Lukianova-Hleb, EY, Campbell, KM, Constantinou, PE, Braam, J, Olson, JS, Ware, RE, Sullivan, DJ, Lapotko, DO. Hemozoin-generated vapor nanobubbles for transdermal reagent- and needle-free detection of malaria, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science,doi: 10.1073/pnas.1316253111 (2013).

Goodspeed, D, Liu, JD, Chehab, EW, Sheng, Z, Francisco, M, Kliebenstein, DJ, Braam, J. Post harvest circadian entrainment enhances crop pest resistance and phytochemical cycling, Current Biology, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.034 (2013).
-cited by Faculty of 1000
-Featured as Research Highlight, Nature 498, 410 doi:10.1038/498410c

Zhu, XF, Lei, GJ, Yan, JY, Wang, ZW, Shi, YZ, Braam, J, Li, GX, Zheng, SJ. Coordination between apoplastic and symplastic detoxification confers plant Al resistance, Plant Physiology, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.113. (2013).

Zhao, Y, Liu, W, Xu, Y-P, Cao, J-Y, Braam, J, Cai, X-Z. Genome-wide identification and functional analyses of calmodulin genes in Solanaceous species, BMC Plant Biology, 13; 70 (2013).

Wang, J, Koo, Y, Alexander, A, Yang, Y, Westerhof, S, Zhang, Q, Schnoor, JL, Colvin, VL, Braam, J, Alvarez, PJJ.  Phyto-stimulation of poplars and Arabidopsis exposed to silver nanoparticles and Ag+ at sub-lethal concentrations, Environmental Science and Technology, 10.1021/es4004334 (2013).

Goodspeed, D., Chehab, E.W., Covington, M., Braam, J. Circadian control of jasmonates and salicylates: the clock role in plant defense. Plant Signaling and Behav., 8: e23123 (2013)

Chehab, E.W., Yao, C., Henderson, Z., Kim, S., and Braam, J.  Arabidopsis touch-induced morphogenesis is jasmonate mediated and protects against pests, Curr. Biol., 22: 701-706 (2012).
- Cited by Faculty of 1000
- The Scientist Editor's Choice, Plant Biology "How Plants Feel"

Goodspeed, D., Chehab, E.W., Min-Venditti, A., Braam, J.* and Covington, M.C., (* corresponding author). Arabidopsis synchronizes jasmonate-dependent defense with insect circadian behavior, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 109: 4674-4677 (2012).
- Accompanied by Commentary
- Cited by Faculty of 1000
- Accompanied by PNAS Commentary
- Awarded the 2012 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize

Tsai, Y.-C., Koo, Y., Delk, N.A., Gehl, B., and Braam, J. Calmodulin-related CML24 interacts ATG4b and affects autophagy regulation in Arabidopsis, Plant J., doi: 10.1111/tpj.12043 (2012).
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Zhu, X., F., Shi, Y.Z., Lei, G.J., Fry, S.C., Zhang, B.C., Zhou, Y.H., Braam, J., Jiang, T., Pan, Y.J., Yang, J.L., Wu, P., Zheng, S.J. XTH31 controls Al sensitivity by modulating the XET action of an XEH-active enzyme, cell wall xyloglucan content and Al binding capacity in Arabidopsis, Plant Cell, 24:4731-4747 (2012).

Chehab, E.W. and Braam, J. Jasmonates in plant defense responses, Invited book chapter, Signaling and Communication in Plants, edited by František Baluška and Jorge Vivanco, Spring Press, pp. 67-88 (2012).

Chehab, E.W., Wang, Y., Braam, J. Mechanical force responses in plant cells and plants, Invited book chapter, Mechanical Integration in Plant Cells and Plants, Signaling and Communication in Plants, Edited by Przemyslaw Wojtaszek, Springer, pp 173-194 (2011).

Van Ree, K., Gehl, B., Chehab, E.W., Tsai, Y.-C., and Braam, J., Arabidopsis nitric oxide accumulation is independent of NOA1 in the presence of sucrose, Plant Journal, 68: 225-233 (2011).

Wang, Y., Wang, B., Chehab, E.W., Gilroy, S., Braam, J. CML24 is involved in directional growth control of Arabidopsis roots on hard-agar surfaces and regulation of cortical microtubule orientation, J. Plant Growth Reg., 30: 467-479 (2011).

