Publications by Michael Thomashow
Lee CM, Thomashow MF (2012) Photoperiodic regulation of the C-repeat binding factor (CBF) cold acclimation pathway and freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109:15054-15059.
Yang DL, Yao J, Mei CS, Tong XH, Zeng LJ, Li Q, Xiao LT, Sun TP, Li J, Deng XW, Lee CM, Thomashow MF, Yang Y, He Z, He SY (2012) Plant hormone jasmonate prioritizes defense over growth by interfering with gibberellin signaling cascade. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109:E1192-200.
Carvallo M, Pino M-T, Jeknic Z, Zou C, Doherty C, Shiu S-H, Chen THH, Thomashow MF (2011) A comparison of the low temperature transcriptomes and CBF regulons of three plant species that differ in freezing tolerance—Solanum commersonii, Solanum tuberosum and Arabidopsis thaliana. J Experimental Botany 62: 3807-3819.
Dong MA, Farré EM, Thomashow MF (2011) CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL regulate expression of the C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR (CBF) pathway in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108: 7241-7246.
Hu P, Collings C, Chen J, Thomashow M (2011) Global regulation of Arabidopsis genes involved in photosynthesis (Poster), MSU-DOE Plant Research Review. East Lansing, MI 48824, July 21, 2011.
Zou C, Sun K, Mackaluso JD, Seddon AE, Jin R, Thomashow MF, Shiu SH (2011) Cis-regulatory code of stress responsive transcription in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108: 14992-14997.
Ayala-del-Río HL, Chain PS, Grzymski JJ, Ponder MA, Ivanova N, Bergholz PW, Di Bartolo G, Hauser L, Land M, Bakermans C, Rodrigues D, Klappenbach J, Zarka D, Larimer F, Richardson P, Murray A, Thomashow M, Tiedje JM (2010) The genome sequence of Psychrobacter arcticus 273-4, a psychroactive Siberian permafrost bacterium, reveals mechanisms for adaptation to low-temperature growth. Appl Environ Micobiol 76: 2304-2312.
Canella D, Gilmour SJ, Kuhn LA, Thomashow MF (2010) DNA binding by the Arabidopsis CBF1 transcription factor required the PKKP/RAGRxKFxETRHP signature sequence. Biochim Biophys Acta 1799: 454-462 Abstract
Pavangadkar K, Thomashow MF, Triezenberg SJ (2010) Histone dynamics and roles of histone acetyltransferases during cold-induced gene regulation in Arabidopsis. Plant Mol Biol 74: 183-200 Abstract
Thomashow MF (2010) Molecular basis of plant cold acclimation: insights gained from studying the CBF cold response pathway. Plant Physiol 154: 571-577.
Bakermans C, Sloup RE, Zarka DG, Tiedje JM, Thomashow MF (2009) Development and use of genetic system to identify genes required for efficient low-temperature growth of Psychrobacter arcticus 273-4. Extremophiles 13:21-30.
Doherty CJ, Van Buskirk HA, Myers S, Thomashow MF (2009) Roles of Arabidopsis CAMTA transcription factors in cold-regulated gene expression and freezing tolerance. Plant Cell 21: 972-984 (subject of commentary: NA Eckardt, Plant Cell 21:697) Abstract
Hark AT, Vlachonasios KE, Pavangadkar KA, Rao S, Gordon H, Adamakis ID, Kaldis A, Thomashow MF, Triezenberg SJ (2009) Two Arabidopsis orthologs of the transcriptional coactivator ADA2 have distinct biological functions. Biochim Biophys Acta 1789: 117-124.
Mikkelsen MD, Thomashow MF (2009) A role for circadian evening elements in cold-regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis. Plant J 60: 328-339 Abstract
Zou C, Lehti-Shiu MD, Thomashow M, Shiu SH (2009) Evolution of stress-regulated gene expression in duplicate genes of Arabidopsis thaliana. PLOS Genet 5: e1000581 Full Text
Pino MT, Skinner JS, Jeknic Z, Hayes PM, Soeldner AH, Thomashow MF, Chen THH (2008) Ectopic AtCBF1 over-expression enhances freezing tolerance and induces cold acclimation-associated physiological modifications in potato. Plant Cell Environ 31: 393-406 Abstract
Ponder MA, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM (2008) Metabolic activity of Siberian permafrost isolates, Psychrobacter arcticus and Exiguobacterium sibiricum, at low water activities. Extremophiles 12:481-90.
