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Million Tadege
Associate Professor, Plant Functional Genomics
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Biosciences,
Oklahoma State University
3210 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK73401
Phone: 580-224-0629, Email: [email protected]
Education
 Ph.D. 1997, Plant Molecular Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
 M.Sc. 1994, Biotechnology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
 B.Sc. 1987, Biology, Asmara University, Eritrea.
Appointments
 07/2014 – present Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University, OK.
 09/2009 – 06/2014 Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, OK.
 2004 – 2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, OK.
 1999 – 2003 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO, Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia.
 1998 – 1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bern, IPS, Bern, Switzerland.
 1994 – 1997 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Bern, IPS, Bern, Switzerland.
 1987 – 1992 Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer, Alemaya University of Agriculture, Alemaya,
Ethiopia.
Honors and Awards:
 Team member 2011 USDA-NIFA Partnership Award for diversified bioenergy solutions.
 1999 - Swiss National Science Foundation Perspective Scientist Postdoctoral Award.
 1997 – Excellence, Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology, University of Bern.
 1996 - The Roche Research Foundation Student Research Award.
 1994-97 – Recipient of the University of Bern fellowship.
 1992-94 – Recipient of the Wageningen Agricultural University Fellowship.
 1987 - Great Distinction, B.Sc. in Biology, Asmara University.
Expertise
Plant molecular genetics/functional genomics, leaf development, floral transition, retrotransposon
tagging in Medicago truncatula, metabolic signaling, alcoholic fermentation and hypoxic stress
response in plants.
RESEARCH
Undergraduate research (BSc) (7/86 – 6/87).
Project: The effect of salinity on some Ethiopian Triticum species. Plant Genetics.Laboratory,
Asmara University, Supervisor: Prof. Endashaw Bekele.
Graduate research (MSc) (9/93 – 8/94).
Project: Expression analysis of ENOD40 in the hairy roots of Vicia hirsuta. Molecular Biology
Laboratory, Wageningen Agricultural University, Supervisor: Prof. Ton Bisseling. The major part
of this work involved promoter deletions and promoter-GUS expression analysis in hairy roots of
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vetch to identify the minimal regions of the promoter that are sufficient to impart the tissue specific
expression pattern of ENOD40.
Graduate research (PhD) (9/94 – 12/97).
Project: The Molecular Physiology of Ethanolic Fermentation in tobacco and potato. Laboratory
of Molecular Biology, Institute of Plant Sciences, Univesity of Bern, Supervisor: Prof. Cris
Kuhlemeier. Some of the most important findings of my Ph.D. thesis include discovery of aerobic
fermentation in pollen, a sugar modulated pyruvate dehydrogenase/pyruvate decarboxylase
(PDH/PDC)-stat in plant metabolism, a PDH-bypass in pollen, among other things. We have
shown that tobacco and maize pollen heavily ferment ethanol in the presence of oxygen during
development and germination. To explain this, we proposed an alternative route to mitochondrial
PDH that involves PDC and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) which provides a cytosolic route to
make pyruvate and ethanol available for metabolism. We subsequently showed that labeled
ethanol can be used with the same efficiency as sucrose for lipid biosynthesis during pollen
germination.
Postdoctoral research (1/98 – 8/99).
Project: Ethanolic fermentation in flooding tolerance and disease resistance response in plants.
University of Bern with Prof. Cris Kuhlemeier. This was basically an extension of my PhD work
where we showed that sugar availability is the key to survival under hypoxic stress. We were also
able to manipulate ethanolic fermentation in potato and produced ethanol in leaves in the presence
of oxygen. The resulting change in sugar steady-state levels triggered plant defense response in
potato that led to a broad spectrum of disease resistance response including protection against
Phytophtora infestans and potato virus Y.
Postdoctoral research (9/99 – 9/03).
Project: The molecular mechanism of floral initiation and control in crop species. Plant Industry,
CSIRO, Australia, with Dr. Liz Dennis and Dr. Jim Peacock. This project involved identifying and
characterizing genes that perceive the vernalization signal and modulate transition to the floral
phase in crop species including canola and barley.
Postdoctoral research (10/03 – 8/09).
