Journals

Kim, S., Choi, H., Yi, T. G., & Ha, S. H. (2026). tRUBY: A convenient in planta tool for the detection of protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions. Molecules and Cells, 100357. 

Lee, Y. J., & Ha, S. H. (2026). Modular Pathway Engineering for Enhancing Terpenoid Production in Plants. Metabolic Engineering. 

Lee, S. K., Hong, W. J., Kim, E. J., Lee, C., Moon, S., Ha, S. H., & Jung, K. H. (2026). Developing an Efficient System for Hybrid Rice Seed Production Using Partial Male Sterility. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 24(3), 1740-1749. 

Lee, J. S., Shin, Y. M., Kim, Y. J., Park, Y. J., Kim, T. J., Ha, S. H., ... & Kim, J. K. (2025). Metabolomic analysis reveals stepwise metabolic adaptation to extended photoperiods in developing pea sprouts. Food Chemistry, 147734. 

Rodriguez-Concepcion, M., Lim, S., & Ha, S. H. (2025). Family alliances feeding the carotenoid pathway in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany, 76(21), 6327-6334. 

Choi, H., Yi, T. G., Gho, Y. S., Jung, K. H., & Ha, S. H. (2025). Editing of rice PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT microProtein genes promotes chloroplast development. The Plant Cell, 37(11), koaf235. 

Gho, Y. S., Park, S. Y., Choi, H., Kang, M., Yang, W., Lee, S. K., ... & Jung, K. H. (2025). Stable expression of organelle-targeted fluorescent markers for investigating autophagy and subcellular dynamics in rice. Journal of Plant Biology, 68(5), 337-346. 

Choi, H., Yi, T. G., Gho, Y. S., Kim, J. H., Kim, S., Choi, Y. J., ... & Ha, S. H. (2025). Augmenting carotenoid accumulation by multiplex genome editing of the redundant CCD family in rice. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 225, 110008. 

Lee, J. S., Shin, Y. M., Kim, Y. J., Park, S. U., Ha, S. H., Lee, H., ... & Kim, J. K. (2025). Temporal metabolomics of pea seedlings reveals primary and secondary metabolism dynamics under varying light intensity. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 12(1), 91. 

Gho, Y. S., Choi, H., Kang, M., Yang, W., Moon, S., Park, S. Y., ... & Jung, K. H. (2025). Endonuclease Genes in Rice Are Involved in Phosphate Source Recycling by DNA Decay From Phosphate Deprivation. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(4), e70452. 

Moon, S., Jiang, X., Choi, H., Ha, S. H., & Jung, K. H. (2025). Decoding the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors for fine-tuning target genes in rice. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 222, 109696. 

Choi, Y. J., & Ha, S. H. (2025). Metabolic Engineering in Rice for Functional Metabolite Production. Rice Science. 

Lee, Y. J., Jung, Y. J., Kim, J. H., Jeong, Y. S., Ku, H. K., Kim, B. H., ... & Ha, S. H. (2024). Molecular protocol to develop β-carotene-biofortified rice events via molecular optimization. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 215, 109051. 

Choi, H., Gwak, D., Kim, S., Yi, T., & Ha, S. H. (2024). Molecular action of GOLDEN2‐LIKE transcription factor family with diverse interacting promoters and proteins. Physiologia Plantarum, 176(1), e14164. 

Yu, J. S., You, M. K., Lee, Y. J., & Ha, S. H. (2023). Stepwise protein targeting into plastoglobules are facilitated by three hydrophobic regions of rice phytoene synthase 2. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1181311. 

Kim, S., Choi, H., Yi, T., Gwak, D., & Ha, S. H. (2023). Pleiotropic properties of GOLDEN2-LIKE transcription factors for crop improvement. Applied Biological Chemistry, 66(1), 81. 

Jeong, Y. S., Choi, H., Kim, J. K., Baek, S., You, M., Lee, D., . . . Ha, S. (2022). Overexpression of OsMYBR22/OsRVE1 transcription factor simultaneously enhances chloroplast-dependent metabolites in rice grains. Metabolic Engineering, 70, 89-101. 

