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Publications

Laboratory of Plant Cell Biology

BMB Rep.

Lee Y, Kwak JM. (2018). Cellular coordination controlling organ separation and surface integrity in plants. BMB Rep., 51(7), 317-318.

Cell

Lee Y, Yoon TH, Lee J, Jeon SY, Lee JH, Lee MK, Chen H, Yun J, Oh SY, Wen X, Cho HK, Mang H, Kwak JM. (2018). A Lignin Molecular Brace Controls Precision Processing of Cell Walls Critical for Surface Integrity in Arabidopsis. Cell, 173(6), 1468-1480.

Lee Y, Rubio MC, Alassimone J, Geldner N. (2013). A mechanism for localized lignin deposition in the endodermis. Cell, 153(2), 402-412.

Cell Rep.

Koo JC, Lee IC, Dai C, Lee Y, Cho HK, Kim Y, Phee BK, Kim H, Lee IH, Choi SH, Park SJ, Jeon IS, Nam HG, Kwak JM. (2017). The Protein Trio RPK1-CaM4-RbohF Mediates Transient Superoxide Production to Trigger Age-Dependent Cell Death in Arabidopsis. Cell Rep., 21(12), 3373-3380.

Kong D, Hu HC, Okuma E, Lee Y, Lee HS, Munemasa S, Cho D, Ju C, Pedoeim L, Rodriguez B, Wang J, Im W, Murata Y, Pei ZM, Kwak JM. (2016). L-Met Activates Arabidopsis GLR Ca2+ Channels Upstream of ROS Production and Regulates Stomatal Movement. Cell Rep., 17(10), 2553-2561.

Cell Reports

Woo-Taek Jeon, Joohyun Kang, Jung-Min Lee, Kyungyoon Kim, Ahyeon Cheon, Shawn S.Y. Lee, Minsoo Han, Hoon Jung, Sujeong Je, Yasuyo Yamaoka, and Yuree Lee (2026). Humidity shapes reproductive development in Arabidopsis thaliana by modulating epidermal identity and cell wall dynamics. Cell Reports, 45(1), .

Curr Biol.

Alejandro S, Lee Y, Tohge T, Sudre D, Osorio S, Park J, Bovet L, Lee Y, Geldner N, Fernie AR, Martinoia E. (2012). AtABCG29 is a monolignol transporter involved in lignin biosynthesis. Curr Biol., 22(13), 1207-1212.

Curr Opin Plant Biol

Lee Y (2019). More than cell wall hydrolysis: orchestration of cellular dynamics for organ separation. Curr Opin Plant Biol, 51(), 37-43.

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Joohyun Kang, Kyungyoon Kim, Jooyeon Woo, Thanh Ha Thi Do and Yuree Lee (2025). Recent insights into air space formation in plant shoot. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 85(102725), .

Elife

Pfister A, Barberon M, Alassimone J, Kalmbach L, Lee Y, Vermeer JE, Yamazaki M, Li G, Maurel C, Takano J, Kamiya T, Salt DE, Roppolo D, Geldner N. (2014). A receptor-like kinase mutant with absent endodermal diffusion barrier displays selective nutrient homeostasis defects. Elife, 3(), e03115.

Front Plant Sci.

Dai C, Lee Y, Lee IC, Nam HG, Kwak JM. (2018). Calmodulin 1 Regulates Senescence and ABA Response in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci., 9(), 803.

Lee Y, Kim YJ, Kim MH, Kwak JM. (2016). MAPK Cascades in Guard Cell Signal Transduction.. Front Plant Sci., 7(), 80.

Horticulture Research

Woo-Taek Jeon, Jeong-A Kim, Ahyeon Cheon, Shawn SY Lee, Joohyun Kang, Jung-Min Lee and Yuree Lee (2025). A hierarchical abscission program regulates reproductive allocation in Prunus × yedoensis and Prunus sargentii. Horticulture Research, (), .

iScience

Ye-Sol Shin, Woo-Taek Jeon, Hoon Jung, Thanh Ha Thi Do and Yuree Lee (2025). An RbohC and RbohE-mediated ROS oscillatory circuit regulates root cap turnover in Arabidopsis. iScience, 28(12), .

J Exp Bot

Ju C, Kong D, Lee Y, Ge G, Song Y, Liu J, Kwak JM. (2020). Methionine synthase 1 provides methionine for activation of the GLR3.5 Ca2+ channel and regulation of germination in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot, 71(1), 178-187.

Seo J, Lee HY, Choi H, Choi Y, Lee Y, Kim YW, Ryu SB, Lee Y. (2008). Phospholipase A2beta mediates light-induced stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot, 59(13), 3587-3594.

Journal of Plant Biology

Joohyun Kang, Kyungyoon Kim, Thanh Ha Thi Do, Minsoo Han and Yuree Lee (2025). Duckweeds for Plant Molecular Farming: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions. Journal of Plant Biology, (68), 77-91.

Mol Cells

Jinsu Lee, Minsoo Han, Yesol Shin, Jung-Min Lee, Geon Heo, Yuree Lee (2023). How Extracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Reach Their Intracellular Targets in Plants. Mol Cells, 46(6), 329-336.

Nature

Barbez E, Kubeš M, Rolčík J, Béziat C, Pěnčík A, Wang B, Rosquete MR, Zhu J, Dobrev PI, Lee Y, Zažímalovà E, Petrášek J, Geisler M, Friml J, Kleine-Vehn J. (2012). A novel putative auxin carrier family regulates intracellular auxin homeostasis in plants. Nature, 485(7396), 119-122.

Nature Plants

Jung-Min Lee, Woo-Taek Jeon, Minsoo Han, Min-Soo Choi, Myung Kwon, Kyungyoon Kim, Sujeong Je, Hoon Jung, Geon Heo, Youngsung Joo, Yasuyo Yamaoka and Yuree Lee (2025). Wounding induces multilayered barrier formation in mature leaves via phytohormone signalling and ATML1-mediated epidermal specification. Nature Plants, (11), 1298–1315.

New Phytol

Ju Yun, Inhye Lee, Jae Ho Lee, Seonghwan Kim, Su Hyun Jung, Sung Aeong Oh, Jiyoun Lee, Soon Ki Park , Moon-Soo Soh, Yuree Lee, June M Kwak (2024). The single RRM domain-containing protein SARP1 is required for establishment of the separation zone in Arabidopsis. New Phytol, nph.19997(), .

Bae Young Choi, Donghwan Shim, Fantao Kong, Pascaline Auroy, Yuree Lee, Yonghua Li-Beisson, Youngsook Lee, Yasuyo Yamaoka (2022). The Chlamydomonas transcription factor MYB1 mediates lipid accumulation under nitrogen depletion. New Phytol, 235(2), 595.

Jinsu Lee, Huize Chen, Gisuk Lee, Aurélia Emonet, Sang-Gyu Kim, Donghwan Shim, Yuree Lee (2022). MSD2-mediated ROS metabolism fine-tunes the timing of floral organ abscission in Arabidopsis. New Phytol, (), doi: 10.1111/nph.18303.

Jinsu Lee, Hyemin Kim, Sin-Gi Park, Hyeona Hwang, Seung-Il Yoo, Wonsil Bae, Eunhui Kim, Jaehoon Kim, Hwa-Yong Lee, Tae-Young Heo, Kwon Kyoo Kang, Yuree Lee, Chang Pyo Hong, Hyunwoo Cho, Hojin Ryu (2021). Brassinosteroid-BZR1/2-WAT1 module determines the high level of auxin signalling in vascular cambium during wood formation. New Phytol, 230(4), 1503-1516.

Plant Cell

Bak G, Lee EJ, Lee Y, Kato M, Segami S, Sze H, Maeshima M, Hwang JU, Lee Y. (2013). Rapid structural changes and acidification of guard cell vacuoles during stomatal closure require phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate. Plant Cell, 25(6), 2202-2216.

Plant Cell Environ.

Choi Y, Lee Y, Kim SY, Lee Y, Hwang JU. (2012). Arabidopsis ROP-interactive CRIB motif-containing protein 1 (RIC1) positively regulates auxin signalling and negatively regulates abscisic acid (ABA) signalling during root development. Plant Cell Environ., 36(5), 945-955.

Choi Y, Lee Y, Jeon BW, Staiger CJ, Lee Y. (2008). Phosphatidylinositol 3- and 4-phosphate modulate actin filament reorganization in guard cells of day flower. Plant Cell Environ., 31(3), 366-377..

Plant Cell Physiol

Sujeong Je, Bae Young Choi, Eunbi Kim, Kyungyoon Kim, Yuree Lee, Yasuyo Yamaoka (2024). Sterol Biosynthesis Contributes to Brefeldin-A-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Resistance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell Physiol, 65(6), 916-927.

Sujeong Je, Yuree Lee, Yasuyo Yamaoka (2023). Effect of Common ER Stress-Inducing Drugs on the Growth and Lipid Phenotypes of Chlamydomonas and Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol, 64(4), 392-404.

Yasuyo Yamaoka, Seungjun Shin, Yuree Lee, Masaki Ito, Youngsook Lee, Ikuo Nishida (2021). Phosphatidylserine Is Required for the Normal Progression of Cell Plate Formation in Arabidopsis Root Meristems. Plant Cell Physiol, 62(9), 1396-1408.

Plant J.

Lee Y, Kim YW, Jeon BW, Park KY, Suh SJ, Seo J, Kwak JM, Martinoia E, Hwang I, Lee Y. (2007). Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate is important for stomatal opening. Plant J., 52(5), 803-816.

Plant Physiol

Min Kim, Do Young Hyeon, Kyungyoon Kim, Daehee Hwang, Yuree Lee (2024). Phytohormonal regulation determines the organization pattern of shoot aerenchyma in greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza). Plant Physiol, kiae173(), .

Plant Physiol.

Lee Y, Kim ES, Choi Y, Hwang I, Staiger CJ, Chung YY, Lee Y. (2008). The Arabidopsis phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is important for pollen development. Plant Physiol., 147(4), 1886-1897.

Lee Y, Bak G, Choi Y, Chuang WI, Cho HT, Lee Y. (2008). Roles of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in root hair growth. Plant Physiol., 147(2), 624-635.

Park J, Gu Y, Lee Y, Yang Z, Lee Y. (2004). Phosphatidic acid induces leaf cell death in Arabidopsis by activating the Rho-related small G protein GTPase-mediated pathway of reactive oxygen species generation. Plant Physiol., 134(1), 129-136.

Plant Sci

Huize Chen, Jinsu Lee, Jung-Min Lee, Minsoo Han, Aurélia Emonet, Jiyoun Lee, Xingtian Jia, Yuree Lee (2022). MSD2, an apoplastic Mn-SOD, contributes to root skotomorphogenic growth by modulating ROS distribution in Arabidopsis. Plant Sci, 317(), 111192.

Plant Signal Behav.

Lee Y, Lee Y. (2008). Roles of phosphoinositides in regulation of stomatal movements. Plant Signal Behav., 3(4), 211-213.

Plants (Basel)

Yesol Shin, Andrea Chane, Minjung Jung, Yuree Lee (2021). Recent Advances in Understanding the Roles of Pectin as an Active Participant in Plant Signaling Networks. Plants (Basel), 10(8), 1712.

Proc Natl Acad Sci USA

Rojas-Murcia N, Hématy K, Lee Y, Emonet A, Ursache R, Fujita S, De Bellis D, Geldner N (2020). High-order mutants reveal an essential requirement for peroxidases but not laccases in Casparian strip lignification. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 117(46), 29166-29177.

Naseer S, Lee Y, Lapierre C, Franke R, Nawrath C, Geldner N. (2012). Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 109(25), 10101-10106.

Science

Vermeer JE, von Wangenheim D, Barberon M, Lee Y, Stelzer EH, Maizel A, Geldner N. (2014). A spatial accommodation by neighboring cells is required for organ initiation in Arabidopsis. Science, 343(6167), 178-183.