Publications

2025

42. Jae-Hong Kim, Ji Won Kim, Minah Jung, Gibum Yi* (2025) DNA extraction from a maize (Zea mays L.) seed without damaging germination ability. Plant Biotechnology. 42:1 (*Correspondence)

41. Jae-Han Son+, Seongmin Hong+, Ji Won Kim, Jiyun Go, Junyong Choi, Sang-Bum Lee, Jun Young Ha, Young-Sam Go, Hwan-Hee Bae, Tae-Wook Jung, Gibum Yi* (2025) Kernel type-based entries are efficient to develop a core collection of maize (Zea mays L.). Applied Biological Chemistry. 68:7. (+co-first author *Correspondence)

2024

40. Seongmin Hong, Jiyun Go, Jae-Hong Kim, Jinkwan Jo, Ji Won Kim, Jin Seong Park, Nayoung Ro, Gibum Yi*  (2024) A core collection enriched for Korean maize (Zea mays L.) landraces having kernel texture related morphological characters and novel multi-aleurone layer phenotypes. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 18:101395. (*Correspondence)

39. Ji Won Kim, Seongmin Hong, Jiyun Go, Jin Seong Park, Gibum Yi* (2024) Transcriptomic changes reveal hypoxic stress response in submerged seeds of maize (Zea mays L.). Applied Biological Chemistry 67:68.  (*Correspondence)

38. Minah Jung, Jiwon Kim, Eun-Yeong Kim, Chaeyoung Yoo, Dahee Ko, Hojun Lee, Yunseo Chae, Yong-Min Kim, Gibum Yi* (2024) Climate change impacts on Allium crop production: Insights from long-term observations in South Korea. Heliyon. 10:234749.  (*Correspondence)

37. Sangjin Go, Hyunjin Koo, Minah Jung, Seongmin Hong, Gibum Yi, Yong-Min Kim (2024) Pan-chloroplast genomes for accession-specific marker development in Hibiscus syriacus. Scientific Data 11:246.

2023

36. Kyeonglim Min, Kihwan Song, Sooyeon Lim, Gibum Yi*, Eun Jin Lee* (2023) Cucurbitacin and volatile compound profiling reveals independent domestication of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruit. Food Chemistry 405:135006  (*Correspondence)

 2022

35. Hwan-Hee Bae, Jun Young Ha, Young Sam Go, Jae-Han Son, Beom-Young Son, Jae-Hong Kim, Seonghyu Shin, Tae-Wook Jung, and Gibum Yi* (2022) High phytosterol levels in corn cobs point to their sustainable use as a nutritional source. Applied Biological Chemistry 65:69. (*Correspondence)

34. Jun Young Ha, Gibum Yi, Hwan Hee Bae, Young Sam Go, Yu Jin Kim, Kwang Min Lee, Chang Oh Hong, Keun Ki Kim (2022) Isolation, identification, and apoptosis activity of the photosensitizer methyl pheophorbide A from Perilla frutescens leaves.  Applied Biological Chemistry 65:52.

33. Hosub Shin, Jeong Eun Park, Hye Rang Park, Woo Lee Choi, Seung Hwa Yu, Wonjun Koh, Seungill Kim, Hye Yeon Soh, Nomar Espinosa Waminal, Hadassah Roa Belandres, Joo Young Lim, Gibum Yi, Jong Hwa Ahn, June‐Sik Kim, Yong‐Min Kim, Namjin Koo, Kyunghee Kim, Sampath Perumal, Taegu Kang, Junghyo Kim, Hosung Jang, Dong Hyun Kang, Ye Seul Kim, Hyeon‐Min Jeong, Junwoo Yang, Somin Song, Suhyoung Park, Jin A Kim, Yong Pyo Lim, Beom‐Seok Park, Tzung‐Fu Hsieh, Tae‐Jin Yang, Doil Choi, Hyun Hee Kim, Soo‐Seong Lee, Jin Hoe Huh (2022) Admixture of divergent genomes facilitates hybridization across species in the family Brassicaceae. New phytologist. 235:743-758.

32. Jung-Tae Kim, Ill-Min Chung, Mi-Jung Kim, Jin-Seok Lee, Beom-Young Son, Hwan-Hee Bae, Young Sam Go, Sun-Lim Kim, Seong-Bum Baek, Seung-Hyun Kim, Gibum Yi* (2022) Comparison of antioxidant activity assays in fresh purple waxy corn (Zea mays L.) during grain filling. Applied Biological Chemistry 65:1. (*Correspondence)

 2021

31. Hwan-Hee Bae+, Gibum Yi*+, Young Sam Go, Jun Young Ha, Yuchan Choi, Jae-Han Son, Seonghyu Shin, Tae-Wook Jung, Sungwoo Lee* (2021) Measuring antioxidant activity in yellow corn (Zea mays L.) inbreds from three different geographic regions. Applied Biological Chemistry 64:56. (*co-correspondence; +co-first author)

30. Gibum Yi*+, Hosub Shin+, Kyeonglim Min, and Eun Jin Lee* (2021) Expanded transcriptomic view of strawberry ripening through meta-analysis PLoS ONE 16: e0252685.  (*co-correspondence; +co-first author)

29. Hosub Shin, Hye Rang Park, Jeong Eun Park, Seung Hwa Yu, Gibum Yi, Jung Hyo Kim, Wonjun Koh, Hyun Hee Kim, Soo-Seong Lee, Jin Hoe Huh (2021) Reduced fertility caused by meiotic defects and micronuclei formation during microsporogenesis in xBrassicoraphanus. Genes & Genomics 43:251-258.