Lee, Y. J., Kim, J. K., Baek, S., Yu, J., You, M. K., & Ha, S. (2022). Differential regulation of an OsIspH1, the functional 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase, for photosynthetic pigment biosynthesis in rice leaves and seeds. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 

Jung, J. W., Oh, S., Park, S., Jang, Y., Lee, S., Yun, D., . . . Kim, J. K. (2022). Metabolic profiling and antioxidant properties of hybrid soybeans with different seed coat colors, obtained by crossing β-carotene-enhanced (glycine max) and wild (glycine soja) soybeans. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 16(4), 449-463.

Gho, Y., Choi, H., Moon, S., Kim, S., Ha, S., & Jung, K. (2022). Tissue-specific enhancement of OsRNS1 with root-preferred expression is required for the increase of crop yield. Journal of Advanced Research, 42, 69-81. 

Jeong, Y. S., Kim, J. K., Baek, S., Lee, J., Lee, D., & Ha, S. (2021). Reciprocal crosses between astaxanthin and capsanthin rice unravel effects of metabolic gene efficacy in rice endosperm. Journal of Plant Biology, 64(4), 371-377. 

Jeong, Y. S., Ku, H., Lee, J., Lee, D., & Ha, S. (2021). Rubi-colored crops with built-in ketocarotenoid biosynthetic pathway. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 15(2), 125-138. 

Jeong, Y. S., Ku, H., Jung, Y., Kim, J. K., Lee, K. B., Kim, J., . . . Ha, S. (2021). 2A-linked bi-, tri-, and quad-cistrons for the stepwise biosynthesis of β-carotene, zeaxanthin, and ketocarotenoids in rice endosperm. Metabolic Engineering Communications, 12, e00166. 

Choi, H., Yi, T., & Ha, S. (2021). Diversity of plastid types and their interconversions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 692024. 

Kim, T. J., Kim, S. Y., Park, Y. J., Lim, S., Ha, S., Park, S. U., . . . Kim, J. K. (2021). Metabolite profiling reveals distinct modulation of complex metabolic networks in non-pigmented, black, and red rice (oryza sativa L.) cultivars. Metabolites, 11(6), 367. 

Kim, D., Yang, J., Ha, S., Kim, J. K., Lee, J., & Lim, S. (2021). An OsKala3, R2R3 MYB TF, is a common key player for black rice pericarp as main partner of an OsKala4, bHLH TF. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 765049.

Jung, J., Park, S., Oh, S., Jang, Y., Suh, S., Park, S., . . . Kim, J. (2021). Metabolomic variability of different soybean genotypes: Β-carotene-enhanced (glycine max), wild (glycine soja), and hybrid (glycine max× glycine soja) soybeans. Foods, 10(10), 2421.

You, M. K., Lee, Y. J., Kim, J. K., Baek, S. A., Jeon, Y. A., Lim, S. H., & Ha, S. H. (2020). The organ-specific differential roles of rice DXS and DXR, the first two enzymes of the MEP pathway, in carotenoid metabolism in oryza sativa leaves and seeds. BMC Plant Biology, 20, 1-16.

Kim, T. J., Hyeon, H., Park, N. I., Yi, T. G., Lim, S., Park, S., . . . Kim, J. K. (2020). A high-throughput platform for interpretation of metabolite profile data from pepper (capsicum) fruits of 13 phenotypes associated with different fruit maturity states. Food Chemistry, 331, 127286.

Ku, H., & Ha, S. (2020). Improving nutritional and functional quality by genome editing of crops: Status and perspectives. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 577313. 

You, M. K., Lee, Y. J., Yu, J. S., & Ha, S. (2020). The predicted functional compartmentation of rice terpenoid metabolism by trans-prenyltransferase structural analysis, expression and localization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(23), 8927. 

Kim, T. J., Park, J. G., Ahn, S. K., Kim, K. W., Choi, J., Kim, H. Y., . . . Kim, J. K. (2020). Discrimination of adzuki bean (vigna angularis) geographical origin by targeted and non-targeted metabolite profiling with gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Metabolites, 10(3), 112.

Jang, S., Jeong, H., Jung, A., Kang, M., Kim, S., Ha, S., . . . Kang, B. (2020). Phytoene synthase 2 can compensate for the absence of PSY1 in the control of color in capsicum fruit. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(12), 3417-3427. 

