Eui Hwan Chung
Education:
· Ph.D student, Biology, Current. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey L. Dangl
· M.Sc, Molecular Plant Pathology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Thesis Adviser: Dr. Byung Kook Hwang
· B.Sc, Plant Pathology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. Supervised by: Dr. Byung Kook Hwang
Project Description:
Proteomic analysis of RPM1-mediated resistance against Pseudomonas in Arabidopsis. Cellular localization and dynamics of R proteins required for their function in Arabidopsis.
Publications:
He, Y,
Chung EH, Hubert DA, Tornero P, and Dangl JL (2012) Specific missense alleles of
the
Arabidopsis Jasmonic Acid co-receptor COI1 regulate innate immune receptor
accumulation and function
(submitted to PLoS Genetics) *Equal contribution
Cherkis KA, Temple B, Chung EH, Sondek J and Dangl JL (2012) AvrRpm1 missense
mutations
activate RPS2-mediated immune response in Arabidopsis thaliana (submitted to
PLoS One)
Gao, Z, Chung EH, Eitas TK, and Dangl JL (2011) The plant intracellular innate
immune receptor RPM1
is activated at, and functions on, the plasma membrane. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.,
108 (18), 7619-7624.
Chung EH, da Cunha L, Wu A, Gao Z, Afzal A.J, Mackey D and Dangl JL (2011)
Specific threonine
phosphorylation of a host target mediated by two unrelated type III effector
proteins results in activation
of a host innate immune receptor. Cell Host&Microbe, (9), 125-136.
• Previewed by Dr. Roger W. Innes in the same issue as an featured article
• “must read” paper from Faculty 1000
Kim YJ, Jung EH, Hwang SH, Go SJ, and Hwang DJ (2004) AP2/EREBP transcription
factors in Rice.
The Plant Pathology Journal (20): 41-45.
Jung EH, Jung HW, Lee SC, Han SW, Heu S, and Hwang BK (2004) Identification of a
novel pathogen-
induced gene encoding a leucine-rich repeat protein expressed in phloem cells of
Capsicum annuum.
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1676(3): 211-22