Anna N Stepanova
plant molecular genetics, plant synthetic biology, phytohormone, ethylene, auxin, translation regulation
Works (92)
2024 journal article
A rapid and scalable approach to build synthetic repetitive hormone‐responsive promoters
Plant Biotechnology Journal, 22(7), 1942–1956.

2024 journal article
Arabidopsis as a model for translational research
The Plant Cell, 2.

2024 content posted
Development of modular geminivirus-based vectors for high cargo expression and gene targeting in plants
2024 conference paper
Leveraging synthetic biology to monitor and control plant hormone activity
Syngenta Plant Expression Community Seminar Series. Presented at the Syngenta Plant Expression Community Seminar Series, Raleigh, NC.
Event: Syngenta Plant Expression Community Seminar Series at Raleigh, NC on April 18, 2024
2024 conference paper
Leveraging synthetic biology to monitor and control plant hormone activity
2024 Maize Genetics Meeting. Presented at the 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting, Raleigh, NC.
Event: 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting at Raleigh, NC on February 29 - March 30, 2024
2024 conference paper
New gene stacking system compatible with all major Type IIS cloning technologies in plants
International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. Presented at the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, San Diego, CA.
Event: International Conference on Arabidopsis Research at San Diego, CA on July 17, 2024
2024 journal article
Sourcing DNA parts for synthetic biology applications in plants
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 87, 103140.

2024 content posted
Targeted DNA ADP-ribosylation triggers templated repair in bacteria and base mutagenesis in eukaryotes
2024 conference paper
Tracking plant hormones, Joseph Ecker 65th Birthday Symposium “From plants to brains and beyond
Salk Institute. Presented at the Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA.
Event: Salk Institute at La Jolla, CA on July 14, 2024
2023 conference paper
Auxin biosynthesis: a geneticist’s perspective, American Society of Plant Biology
Mid-Atlantic Section and University of Maryland Plant Symposium. Presented at the Mid-Atlantic Section and University of Maryland Plant Symposium, College Park, MD.
Event: Mid-Atlantic Section and University of Maryland Plant Symposium at College Park, MD on May 24-25, 2023
2023 conference paper
Leveraging synthetic biology to monitor and control plant hormone activity
Plant and Microbial Biology Departmental Seminar Series. Presented at the Plant and Microbial Biology Departmental Seminar Series, NCSU, Raleigh, NC.
Event: Plant and Microbial Biology Departmental Seminar Series at NCSU, Raleigh, NC on September 5, 2023
2023 conference paper
Leveraging synthetic biology to monitor and control plant hormone activity
24th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances. Presented at the 24th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Gyeongju, Korea.
Event: 24th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances at Gyeongju, Korea on July 4-8, 2023
2023 conference paper
Monitoring ethylene in plants using synthetic transcriptional reporters
XII International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene (Ethylene 2023). Presented at the XII International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene (Ethylene 2023), Toulouse, France.
Event: XII International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene (Ethylene 2023) at Toulouse, France on June 26-30, 2023
2023 article proceedings
Multi-Class Segmentation of Dark-Grown Arabidopsis Seedlings with U-Net
Event: 2023 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ICBCB)
2023 conference paper
Tailoring hormone responses in plants via synthetic signal integration devices
NSF CAREER Awardee Meeting. Presented at the NSF CAREER Awardee Meeting, Alexandria, VA.
Event: NSF CAREER Awardee Meeting at Alexandria, VA on September 7, 2023
2022 chapter book
A Ribo-Seq Method to Study Genome-Wide Translational Regulation in Plants
2022 journal article
Deciphering the molecular basis of tissue-specific gene expression in plants: Can synthetic biology help?
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 68, 102241.

2022 conference paper
Tailoring gene expression in plants using CRISPR-based logic gates
32nd International conference on Arabidopsis Research. Presented at the 32nd International conference on Arabidopsis Research, Belfast, UK.
Event: 32nd International conference on Arabidopsis Research at Belfast, UK on June 21, 2022
2021 journal article
Auxin Interactions with Other Hormones in Plant Development
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 13(10), a039990.

