2023

De novo genome assembly and analyses of 12 founder inbred lines provide insights into maize heterosis.

Wang B, Hou M, Shi J, Ku L, Song W, Li C, Ning Q, Li X, Li C, Zhao B, Zhang R, Xu H, Bai Z, Xia Z, Wang H, Kong D, Wei H, Jing Y, Dai Z, Wang HH, Zhu X, Li C, Sun X, Wang S, Yao W, Hou G, Qi Z, Dai H, Li X, Zheng H, Zhang Z, Li Y, Wang T, Jiang T, Wan Z, Chen Y, Zhao J, Lai J, Wang H. Nat Genet. 2023 Feb;55(2):312-323. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01283-w. Epub 2023 Jan 16.PMID: 36646891 (Cited by Faculty Opinions).

A natural gene drive system confers reproductive isolation in rice.

Wang C, Wang J, Lu J, Xiong Y, Zhao Z, Yu X, Zheng X, Li J, Lin Q, Ren Y, Hu Y, He X, Li C, Zeng Y, Miao R, Guo M, Zhang B, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Tang W, Wang Y, Hao B, Wang Q, Cheng S, He X, Yao B, Gao J, Zhu X, Yu H, Wang Y, Sun Y, Zhou C, Dong H, Ma X, Guo X, Liu X, Tian Y, Liu S, Wang C, Cheng Z, Jiang L, Zhou J, Guo H, Jiang L, Tao D, Chai J, Zhang W,  Wang H., Wu C, Wan J. Cell. 2023 Aug 17;186(17):3577-3592.e18. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.06.023. Epub 2023 Jul 26. PMID: 37499659.

ZmSIZ1a and ZmSIZ1b play an indispensable role in resistance against Fusarium ear rot in maize.

Liao X, Sun J, Li Q, Ding W, Zhao B, Wang B, Zhou S, Wang H. Mol Plant Pathol. 2023 Jul;24(7):711-724. doi: 10.1111/mpp.13297. Epub 2023 Jan 23. PMID: 36683566.

ZmELF3.1 integrates the RA2-TSH4 module to repress maize tassel branching.

Xie Y, Zhao Y, Chen L, Wang Y, Xue W, Kong D, Li C, Zhou L, Li H, Zhao Y, Wang B, Xu M, Zhao B, Bilska-Kos A, Wang H. New Phytol. 2024 Jan;241(1):490-503. doi: 10.1111/nph.19329. Epub 2023 Oct 19. PMID: 37858961.

A transcription factor ZmGLK36 confers broad resistance to maize rough dwarf disease in cereal crops.

Xu Z, Zhou Z, Cheng Z, Zhou Y, Wang F, Li M, Li G, Li W, Du Q, Wang K, Lu X, Tai Y, Chen R, Hao Z, Han J, Chen Y, Meng Q, Kong X, Tie S, Mu C, Song W, Wang Z, Yong H, Zhang D,  Wang H. , Weng J, Li X. Nat Plants. 2023 Oct;9(10):1720-1733. doi: 10.1038/s41477-023-01514-w. Epub 2023 Sep 14. PMID: 37709955.

ZmSPL13 and ZmSPL29 act together to promote vegetative and reproductive transition in maize.

Yang J, Wei H, Hou M, Chen L, Zou T, Ding H, Jing Y, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Liu Q, Heng Y, Wu H, Wang B, Kong D, Wang H. New Phytol. 2023 Aug;239(4):1505-1520. doi: 10.1111/nph.19005. Epub 2023 Jun 12. PMID: 37306069.

Genomic landscape of maize domestication and breeding improvement.

Zhang M, Kong D, Wang H. Seed Biology. 2023 May;2:9. doi: 10.48130/SeedBio-2023-0009.

FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 increases leaf longevity by delaying senescence in arabidopsis.

Wang Q, Liu M, Quan S, Shi Q, Tian T, Zhang H, Wang H, Li G. Plant Cell Environ. 2023 May;46(5):1582-1595. doi: 10.1111/pce.14554. Epub 2023 Feb 14.PMID: 36721872.

Gene expression and eQTL analyses uncover natural variations underlying improvement of important agronomic traits during modern maize breeding.

Li C, Li Y, Song G, Yang D, Xia Z, Sun C, Zhao Y, Hou M, Zhang M, Qi Z, Wang B, Wang H. Plant J. 2023 Apr 26. doi: 10.1111/tpj.16260. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37186341.

The transcriptional hub SHORT INTERNODES1 integrates hormone signals to orchestrate rice growth and development.

Duan E, Lin Q, Wang Y, Ren Y, Xu H, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Teng X, Dong H, Wang Y, Jiang X, Chen X, Lei J, Yang H, Chen R, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2023 May 17:koad130. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koad130. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37195873

 Targeted manipulation of grain shape genes effectively improves outcrossing rate and hybrid seed production in rice.

Zhu X, Gou Y, Heng Y, Ding W, Li Y, Zhou D, Li X, Liang C, Wu C, Wang H, Shen R. Plant Biotechnol J. 2023 Feb;21(2):381-390. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13959. Epub 2022 Nov 26.PMID: 36342212 

BRASSINOSTEROID-SIGNALING KINASE1-1, a positive regulator of brassinosteroid signalling, modulates plant architecture and grain size in rice.

Tian P, Liu J, Yan B, Zhou C, Wang H, Shen R. J Exp Bot. 2023 Jan 1;74(1):283-295. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac429.PMID: 36346128.

Transcriptomic and methylomic analyses provide insights into the molecular mechanism and prediction of heterosis in rice.

Fu C, Ma C, Zhu M, Liu W, Ma X, Li J, Liao Y, Liu D, Gu X, Wang H, Wang F. Plant J. 2023 Mar 30. doi: 10.1111/tpj.16217. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36995901.

 Local auxin biosynthesis regulates brace root angle and lodging resistance in maize.

Zheng Z, Wang B, Zhuo C, Xie Y, Zhang X, Liu Y, Zhang G, Ding H, Zhao B, Tian M, Xu M, Kong D, Shen R, Liu Q, Wu G, Huang J, Wang H. New Phytol. 2023 Apr;238(1):142-154. doi: 10.1111/nph.18733. Epub 2023 Feb 4.PMID: 36636793 (Cited by Faculty Opinions).

Phytochrome B mediates dim-light-reduced insect resistance by promoting the ethylene pathway in rice.

Huang J, Qiu ZY, He J, Xu HS, Wang K, Du HY, Gao D, Zhao WN, Sun QG, Wang YS, Wen PZ, Li Q, Dong XO, Xie XZ, Jiang L, Wang HY, Liu YQ, Wan JM. Plant Physiol. 2023 Feb 12;191(2):1272-1287. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac518.PMID: 36437699.

Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway regulates plastid-to-nucleus signaling by controlling plastid gene expression in plants.

Wang Y, Wang Y, Zhu X, Ren Y, Dong H, Duan E, Teng X, Zhao H, Chen R, Chen X, Lei J, Yang H, Tian Y, Chen L, Liu X, Liu S, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Commun. 2023 Jan 9;4(1):100411. doi: 10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100411. Epub 2022 Jul 14.PMID: 35836377.

 A regulatory loop establishes the link between the circadian clock and abscisic acid signaling in rice.

Wang Y, Wu F, Lin Q, Sheng P, Wu Z, Jin X, Chen W, Li S, Luo S, Duan E, Wang J, Ma W, Ren Y, Cheng Z, Zhang X, Lei C, Guo X, Wang H, Zhu S, Wan J. Plant Physiol. 2023 Mar 17;191(3):1857-1870. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac548.PMID: 36493391.