Chehab, E.W., Kim, S., Savchenko, T., Kliebenstein, D., Dehesh, K., and Braam, J. Intronic T-DNA insertion renders Arabidopsis opr3 a conditional JA-producing mutant, Plant Physiol., 156:770-778 (2011).

Ji, J., Braam, J. Restriction Site Extension PCR: A novel method for high-throughput characteization of tagged DNA fragments and genome walking. PLoS ONE 5: e10577 (2010).

Lee, C.-W., Mahendra, S., Zodrow, K., Dong, L., Tsai, Y.-C., Braam, J., Alvarez, P.J.J. Developmental phytotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles to Arabidopsips thaliana. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29: 669-675 (2009).

Chehab, E.W., Eich, E., Braam, J. Thigmomorphogenesis: A complex plant response to mechanostimulation, J. Exp. Bot., 60: 43-56 (2009).

Ma, W., Smigel, A., Tsai, Y.-C., Braam, J., Berkowitz, G.A. Innate immunity signaling: cytosolic Ca2+ elevation is linked to downstream nitric oxide generation through the action of calmodulin or a calmodulin-like protein, Plant Physiol., 148: 818-828 (2008).

Tsai, Y.-C., Delk, N.,Chowdhury, N. and Braam, J.  Arabidopsis potential calcium sensors regulate nitric oxide levels and the transition to flowering, Plant Signaling and Behavior, 2, 446-454 (2007).

Becnel, J., Natarajan, M., Kipp, A. and Braam, J.  Developmental expression patterns of Arabidopsis XTH genes as reported by transgenes and genevestigator, Plant Molecular Biology, 61, 451-467 (2006).

McCormack, E., Velasquez, L., Delk, N., and Braam, J., Touch-responsive behaviors and gene expression in plants, In Communication in Plants: Neuronal Aspects of Plant Life (Eds: Frantisek Baluska, Stefano Mancuso, Dieter Volkmann), Springer Press, pp. 249-261 (2006) PDF.

Delk. N., Johnson, K.A., Chowdhury, N.I., and Braam, J., CML24, regulated in expression by diverse stimuli, encodes a potential Ca2+ sensor that functions in responses to ABA, day length and ion stress, Plant Physiol., 139, 240-253 (2005).

Braam, J., In touch: plant responses to mechanical stimuli, New Phytologist 165, 373-389 (2005).

Lee, D., Polisensky, D.H., and Braam, J., Genome-wide identification of touch- and darkness-regulated Arabidopsis genes: a focus on calmodulin-like and XTH genes, New Phytologist 165, 429-444 (2005).

McCormack, E., and Braam, J., Calmodulins and related potential calcium sensors of Arabidopsis, New Phytologist, 159, 585-598 (2003).

Iliev, E., Xu, W., Polisensky, D.H., Oh, M.-H., Torisky, R.S., Clouse, S.D., and Braam, J., Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of Arabidopsis TCH4 expression by diverse stimuli: Roles of cis regions and brassinosteroids, Plant Physiol., 130, 770-783 (2002).

Rose, J.K.C., Braam, J., Fry, S.C., and Nishitani, K., The XTH family of enzymes involved in xyloglucan endotransglucosylation and endohydrolasis: Current prospectives and a new unifying nomenclature, Plant & Cell Physiol., 43, 1421-1435 (2002).

Braam, J., The Arabidopsis TCH genes:  Regulated in expression by mechanotransduction? NATO Advanced Research Workshop Proceedings, J.H. Cherry et al. (eds), Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Agriculture: Role of Genetic Engineering, 29-37 (2000).

Steele, N.M., Sulová, Z., Campbell, P., Braam, J., Farkas, V., and Fry, S.C., Ten isoenzymes of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase from plant cell walls select and cleave the donor substrate stochastically, Biochem. J., 355, 671-679 (2001).

Braam, J., The Arabidopsis TCH genes:  Regulated in expression by mechanotransduction? NATO Advanced Research Workshop Proceedings, J.H. Cherry et al. (eds), Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Agriculture: Role of Genetic Engineering, 29-37 (2000).

Campbell, P., and Braam, J., In vitro activities of four xyloglucan endotransglycosylases from Arabidopsis.  Plant J. 18, 371-382 (1999).

Campbell, P, and Braam, J., Xyloglucan endotransglycosylases:  Diversity of genes, enzymes and potential wall-modifying functions, Trends in Plant Sci. 4, 361-366 (1999).

Braam, J., If walls could talk, Cur. Opinion in Plant Biology2, 521-524 (1999).

Johnson, K.A., Sistrunk, M.L., Polisensky, D.H., and Braam, J., Arabidopsisthaliana responses to mechanical stimulation do not require ETR1 or EIN2.  Plant Physiol. 116, 643-649 (1998).

Campbell, P., and Braam, J., Co- and post-translational modifications are critical for TCH4 XET  activity.  Plant J. 15, 553-561 (1998).

Khan, A.R., Johnson, K.A., Braam, J., and James, M.N.G., Comparative modeling of the three-dimensional structure of the calmodulin-related TCH2 protein from Arabidopsis.  Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics 27, 144-153 (1997).

Braam, J. Sistrunk, M.L., Polisensky, D.H., Xu, W., Purugganan, M.M., Antosiewicz, D.M., Campbell, P., and Johnson, K.A., Plant responses to environmental stress: Regulation and function of the Arabidopsis TCH genes.  Planta 203, S35-S41 (1997). 

Purugganan, M.M., Braam, J., and Fry, S.C., The Arabidopsis TCH4 xyloglucan endotransglycosylase: Substrate specificity, pH optimum, and cold tolerance.  Plant Physiol. 115, 181-190 (1997).

Xu, W., Campbell, P., Vargheese, A., and Braam, J., The Arabidopsis XET-related gene family: Hormonal and environmental regulation of expression.  Plant Journal 9, 879-889 (1996).

Polisensky, D.H., and Braam, J., Cold shock regulation of ArabidopsisTCH gene expression and the effects of modulating intracellular calcium levels.  Plant Physiol. 111, 1271-1279 (1996).

Braam, J., Sistrunk, M.L., Polisensky, D.H., Xu, W., Purugganan, M.M., Antosiewicz, D.M., Campbell, P., and Johnson, K.A., Life in a changing world:  TCH gene regulation of expression and responses to environmental signals.  Physiol. Planta. 98, 909-919 (1996).

Antosiewicz, D.M., Polisensky, D.H., and Braam, J., Cellular localization of the Ca2+ binding TCH3 protein of Arabidopsis.  Plant Journal 8, 623-636 (1995).

Xu, W., Purugganan, M.M., Polisensky, D.H., Antosiewicz, D.M., Fry, S.C., and Braam, J., Arabidopsis TCH4, regulated by hormones and the environment, encodes a xyloglucan endotransglycosylase.  Plant Cell 7, 1555-1567 (1995).

Sistrunk, M.L., Antosiewicz, D.M., Purugganan, M.M., and Braam, J., Arabidopsis TCH3  encodes a novel Ca2+ binding protein and shows environmentally induced and tissue-specific regulation, Plant Cell 6, 1553-1565 (1994).

Braam, J., Developmental and molecular responses to touch in plants. In Society for Developmental Biology Symposia (A.C. Spradling, Ed.), Wiley-Liss, Inc., p. 185-198 (1993).

Braam, J., Touch-induced regulation of expression of the calmodulin-related TCH genes and thigmomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis.  In Plant Growth Substances (C.M. Karssen, L.C. VanLoon and D. Vreugdenhil, Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 82-95 (1992).

Braam, J., Regulated expression of the calmodulin-related TCH genes in cultured Arabidopsis cells:  Induction by calcium and heat shock, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89, 3213-3216 (1992).

Braam, J., Regulation of expression of calmodulin and calmodulin-related genes by environmental stimuli in plants, Cell Calcium. 13, 457-463 (1992).

Braam, J., and Davis, R.W., The mechanosensory pathway in Arabidopsis: Touch-induced regulation of expression of calmodulin and calmodulin-related genes and alterations of development.  In Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, vol. 9 (D.D. Randall and D.G. Blevins, Eds.), University of Missouri Press, Columbia, pp. 85-100 (1990).

Braam, J., and Davis, R.W., Rain-, wind- and touch-induced expression of calmodulin and calmodulin-related genes in Arabidopsis, Cell 60, 357-364 (1990)