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X.-G. Zhu

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Organism:plant (other)· 6 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 5 Approach:statistical model· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 4 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 4 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2

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F. Chen· 3 shared G. Chen· 3 shared M.-J. A. Lyu· 3 shared A. J. Fleming· 2 shared F. Miao· 2 shared P. Wang· 2 shared Q. Tang· 2 shared Q. Zhang· 2 shared

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Regulatory preconditioning for the evolution of C4 photosynthesis revealed by low CO2 treatment of Arabidopsis thaliana

X.-G. Zhu, F. Miao, N. U. Haq, M.-J. A. Lyu

This study shows that low CO2 conditions increase C4-related gene expression and ammonia recycling in Arabidopsis, suggesting regulatory preconditioning for C4 photosynthesis evolution.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A regulatory circuit involving the NADH dehydrogenase-like complex balances C4 photosynthetic carbon flow and cellular redox in maize

Q. Zhang, S. Tian, G. Chen, Q. Tang, Y. Zhang, A. J. Fleming, X.-G. Zhu, P. Wang

This study investigates the role of the NDH complex in maize by analyzing mutants, finding it regulates carbon flow and redox balance in C4 photosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology

Stomatal density affects rice mesophyll cell size and shape and modulates a conserved pattern of cells through the leaf

J. M. Sloan, S. Im-Chai, Q. Y. Ngai, Y. Xiao, J. Armand, M. J. Wilson, X.-G. Zhu, A. J. Fleming

The paper shows that stomatal density in rice affects mesophyll cell size, shape, and a conserved cellular pattern across leaf layers.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2022Plant Biology

Born with intronless ERF transcriptional factors: C4 photosynthesis inherits a legacy dating back 450 million years

M.-j. A. Lyu, H. Du, H. Yao, Z. Zhang, G. Chen, F. Chen, Y.-Y. Zhao, Q. Tang, F.-F. Miao, Y. Wang, Y. Zhao, H. Lu, L. Fang, Q. Gao, Y. Qi, , X.-G. Zhu

This study identifies intronless ERF transcription factors as a molecular tool used in the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in multiple plant lineages.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

HY5 regulates GLK transcription factors to orchestrate photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

T. Zhang, R. Zhang, X. Zeng, S. Lee, L. Ye, S. Tian, Y. Zhang, W. Busch, W. B. Zhou, X.-G. Zhu, P. Wang

The paper shows HY5 regulates GLK transcription factors to control chloroplast development and hypocotyl elongation during light-induced seedling development in Arabidopsis.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology

The genome of Gynandropsis gynandra provides insights into whole-genome duplications and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Cleomaceae

N. V. Hoang, E. O. D. Sogbohossou, W. Xiong, C. J. C. Simpson, P. Singh, E. van den Bergh, X.-G. Zhu, A. Brautigam, A. P. M. Weber, J. C. van Haarst, E. G. W. M. Schijlen, P. S. Hendre, A. Van Deynze, E. G. Achigan-Dako, J. M. Hibberd, M. E. Schranz

This study presents the genome of Gynandropsis gynandra, revealing whole-genome duplications and gene retention patterns related to C4 photosynthesis evolution in Cleomaceae.

bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2022Plant Biology

A critical role of stable grain filling rate in maximizing rice yield revealed by whole plant carbon nitrogen interaction modeling

T.-G. Chang, Z.-W. Wei, Z. Shi, Y. Xiao, H. Zhao, S. Chang, M. Qu, Q. Song, F. Chen, F. Miao, X.-G. Zhu

This study develops a whole-plant carbon nitrogen interaction model to show that a stable grain filling rate from flowering to harvest maximizes rice yield, validated in high-yielding cultivars.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2020Plant Biology

Evolution of co-regulatory network of C4 metabolic genes and TFs in the genus Flaveria: go anear or away in the intermediate species?

M.-j. A. Lyu, J. Essemine, F. Chen, G. Chen, X.-G. Zhu

This study constructs TF co-regulatory networks for C4 metabolic genes across four Flaveria species, revealing species-specific co-regulations and evolutionary rewiring of TF networks during C4 photosynthesis development.

bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology