2021

1. Wei X# , Qiu J#, Yong K, Fan J, Zhang Q, Hua H, Liu J, Wang Q, Olsen KM, Han B, Huang X* 2021. A quantitative genomics map of rice provides genetic insights and guides breeding. Nat Genet. 53(2):243-253.

2. Xu XF, Qian XX, Wang KQ, Yu YH, Guo YY, Zhao X, Wang B, Yang NY, Huang JR, Yang ZN*. 2021. Slowing Development Facilitates Arabidopsis mgt Mutants to Accumulate Enough Magnesium for Pollen Formation and Fertility Restoration. Front Plant Sci 11: 621338.

3. Han Y, Zhou SD, Fan JJ, Zhou L, Shi QS, Zhang YF, Liu XL, Chen X, Zhu J*, Yang ZN*. 2021. OsMS188 Is a Key Regulator of Tapetum Development and Sporopollenin Synthesis in Rice. Rice 14(1):4.

4. Wang C, Dai S, Zhang ZL, Lao W, Wang R, Meng X, Zhou X*. 2021. Ethylene and salicylic acid synergistically accelerate leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13075

5. Dong WT, Zhu YY, Chang HZ et al., Yu N, Wang ET* 2021. An SHR–SCR module specifies legume cortical cell fate to enable nodulation. Nature. 589, 586–590.





2020

 1. Zhu Y, Wu W, Shao W, Chen J, Shi X, Ma X, Xu Y, Huang W, Huang J.* 2020.SPLICING FACTOR1 is Important in Chloroplast Development under Cold Stress. Plant Physiol 184(2):973-987.

 2. Li JX#, Yu F #, Guo H, Xiong R, Zhang W, He FY, Zhang MH, Zhang P. 2020. Crystal structure of plant PLDα1 reveals catalytic and regulatory mechanisms of eukaryotic phospholipase D. Cell Res 30(1):61-69.

3. Du S, Li L, Li L, Wei X, Xu F, Xu P, Wang W, Xu P, Cao X, Miao L, Guo T, Wang S, Mao Z*, Yang HQ.*2020. Photoexcited Cryptochrome2 Interacts Directly with TOE1 and TOE2 in Flowering Regulation. Plant Physiol 184:487-505.

 4. Mao Z, He S, Xu F, Wei X, Jiang L, Liu Y, Wang W, Li T, Xu P, Du S, Li L, Lian H, Guo T, Yang HQ.* 2020. Photoexcited CRY1 and phyB interact directly with ARF6 and ARF8 to regulate their DNA-binding activity and auxin-induced hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis. New Phytol 225: 848-865.

5. Zhu J#, Lou Y#, Shi QS#, Zhang S#, Zhou WT, Yang J, Zhang C, Yao XZ, Xu T, Liu JL, Zhou L, Hou JQ, Wang JQ, Wang S, Huang XH and Yang ZN* 2020. Slowing development restores the fertility of thermo-sensitive male-sterile plant lines. Nat. Plants 6:360-367.

 6. Zhang C,Xu T, Ren MY, Zhu J, Shi QS, Zhang YF, Qi YW, Huang MJ, Song L, Xu P*and Yang ZN.*2020. Slow development restores the fertility of photoperiod-sensitive male-sterile plant lines. Plant Physiol 184:923-932.

 7. Lu JY#, Xiong SX#, Yin WZ#, Teng XD, Lou Y, Zhu J, Zhang C, Wilson ZA* andYang ZN.*2020. MS1, a direct target of MS188, regulates the expression of key sporophytic pollen coat protein genes in Arabidopsis.J. Exp. Bot 71(16) 4877–4889.

 8. Xiong SX#, Zeng QY#, Hou JQ, Hou LL, Zhu J, Yang M, Yang, ZN andLou Y.*2020.The temporal regulation of TEK contributes topollen wall exine patterning.PLoSGenet16(5): e1008807.

