. 233–243).

By: J. Alonso n & A. Stepanova

author keywords: Recombineering; Arabidopsis; Fluorescent protein; Lambda RED
Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2014 book

Arabidopsis transformation with large bacterial artificial chromosomes

In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1062, pp. 271–283).

By: J. Alonso n & A. Stepanova

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2014 journal article

Genetic aspects of auxin biosynthesis and its regulation

PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, 151(1), 3–12.

By: J. Brumos n, J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Arabidopsis SABRE and CLASP interact to stabilize cell division plane orientation and planar polarity

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 4.

By: S. Pietra*, A. Gustavsson*, C. Kiefer*, L. Kalmbach*, P. Horstedt*, Y. Ikeda*, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso, M. Grebe*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 conference paper

Deep sequencing of ribosomal footprints for studying genome-wide mRNA translation in plants

2013 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences, ICCABS 2013.

By: K. Merchante n, Q. Hu n, A. Stepanova, J. Eonso & S. Heber n

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2013 review

Ethylene signaling: simple ligand, complex regulation

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 16(5), 554–560.

By: C. Merchante n, J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Kinetic analysis of Arabidopsis glucosyltransferase UGT74B1 illustrates a general mechanism by which enzymes can escape product inhibition

BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 450(1), 37–46.

By: J. Kopycki*, E. Wieduwild*, J. Kohlschmidt*, W. Brandt*, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso, M. Pedras*, S. Abel*, C. Grubb*

author keywords: glucosinolate; glycosyltransferase; ordered binding; product inhibition; UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Local Auxin Sources Orient the Apical-Basal Axis in Arabidopsis Embryos

CURRENT BIOLOGY, 23(24), 2506–2512.

By: H. Robert*, P. Grones*, A. Stepanova, L. Robles, A. Lokerse*, J. Alonso, D. Weijers*, J. Friml*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Molecular Mechanisms of EthyleneAuxin Interaction

MOLECULAR PLANT, 6(6), 1734–1737.

By: L. Robles, A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies l-Kynurenine as a Competitive Inhibitor of TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth in Arabidopsis

The Plant Cell, 23(11), 3944–3960.

By: W. He*, J. Brumos n, H. Li*, Y. Ji*, M. Ke*, X. Gong*, Q. Zeng*, W. Li* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

A recombineering-based gene tagging system for Arabidopsis

PLANT JOURNAL, 66(4), 712–723.

By: R. Zhou, L. Benavente, A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

author keywords: Arabidopsis; recombineering; Aux; IAA; gene tagging; fluorescent; proteins
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 article

Bypassing Transcription: A Shortcut in Cytokinin-Auxin Interactions

Stepanova, A. N., & Alonso, J. M. (2011, October 18). DEVELOPMENTAL CELL, Vol. 21, pp. 608–610.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

The Arabidopsis YUCCA1 Flavin Monooxygenase Functions in the Indole-3-Pyruvic Acid Branch of Auxin Biosynthesis

PLANT CELL, 23(11), 3961–3973.

By: A. Stepanova, J. Yun, L. Robles, O. Novak*, W. He*, H. Guo*, K. Ljung*, J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 review

Ethylene signaling and response: where different regulatory modules meet

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 12(5), 548–555.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Local auxin biosynthesis modulates gradient-directed planar polarity in Arabidopsis

NATURE CELL BIOLOGY, 11(6), 731–U70.

By: Y. Ikeda*, S. Men*, U. Fischer*, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso, K. Ljung*, M. Grebe*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

TAA1-Mediated Auxin Biosynthesis Is Essential for Hormone Crosstalk and Plant Development

Cell, 133(1), 177–191.

By: A. Stepanova, J. Robertson-Hoyt n, J. Yun, L. Benavente n, D. Xie, K. Doležal*, A. Schlereth*, G. Jürgens*, J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Multilevel interactions between ethylene and auxin in Arabidopsis roots

PLANT CELL, 19(7), 2169–2185.

By: A. Stepanova, J. Yun, A. Likhacheva n & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

PCR-based screening for insertional mutants.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 323, 163–172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745265233&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2005 journal article

A link between ethylene and auxin uncovered by the characterization of two root-specific ethylene-insensitive mutants in Arabidopsis

PLANT CELL, 17(8), 2230–2242.

By: A. Stepanova, J. Hoyt, A. Hamilton & J. Alonso

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Arabidopsis ethylene signaling pathway.

Science's STKE : Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment, 2005(276). http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33644876995&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2005 journal article

Ethylene signaling pathway.

Science's STKE : Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment, 2005(276). http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33644877967&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2005 journal article

Ethylene signalling and response pathway: A unique signalling cascade with a multitude of inputs and outputs

Physiologia Plantarum, 123(2), 195–206.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Ethylene signalling and response pathway: A unique signalling cascade with a multitude of inputs and outputs

Physiologia Plantarum, 123(2), 195–206.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso n

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2004 journal article

Convergence of signaling pathways in the control of differential cell growth in Arabidopsis

Developmental Cell, 7(2), 193–204.

By: H. Li*, P. Johnson*, A. Stepanova, J. Alonso & J. Ecker*

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2004 journal article

Short-term growth responses to ethylene in arabidopsis seedlings are EIN3/EIL1 independent

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 136(2), 2921–2927.

By: B. Binder*, L. Mortimore, A. Stepanova, . Ecker & A. Bleecker

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

The ethylene signaling pathway

SCIENCE, 306(5701), 1513–1515.

By: J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Five components of the ethylene-response pathway identified in a screen for weak ethylene-insensitive mutants in Arabidopsis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(5), 2992–2997.

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2003 journal article

Genome-wide insertional mutagenesis of Arabidopsis thaliana

Science, 301(5633), 653–657.

By: J. Alonso*, A. Stepanova, T. Leisse*, C. Kim*, H. Chen*, P. Shinn*, D. Stevenson*, J. Zimmerman* ...

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2003 chapter

T-DNA mutagenesis in Arabidopsis

In Plant functional genomics.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Alonso

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

T-DNA mutagenesis in Arabidopsis.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 236, 177–188. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1542548233&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: J. Alonso & A. Stepanova

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

2000 journal article

Ethylene signaling: From mutants to molecules

Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 3(5), 353–360.

By: A. Stepanova & J. Ecker*

Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

1998 journal article

Nuclear events in ethylene signaling: A transcriptional cascade mediated by ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1

Genes and Development, 12(23), 3703–3714.

By: R. Solano*, A. Stepanova, Q. Chao & J. Ecker

author keywords: plants; Arabidopsis; EIN3; ERF1; transcription
Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2019

Employment

2019 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Associate Professor Plant and Microbial Biology

2014 - 2019

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Assistant Professor Plant and Microbial Biology

2009 - 2013

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Research Assistant Professor Genetics

2003 - 2009

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Research Associate Genetics

2001 - 2003

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Postdoctoral fellow Genetics

Education

1995 - 2001

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA, US
PhD Biology

1993 - 1995

University of Nevada Reno Reno, NV, US
BS Biology

1990 - 1995

N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod, RU
BS/MS Biology