Hong-Kyu Choi, Francisco Goes da Silva, Hyun-Ju Lim, Alberto Iandolino, Young-Su Seo,
Seon-Woo Lee and Douglas R. Cook (2010) Diagnosis of Pierce’s disease using biomarkers specific
to Xylella fastidiosa rRNA and Vitis vinifera gene expression. Phytopathology (In press)

Spurthi N. Nayak, Hongyan Zhu, Nicy Varghese, Subhojit Datta, Hong-Kyu Choi, Ralf Horres, Ruth
Jungling, Jagbir Singh, P.B. Kavi Kishor, S. Sivaramakrishnan, Dave A. Hoisington, Gunter Kahl, Peter
Winter, Douglas R. Cook and Rajeev K. Varshney (2010) Integration of novel SSR and gene-based SNP
marker loci in the chickpea genetic map and establishment of new anchor points with Medicago
truncatula genome. Theor. Appl. Genet. DOI 10.1007/s00122-010-1265-1

Yeonjae Hur, Byungrae Jin, Jaesung Nam, Youngsoo Chung, Jaiheon Lee, Hongkyu Choi, Daejin Yun,
Gihwan Yi, Yonghwan Kim and Dohhoon Kim (2010) Molecular characterization of OsPAP2: Transgenic
expression of a purple acid phosphatase up-regulated in phosphate-deprived rice suspension cells.
Biotechnol. Lett. 32: 163-170.

Eunsook Chung, Chang-Woo Cho, Bo-Hyun Yun, Hong-Kyu Choi, Hyun-A So, Seon-Woo Lee and
Jai-Heon Lee (2009) Molecular cloning and characterization of the soybean DEAD-box RNA
helicase gene induced by low temperature and high salinity stress. Gene, 443: 91-99

Ki-Hoon Song, Dae-Hae Song, Jeong-Ran Lee, Goon-Bo Kim, Hong-Kyu Choi, R. Varma Penmetsa
and Young-Woo Nam (2007) Cloning and characterization of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
genes and identification of point mutants in Medicago truncatula. Korean J. Crop Sci. 52(4) 458-469.

Hong-Kyu Choi, Mellisa Luckow, Jeff Doyle and Douglas R. Cook (2006) Nuclear gene-derived
molecular markers linked to legume genetic maps. Mol Genet Genom. 276: 56-70.

Jeong-Hwan Mun, Dongjin Kim, Hong-Kyu Choi, John Gish, Frederic Debelle, Joanne Mudge,
Roxanne Denny, Gabriella Endre, Oliver Saurat, Anne-Marie Dudez, Gyorgy B. Kiss, Bruce A.
Roe, Nevin D. Young, and Douglas Cook (2006) Distribution of microsatellites in Medicago
truncatula: A resource of genetic markers that integrate genetic and physical maps.
Genetics, 172: 2541-2555.

Rosita Scherson, Hong-Kyu Choi, Douglas R. Cook and Michael Sanderson (2005)
Phylogenetics of New World Astragalus: Screening of novel nuclear loci for
the reconstruction of phylogenies at low taxonomic levels. Brittonia 57: 354-366.

Hongyan Zhu, Hong-Kyu Choi, Douglas R. Cook and Randy C. Shoemaker (2005) Bridging model
and crop legumes through comparative genomics. Plant Physiology 137: 1189-1196.

Hong-Kyu Choi, Jeong-Hwan Mun, Dong-Jin Kim, Hongyan Zhu, Jong-Min Baek, Joanne Mudge,
Bruce Roe, Noel Ellis, Jeff Doyle, Gyorgy B. Kiss, Nevin D. Young, and Douglas R.
Cook (2004) Estimating genome conservation between crop and model legume species.
Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, USA 101: 15289-15294.

Hong-Kyu Choi, Dong-Jin Kim, Tae-Sik Uhm, Eric Limpens, Jeong-Hwan Mun, Peter Kalo,
R. Varma Penmetsa, Andrea Seres, Olga Kulikova, Bruce A. Roe, Ton Bisselling, Gyorgy B.
Kiss and Douglas R. Cook (2004) A sequence-based genetic map of Medicago truncatula
and comparison of maker colinearity with M. sativa. Genetics 166: 1463-1502.

Alberto Iandolino, Francisco Goes da Silva, Hong-Kyu Choi, Larry.E. Williams and Douglas R.
Cook (2004) High-quality RNA, cDNA, and derived EST libraries from grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.).
Plant Mol. Biol. Reptr. 22: 269-278.