 9. Xue JS, Zhang B, Zhan H, Lv YL, Jia XL, Wang T, Yang NY, Lou YX, Zhang ZB, Hu WJ, Gui J, Cao J, Xu P, Zhou Y, Hu Jf, Li L* and Yang ZN.*2020. Phenylpropanoid Derivatives Are Essential Components of Sporopollenin in Vascular Plants. Mol. Plant 13(11):1644-1653.

 10.Xiong HB, Wang J, Huang C, Rochaix JD, Lin FM, Zhang JX, Ye LS, Shi XH, Yu QB* and Yang ZN.* 2020.mTERF8, a Member of the Mitochondrial Transcription Termination Factor Family, is Involved in the Transcription Termination of Chloroplast Gene psbJ. Plant Physiol 182(1): 408-423.

 11. Liu Y#, Du H#, Li P, Shen Y, Peng H, Liu S, Zhou G-A, Zhang H, Shi M, Huang X, Li Y, Zhang M, Wang Z, Zhu B, Han B, Liang C*, Tian Z.* 2020. Pan-genome of wild and cultivated soybeans. Cell 182:162-176.

 12. Liu H, Wang Q, Chen M, Ding Y, Yang X, Liu J, Li X, Zhou C, Tian Q, Lu Y, Fan D, Shi J, Zhang L, Kang C, Sun M, Li F, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Liu B, Zhao XY, Feng Q, Yang J, Han B, Lai J, Zhang X-S*, Huang X*. 2020. Genome-wide identification and analysis of heterotic loci in three maize hybrids. Plant Biotech J.18(1):185-194.

 13. Liu J, Li M, Zhang Q, Wei X, Huang X*. 2020. Exploring the molecular basis of heterosis for plant breeding. J Integr Plant Biol. 62(3):287-298.

 14. Shi J, Zhu Y, Li M, Ma Y, Liu H, Zhang P, Fang D, Guo Y, Xu P, Qiao Y.*2020. Establishment of a novel virus-induced virulence effector assay for the identification of virulence effectors of plant pathogens using a PVX-based expression vector. Molecular Plant Pathology 21(12):1654-1661.

 15. Zhu X, He S, Fang D, Guo L, Zhou X, Guo Y, Gao L, Qiao Y.* 2020. High-throughput sequencing -based identification of arabidopsis miRNAs induced by Phytophthora capsici infection.Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 1094.

 16. Zhou X, Zhu X, Shao W, Song J, Jiang W, He Y, Yin J, Ma D, Qiao Y.*2020. Genome-wide mining of wheat DUF966 gene family provides new insights into salt stress responses. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 569838.

 17. Shi J, Jia Y, Fang D, He S, Zhang P, Guo Y, Qiao Y.* 2020. Screening and identification of RNA silencing suppressors from secreted effectors of plant pathogens, Journal of Visualized Experiments 3: 156

 18. Chen C, He B, Liu X, Ma X, Liu Y, Yao HY, Zhang P, Yin J, Wei X, Koh HJ, Yang C, Xue HW,Fang Z, Qiao Y.*2020. Pyrophosphate-fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase (PFP1) regulates starch biosynthesis and seed development via heterotetramer formation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Biotech J 18: 83-95

 19. Zhou J, Wang X, He Y, Sang T, Wang P, Dai S, Zhang S and Meng X.*2020. Differential Phosphorylation of the Transcription Factor WRKY33 by the Protein Kinases CPK5/CPK6 and MPK3/MPK6 Cooperatively Regulates Camalexin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 32(8): 2621-2638.

 20. He Y. and Meng X.*2020. MAPK signaling: emerging roles in lateral root formation. Trends in Plant Science 25(2):126-129.

 21. Wang F, Fang J, Guan K, Dogra V, Li B, Ma D, Zhao X, Lee K, Sun P, Xin J, Liu T, Xing WM* and Kim C.* 2020. The Arabidopsis CRUMPLED LEAF protein, a homolog of the cyanobacterial bilin lyase, retains the bilin-binding pocket for a yet unknown function. Plant Journal 104(4):964-978.