ZmSIZ1a and ZmSIZ1b play an indispensable role in resistance against Fusarium ear rot in maize.

Liao X, Sun J, Li Q, Ding W, Zhao B, Wang B, Zhou S, Wang H. Mol Plant Pathol. 2023 Jan 23. doi: 10.1111/mpp.13297. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36683566.

UB2/UB3/TSH4-anchored transcriptional networks regulate early maize inflorescence development in response to simulated shade.

Kong D, Li C, Xue W, Wei H, Ding H, Hu G, Zhang X, Zhang G, Zou T, Xian Y, Wang B, Zhao Y, Liu Y, Xie Y, Xu M, Wu H, Liu Q, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2023 Feb 20;35(2):717-737. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac352.PMID: 36472157.

The evening complex promotes maize flowering and adaptation to temperate regions.

Zhao Y, Zhao B, Xie Y, Jia H, Li Y, Xu M, Wu G, Ma X, Li Q, Hou M, Li C, Xia Z, He G, Xu H, Bai Z, Kong D, Zheng Z, Liu Q, Liu Y, Zhong J, Tian F, Wang B, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2023 Jan 2;35(1):369-389. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac296.PMID: 36173348.

2022

Overexpression of ZmSPL12 confers enhanced lodging resistance through transcriptional regulation of D1 in maize.

Zhao B, Xu M, Zhao Y, Li Y, Xu H, Li C, Kong D, Xie Y, Zheng Z, Wang B, Wang H. Plant Biotechnol J. 2022 Apr;20(4):622-624. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13787. Epub 2022 Feb 28.PMID: 35150020.

Genomic insights into historical improvement of heterotic groups during modern hybrid maize breeding.

Li C, Guan H, Jing X, Li Y, Wang B, Li Y, Liu X, Zhang D, Liu C, Xie X, Zhao H, Wang Y, Liu J, Zhang P, Hu G, Li G, Li S, Sun D, Wang X, Shi Y, Song Y, Jiao C, Ross-Ibarra J, Li Y, Wang T, Wang H. Nat Plants. 2022 Jul;8(7):750-763. doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01190-2. Epub 2022 Jul 18.PMID: 35851624.

Editorial: Shade avoidance syndrome in plants.

Li L, Wang H. Front Plant Sci. 2022 Aug 11;13:990982. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.990982. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36035681.

Arabidopsis Circadian Clock Repress Phytochrome a Signaling.

Liu Y, Sun Y, Yao H, Zheng Y, Cao S, Wang H. Front Plant Sci. 2022 May 11;13:809563. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.809563. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35645991.

Leaf angle: a target of genetic improvement in cereal crops tailored for high-density planting.

Cao Y, Zhong Z, Wang H, Shen R. Plant Biotechnol J. 2022 Mar;20(3):426-436. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13780. Epub 2022 Feb 15.PMID: 35075761.

 Du13 encodes a C₂ H₂ zinc-finger protein that regulates Wx^b pre-mRNA splicing and microRNA biogenesis in rice endosperm.

Cai Y, Zhang W, Fu Y, Shan Z, Xu J, Wang P, Kong F, Jin J, Yan H, Ge X, Wang Y, You X, Chen J, Li X, Chen W, Chen X, Ma J, Tang X, Zhang J, Bao Y, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Biotechnol J. 2022 Jul;20(7):1387-1401. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13821. Epub 2022 May 13.PMID: 35560858.

Auxin regulates source-sink carbohydrate partitioning and reproductive organ development in rice.

Zhao Z, Wang C, Yu X, Tian Y, Wang W, Zhang Y, Bai W, Yang N, Zhang T, Zheng H, Wang Q, Lu J, Lei D, He X, Chen K, Gao J, Liu X, Liu S, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Sep 6;119(36):e2121671119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2121671119. Epub 2022 Aug 29.PMID: 36037381.

Dwarf and High Tillering1 represses rice tillering through mediating the splicing of D14 pre-mRNA.

Liu T, Zhang X, Zhang H, Cheng Z, Liu J, Zhou C, Luo S, Luo W, Li S, Xing X, Chang Y, Shi C, Ren Y, Zhu S, Lei C, Guo X, Wang J, Zhao Z, Wang H, Zhai H, Lin Q, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2022 Aug 25;34(9):3301-3318. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac169.PMID: 35670739.

2021

ZmSPL10/14/26 are required for epidermal hair cell fate specification on maize leaf.

Kong D, Pan X, Jing Y, Zhao Y, Duan Y, Yang J, Wang B, Liu Y, Shen R, Cao Y, Wu H, Wei H, Wang H. New Phytol. 2021 May;230(4):1533-1549. doi: 10.1111/nph.17293. Epub 2021 Mar 24.PMID: 33626179 

Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of heading date in rice.

Zhou S, Zhu S, Cui S, Hou H, Wu H, Hao B, Cai L, Xu Z, Liu L, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. New Phytol. 2021 May;230(3):943-956. doi: 10.1111/nph.17158. Epub 2021 Feb 14.PMID: 33341945 Free PMC article. Review.

Genome-wide selection and genetic improvement during modern maize breeding.

Wang B, Lin Z, Li X, Zhao Y, Zhao B, Wu G, Ma X, Wang H, Xie Y, Li Q, Song G, Kong D, Zheng Z, Wei H, Shen R, Wu H, Chen C, Meng Z, Wang T, Li Y, Li X, Chen Y, Lai J, Hufford MB, Ross-Ibarra J, He H, Wang H. Nat Genet. 2020 Jun;52(6):565-571. doi: 10.1038/s41588-020-0616-3. Epub 2020 Apr 27.PMID: 32341525.

Transcriptional activation and phosphorylation of OsCNGC9 confer enhanced chilling tolerance in rice.

Wang J, Ren Y, Liu X, Luo S, Zhang X, Liu X, Lin Q, Zhu S, Wan H, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Lei B, Zhou C, Pan T, Wang Y, Wu M, Jing R, Xu Y, Han M, Wu F, Lei C, Guo X, Cheng Z, Zheng X, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Jiang L, Zhang X, Wang YF, Wang H, Wan J. Mol Plant. 2021 Feb 1;14(2):315-329. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.11.022. Epub 2020 Dec 2.PMID: 33278597 

 Integration of light and hormone signaling pathways in the regulation of plant shade avoidance syndrome.

Liu Y, Jafari F, Wang H. aBIOTECH. 2021 Apr 26;2(2):131-145. doi: 10.1007/s42994-021-00038-1. eCollection 2021 Jun.PMID: 36304753.

Arabidopsis FHY3 and FAR1 Function in Age Gating of Leaf Senescence.

Xie Y, Ma M, Liu Y, Wang B, Wei H, Kong D, Wang H. Front Plant Sci. 2021 Oct 28;12:770060. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.770060. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34777451. 

DWARF53 interacts with transcription factors UB2/UB3/TSH4 to regulate maize tillering and tassel branching.

Liu Y, Wu G, Zhao Y, Wang HH, Dai Z, Xue W, Yang J, Wei H, Shen R, Wang H. Plant Physiol. 2021 Oct 5;187(2):947-962. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab259.PMID: 34608948.

Determinant Factors and Regulatory Systems for Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Rice Apiculi and Stigmas.

Meng L, Qi C, Wang C, Wang S, Zhou C, Ren Y, Cheng Z, Zhang X, Guo X, Zhao Z, Wang J, Lin Q, Zhu S, Wang H, Wang Z, Lei C, Wan J. Rice (N Y). 2021 Apr 21;14(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s12284-021-00480-1.PMID: 33881644. 

white panicle2 encoding thioredoxin z, regulates plastid RNA editing by interacting with multiple organellar RNA editing factors in rice.