Project: Development of Tnt1 insertional mutants in Medicago truncatula for legume functional
genomics. The Noble Foundation, Ardmore, USA, with Prof. Kirankumar S. Mysore. The main
objective of the project was to develop a tagged genomic resource for the legume community. We
developed a highly efficient resource with over 15,000 independent Tnt1 lines containing
approximately 375,000 insertions in M. truncatula R108 genotype in collaboration with Dr. Pascal
Ratet in CNRS, France. This resource has been transforming Medicago functional genomics and
the population is now above 20,000.
Current Research Focus:
The overall focus of our current research is on biomass functional genomics to identify regulatory
factors and understand genetic interactions that significantly contribute to plant form and function
so as to be able to manipulate biomass for feedstock improvement. Major projects in the lab
include leaf blade development in Medicago, control of flowering time in Mediacgo and sorghum,
leaf architecture and seed development in chickpea, and resource development in sorghum. We
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work on a variety of plant species using Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris as primary
models, and employ a combination of genetic/genomic, biochemical, cellular, metabolomic, and
transgenic approaches to advance our understanding.
Major course taught at OSU:
Biotechnology in Plant Improvement (PLNT 5433) – offered every fall semester.
Other courses
PLNT 5110-PROB & SPECIAL STUDY.
PLNT 6010-ADV TOPIC & CONFERENCE.
Professional Activities:
 Ad hoc grant reviewer for NSF.
 Ad hoc grant reviewer for BARD.
 Ad hoc grant reviewer for ANR (AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE) of
France.
 2014 grant review panel for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
 Since 2013, member of editorial board for International Journal of Plant Biology &
Research.
 Since 2012, member of editorial board for The Scientific World Journal.
 2012 First round student selection panel for Pan African University.
 2011 - 2013, member of editorial board for Journal of Environmental and Analytical
Toxicology.
 Since 2011, member of review board for Journal of Life Sciences.
 2011, Curriculum development panel for Pan African University.
 2010, DOE-USDA grant review panel for biomass feedstock genomics.
 Reviewed 26 manuscripts over the last 5 years for several journals including Plant Cell,
Plant Physiology, New Phytologist, Planta, BMC Biotechnology, BMC Plant Biology,
Plant Functional Biology, Plant Cell Reports, Journal of Life Sciences, Biogeosciences,
Protein & Cell, African Journal of Biotechnology, International Journal of Molecular
Sciences, The Scientific World Journal, Annals of Botany, and Plant Signaling &
Behavior.
 Member, American Society of Plant Biologists.
 Member, American Association for the Advancement of science.
Invited Seminar Presentations (most recent):
 Session speaker at Plant Biology 2014 ASPB Annual Congress in Portland, OR, July
12-16, 2014.
 Invited seminar presentation at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 9, 2013.
 Session chair and speaker, Global Biofuels and Bioproducts 2012 Summit, November 19 –
21, San Antonio, TX.
 Seminar presentation at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, October 25, 2012.
 Seminar presentation at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK, October 15, 2011.
 Session speaker at BIT’s 2nd World DNA and Genome Day-2011 Congress, April 25-30,
Dalian, China.
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Seminar presentation at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, March 2010.
Seminar presentation at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at OSU,
OK, April 2010.
Session speaker at the NSF-EPSCoR bioenergy annual conference at the University of
Oklahoma, Norman, OK, May 2010.
Seminar presentation at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, May 2008.
Seminar presentation at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 2007.
Session speaker at Plant Biology 2006 ASPB Annual Congress in Boston, MA, August
5-9, 2006.
Session speaker at Noble-York retreat symposium at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Ok,
October 2005.
Seminar presentation at CSIRO, Plant Industry Canberra, Australia, April 2005.
Session speaker 2nd Australian Model Legume Conference, Perth, Australia, April 2005.
Seminar presentation at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 2004.
Seminar presentation at Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, September 2004.
Grants received:
2015-2018: Tadege M (PI), Functional genomics of leaf architecture and seed development in
chickpea. USDA-NIFA-AFRI, awarded amount $388,142.
2014-2019: Tadege M (PI), Molecular dissection of the STENOFOLIA transcriptional network
controlling leaf blade outgrowth in Medicago truncatula. National Science Foundation,
awarded amount $719,542.
