Biochemical Genetics Lab

Selected Papers

Lin, M., Shin, D, Zhao, H., Jan, M., Park, M., Perez, V., Breuer, B., Hao, J. , Wang, Y., and Kim, J.J. (2026). Unlocking translational control of specialized metabolism in plants through 5’UTR RNA structure. Science Advances https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeb6806
Angle, J.S, Kim, J., Chires, J., Castaneda, A., and Jan, M. (2025) Potential to use Plants to extract essential metals from lunar and martian soils. Space. https://doi.org/10.32473/space.1.2.139519
Shin, D., Zhao, H., Tucker, E., Cho, K.H., Liku, D., Wang, Z., Latimer, S., Basset, G., Wang, Y., Ding, Y., and Kim, J. J. (2025). Tomato pollen tube growth requires flavonol glycosylation. Plant Physiology. Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf556
Sorg, A., Luo, Z., Li, Q.B., Roy, K., Gilles, B., Kim, J., Hunter, C., Chapple, C., Rering, C., and Block, A. The Airborne herbivore-induced plant volatile indole is converted to benzoxazinoid defense compounds in neighboring maize plants. New Phytologist. org/10.1111/nph.70004 (2025)
Singh, D.M., Zhao, H.^G, Kumar, Y., Kim, J., and Pawar, P.A. Characterization of the Arabidopsis eskimo 1 reveals a metabolic link between the xylan O-acetylation and aliphatic glucosinolate metabolism. Physiologia Plantarum http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.14618 (2024)
Zhao, H.^G, Shin, D.^P, , Y., and Kim, J. Bridging the knowledge gap: Utilization of Mediator Subunits for Crop Improvement. Plant Cell & Environment http://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15142 (2024)
Jang, Y.J.^p, Kim, T.^g, Lin, M.^G, Kim, J., Begcy, K., Liu, Z., and Lee, S. Genome-wide transcriptome dyanmics in auxin homeostasis during fruit development in Strawberry ( x ananassa) BMC Plant Biology doi.org/10.1186%2Fs12870-024-05577-5 (2024)
Shin, D.^P, Perez, V.C.^G, and Kim, J. Aldoximes: Compounds at the Crossroads of Multiple Metabolic Pathways in Plant. Phytochemistry Review org/10.1007/s11101-024-09950-y (2024)
Shin, D.^P, Cho. K.H.^&, Tucker, E.^G, Yoo, , and Kim, J. Identification of tomato F-box proteins functioning in phenylpropanoid metabolism. Plant Molecular Biology doi: 10.1007/s11103-024-01483-4 (2024)
Zhao, H.G, Shin, D.P, Zhu., Y., and Kim, J. (2024) Bridging the knowledge gap: Utilization of Mediator Subunits for Crop Improvement. Plant Cell & Environment http://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15142
Shin, D.P, Cho. K.H.&, Tucker, E.G, Chan Yul Yoo, and Kim, J. Identification of tomato F-box proteins functioning in phenylpropanoid metabolism. Plant Molecular Biology doi: 10.1007/s11103-024-01483-4 (2024)
Shin, D.P, Perez, V.C.G, and Kim, J. Aldoximes: Compounds at the Crossroads of Multiple Metabolic Pathways in Plant. Phytochemistry Review doi.org/10.1007/s11101-024-09950-y (2024)
Zhao, H.G, Shin, D.P, Zhu., Y., and Kim, J. (2024) Bridging the knowledge gap: Utilization of Mediator Subunits for Crop Improvement. Plant Cell & Environment http://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15142
Shin, D.^P, Cho. K.H.^&, Tucker, E.^G, Chan Yul Yoo, and Kim, J. Identification of tomato F-box proteins functioning in phenylpropanoid metabolism. Plant Molecular Biology doi: 10.1007/s11103-024-01483-4 (2024)
Shin, D.^P, Perez, V.C.^G, and Kim, J. Aldoximes: Compounds at the Crossroads of Multiple Metabolic Pathways in Plant. Phytochemistry Review doi.org/10.1007/s11101-024-09950-y (2024)
Shin, D.^G, Perez, V.C.^G, Dickinson, G.K.^g, Zhao, H.^G, Dai, R.^&, Tomiczek B.^g, Askey, B.C.^U, Cho, K.H.^&, Zhu, N., Koh, J., Grenning, A., and Kim, J Altered methionin metabolism impacts phenylpropanoid production and plant development in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16370 (2023)
Perez, V.C.^G, Zhao, H.^G., Lin, M^G., and Kim, J. Occurrence, Function, and Biosynthesis of the Natural Auxin Phenylacetic Acid (PAA) in Plants. Plants doi:org/10.3390/plants12020266 (2023)
Belisle, C.E.^g, Sargent S.A., Sandoya, G. V., Brecht, J.F., Dai, R.^&, Askey, B^U., Lei, Z., Lin, M^G., and Kim, J. Melatonin reduces pink rib discoloration in wounded lettuce midribs without affecting PAL and PPO activities, or chlorogenic acid concentration. Postharvest Biology and Technology submitted doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112307 (2023)
Perez, V.CG., Dai, R&., Tomiczek, B. g, Mendoza , J., Wolf, E.S.A. g, Grenning, A., Vermerris, W., Block, A.K., and Kim, J Metabolic link between auxin production and specialized metabolites in Sorghum bicolor. Journal of Experimental Botany doi:org/10.1093/jxb/erac421 (2022)
Askey, B.C.^U., Liu, D.^g, Rubin, G.M.^u, Kunik A.R., Song, Y.H^&., Ding, Y.^U, and Kim, J. Metabolite profiling reveals organ-specific flavone accumulation in Scutellaria and identifies a scutellarin isomer isoscutellarein 8-O-β-glucuronopyranoside. Plant Direct. doi.org/10.1002/pld3.372 (2021) (selected as the article of the week)
Perez, V.C^G., Dai, R^&., Block, A.K., and Kim, J Metabolite analysis of Arabidopsis CYP79A2 overexpression lines reveals turnover of benzyl glucosinolate and an additive effect of different aldoximes on phenylpropanoid repression. Plant Signaling & Behavior. doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2021.1966586 (2021)
Perez, V.C^G., Dai, R^&., Bai B^P., Tomiczek B^g., Askey, B.C^U., Zhang, Y^p., Rubin, G.M^g., Ding, Y., Grenning, A., Block, A.K., and Kim, J Aldoximes are precursors of auxins in Arabidopsis and maize. New Phytologist. 231:1449-1461 doi.org/10.1111/nph.17447 (2021)
Kim, J.I., Hidalgo-Shrestha, C., Bonawitz, N.D., Franke, R.B., and Chapple, C. Spatio-temporal control of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis by inducible completmentation of a cinnamate 4-hydroyxlase mutant. Journal of Experimental Botany 72(8) 3061-3073 (2021)
Zhang, D.^&, Song, Y.H.^&, Dai, R.^&, Lee, T.G., and Kim, J Aldoxime metabolism is linked to phenylpropanoid production in Camelina sativa. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:17 doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00017. (2020)
Kim, J.I., Zhang, X., Pascuzzi, P.E., Liu, C.-J. and Chapple, C. Glucosinolate and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis are linked by proteasome-dependent degradation of PAL. New Phytologist, 225(1), 154-168 (2020)
Askey, B.C.^U, Dai, R.^&, Lee, W.S., and Kim, J A noninvasive, machine learning based method for monitoring anthocyanin accumulation in plants using digital color imaging. Applications in Plant Sciences 7(11):e11301. (2019)