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Nanyan Zhu, Chunhua Zhou
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Hong Huang, Haohao Han, Yayun Lei, Huanhuan Qiao, Daobin Tang, Yonghui Han, Zhenpeng Deng, Limin Mao, Xuli Wu, Kai Zhang, Jichun Wang, Changwen Lv
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Horticulture
Jun Tian, Ru Xu, Kaizhen Chang, Song Yuan, Chenxin Huang, Jinwei Wang, Shuhao Li, Fazhong Liu, Fenglin Zhong
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Ranran Xu, Yubei Wang, Zhilei Zhao, Guiqin Qu, Jiankang Cao
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Horticulture
Zhaohui Mu, Yuchun Yang, Ayimgul Yusuyin, Yige Xu, Hui Yuan, Cheng Liu
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Plant Sciences
Jiawei Li, Yucong Ma, Mengdie Hu, Yulu Zhao, Bin Liu, Chunmei Wang, Min Zhang, Liping Zhang, Xinlei Yang, Guojun Mu
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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Roberto Berni, Sophie Charton, Sebastien Planchon, Sylvain Legay, Marco Romi, Claudio Cantini, Giampiero Cai, Jean-Francois Hausman, Jenny Renaut, Gea Guerriero
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HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Franco Roeckel, Carina Moock, Florian Schwander, Erika Maul, Reinhard Topfer, Ludger Hausmann
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Meng Shi, Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Yinying He, Songfeng Ma, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Qiang Yang, Binqi Li, Zhimin Lin, Faxing Chen
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Genetics & Heredity
Enliang Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Zhengqian Luo, Linli Xu, Ping Jin, Shun Ji, Guohui Zhou, Zhenyang Wang, Zhilin Zhou, Hua Zhang
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Agronomy
Yidan Kou, Jinpeng Ren, Yujie Ma, Rongrong Guo, Juane Shang, Dongliang Qiu, Cuilan Ma
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Anna A. Kovalenko, Maria V. Zakharova, Olga E. Zubareva, Alexander P. Schwarz, Tatiana Y. Postnikova, Aleksey V. Zaitsev
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Plant Sciences
Paola Caruso, Maria Patrizia Russo, Marco Caruso, Mario Di Guardo, Giuseppe Russo, Simona Fabroni, Nicolina Timpanaro, Concetta Licciardello
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
E. Zhang, S. Wu, W. Cai, J. Zeng, J. Li, G. Li, J. Liu
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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Wei Guo, Feng Zhang, Aili Bao, Qingbo You, Zeyu Li, Jingsheng Chen, Yihui Cheng, Wei Zhao, Xinjie Shen, Xinan Zhou, Yongqing Jiao
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(2018)
Correction
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Huazhao Yuan, Hongmei Yu, Tao Huang, Xinjie Shen, Jin Xia, Fuhua Pang, Jing Wang, Mizhen Zhao
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
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(2019)
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Plant Sciences
Di Zhao, Yantao Wang, Chen Feng, Yan Wei, Xiang Peng, Xiao Guo, Xinwei Guo, Zefeng Zhai, Jian Li, Xiaoshuai Shen, Tianhong Li
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Wei Guo, Jing S. Chen, Feng Zhang, Ze Y. Li, Hai F. Chen, Chan J. Zhang, Li M. Chen, Song L. Yuan, Rong Li, Dong Cao, Qing N. Hao, Shui L. Chen, Zhi H. Shan, Zhong L. Yang, Xiao J. Zhang, De Z. Qiu, Qing B. You, Wen J. Dai, Xin A. Zhou, Xin J. Shen, Yong Q. Jiao
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Yantao Wang, Chen Feng, Zefeng Zhai, Xiang Peng, Yanyan Wang, Yueting Sun, Jian Li, Xiaoshuai Shen, Yuqin Xiao, Shengjiao Zhu, Xuewang Huang, Tianhong Li
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Plant Sciences
Jiafeng Tong, Thomas C. Walk, Peipei Han, Liyu Chen, Xinjie Shen, Yinshui Li, Chiming Gu, Lihua Xie, Xiaojia Hu, Xing Liao, Lu Qin
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yanyan Wang, Zefeng Zhai, Yueting Sun, Chen Feng, Xiang Peng, Xiang Zhang, Yuqin Xiao, Xin Zhou, Weili Wang, Jiale Jiao, Tianhong Li
Summary: In this study, 15 PavBBX genes were identified in sweet cherry, and their roles in fruit development and response to light, hormones were analyzed. The PavBBX genes were divided into five subgroups, and their promoter regions contained elements related to plant development, hormones, and stress. Some PavBBX genes were strongly induced by ABA, GA, and BR treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chen Feng, Yanyan Wang, Yueting Sun, Xiang Peng, Xiang Zhang, Xin Zhou, Jiale Jiao, Zefeng Zhai, Yuqin Xiao, Weili Wang, Yang Liu, Tianhong Li
Summary: Drought is a significant environmental factor affecting the yield and quality of apples grown in arid and semi-arid regions. Nuclear factor Ys (NF-Ys) play a crucial role in regulating plant growth, development, and stress responses. The identification and functional characterization of NF-Y genes in apples, particularly the upregulation of MsNF-YB21 in response to drought, offer promising insights for enhancing apple drought tolerance through biotechnological approaches.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
X. Shen, J. Zhao, N. Bonet-Garcia, E. Villagrasa, A. Sole, X. Liao, C. Palet
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Yongxing Zhang, Wei Guo, Limiao Chen, Xinjie Shen, Hongli Yang, Yisheng Fang, Wenqi Ouyang, Sihua Mai, Haifeng Chen, Shuilian Chen, Qingnan Hao, Songli Yuan, Chanjuan Zhang, Yi Huang, Zhihui Shan, Zhonglu Yang, Dezhen Qiu, Xinan Zhou, Dong Cao, Xia Li, Yongqing Jiao
Summary: This study successfully generated soybean mutants with enhanced resistance against Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis. The GmUGT gene was found to be involved in enhancing resistance to leaf-chewing insects by altering flavonoid content and gene expression patterns.
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Xinjie Shen, Ling Yang, Peipei Han, Chiming Gu, Yinshui Li, Xing Liao, Lu Qin
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xinjie Shen, Hong Nan, Yuzhuang Jiang, Yujia Zhou, Xuejun Pan
Summary: As a crucial oil crop species, soybean plays a key role in supplying edible oil, plant protein, and animal fodder worldwide. Studies have found that the GmSnRK2s and GmPP2C-As genes play important roles in response to drought stress, including their expression patterns, functions, and interactions with the abscisic acid (ABA) signal.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Yongxing Zhang, Wei Guo, Dong Cao, Limiao Chen, Hongli Yang, Haifeng Chen, Shuilian Chen, Qingnan Hao, Dezhen Qiu, Zhihui Shan, Zhonglu Yang, Songli Yuan, Chanjuan Zhang, Xinjie Shen, Xinan Zhou
Summary: A Kunitz-like protease inhibitor, GsKTI, has been identified in wild soybean and shown to play critical roles in drought stress and insect defense. Overexpressing GsKTI in Arabidopsis provides enhanced drought tolerance and interferes with insect digestion, resulting in negative effects on insect growth.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)