Xuemin (Sam) Wang

Dr. Wang holds a joint appointment as Member of the DDPSC and as the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, Dept. of Biology. He received his Ph.D. from University of Kentucky, M.S. from Ohio State University, and B.S. from Huazhong Agricultural University. After postdoctoral research at Louisiana State University, he joined Kansas State University as an assistant professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry in 1991. He became Professor in 2000 and served as Founding Director of the Kansas Lipidomics Research Center before taking his current position in 2004.

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Guo L, Mishra G, Markham JE, Li M, Tawfall A, Welti R, Wang X. Inter-relationship between sphingosine kinase and phospholipase D in signaling Arabidopsis response to abscisic acid. J. Biol. Chem. accepted
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Vu H, Tamura P, Galeva NA, Chaturvedi R, Williams TD, Wang X, Shah J, Welti R. Direct infusion tandem mass spectral profiling of oxylipin-containing Arabidopsis thaliana phospholipids and galactolipids reveals varied patterns in response to different stressors. Plant Physiology, in press
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Zhao J, Wang C, Bedair M, Welti R, Sumner LW, Baxter B, Wang X. Suppression of phospholipase Dγs confers increased aluminum resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS ONE, in press
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Li M, Bahn SC, Guo L, Musgrave W, Berg H, Welti R, Wang X. (2011) Patatin-related phospholipase pPLAIIIβ-induced changes in lipid metabolism alter cellulose content and cell elongation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 23, 1107-1123
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Guo L, Mishra G, Taylor K, Wang X. (2011) Phosphatidic Acid binds and stimulates Arabidopsis sphingosine kinases. J. Biol. Chem. 286, 13336-13345.
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Cheng Y, Zhou W, El sheery NI, Peters C, Li M, Wang X, Huang J. (2011) Characterization of the Arabidopsis glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GDPD) family reveals that a plastid-localized AtGDPD1 is involved in membrane lipid remodeling under phosphate deficiency. Plant J. 66, 781-795.
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Pappan KL, Wang X. (2011) Assaying different types of plant phospholipase D activities in vitro. Heilmann I and Munnik T (eds.), Methods in Molecular Biology, Lipid signaling in plants Humana Press, a part of Springer Science & Business Media, LLC. in press
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Peters C, Li M, Narasimhan R, Roth M, Welti R Wang X (2010) Non-specific phospholipase C NPC4 promotes response to abscisic acid and tolerance to hyperosmotic stress in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 22, 2642-2659
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Scherer GFE, Ryu SB, Wang X, Matos AR, Heitz T (2010) Patatin-related phospholipase A, subfamilies and functions in plants and animals. Trends Plant Science 15, 693-700
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Pan X, Welti R Wang X (2010) A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for quantitative analysis of major plant hormones in crude plant extracts. Nature Protocols 5, 986 – 992
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Hong Y, Zhang W, Wang X (2010) Lipid signaling in plant response to hyperosmotic stress. Plant Cell Environ. 33, 627–635
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Zhang W, Wen B, Li W, Hong Y, Wang X (2010) Plant Phospholipase D. in ' Lipid Signaling in Plants' Munnik T ed, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg pp 39-62.
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Zhang, Y., Zhu, H., Zhang, Q., Li, M., Yan, M., Wang, R., Wang, L., Welti, R., Zhang, W., and Wang, X. (2009). Phospholipase Da1 and phosphatidic acid regulate NADPH oxidase activity and production of reactive oxygen species in ABA-mediated stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 21, 2357-2377.
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Wang, X., and Welti, R. (2009). Understanding plant lipids. ASBMB Today July, 22
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Pan, X., and Wang, X. (2009). Profiling of plant hormones by mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 877, 2806-2813.
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Li, M., Hong, Y., and Wang, X. (2009). Phospholipase D- and phosphatidic acid-mediated signaling in plants. Biochim Biophys Acta 1791, 927-935.
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Hong, Y., Devaiah, S.P., Bahn, S.C., Thamasandra, B.N., Li, M., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2009). Phospholipase De and phosphatidic acid enhance Arabidopsis nitrogen signaling and growth. Plant J 58, 376-387.
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Pan, X., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2008). Simultaneous quantification of major phytohormones and related compounds in crude plant extracts by liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Phytochemistry 69, 1773-1781.