Before starting at CNU

28. Kyeonglim Min+, Gibum Yi+, Hyun Sook Kim, Yoonpyo Hong, Jeong Hee Choi, Eun Jin Lee (2020) Comparative transcriptome and metabolome analyses of two strawberry cultivars with different storability. PLoS ONE 15:e0242556. (+co-first author)

27. Jeong Gu Lee, Gibum Yi, Jieun Seo, Byoung Cheol Kang, Jeong Hee Choi, Eun Jin Lee (2020) Jasmonic acid and ERF family genes are involved in chilling sensitivity and seed browning of pepper fruit after harvest. Scientific Reports 10:17949.

26. Jung-Tae Kim+, Gibum Yi+, Mi-Jung Kim, Beom-Young Son, Hwan-Hee Bae, Young Sam Go, Sun-Lim Kim, Seong-Bum Baek, Seung-Hyun Kim, Ill-Min Chung (2020) Glycolysis stimulation and storage protein accumulation are hallmarks of maize (Zea mays L.) grain filling. Applied Biological Chemistry 63:1-10. (+co-first author)

25. Hao Wu, Bryan C Gontarek, Gibum Yi, Brandon D Beall, Anjanasree K Neelakandan, Bibechana Adhikari, Rumei Chen, Donald R McCarty, Andrew Severin, Philip W Becraft (2020) The thick aleurone1 gene encodes a NOT1 subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex and regulates cell patterning in endosperm. Plant Physiology 184:960-972.

24. Jeong Gu Lee, Gibum Yi, Jeong Hee Choi, Eun Jin Lee (2020) Analyses of targeted/untargeted metabolites and reactive oxygen species of pepper fruits provide insights into seed browning induced by chilling. Food Chemistry 332:127406.

23. Gibum Yi*, Hosub Shin, Hye Rang Park, Jeong Eun Park, Jong Hwa Ahn, Sooyeon Lim, Jeong Gu Lee, Eun Jin Lee, Jin Hoe Huh* (2020) Revealing biomass heterosis in the allodiploid xBrassicoraphanus, a hybrid between Brassica rapa and Raphanus sativus, through integrated transcriptome and metabolites analysis. BMC Plant Biology 20:1-14. (*co-correspondence)

22. Jieun Seo, Gibum Yi, Jeong Gu Lee, Jeong Hee Choi, Eun Jin Lee (2020) Seed browning in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruit during cold storage is inhibited by methyl jasmonate or induced by methyl salicylate. Postharvest Biology and Technology 166:111210.

21. Jung-Tae Kim+, Gibum Yi+, Ill-Min Chung, Beom-Young Son, Hwan-Hee Bae, Young Sam Go, Jun Young Ha, Seong-Bum Baek, Sun-Lim Kim (2020) Timing and pattern of anthocyanin accumulation during grain filling in purple waxy corn (Zea mays L.) suggest optimal harvest dates. ACS omega 5:15702-15708. (+co-first author)

20. Hye Rang Park, Jeong Eun Park, Jung Hyo Kim, Hosub Shin, Seung Hwa Yu, Sehyeok Son, Gibum Yi, Soo-Seong Lee, Hyun Hee Kim, Jin Hoe Huh (2020) Meiotic chromosome stability and suppression of crossover between non-homologous chromosomes in xBrassicoraphanus, an intergeneric allotetraploid derived from a cross between Brassica rapa and Raphanus sativus. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:851.

19. Soo-Seong Lee, Cho Yee Son, Jiha Kim, Jeong Eun Park, Seung Hwa Yu, Gibum Yi, Jin Hoe Huh (2020) Properties of self-sterile but cross-fertile allopolyploids synthesized between Brassica rapa and Raphanus sativus. Hort. Environ. Biotech. 61:163-171.