2013-2015: Tadege M (PI), Development of sorghum mutant population for biomass feedstock
functional genomics research in C4 grasses. USDA-NIFA-AFRI, awarded amount $150,000.
2013: Tadege M (EPSCoR supplement), Effect of STF on leaf size and biomass yield in transgenic
switchgrass. NSF EPSCoR, awarded amount $51,000.
2011-2013: Tadege M (PI), The molecular basis of leaf lamina development in Medicago
truncatula’. Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, awarded
amount $100,000.
2008-2013: Wicksted J., Huhnke R., et al. Building Oklahoma's Leadership Role in Cellulosic
Bioenergy. Subproject title: Functional genomics of biomass feedstock development. NSF
EPSCoR, (awarded as lab startup) amount awarded to Tadege’s lab $800,000.
2012 – Travel award to attend the VI International Conference on Legume Genomics and
Genetics, October 2-7, 2012 Hyderabad, India. Awarded amount $2,050.
2009 – Travel award to attend the Model Legume Congress July 12-16, 2009 Asilomar, California.
Awarded amount $1,500.
1999-2000: Tadege M (PI), Regulation of ethanolic fermentation during Arabidopsis pollen
development. Swiss National Science Foundation, awarded amount SFR 51,700.
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PUBLICATIONS:
Summary: Journal articles (41), book chapters (5), patents (2), recent conference proceedings and
poster abstracts (30).
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
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Zhang F, Tadege M (2014) Repression of AS2 by WOX family transcription factors is
required for leaf development in Medicago and Arabidopsis. Plant Signaling & Behavior (in
press).
Tadege M, Chen F, MurrayJ, Wen J, Ratet P, Udvardi MK, Dixon RA, Mysore KS (2014)
Control of Vegetative to Reproductive Phase Transition Improves Biomass Yield and
Simultaneously Reduces Lignin Content in Medicago truncatula. Bioenergy Research (in
press).
Niu L, Lin H, Zhang F, Watira TW, Li G, Tang Y, Wen J, Ratet P, Mysore KS, Tadege M
(2014) LOOSE FLOWER, a WUSCHEL-like Homeobox gene, is required for lateral fusion
of floral organs in Medicago truncatula. Plant Journal doi: 10.1111/tpj.12743.
Lauressergues D, André O, Peng J, Wen J, Chen R, Ratet P, Tadege M, Mysore KS,
Rochange SF (2014) Strigolactones contribute to shoot elongation and to the formation of leaf
margin serrations in Medicago truncatula R108. Journal of Experimental Botany pii: eru471.
Zhang F, Wang Y, Li G, Tang Y, Kramer M. Elena and Tadege M (2014) STENOFOLIA
Recruits TOPLESS to Repress ASYMMETRIC LEAVES 2 at the Leaf Margin and Promote
Leaf Blade Outgrowth in Medicago truncatula. Plant Cell 26: 650-664.
Wang E, Yu N, Bano S.A, Liu C, Miller T, Ratet P, Tadege M, Mysore KS, Downie J.A,
Murray J, Oldroyd G.E.D, Schultze M (2014) A H+-ATPase that Energizes Nutrient Uptake
during Mycorrhizal Symbioses in Rice and Medicago. Plant Cell 26: 1818-1830.
Cheng, Xiaofei; Wang, Mingyi: Lee, Hee-Kyung; Tadege, Million; Ratet, Pascal; Udvardi,
Michael; Mysore, Kiran and Wen, Jiangqi (2014) An Efficient Reverse Genetics Platform in
the Model Legume Medicago truncatula. New Phytologist 201:1065-76.
Tadege M (2013) Molecular insight into polarity-mediated lamina outgrowth. International
Journal of Plant Biology & Research 1(1): 1005.
Zhou C, Han L, Fu C, Wen J, Cheng X, Nakashima J, Ma J, Tang Y, Tan Y, Tadege M,
Mysore KS, Xia G, Wang ZY. (2013) The Trans-Acting Short Interfering RNA3 Pathway and
NO APICAL MERISTEM Antagonistically Regulate Leaf Margin Development and Lateral
Organ Separation, as Revealed by Analysis of an argonaute7/lobed leaflet1 Mutant in
Medicago truncatula. Plant Cell 25: 4845-62.
