Gretchen Hagen

Research Professor of Biochemistry

Email:	hageng@missouri.edu
Phone:	(573) 882-7300
Fax:	(573) 882-5635
Office:	11 Schweitzer Hall
Mailing Address:	Biochemistry 117 Schweitzer Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211
Research Areas:	Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.

Educational Background

BA	State University of New York (SUNY)	Potsdam, N.Y.
MS	State University of New York (SUNY)	Syracuse, N.Y.
PhD	University of Georgia	Athens, Ga.

Research Description

Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.

Selected Publications

Hagen G, Guilfoyle TJ, Gray W (2004) Auxin signal transduction.. In: Plant Hormones (Davies PJ, ed) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 282-303.

Hardtke CS, Ckurshumova W, Vidaurre DP, Singh SA, Stamatiou G, Tiwari SB, Hagen G, Guilfoyle TJ, Berleth T (2004) Overlapping and non-redundant functions of the Arabidopsis Auxin Response Factors MONOPTEROS and NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL. Development 131, 1089-1100.

Tiwari SB, Wang S, Hagen G and Guilfoyle TJ 2005. Transfection assays with Arabidopsis protoplasts containing integrated reporter genes. In: Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 323: Arabidopsis Protocols, Second Edition (Silinas J, Sanchez-Serrano JJ, eds). Humana Press, Totowa NJ. pp 241-249

Wang S, Tiwari SB, Hagen G and Guilfoyle TJ 2005 AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR7 restores the expression of auxin-responsive genes in mutant Arabidopsis leaf mesophyll protoplasts. Plant Cell 17: 1979-1993

Wilmoth JC, Wang S, Tiwari SB, Joshi AD, Hagen G, Guilfoyle TJ, Alonso JM, Ecker JR and Reed JW 2005. NPH4/ARF7 and ARF19 promote leaf expansion and auxin-induced lateral root formation. Plant J 43: 118-130

Nagpal P, Ellis CM, Weber H, Ploense S, Barkawi LS, Guilfoyle TJ, Hagen G, Alonso JM, Cohen JD, Farmer EE, Ecker JR, and Reed JW 2005. Auxin response factors ARF6 and ARF8 promote jasmonic acid production and flower maturation. Development 132: 4107-4118

Ellis CM, Nagpal P, Young JC, Hagen G, Guilfoyle TJ and Reed JW 2005. AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR1 and AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR2 regulate senescence and floral organ abscission in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 132: 4563-4574

Employment Opportunities

Post-Doctoral Opportunities

Electronic submission is encouraged, e-mail to biochemsearch@missouri.edu

Applicants should send CV and names of two references to:
Dr. Gretchen Hagen
Postdoctoral Application
Biochemistry
117 Schweitzer Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211

Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.