Wang Y, Wang Y, Ren Y, Duan E, Zhu X, Hao Y, Zhu J, Chen R, Lei J, Teng X, Zhang Y, Wang D, Zhang X, Guo X, Jiang L, Liu S, Tian Y, Liu X, Chen L, Wang H, Wan J. New Phytol. 2021 Mar;229(5):2693-2706. doi: 10.1111/nph.17047. Epub 2020 Dec 19.PMID: 33119889 

 DHD4, a CONSTANS-like family transcription factor, delays heading date by affecting the formation of the FAC complex in rice.

Cai M, Zhu S, Wu M, Zheng X, Wang J, Zhou L, Zheng T, Cui S, Zhou S, Li C, Zhang H, Chai J, Zhang X, Jin X, Cheng Z, Zhang X, Lei C, Ren Y, Lin Q, Guo X, Zhao L, Wang J, Zhao Z, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Mol Plant. 2021 Feb 1;14(2):330-343. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.11.013. Epub 2020 Nov 24.PMID: 33246053.

ZmGRAS11, transactivated by Opaque2, positively regulates kernel size in maize.

Li Y, Ma S, Zhao Q, Lv D, Wang B, Xiao K, Zhu J, Li S, Yang W, Liu X, Wang H, Zhou X, Chen R.J Integr Plant Biol. 2021 Dec;63(12):2031-2037. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13198.PMID: 34850567.

2020

Arabidopsis FHY3 and FAR1 integrate light and strigolactone signaling to regulate branching.

Xie Y, Liu Y, Ma M, Zhou Q, Zhao Y, Zhao B, Wang B, Wei H, Wang H. Nat Commun. 2020 Apr 23;11(1):1955. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15893-7.PMID: 32327664. 

JA modulates phytochrome a signaling via repressing FHY3 activity by JAZ proteins.

Liu Y, Wang H. Plant Signal Behav. 2020 Mar 3;15(3):1726636. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1726636. Epub 2020 Feb 11.PMID: 32043408. 

An R2R3 MYB transcription factor confers brown planthopper resistance by regulating the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase pathway in rice.

He J, Liu Y, Yuan D, Duan M, Liu Y, Shen Z, Yang C, Qiu Z, Liu D, Wen P, Huang J, Fan D, Xiao S, Xin Y, Chen X, Jiang L, Wang H, Yuan L, Wan J. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jan 7;117(1):271-277. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1902771116. Epub 2019 Dec 17.PMID: 31848246. 

SMXL6/7/8: Dual-Function Transcriptional Repressors of Strigolactone Signaling.

Shen R, Ma X, Wang H. Mol Plant. 2020 Sep 7;13(9):1244-1246. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 6.PMID: 32771662.

Light Regulation of Stomatal Development and Patterning: Shifting the Paradigm from Arabidopsis to Grasses.

Wei H, Kong D, Yang J, Wang H. Plant Commun. 2020 Feb 13;1(2):100030. doi: 10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100030. eCollection 2020 Mar 9.PMID: 33367232. 

Light and Abscisic Acid Coordinately Regulate Greening of Seedlings.

Xu D, Wu D, Li XH, Jiang Y, Tian T, Chen Q, Ma L, Wang H, Deng XW, Li G. Plant Physiol. 2020 Jul;183(3):1281-1294. doi: 10.1104/pp.20.00503. Epub 2020 May 15.PMID: 32414897. 

UPA2 and ZmRAVL1: Promising targets of genetic improvement of maize plant architecture.

Kong D, Wang B, Wang H. J Integr Plant Biol. 2020 Apr;62(4):394-397. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12873. Epub 2020 Feb 13.PMID: 31535754. 

The retromer protein ZmVPS29 regulates maize kernel morphology likely through an auxin-dependent process(es).

Chen L, Li YX, Li C, Shi Y, Song Y, Zhang D, Wang H, Li Y, Wang T. Plant Biotechnol J. 2020 Apr;18(4):1004-1014. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13267. Epub 2019 Oct 17.PMID: 31553822 Free PMC article.

GPA5 Encodes a Rab5a Effector Required for Post-Golgi Trafficking of Rice Storage Proteins.

Ren Y, Wang Y, Pan T, Wang Y, Wang Y, Gan L, Wei Z, Wang F, Wu M, Jing R, Wang J, Wan G, Bao X, Zhang B, Zhang P, Zhang Y, Ji Y, Lei C, Zhang X, Cheng Z, Lin Q, Zhu S, Zhao Z, Wang J, Wu C, Qiu L, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2020 Mar;32(3):758-777. doi: 10.1105/tpc.19.00863. Epub 2020 Jan 16.PMID: 31949008. 

Rice stripe virus suppresses jasmonic acid-mediated resistance by hijacking brassinosteroid signaling pathway in rice.

Hu J, Huang J, Xu H, Wang Y, Li C, Wen P, You X, Zhang X, Pan G, Li Q, Zhang H, He J, Wu H, Jiang L, Wang H, Liu Y, Wan J. PLoS Pathog. 2020 Aug 31;16(8):e1008801. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008801. eCollection 2020 Aug.PMID: 32866183 

Transcription Factors FHY3 and FAR1 Regulate Light-Induced CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 Gene Expression in Arabidopsis.

Liu Y, Ma M, Li G, Yuan L, Xie Y, Wei H, Ma X, Li Q, Devlin PF, Xu X, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2020 May;32(5):1464-1478. doi: 10.1105/tpc.19.00981. Epub 2020 Mar 9.PMID: 32152179. 

Auxin response factors (ARFs) differentially regulate rice antiviral immune response against rice dwarf virus.

Qin Q, Li G, Jin L, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wei C, Xu Z, Yang Z, Wang H, Li Y. PLoS Pathog. 2020 Dec 2;16(12):e1009118. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009118. eCollection 2020 Dec.PMID: 33264360 

FHY3 and FAR1 Integrate Light Signals with the miR156-SPL Module-Mediated Aging Pathway to Regulate Arabidopsis Flowering.

Xie Y, Zhou Q, Zhao Y, Li Q, Liu Y, Ma M, Wang B, Shen R, Zheng Z, Wang H. Mol Plant. 2020 Mar 2;13(3):483-498. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.01.013. Epub 2020 Feb 1.PMID: 32017999. 

Cytological evidence of BSD2 functioning in both chloroplast division and dimorphic chloroplast formation in maize leaves.

Li H, Bai M, Jiang X, Shen R, Wang H, Wang H, Wu H. BMC Plant Biol. 2020 Jan 9;20(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12870-019-2219-7.PMID: 31918680 Free PMC article.

The APC/C^TE E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Complex Mediates the Antagonistic Regulation of Root Growth and Tillering by ABA and GA.

Lin Q, Zhang Z, Wu F, Feng M, Sun Y, Chen W, Cheng Z, Zhang X, Ren Y, Lei C, Zhu S, Wang J, Zhao Z, Guo X, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2020 Jun;32(6):1973-1987. doi: 10.1105/tpc.20.00101. Epub 2020 Apr 7.PMID: 32265265.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout and overexpression studies reveal a role of maize phytochrome C in regulating flowering time and plant height.

Li Q, Wu G, Zhao Y, Wang B, Zhao B, Kong D, Wei H, Chen C, Wang H. Plant Biotechnol J. 2020 Dec;18(12):2520-2532. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13429. Epub 2020 Jul 2.PMID: 32531863. 