Hongyan Zhu, Dong-Jin Kim, Jong-Min Baek, Hong-Kyu Choi, Leland C. Ellis, Helge Kester, W.
Richard McCombie, Hui-Mei Peng and Douglas R. Cook (2003) Syntenic relationships between
Medicago truncatula and Arabidopsis reveal extensive divergence of genome organization.
Plant Physiology 131: 1018-1026.

Hong-Kyu Choi & Douglas R. Cook, Comparative genome study in legumes towards crop improvement.
Mini International Symposium on Recent Progress in Molecular Genetics of Model Legumes,
Sogang University, Seoul, August 19, 2010, Korea

Hong-Kyu Choi, Genome-wide redirection of grapevine’s gene expression in response to the
Pierce’s disease pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, and water deficit.
The Korean Society of Plant Pathology, Dong-A University, Busan, April 22-24, 2010, Korea

Choi, H-K, Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F., Park, J-H, Kim, M-J, So, H-A, Cho, C-W, Jeong,
Y-S, Sheng, H.G., Chung, H-W, Chung, Y-S, Kim, D-H, Lee, J-H and Cook, D.R., Evaluation
of grape genome-wide gene expression in response to Pierce’s disease and water deficit.
The Commemorative International Symposium for the 50th Anniversary of the Korean Society
for Applied Biological Chemistry, Gyeongju, Korea, August 25-27, 2010

Choi, H-K, Goes da Silva, F., Lim, H-J, Park, J-H, Kim, M-J, So, H-A, Cho, C-W, Jeong,
Y-S, Sheng, H.G., Chung, Y-S, Kim, D-H, Lee, J-H and Cook, D.R., A new multiplex PCR-based
Pierce’s disease diagnostic technique simultaneously detecting pathogen and host biomarkers.
The Commemorative International Symposium for the 50th Anniversary of the Korean Society
for Applied Biological Chemistry, Gyeongju, Korea, August 25-27, 2010

Chung, E-S, Cho, C-W, Ayarpadikannan, S., Kang, J-S, Choi, H-K, So, H-A, Kim, K-M, Kwack,
Y-J, Yu, H.Y., Kim, K-S and Lee, J-H, Molecular characterization of a mungbean gene encoding
ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 induced by high salinity stress or abscisic acid.
The Commemorative International Symposium for the 50th Anniversary of the Korean Society
for Applied Biological Chemistry, Gyeongju, Korea, August 25-27, 2010

Choi, H.-K., Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F. and Cook, D.R., Grapevine responds to Pierce’s
disease pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, and water deficit by redirecting genome-wide gene expression.
The 65th International Meeting of the Korean Association of Biological Sciences,
Seould National University, Seoul, Korea, August 19-21

-Choi, H-K, Kim, M-J, Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F., Cho, C-W, So, H-A, Jeong,
Y-S, Hu, G., Chung, E-S, Jung, H-W, Chung, Y-S, Kim, D-H, Lee, J-H and Cook, D.R.
Genome-wide redirection of grapevine’s gene expression in response to the Pierce’s disease
pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, and water deficit. 21st International Conference on Arabidopsis
Research, Yokohama, Japan, June 6-10, 2010

Choi, H-K, Park, J-H, Lim, H-J, Goes da Silva, F., Cho, C-W, Kim, M-J, So, H-A, Jeong,
Y-S, Hu, G., Chung, E-S, Jung, H-W, Chung, Y-S, Kim, D-H, Lee, J-H and Cook, D.R. A multiplex
real time PCR diagnostic tool for the Pierce’s disease of grapevine. 21st International Conference
on Arabidopsis Research, Yokohama, Japan, June 6-10, 2010

Park, J-H, Shin, S-H, Jeon, E-H, Kim, M-J, Choi, H-K, Jung, H-W, Kim, D-H, Lee, J-H and Chung,
Y-S, Allele mining of pathogen-elated genes from wild rice (Oryza grandiglumis).
21st International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Yokohama, Japan, June 6-10, 2010

Choi, H-K, Mun, J-H, Young, N.D., Doyle, J., Ellis, N., Kiss, G., and Cook, D.R. Map-based
comparative genome analysis in legumes. International conference of the Korean Society
of Breeding Science, Chung_Nam University, Daejeon, Korea, July 8-9, 2010