Bakermans C, Tollaksen SL, Giometti CS, Wilkerson C, Tiedje JM, Thomashow MF (2007) Proteomic analysis of Psychrobacter cryohalolentis K5 during growth at subzero temperature. Extremophiles 11: 343-354.
Pino MT, Skinner JS, Park EJ, Jeknic Z, Hayes PM, Thomashow MF, Chen THH (2007) Use of a stress inducible promoter to drive ectopic AtCBF expression improves potato freezing tolerance while minimizing negative effects on tuber yield. Plant Biotech J 5: 591-604 Abstract
Zheng S, Ponder MA, Shih JY, Tideje JM, Thomashow MF, Lubman DM (2007) A proteomic analysis of Psychrobacter articus 273-4 adaptation to low temperature and salinity using a 2D liquid mapping approach. Electrophoresis 28: 467-488.
Bakermans C, Ayala-del-Rio HL, Ponder MA, Vishnivetskaya T, Gilichinsky D, Thomashow MF and Tiedje JM (2006) Psychrobacter cryohalolentis sp. nov. and Psychrobacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Siberian permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56: 1285-1291.
Mao Y, Pavangadkar KA, Thomashow MF, Triezenberg SJ (2006) Physical and functional interactions of Arabidopsis ADA2 transcriptional coactivator proteins with the acetyltransferase GCN5 and with the cold-induced transcription factor CBF1. Biochim Biophys Acta-Gene Structure and Exp 1759:69-79.
Rodrigues DF, Goris J, Vishnivetskaya T, Gilichinsky D, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM (2006) Characterization of Exiguobacterium isolates from the Siberian permafrost. Description of Exiguobacterium sibiricum sp. nov. Extremophiles 10: 285-294.
Skinner JS, Szucs P, von Zitzewitz J, Marquez-Cedillo L, Filichkin T, Stockinger EJ, Thomashow MF, Chen TH, Hayes PM (2006) Mapping of barley homologs to genes that regulate low temperature tolerance in Arabidopsis. Theor Appl Genet 112:832-42.
Van Buskirk HA, Thomashow MF (2006) Arabidopsis transcription factors regulating cold acclimation. Physiol Plant 126: 72-80.
Fowler S, Cook D, Thomashow MF (2005) The CBF cold response pathway. In "Plant Abiotic Stress," M.A. Jenks and P.M. Hasegawa (eds.), Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, pp. 71-99.
Fowler SG, Cook D, Thomashow MF (2005) Low temperature induction of Arabidopsis CBF1-3 is gated by the circadian clock. Plant Physiol 137: 961-968 Abstract
Ponder MA, Gilmour SJ, Bergholz PW, Mindock CA, Hollingsworth R, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM (2005) Characterization of potential stress responses in ancient Siberian permafrost psychroactive bacteria. FEMS Microb Ecol 53:103-115.
Skinner JS, von Zitzewitz J, Marquez-Cedillo L, Filichkin T, Szcs P, Amundsen K, Stockinger EJ, Thomashow MF, Chen THH, Hayes PM (2005) Barley contains a large CBF gene family associated with quantitative cold tolerance traits. In: T.H.H Chen, M. Uemura, and S. Fujikawa, (eds.), Cold Hardiness in Plants: Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology and Physiology. CAB International, Oxon, UK, pp. 30-52.
Skinner JS, von Zitzewitz J, Szucs P, Marquez-Cedillo L, Filichkin T, Amundsen K, Stockinger EJ, Thomashow MF, Chen TH, Hayes PM (2005) Structural, functional, and phylogenetic characterization of a large CBF gene family in barley. Plant Mol Biol 59:533-51.
Vogel JT, Cook D, Fowler SG, Thomashow MF (2005) The CBF cold response pathways of Arabidopsis and tomato. In: T.H.H Chen, M. Uemura, and S. Fujikawa, (eds.), Cold Hardiness in Plants: Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology and Physiology. CAB International, Oxon, UK, pp. 11-29.
Vogel JT, Zarka DG, Van Buskirk HA, Fowler SG, Thomashow MF (2005) Roles of the CBF2 and ZAT12 transcription factors in configuring the low temperature transcriptome of Arabidopsis. Plant J 41: 195-211 Abstract
Wang Z, Triezenberg SJ, Thomashow MF, Stockinger EJ (2005) Multiple hydrophobic motifs in Arabidopsis CBF1 COOH-terminus provide functional redundancy in trans-activation. Plant Mol Biol 58:543-59.
Cook D, Fowler S, Fiehn O and Thomashow MF (2004) A prominent role of the CBF cold response pathway in configuring the low temperature metabolome of Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101: 15243-15248 (subject of commentary: J Browse, BM Lange, PNAS 101:1499-14997).
Gilmour SJ, Fowler SG and Thomashow MF (2004) Arabidopsis transcriptional activators CBF1, CBF2, and CBF3 have matching functional activities. Plant Mol Biol 54: 767-781.
Heather Knight H, Zarka DG, Okamoto H, Thomashow MF and Knight MR (2004) ABA induces CBF gene transcription and expression via the CRT promoter element, Plant Physiol 135: 1710-1717.
Zhang X, Fowler S, Cheng H, Lou Y, Rhee SY, Stockinger EJ, Thomashow MF (2004) Freezing sensitive tomato has a functional CBF cold response pathway, but a CBF regulon that differs from that of freezing tolerant Arabidopsis. Plant J 39: 905-919.
Vlachonasios KE, Thomashow MF and Triezenberg SJ (2003) Disruption mutations of ADA2b and GCN5 transcriptional adaptor genes dramatically affect Arabidopsis growth, development, and gene expression. Plant Cell 15: 626-638.
Zarka DG, Vogel JT, Cook D, Thomashow MF (2003) Cold induction of Arabidopsis CBF genes involves multiple ICE (inducer of CBF expression) promoter elements and a cold-regulatory circuit that is desensitized by low temperature. Plant Physiol 133: 910-918.
Fowler S, Thomashow MF (2002) Arabidopsis transcriptome profiling indicates multiple regulatory pathways are activated during cold acclimation in addition to the CBF cold-response pathway. Plant Cell 14: 1675-1690.
Gustafson AM, O’Connell KP, Thomashow MF (2002) Regulation of Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 rrnA-reporter gene fusions in response to cold shock. Can J Microbiol 48: 821-830.
Haake V, Cook D, Riechmann JL, Pineda O, Thomashow MF and Zhang JZ (2002) Transcription factor CBF4 is a regulator of drought adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol 130: 709-783.
Huang T, Zarka DG, Thomashow MF, Wisniewski M, Duman JG (2002) Expression of an insect (Dendroides canadensis) antifreeze protein in Arabidopsis thaliana results in a decrease in plant freezing temperature. Plant Mol Biol 50: 333-344.
Keegstra K, Thomashow MF (2002) Adapting physiology and metabolism to changes in the environment: editorial overview. Curr Opin Plant Biol 5: 191-192.
Liu JY, Gilmour SJ, Nicodemus J, Thomashow MF, van Nocker S (2002) Cold signalling associated with vernalization in Arabidopsis thaliana does not involve CBF1 or abscisic acid. Physiol Plant 114: 125-134.
Owens CL, Thomashow MF, Hancock JF and Iezzoni AF. (2002) CBF1 orthologs in sour cherry and strawberry and the heterologous expression of CBF1 in strawberry. J Amer Soc Hort Sci 127:489-494.
Jaglo KR, Kleff S, Amundsen K, Zhang X, Haake V, Zhang J, Deits T, Thomashow MF (2001) Components of the Arabidopsis CBF cold-response pathway are conserved in Brassica napus and other plant species. Plant Physiol 127: 910-917.
Stockinger EJ, Mao Y, Regier MK, Triezenberg SJ, Thomashow MF (2001) Transcriptional adaptor and histone acetyltransferase proteins in Arabidopsis and their interactions with CBF1, a transcriptional activator involved in cold-regulated gene expression. Nucl Acids Res 29: 1524-1533.
Thomashow MF (2001) So what’s new in the field of plant cold acclimation? Lots! Plant Physiol 125: 89-93.
Thomashow MF, Gilmour SJ, Stockinger EJ, Jaglo-Ottosen KR, Zarka DG (2001) Role of the Arabidopsis CBF transcriptional activators in cold acclimation. Physiol Plant 112: 171-175.
Gilmour SJ, Sebolt AM, Salazar MP, Everard JD, Thomashow MF (2000) Overexpression of the Arabidopsis CBF3 transcriptional activator mimics multiple biochemical changes associated with cold acclimation. Plant Physiol 124: 1854-1865.
O’Connell KP, Gustafson AM, Lehmann MD, Thomashow MF (2000) Identification of cold shock gene loci in Sinorhizobium meliloti by using a luxAB reporter transposon. Appl Environ Microbiol 66:401-405.
O’Connell KP, Thomashow MF (2000) Transcriptional organization and regulation of a polycistronic cold shock operon in Sinorhizobium meliloti RM1021 encoding homologs of the Escherichia coli major cold shock gene cspA and ribosomal protein gene rpsU. Appl Environ Microbiol 66:392-400.
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