Yarce JCS, Lee HK, Tadege M, Ratet P, and Mysore KS (2013) Forward Genetics Screening
of Medicago Truncatula Tnt1 Insertion Lines. Methodes in Molecular Biology 1069: 93-100.
Lin H, Niu L and Tadege M (2013) STENOFOLIA acts as a repressor in regulating leaf blade
outgrowth. Plant Signaling & Behavior 8(6). doi: pii: e24464.
Guan D, Stacey N, Liu C, Wen J, Mysore KS, Torres-Jerez I, Vernié T, Tadege M, Zhou C,
Wang Z-Y, Udvardi MK, Oldroyd GED, and Murray JD (2013) Rhizobial infection is
associated with the development of peripheral vasculature in nodules of Medicago truncatula.
Plant Physiology 162: 107-115.
Lin H, Niu L, McHale NA, Ohme-Takagi M, Mysore KS and Tadege M (2013) An
Evolutionarily Conserved Repressive Activity of WOX Proteins Mediates Leaf Blade
Outgrowth and Floral Organ Development in Plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110: 366-71.
Bourcy M, Brocard, L, Pislariu CI, Cosson V, Mergaert P, Tadege M, Mysore KS, Udvardi
MK, Gourion B, Ratet P (2012) Medicago truncatula DNF2 is a PI-PLC-XD-containing
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protein required for bacteroid persistence and prevention of nodule early senescence and
defense-like reactions. New Phytologist 197:1250-61.
Couzigou J-M, Zhukov V, Mondy S, Heba GA, Cosson V, Ellis NTH, Ambrose M, Wen J,
Tadege M, Tikhonovich I, Mysore K, Putterill J, Hofer J, Borisov AY, and Ratet P (2012)
NOOT and COCHLEATA are legume orthologs of the BOP genes that participate in
maintenance of the nodule developmental program. Plant Cell 24: 4498-510.
Pislariu CI, Murray J, Wen J, Cosson V, Duvvuru Muni R, Wang M, Benedito V, Andriankaja
A, Cheng X, Torres Jerez I, Mondy S, Zhang S, Taylor M, Tadege M, Ratet P, Mysore KS,
Chen R and Udvardi MK (2012) A Medicago truncatula tobacco-retrotransposon
(Tnt1)-insertion mutant collection with defects in nodule development and symbiotic nitrogen
fixation. Plant Physiology 159: 1686-1699.
Uppalapati RS, Ishiga Y, Doraiswamy V, Bedair M, Mittal S, Chen J, Nakashima J, Tang Y,
Tadege M, Ratet P, Chen R, Schultheiss H and Mysore KS (2012) Asymmetric epicuticular
wax accumulation in Medicago truncatula irg1/palm1 mutant leaves results in reduced spore
germination and germ tube differentiation of biotrophic host and nonhost fungal pathogens.
Plant Cell 24: 353-370.
Tadege M and Mysore KS (2011) Tnt1 retrotransposon tagging of STF in Medicago
truncatula reveals tight coordination of metabolic, hormonal and developmental signals
during leaf morphogenesis. Mobile Genetic Elements 1(4): 301-303.
Tadege M, Lin H, Niu N and Mysore KS (2011) Control of dicot leaf blade expansion by a
WOX gene, STF. Plant Signaling & behavior 6: 1861-1864.
Tadege M, Lin H, Bedair M, Berbel A, Wen J, Rojas CM, Niu L, Tang Y, Sumner L, Ratet P,
McHale NA, Madueño F, and S. Mysore KS (2011) STENOFOLIA Regulates Blade
Outgrowth and Leaf Vascular Patterning in Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris.
Plant Cell 23: 2125-2142.
Zhou C, Han L, Hou C, Metelli A, Qi L, Tadege M, Mysore KS and Wang ZY (2011)
Developmental Analyses of a Medicago truncatula Mutant smooth leaf margin1 Reveal
Distinct Ontogenies among Plant Organs. Plant Cell 23: 2106-2124.