2021 journal article
Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative, and inclusive outreach
Plant Direct, 5(4).

2021 journal article
Editorial overview: Toward deciphering the molecular basis of plant phenotypic plasticity
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 63, 102107.

2021 journal article
Leveraging synthetic biology approaches in plant hormone research
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 60, 101998.
2021 review
Leveraging synthetic biology approaches in plant hormone research
[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 60.

2021 journal article
Plant Biology Research: What Is Next?
Frontiers in Plant Science, 12.

2021 report
Synthetic ethylene-responsive binding element and uses thereof
(U.S. Patent No. US20230235346A1).
2021 journal article
To Fight or to Grow: The Balancing Role of Ethylene in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses
Plants, 11(1), 33.

2021 journal article
Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas
ELife, 10.

2020 conference paper
An Improved Recombineering Toolset for Plants
ASPB PLANT BIOLOGY 2020. Presented at the ASPB PLANT BIOLOGY 2020.
Event: ASPB PLANT BIOLOGY 2020
2020 chapter book
RiboSimR: A Tool for Simulation and Power Analysis of Ribo-seq Data
(I. Măndoiu, T. Murali, G. Narasimhan, S. Rajasekaran, P. Skums, & A. Zelikovsky, Eds.).
Ed(s): I. Măndoiu, T. Murali, G. Narasimhan, S. Rajasekaran, P. Skums & A. Zelikovsky
Event: ICCABS 2019
2020 journal article
Structure–Function Analysis of Interallelic Complementation in <i>ROOTY</i> Transheterozygotes
Plant Physiology, 183(3), 1110–1125.

2020 report
crRNA:tracrRNA-based binary logic gate design as a tool for synthetic biology
(U.S. Patent No. US20230051466A1).
2019 journal article
An Improved Recombineering Toolset for Plants
The Plant Cell, 32(1), 100–122.

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.
2019 journal article
Development of a relative quantification method for infrared matrix‐assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging of <i>Arabidopsis</i> seedlings
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 34(6).

2019 journal article
Epigenetic silencing of a multifunctional plant stress regulator
ELIFE, 8.

2019 journal article
From Ethylene-Auxin Interactions to Auxin Biosynthesis and Signal Integration
The Plant Cell, 31(7), 1393–1394.

2019 journal article
Monitoring Ethylene in Plants: Genetically Encoded Reporters and Biosensors
Small Methods, 4(8).
2019 journal article
RiboStreamR: a web application for quality control, analysis, and visualization of Ribo-seq data
BMC Genomics, 20(S5).

2018 journal article
A Plant Biologist’s Toolbox to Study Translation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 9.

2018 journal article
A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate
Nature Communications, 9(1).
Contributors: R. Bhosale *, J. Giri *, B. Pandey *, R. Giehl *, A. Hartmann *, R. Traini*, J. Truskina *, N. Leftley *

2018 journal article
Author Correction: A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate
Nature Communications, 9(1), 1818.
Contributors: R. Bhosale *, J. Giri *, B. Pandey *, R. Giehl *, A. Hartmann *, R. Traini*, J. Truskina *, N. Leftley *
2018 journal article
Local Auxin Biosynthesis Is a Key Regulator of Plant Development
Developmental Cell, 47(3), 306–318.e5.
Contributors: J. Brumos n, L. Robles n, J. Yun n, T. Vu n, S. Jackson n, J. Alonso n, n

2017 journal article
Editorial: Relevance of Translational Regulation on Plant Growth and Environmental Responses
Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.
Contributors: A. Ferrando *, M. Castellano *, P. Lisón *, D. Leister *, n & J. Hanson *

2017 chapter book
The Triple Response Assay and Its Use to Characterize Ethylene Mutants in Arabidopsis
Contributors: C. Merchante * & n

2017 journal article
The triple response assay and its use to characterize ethylene mutants in Arabidopsis
Ethylene Signaling: Methods and Protocols, 1573, 163–209.
2017 journal article
Translation regulation in plants: an interesting past, an exciting present and a promising future
The Plant Journal, 90(4), 628–653.
Contributors: C. Merchante *, n & J. Alonso n

