† Corresponding authors; * Co-first authors; # Undergraduates in Qiu Lab
2026
Xi J, Agarwal AK, Blessitt JA, Mask MM, Qiu Y, Bajsa-Hirschel J, Pan Z, Cantrell CL and Baerson SR (2026) Dose-response-defined physiological framework enables comparative analysis of transcriptional response dynamics across multiple herbicides in Arabidopsis thaliana. Front Plant Sci. PDF
Acharya A, Qiu Y, Shanmugam SG (2026) Plant micro and macronutrients: multidisciplinary and targeted approaches to investigate their role in plant growth and regulation. J Plant Growth Regul. PDF
Tanvir R, Qiu Y, Zhang C, Li L (2026) Editorial: ICAR2024 highlights. Front Plant Sci. 17:1926580. PDF
Ghimire P, Kitchens A, Malik KI, Lin Y, Qiu Y, Cao Y, Han Y (2026) Embedded electrohydrodynamic printing of magnetically responsive microspheres. J Micromech Microeng. 36:077001. PDF
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. PDF
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.