 22. Lin YC, Hu QL, Zhou J, Yin WX, Yao DQ, Shao YY, Zhao Y, Guo BD, Xia YQ, Chen Q, Wang Y, Ye WW, Xie Q, Tyler BM, Xing WM*, Wang YC* 2020. Phytophthora sojae effector Avr1d functions as E2 competitor and inhibits ubiquitination activity of GmPUB13 to facilitate infection. bioRxiv

 23. Peng S#, Sun K#, Guo Y, Liu Y, Wang S.*2020. Arabidopsis nucleoporin CPR5 controls trichome cell death through the core cell cycle regulator CKI. Plant Biology 22(2): 337-345.

 24. Wu J, Chen C, Xian G, Liu D, Lin L, Yin S, Sun Q, Fang Y, Zhang H* and Wang Y.* 2020. Engineering herbicide-resistant oilseed rape by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated cytosine base-editing. Plant Biotechnol J 18(9):1857-1859.

 25. Zhang JS#*, Zhou ZY #, Bai JJ, Tao XP, Wang L, Zhang H* and Zhu JK. 2020. Disruption of MIR396e and MIR396f improves rice yield under nitrogen-deficient conditions. National Science Review 7(1):102-112.  

 26. Lei X, Ning Y, Eid Elesawi I, Yang K, Chen C, Wang C* and Liu B.* 2020. Heat stress interferes with chromosome segregation and cytokinesis during male meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signal Behav 15(5):1746985.

 27. Mao CJ, HeJM, Liu LN, Deng QM, Yao XF, Liu CM, Qiao YL, Li P and Ming F.*2020. OsNAC2 integrates auxin and cytokinin pathways to modulate rice root development. Plant Biotechnology J 18:429-442  

 28. Zhong RL, Wang YX, Gai RN, Dandan Xi, Mao C*, Ming F.* 2020. Rice SnRK protein kinase OsSAPK8 acts as a positive regulator in abiotic stress responses. Plant Science 292:1-15.

29. Wang XM, Zhang T, Gao YY, Xu JL, Piao ZG, Lee GS, Lin DZ*, Dong YJ.*2020. A DEAD-box RNA helicase TCD33 that confers chloroplast development in rice at seedling stage under cold stress. Journal of Plant Physiology248:153138 1-10.

30. Lin DZ, Kong RR, Chen L, Wang YL, Wu LL, Xu JL, Piao ZG, Lee GS, Dong YJ.* 2020. Chloroplast development at low temperature requires the pseudouridine synthase gene TCD3 in rice. Scientific Reports10:8518.

31. Yang Z#, Wang CQ#, Qiu K, Chen HR, Li ZP, Xin L, Song JB, Wang XL, Gao J, Kuai BK* and Zhou X.*2020. The transcription factor ZmNAC126 accelerates leaf senescence downstream of the ethylene signaling pathway in maize. Plant, Cell & Environment 43:2287-230.  

32. Zhang W#, Liu J#, Zhang Y, Qiu J, Li Y, Zheng B, Hu F*, Dai S*, Huang X*.2021. A high-quality genome sequence of alkaligrass   provides insights into halophyte stress tolerance, SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences, 63:1–14.

33. Wang XL, Wang MX, Xie XG, Guo SY, Zhou Y, Zhang XB*, Yu N*, Wang ET*. 2020. An amplification-selection model for quantified rhizosphere microbiota assembly. Science Bulletin.65(12):983-986.


2019

 1. Jin Y, Guo W, Hu X, Liu M, Xu X, Hu F, Lan Y, Lv C, Fang Y, Liu M, Shi T, Ma S, Fang Z, Huang J*. 2019. Static magnetic field regulates Arabidopsis root growth via auxin signaling. Sci Rep. 9(1):14384.