2016 journal article
A Ribosome Footprinting Protocol for Plants
BIO-PROTOCOL, 6(21).
2016 journal article
Auxin catabolism unplugged: Role of IAA oxidation in auxin homeostasis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(39), 10742–10744.
Contributors: & J. Alonso n n

2016 journal article
Cutting Out the Middle Man in Light-Hormone Interactions
Developmental Cell, 39(5), 524–526.
Contributors: & J. Alonso n n

2016 journal article
Genome-Wide Search for Translated Upstream Open Reading Frames in Arabidopsis Thaliana
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, 15(2), 148–157.
Contributors: Q. Hu n, C. Merchante *, n , J. Alonso n & S. Heber n

2016 journal article
Transcriptomic Signature of the <i>SHATTERPROOF2</i> Expression Domain Reveals the Meristematic Nature of Arabidopsis Gynoecial Medial Domain
Plant Physiology, 171(1), 42–61.
Contributors: G. Villarino n, Q. Hu n, S. Manrique *, M. Flores-Vergara n, B. Sehra n, L. Robles n, J. Brumos n, n

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).
Contributors: Q. Hu n, C. Merchante n, n , J. Alonso n & S. Heber n

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.
2015 journal article
Gene-Specific Translation Regulation Mediated by the Hormone-Signaling Molecule EIN2
Cell, 163(3), 684–697.
Contributors: C. Merchante n, J. Brumos n, J. Yun n, Q. Hu n, K. Spencer n, P. Enríquez n, B. Binder *, S. Heber n , n , J. Alonso n
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.
Contributors: Q. Hu n, C. Merchante n, n , J. Alonso n & S. Heber n

2015 journal article
Plant functional genomics methods and protocols second edition preface
Plant Functional Genomics: Methods and Protocols, 2nd Edition, 1284, V-.
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).
Contributors: J. Alonso n & n
Ed(s): J. Alonso n & n
2014 chapter
A Recombineering-Based Gene Tagging System for Arabidopsis
In K. Narayanan (Ed.), Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes (pp. 233–243).
Contributors: J. Alonso n & n
Ed(s): K. Narayanan

2013 journal article
Arabidopsis SABRE and CLASP interact to stabilize cell division plane orientation and planar polarity
Nature Communications, 4(1).
Contributors: S. Pietra *, A. Gustavsson*, C. Kiefer*, L. Kalmbach *, P. Hörstedt*, Y. Ikeda *, n , J. Alonso n, M. Grebe *

2013 chapter book
Arabidopsis Transformation with Large Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes
Contributors: J. Alonso n & n

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.
Contributors: K. Merchante n, Q. Hu n, n , J. Eonso & S. Heber n
2013 journal article
Ethylene signaling: simple ligand, complex regulation
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 16(5), 554–560.
Contributors: C. Merchante n, J. Alonso n & n
2013 journal article
Genetic aspects of auxin biosynthesis and its regulation
Physiologia Plantarum, 151(1), 3–12.
Contributors: J. Brumos n, J. Alonso n & n

2013 journal article
Local Auxin Sources Orient the Apical-Basal Axis in Arabidopsis Embryos
Current Biology, 23(24), 2506–2512.
Contributors: H. Robert *, P. Grones *, n , L. Robles n, A. Lokerse*, J. Alonso n, D. Weijers *, J. Friml *

2013 journal article
Molecular Mechanisms of Ethylene–Auxin Interaction
Molecular Plant, 6(6), 1734–1737.
Contributors: L. Robles n, n & J. Alonso n

2012 journal article
Kinetic analysis of <i>Arabidopsis</i> glucosyltransferase UGT74B1 illustrates a general mechanism by which enzymes can escape product inhibition
Biochemical Journal, 450(1), 37–46.
Contributors: J. Kopycki*, E. Wieduwild *, J. Kohlschmidt*, W. Brandt *, n , J. Alonso n, M. Pedras *, S. Abel *, C. Grubb *

2011 journal article
A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies<scp>l</scp>-Kynurenine as a Competitive Inhibitor of TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth in <i>Arabidopsis</i>
The Plant Cell, 23(11), 3944–3960.

