Publications

^† Corresponding authors; * Co-first authors; ^# Undergraduates in Qiu Lab

2026

Xiong H*, Bajracharya A*, Odari R, Bayer EE^#, Stoner A^#, Wasti A, Xi J, Baerson SR, Chen M, Qiu Y^† (2026) Oligomerization-competent PIF4 drives thermomorphogenesis through functional redundancy in transactivation and DNA binding. Nat Commun. Link

Dickey B, Singh Y, Maharjan S, Qiu Y^†, Chen S^† (2026) Capturing protein-protein interactions in plants: recent advances, challenges, and opportunities. Front Mol Biosci, 13:1777595. PDF

2025

Xiong H*, Bajracharya A*, Odari R, Bayer EE^#, Stoner A^#, Wasti A, Xi J, Baerson SR, Chen M, Qiu Y^† (2025) PIF4-mediated thermomorphogenesis relies on its oligomerization ability, not DNA-binding or transactivation activity. Research Square, rs. 3. rs-7294532 (Preprint)

Cowgill G, Strazza SA, Wilson S, Odari R, Bristy SA, Qiu Y, Miura S (2025) Challenges in Applying DNA-Binding Protein Predictors to Biological Research. Int J Mol Sci 26(19), 9785. PDF

He J, Chen Y, Zhang M, Qiu Y, Zhou H, Li M (2025) Current perspectives on improving soybean performance on saline-alkaline lands. New Crops 3: 100079. PDF

Bajracharya A*, Timilsina S*, Cao R, Jiang Q, Dickey BA, Wasti A, Xi J, Weingartner M, Baerson SR, Roman GW^†, Han Y^†, Qiu Y^† (2025). Developing affordable and efficient heating devices for enhanced live cell imaging in confocal microscopy. Front Plant Sci 15: 1499831. PDF

2024

Bajracharya A, Dickey B, Qiu Y^† (2024). GST Pull-Down Assay to Study PIF4 Binding In Vitro. In: Chen, M. (eds) Thermomorphogenesis. Methods Mol Biol, vol 2795. Humana, New York, NY. PDF

2023

Jiang Q, Bajracharya A, Qiu Y, Han Y (2023) Direct writing of microheater for studying plant thermal biology. Manuf Lett 35: 725-731. PDF

Sang Q, Fan L, Liu T, Qiu Y, Du J, Mo B, Chen M, Chen X (2023) MicroRNA156 conditions auxin sensitivity to enable growth plasticity in response to environmental changes in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 14: 1449. PDF

2022

Bajracharya A, Xi J, Grace KF^#, Bayer EE^#, Grant CA^#, Clutton CH^#, Baerson SR, Agarwal AK, Qiu Y^† (2022) PIF4/HEMERA-mediated thermosensory growth requires the Mediator subunit MED14. Plant Physiol 2022, kiac412, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac412 PDF

2021

Yoo, C.Y., He, J., Sang, Q., Qiu, Y., Long, L., Kim, RJ-A., Chong, EG., Hahm, J., Morffy, N., Zhou, P., et al (2021) Direct photoresponsive inhibition of a p53-like transcription activation domain in PIF3 by Arabidopsis phytochrome B. Nat Commun 12: 1–16. PDF

Qiu, Y.*^†, Pasoreck, E.K.*, Yoo, C.Y.*, He, J., Wang, H., Bajracharya, A., Li, M., Larsen, H.D., Cheung, S., Chen, M.^† (2021) RCB initiates Arabidopsis thermomorphogenesis by stabilizing the thermoregulator PIF4 in the daytime. Nat Commun 12: 2042. PDF Featured in Editor’s Highlights

2020

Qiu, Y. (2020) Regulation of PIF4-mediated thermosensory growth. Plant Sci 297: 110541. PDF

Hahm, J., Kim, K., Qiu, Y., Chen, M. (2020) Increasing ambient temperature progressively disassembles Arabidopsis phytochrome B from individual photobodies with distinct thermostabilities. Nat Commun 11: 1660. PDF

2019

Qiu, Y., Li, M., Kim, R.J., Moore, C., Chen, M. (2019) Daytime temperature is sensed by phytochrome B in Arabidopsis through a transcriptional activator HEMERA. Nat Commun 10: 140. PDF

2017

Qiu, Y., Pasoreck, E.K., Reddy, A.K., Nagatani, A., Ma, W., Chory, J., Chen, M. (2017) Mechanism of early light signaling by the carboxy-terminal output module of Arabidopsis phytochrome B. Nat Commun 8: 1905. PDF

Nevarez, P.A.*, Qiu, Y.*, Inoue, H., Yoo, C.Y., Benfey, P.N., Schnell, D.J., Chen, M. (2017) Mechanism of dual-targeting of the phytochrome signaling component HEMERA/pTAC12 to plastids and the nucleus. Plant Physiol 173(4): 1953-1966. (* Co-first authors) PDF

2015

Qiu, Y.*, Li, M.*, Pasoreck, E.K., Long, L., Shi, Y., Galvão, R.M., Chou, C.L., Wang, H., Sun, A.Y., Zhang, Y.C., Jiang, A., Chen, M. (2015) HEMERA couples the proteolysis and transcriptional activity of PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs in Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis. Plant Cell 27(5): 1409-1427. (* Co-first authors) PDF

2014

Feng, C.M., Qiu, Y., Van Buskirk, E.K., Yang, E.J., Chen, M. (2014) Light-regulated gene repositioning in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 5: 3027. PDF

2012

Qiu, Y., Xi, J., Du, L., Roje, S., Poovaiah, B.W. (2012) A dual regulatory role of Arabidopsis calreticulin-2 in plant innate immunity. Plant J 69(3): 489-500.

Qiu, Y., Xi, J., Du, L., Suttle, J.C., Poovaiah, B.W. (2012) Coupling calcium/calmodulin-mediated signaling and herbivore-induced plant response through calmodulin-binding transcription factor AtSR1/CAMTA3. Plant Mol Biol 79(1-2): 89-99.

Qiu, Y., Xi, J., Du, L., Poovaiah, B.W. (2012) The function of calreticulin in plant immunity: New discoveries for an old protein. Plant Signal Behav 7(8): 907-910.

Xi, J., Qiu, Y., Du, L., Poovaiah, B.W. (2012) Plant-specific trihelix transcription factor AtGT2L interacts with calcium/calmodulin and responds to cold and salt stresses. Plant Sci 185-186: 274-80.