Publications:
12. Abayasekara C.L., Siriwardana C.L., Razaak M.G.M. (2007) Water Quality of Maha Oya Stream in Peradeniya. Ceylon Journal of Science.
- Siriwardana CL, Risinger JR, Carpenter EM, Holt BF III (2023) Analysis of gene duplication within the Arabidopsis NUCLEAR FACTOR Y, subunit B (NF-YB) protein family reveals domains under both purifying and diversifying selection. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0289332. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289332
- Kleinschmit AJ, Ryder EF, Kerby JL, Murdoch B, Donovan S, Grandgenett NF, Cook RE, Siriwardana C, Morgan W, Pauley M, Rosenwald A, Triplett E, Tapprich W. (2021) Community development, implementation, and assessment of a NIBLSE bioinformatics sequence similarity learning resource. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0257404. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257404
- Gnesutta N., Kumimoto R.W., Swain S., Chiara M., Horner D., Siriwardana C.L., Holt III B.F., Mantovani R (2017) CONSTANS imparts DNA sequence-specificity to the histone-fold NF-YB/NF-YC subunits. Plant Cell (6), 1516-1532 https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.16.00864
- Siriwardana CL, Gnesutta N, Kumimoto RW, Jones DS, Myers ZA, Mantovani R, et al. (2016) NUCLEAR FACTOR Y, Subunit A (NF-YA) Proteins Positively Regulate Flowering and Act Through FLOWERING LOCUS T. PLoS Genet 12(12): e1006496. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006496
- Myers ZA, Kumimoto RW, Siriwardana CL, Gayler KK, Risinger JR, Pezzetta D, et al. (2016) NUCLEAR FACTOR Y, Subunit C (NF-YC) Transcription Factors Are Positive Regulators of Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS Genet 12(9): e1006333. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006333
- Swain S., Myers Z.A., Siriwardana C.L., Holt B.F. III (2016) The multifaceted roles of NUCLEAR FACTOR-Y in Arabidopsis thaliana development and stress responses. Biochimica et Biophysica (BBA) – Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1860 (5), 636-644 PubMed
- Jayaweera T, Siriwardana C, Dharmasiri S, Quint M, Gray WM, Dharmasiri N (2014) Alternative Splicing of Arabidopsis IBR5 Pre-mRNA Generates Two IBR5 Isoforms with Distinct and Overlapping Functions. PLoS ONE 9(8): e102301. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102301
- Siriwardana C.L., Kumimoto R.W., Jones D.S., Holt B.F. III (2014) Overexpression of the Arabidopsis NF-YA transcription factor family leads to opposing abscisic acid responses during seed germination. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 32 (5), 971-986 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-014-0704-6
- Kumimoto RW, Siriwardana CL, Gayler KK, Risinger JR, Siefers N, Holt BF III (2013) NUCLEAR FACTOR Y Transcription Factors Have Both Opposing and Additive Roles in ABA-Mediated Seed Germination. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59481. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059481
- Cao S, Kumimoto RW, Siriwardana CL, Risinger JR, Holt BF III (2011) Identification and Characterization of NF-Y Transcription Factor Families in the Monocot Model Plant Brachypodium distachyon. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21805. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021805
- Cao, S., Siriwardana, C.L., Kumimoto, R.W. Holt BF III (2011) Construction of high-quality Gateway™ entry libraries and their application to yeast two-hybrid for the monocot model plant Brachypodium distachyon. BMC Biotechnology 11, 53
12. Abayasekara C.L., Siriwardana C.L., Razaak M.G.M. (2007) Water Quality of Maha Oya Stream in Peradeniya. Ceylon Journal of Science.