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Li, W., Wang, R., Li, M., Li, L., Wang, C., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2008). Differential degradation of extraplastidic and plastidic lipids during freezing and post-freezing recovery in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Biol Chem 283, 461-468.
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Hong, Y., Zheng, S., and Wang, X. (2008). Dual functions of phospholipase Da1 in plant response to drought. Mol Plant 1, 262-269.
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Hong, Y., Pan, X., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2008). Phospholipase Da3 is involved in the hyperosmotic response in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 20, 803-816.
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Hong, Y., Pan, X., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2008). The effect of phospholipase Da3 on Arabidopsis response to hyperosmotic stress and glucose. Plant Signal Behav 3, 1099-1100.
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Boss, W.F., Lynch, D., and Wang, X. (2008). Lipid-mediated signaling. Annu Plant Rev 33, 202-243
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Yang, W., Devaiah, S.P., Pan, X., Isaac, G., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2007). AtPLAI is an acyl hydrolase involved in basal jasmonic acid production and Arabidopsis resistance to Botrytis cinerea. J Biol Chem 282, 18116-18128.
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Welti, R., Shah, J., Li, W., Li, M., Chen, J., Burke, J.J., Fauconnier, M.L., Chapman, K., Chye, M.L., and Wang, X. (2007). Plant lipidomics: discerning biological function by profiling plant complex lipids using mass spectrometry. Front Biosci 12, 2494-2506.
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Welti, R., Roth, M., Deng, Y., Shah, J., and Wang, X. (2007). Lipidomics: ESI-MS/MS-based profiling to determine the function of genes involved in metabolism of complex lipids. In Concepts in Plant Metabolomics, B. Nikolau and E.S. Wurtele, eds (Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer), pp. 87-92.
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Welti, R., Isaac, G., Tamura, P., Esch, S.W., Sparks, A.A., Jeannotte, R., Roth, M., Maatta, S., Williams, T.D., Shah, J., and Wang, X. (2007). Lipid profiling: Analysis of gene function and physiological responses in Arabidopsis. In Current Advances in the Biochemstiry and Cell Biology of Plant Lipids, C. Benning and J. Ohlrogge, eds, pp. 287-291.
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Wang, X., Zhang, W., Li, W., and Mishra, G. (2007). Phospholipid signaling in plant response to drought and salt stress. In Advances in Molecular Breeding Towards Salinity, M. Jenks and P. Hasegawa, eds (Springer), pp. 183-192.
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Esch, S.W., Tamura, P., Sparks, A.A., Roth, M.R., Devaiah, S.P., Heinz, E., Wang, X., Williams, T.D., and Welti, R. (2007). Rapid characterization of the fatty acyl composition of complex lipids by collision-induced dissociation time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Lipid Res 48, 235-241.
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Devaiah, S.P., Pan, X., Hong, Y., Roth, M., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2007). Enhancing seed quality and viability by suppressing phospholipase D in Arabidopsis. Plant J 50, 950-957.
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Zhang, Y., Li, S.Z., Li, J., Pan, X., Cahoon, R.E., Jaworski, J.G., Wang, X., Jez, J.M., Chen, F., and Yu, O. (2006). Using unnatural protein fusions to engineer resveratrol biosynthesis in yeast and Mammalian cells. J Am Chem Soc 128, 13030-13031.
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Wang, X., Li, W., Li, M., and Welti, R. (2006). Profiling lipid changes in plant response to low temperatures. Physiol Plant 126, 90-96
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Wang, X., Devaiah, S.P., Zhang, W., and Welti, R. (2006). Signaling functions of phosphatidic acid. Prog Lipid Res 45, 250-278.
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Wang, X. (2006). Phospholipid-derived signaling in plant response to temperature and water stresses. Genet Eng (N Y) 27, 57-66.
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Rajashekar, C.B., Zhou, H.E., Zhang, Y., Li, W., and Wang, X. (2006). Suppression of phospholipase Da1 induces freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis: response of cold-responsive genes and osmolyte accumulation. J Plant Physiol 163, 916-926.
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Qin, C., Li, M., Qin, W., Bahn, S.C., Wang, C., and Wang, X. (2006). Expression and characterization of Arabidopsis phospholipase Dg2. Biochim Biophys Acta 1761, 1450-1458.
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Mishra, G., Zhang, W., Deng, F., Zhao, J., and Wang, X. (2006). A bifurcating pathway directs abscisic acid effects on stomatal closure and opening in Arabidopsis. Science 312, 264-266.
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Li, M., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2006). Quantitative profiling of Arabidopsis polar glycerolipids in response to phosphorus starvation. Roles of phospholipases Dz1 and Dz2 in phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis and digalactosyldiacylglycerol accumulation in phosphorus-starved plants. Plant Physiol 142, 750-761.
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Li, M., Qin, C., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2006). Double knockouts of phospholipases Dz1 and Dz2 in Arabidopsis affect root elongation during phosphate-limited growth but do not affect root hair patterning. Plant Physiol 140, 761-770.
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Devaiah, S.P., Roth, M.R., Baughman, E., Li, M., Tamura, P., Jeannotte, R., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2006). Quantitative profiling of polar glycerolipid species from organs of wild-type Arabidopsis and a phospholipase Da knockout mutant. Phytochemistry 67, 1907-1924.
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Zhang, W., Yu, L., Zhang, Y., and Wang, X. (2005). Phospholipase D in the signaling networks of plant response to abscisic acid and reactive oxygen species. Biochim Biophys Acta 1736, 1-9.
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Welti, R., Shah, J., LeVine, S., Esch, S.W., Williams, T.D., and Wang, X. (2005). High throughput lipid profiling to identify and characterize genes invovled in lipid metabolism, signaling, and stress response. In Functional Lipidomics, L. Feng and G. Prestwich, eds (Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press), pp. 308-320.
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Wang, X. (2005). Regulatory functions of phospholipase D and phosphatidic acid in plant growth, development, and stress responses. Plant Physiol 139, 566-573.
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Zhao, J., and Wang, X. (2004). Arabidopsis phospholipase Da1 interacts with the heterotrimeric G-protein a-subunit through a motif analogous to the DRY motif in G-protein-coupled receptors. J Biol Chem 279, 1794-1800.
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Zhang, W., Qin, C., Zhao, J., and Wang, X. (2004). Phospholipase Da1-derived phosphatidic acid interacts with ABI1 phosphatase 2C and regulates abscisic acid signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101, 9508-9513.
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Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2004). Lipid species profiling: a high-throughput approach to identify lipid compositional changes and determine the function of genes involved in lipid metabolism and signaling. Curr Opin Plant Biol 7, 337-344.
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Wang, X. (2004). Lipid signaling. Curr Opin Plant Biol 7, 329-336.
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Pappan, K., Zheng, L., Krishnamoorthi, R., and Wang, X. (2004). Evidence for and characterization of Ca2+ binding to the catalytic region of Arabidopsis thaliana phospholipase Db. J Biol Chem 279, 47833-47839.
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Li, W., Li, M., Zhang, W., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2004). The plasma membrane-bound phospholipase Dd enhances freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nat Biotechnol 22, 427-433.
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Zhang, W., Wang, C., Qin, C., Wood, T., Olafsdottir, G., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2003). The oleate-stimulated phospholipase D, PLDd, and phosphatidic acid decrease H2O2-induced cell death in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 15, 2285-2295.
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Welti, R., Wang, X., and Williams, T.D. (2003). Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry scan modes for plant chloroplast lipids. Anal Biochem 314, 149-152.
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Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2003). Lipidomics. Inform 14, 607-608
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Qin, C., Li, W., Hong, Y., Zhang, W., Wood, T., Li, M., Welti, R., and Wang, X. (2003). Two novel types of Arabidopsis phospholipase D: oleate-stimulated PLDg and Ca2+-independent PLDz1. In Advanced Research on Plant Lipids, N. Murata, M. Yamada, I. Nishida, H. Okuyama, J. Sekiya, and W. Hajime, eds (Dordrecht/Boston/London: Kluwer Academic), pp. 259-262.
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McGee, J.D., Roe, J.L., Sweat, T.A., Wang, X., Guikema, J.A., and Leach, J.E. (2003). Rice phospholipase D isoforms show differential cellular location and gene induction. Plant Cell Physiol 44, 1013-1026.
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Kusner, D.J., Barton, J.A., Qin, C., Wang, X., and Iyer, S.S. (2003). Evolutionary conservation of physical and functional interactions between phospholipase D and actin. Arch Biochem Biophys 412, 231-241.
