The paper identifies a regulatory network involving LRR-RLKs that controls ABA receptor stability, revealing a mechanism for balancing growth and drought response.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.26.708209

experimental assay

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintApr 5, 2025

Spatial Metagene Discovery and Associated Molecular Pattern Characterization in Spatial Transcriptomics and Multi-Omics using SEPAR

Lei Zhang, Ying Zhu, Shuqin Zhang

SEPAR identifies spatial metagenes and their patterns in spatial transcriptomics and multi-omics data, improving gene expression analysis and spatial domain detection.

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humanmouse

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Molecular BiologyPlant SciencePeer-reviewedMay 13, 2022

Genome-wide analysis of the apple family 1 glycosyltransferases identified a flavonoid-modifying UGT, MdUGT83L3, which is targeted by MdMYB88 and contributes to stress adaptation

Yanjie Li, Pan Li, Lei Zhang…·Shizhong Zhang

The paper identifies MdUGT83L3, a flavonoid-modifying UGT in apple, regulated by MdMYB88, which enhances stress tolerance through flavonoid metabolism.

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plant (other)DNA methylation

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 18, 2020

TThe stability and ABA import activity of NRT1.2 are partially regulated by CEPR2 in Arabidopsis

Lei Zhang, Zipeng Yu, Yang Xu…·Changai Wu

This study shows CEPR2 regulates NRT1.2 stability and ABA import activity in Arabidopsis by phosphorylating it, with ABA inhibiting this phosphorylation.

DOI 10.1101/2020.02.18.953711

Arabidopsisexperimental assay

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