2019

OsPEX5 regulates rice spikelet development through modulating jasmonic acid biosynthesis.

You X, Zhu S, Zhang W, Zhang J, Wang C, Jing R, Chen W, Wu H, Cai Y, Feng Z, Hu J, Yan H, Kong F, Zhang H, Zheng M, Ren Y, Lin Q, Cheng Z, Zhang X, Lei C, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. New Phytol. 2019 Oct;224(2):712-724. doi: 10.1111/nph.16037. Epub 2019 Jul 29.PMID: 31264225. 

Characterization of Maize Phytochrome-Interacting Factors in Light Signaling and Photomorphogenesis.

Wu G, Zhao Y, Shen R, Wang B, Xie Y, Ma X, Zheng Z, Wang H. Plant Physiol. 2019 Oct;181(2):789-803. doi: 10.1104/pp.19.00239. Epub 2019 Jul 26.PMID: 31350363.

Development of a Haploid-Inducer Mediated Genome Editing System for Accelerating Maize Breeding.

Wang B, Zhu L, Zhao B, Zhao Y, Xie Y, Zheng Z, Li Y, Sun J, Wang H. Mol Plant. 2019 Apr 1;12(4):597-602. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 19.PMID: 30902686. 

 Genetic mapping of folate QTLs using a segregated population in maize.

Guo W, Lian T, Wang B, Guan J, Yuan D, Wang H, Safiul Azam FM, Wan X, Wang W, Liang Q, Wang H, Tu J, Zhang C, Jiang L. J Integr Plant Biol. 2019 Jun;61(6):675-690. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12811. Epub 2019 May 9.PMID: 30938052. 

A cyclic nucleotide-gated channel mediates cytoplasmic calcium elevation and disease resistance in rice.

Wang J, Liu X, Zhang A, Ren Y, Wu F, Wang G, Xu Y, Lei C, Zhu S, Pan T, Wang Y, Zhang H, Wang F, Tan YQ, Wang Y, Jin X, Luo S, Zhou C, Zhang X, Liu J, Wang S, Meng L, Wang Y, Chen X, Lin Q, Zhang X, Guo X, Cheng Z, Wang J, Tian Y, Liu S, Jiang L, Wu C, Wang E, Zhou JM, Wang YF, Wang H, Wan J. Cell Res. 2019 Oct;29(10):820-831. doi: 10.1038/s41422-019-0219-7. Epub 2019 Aug 23.PMID: 31444468. 

Early heading 7 interacts with DTH8, and regulates flowering time in rice.

Cai M, Chen S, Wu M, Zheng T, Zhou L, Li C, Zhang H, Wang J, Xu X, Chai J, Ren Y, Guo X, Zhang X, Lei C, Cheng Z, Wang J, Jiang L, Zhai H, Wang H, Zhu S, Wan J. Plant Cell Rep. 2019 May;38(5):521-532. doi: 10.1007/s00299-019-02380-7. Epub 2019 Feb 21.PMID: 30790011.

The central circadian clock proteins CCA1 and LHY regulate iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis.

Xu G, Jiang Z, Wang H, Lin R. J Integr Plant Biol. 2019 Feb;61(2):168-181. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12696. Epub 2018 Aug 31.PMID: 29989313.

OsSHI1 Regulates Plant Architecture Through Modulating the Transcriptional Activity of IPA1 in Rice.

Duan E, Wang Y, Li X, Lin Q, Zhang T, Wang Y, Zhou C, Zhang H, Jiang L, Wang J, Lei C, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2019 May;31(5):1026-1042. doi: 10.1105/tpc.19.00023. Epub 2019 Mar 25.PMID: 30914468. 

GW5-Like, a homolog of GW5, negatively regulates grain width, weight and salt resistance in rice.

Tian P, Liu J, Mou C, Shi C, Zhang H, Zhao Z, Lin Q, Wang J, Wang J, Zhang X, Guo X, Cheng Z, Zhu S, Ren Y, Lei C, Wang H, Wan J. J Integr Plant Biol. 2019 Nov;61(11):1171-1185. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12745. Epub 2019 Feb 1.PMID: 30450718.

Arabidopsis FHY3 and FAR1 Regulate the Balance between Growth and Defense Responses under Shade Conditions.

Liu Y, Wei H, Ma M, Li Q, Kong D, Sun J, Ma X, Wang B, Chen C, Xie Y, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2019 Sep;31(9):2089-2106. doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00991. Epub 2019 Jul 16.PMID: 31311834. 

Post-transcriptional regulation of Ghd7 protein stability by phytochrome and OsGI in photoperiodic control of flowering in rice.

Zheng T, Sun J, Zhou S, Chen S, Lu J, Cui S, Tian Y, Zhang H, Cai M, Zhu S, Wu M, Wang Y, Jiang L, Zhai H, Wang H, Wan J. New Phytol. 2019 Oct;224(1):306-320. doi: 10.1111/nph.16010. Epub 2019 Jul 19.PMID: 31225911. 

Correlation of the temporal and spatial expression patterns of HQT with the biosynthesis and accumulation of chlorogenic acid in Lonicera japonica flowers.

Li Y, Kong D, Bai M, He H, Wang H, Wu H. Hortic Res. 2019 Jun 1;6:73. doi: 10.1038/s41438-019-0154-2. eCollection 2019.PMID: 31231531.

2018

A selfish genetic element confers non-Mendelian inheritance in rice.

Yu X, Zhao Z, Zheng X, Zhou J, Kong W, Wang P, Bai W, Zheng H, Zhang H, Li J, Liu J, Wang Q, Zhang L, Liu K, Yu Y, Guo X, Wang J, Lin Q, Wu F, Ren Y, Zhu S, Zhang X, Cheng Z, Lei C, Liu S, Liu X, Tian Y, Jiang L, Ge S, Wu C, Tao D, Wang H, Wan J. Science. 2018 Jun 8;360(6393):1130-1132. doi: 10.1126/science.aar4279.PMID: 29880691.

Gene-Indexed Mutations in Maize.

Lu X, Liu J, Ren W, Yang Q, Chai Z, Chen R, Wang L, Zhao J, Lang Z, Wang H, Fan Y, Zhao J, Zhang C. Mol Plant. 2018 Mar 5;11(3):496-504. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.11.013. Epub 2017 Dec 7.PMID: 29223623 

Exploiting SPL genes to improve maize plant architecture tailored for high-density planting.

Wei H, Zhao Y, Xie Y, Wang H. J Exp Bot. 2018 Sep 14;69(20):4675-4688. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ery258.PMID: 29992284.

 Development of the Third-Generation Hybrid Rice in China.

Wang H, Deng XW. Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics. 2018 Dec;16(6):393-396. doi: 10.1016/j.gpb.2018.12.001. Epub 2018 Dec 13.PMID: 30553883.

OsALMT7 Maintains Panicle Size and Grain Yield in Rice by Mediating Malate Transport.

Heng Y, Wu C, Long Y, Luo S, Ma J, Chen J, Liu J, Zhang H, Ren Y, Wang M, Tan J, Zhu S, Wang J, Lei C, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang H, Cheng Z, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2018 Apr;30(4):889-906. doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00998. Epub 2018 Apr 2.PMID: 29610210. 

2017

IPA1: A New Green Revolution Gene?

Wang B, Wang H. Mol Plant. 2017 Jun 5;10(6):779-781. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.04.011. Epub 2017 May 4.PMID: 28478096.

Tetrahydrofolate Modulates Floral Transition through Epigenetic Silencing.

