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Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Duke University: Durham, NC, US

2012-09-01 to present | Investigator (Biology)
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Philip Benfey

Duke University: Durham, NC, US

2002-09-01 to present | Professor (Biology)
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Philip Benfey

Education and qualifications (2)

Harvard University: Boston, MA, US

1981-09-01 to 1986-12-20 | PhD (Cell & Developmental Biology)
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Philip Benfey

Universite de Paris VI: Paris, FR

1979-09-01 to 1981-06-01 | Diplome d'Etudes Universitaire Generale
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Works (27)

Ethylene-independent modulation of root development by ACC via downregulation of WOX5 and group I CLE peptide expression

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2025-02-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Wangshu Mou; Ria Khare; Joanna K. Polko; Isaiah Taylor; Juan Xu; Dawei Xue; Philip Benfey; Bram Van de Poel; Caren Chang; Joseph J. Kieber
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Arabidopsis uses a molecular grounding mechanism and a biophysical circuit breaker to limit floral abscission signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2024-10-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Isaiah W. Taylor; O. Rahul Patharkar; Medhavinee Mijar; Che-Wei Hsu; John Baer; Chad E. Niederhuth; Uwe Ohler; Philip N. Benfey; John C. Walker
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SCARECROW‐LIKE28 modulates organ growth in Arabidopsis by controlling mitotic cell cycle exit, endoreplication, and cell expansion dynamics

New Phytologist
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Camila Goldy; Virginia Barrera; Isaiah Taylor; Celeste Buchensky; Rodrigo Vena; Philip N. Benfey; Lieven De Veylder; Ramiro E. Rodriguez
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Patterning and growth are coordinated early in the cell cycle

2022-09-22 | Preprint
Contributors: Cara M. Winter; Pablo Szekely; Heather Belcher; Raina Carter; Matthew Jones; Scott E. Fraser; Thai V. Truong; Philip N. Benfey
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Arabidopsis uses a molecular grounding mechanism and a biophysical circuit breaker to limit floral abscission signaling

2022-07-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Isaiah W. Taylor; O. Rahul Patharkar; Medhavinee Mijar; Che-Wei Hsu; John Baer; Chad E. Niederhuth; Uwe Ohler; Philip N. Benfey; John C. Walker
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Cell-type specific transcriptomics reveals roles for root hairs and endodermal barriers in interaction with beneficial rhizobacterium

2022-05-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Eline H. Verbon; Louisa M. Liberman; Jiayu Zhou; Jie Yin; Corné M.J. Pieterse; Philip N. Benfey; Ioannis A. Stringlis; Ronnie de Jonge
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The rhizodynamics robot: Automated imaging system for studying long-term dynamic root growth

2022-04-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Erin McCaskey; Isaiah Taylor; Christopher Pierce; Jason Ligon; Enes Aydin; Carrie Hunner; Amanda Carmichael; Lauren Eserman; Emily E.D. Coffey; Philip N Benfey et al.
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Reply to Amundson: Time to go to work

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2022-03-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel L. Northrup; Bruno Basso; Michael Q. Wang; Cristine L. S. Morgan; Philip N. Benfey
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Single-cell genomics revolutionizes plant development studies across scales

Development
2022-03-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Mingyuan Zhu; Isaiah W. Taylor; Philip N. Benfey
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Spatiotemporal analysis identifies ABF2 and ABF3 as key hubs of endodermal response to nitrate

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2022-01-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Orlando Contreras-López; Elena A. Vidal; Eleodoro Riveras; José M. Alvarez; Tomás C. Moyano; Erin E. Sparks; Joaquín Medina; Angelo Pasquino; Philip N. Benfey; Gloria M. Coruzzi et al.
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Single-cell analysis of cell identity in the Arabidopsis root apical meristem: insights and opportunities

Journal of Experimental Botany
2021-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Shahan; Trevor M Nolan; Philip N Benfey; Joseph Dubrovsky
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A plant lipocalin promotes retinal-mediated oscillatory lateral root initiation

Science
2021-09-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexandra J. Dickinson; Jingyuan Zhang; Michael Luciano; Guy Wachsman; Evan Sandoval; Martin Schnermann; José R. Dinneny; Philip N. Benfey
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Phage-Resistant Bacteria Reveal a Role for Potassium in Root Colonization

mBio
2021-08-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Elhanan Tzipilevich; Philip N. Benfey; Gustavo H. Goldman
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SCL28 promotes cell expansion and endoreplication in Arabidopsis by activating SIAMESE-RELATED cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors

2021-08-11 | Other
Contributors: Camila Goldy; Virginia Barrera; Isaiah Taylor; Celeste Buchensky; Rodrigo Vena; Philip N. Benfey; Lieven De Veylder; Ramiro E. Rodriguez
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Novel technologies for emission reduction complement conservation agriculture to achieve negative emissions from row-crop production

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-07-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel L. Northrup; Bruno Basso; Michael Q. Wang; Cristine L. S. Morgan; Philip N. Benfey
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VAP-RELATED SUPPRESSORS OF TOO MANY MOUTHS (VST) family proteins are regulators of root system architecture

Plant Physiology
2021-03-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Yanlin Shao; Kevin R Lehner; Hongzhu Zhou; Isaiah Taylor; Mingyuan Zhu; Chuanzao Mao; Philip N Benfey
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The Arabidopsis GRAS-type SCL28 transcription factor controls the mitotic cell cycle and division plane orientation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-02-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Camila Goldy; José-Antonio Pedroza-Garcia; Natalie Breakfield; Toon Cools; Rodrigo Vena; Philip N. Benfey; Lieven De Veylder; Javier Palatnik; Ramiro E. Rodriguez
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Cell wall remodeling and vesicle trafficking mediate the root clock in Arabidopsis

Science
2020-11-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Guy Wachsman; Jingyuan Zhang; Miguel A. Moreno-Risueno; Charles T. Anderson; Philip N. Benfey
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A single cellArabidopsisroot atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild type and cell identity mutants

2020-06-30 | Preprint
Contributors: Rachel Shahan; Che-Wei Hsu; Trevor M. Nolan; Benjamin J. Cole; Isaiah W. Taylor; Anna Hendrika Cornelia Vlot; Philip N. Benfey; Uwe Ohler
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Cell wall remodeling and vesicle trafficking mediate the root clock in Arabidopsis

2020-03-11 | Preprint
Contributors: Guy Wachsman; Jingyuan Zhang; Miguel A. Moreno-Risueno; Charles T. Anderson; Philip N. Benfey
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Histone Deacetylase HDA19 Affects Root Cortical Cell Fate by Interacting with SCARECROW

Plant Physiology
2019-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Wen-Qian Chen; Colleen Drapek; Dong-Xu Li; Zhi-Hong Xu; Philip N. Benfey; Shu-Nong Bai
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Minimum requirements for changing and maintaining endodermis cell identity in the Arabidopsis root

Nature Plants
2018-07-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Colleen Drapek; Erin E. Sparks; Peter Marhavy; Isaiah Taylor; Tonni G. Andersen; Jessica H. Hennacy; Niko Geldner; Philip N. Benfey
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A SIMPLE Pipeline for Mapping Point Mutations

Plant Physiology
2017-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Guy Wachsman; Jennifer L. Modliszewski; Manuel Valdes; Philip N. Benfey
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Mechanism of Dual Targeting of the Phytochrome Signaling Component HEMERA/pTAC12 to Plastids and the Nucleus

Plant Physiology
2017-04 | Journal article
Contributors: P. Andrew Nevarez; Yongjian Qiu; Hitoshi Inoue; Chan Yul Yoo; Philip N. Benfey; Danny J. Schnell; Meng Chen
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A SIMPLE pipeline for mapping point mutations

2016-11-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Guy Wachsman; Jennifer L. Modliszewski; Manuel Valdes; Philip N. Benfey
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X-Ray Computed Tomography Reveals the Response of Root System Architecture to Soil Texture

Plant Physiology
2016-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Eric D. Rogers; Daria Monaenkova; Medhavinee Mijar; Apoorva Nori; Daniel I. Goldman; Philip N. Benfey
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Tracking transcription factor mobility and interaction in Arabidopsis roots with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

eLife
2016-06-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Natalie M Clark; Elizabeth Hinde; Cara M Winter; Adam P Fisher; Giuseppe Crosti; Ikram Blilou; Enrico Gratton; Philip N Benfey; Rosangela Sozzani
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

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