Choi, H.-K., Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F., Park, J.-H., Kim, M.-J., So, H.-A., Cho, C.-W.,
Jung, E.-S., Chung, H.-W., Chung, Y.-S., Kim, D.-H., Lee, J.-H and Cook, D.R. Grapevine
transcriptional response to Pierce’s disease and water deficit. International Conference of Crop
Functional Genomics. Jeju, Korea (South), April14-16, 2010

Choi, H.K., Goes da Silva, F., Lim, H.-J., Seo, Y.-S., Lee, S.-W., Jeong, E.-S., Lee, J.-H.
and Cook, D. A multiplex real time PCR-based tool to study the Pierce’s disease of grapevine.
Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry, Kangreung,
Korea (South), February 19-20, 2010

Hong-Kyu Choi, Development of a dual multiplex real time PCR disease diagnostic system
for the Pierce’s disease of grapevine. The 17th International Joint Seminar between Dong-A University
and University of Hyogo, Busan, November 13, 2009, Korea

Hong-Kyu Choi, Bridging comparative and functional genomics towards crop improvement.
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, September 18, 2009 South Korea

Choi, H.-K., Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F., and Cook, D.R. Genome-wide transcriptional response
of grape to Pierce’s disease and water deficit. The conference of The Korean Society for
Applied Biological Chemistry, Gwangju, April 24, 2009, Korea

Han, J.-I., Kim, J., Lee, S.-W. and Choi, H.-K. Genomic properties of an endophytic agent,
Variovorax paradoxus S110. International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the Korean Society
for Applied Biological Chemistry, Jeju, Korea (South), October 22-24, 2009

Choi, H.-K., Goes da Silva, F., Lim, H.-J., Seo, Y.-S., Lee, S.-W., Chung, E.-S. and Cook, D.R.
Development of a dual multiplex real-time PCR disease diagnostic system to study the relationship
between drought stress and Pierce’s disease of grapevine. The 50th Annual Meeting and International
Symposium of Korean Society of Life Science, Busan, Korea, October 15-16, 2009

Choi, H.-K., Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F., Chung, E.-S., Lee, J.-H. and Cook, D.R. Water deficit
modulates the response of grapevine susceptible to the Pierce’s disease pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa.
International Conference of American Society of Plant Biologists, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18-22, 2009

Chung, E.-S., Cho, C.-W., So, H.-A., Kim, K.-M., Kwack, Y.-J., Kim, K.-S., Choi, H.-K., Chung Y.-S.
and Lee, J.-H. Functional characterization of soybean DEAD-box RNA helicase induced by high salinity
stress. The Conference of the Korean Society of Breeding Science, Taejon, July 1-3, 2009,
Korea (South)

Choi, H.-K., Mun, J.-H., Zhu, H., Kim, D.-J., Baek, J.B., Roe, B., Ellis, N. Doyle, J., Kiss, G.B.,
Young, N.D. and Cook, D.R. Comparative genome analysis in model and crop legumes: Towards
the application for the crop improvement. The Conference of the Korean Society of Breeding
Science, Taejon, July 1-3, 2009, Korea

Choi, H.-K., Iandolino, A., Goes da Silva, F., Chung, E.-S., Lee, J.-H. and Cook, D.R. Water
deficit modulates the response of Vitis vinifera to the Pierce’s disease. International Joint meeting
of Korean Society of Plant Science & Korean Society of Plant Biotechnology, Gwangju, April
30-May 1, 2009, Korea

Chung, E.-S., Cho, C.-W., So, H.-A., Kim, K.-M., Kwack, Y.-J., Kim, K.-S., Choi, H.-K.,
and Lee, J.-H. Molecular cloning and characterization of DEAD-box RNA helicase isolated
from soybean. International Joint meeting of Korean Society of Plant Science & Korean Society
of Plant Biotechnology, Gwangju, , April 30-May 1, 2009, Korea

Hong-Kyu Choi, Genome-wide transcriptional response of grape to Pierce’s disease and water
deficit. International Symposium on Biodiversity and Genomics, Agricultural Research Center,
Dong-A University, November 7, 2008, Korea

Hong-Kyu Choi, Genome-wide transcriptional response of grape to Pierce’s disease and water
deficit. Biotechnology Institute BK21 & Plant Metabolism Research Center, Kyung-Hee University,
October 2, 2008, Korea