Wang L, Kong D, Lv Q, Niu G, Han T, Zhao X, Meng S, Cheng Q, Guo S, Du J, Wu Z, Wang J, Bao F, Hu Y, Pan X, Xia J, Yuan D, Han L, Lian T, Zhang C, Wang H, He XJ, He YK. Plant Physiol. 2017 Jun;174(2):1274-1284. doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01750. Epub 2017 Apr 27.PMID: 28450424. 

Phytochrome-interacting factors directly suppress MIR156 expression to enhance shade-avoidance syndrome in Arabidopsis.

Xie Y, Liu Y, Wang H, Ma X, Wang B, Wu G, Wang H. Nat Commun. 2017 Aug 24;8(1):348. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00404-y.PMID: 28839125 (cited by F1000).

The LBD12-1 Transcription Factor Suppresses Apical Meristem Size by Repressing Argonaute 10 Expression.

Ma W, Wu F, Sheng P, Wang X, Zhang Z, Zhou K, Zhang H, Hu J, Lin Q, Cheng Z, Wang J, Zhu S, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang H, Wu C, Zhai H, Wan J. Plant Physiol. 2017 Jan;173(1):801-811. doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01699. Epub 2016 Nov 28.PMID: 27895202.

OsCNGC13 promotes seed-setting rate by facilitating pollen tube growth in stylar tissues.

Xu Y, Yang J, Wang Y, Wang J, Yu Y, Long Y, Wang Y, Zhang H, Ren Y, Chen J, Wang Y, Zhang X, Guo X, Wu F, Zhu S, Lin Q, Jiang L, Wu C, Wang H, Wan J. PLoS Genet. 2017 Jul 14;13(7):e1006906. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006906. eCollection 2017 Jul.PMID: 28708858.

GW5 acts in the brassinosteroid signalling pathway to regulate grain width and weight in rice.

Liu J, Chen J, Zheng X, Wu F, Lin Q, Heng Y, Tian P, Cheng Z, Yu X, Zhou K, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang J, Wang H, Wan J. Nat Plants. 2017 Apr 10;3:17043. doi: 10.1038/nplants.2017.43.PMID: 28394310.

The OsHAPL1-DTH8-Hd1 complex functions as the transcription regulator to repress heading date in rice.

Zhu S, Wang J, Cai M, Zhang H, Wu F, Xu Y, Li C, Cheng Z, Zhang X, Guo X, Sheng P, Wu M, Wang J, Lei C, Wang J, Zhao Z, Wu C, Wang H, Wan J. J Exp Bot. 2017 Jan 1;68(3):553-568. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw468.PMID: 28043949. 

Light and Ethylene Coordinately Regulate the Phosphate Starvation Response through Transcriptional Regulation of PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE1.

Liu Y, Xie Y, Wang H, Ma X, Yao W, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2017 Sep;29(9):2269-2284. doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00268. Epub 2017 Aug 25.PMID: 28842534. 

2016

Arabidopsis cryptochrome 1 functions in nitrogen regulation of flowering.

Yuan S, Zhang ZW, Zheng C, Zhao ZY, Wang Y, Feng LY, Niu G, Wang CQ, Wang JH, Feng H, Xu F, Bao F, Hu Y, Cao Y, Ma L, Wang H, Kong DD, Xiao W, Lin HH, He Y. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jul 5;113(27):7661-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1602004113. Epub 2016 Jun 20.PMID: 27325772. 

Convergence of light and chloroplast signals for de-etiolation through ABI4-HY5 and COP1.

Xu X, Chi W, Sun X, Feng P, Guo H, Li J, Lin R, Lu C, Wang H, Leister D, Zhang L. Nat Plants. 2016 May 9;2(6):16066. doi: 10.1038/nplants.2016.66.PMID: 27255835.

Regulatory modules controlling early shade avoidance response in maize seedlings.

Wang H, Wu G, Zhao B, Wang B, Lang Z, Zhang C, Wang H. BMC Genomics. 2016 Mar 31;17:269. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2593-6.PMID: 27030359. 

GOLGI TRANSPORT 1B Regulates Protein Export from the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Rice Endosperm Cells.

Wang Y, Liu F, Ren Y, Wang Y, Liu X, Long W, Wang D, Zhu J, Zhu X, Jing R, Wu M, Hao Y, Jiang L, Wang C, Wang H, Bao Y, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2016 Nov;28(11):2850-2865. doi: 10.1105/tpc.16.00717. Epub 2016 Nov 1.PMID: 27803308.

Chloroplast retrograde signal regulates flowering.

Feng P, Guo H, Chi W, Chai X, Sun X, Xu X, Ma J, Rochaix JD, Leister D, Wang H, Lu C, Zhang L .Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Sep 20;113(38):10708-13. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1521599113. Epub 2016 Sep 6.PMID: 27601637.

OsCOL10, a CONSTANS-Like Gene, Functions as a Flowering Time Repressor Downstream of Ghd7 in Rice.

Tan J, Jin M, Wang J, Wu F, Sheng P, Cheng Z, Wang J, Zheng X, Chen L, Wang M, Zhu S, Guo X, Zhang X, Liu X, Wang C, Wang H, Wu C, Wan J. Plant Cell Physiol. 2016 Apr;57(4):798-812. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcw025. Epub 2016 Feb 12.PMID: 26872834.

C-terminal domain (CTD) phosphatase links Rho GTPase signaling to Pol II CTD phosphorylation in Arabidopsis and yeast.

Zhang B, Yang G, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Gao P, Liu B, Wang H, Zheng ZL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Dec 13;113(50):E8197-E8206. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1605871113. Epub 2016 Nov 28.PMID: 27911772. 

WHITE PANICLE1, a Val-tRNA Synthetase Regulating Chloroplast Ribosome Biogenesis in Rice, Is Essential for Early Chloroplast Development.

Wang Y, Wang C, Zheng M, Lyu J, Xu Y, Li X, Niu M, Long W, Wang D, Wang H, Terzaghi W, Wang Y, Wan J. Plant Physiol. 2016 Apr;170(4):2110-23. doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01949. Epub 2016 Feb 2.PMID: 26839129 Free PMC article.

FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 activates SEPALLATA2 but inhibits CLAVATA3 to regulate meristem determinacy and maintenance in Arabidopsis.

Li D, Fu X, Guo L, Huang Z, Li Y, Liu Y, He Z, Cao X, Ma X, Zhao M, Zhu G, Xiao L, Wang H, Chen X, Liu R, Liu X. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Aug 16;113(33):9375-80. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1602960113. Epub 2016 Jul 28.PMID: 27469166 

2015

A gene cluster encoding lectin receptor kinases confers broad-spectrum and durable insect resistance in rice.

Liu Y, Wu H, Chen H, Liu Y, He J, Kang H, Sun Z, Pan G, Wang Q, Hu J, Zhou F, Zhou K, Zheng X, Ren Y, Chen L, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Lin Q, Wu F, Zhang X, Guo X, Cheng X, Jiang L, Wu C, Wang H, Wan J. Nat Biotechnol. 2015 Mar;33(3):301-5. doi: 10.1038/nbt.3069. Epub 2014 Dec 8.PMID: 25485617.

Phytochrome signaling: time to tighten up the loose ends.

Wang H, Wang H. Mol Plant. 2015 Apr;8(4):540-51. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2014.11.021. Epub 2014 Dec 24.PMID: 25670340.

Multifaceted roles of FHY3 and FAR1 in light signaling and beyond.

Wang H, Wang H. Trends Plant Sci. 2015 Jul;20(7):453-61. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.003. Epub 2015 May 5.PMID: 25956482. 

