Nair, A.U., Vishwakarma, S., Guha, T., Kadumuri, R.V., Fritschi, F.B., Chavali, S. and Allu, A.D. (2026), Ethylene–jasmonate interplay involving ERF regulons modulates acute heat stress response in rice seedlings. Plant J, 126: e70850. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70850

Ha Eun Jeh, Isaac Dopp, Zizhang Li, Shunyuan Xiao, Devidutta Samantaray, John M Howard, Seth T McMahon, Annapurna Devi Allu, Sally A Mackenzie, Plastid perturbations trigger epigenetic programs during environmental sensing in plants, Plant Physiology, 2026;, kiag136, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag136

Bajaj, M., Allu, A.D. and Rao, B.J., 2026. Dynamic regulation of protein homeostasis underlies thermopriming-mediated acquired thermotolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Communications.

Samantaray, D., Nair, A.U., Balazadeh, S. and Allu, A.D. (2025), JUNGBRUNNEN1, a Central Regulator of Plant Growth and Stress Response. Plant, Cell & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15585.

Nair, A.U., Vishwakarma, S., Guha, T., Kadumuri, R.V., Fritschi, F.B., Chavali, S. and Allu, A.D., 2025. ERF transcription factor regulons underpin growth-defence trade-off under acute heat stress in rice seedlings. bioRxiv, pp.2025-04.

Nair, A.U., Kundariya, H.S., Samantaray, D., Dopp, I.J., Allu, A.D. and Mackenzie, S.A. (2024), Short-Term High Light Stress Analysis Through Differential Methylation Identifies Root Architecture and Cell Size Responses. Plant, Cell & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15325

Samantaray, D. and Allu, A.D., 2024. Studying Thermopriming-Mediated Short-and Long-Term Acquired Thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. In Plant Stress Tolerance: Methods and Protocols (pp. 223-231). New York, NY: Springer US.

Samantaray, D.†, Vankanavath, A.B.†, Kadumuri, R.V., Ramadurai, D., Chavali, S. and Allu, A.D.,* 2023. Thermopriming mitigates the effects of heat stress by modulating the expression of Heat Shock Factors in Brassica juncea (Indian mustard). Environmental and Experimental Botany, p.105371.

Lohani N, Golicz AA, Allu AD, Bhalla PL, Singh MB. (2023) Genome-wide analysis of lncRNAs points to their roles in the modulation of developmental regulator expression during plant male germline development. Plant Cell Reports, 1-18.

Alshareef NOH, Allu AD, Woo YH, de Werk T, Kamranfar I, Mueller-Roeber B, Tester M, Balazadeh S, Schmöckel SM. (2022) NAC Transcription Factors ATAF1 and ANAC055 Negatively Regulate Thermomemory in Arabidopsis. Scientific Reports, 12: 11264.

Nair U, Bhukya DN, Sunkar R, Chavali S, Allu AD*. (2022) Molecular basis of priming-induced acquired tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73(11): 3355–3371.

Golicz AA†, Allu AD†, Li W, Lohani N, Singh MB, Bhalla PL. (2021) A dynamic intron retention program regulates the expression of several hundred genes during pollen meiosis. Plant Reproduction, 1-18.

Bayon RB, Shen Y, Groszmann M, Zhu A, Wang A, Allu AD, Dennis LS, Peacock JW, Greaves, IK. (2019) Senescence and defense pathways contribute to heterosis. Plant Physiology, 180(1): 240-252.

Ebrahimian-Motlagh S, Ribone PA, Thirumalkumar VP, Allu AD, Chan RL, Mueller-Roeber B, Balazadeh S. (2017) JUNGBRUNNEN1 confers drought tolerance downstream of the HD-Zip I Transcription factor AtHB13. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 2118.

Allu AD, Simancas B, Balazadeh S, Munné-Bosch, S. (2017) Defense-related transcriptional reprogramming in vitamin E-deficient Arabidopsis mutants exposed to contrasting phosphate availability. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1396.

Shahnejat-Bushehri S†, Allu AD†, Methrov N†, Thirumalkumar V, Alseekh S, Fernie A, Mueller-Roeber B, Balazadeh S. (2017) Arabidopsis NAC transcription factor JUNGBRUNNEN1 exerts conserved control over gibberellin and brassinosteroid metabolism and signaling genes in Tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 214. (Joint first author).

Allu AD, Brotman Y, Xue G-P, Balazadeh S. (2016) Transcription factor ANAC032 modulates JA/SA signaling in the response to Pseudomonas syringae infection. EMBO Reports, e201642197.

Shahnejat-Bushehri S, Nobmann B, Allu AD*, Balazadeh S*. (2016) JUB1 suppresses Pst-induced defense responses through accumulation of DELLA proteins. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 11 (6): e1181245.

Allu AD, Soja AM, Wu A, Mueller-Roeber B, Szymanski J, Balazadeh S. (2014) Salt stress and senescence: Identification of crosstalk regulatory components. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65: 3993-4008. 

Wu A†, Allu AD†, Garapati P, Siddiqui H, Dortay H, Zanor M-I, Asensi-Fabado AM, Munné-Bosch S, Antonio C, Tohge T, Fernie AR, Kaufmann, K, Xue, G-P, Mueller-Roeber B, Balazadeh S. (2012) JUNGBRUNNEN1, A reactive oxygen species-responsive NAC transcription factor, regulates longevity in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 24: 482-506. (Co-First author). The F1000 Article Factor: 8 

Balazadeh S, Siddiqui H‡, Allu AD‡, Ramirez LPM, Caldana C, Mehrnia M, Zanor MI, Köhler B, Mueller-Roeber B. (2010) A gene regulatory network controlled by the NAC transcription factor ANAC092/AtNAC2/ORE1 during salt -promoted senescence. The Plant Journal, 62: 250-264.

Kumari GJ, Surabhi G-K, Thippeswamy M, Allu AD, Naik ST, Sudhakar C. (2007) Effect of salinity on growth and proteomic changes in two cultivars of Mulberry (Morus alba L.) with contrasting salt tolerance. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 6: 508518.