Laurie RE, Diwadkar P, Jaudal M, Zhang L, Hecht V, Wen J, Tadege M, Mysore KS,
Putterill J, Weller JL and Richard C. Macknight RC (2011) The Medicago truncatula
FLOWERING LOCUS T homologue, MtFTa1, is a key regulator of flowering time. Plant
Physiology 156: 2207-2224.
Horváth B, Yeun LH, Domonkos A, Halász G, Gobbato E, Ayaydin F, Míró K, Hirsch S, Sun
J, Tadege M, Ratet P, Mysore K, Ané J-M, Oldroyd GED and Kaló P (2011) Medicago
truncatula IPD3 is a member of the common symbiotic signaling pathway required for
rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction 24:1345-58.
Murray JD, Muni RR, Torres-Jerez I, Tang Y, Allen S, Andriankaja M, Li G, Laxmi A, Cheng
X, Wen J, Vaughan D, Schultze M, Sun J, Charpentier M, Oldroyd G, Tadege M, Ratet P,
Mysore KS, Chen R, Udvardi MK (2011) Vapyrin, a gene essential for intracellular
progression of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, is also essential for infection by rhizobia in
the nodule symbiosis of Medicago truncatula. Plant Journal 65: 244-52.
Cheng X, Wen JQ, Tadege M, Ratet P, Mysore K S (2011) Reverse genetics in Medicago
truncatula using Tnt1 insertion mutants. Methods in Molecular Biology, 678: 179-90.
Chen J, Yu J, Ge L, Wang H, Berbel A, Liu Y, Chen Y, Li G, Tadege M, Wen J, Cosson V,
Mysore KS, Ratet P, Madueño F, Bai G, Chen R (2010) Control of dissected leaf morphology
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by a Cys(2)His(2) zinc finger transcription factor in the model legume Medicago truncatula.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107: 10754-10759.
Tadege M, Wang TL, Wen J, Ratet P, and Mysore KS (2009) Mutagenesis and Beyond!
Tools for understanding legume biology. Plant Physiology 151: 978-984.
Pang Y, Wenger JP, Saathoff K, Peel GJ, Wen J, Huhman D, Allen SN, Tang Y, Cheng X,
Tadege M, Ratet P, Mysore KS, Sumner LW, Marks MD, Dixon RA (2009) A WD40 repeat
protein from Medicago truncatula is necessary for tissue-specific anthocyanin and
proanthocyanidin biosynthesis, but not for trichome development. Plant Physiology 151:
1114-1129.
Tadege M, Wen J, He J, Tu H, Kwak Y, Tu H, Eschstruth A, Endre G, Zhao P, Chabaud M,
Ratet P, Mysore KS (2008) Large scale insertional mutagenesis using the Tnt1
retrotransposon in the model legume Medicago truncatula. Plant Journal 54: 335-347.
Wang H, Chen J, Wen J, Tadege M, Li G, Yu L, Mysore KS, Ratet, P, Chen R (2008) Control
of compound leaf development by Medicago truncatula FLO/LFY ortholog Single Leaflet1
(SGL1). Plant Physiology 146:1759-1772.
Trevaskis B, Tadege M, Hemming M, Peacock WJ, Dennis ES, Sheldon C (2007) SVP-like
MADS-box genes inhibit floral meristem identity in barley. Plant Physiology 143: 225-235.
Tadege M, Ratet P, Mysore KS (2005) Insertional mutagenesis: a Swiss Army knife for
functional genomics of Medicago truncatula. Trends in Plant Science 10: 229-235.
Tadege M, Sheldon CC, Helliwell CA, Updaha N, Dennis ES, Peacock WJ (2003) Reciprocal
control of flowering time by OsSOC1 in transgenic Arabidopsis and by FLC in transgenic
rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal 1:361-369.
Mellema S, Eichenberger W, Rawyler A, Suter M, Tadege M, Kuhlemeier C (2002) The
ethanolic fermentation pathway supports respiration and lipid biosynthesis in tobacco pollen.
Plant Journal 30: 329-336.
Tadege M, Sheldon CC, Helliwell CA, Stoutjesdijk P, Dennis ES, Peacock WJ (2001)
Control of flowering time by FLC orthologues in Brassica napus. Plant Journal 28: 545-553
(cover).