The miR156/SPL Module, a Regulatory Hub and Versatile Toolbox, Gears up Crops for Enhanced Agronomic Traits.

Wang H, Wang H. Mol Plant. 2015 May;8(5):677-88. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.01.008. Epub 2015 Jan 21.PMID: 25617719.

The SnRK2-APC/C(TE) regulatory module mediates the antagonistic action of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid pathways.

Lin Q, Wu F, Sheng P, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang J, Cheng Z, Wang J, Wang H, Wan J. Nat Commun. 2015 Aug 14;6:7981. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8981.PMID: 26272249. 

VLN2 Regulates Plant Architecture by Affecting Microfilament Dynamics and Polar Auxin Transport in Rice.

Wu S, Xie Y, Zhang J, Ren Y, Zhang X, Wang J, Guo X, Wu F, Sheng P, Wang J, Wu C, Wang H, Huang S, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2015 Oct;27(10):2829-45. doi: 10.1105/tpc.15.00581. Epub 2015 Oct 20.PMID: 26486445. 

Pi64, Encoding a Novel CC-NBS-LRR Protein, Confers Resistance to Leaf and Neck Blast in Rice.

Ma J, Lei C, Xu X, Hao K, Wang J, Cheng Z, Ma X, Ma J, Zhou K, Zhang X, Guo X, Wu F, Lin Q, Wang C, Zhai H, Wang H, Wan J. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2015 May;28(5):558-68. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-11-14-0367-R.PMID: 25650828. 

An evolutionarily conserved gene, FUWA, plays a role in determining panicle architecture, grain shape and grain weight in rice.

Chen J, Gao H, Zheng XM, Jin M, Weng JF, Ma J, Ren Y, Zhou K, Wang Q, Wang J, Wang JL, Zhang X, Cheng Z, Wu C, Wang H, Wan JM. Plant J. 2015 Aug;83(3):427-38. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12895.PMID: 26043067. 

2014

STV11 encodes a sulphotransferase and confers durable resistance to rice stripe virus.

Wang Q, Liu Y, He J, Zheng X, Hu J, Liu Y, Dai H, Zhang Y, Wang B, Wu W, Gao H, Zhang Y, Tao X, Deng H, Yuan D, Jiang L, Zhang X, Guo X, Cheng X, Wu C, Wang H, Yuan L, Wan J. Nat Commun. 2014 Sep 9;5:4768. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5768.PMID: 25203424. 

Days to heading 7, a major quantitative locus determining photoperiod sensitivity and regional adaptation in rice.

Gao H, Jin M, Zheng XM, Chen J, Yuan D, Xin Y, Wang M, Huang D, Zhang Z, Zhou K, Sheng P, Ma J, Ma W, Deng H, Jiang L, Liu S, Wang H, Wu C, Yuan L, Wan J. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Nov 18;111(46):16337-42. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1418204111. Epub 2014 Nov 5.PMID: 25378698. 

GLUTELIN PRECURSOR ACCUMULATION3 encodes a regulator of post-Golgi vesicular traffic essential for vacuolar protein sorting in rice endosperm.

Ren Y, Wang Y, Liu F, Zhou K, Ding Y, Zhou F, Wang Y, Liu K, Gan L, Ma W, Han X, Zhang X, Guo X, Wu F, Cheng Z, Wang J, Lei C, Lin Q, Jiang L, Wu C, Bao Y, Wang H, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2014 Jan;26(1):410-25. doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.121376. Epub 2014 Jan 31.PMID: 24488962. 

A novel chloroplast-localized pentatricopeptide repeat protein involved in splicing affects chloroplast development and abiotic stress response in rice.

Tan J, Tan Z, Wu F, Sheng P, Heng Y, Wang X, Ren Y, Wang J, Guo X, Zhang X, Cheng Z, Jiang L, Liu X, Wang H, Wan J. Mol Plant. 2014 Aug;7(8):1329-1349. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssu054. Epub 2014 May 12.PMID: 24821718. 

Rice LTG1 is involved in adaptive growth and fitness under low ambient temperature.

Lu G, Wu FQ, Wu W, Wang HJ, Zheng XM, Zhang Y, Chen X, Zhou K, Jin M, Cheng Z, Li X, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Plant J. 2014 May;78(3):468-80. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12487. Epub 2014 Apr 11.PMID: 24635058. 

2013

D14-SCF(D3)-dependent degradation of D53 regulates strigolactone signalling.

Zhou F, Lin Q, Zhu L, Ren Y, Zhou K, Shabek N, Wu F, Mao H, Dong W, Gan L, Ma W, Gao H, Chen J, Yang C, Wang D, Tan J, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang J, Jiang L, Liu X, Chen W, Chu J, Yan C, Ueno K, Ito S, Asami T, Cheng Z, Wang J, Lei C, Zhai H, Wu C, Wang H, Zheng N, Wan J. Nature. 2013 Dec 19;504(7480):406-10. doi: 10.1038/nature12878. Epub 2013 Dec 11.PMID: 24336215.

A role for a dioxygenase in auxin metabolism and reproductive development in rice.

Zhao Z, Zhang Y, Liu X, Zhang X, Liu S, Yu X, Ren Y, Zheng X, Zhou K, Jiang L, Guo X, Gai Y, Wu C, Zhai H, Wang H, Wan J. Dev Cell. 2013 Oct 14;27(1):113-22. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.09.005. Epub 2013 Oct 3.PMID: 24094741.

The PP6 phosphatase regulates ABI5 phosphorylation and abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis.

Dai M, Xue Q, Mccray T, Margavage K, Chen F, Lee JH, Nezames CD, Guo L, Terzaghi W, Wan J, Deng XW, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2013 Feb;25(2):517-34. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.105767. Epub 2013 Feb 12.PMID: 23404889. 

Association of functional nucleotide polymorphisms at DTH2 with the northward expansion of rice cultivation in Asia.

Wu W, Zheng XM, Lu G, Zhong Z, Gao H, Chen L, Wu C, Wang HJ, Wang Q, Zhou K, Wang JL, Wu F, Zhang X, Guo X, Cheng Z, Lei C, Lin Q, Jiang L, Wang H, Ge S, Wan J. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 19;110(8):2775-80. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1213962110. Epub 2013 Feb 6.PMID: 23388640.

Arabidopsis phytochrome B promotes SPA1 nuclear accumulation to repress photomorphogenesis under far-red light.

Zheng X, Wu S, Zhai H, Zhou P, Song M, Su L, Xi Y, Li Z, Cai Y, Meng F, Yang L, Wang H, Yang J. Plant Cell. 2013 Jan;25(1):115-33. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.107086. Epub 2013 Jan 31.PMID: 23371951.

Dynamic analysis of Arabidopsis AP2 σ subunit reveals a key role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and plant development.

Fan L, Hao H, Xue Y, Zhang L, Song K, Ding Z, Botella MA, Wang H, Lin J. Development. 2013 Sep;140(18):3826-37. doi: 10.1242/dev.095711. Epub 2013 Aug 7.PMID: 23924631.

 FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 and FAR-RED IMPAIRED RESPONSE1 transcription factors integrate light and abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis.

Tang W, Ji Q, Huang Y, Jiang Z, Bao M, Wang H, Lin R. Plant Physiol. 2013 Oct;163(2):857-66. doi: 10.1104/pp.113.224386. Epub 2013 Aug 14.PMID: 23946351. 

OsVPS9A functions cooperatively with OsRAB5A to regulate post-Golgi dense vesicle-mediated storage protein trafficking to the protein storage vacuole in rice endosperm cells.

