Sally Assmann
Waller Professor of Biology
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366A Frear North Bldg.
University Park, PA - sma3@psu.edu
- 814-863-9579
Research Summary
Molecular biology of plant G-proteins and kinases. Phytohormone regulation of signal transduction and RNA processing. Second messenger regulation of ion channels in plant cells.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Plant Biology
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Center for RNA Molecular Biology
- Plant Institute
- Center for Cellular Dynamics
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Most Recent Publications
A network-based modeling framework reveals the core signal transduction network underlying high carbon dioxide-induced stomatal closure in guard cells
Xiao Gan, Palanivelu Sengottaiyan, Kyu Hyong Park, Sarah M. Assmann, Réka Albert, 2024, PLoS Biology
Stomatal responses to VPD utilize guard cell intracellular signaling components
Yotam Zait, Ariel Joseph, Sarah M. Assmann, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
Influence of expression and purification protocols on Gα biochemical activity: kinetics of plant and mammalian G protein cycles.
T Gookin, D Chakravorty, Sarah Assmann, 2023, bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Extra-large G proteins have extra-large effects on agronomic traits and stress tolerance in maize and rice
Christian F. Cantos, Claude W. dePamphilis, Sarah M. Assmann, 2023, Trends in Plant Science on p. 1033-1044
Rock, scissors, paper: How RNA structure informs function
Sarah Assmann, H Chou, Philip C. Bevilacqua, 2023, Plant Cell on p. 1671-1707
Oryza CLIMtools: A genome–environment association resource reveals adaptive roles for heterotrimeric G proteins in the regulation of rice agronomic traits
Angel Ferrero-Serrano, David Chakravorty, K Kirven, Sarah Assmann, 2023, Plant Communications on p. 100813
Flanking Sequence Cotranscriptionally Regulates Twister Ribozyme Activity
L McKinley, R Kern, Sarah Assmann, Philip Bevilacqua, 2023, Biochemistry on p. 53-68
Inference of a Boolean Network From Causal Logic Implications
Parul Maheshwari, Parul Maheswari, Sarah Assmann, Reka Albert, 2022, Frontiers in Genetics on p. 836856
Genome-wide analysis of the in vivo tRNA structurome reveals RNA structural and modification dynamics under heat stress
Ryota Yamagami, Jacob P. Sieg, Sarah M. Assmann, Philip C. Bevilacqua, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. e2201237119
Experimental demonstration and pan-structurome prediction of climate-associated riboSNitches in Arabidopsis
Angel Ferrero-Serrano, Megan M. Sylvia, Peter C. Forstmeier, Andrew J. Olson, Doreen Ware, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Sarah M. Assmann, 2022, Genome Biology
Most-Cited Papers
In vivo genome-wide profiling of RNA secondary structure reveals novel regulatory features
Yiliang Ding, Yin Tang, Chun Kit Kwok, Yu Zhang, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Sarah M. Assmann, 2014, Nature on p. 696-700
Border control - A membrane-linked interactome of Arabidopsis
Alexander M. Jones, Yuanhu Xuan, Meng Xu, Rui Sheng Wang, Cheng Hsun Ho, Sylvie Lalonde, Chang Hun You, Maria I. Sardi, Saman A. Parsa, Erika Smith-Valle, Tianying Su, Keith A. Frazer, Guillaume Pilot, Réjane Pratelli, Guido Grossmann, Biswa R. Acharya, Heng Cheng Hu, Cawas Engineer, Florent Villiers, Chuanli Ju, Kouji Takeda, Zhao Su, Qunfeng Dong, Sarah M. Assmann, Jin Chen, June M. Kwak, Julian I. Schroeder, Reka Albert, Seung Y. Rhee, Wolf B. Frommer, 2014, Science on p. 711-716
Genome-Wide Analysis of RNA Secondary Structure
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Laura Ritchey, Zhao Su, Sarah M. Assmann, 2016, Annual Review of Genetics on p. 235--266
50 years of Arabidopsis research: Highlights and future directions
Nicholas J. Provart, Jose Alonso, Sarah M. Assmann, Dominique Bergmann, Siobhan M. Brady, Jelena Brkljacic, John Browse, Clint Chapple, Vincent Colot, Sean Cutler, Jeff Dangl, David Ehrhardt, Joanna D. Friesner, Wolf B. Frommer, Erich Grotewold, Elliot Meyerowitz, Jennifer Nemhauser, Magnus Nordborg, Craig Pikaard, John Shanklin, Chris Somerville, Mark Stitt, Keiko U. Torii, Jamie Waese, Doris Wagner, Peter Mccourt, 2016, New Phytologist on p. 921-944
Guard cell sensory systems: recent insights on stomatal responses to light, abscisic acid, and CO<sub>2</sub>
Sarah M. Assmann, Timothy Jegla, 2016, Current Opinion in Plant Biology on p. 157-167
Significant reduction of BiFC non-specific assembly facilitates in planta assessment of heterotrimeric G-protein interactors
Timothy E. Gookin, Sarah M. Assmann, 2014, Plant Journal on p. 553-567
The RNA structurome: Transcriptome-wide structure probing with next-generation sequencing
Chun Kit Kwok, Yin Tang, Sarah M. Assmann, Philip C. Bevilacqua, 2015, Trends in Biochemical Sciences on p. 221-232
Plant single-cell and single-cell-type metabolomics
Biswapriya B. Misra, Sarah M. Assmann, Sixue Chen, 2014, Trends in Plant Science on p. 637-646
Extra-large G proteins expand the repertoire of subunits in arabidopsis heterotrimeric G protein signaling
David Chakravorty, Timothy E. Gookin, Matthew J. Milner, Yunqing Yu, Sarah M. Assmann, 2015, Plant Physiology on p. 512-29
Genome-wide RNA structurome reprogramming by acute heat shock globally regulates mRNA abundance
Zhao Su, Yin Tang, Laura E. Ritchey, David C. Tack, Mengmeng Zhu, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Sarah M. Assmann, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 12170-12175
News Articles Featuring Sally Assmann
Apr 17, 2023
Structured Nucleic Acids Day, Robert Simpson and Sons Lecture set for April 18
A half-day symposium on structured (noncanonical) nucleic acids will be held on Tuesday, April 18, in Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, Penn State University Park.
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Jun 13, 2022
Climate-associated genetic switches found in plants
Genetic variants that can act as switches directing structural changes in the RNA molecules that code for proteins in plants have been experimentally validated in plants for the first time. The changes to RNA structure can affect the molecule’s stability, how it interacts with other molecules, and how efficiently it can be translated into protein — all of which can impact its function and the traits of the plant.
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