2011 journal article
A recombineering‐based gene tagging system for Arabidopsis
The Plant Journal, 66(4), 712–723.
Contributors: R. Zhou n, L. Benavente n, n & J. Alonso n

2011 journal article
Bypassing Transcription: A Shortcut in Cytokinin-Auxin Interactions
Developmental Cell, 21(4), 608–610.
Contributors: & J. Alonso n n

2011 journal article
The <i>Arabidopsis</i> YUCCA1 Flavin Monooxygenase Functions in the Indole-3-Pyruvic Acid Branch of Auxin Biosynthesis
The Plant Cell, 23(11), 3961–3973.
Contributors: , J. Yun n, L. Robles n, O. Novak *, W. He *, H. Guo *, K. Ljung *, J. Alonso n n

2009 journal article
Ethylene signaling and response: where different regulatory modules meet
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 12(5), 548–555.
Contributors: & J. Alonso n n
2009 journal article
Local auxin biosynthesis modulates gradient-directed planar polarity in Arabidopsis
Nature Cell Biology, 11(6), 731–738.
Contributors: Y. Ikeda *, S. Men *, U. Fischer *, n , J. Alonso n, K. Ljung *, M. Grebe *

2008 journal article
TAA1-Mediated Auxin Biosynthesis Is Essential for Hormone Crosstalk and Plant Development
Cell, 133(1), 177–191.
Contributors: , J. Robertson-Hoyt n, J. Yun n, L. Benavente n, D. Xie n , K. Doležal *, A. Schlereth*, G. Jürgens *, J. Alonso n n

2007 journal article
Multilevel Interactions between Ethylene and Auxin in <i>Arabidopsis</i>Roots
The Plant Cell, 19(7), 2169–2185.
Contributors: , J. Yun n, A. Likhacheva n & J. Alonso n n

2006 chapter book
PCR-Based Screening for Insertional Mutants
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
2005 journal article
A Link between Ethylene and Auxin Uncovered by the Characterization of Two Root-Specific Ethylene-Insensitive Mutants in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell, 17(8), 2230–2242.
Contributors: , J. Hoyt n, A. Hamilton n & J. Alonso n n

2005 journal article
Arabidopsis Ethylene Signaling Pathway
Science's STKE, 2005(276).
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
2005 journal article
Ethylene Signaling Pathway
Science's STKE, 2005(276).

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
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.
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.
Contributors: & J. Alonso n n
2004 journal article
Convergence of Signaling Pathways in the Control of Differential Cell Growth in Arabidopsis
Developmental Cell, 7(2), 193–204.
Contributors: H. Li *, P. Johnson*, * , J. Alonso * & J. Ecker *
2004 journal article
Short-Term Growth Responses to Ethylene in Arabidopsis Seedlings Are EIN3/EIL1 Independent
Plant Physiology, 136(2), 2921–2927.
Contributors: B. Binder n, L. Mortimore n, n , J. Ecker n & A. Bleecker n
2004 journal article
2003 journal article
Five components of the ethylene-response pathway identified in a screen for <i>weak ethylene-insensitive mutants in <i>Arabidopsis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100(5), 2992–2997.
Contributors: J. Alonso *, * , R. Solano *, E. Wisman*, S. Ferrari *, F. Ausubel *, J. Ecker *
2003 journal article
Genome-Wide Insertional Mutagenesis of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana
Science, 301(5633), 653–657.
Contributors: J. Alonso *, * , T. Leisse*, C. Kim*, H. Chen *, P. Shinn*, D. Stevenson*, J. Zimmerman*
2003 chapter book
T-DNA Mutagenesis in Arabidopsis
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
2000 journal article
Ethylene signaling: from mutants to molecules
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 3(5), 353–360.
Contributors: & J. Ecker * *

1998 journal article
Nuclear events in ethylene signaling: a transcriptional cascade mediated by ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1
Genes & Development, 12(23), 3703–3714.
Contributors: R. Solano *, * , Q. Chao* & J. Ecker *
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