Liu F, Ren Y, Wang Y, Peng C, Zhou K, Lv J, Guo X, Zhang X, Zhong M, Zhao S, Jiang L, Wang H, Bao Y, Wan J. Mol Plant. 2013 Nov;6(6):1918-32. doi: 10.1093/mp/sst081. Epub 2013 May 30.PMID: 23723154 

 Ehd4 encodes a novel and Oryza-genus-specific regulator of photoperiodic flowering in rice.

Gao H, Zheng XM, Fei G, Chen J, Jin M, Ren Y, Wu W, Zhou K, Sheng P, Zhou F, Jiang L, Wang J, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang JL, Cheng Z, Wu C, Wang H, Wan JM. PLoS Genet. 2013;9(2):e1003281. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003281. Epub 2013 Feb 21.PMID: 23437005. 

OsARG encodes an arginase that plays critical roles in panicle development and grain production in rice.

Ma X, Cheng Z, Qin R, Qiu Y, Heng Y, Yang H, Ren Y, Wang X, Bi J, Ma X, Zhang X, Wang J, Lei C, Guo X, Wang J, Wu F, Jiang L, Wang H, Wan J. Plant J. 2013 Jan;73(2):190-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2012.05122.x. Epub 2012 Nov 12.PMID: 26011250 

A rice virescent-yellow leaf mutant reveals new insights into the role and assembly of plastid caseinolytic protease in higher plants.

Dong H, Fei GL, Wu CY, Wu FQ, Sun YY, Chen MJ, Ren YL, Zhou KN, Cheng ZJ, Wang JL, Jiang L, Zhang X, Guo XP, Lei CL, Su N, Wang H, Wan JM. Plant Physiol. 2013 Aug;162(4):1867-80. doi: 10.1104/pp.113.217604. Epub 2013 Jun 26.PMID: 23803583. 

Multifaceted roles of Arabidopsis PP6 phosphatase in regulating cellular signaling and plant development.

Dai M, Terzaghi W, Wang H. Plant Signal Behav. 2013 Jan;8(1):e22508. doi: 10.4161/psb.22508. Epub 2012 Oct 26.PMID: 23104112. 

2012

COP1 mediates the coordination of root and shoot growth by light through modulation of PIN1- and PIN2-dependent auxin transport in Arabidopsis.

Sassi M, Lu Y, Zhang Y, Wang J, Dhonukshe P, Blilou I, Dai M, Li J, Gong X, Jaillais Y, Yu X, Traas J, Ruberti I, Wang H, Scheres B, Vernoux T, Xu J. Development. 2012 Sep;139(18):3402-12. doi: 10.1242/dev.078212.PMID: 22912415. 

Transposase-derived proteins FHY3/FAR1 interact with PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR1 to regulate chlorophyll biosynthesis by modulating HEMB1 during deetiolation in Arabidopsis.

Tang W, Wang W, Chen D, Ji Q, Jing Y, Wang H, Lin R. Plant Cell. 2012 May;24(5):1984-2000. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.097022. Epub 2012 May 25.PMID: 22634759 Free PMC article.

Wax crystal-sparse leaf2, a rice homologue of WAX2/GL1, is involved in synthesis of leaf cuticular wax.

Mao B, Cheng Z, Lei C, Xu F, Gao S, Ren Y, Wang J, Zhang X, Wang J, Wu F, Guo X, Liu X, Wu C, Wang H, Wan J. Planta. 2012 Jan;235(1):39-52. doi: 10.1007/s00425-011-1481-1. Epub 2011 Aug 2.PMID: 21809091.

Identification and characterization of an epi-allele of FIE1 reveals a regulatory linkage between two epigenetic marks in rice.

Zhang L, Cheng Z, Qin R, Qiu Y, Wang JL, Cui X, Gu L, Zhang X, Guo X, Wang D, Jiang L, Wu CY, Wang H, Cao X, Wan J. Plant Cell. 2012 Nov;24(11):4407-21. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.102269. Epub 2012 Nov 13.PMID: 23150632 Free PMC article.

Gibberellin indirectly promotes chloroplast biogenesis as a means to maintain the chloroplast population of expanded cells.

Jiang X, Li H, Wang T, Peng C, Wang H, Wu H, Wang X. Plant J. 2012 Dec;72(5):768-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.05118.x. Epub 2012 Oct 1.PMID: 23020316 (cited by F1000).

Rice APC/C(TE) controls tillering by mediating the degradation of MONOCULM 1.

Lin Q, Wang D, Dong H, Gu S, Cheng Z, Gong J, Qin R, Jiang L, Li G, Wang JL, Wu F, Guo X, Zhang X, Lei C, Wang H, Wan J. Nat Commun. 2012 Mar 20;3:752. doi: 10.1038/ncomms1716.PMID: 22434195.

A PP6-type phosphatase holoenzyme directly regulates PIN phosphorylation and auxin efflux in Arabidopsis.

Dai M, Zhang C, Kania U, Chen F, Xue Q, McCray T, Li G, Qin G, Wakeley M, Terzaghi W, Wan J, Zhao Y, Xu J, Friml J, Deng XW, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2012 Jun;24(6):2497-514. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.098905. Epub 2012 Jun 19.PMID: 22715043.

2011

Phytochrome signaling mechanisms.

Li J, Li G, Wang H, Wang Deng X. Arabidopsis Book. 2011;9:e0148. doi: 10.1199/tab.0148. Epub 2011 Aug 29.PMID: 22303272. 

Genome-wide binding site analysis of FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL3 reveals its novel function in Arabidopsis development.

Ouyang X, Li J, Li G, Li B, Chen B, Shen H, Huang X, Mo X, Wan X, Lin R, Li S, Wang H, Deng XW. Plant Cell. 2011 Jul;23(7):2514-35. doi: 10.1105/tpc.111.085126. Epub 2011 Jul 29.PMID: 21803941.

Coordinated transcriptional regulation underlying the circadian clock in Arabidopsis.

Li G, Siddiqui H, Teng Y, Lin R, Wan XY, Li J, Lau OS, Ouyang X, Dai M, Wan J, Devlin PF, Deng XW, Wang H. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 May;13(5):616-22. doi: 10.1038/ncb2219. Epub 2011 Apr 17.PMID: 21499259.

2010

Arabidopsis transcription factor ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 plays a role in the feedback regulation of phytochrome A signaling.

Li J, Li G, Gao S, Martinez C, He G, Zhou Z, Huang X, Lee JH, Zhang H, Shen Y, Wang H, Deng XW. Plant Cell. 2010 Nov;22(11):3634-49. doi: 10.1105/tpc.110.075788. Epub 2010 Nov 19.PMID: 21097709. 

Transcriptome analysis of grain-filling caryopses reveals involvement of multiple regulatory pathways in chalky grain formation in rice.

Liu X, Guo T, Wan X, Wang H, Zhu M, Li A, Su N, Shen Y, Mao B, Zhai H, Mao L, Wan J. BMC Genomics. 2010 Dec 30;11:730. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-730.PMID: 21192807 

2009

Phytochrome A mediates rapid red light-induced phosphorylation of Arabidopsis FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL1 in a low fluence response.

Shen Y, Zhou Z, Feng S, Li J, Tan-Wilson A, Qu LJ, Wang H, Deng XW. Plant Cell. 2009 Feb;21(2):494-506. doi: 10.1105/tpc.108.061259. Epub 2009 Feb 10.PMID: 19208901

2008

Discrete and essential roles of the multiple domains of Arabidopsis FHY3 in mediating phytochrome A signal transduction.

