Publications

Li Z, Liu, S, Montes, C., Walley, J.W., and Aung K (2022) Plasmodesmata-located proteins regulate plasmodesmal function at specific cell interfaces in Arabidopsis. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.05.502996.

Li Z, Variz H, Chen Y, Liu S, and Aung K (2021) Plasmodesmata-dependent intercellular movement of bacterial effectors. Front. Plant Sci. doi: 10.13389/fpls.2021.640277.  

Van Stan J, Morris C, Aung K, Kuzyakov Y, Magyar D, Rebollar E, Remus-Emsermann M, Uroz S, and Vandenkoornhuyse (2020) Precipitation partitioning – Hydrologic highways between microbial communities of the plant microbiome? Precipitation Partitioning by Vegetation. Springer 229-252. 

Aung K*, Kim P, Li Z, Joe A, Kvitko B, Alfano J, and He S (2020) Pathogenic bacteria target plant plasmodesmata to colonize and invade surrounding tissues. Plant Cell. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00707. *: co-corresponding author.

Aung K*, Jiang Y, and He S* (2018) The role of water homeostasis in plant-microbe interactions. Plant J. 93: 771-780. *: co-corresponding author.

Aung K, Xin X, Mecey C, and He S (2017) Subcellular localization of Type III secretion proteins in plants. Methods Mol. Biol.1531: 141-153. 

Xin X, Nomura K, Aung K, Velásquez A, Yao J, Boutrot F, Chang J, Zipfel C, and He S (2016) Bacteria establish an aqueous living space as a crucial virulence mechanism. Nature 539: 524-529. 

Xin X, Nomura K, Ding X, Chen X, Wang K, Aung K, Uribe F, Rosa B, Yao J, Chen J, and He S (2015) Pseudomonas syringaeeffector avirulence protein localizes to the host plasma membrane and down-regulates the expression of the NONRACE-SPECIFIC DISEASE RESISTANCE1/HARPIN-INDUCED1-LIKE13 gene required for antibacterial immunity in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 169: 793-802.

Aung K, Kaur N, and Hu J (2014) Dynamin-related proteins in peroxisome division. In: Molecular machines involved in peroxisome biogenesis and maintenance, Editors: Brocard C and Hartig A. Springer 439-460.  

Chen Y, Aung K, Rolčík J, Walicki K, Friml J, and Brandizzi F (2014) Inter-regulation of the unfolded protein response and auxin signaling. Plant J. 77: 97-107. 

Quan S, Yang P, Cassin-Ross G, Kaur N, Switzenberg R, Aung K, Li J, and Hu J (2013) Proteome analysis of peroxisomes from etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings identifies a peroxisomal protease involved in beta-oxidation and development. Plant Physiol. 163: 1518-1538. 

Aung K and Hu J (2012) Differential roles of Arabidopsis dynamin-related proteins DRP3A, DRP3B, and DRP5B in organelle division. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 54 (11): 921-931.

Aung K and Hu J (2011) The Arabidopsistail-anchored coiled-coil protein PEROXISOMAL AND MITOCHONDRIAL DIVISION FACTOR1 is involved in the morphogenesis and proliferation of peroxisomes and mitochondria. Plant Cell 23: 4446-4461.

Liu T, Aung K, Tseng C, Chang T, Chen Y, and Chiou T (2011) Vacuolar Ca2+/H+transport activity is required for systemic phosphate homeostasis involving shoot-to-root signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 156: 1176-1189.

Aung K, Zhang X, and Hu J (2010) Peroxisome division and proliferation in plants. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 38: 817-822. 

Aung K and Hu J (2009) The Arabidopsis peroxisome division mutant pdd2is defective in the DYNAMIN-RELATED PROTEIN3A (DRP3A) gene. Plant Signal Behav. 4(6): 542-544.

Reumann S, Quan S, Aung K, Yang P, Manandhar-Shrestha K, Holbrook D, Linka N, Switzenberg R, Wilkerson CG, Weber APM Olsen LJ, and Hu J (2009) In-depth proteome analysis of Arabidopsis leaf peroxisomes combined with in vivo subcellular targeting verification indicates novel metabolic and regulatory functions of peroxisomes. Plant Physiol. 150: 125-143.

Aung K*, Lin S*, Wu C, Huang Y, Chiang S, and Chiou T (2006) pho2, a phosphate over-accumulator, is caused by a nonsense mutation in the miR399 target gene. Plant Physiol. 141(3): 1000-1011. *: equally contributed.

Chiou T, Aung K*, Lin S*, Wu C*, Chiang S, and Su C (2006) Regulation of phosphate homeostasis by microRNA in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 18(2): 412-421. *: equally contributed.

Fujii H, Chiou T, Lin S, Aung K, and Zhu J (2005) A miRNA involved in phosphate-starvation response in Arabidopsis. Current Biology 15: 2038-2043.