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Josh Li

University of British Columbia

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Xin LiiD· 2 shared Yuelin ZhangiD· 2 shared C B LiiD· 1 shared dan qiu· 1 shared Jinyi TaniD· 1 shared Lei TianiD· 1 shared Lu XuiD· 1 shared Martin HirstiD· 1 shared

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Identification of Reductases Catalyzing Benzyl Alcohol Formation during Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis in Plants

Lu Xu, Mingsong Wu, dan qiu, Josh Li, C B Li, Yanan Liu, Xin Li, Y Zhang

This study identifies the enzymatic steps for benzyl alcohol production in the salicylic acid biosynthesis pathway in plants, revealing key reductases and their functional differences across species.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi

Yan Xu, Lei Tian, Jinyi Tan, Weijie Huang, Josh Li, Nigel J. O’Neil, Martin Hirst, Philip Hieter, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li

The paper discovers that haploid chromosomes in two pathogenic fungi are segregated into separate nuclei, challenging the traditional view of nuclear chromosome content.

Science · May 15, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology