Portrait of Dr. Hong-Gu Kang

Dr. Hong-Gu Kang

  • Associate Professor at Biology, College of Science & Engineering

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • Kang, H. G. (n.d.). A nuclear tRNA-derived fragment triggers immunity in Arabidopsis. Communications Biology.

2024

  • Nam, J. C., Bhatt, P. S., Bonnard, A., Pujara, D. S., & Kang, H. G. (2024). Arabidopsis MORC1 and MED9 interact to regulate defense gene expression and plant fitness. Plant Pathology Journal, 40, 438–450. https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.OA.07.2024.0107

2023

  • Kang, H. G. (2023). Co-immunoprecipitation for assessing protein-protein interactions in Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system in Nicotiana benthamiana. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2690, 101–110. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3327-4_9

2022

  • Rahman, M., Haque, A., Pujara, D. S., Mayorga, J., Kang, H. G., & Valles Molina, D. (2022). Automation of Luminescence Quantitation for High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping Using Image Processing and U-Net Segmentation (p. 117). Las Vegas, NV, USA: American Council on Science & Education. Retrieved from https://american-cse.org/static/CSCE22-book-abstracts-printing.pdf

2021

  • Kim, S., Yogendra, B., Nam, J. C., Mayorga, J., & Kang, H. G. (2021). High-throughput targeted transcriptional profiling of defense genes using RNA-mediated oligonucleotide Annealing, Selection, and Ligation with next-generation sequencing in Arabidopsis. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2328, 227–252. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1534-8_15
  • Pujara, D. S., Kim, S., Nam, J. C., Mayorga, J., Elmore, I., Kumar, M., … Kang, H. G. (2021). Imaging-based resistance assay using enhanced luminescence-tagged Pseudomonas syringae revealed a complex epigenetic network in plant defense signaling pathways. Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction, 34, 990–1000. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-12-20-0351-TA

2020

  • Makhijaa, G., Pujara, D. S., Song, I.-H., You, B. H., & Kang, H. G. (2020). Constructing an automation table for an image-based Arabidopsis resistance assay. Engineering, 6, 495–499. https://doi.org/34251630

2017

  • Bordiya, Y., & Kang, H. G. (2017). Genome-wide analysis of chromatin accessibility in Arabidopsis infected with Pseudomonas syringae. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1578, 263.
  • Koch, A., Kang, H. G., Steinbrenner, J., Dempsey, D. A., Klessig, D. F., & Kogel, K. H. (2017). MORC Proteins: Novel Players in Plant and Animal Health. Front Plant Sci, 8, 1720.

2016

  • DeFalco, T. A., Marshall, C. B., Munro, K., Kang, H. G., Moeder, W., Ikura, M., … Yoshioka, K. (2016). An N-terminal calmodulin-binding site regulates cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 12 (AtCNGC12)–induced programmed cell death in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell.
  • Moon, J. Y., Oh, C. S., Lee, J. H., Kang, H. G., & Park, J. M. (2016). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Responses Function in the HRT-mediated Hypersensitive Response in Nicotiana benthamiana. Molecular Plant Pathology, 17, 1382. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12369
  • Bordiya, Y., Zheng, Y., Nam, J. C., Choi, H. W., Lee, B. K., Kim, J., … Kang, H. G. (2016). Pathogen Infection and MORC1 Affect Chromatin Accessibility of Transposable Elements and Expression of Their Proximal Genes in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 29, 674.

2015

  • Manosalva, P., Manohar, M., Kang, H. G., Kogel, K. H., & Klessig, D. F. (2015). The GHKL ATPase MORC1 Modulates Species-Specific Plant Immunity. Solanaceae.

2014

  • Langen, G., Einem, S. V., Koch, A., Imani, J., Pai, S. B., Manohar, M., … Kogel, K. H. (2014). The CRT1 subfamily of MORC ATPases Regulates Disease Resistance in Barley to Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens. Plant Physiology.

2012

  • Kang, H. G., Choi, H. W., Einem, S. V., Manosalva, P., Ehlers, K., Liu, P. P., … Klessig, D. F. (2012). CRT1 is a nuclear-translocated MORC endonuclease that participates in multiple levels of plant immunity. Nature Communications.
  • Mang, H. G., Qian, W., Zhu, Y., Qian, J., Kang, H. G., Klessig, D. F., & Hua, J. (2012). Abscisic Acid Deficiency Antagonizes High-Temperature Inhibition of Disease Resistance through Enhancing Nuclear Accumulation of Resistance Proteins SNC1 and RPS4 in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell.

2011

  • Kang, H. G., Lee, H. Y., Bowen, C. H., Popescu, G. V., Kato, N., Ma, S., … Popescu, S. C. (2011). Arabidopsis RTNLB1 and RTNLB2 Reticulon-like proteins regulate intracellular trafficking and activity of the FLS2 immune receptor. Plant Cell.

2010

  • Kang, H. G., Park, B. S., Eo, H. J., Jang, I. C., Song, J. T., & Seo, H. S. (2010). Ubiquitination of LHY by SINAT5 regulates flowering time and is inhibited by DET1. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications, 398, 242–246.
  • Kang, H. G., Oh, C. S., Sato, M., Katagiri, F., Glazebrook, J., Takahashi, H., … Klessig, D. F. (2010). Endosome-associated CRT1 functions early in resistance gene-mediated defense signaling in Arabidopsis and tobacco. Plant Cell, 22, 918–936.

2008

  • Kang, H. G., Kuhl, J. C., Kachroo, P., & Klessig, D. F. (2008). CRT1, an Arabidopsis ATPase that interacts with diverse resistance proteins and modulates disease resistance to Turnip Crinkle Virus. Cell Host Microbe, 3, 48–57.
  • Baxter, J., Moeder, W., Urquhart, W., Shahinas, D., Chin, K., Christendat, D., … Yoshioka, K. (2008). Identification of a functionally essential amino acid for Arabidopsis cyclic nucleotide gated ion channels using the chimeric ATCNGC11/12 gene. Plant Journal, 56, 457–469.
  • Sekine, K. T., Kawakami, S., Hase, S., Kubota, M., Ichinose, Y., Shah, J., … Takahashi, H. (2008). High level expression of a virus resistance gene, RCY1, confers extreme resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 21, 1398–1407.
  • Kang, H. G., & Klessig, D. F. (2008). The involvement of the Arabidopsis CRT1 ATPase family in disease resistance protein-mediated signaling. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 3, 689–690.

2006

  • Yoshioka, K., Moder, W., Kang, H. G., Kachroo, P., Masmoud, K., Berkowitz, G., & Klessig, D. F. (2006). The Chimeric Arabidopsis Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Ion Channel AtCNGC11/12 activates multiple pathogen resistance responses. Plant Cell, 18, 747–763.

2005

  • Menke, F., Kang, H. G., Chen, Z., Park, J. M., Kumar, D., & Klessig, D. F. (2005). Tobacco transcription factor NtWRKY1 is phosphorylated by MAP kinase SIPK and mediates HR-like cell death in tobacco. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 18, 1027–1034.
  • Kang, H. G., & Klessig, D. F. (2005). Salicylic acid inducible Arabidopsis CK2-like activity phosphorylates TGA2. Plant Molecular Biology, 57, 541–557.

2004

  • Chandra-Shekara, A. C., Navarre, D., Kachroo, A., Kang, H. G., Klessig, D. F., & Kachroo, P. (2004). Signaling requirements and role of salicylic acid in HRT- and rrt-mediated resistance to turnip crinkle virus in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal, 40, 647–659.

2003

  • Kang, H. G., Foley, R., Onate, L., Lin, C., & Singh, K. B. (2003). Target genes for OBP3, a Dof transcription factor, include novel basic helix-loop-helix domain proteins inducible by salicylic acid. Plant Journal, 35, 362–372.

2000

  • Kang, H. G., & Singh, K. B. (2000). Characterization of salicylic acid responsive Arabidopsis Dof domain proteins: overexpression of OBP3 leads to growth defects. Plant Journal, 21, 329–340.

1999

  • Kang, H. G., Fang, Y., & Singh, K. B. (1999). A glucocorticoid-inducible transcription system causes severe growth defects in Arabidopsis and induces defense-related genes. Plant Journal, 20, 127–133.

1995

  • Kang, H. G., Park, J. W., Kim, C. H., Lim, J. Y., & Choi, Y. D. (1995). Translational enhancement by the leader of tobacco mosaic virus and soybean glycinin gene in transgenic tobacco plants. Agricultural Chemistry & Biotechnology, 38, 224–231.

1993

  • Kang, M. H., Kang, H. G., Lee, M. G., Park, S. S., Lee, H. J., Chae, Y., & Choi, Y. D. (1993). Molecular cloning of cytochrome P-450 oxidase gene in peppermint (Menta Piperita ). Molecules & Cells, 3, 283–288.
  • Kim, C. H., Kang, H. G., & Choi, Y. D. (1993). Interaction of nuclear factor with the 5’ upstream region of soybean Glycinin Gene. Molecules & Cells, 3, 165–170.

1992

  • Park, J. W., Kim, C. H., Kang, H. G., & Choi, Y. D. (1992). Promoter sequence of soybean Glycinin gene regulates seed-specific expression in transgenic tobacco. Molecules & Cells, 2, 297–302.