Sheldon CC, Finnegan EJ, Rouse D, Tadege M, Bagnall D, Helliwell CA, Peacock WJ,
Dennis ES (2000) The control of flowering by vernalization. Curr Opin Plant Biol 3:418-422.
Dennis ES, Bagnall D, Finnegan EJ, Helliwell CA, King R, Macmillan C, Rouse D, Sheldon
CC, Tadege M, Peacock WJ (2000) Flowering time, vernalization, demethylation and
gibberrelins. Flowering Newsl 29: 5-13.
Tadege M, Dupuis I, Kuhlemeier C (1999) Ethanolic fermentation: new functions for an old
pathway. Trends in Plant Science 4: 320-325.
Tadege M, Bucher M, Stahili W, Suter M, Dupuis I, Kuhlemeier C (1998) Activation of plant
defense responses and sugar efflux by expression of bacterial pyruvate decarboxylase in
potato leaves. Plant Journal 16: 661-671.
Tadege M, Braendle R, Kuhlemeier C (1998) Anoxia tolerance in tobacco roots: effect of
overexpression of pyruvate decarboxylase. Plant Journal 14: 327-335.
Tadege M, Kuhlemeier C (1997) Aerobic fermentation during tobacco pollen development.
Plant Molecular Biology 35: 343-354.
Book chapters:
42. Ratet P, Wen J, Cosson V, Tadege M, and Mysore K S (2010). Tnt1 induced mutations in
Medicago: Characterisation and Applications. In The Handbook of Plant Mutation Screening.
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G. Kahl and K. Meksem (eds), WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, pp
83-100.
43. Finnegan EJ, Helliwell C, Sheldon C, Peacock WJ, Dennis E, Bagnall D, Rouse D, Tadege M
(2007) Vernalization. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (eLS). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0002048.
44. Ratet P, Porcedu A, Tadege M, Mysore KS (2006) Insertional mutagenesis in M. truncatula
using Tnt1 retrotransposon. In Medicago truncatula handbook. Ulrike Mathesius ed.,
http://www.noble.org/medicagohandbook/index.html.
45. Tadege M, and Mysore KS (2006) Insertional mutagenesis for plant functional genomics. In
Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology: advances and topical issues (J.A.
Teixeira da Silva, ed). Global Science Books, Isleworth, UK, pp 608-618.
46. Finnegan, E. J., Bagnall, D. Helliwell, C., Rouse, D., Sheldon, C. Tadege, M., Peacock, W. J.
and Dennis, E. (2001) Vernalization. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (eLS). John Wiley &
Sons, Ltd. DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002048.
Patent:
47. Tadege M, Mysore KS (2010). METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING
PLANT BIOMASS. US app 2010/0146670 A1 (pending).
48. Kuhlemeier C, Tadege M, Dupuis I, Bucher M (1999). DISEASE RESISTANT
TRANSGENIC PLANTS. WO Patent 1,999,043,833, 1999.
Conference Proceedings and Poster Abstracts (since 2004):
Niu L, Lin H, Zhang F, Li G, Tang Y, Wen J, Ratet P, Mysore KS and Tadege M (2014)
Differential requirement of the WOX genes STF and LFL in leaf blade and flower development
in M. truncatula. Plant Biology 2014, ASPB Annual Congress July 12-16, Portland, Oregon.
Zhang F, Wang Y, Li G, Tang Y, Kramer EM and Tadege M (2014) STF represses AS2 at the
margin in Medicago leaf development. Plant Biology 2014, ASPB Annual Congress July
12-16, Portland, Oregon.
Zhang F, Wang Y, Kramer EM and Tadege M (2013) STENOFOLIA requires the transcriptional
corepressor TOPLESS to regulate leaf blade outgrowth. Plant Biology 2013, ASPB Annual
Congress July 20-24, Providence, Rhode Island.
Tadege M (2012) STF mediated regulation of blade outgrowth increases plant biomass. Global
biofuels and bioproducts 2012 summit. November 19-21, San Antonio Texas.
Lin H, Niu L and Tadege M (2012) STF mediated repression is key to leaf blade outgrowth in
Medicago truncatula. VI International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics,
October 2-7, 2012, Hyderabad, India.