Gho, Y., Choi, H., Moon, S., Song, M. Y., Park, H. E., Kim, D., . . . Jung, K. (2020). Phosphate-starvation-inducible S-like RNase genes in rice are involved in phosphate source recycling by RNA decay. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 585561

Ku, H., Jeong, Y. S., You, M. K., Jung, Y. J., Kim, T. J., Lim, S., . . . Ha, S. (2019). Alteration of carotenoid metabolic machinery by β-carotene biofortification in rice grains. Journal of Plant Biology, 62, 451-462.

Baek, S., Ahn, S. K., Kim, K. W., Choi, J., Kim, J., Ahn, J., . . . Kim, J. K. (2019). Metabolic profiling reveals glucose and fructose accumulation in gcr1 knock-out mutant of arabidopsis. Applied Biological Chemistry, 62(1), 23.

Ha, S., Kim, J. K., Jeong, Y. S., You, M., Lim, S., & Kim, J. (2019). Stepwise pathway engineering to the biosynthesis of zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and capsanthin in rice endosperm. Metabolic Engineering, 52, 178-189. 

Ko, M. R., Song, M., Kim, J. K., Baek, S., You, M. K., Lim, S., & Ha, S. (2018). RNAi-mediated suppression of three carotenoid-cleavage dioxygenase genes, OsCCD1, 4a, and 4b, increases carotenoid content in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(21), 5105-5116.

Kim, T. J., Park, Y. J., Park, S. U., Ha, S., & Kim, J. K. (2018). Determination and quantification of arbutin in plants using stable isotope dilution liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Applied Biological Chemistry, 61(5), 523-530. 

Kim, D., Park, S., Lee, J., Ha, S., Lee, J., & Lim, S. (2018). A rice B-box protein, OsBBX14, finely regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in rice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(8), 2190.

Park, Y. J., Park, S. U., Ha, S., Lim, S. H., & Kim, J. K. (2018). Improved quantification of γ-aminobutyric acid in rice using stable isotope dilution gas chromatography–mass spectrometry doi://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.036

Kim, D., Park, S., Lee, J., Ha, S., & Lim, S. (2018). Enhancing flower color through simultaneous expression of the B-peru and mPAP1 transcription factors under control of a flower-specific promoter. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(1), 309.

Kim, T. J., Choi, J., Kim, K. W., Ahn, S. K., Ha, S., Choi, Y., . . . Kim, J. K. (2017). Metabolite profiling of peppers of various colors reveals relationships between tocopherol, carotenoid, and phytosterol content. Journal of Food Science, 82(12), 2885-2893. 

Lim, S., Kim, D., Kim, J. K., Lee, J., & Ha, S. (2017). A radish basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, RsTT8 acts a positive regulator for anthocyanin biosynthesis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1917.

Jeong, Y. S., Ku, H., Kim, J. K., You, M. K., Lim, S., Kim, J., & Ha, S. (2017). Effect of codon optimization on the enhancement of the β-carotene contents in rice endosperm. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 11(3), 171-179. 

Lee, D. K., Chung, P. J., Jeong, J. S., Jang, G., Bang, S. W., Jung, H., . . . Kim, J. K. (2017). The rice OsNAC6 transcription factor orchestrates multiple molecular mechanisms involving root structural adaptions and nicotianamine biosynthesis for drought tolerance. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 15(6), 754-764. 

Park, S., Kim, D. H., Lee, J. Y., Ha, S. H., & Lim, S. H. (2017). Comparative analysis of two flavonol synthases from different-colored onions provides insight into flavonoid biosynthesis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65(26), 5287-5298.

You, M., Kim, J., Lee, Y., Jeong, Y., & Ha, S. (2016). Plastoglobule-targeting competence of a putative transit peptide sequence from rice phytoene synthase 2 in plastids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(1), 18. 

Lim, S., You, M., Kim, D., Kim, J. K., Lee, J., & Ha, S. (2016). RNAi-mediated suppression of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase in tobacco allows fine-tuning of flower color and flux through the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 109, 482-490.

Jang, H. A., Utomo, S. D., Kwon, S. Y., Ha, S., Xing-guo, Y., & Choi, P. S. (2016). Production of transgenic cucumber expressing phytoene synthase-2A carotene desaturase gene. Journal of Plant Biotechnology, 43(3), 341-346.