 2. Zhu Y, Luo X, Liu X, Cui X, He Y, Huang J.* (2019) Arabidopsis PEAPODs function with LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN1 to regulate lateral organ growth.Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 62(6):812-831.

 3. Zhou X, Huang X*. 2019. Genome-wide Association Studies in Rice: How to Solve the Low Power Problems? Mol Plant. 12(1):10-12.

 4. Xu XF#, Wang B#, Feng YF#, Xue JS, Qian XX, Liu SQ, Zhou J, Yu YH, Yang NY, Xu P, Yang ZN*. 2019. AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR17 directly regulates MYB108 for anther dehiscence. Plant Physiol. 181(2):645-655.

 5. Tan H, Man C, Xie Y, Yan J, Chu J, Huang J*.2019. A Crucial Role of GA-Regulated Flavonol Biosynthesis in Root Growth of Arabidopsis. Mol Plant. 12(4):521-537.

 6. Wang C, Tang S, Zhan Q, Hou Q, Zhao Y, Zhao Q, Feng Q, Zhou C, Lyu D, Cui L, Li Y, Miao J, Zhu C, Lu Y, Wang Y, Wang Z, Zhu J, Shangguan Y, Gong J, Yang S, Wang W, Zhang J, Xie H, Huang X*, Han B*. 2019. Dissecting a heterotic gene through GradedPool-Seq mapping informs a rice-improvement strategy. Nat Commun. 10(1):2982.

 7. Xu, P.B., Lian, H.L., Xu, F., Zhang, T., Wang, S., Wang, W.X., Du, S.S., Huang, J.R., and Yang, H.Q*. 2019. Phytochrome B and AGB1 Coordinate Regulation of Photomorphogenesis by Antagonistically Modulating PIF3 Stability in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant 12, 229-247.

 8. Li YL+, Zhang YF+, Li DD, Shi QS, Lou Y, Yang ZN, Zhu J*. 2019. Acyl-CoA synthetases from Physcomitrella, rice and Arabidopsis: different substrate preferences but common regulation by MS188 in sporopollenin synthesis. Planta. 250(2):535-548.

 9. Yao XZ+, Chen JL+, Zhou J+, Yu Han+, Ge CN, Zhang M, Gao XH, Dai XH, Yang ZN, Zhao YD*. 2019. An essential role for microRNA167 genes in maternal control of embryonic and seed development. Plant Physiol. 180 (1): 453-464.

 10. Liu SQ, Wang B, Li XJ, Pan JX, Qian XX, Yu YH, Xu P, Zhu J, Xu XF*. 2019. Lateral Organ Boundaries Domain 19 (LBD19) negative regulate callus formation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. 137(3): 485–494.

 11. Zhang L, Zhou W, Che L, Rochaix JD, Lu C, Li W, Peng L. 2019. PPR protein BFA2 is essential for the accumulation of the atpH/F transcript in chloroplasts. Front. Plant Sci. 10: 446.

 12. Li, Y., Liu, B., Zhang, J., Kong, F., Zhang, L., Meng, H., Li, W., Rochaix, J.D., Li, D., and Peng, L.* 2019. OHP1, OHP2, and HCF244 form a transient functional complex with the photosystem II reaction center. Plant Physiol. 179: 195–208.

 13. Zhang P, Jia Y, Shi J, Chen C, Ye W, Wang Y, Ma W, Qiao Y. 2019. The WY domain in the Phytophthora effector PSR1 is required for infection and RNA silencing suppression activity. New Phytol. 223(2):839-852.

 14. He Y, Xu J, Wang X, He X, Wang Y, Zhou J, Zhang S, Meng X. 2019. The Arabidopsis Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Transporters PEN3 and PDR12 Mediate Camalexin Secretion for Resistance to Botrytis cinerea. Plant Cell. 31(9):2206-2222.

 15. Chen EW, Huang X*, Tian Z, Wing R.A*, Han B*. 2019.The Genomics of Oryza Species Provides Insights into Rice Domestication and Heterosis. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol.70:639-665.