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Zheng, L., Shan, J., Krishnamoorthi, R., and Wang, X. (2002). Activation of plant phospholipase Db by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate: characterization of binding site and mode of action. Biochemistry 41, 4546-4553.
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Welti, R., Li, W., Li, M., Sang, Y., Biesiada, H., Zhou, H.E., Rajashekar, C.B., Williams, T.D., and Wang, X. (2002). Profiling membrane lipids in plant stress responses. Role of phospholipase Da in freezing-induced lipid changes in Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem 277, 31994-32002.
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Wang, X., Wang, C., Sang, Y., Qin, C., and Welti, R. (2002). Networking of phospholipases in plant signal transduction. Physiol Plant 115, 331-335.
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Wang, X. (2002). Phospholipase D in hormonal and stress signaling. Curr Opin Plant Biol 5, 408-414.
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Qin, C., and Wang, X. (2002). The Arabidopsis phospholipase D family. Characterization of a calcium-independent and phosphatidylcholine-selective PLDz1 with distinct regulatory domains. Plant Physiol 128, 1057-1068.
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Qin, C., Wang, C., and Wang, X. (2002). Kinetic analysis of Arabidopsis phospholipase Dd. Substrate preference and mechanism of activation by Ca2+ and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate. J Biol Chem 277, 49685-49690.
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Kusner, D.J., Barton, J.A., Wen, K.K., Wang, X., Rubenstein, P.A., and Iyer, S.S. (2002). Regulation of phospholipase D activity by actin. Actin exerts bidirectional modulation of Mammalian phospholipase D activity in a polymerization-dependent, isoform-specific manner. J Biol Chem 277, 50683-50692.
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Zien, C.A., Wang, C., Wang, X., and Welti, R. (2001). In vivo substrates and the contribution of the common phospholipase D, PLDa, to wound-induced metabolism of lipids in Arabidopsis. Biochim Biophys Acta 1530, 236-248.
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Wang, X. (2001). Plant Phospholipases. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 52, 211-231.
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Wang, C., and Wang, X. (2001). A novel phospholipase D of Arabidopsis that is activated by oleic acid and associated with the plasma membrane. Plant Physiol 127, 1102-1112.
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Sang, Y., Zheng, S., Li, W., Huang, B., and Wang, X. (2001). Regulation of plant water loss by manipulating the expression of phospholipase Da. Plant J 28, 135-144.
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Sang, Y., Cui, D., and Wang, X. (2001). Phospholipase D and phosphatidic acid-mediated generation of superoxide in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 126, 1449-1458.
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Zheng, L., Krishnamoorthi, R., Zolkiewski, M., and Wang, X. (2000). Distinct Ca2+ binding properties of novel C2 domains of plant phospholipase Da and b. J Biol Chem 275, 19700-19706.
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Zhang, W., and Wang, X. (2000). Phospholipid metabolism and signal transduction in plants. Chinese Bulletin of Life Sciences 12, 100-104
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Wang, X., Wang, C., Sang, Y., Zheng, L., and Qin, C. (2000). Determining functions of multiple phospholipase Ds in stress response of Arabidopsis. Biochem Soc Trans 28, 813-816.
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Wang, X. (2000). Multiple forms of phospholipase D in plants: the gene family, catalytic and regulatory properties, and cellular functions. Prog Lipid Res 39, 109-149.
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Wang, C., Zien, C.A., Afitlhile, M., Welti, R., Hildebrand, D.F., and Wang, X. (2000). Involvement of phospholipase D in wound-induced accumulation of jasmonic acid in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 12, 2237-2246.
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Ransom-Hodgkins, W.D., Brglez, I., Wang, X., and Boss, W.F. (2000). Calcium-regulated proteolysis of eEF1A. Plant Physiol 122, 957-965.
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Leach, J.E., Lloyd, L., McGee, J.D., Wang, X., and Guikema, J.A. (2000). Trafficking of plant defense response compounds. In Delivery and Perception of Pathogen Signals in Plants, N.T. Keen, S. Mayama, J.E. Leach, and S. Tsuyumu, eds (Minneapolis, Minnesota: APS Press), pp. 241-250.
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Wang, X. (1999). The role of phospholipase D in signaling cascades. Plant Physiol 120, 645-652.