Lin H, Niu L and Tadege M (2012). STF mainly acts as repressor in the regulation of leaf blade
outgrowth and floral organ development. Plant Biology 2012, ASPB Annual Congress July
20-24, Austin, TX.
Tadege M, Lin H, Niu L, Zhang F, Wen J, Tang Y and Mysore KS (2011) STF Mediated
Integration of Lamina Outgrowth and Phytohormone Signaling. 2011 CAREER Award
Regional Forum Linking Research, Government, Education and Industry, November 8 - 9,
2011, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Tadege M, Lin H, Bedair M, Berbel A, Wen J, Rojas CM, Niu L, Tang Y, Sumner L,
Ratet P, McHale NA, Madueno F and Mysore KS (2011). P04064: STENOFOLIA is required
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for blade outgrowth in Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris. Plant Biology 2011,
ASPB Annual Congress August 6-10, Minneapolis, MN.
Tadege M, Lin H, Niu L, Bedair M and Mysore KS (2011). Regulation of Leaf Lamina
Outgrowth and Vascular Patterning by a Homeobox Gene STENOFOLIA in Eudicots. BIT’s
2nd World DNA and Genome Day-2011 Congress, April 25-30, Dalian, China.
Lee HK, Serrani Y, Tadege M, Blatlock L, Bishop B, Gallaway J, Elles C, Wen J, Cheng X, Ratet
P and Mysore K (2010). P05-051: Large scale insertion mutagenesis using tobacco
retrotransposon (Tnt1) in Medicago truncatula. XVII congress of the Federation of European
Societies of Plant biology July 4-9, 2010, Valencia, Spain.
Zhou CN, Han L, Tadege M, Mysore K, and Wang ZY (2010). An Argonaute Family Gene,
Lobbed Leaflet1, Regulates Leaf, Flower, and Root Development through the TAS3
Trans-acting siRNA Pathway in Medicago truncatula . In vitro cellular & developmental
biology-animal Volume: 46 Supplement: 1 Pages: 182-183 Published: DEC 2010.
Lee HK, Serrani Y, Juan C, Tadege M, Blaylock L, Bishop B, Gallaway J, Elles C, Wen JQ,
Cheng XF, Ratet P and Mysore K (2010). Large-Scale Insertion Mutagenesis Using Tobacco
Retrotransposon (TNT1) in Medicago truncatula. In vitro cellular & developmental
biology-animal Volume: 46 Supplement: 1 Pages: 136-136 Published: DEC 2010.
Lee HK, SerraniY, Juan C, Tadege M, Blaylock L and Mysore K (2010). Towards Development
of TNT1-Insertion Mutants in the Model Grass Brachypodium distachyon. In vitro cellular &
developmental biology-animal Volume: 46 Supplement: 1 Pages: 136-137 Published: DEC
2010.
Panara F, Carelli M, Biazzi E, Tava A, Porceddu A, Graham N, Paolocci F, Passeri V, Damiani F,
Reale L, Ferranti F, Tadege M, Mysore K, Odoardi M, Piano E, Arcioni S, Scotti C and
Calderini O (2010). ISBN 978-88-904570-0-5: Isolation of mutants in Medicago truncatula.
Proceedings of the 54th Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress, September
27-30, 2010, Matera, Italy.
Tadege M, Berbel A, Wen J, Rojas C, Ratet P, McHale NA, Madueño F and Mysore KS (2009). P
299: STENOFOLIA is required for lamina expansion and dorsoventral polarity in Medicago
truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris. Proceedings of the 9th International Plant Molecular
Biology Congress, October 25 -30, 2009, St. Louis, MO.
Panara F, Calderini O, Damiani F, Tadege M, Mysore K and Arcioni S (2009). ISBN
978-88-900622-9-2: Screening of Medicago truncatula collections based on tnt1 mutagenesis.
Proceedings of the 53rd Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics Annual Congress September
16-19, 2009 Torino, Italy.
Tadege M, Berbel A, Wen J, Ratet P, Madueño F, McHale NA and Mysore KS (2009). P19:
STENOFOLIA is a key regulator of lamina and midvein development. Model Legume Congress
July 12-16, Asilomar, California.
