2025
Kim, E.J.†, Hong, W.J.†, Kim, Y.J.†, Kim, E.Y., Yun, S.D., Moon, S., Lee, S.K., Park, S.K. and Jung, K.H., 2025. Global identification of key genes for pollen germination in rice through high‐throughput screening and gene editing. J. Integ. Plant Biol. (Co-first)
Seo, M.G., Jeong, H.Y., Lim, Y., Hong, S., Lee, J., Hong, W.J., Lee, C., Park, S.J. and Kwon, C.T., 2025. Precise customization of plant architecture by combinatorial genetic modification of peptide ligands. Plant Commun., 6(2).
Chandrasekaran, U., Hong, W.J. and Kim, H., 2025. Subtilases: a major prospect to the genome editing in horticultural crops. Front. Plant Sci., 15, p.1532074.
2024
Hong, W.J.†, Moon, H.†, Shin, C. and Jung, K.H., 2024. CAFRI-Arabidopsis: an intuitive web-based functional redundancy inspector in Arabidopsis. J Plant Biol., 67(2), pp.99-108. (Co-first)
Kim, E.J., Hong, W.J., Kang, M., Jeon, J.S., Kim, Y.J. and Jung, K.H., 2024. Overcoming functional redundancy in three actin depolymerizing factor genes for rice pollen tube growth. Plant Physiol., 195(2), pp.1134-1137.
Seo, M.G., Lim, Y., Hendelman, A., Robitaille, G., Beak, H.K., Hong, W.J., Park, S.J., Lippman, Z.B., Park, Y.J. and Kwon, C.T., 2024. Evolutionary conservation of receptor compensation for stem cell homeostasis in Solanaceae plants. Hort. Res. p.uhae126.
Lee, S.K.†, Lee, H.W.†, Hong, W.J.†, Kim, E.J., Moon, S. and Jung, K.H., 2024. Five Beta-Expansin Genes Sharing Common Expression Patterns are Redundantly Involved in Pollen Tube Growth in Rice (Oryza sativa). J. Plant Biol., pp.1-13. (Co-first)
Yoo, Y.H., Cho, S.Y., Lee, I., Kim, N., Lee, S.K., Cho, K.S., Kim, E.Y., Jung, K.H. and Hong, W.J., 2024. Characterization of the Regulatory Network under Waterlogging Stress in Soybean Roots via Transcriptome Analysis. Plants, 13(18), p.2538.
Kim, E.Y., Yun, S.D., Kim, M.H., Kim, J.H., Oh, S.A., Lee, J.H., Son, Y.J., Hong, W.J., Yun, C.M., Moon, S. and Jung, K.H., 2024. Pollen-expressed plant U-box protein, OsPUB14 involves in rice fertility and degrades OsMTD2. J. Plant Biol., pp.1-11.
Seo, M.G., Jeong, H.Y., Lim, Y., Hong, S., Lee, J., Hong, W.J., Lee, C., Park, S.J. and Kwon, C.T., 2024. Precise customization of plant architecture by combinatorial genetic modification of peptide ligands. Plant Commun.
Yun, C.M.†, Hong, W.J.†, Kim, H.J., Kim, J.H., Son, Y.J., Noh, G., Park, C.W., Li, H., Liang, W., Hong, C.O. and Lee, K.M., 2024. Protein Involved in Tip Elongation (PITE) regulates root hair growth in rice. Physiol. Plant., 176(6), p.e14625. (Co-first)
Hwang, W.†, Hong, W.J.†, Kim, E.J., Kim, J., Moon, S. and Jung, K.H., 2024. The Rice Online Expression Profiles Array Database Version 2 (ROADv2): An Interactive Atlas for Rice Functional Genomics. Rice, 17, p.75. (Co-first)
2023
Kim, Y.-H., Park, C.-W., Hong, W.-J., Jo, I.H., Kim, K.K., Kim, Y.-J., 2023. Protocol for efficient ginseng transformation. Plant Cell Tiss. Organ Cult. 153, 429–437.
Lee, C., Lee, Y.-S., Hong, H.-C., Hong, W.-J., Koh, H.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2023. Reinterpretation of anthocyanins biosynthesis in developing black rice seeds through gene expression analysis. PLoS One 18, e0286539.
Jang, M.-J.† , Hong, W.-J.† , Park, Y.-S., Jung, K.-H., Kim, S., 2023. Genomic basis of multiphase evolution driving divergent selection of zinc-finger homeodomain genes. Nucleic Acids Res. gkad489. (Co-first)
Lee, S.K., Hong, W.-J., Kim, E.-J., Moon, S., Kim, Y.-J., Park, S.-K., Jung, K.-H., 2023. Functional Characterization of OsRac6 Involved in Pollen Germination in Rice. J. Plant Biol.