Lin R, Teng Y, Park HJ, Ding L, Black C, Fang P, Wang H. Plant Physiol. 2008 Oct;148(2):981-92. doi: 10.1104/pp.108.120436. Epub 2008 Aug 20.PMID: 18715961.

Multisite phosphorylation of Arabidopsis HFR1 by casein kinase II and a plausible role in regulating its degradation rate.

Park HJ, Ding L, Dai M, Lin R, Wang H. J Biol Chem. 2008 Aug 22;283(34):23264-73. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M801720200. Epub 2008 Jun 13.PMID: 18556661.

Biochemical characterization of Arabidopsis complexes containing CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1 and SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA proteins in light control of plant development.

Zhu D, Maier A, Lee JH, Laubinger S, Saijo Y, Wang H, Qu LJ, Hoecker U, Deng XW. Plant Cell. 2008 Sep;20(9):2307-23. doi: 10.1105/tpc.107.056580. Epub 2008 Sep 23.PMID: 18812498

Arabidopsis COP1/SPA1 complex and FHY1/FHY3 associate with distinct phosphorylated forms of phytochrome A in balancing light signaling.

Saijo Y, Zhu D, Li J, Rubio V, Zhou Z, Shen Y, Hoecker U, Wang H, Deng XW. Mol Cell. 2008 Aug 22;31(4):607-613. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.08.003.PMID: 18722184.

Role of Arabidopsis RAP2.4 in regulating light- and ethylene-mediated developmental processes and drought stress tolerance.

Lin RC, Park HJ, Wang HY. Mol Plant. 2008 Jan;1(1):42-57. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssm004. Epub 2007 Oct 12.PMID: 20031913. 

2007

Transposase-derived transcription factors regulate light signaling in Arabidopsis.

Lin R, Ding L, Casola C, Ripoll DR, Feschotte C, Wang H. Science. 2007 Nov 23;318(5854):1302-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1146281.PMID: 18033885

(Cited by Nature Highlights, Science STKE, F1000).

2006

Light-regulated overexpression of an Arabidopsis phytochrome A gene in rice alters plant architecture and increases grain yield.

Garg AK, Sawers RJ, Wang H, Kim JK, Walker JM, Brutnell TP, Parthasarathy MV, Vierstra RD, Wu RJ. Planta. 2006 Mar;223(4):627-36. doi: 10.1007/s00425-005-0101-3. Epub 2005 Sep 1.PMID: 16136335.

The central coiled-coil domain and carboxyl-terminal WD-repeat domain of Arabidopsis SPA1 are responsible for mediating repression of light signaling.

Yang J, Wang H. Plant J. 2006 Aug;47(4):564-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02811.x. Epub 2006 Jun 30.PMID: 16813572.

Arabidopsis FHY1 protein stability is regulated by light via phytochrome A and 26S proteasome.

Shen Y, Feng S, Ma L, Lin R, Qu LJ, Chen Z, Wang H, Deng XW. Plant Physiol. 2005 Nov;139(3):1234-43. doi: 10.1104/pp.105.067645. Epub 2005 Oct 21.PMID: 16244150. 

2005

Repression of light signaling by Arabidopsis SPA1 involves post-translational regulation of HFR1 protein accumulation.

Yang J, Lin R, Hoecker U, Liu B, Xu L, Wang H. Plant J. 2005 Jul;43(1):131-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02433.x.PMID: 15960622.

Two homologous ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins, AtMDR1 and AtPGP1, regulate Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis and root development by mediating polar auxin transport.

Lin R, Wang H. Plant Physiol. 2005 Jun;138(2):949-64. doi: 10.1104/pp.105.061572. Epub 2005 May 20.PMID: 15908594. 

2004

Arabidopsis FHY3/FAR1 gene family and distinct roles of its members in light control of Arabidopsis development.

Lin R, Wang H. Plant Physiol. 2004 Dec;136(4):4010-22. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.052191.PMID: 15591448. 

Phytochrome signaling mechanism.

Wang H, Deng XW. Arabidopsis Book. 2004;3:e0074.1. doi: 10.1199/tab.0074.1. Epub 2004 Jul 6.PMID: 22303226.

Signaling mechanisms of higher plant photoreceptors: a structure-function perspective.

Wang H. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2005;68:227-61. doi: 10.1016/S0070-2153(05)68008-8.PMID: 16125001. 

Light regulates COP1-mediated degradation of HFR1, a transcription factor essential for light signaling in Arabidopsis.

Yang J, Lin R, Sullivan J, Hoecker U, Liu B, Xu L, Deng XW, Wang H. Plant Cell. 2005 Mar;17(3):804-21. doi: 10.1105/tpc.104.030205. Epub 2005 Feb 10.PMID: 15705947 (Cited by F1000).

2003

Dissecting the phytochrome A-dependent signaling network in higher plants.

Wang H, Deng XW. Trends Plant Sci. 2003 Apr;8(4):172-8. doi: 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00049-9.PMID: 12711229.

The COP1-SPA1 interaction defines a critical step in phytochrome A-mediated regulation of HY5 activity.

Saijo Y, Sullivan JA, Wang H, Yang J, Shen Y, Rubio V, Ma L, Hoecker U, Deng XW. Genes Dev. 2003 Nov 1;17(21):2642-7. doi: 10.1101/gad.1122903.PMID: 14597662.

2002

An initial biochemical and cell biological characterization of the mammalian homologue of a central plant developmental switch, COP1.

Yi C, Wang H, Wei N, Deng XW. BMC Cell Biol. 2002 Dec 4;3:30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2121-3-30. Epub 2002 Dec 4.PMID: 12466024. 

Analysis of far-red light-regulated genome expression profiles of phytochrome A pathway mutants in Arabidopsis.

Wang H, Ma L, Habashi J, Li J, Zhao H, Deng XW. Plant J. 2002 Dec;32(5):723-33. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2002.01462.x.PMID: 12472688. 

Regulation of the cell expansion gene RHD3 during Arabidopsis development.

Wang H, Lee MM, Schiefelbein JW. Plant Physiol. 2002 Jun;129(2):638-49. doi: 10.1104/pp.002675.PMID: 12068108. 

Arabidopsis FHY3 defines a key phytochrome A signaling component directly interacting with its homologous partner FAR1.

Wang H, Deng XW. EMBO J. 2002 Mar 15;21(6):1339-49. doi: 10.1093/emboj/21.6.1339.PMID: 11889039.

2001

Direct interaction of Arabidopsis cryptochromes with COP1 in light control development.

Wang, H., Ma, L.-G., Li, J.-M., Zhao, H.-Y., and Deng, X.W. 2001. Science, 294:154-158 (with commentary news on Science, Cited by F1000).

1999

Evidence for functional conservation of a mammalian homologue of the light-responsive plant protein COP1.

Wang, H., Kang, D., Deng, X.-W., and Wei, N. 1999 Current Biology, 9:711-714.

1997

The Root Hair Defective3 gene encodes an evolutionarily conserved protein with GTP-binding motifs and is required for regulated cell enlargement in Arabidopsis.

Wang, H., Ford, S., Hoeltzel, M., and Schiefelbein, J. 1997 Genes Dev., 11:799-811 (with cover feature).

Building a Root: The control of patterning and morphogenesis in root development.

Schiefelbein, J., Masucci, J., and Wang, H. 1997, Plant Cell, 9:1089-1098.

1994

Molecular analysis of the myosin gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Kinkema, M., Wang, H., and Schiefelbein, J. 1994. Plant Molecular Biology, 26:1139-1153.