Couzigou JM, Zhukov VA, Wen J, Cosson V, Hofer J, Mondy S, Tadege M, Mysore KS,
Tikhonovich, IA, Ellis THN, Borisov AY and Ratet P (2009). P14: NOOT/COCHLEATA, a
switch in symbiotic organ identity. Model Legume Congress July 12-16, Asilomar, California.
Laurie R, Hecht V, Diwadkar P, Juadal M, Liew LC, Putterill J, Tadege M, Mysore K, Weller J
and Macknight R (2009). P18: Functional analysis of genes that integrate environmental signals
to trigger flowering in legumes. Model Legume Congress July 12-16, Asilomar, California.
Wen J, Cheng X, Tadege M, Muni RRD, Chen R, Mysore KS, Ratet P, Oldroyd G and Udvardi
M (2009). P60: Genetic resources of Medicago truncatula at the Noble Foundation. Model
Legume Congress July 12-16, Asilomar, California.
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Pislariu C, Murray J, Wen J, Wang M, Cheng X, Zhang S, Tadege M, Cheeung F, Mysore K,
Town CD, Ratet P and Udvardi M (2009). P61: Molecular characterization of Medicago Tnt1
mutants impaired in symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Model Legume Congress July 12-16,
Asilomar, California.
Tadege M, Wen J, and Mysore KS (2008). A master homeobox gene for lamina development in
legumes and other dicots. IV International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics,
December 7-12, 2008, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Tadege M, Wen J, He J, Lee HK, Hartwell M, Gallaway J, Cheng X, Wang M, Pislariu C, Murray
J, Zhao P, Udvardi M, Ratet P and Mysore K (2008). Development of Tnt1 insertion mutants in
Medicago truncatula for efficient forward and reverse genetic screens. IV International
Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics, December 7-12, 2008, Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico.
Wang M, Pislariu C, Murray J, Tadege M, Duvvu Mini RR, Wen J, He J, Zhao P, Ratet P, Oldroyd
G, Chen R, Mysore K and Udvardi M (2008). A database of Medicago truncatula mutants. IV
International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics, December 7-12, 2008, Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico.
Murray JD, Duvvu Mini RR, Torres-Jerez I, Schulze M, Oldroyd G, Allen S, Ladd M, Dai X,
Cheng X, Guangming L, Tadege M, Mysore K, Tang Y, Chen R and Udvardi MK (2008).
Hemes, a new Medicago truncatula common-symbiotic mutantwith defects in rhizobial
infection-thread development and mycorrhizal arbuscule formation. IV International
Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics, December 7-12, 2008, Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico.
Udvardi M, Benedito VA, Murray JD, Pislariu C, Mingyi W, Tadege M, Duvvuru Muni RR,
Andriankaja A, Jiyi Z, Torres-Jerez I, Taylor, M, Zhang S, Cheng, X, Wen J, He J, Dai X, Zhao
PX, Tang Y, Ratet P, Oldroyd G, Chen R, Mysore K (2008). Functional genomics of nitrogen
fixation in Medicago. IV International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics ,
December 7-12, 2008, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Tadege M, Wen J, He J, Tu H, Kwak Y, Zhao PX, Ratet P and Mysore KS (2007). Large
scale Tnt1 tagging in Medicago truncatula reveals preferential targeting of exons. Plant
Biology 2007 July 7-11, Chicago, Illinois.
Tadege M, Tu H, Hartwell M, Ratet P and Mysore KS (2006). Abs # P04002: Tnt1 tagging in the
model legume Medicago truncatula. Plant Biology 2006. August 5-9, Boston, Massachusetts.
Tadege M, Kwak Y, Ratet P and Mysore KS (2005). Tnt1 retrotransposon-tagging in Medicago
truncatula. 2nd Australian Model Legume Workshop, April 4-8, 2005, Perth, Western
Australia.
Tadege M, Kwak Y, Ratet P and Mysore KS (2004). Development of large-scale Medicago
truncatula tagged mutants using Tnt1 retrotransposon as a mutagen. In vitro cellular &
developmental biology-animal Volume: 40, Pages: 67A-67A Published: SPR 2004.
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