Jiang, X., Hong, W.-J., Lee, S.-K., Jung, K.-H., 2023. Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Collar Region-Preferential Genes in Rice. Plants 12, 2959.
Kim, E.-J., Kim, J.-H., Hong, W.-J., Kim, E.Y., Kim, M.-H., Lee, S.K., Min, C.W., Kim, S.T., Park, S.K., Jung, K.-H., Kim, Y.-J., 2023. Rice pollen-specific OsRALF17 and OsRALF19 are essential for pollen tube growth. J. Integr. Plant Biol.
2017~2022
Noh, G., Kim, J.-H., Cho, S.W., Kim, Y.-H., Jung, J.-Y., Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., Park, G., Son, H.-J., Jo, I.H., Song, Y.H., Kim, S.T., Kim, Y.-J., 2022. Overexpression of the ginseng GH18 gene confers salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnol. Rep. 16, 683–696.
Moon, S., Kim, Y.-J., Park, H.E., Kim, J., Gho, Y.S., Hong, W.-J., Kim, E.-J., Lee, S.K., Suh, B.-C., An, G., Jung, K.-H., 2022. OsSNDP3 Functions for the Polar Tip Growth in Rice Pollen Together with OsSNDP2, a Paralog of OsSNDP3. Rice 15, 39.
Hong, W.-J., Kim, E.-J., Yoon, J., Silva, J., Moon, S., Min, C.W., Cho, L.-H., Kim, S.T., Park, S.K., Kim, Y.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2022. A myosin XI adaptor, TAPE, is essential for pollen tube elongation in rice. Plant Physiol. kiac299.
Hong, W.-J.† , Lee, S.K.† , Kim, S.-H.† , Kim, Y.-J., Moon, S., Kim, E.-J., Silva, J., Jung, K.-H., 2022. Comparative transcriptome analysis of pollen and anther wall reveals novel insights into the regulatory mechanisms underlying anther wall development and its dehiscence in rice. Plant Cell Rep. 41, 1229–1242. (Co-first)
Kim, E.-J., Hong, W.-J., Kim, Y.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2022. Transcriptome Analysis of Triple Mutant for OsMADS62, OsMADS63, and OsMADS68 Reveals the Downstream Regulatory Mechanism for Pollen Germination in Rice (Oryza sativa). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23, 239.
Cho, L.-H., Yoon, J., Tun, W., Baek, G., Peng, X., Hong, W.-J., Mori, I.C., Hojo, Y., Matsuura, T., Kim, S.-R., Kim, S.-T., Kwon, S.-W., Jung, K.-H., Jeon, J.-S., An, G., 2022. Cytokinin increases vegetative growth period by suppressing florigen expression in rice and maize. Plant J. 110, 1619–1635.
Young Chae, G.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Jeong Jang, M., Jung, K.-H., Kim, S., 2021. Recurrent mutations promote widespread structural and functional divergence of MULE-derived genes in plants. Nucleic Acids Res. 49, 11765–11777.
(Co-first)Hong, W.-J.†, Jiang, X.†, Choi, S.-H., Kim, Y.-J., Kim, S.-T., Jeon, J.-S., Jung, K.-H., 2021. A Systemic View of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Rice to Facilitate Productivity. Plants 10, 1690. (Co-first)
Van Nguyen, T., Kim, S.-W., Min, C.-W., Gupta, R., Lee, G.-H., Jang, J.-W., Rathi, D., Shin, H.-W., Jung, J.-Y., Jo, I.-H., Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., Kim, S., Kim, Y.-J., Kim, S.-T., 2021. Optimization of Protein Isolation and Label-Free Quantitative Proteomic Analysis in Four Different Tissues of Korean Ginseng. Plants 10, 1409.
Min, M.K., Kim, R., Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., Lee, J.-Y., Kim, B.-G., 2021. OsPP2C09 Is a Bifunctional Regulator in Both ABA-Dependent and Independent Abiotic Stress Signaling Pathways. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 393.
Lee, C., Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., Hong, H.-C., Kim, D.-Y., Ok, H.-C., Choi, M.-S., Park, S.-K., Kim, J., Koh, H.-J., 2021b. Arachis hypogaea resveratrol synthase 3 alters the expression pattern of UDP-glycosyltransferase genes in developing rice seeds. PLoS One 16, e0245446.
Yoon, J., Cho, L.-H., Kim, S.-R., Tun, W., Peng, X., Pasriga, R., Moon, S., Hong, W.-J., Ji, H., Jung, K.-H., Jeon, J.-S., An, G., 2021. CTP synthase is essential for early endosperm development by regulating nuclei spacing. Plant Biotechnol. J. 19, 2177–2191.