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Qin, W., Dyer, J.H., Zheng, L., and Wang, X. (1999). Isolation and nucleotide sequence of the fourth phospholipase D, PLDg2, from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol 120, 635
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Pappan, K., and Wang, X. (1999). Molecular and biochemical properties and physiological roles of plant phospholipase D. Biochim Biophys Acta 1439, 151-166.
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Pappan, K., and Wang, X. (1999). Plant phospholipase Da is an acidic phospholipase active at near-physiological Ca2+ concentrations. Arch Biochem Biophys 368, 347-353.
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Fan, L., Zheng, S., Cui, D., and Wang, X. (1999). Subcellular distribution and tissue expression of phospholipase Da, Db, and Dg in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 119, 1371-1378.
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Wang, X., Pappan, K., Fan, L., and Qin, W. (1998). Multiple forms of phospholipase D in plant hormonal and stress signaling. In Advances in Plant Lipid Research, J. Sanchez, ed (Servicio de Publicaciones, Spain), pp. 402-405.
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Ryu, S.B., and Wang, X. (1998). Increase in free linolenic and linoleic acids associated with phospholipase D-mediated hydrolysis of phospholipids in wounded castor bean leaves. Biochim Biophys Acta 1393, 193-202.
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Pappan, K., and Wang, X. (1998). Regulation of plant phospholipase D by polyphosphoinositides and non-lamellar lipids. In Advances in Plant Lipid Research, J. Sanchez, ed (Servicio de Publicaciones, Spain), pp. 402-405.
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Pappan, K., Austin-Brown, S., Chapman, K.D., and Wang, X. (1998). Substrate selectivities and lipid modulation of plant phospholipase Da, b, and g. Arch Biochem Biophys 353, 131-140.
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Xu, L., Zheng, S., Zheng, L., and Wang, X. (1997). Promoter analysis and expression of a phospholipase D gene from castor bean. Plant Physiol 115, 387-395.
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Wang, X., Zheng, S., Pappan, K., and Zheng, L. (1997). Characterization of phospholipase D-overexpressed and suppressed transgenic tobacco and Arabidopsis. In Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids, J.P. Williams, M.U. Khan, and N.W. Lem, eds (Boston: Kluwer Academic), pp. 345-347.
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Wang, X. (1997). Molecular analysis of phospholipase D. Trend Plant Sci 2, 261-266
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Qin, W., Pappan, K., and Wang, X. (1997). Molecular heterogeneity of phospholipase D (PLD). Cloning of PLDg and regulation of plant PLDg, b, and a by polyphosphoinositides and calcium. J Biol Chem 272, 28267-28273.
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Pappan, K., Zheng, S., and Wang, X. (1997). Identification and characterization of a novel plant phospholipase D that requires polyphosphoinositides and submicromolar calcium for activity in Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem 272, 7048-7054.
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Pappan, K., Qin, W., Dyer, J.H., Zheng, L., and Wang, X. (1997). Molecular cloning and functional analysis of polyphosphoinositide-dependent phospholipase D, PLDb, from Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem 272, 7055-7061.
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Fan, L., Zheng, S., and Wang, X. (1997). Antisense suppression of phospholipase Da retards abscisic acid- and ethylene-promoted senescence of postharvest Arabidopsis leaves. Plant Cell 9, 2183-2196.
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Young, S.A., Wang, X., and Leach, J.E. (1996). Changes in the plasma membrane distribution of rice phospholipase D during resistant interactions with Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae. Plant Cell 8, 1079-1090.
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Xu, L., Zheng, L., Coughlan, S.J., and Wang, X. (1996). Structure and analysis of phospholipase D gene from Ricinus communis L. Plant Mol Biol 32, 767-771.
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Xu, L., Paulsen, A.Q., Ryu, S.B., and Wang, X. (1996). Intracellular localization of phospholipase D in leaves and seedling tissues of castor bean. Plant Physiol 111, 101-107.
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Ryu, S.B., Zheng, L., and Wang, X. (1996). Changes in phospholipase D expression in soybeans during seed development and following germination. J Am Oil Chem Soc 73, 1171-1176
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Ryu, S.B., and Wang, X. (1996). Activation of phospholipase D and the possible mechanism of activation in wound-induced lipid hydrolysis in castor bean leaves. Biochim Biophys Acta 1303, 243-250.
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Dyer, J.H., Zheng, S., and Wang, X. (1996). Structural heterogeneity of phospholipase D in 10 dicots. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 221, 31-36.