Park, S., Choi, M., Lee, J., Kim, J., Ha, S., & Lim, S. (2016). Molecular and biochemical analysis of two rice flavonoid 3’-hydroxylase to evaluate their roles in flavonoid biosynthesis in rice grain. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17(9), 1549.

Lee, D., Jung, H., Jang, G., Jeong, J. S., Kim, Y. S., Ha, S., . . . Kim, J. (2016). Overexpression of the OsERF71 transcription factor alters rice root structure and drought resistance. Plant Physiology, 172(1), 575-588.

Song, M., Lim, S., Kim, J. K., Jung, E. S., John, K. M., You, M., . . . Ha, S. (2016). In planta cleavage of carotenoids by arabidopsis carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 in transgenic rice plants. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 10(5), 291-300.

Kim, M. S., Baek, S., Park, S., Baek, S., Lee, S. M., Ha, S., . . . Kim, J. K. (2016). Comparison of the grain composition in resveratrol-enriched and glufosinate-tolerant rice (oryza sativa) to conventional rice using univariate and multivariate analysis. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 52, 58-67. 

Chung, P. J., Jung, H., Jeong, D., Ha, S., Do Choi, Y., & Kim, J. (2016). Transcriptome profiling of drought responsive noncoding RNAs and their target genes in rice. BMC Genomics, 17(1), 563. 

Kim, Y. B., Park, S., Park, C. H., Park, W. T., Kim, S., Ha, S., . . . Park, S. U. (2016). Metabolomics of differently colored gladiolus cultivars. Applied Biological Chemistry, 59(4), 597-607. 

Mohanty, B., Lakshmanan, M., Lim, S., Kim, J. K., Ha, S., & Lee, D. (2016). Light-specific transcriptional regulation of the accumulation of carotenoids and phenolic compounds in rice leaves. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 11(6), 3002-3020. 

Lim, S., Song, J., Kim, D., Kim, J. K., Lee, J., Kim, Y., & Ha, S. (2016). Activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis by expression of the radish R2R3-MYB transcription factor gene RsMYB1. Plant Cell Reports, 35(3), 641-653. 

Lakshmanan, M., Lim, S., Mohanty, B., Kim, J. K., Ha, S., & Lee, D. (2015). Unraveling the light-specific metabolic and regulatory signatures of rice through combined in silico modeling and multiomics analysis. Plant Physiology, 169(4), 3002-3020. 

Kim, T. J., Lee, K. B., Baek, S., Choi, J., Ha, S., Lim, S., . . . Kim, J. K. (2015). Determination of lipophilic metabolites for species discrimination and quality assessment of nine leafy vegetables. Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry, 58(6), 909-918. 

Kim, S. W., Ahn, M. S., Kwon, Y. K., Song, S. Y., Kim, J. K., Ha, S., . . . Liu, J. R. (2015). Monthly metabolic changes and PLS prediction of carotenoid content of citrus fruit by combined fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and quantitative HPLC analysis. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 9(4), 247-258. 

Ha, S. (2015). Competitive activity as a constitutive promoter in the 5′-proximal regulatory region of the capsicum capsanthin–capsorubin synthase gene. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 9(4), 259-267. 

선형임, 상규박, 선화하, 민지최, 다혜김, 종렬이, & 영미김. (2015). Biosynthetic pathway of shikimate and aromatic amino acid and its metabolic engineering in plants. Journal of Plant Biotechnology, 42(3), 135-153. 

Qin, Y., Kweon, S., Chung, Y., Ha, S., Shin, K., Lim, M., . . . Woo, H. (2015). Selection of β-carotene enhanced transgenic soybean containing single-copy transgene and analysis of integration sites. Korean Journal of Breeding Science, 47(2), 111-117. 

You, M., Lim, S., Kim, M., Jeong, Y., Lee, M., & Ha, S. (2014). Improvement of the fluorescence intensity during a flow cytometric analysis for rice protoplasts by localization of a green fluorescent protein into chloroplasts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16(1), 788-804. 