2018

 1. Zhao Q#, Feng Q#, Lu H, Li Y, Wang A, Tian Q, Zhan Q, Lu Y, Zhang L, Huang T, Wang Y, Fan D, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Zhou C, Chen J, Zhu C, Li W, Weng Q, Xu Q, Wang ZX, Wei X, Han B, Huang X*.  2018. Pan-genome analysis highlights the extent of genomic variation in cultivated and wild rice. Nat Genet. 50: 278-284.

 2. Yang J*, Huang X*. 2018.A new high-quality genome sequence in soybean. SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences 10.1007/s11427-018-9431-8.

 3. Wei X*, Huang X*.2018.Identification of a seed dormancy gene in soybean sheds light on crop domestication. SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences, 61(11): 1439-1441.

 4. Ying JZ, Ma M, Bai C, Huang X, Liu JL, Fan YY, Song XJ. 2018. TGW3, a Major QTL that Negatively Modulates Grain Length and Weight in Rice. Mol. Plant 11: 750-753.

 5. Li Yan, Xiao J, Chen L, Huang X, Cheng Z, Han B, Zhang Q*, Wu C*. 2018. Rice Functional Genomics Research: Past Decade and Future. Mol. Plant 11: 359-380.

 6. Sun S, Wang T, Wang L, Li X, Jia Y, Liu C, Huang X, Xie W, Wang X. 2018. Natural selection of a GSK3 determines rice mesocotyl domestication by coordinating strigolactone and brassinosteroid signaling. Nat. Commun. 9: 2523

 7. Zhou Rong, Liu P, Li D, Zhang X*, Wei X*. 2018. Photoperiod response-related gene SiCOL1 contributes to flowering in sesame. BMC Plant Biol. 18: 343.

 8. Zhou Rong, Dossa K, Li D, Yu J, You J, Wei X*, Zhang X*. 2018. Genome-Wide association studies of 39 seed yield-related traits in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Int J Mol Sci. 19(9): 2794.

 9. Li Donghua, Dossa K, Zhang Y, Wei X, Wang L, Zhang Y, Liu A, Zhou R, Zhang X. 2018. GWAS uncovers differential genetic bases for drought and salt tolerances in sesame at the germination stage. Genes, 9(2): 87.

10. Suo Y, Huang J*. 2018. Arabidopsis BIG1 and BIG5 are crucial for male gametophyte transmission. J Integr Plant Biol. 61(9):981-986.

11. Huang W, Zhu Y, Wu W, Li X, Zhang D, Yin P, Huang J*.2018. The Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein SOT5/EMB2279 is Required for Plastid rpl2 and trnK Intron Splicing. Plant Physiol. 177(2):684-697.

12. Wang WX, Lu XD, Li L, Lian HL, Mao ZL, Xu PB, Guo TT, Xu F, Du SS, Cao XL, Wang S, Shen HY,  Yang HQ*. 2018. Photoexcited Cryptochrome 1 Interacts with Dephosphorylated BES1 to Regulate Brassinosteroid Signaling and Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 30, 1989-2005.

13. Lian H, Xu P, He S, Wu J, Pan J, Wang W, Xu F, Wang S, Pan J, Huang J, Yang HQ*.2018. Photoexcited CRYPTOCHROME 1 Interacts Directly with G-Protein β Subunit AGB1 to Regulate the DNA-Binding Activity of HY5 and Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant 11, 1248-1263.

14. Wang K, Guo ZL, Zhou WT, Zhang C, Zhang ZY, Lou Y, Xiong SX, Yao X, Fan JJ, Zhu J*, Yang ZN*. 2018. The regulation of sporopollenin biosynthesis genes for rapid pollen wall formation.Plant Physiol. 178(1):283-294.

15. Zhang C, Teng XD, Zheng QQ, Zhao YY, Lu JY, Wang Y, Guo H*, Yang ZN*. 2018. Ethylene signaling is critical for synergid cell functional specification and pollen tube attraction.Plant J. 96(1):176-187.

