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Eric Beers, Associate Professor

My research is focused on the functional genomics of vascular tissue-specific genes. Teaching responsibilities include Advanced Plant Physiology and Metabolism (PPWS/HORT 5534) and Plant Biology (BIOL/HORT 2304).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Avci, U., H. E. Petzold, I. O. Ismail, E. P. Beers, and C. H. Haigler 2008 Cysteine proteases XCP1 and XCP2 aid micro-autolysis within the intact central vacuole during xylogenesis in Arabidopsis roots. Plant J. in press
Zhao C., U. Avci, E. Grant, C. Haigler, E. Beers 2008 XND1, a member of the NAC domain family in Arabidopsis thaliana, negatively regulates lignocellulose synthesis and programmed cell death in xylem. Plant J. 53:425-436.
Ko, J.H., E.P. Beers, K.H. Han 2006 Global comparative transcriptome analysis identifies gene
network regulating secondary xylem development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Gen Genomics
DOI 10.1007/s00438-006-0157-1
Zhao, C., J.C. Craig, H.E. Petzold, A.W. Dickerman, E.P. Beers 2005 The xylem and phloem transcriptomes from secondary tissues of the Arabidopsis root-hypocotyl. Plant Physiol. 138: 803-818.
Beers, E.P., A.M. Jones, A.W. Dickerman 2004 The S8 serine, C1A cysteine and A1 aspartic protease families in Arabidopsis. Phytochemistry 65: 43-58.
Funk, V., B. Kositsup, C. Zhao, E.P. Beers 2002 The Arabidopsis xylem peptidase XCP1 is a tracheary element vacuolar protein that may be a papain ortholog. Plant Physiol. 128: 84-94.
Beers E.P., C. Zhao 2001 Arabidopsis as a model for investigating gene activity and function in vascular tissues. Molecular Breeding of Woody Plants. Proceedings of the International Wood Biotechnology Symposium, Narita Japan. N Morohoshi and A Komamine, Eds., Elsevier, NY, pp 43-52.
Beers E.P., J.M. McDowell 2001 Regulation and execution of programmed cell death in response to pathogens, stress and developmental cues. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 4: 561-567.
Zhao, C., B.J. Johnson, B. Kositsup, E.P. Beers 2000 Exploiting secondary growth in Arabidopsis: construction of xylem and bark cDNA libraries and cloning of three xylem endopeptidases. Plant Physiol 123: 1185-1196.