Lee, S., Eom, J., Voll, L. M., Prasch, C. M., Park, Y., Hahn, T., . . . Jeon, J. (2014). Analysis of a triose phosphate/phosphate translocator-deficient mutant reveals a limited capacity for starch synthesis in rice leaves. Molecular Plant, 7(11), 1705-1708. 

Kim, G., Jung, E., Lee, S., Lim, S., Ha, S., & Lee, C. (2014). Combined mass spectrometry-based metabolite profiling of different pigmented rice (oryza sativa L.) seeds and correlation with antioxidant activities. Molecules, 19(10), 15673-15686. 

Park, S., Choi, S. R., Lim, S., Yeo, Y., Kweon, S. J., Bae, Y., . . . Ha, S. (2014). Identification and quantification of carotenoids in paprika fruits and cabbage, kale, and lettuce leaves. Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry, 57(3), 355-358. 

Lakshmanan, M., Mohanty, B., Lim, S., Ha, S., & Lee, D. (2014). Metabolic and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms underlying the anoxic adaptation of rice coleoptile. AoB Plants, 6 

Gonzalez-Jorge, S., Ha, S., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Gilliland, L. U., Zhou, A., Lipka, A. E., . . . Cepela, J. (2013). Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase4 is a negative regulator of β-carotene content in arabidopsis seeds. The Plant Cell, 25(12), 4812-4826. 

LEE, J., KIM, Y., KIM, H., LEE, J., KANG, C., LIM, S., . . . KIM, Y. (2013). Characterization of the HMW-GS 1DX2. 2 gene and its protein in a common korean wheat variety. SABRAO Journal of Breeding & Genetics, 45(2) 

Jung, E. S., Lee, S., Lim, S., Ha, S., Liu, K., & Lee, C. H. (2013). Metabolite profiling of the short-term responses of rice leaves (oryza sativa cv. ilmi) cultivated under different LED lights and its correlations with antioxidant activities. Plant Science, 210, 61-69. 

Lim, S., Kim, J. K., Lee, J., Kim, Y., Sohn, S., Kim, D., & Ha, S. (2013). Petal-specific activity of the promoter of an anthocyanidin synthase gene of tobacco (nicotiana tabacum L.). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 114(3), 373-383.

Lee, J., Park, C., Kim, H., Kim, J., Kim, M., Kim, Y., . . . Ahn, S. (2013). Two-dimensional electrophoresis of high molecular weight glutenin subunits in korean wheat cultivars. Korean Journal of Breeding Science, 45(3), 240-252. 

Kim, Y., Kim, S., Um, J., Kim, K., Choi, S., Um, B., . . . Song, S. (2013). Functional implication of β-carotene hydroxylases in soybean nodulation. Plant Physiology, 162(3), 1420-1433. 

Lim, S., & Ha, S. (2013). Marker development for the identification of rice seed color. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 7(3), 391-398.

Park, S., Lim, S., Ha, S., Yeo, Y., Park, W. T., Kwon, D. Y., . . . Kim, J. K. (2013). Metabolite profiling approach reveals the interface of primary and secondary metabolism in colored cauliflowers (brassica oleracea L. ssp. botrytis). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61(28), 6999-7007. 

Bang, S. W., Park, S., Jeong, J. S., Kim, Y. S., Jung, H., Ha, S., & Kim, J. (2013). Characterization of the stress-inducible OsNCED3 promoter in different transgenic rice organs and over three homozygous generations. Planta, 237(1), 211-224. 

Kim, J. K., Park, S., Lee, S. M., Lim, S., Kim, H. J., Oh, S., . . . Ha, S. (2013). Unintended polar metabolite profiling of carotenoid-biofortified transgenic rice reveals substantial equivalence to its non-transgenic counterpart. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 7(1), 121-128. 

Jeong, J. S., Kim, Y. S., Redillas, M. C., Jang, G., Jung, H., Bang, S. W., . . . Kim, J. (2013). OsNAC5 overexpression enlarges root diameter in rice plants leading to enhanced drought tolerance and increased grain yield in the field. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 11(1), 101-114. 

Kim, J. K., Park, S., Lim, S., Yeo, Y., Cho, H. S., & Ha, S. (2013). Comparative metabolic profiling of pigmented rice (oryza sativa L.) cultivars reveals primary metabolites are correlated with secondary metabolites. Journal of Cereal Science, 57(1), 14-20.