Plant biochemistry and molecular biology
Transcription control mechanism for stress responses
Epigenetics on stress memory in plants
University of Georgia (Biochemistry, PhD)
Seoul National University (Agricultural chemistry, BS)
Publications
Choonkyun Jung, Jun Sung Seo, Sang Won Han, Yeon Jong Koo, Chung Ho Kim, Sang Ik Song, Baek Hie Nahm, Yang Do Choi, and Jong-Joo Cheong (2008) Overexpression of AtMYB44 enhances stomatal closure to confer abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 146(2), 623-635.
Nguyen Hoai Nguyen, and Jong-Joo Cheong (2018) AtMYB44 interacts with TOPLESS-RELATED corepressors to suppress Protein Phosphatase 2C gene transcription. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 507(1-4), 437-442.
Nguyen Hoai Nguyen, Choonkyun Jung, and Jong-Joo Cheong (2019) Chromatin remodeling for the transcription of type 2C protein phosphatase genes in response to salt stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 141, 325-331.