Lee, S.K., Hong, W.-J., Silva, J., Kim, E.-J., Park, S.K., Jung, K.-H., Kim, Y.-J., 2021. Global Identification of ANTH Genes Involved in Rice Pollen Germination and Functional Characterization of a Key Member, OsANTH3. Front. Plant Sci. 12.
Lee, C., Chung, C.-T., Hong, W.-J., Lee, Y.-S., Lee, J.-H., Koh, H.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2021. Transcriptional Changes in the Developing Rice Seeds Under Salt Stress Suggest Targets for Manipulating Seed Quality. Front. Plant Sci. 12.
Kim, Y.-J.†, Kim, M.-H.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Moon, S., Kim, S.T., Park, S.K., Jung, K.-H., 2021. OsMTD2-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) balance is essential for intact pollen-tube elongation in rice. Plant J. 107, 1131–1147. (Co-first)
Kim, Y.-J., Kim, M.-H., Hong, W.-J., Moon, S., Kim, E.-J., Silva, J., Lee, J., Lee, S., Kim, S.T., Park, S.K., Jung, K.-H., 2021. GORI, encoding the WD40 domain protein, is required for pollen tube germination and elongation in rice. Plant J. 105, 1645–1664.
Kim, E.-J., Hong, W.-J., Tun, W., An, G., Kim, S.-T., Kim, Y.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2021. Interaction of OsRopGEF3 Protein With OsRac3 to Regulate Root Hair Elongation and Reactive Oxygen Species Formation in Rice (Oryza sativa). Front. Plant Sci. 12.
Chandran, A.K.N.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Abhijith, B.†, Lee, J., Kim, Y.-J., Park, S.K., Jung, K.-H., 2020. Rice Male Gamete Expression Database (RMEDB): A Web Resource for Functional Genomic Studies of Rice Male Organ Development. J. Plant Biol. 63, 421–430. (Co-first)
Peng Yuan, D.†, Xu, X.F.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Wang, S.T., Jia, X.T., Liu, Y., Li, Shuang, Li, Z.M., Sun, Q., Mei, Q., Li, Shuai, Jung, K.-H., Wei, S.H., Xuan, Y.H., 2020. Transcriptome analysis of rice leaves in response to Rhizoctonia solani infection and reveals a novel regulatory mechanism. Plant Biotechnol. Rep. 14, 559–573. (Co-first)
Yoon, J., Cho, L.-H., Yang, W., Pasriga, R., Wu, Y., Hong, W.-J., Bureau, C., Wi, S.J., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Zhang, D., Jung, K.-H., Park, K.Y., Périn, C., Zhao, Y., An, G., 2020. Homeobox transcription factor OsZHD2 promotes root meristem activity in rice by inducing ethylene biosynthesis. J. Exp. Bot. 71, 5348–5364.
Moon, S.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Kim, Y.-J.†, Chandran, A.K.N., Gho, Y.-S., Yoo, Y.-H., Nguyen, V.N.T., An, G., Park, S.K., Jung, K.-H., 2020. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Gene Regulatory Mechanism of UDT1 on Anther Development. J. Plant Biol. 63, 289–296. (Co-first)
Jang, S.-W.†, Yoou, M.-H.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Kim, Y.-J., Lee, E.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2020. Re-Analysis of 16S Amplicon Sequencing Data Reveals Soil Microbial Population Shifts in Rice Fields under Drought Condition. Rice 13, 44. (Co-first)
Kim, E.-J., Park, S.-W., Hong, W.-J., Silva, J., Liang, W., Zhang, D., Jung, K.-H., Kim, Y.-J., 2020. Genome-wide analysis of RopGEF gene family to identify genes contributing to pollen tube growth in rice (Oryza sativa). BMC Plant Biol. 20, 95.
Yoo, Y.-H., Kim, Y.-J., Moon, S., Gho, Y.-S., Hong, W.-J., Kim, E.-J., Jiang, X., Jung, K.-H., 2020. Fast Track to Discover Novel Promoters in Rice. Plants 9, 125.
Shin, N.-H.†, Trang, D.T.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Kang, K., Chuluuntsetseg, J., Moon, J.-K., Yoo, Y.-H., Jung, K.-H., Yoo, S.-C., 2020. Rice Senescence-Induced Receptor-Like Kinase (OsSRLK) Is Involved in Phytohormone-Mediated Chlorophyll Degradation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21, 260. (Co-first)
Hong, W.-J.†, Jiang, X.†, Ahn, H.R., Choi, J., Kim, S.-R., Jung, K.-H., 2020. Systematic Analysis of Cold Stress Response and Diurnal Rhythm Using Transcriptome Data in Rice Reveals the Molecular Networks Related to Various Biological Processes. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21, 6872. (Co-first)
Ahmar, S., Saeed, S., Khan, M.H.U., Ullah Khan, S., Mora-Poblete, F., Kamran, M., Faheem, A., Maqsood, A., Rauf, M., Saleem, S., Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2020. A Revolution toward Gene-Editing Technology and Its Application to Crop Improvement. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21, 5665.
Hong, W.-J.†, Kim, Y.-J.†, Kim, E.-J., Kumar Nalini Chandran, A., Moon, S., Gho, Y.-S., Yoou, M.-H., Kim, S.T., Jung, K.-H., 2020. CAFRI-Rice: CRISPR applicable functional redundancy inspector to accelerate functional genomics in rice. Plant J. 104, 532–545. (Co-first)
Yoo, Y.-H.†, Hong, W.-J.†, Jung, K.-H., 2019. A Systematic View Exploring the Role of Chloroplasts in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses. Biomed Res. Int. 2019, e6534745. (Co-first)
Kim, E.-J., Kim, Y.-J., Hong, W.-J., Lee, C., Jeon, J.-S., Jung, K.-H., 2019. Genome-wide Analysis of Root Hair Preferred RBOH Genes Suggests that Three RBOH Genes are Associated with Auxin-mediated Root Hair Development in Rice. J. Plant Biol. 62, 229–238.
Hong, W.-J.†, Kim, Y.-J.†, Chandran, A.K.N.†, Jung, K.-H., 2019. Infrastructures of systems biology that facilitate functional genomic study in rice. Rice 12, 15. (Co-first)
Moon, S., Cho, L.-H., Kim, Y.-J., Gho, Y.-S., Jeong, H.Y., Hong, W.-J., Lee, C., Park, Hyon, Jwa, N., Dangol, S., Chen, Y., Park, Hayeong, Cho, H.-S., An, G., Jung, K.-H., 2019. RSL Class II Transcription Factors Guide the Nuclear Localization of RHL1 to Regulate Root Hair Development. Plant Physiol. 179, 558–568.
Moon, S., Chandran, A.K.N., Kim, Y.-J., Gho, Y., Hong, W.-J., An, G., Lee, C., Jung, K.-H., 2019. Rice RHC Encoding a Putative Cellulase is Essential for Normal Root Hair Elongation. J. Plant Biol. 62, 82–91.
Yoo, Y.-H., Kim, M., Chandran, A.K.N., Hong, W.-J., Ahn, H.R., Lee, G.T., Kang, S., Suh, D., Kim, J.-O., Kim, Y.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2019. Genome-Wide Transcriptome Analysis of Rice Seedlings after Seed Dressing with Paenibacillus yonginensis DCY84T and Silicon. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 20, 5883.
Yang, J., Cho, L.-H., Yoon, J., Yoon, H., Wai, A.H., Hong, W.-J., Han, M., Sakakibara, H., Liang, W., Jung, K.-H., Jeon, J.-S., Koh, H.-J., Zhang, D., An, G., 2019. Chromatin interacting factor OsVIL2 increases biomass and rice grain yield. Plant Biotechnol. J. 17, 178–187.
Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., 2018. Comparative Analysis of Flanking Sequence Tags of T-DNA/Transposon Insertional Mutants and Genetic Variations of Fast-neutron Treated Mutants in Rice. J. Plant Biol. 61, 80–84.
Hoang, T.V., Vo, K.T.X., Hong, W.-J., Jung, K.-H., Jeon, J.-S., 2018. Defense Response to Pathogens Through Epigenetic Regulation in Rice. J. Plant Biol. 61, 1–10.
Chandran, A.K.N., Bhatnagar, N., Yoo, Y.-H., Moon, S., Park, S.-A., Hong, W.-J., Kim, B.-G., An, G., Jung, K.-H., 2018. Meta-expression analysis of unannotated genes in rice and approaches for network construction to suggest the probable roles. Plant Mol. Biol. 96, 17–34.
Hong, W.-J.†, Chandran, A.K.N.†, Jeon, J.-S., Jung, K.-H., 2017. Construction and application of functional gene modules to regulatory pathways in rice. J. Plant Biol. 60, 358–379. (Co-first)
Hong, W.-J., Yoo, Y.-H., Park, S.-A., Moon, S., Kim, S.-R., An, G., Jung, K.-H., 2017. Genome-wide identification and extensive analysis of rice-endosperm preferred genes using reference expression database. J. Plant Biol. 60, 249–258.