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Ryu, S.B., and Wang, X. (1995). Expression of phospholipase D during castor bean leaf senescence. Plant Physiol 108, 713-719.
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Dyer, J.H., Zheng, L., and Wang, X. (1995). Cloning and nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding phospholipase D from Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 109, 1497
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Wang, X., Xu, L., and Zheng, L. (1994). Cloning and expression of phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D from Ricinus communis L. J Biol Chem 269, 20312-20317.
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Dyer, J.H., Ryu, S.B., and Wang, X. (1994). Multiple forms of phospholipase D following germination and during leaf development of castor bean. Plant Physiol 105, 715-724.
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Wang, X., Dyer, J.H., and Zheng, L. (1993). Purification and immunological analysis of phospholipase D from castor bean endosperm. Arch Biochem Biophys 306, 486-494.
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Wang, X. (1993). Phospholipases. In Lipid Metabolism in Plants, T.S. Moore, ed (Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press), pp. 499-520.
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Zheng, L., Wang, X., and Braymer, H.D. (1992). Purification and N-terminal amino acid sequences of two polypeptides encoded by the mcrB gene from Escherichia coli K-12. Gene 112, 97-100.
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Wang, X.M., and Moore, T.S., Jr. (1991). Phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis by castor bean endosperm. Intracellular distribution and characteristics of CTP:ethanolaminephosphate cytidylyltransferase. J Biol Chem 266, 19981-19987.
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Wang, X., and Moore, T.S. (1990). Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in castor bean endosperm : Purification and properties of cytidine 5'-triphosphate:choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase. Plant Physiol 93, 250-255.
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Moore, T.S., and Wang, X. (1990). A comparision of CTP:cholinephosphate cytidylytransferase and CTP:ethanolaminephospate cytidylytransferase of castor bean endosperm. In Plant Lipid Biochemistry, Structure, and Utilization, P.J. Quinn and J.L. Harwood, eds (Portland Press), pp. 251-253.
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Wang, X.M., and Moore, T.S., Jr. (1989). Partial purification and characterization of CTP:cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase from castor bean endosperm. Arch Biochem Biophys 274, 338-347.
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Wang, X., Norman, H.A., St. John, J.B., Yin, T., and Hildebrand, D.F. (1989). Comparison of fatty acid composition in soybean tissues with low linolenate mutants. Phytochemistry 28, 411-414
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Wang, X., Feldmann, K.A., and Scholl, R.L. (1988). A chlorate-hypersensitive, high nitrate/chlorate uptake mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiol Plant 73, 305-310
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Wang, X., Bookjans, G., Altschuler, M., Collins, G.B., and Hildebrand, D.F. (1988). Alteration of the synthesis of lipoxygenase in the early stages of soybean cotyledon culture. Physiol Plant 72, 127-132
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Wang, X., Hildebrand, D.F., Norman, H.A., Dahmer, M.L., St. John, J.B., and Collins, G.B. (1987). Reduction of linolenate content in soybean cotyledons by a substitued pyridazinone. Phytochemistry 26, 955-960
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Wang, X., Hildebrand, D.F., and Collins, G.B. (1987). Identification of proteins associated with the change in linolenate content of soybean cotyledons. In The Metabolism, Structure, Function of Plant Lipids, P.K. Stumpf, J.B. Mudd, and W.D. Nes, eds (Plenum Press), pp. 533-535.
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Wang, X., and Hildebrand, D.F. (1987). Effect of a substitued pyridazinone on the decrease of lipoxygenase activity in soybean cotyledons. Plant Sci 51, 29-36
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Hildebrand, D.F., Altschuler, M., Bookjans, G., Benzion, G., Hamilton-Kemp, T.R., Anderson, R.A., Rodriguez, J.G., Polacco, J.C., Dahmer, M.L., Hunt, A.G., Wang, X., and Collins, G.B. (1987). Physiological and transformational analysis of lipoxygenase. In The Metabolism, Structure, and Function of Plant Lipids, P.K. Stumpf, J.B. Mudd, and W.D. Nes, eds (Plenum Press), pp. 715-717.
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Wang, X., Scholl, R.L., and Feldmann, K.A. (1986). Characterization of a chlorate-hypersensitive, high nitrate reductase Arabidopsis thaliana mutant. Theor Appl Genet 72, 328-336
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