18. Gibum Yi+*, Hosub Shin+, Seung Hwa Yu, Jeong Eun Park, Taegu Kang, Jin Hoe Huh (2019) A genetic characterization of Korean waxy maize (Zea mays L.) landraces having flowering time variation by RNA sequencing. Scientific Reports 9:20023. (+co-first author, *correspondence)

17. Hye Rang Park+, Taegu Kang+, Gibum Yi+, Seung Hwa Yu, Hosub Shin, Geon Woo Kim, Jeong Eun Park, Ye Seul Kim, Jin Hoe Huh (2019) Genome divergence in Brassica rapa subspecies revealed by whole genome analysis on a doubled‑haploid line of turnip. Plant Biotechnol. Rep. 13:677-687. (+co-first author)

16. Jeewon Bang+, Sooyeon Lim+, Gibum Yi+, Jeong Gu Lee, Eun Jin Lee (2019) Integrated transcriptomic-metabolomic analysis reveals cellular responses of harvested strawberry fruit subjected to short-term exposure to high levels of carbon dioxide. Postharvest Biology and Technology 148:120-131. (+co-first author)

15. Sooyeon Lim and Gibum Yi* (2019) Investigating seed mineral composition in Korean landrace maize (Zea mays L.) and its kernel texture specificity. J Integr Agriculture 18:1996-2005. (*correspondence)

14. Gibum Yi, June-Sik Kim, Jeong Eun Park, Hosub Shin, Seung Hwa Yu, Suhyung Park, Jin Hoe Huh (2018) MYB1 transcription factor is a candidate responsible for red root skin in radish (Raphanus sativus L.). PLoS ONE 13:e0204241.

13. Gibum Yi+*, Sooyeon Lim+, Won Byoung Chae, Jeong Eun Park, Hye Rang Park, Eun Jin Lee, Jin Hoe Huh* (2016) Root glucosinolate profiles for screening of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) genetic resources. J Agric Food Chem. 64:61-70. (+co-first author *co-correspondence)

12. Gibum Yi, Anjanasree K. Neelakandan, Bryan C. Gontarek, Erik Vollbrecht, Philip W. Becraft (2015) The naked endosperm genes encode duplicate ID domain transcription factors required for maize endosperm cell patterning and differentiation. Plant Physiology 167:443-456. F1000Prime recommended

11. Antony M. Chettoor, Gibum Yi, Elisa Gomez, Gregorio Hueros, Robert B. Meeley, and Philip W. Becraft (2015) A putative plant organelle RNA recognition protein gene is essential for maize kernel development. J Integr Plant Biol. 57:236-246.

10. Gibum Yi, Hyerang Park, June-Sik Kim, Won Byoung Chae, Suhyoung Park, and Jin Hoe Huh (2014) Identification of three FLOWERING LOCUS C genes responsible for vernalization response in radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Hort. Environ. Biotechnol. 55:548-556.

9. Alan M. Myers, Martha G. James, Qiaohui Lin, Gibum Yi, Philip S. Stinard, Tracie A. Hennen-Bierwagen, and Philip W. Becraft (2011) Maize opaque5 encodes Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase and specifically affects synthesis of C18:3/C18:2 galactolipids necessary for amyloplast and chloroplast function. Plant Cell 23:2331-2347.

MaizeGDB.org Editorial Board Recommended

8. Gibum Yi, Adrienne M. Lauter, M. Paul Scott, and Philip W. Becraft (2011) The thick aleurone1 mutant defines a negative regulation of maize aleurone cell fate that functions downstream of dek1. Plant Physiology 156:1826-1836.

MaizeGDB.org Editorial Board Recommended

7. Philip W. Becraft and Gibum Yi (2011) Regulation of aleurone development in cereal grains. J Exp Bot. 62:1669-75.

6. Gibum Yi, Diane Luth, Timothy D. Goodman, Carolyn J. Lawrence, and Philip W. Becraft (2009) High-throughput linkage analysis of Mutator insertion sites in maize. Plant Journal 58:883-891.

5. Young Mi Shin, Goh Choe, Byoung Chul Shin, Gi Bum Yi, Pil Yong Yun, Ki Young Yang, Joon Seol Lee, Sang Soo Kwak, and Kyung Moon Kim (2007) Selection of nptII transgenic sweet potato plants using G418 and paromomycin. J Plant Biol. 50:206-212.

4. Gibum Yi, Young-Mi Shin, Goh Choe, Byoungchul Shin, Young Soon Kim, and Kyung-Moon Kim (2007) Production of herbicide-resistant sweet potato plants transformed with the bar gene. Biotechnol Lett. 29:669-675.

3. Gibum Yi+, Je Min Lee+, Sanghyeob Lee, Doil Choi, Byung-Dong Kim (2006) Exploitation of pepper EST–SSRs and an SSR-based linkage map. Theor Appl Genet. 114:113-130. (+co-first author)

2. Yong-Sham Kwon, Je-Min Lee, Gi-Bum Yi, Seung-In Yi, Kyung-Min Kim, Eun-Hee Soh, Kyung-Mi Bae, Eun-Kyung Park, In-Ho Song, and Byung-Dong Kim (2005) Use of SSR markers to complement tests of distinctiveness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) varieties. Mol. Cells 19:428-435.

1. Bosl Noh, Seung-Hee Lee, Hyun-Jin Kim, Gibum Yi, Eun-Ah Shin, Mirha Lee, Kyung-Ja Jung, Mark R. Doyle, Richard M. Amasino, and Yoo-Sun Noh (2004) Divergent roles of a pair of homologous Jumonji/Zinc-Finger–Class transcription factor proteins in the regulation of Arabidopsis flowering time. Plant Cell 16:2601-2613.