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  1. GmMAX2–D14 and –KAI interaction‐mediated SL and KAR signaling play essential roles in soybean root nodulation

    Article • The Plant Journal, November 2019, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  2. Endophytic Bacteria as Contributors to Theanine Production in Camellia sinensis

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  3. The tea plant reference genome and improved gene annotation using long-read and paired-end sequencing data

    Article • Scientific Data, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  4. Multiple GmWRI1s are redundantly involved in seed filling and nodulation by regulating plastidic glycolysis, lipid biosynthesis and hormone signalling in soybean ( Glycine max )

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  5. Rr MYB 5‐ and Rr MYB 10‐regulated flavonoid biosynthesis plays a pivotal role in feedback loop responding to wounding and oxidation in Rosa rugosa

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, April 2019, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  6. PLDα1-knockdown soybean seeds display higher unsaturated glycerolipid contents and seed vigor in high temperature and humidity environments

    Article • Biotechnology for Biofuels, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  7. Strigolactones promote rhizobia interaction and increase nodulation in soybean ( Glycine max )

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  8. Functional characterization of soybean strigolactone biosynthesis and signaling genes in Arabidopsis MAX mutants and GmMAX3 in soybean nodulation

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  9. Transcriptome and metabolite analyses reveal the complex metabolic genes involved in volatile terpenoid biosynthesis in garden sage (Salvia officinalis)

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2017, Nature

    Professor Jian Zhao

  10. Global analysis of the MATE gene family of metabolite transporters in tomato

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  11. Soybean LEC2 Regulates Subsets of Genes Involved in Controlling the Biosynthesis and Catabolism of Seed Storage Substances and Seed Development

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Jian Zhao

  12. Isoflavone Malonyltransferases GmIMaT1 and GmIMaT3 Differently Modify Isoflavone Glucosides in Soybean (Glycine max) under Various Stresses

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Jian Zhao

  13. The Divergence of Flowering Time Modulated by FT/TFL1 Is Independent to Their Interaction and Binding Activities

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Jian Zhao

  14. Analysis of multiple soybean phytonutrients by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  15. Diverse functions of multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) transporters in citric acid efflux and metal homeostasis inMedicago truncatula

    Article • The Plant Journal, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  16. Transport and transcriptional regulation of oil production in plants

    Article • Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, August 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jian Zhao

  17. Two types of soybean diacylglycerol acyltransferases are differentially involved in triacylglycerol biosynthesis and response to environmental stresses and hormones

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2016, Nature

    Professor Jian Zhao

  18. Overexpression of Rosa rugosa anthocyanidin reductase enhances tobacco tolerance to abiotic stress through increased ROS scavenging and modulation of ABA signaling

    Article • Plant Science, April 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  19. Plant phospholipases D and C and their diverse functions in stress responses

    Article • Progress in Lipid Research, April 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  20. Metabolic engineering of proanthocyanidin production by repressing the isoflavone pathways and redirecting anthocyanidin precursor flux in legume

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  21. Disequilibrium of Flavonol Synthase and Dihydroflavonol-4-Reductase Expression Associated Tightly to White vs. Red Color Flower Formation in Plants

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, January 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Jian Zhao

  22. Regulation of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis byMedicago truncatulabHLH transcription factor MtTT8

    Article • New Phytologist, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  23. Ca2+-regulated and diurnal rhythm-regulated Na+/Ca2+exchanger AtNCL affects flowering time and auxin signalling inArabidopsis

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, November 2015, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  24. Flavonoid transport mechanisms: how to go, and with whom

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  25. CHX14 is a plasma membrane K-efflux transporter that regulates K+redistribution inArabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  26. Phospholipase D and phosphatidic acid in plant defence response: from protein-protein and lipid-protein interactions to hormone signalling

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  27. Arabidopsis phospholipase Dβ1 modulates defense responses to bacterial and fungal pathogens

    Article • New Phytologist, April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  28. Biochemical Analysis of the Interaction Between Phospholipase Dα1 and GTP-Binding Protein α-Subunit from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  29. MtPAR MYB transcription factor acts as an on switch for proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Jian Zhao

  30. Suppression of Phospholipase Dγs Confers Increased Aluminum Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2011, PLOS

    Professor Jian Zhao

  31. Phytonutrient and Phytotherapy for Improving Health

    Article • July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  32. MATE2 Mediates Vacuolar Sequestration of Flavonoid Glycosides and Glycoside Malonates in Medicago truncatula

    Article • The Plant Cell, April 2011, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  33. The Mysteries of Proanthocyanidin Transport and Polymerization

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2010, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  34. The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of flavonoid transport

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, February 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  35. Functional Studies of Split Arabidopsis Ca2+/H+ Exchangers

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2009, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  36. MATE Transporters Facilitate Vacuolar Uptake of Epicatechin 3'-O-Glucoside for Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula and Arabidopsis

    Article • The Plant Cell, August 2009, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  37. Root development under metal stress inArabidopsis thalianarequires the H+/cation antiporter CAX4

    Article • New Phytologist, July 2009, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  38. Interaction between Arabidopsis Ca2+/H+ Exchangers CAX1 and CAX3

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 2008, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  39. AtCHX13 Is a Plasma Membrane K+ Transporter

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, August 2008, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  40. The Arabidopsis cax3 mutants display altered salt tolerance, pH sensitivity and reduced plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity

    Article • Planta, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  41. Plant Troponoids: Chemistry, Biological Activity, and Biosynthesis

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, October 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Jian Zhao

  42. In planta regulation of the Arabidopsis Ca2+/H+ antiporter CAX1

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, July 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  43. Reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and their interactions play different roles inCupressus lusitanicacell death and phytoalexin biosynthesis

    Article • New Phytologist, July 2007, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  44. Wounding Stimulates the Accumulation of Glycerolipids Containing Oxophytodienoic Acid and Dinor-Oxophytodienoic Acid in Arabidopsis Leaves

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, September 2006, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  45. A Bifurcating Pathway Directs Abscisic Acid Effects on Stomatal Closure and Opening in Arabidopsis

    Article • Science, April 2006, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jian Zhao

  46. Signal transduction and metabolic flux of β-thujaplicin and monoterpene biosynthesis in elicited Cupressus lusitanica cell cultures

    Article • Metabolic Engineering, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  47. Identification of a Crucial Histidine Involved in Metal Transport Activity in the Arabidopsis Cation/H+ Exchanger CAX1

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 2005, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  48. Elicitor signal transduction leading to production of plant secondary metabolites

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Jian Zhao

  49. Oxidative stress in plant cell culture: A role in production of β-thujaplicin byCupresssus lusitanica suspension culture

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Jian Zhao

  50. Phospholipase Dα1-derived phosphatidic acid interacts with ABI1 phosphatase 2C and regulates abscisic acid signaling

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2004, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Jian Zhao

  51. Rapid accumulation and metabolism of polyphosphoinositol and its possible role in phytoalexin biosynthesis in yeast elicitor-treated Cupressus lusitanica cell cultures

    Article • Planta, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jian Zhao

  52. Jasmonate and ethylene signalling and their interaction are integral parts of the elicitor signalling pathway leading to  -thujaplicin biosynthesis in Cupressus lusitanica cell cultures

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, April 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jian Zhao

  53. Arabidopsis Phospholipase D 1 Interacts with the Heterotrimeric G-protein  -Subunit through a Motif Analogous to the DRY Motif in G-protein-coupled Receptors

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2003, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Jian Zhao