16. Yao XZ, Tian L, Yang J, Zhao YN, Zhu YX, Dai X, Zhao Y*, Yang ZN*2018.Auxin production in diploid microsporocytes is necessary and sufficient for early stages of pollen development.PLoS Genet. 14(5):e1007397.

17. Zhan HD, Xiong HB, Wang S, Yang ZN*.2018. Anther Endothecium-Derived Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids Facilitate Pollen Hydration in Arabidopsis.Mol Plant.11(8):1101-1104.

18. Lou Y, Zhou HS, HanY, Zeng QY, Zhu J*, Yang, ZN*.2018. Positive regulation of AMS by TDF1 and the formation of a TDF1-AMS complex are required for anther development in Arabidopsis thaliana.New Phytol.217(1):378-391.

19. Yu QB, Zhao TT, Ye LS, Cheng L, Wu YQ, Huang C, Yang ZN*.2018. pTAC10, an S1-domain-containing component of the transcriptionally active chromosome complex, is essential for plastid gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana and is phosphorylated by chloroplast-targeted casein kinase II. Photosynth Res.137(1):69-83.

20. Shi QS, Wang KQ, Li YL, Zhou L, Xiong SX, Han Y, Zhang YF, Yang NY, Yang ZN, Zhu J*. 2018. OsPKS1 is required for sexine layer formation, which shows functional conservation between rice and Arabidopsis. Plant Sci. 277:145-154.

21. Zhang L, Pu H, Duan Z, Li Y, Liu B, Zhang Q, Li W, Rochaix JD, Liu L, Peng L*.2018. Nucleus-encoded Protein BFA1 Promotes Efficient Assembly of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase Coupling Factor 1. Plant Cell 30: 1770–1788.

 22. Jin, H., Fu, M., Duan, Z., Duan, S., Li, M., Dong, X., Liu, B., Feng, D., Wang, J., Peng, L., and Wang, H.B. 2018. LOW PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY 1 is required for light-regulated photosystem II biogenesis in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA, 115: E6075–E6084.

 23. Wei L, Li X, Fan B, Ran Z, Ma W* 2018. A stepwise NaHSO3 addition mode greatly improves H2 photoproduction in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Front Plant Sci, 9: 1532

 24. Zhao J, Gao F, Fan DY, Chow WS, Ma W* 2018. NDH-1 is important for photosystem I function of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 under environmental stress conditions. Front Plant Sci, 8: 2183

 25. Shu L, Xiong W, Shao C, Huang T, Duan P, Liu K, Xu X*, Ma W*, Tang R* 2018. Improvement in the photobiological hydrogen production of aggregated Chlorella by dimethyl sulfoxide. Chembiochem, 19(7): 669-673

 26. Gao F, Ogawa T, Ma W* 2018. Effect of green light on the amount and activity of NDH-1–PSI supercomplex in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. Photosynthetica, 56(1): 316–321.

 27. Liu H, Zhang C, Yang J, Yu N*, Wang ET*. 2018. Hormone modulation of legume-rhizobial symbiosis. J Integr Plant Biol. 8: 632-648.

 28. Jiang YNXie QJWang WXYang JZhang XWYu NZhou YunWang ET*. 2018. Medicago AP2-domain Transcription Factor WRI5a Is a Master Regulator of Lipid Biosynthesis and Transfer During Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Mol Plant. 11:1344-1359.

 29. Jin Y, Chen Z, Yang J, Mysore KS, Wen J, Huang J, Yu N, Wang E*. 2018. IPD3 and IPD3L Function Redundantly in Rhizobial and Mycorrhizal Symbioses. Front Plant Sci.9:267.

 30. Yao X, Yang H, Zhu Y, Xue J, Wang T, Song T, Yang Z, Wang S*. 2018. The Canonical E2Fs Are Required for Germline Development in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci, 9: Article 638.