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Chen, F., H. Al-Ahmad, B. Joyce, N. Zhao, T. G. Köllner,  J. Degenhardt, C. N. Stewart, Jr. 2009. Within-plant distribution and emission of sesquiterpenes from Copaifera officinalis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 47: 1017-1023.

Chen, F., Liu, C-J., Tschaplinski, T.J., and Zhao, N. (2009) Genomics of secondary metabolism in Populus: Interactions with biotic and abiotic environments. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. in press

Panthee, D. and Chen. F. (2009). Genomics of fungal disease resistance in tomato. Curr. Genomics. in press

Chen, F., Al-Ahmad, H., Joyce, B., Zhao, N.,  Köllner, T.G., Degenhardt, J., Stewart, C.N. (2009). Within-plant distribution and emission of sesquiterpenes from Copaifera officinalis. Plant Physiol. Biochem. In press

Zhao, N., Boyle, B., Duval, I., Ferrer, J., Lin, H., Seguin, A., Mackay, J. and Chen, F. (2009). SABATH methyltransferases from white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss): Gene cloning, functional characterization and structural analysis. Tree Physiol. 29: 947-957

Navia-Gine, W., Gomez, S.K., Yuan, J.S., Chen, F. and Korth, K.L (2009). Insect-induced gene expression at the core of volatile terpene release in Medicago truncatula. Plant Sign. Beha. 4: 636-638

Yuan, J.S., Himanen, S.J., Holopainen, J.K., Chen, F. and Stewart, C.N. (2009). Smelling global climate change: mitigation of function for plant volatile organic compounds. Trends Ecol Evol. 24: 323-331

Navia-Gine W., Yuan J.S., Mauromoustakos, A., Murphy, J.B., Chen F. and Korth K.L. (2009) Regulation of an insect-induced E-(beta)-ocimene synthase and other terpene synthases of Medicago truncatula. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 47: 416–425

Zhao, N., Guan, J., Forouhar, F., Tschaplinski, T.J., Cheng, C-M., Tong L., and Chen, F. (2009) Two poplar methyl salicylate esterases display comparable biochemical properties but divergent expression patterns. Phytochemistry 70: 37-44

Yuan, J.S., Köllner, T.G., Wiggins, G., Grant, J., Zhao, N., Zhuang, X., Degenhardt, J., and Chen, F. (2008) Elucidation of the genomic basis of indirect plant defense against insects. Plant Sign. Beha. 3: 720-721

Zhuang, X-F., Klingeman, W.E., Hu, J., and Chen, F. (2008) Emission of floral volatiles from Dogwood flowers. J Agri Food Chem. 56: 9570-9574

Yuan, J.S., Köllner, T.G., Wiggins, G., Grant, J., Degenhardt, J., and Chen, F. (2008) Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice. Plant J. 55: 491-503

Zhao, N., Ferrer, J-L., Ross, J., Guan, J., Yang, Y., Pichersky, E., Noel, J.P., and Chen, F. (2008) Structural, biochemical and phylogenetic analyses suggest that indole-3-acetic acid methyltransferase is an evolutionarily ancient member of the SABATH family. Plant Physiol. 146: 455-467

Zhao, N., Guan, J., Lin, H., and Chen, F. (2007) Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of indole-3-acetic acid methyl transferase from poplar. Phytochemistry. 68: 1537-1544
Klingeman, W.E., Chen, F., Kim, H.J., and Flanagan, P.C. (2007) Feeding preference of dogwood sawfly larvae indicates resistance in CornusJ. Environ. Hort. 25: 134-138

Yuan, J.S., Yang, X.H., Lai, J.R., Lin, H., Cheng, Z.M., Nonogaki, H. and Chen, F. (2007) The Endo-β-Mannanase gene families in Arabidopsis, rice and poplar. Func. Integr. Genomics. 7: 1-16

Yuan, J.S., Reed, A., Chen, F. and Stewart, C.N. (2006) Statistical analysis of real-time PCR data. BMC Bioinformatics 7:85 

Yang, Y. Yuan, J.S., Ross, J., Noel, J.P., Pichersky, E. and Chen, F. (2006) An Arabidopsis thaliana methyltransferase capable of methylating farnesoic acid. Arch. Biochem. Biophy. 448: 123-132.

Tholl, D., Chen, F., Petri, J., Gershenzon, J, and Pichersky, E. (2005) Two sesquiterpene synthases are responsible for the complex mixture of sesquiterpenes emitted from Arabidopsis flowers. Plant J. 42: 757-771

Chen, F., Ro, D-k., Petri, J., Gershenzon, J., Bohlmann, J., Pichersky, E., and Tholl E. (2004) Characterization of a root-specific Arabidopsis terpene synthase responsible for the formation of the volatile monoterpene 1,8-Cineole. Plant Physiol. 135: 1956-1966

Pott, M.B., Hippauf, F., Saschenbrecker, S., Chen, F., Kiefer, I.,  Slusarenko, A., Ross, J., Noel, J.P., Pichersky, E., Effmert, U., and Piechulla, B. (2004) Biochemical and structural characterization of benzenoid carboxyl methyltransferases involved in floral scent production in Stephanotis floribunda and Nicotiana suaveolens. Plant Physiol. 135:1946-1955

Chen, F., D’Auria, J.C., Tholl, D., Ross, J.R., Gershenzon, J., Noel, J.P., and Pichersky, E. (2003) An Arabidopsis gene for methylsalicylate biosynthesis, identified by a biochemical genomics approach, has a role in defense. Plant J. 36: 577-588

Chen, F., Tholl D., D’Auria, J.C., Farooq, A., Pichersky, E., and Gershenzon, J. (2003) Biosynthesis and emission of terpenoid volatiles from Arabidopsis flowers. Plant Cell 15: 481-494

D’Auria, J.C., Chen, F., and Pichersky, E. (2002) Characterization of an acyltransferase capable of synthesizing benzylbenzoate and other volatile esters in flowers and damaged leaves of Clarkia breweri. Plant Physiol. 130: 466-476

Gang, D.R., Lavid, N., Zubieta, C., Chen, F., Beuerle, T., Lewinsohn, E., Noel, J.P., and Pichersky, E. (2002) Characterization of phenylpropene O-methyltransferases from sweet basil: facile change of substrate specificity and convergent evolution within a plant O-methyltransferase family. Plant Cell 14: 505-519

Chen, F., Nonogaki, H., and Bradford, K.J. (2002) A gibberellin-regulated xyloglucan endotransglycosylase gene is expressed in the endosperm cap during tomato seed germination. J. Exp. Bot. 53: 215-223

Chen, F., Dahal, P., and Bradford, K.J. (2001) Two tomato expansin genes show divergent expression and localization in embryos during seed development and germination. Plant Physiol. 127: 928-936

Chen, F., and Bradford, K.J. (2000) Expression of an expansin gene is associated with endosperm cap weakening during tomato seed germination. Plant Physiol. 124: 1265-1274



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