Jinshui Zheng

N6-Methyladenine DNA modification modulates pathogen virulence in nematodes

This study identifies 6mA demethylases as key regulators of virulence in plant-parasitic nematodes and shows their potential as targets for sustainable control.

6mA demethylase Mi-NMAD-1 modulates nematode development and parasitism through the transcription factor Mi-nhr-118

This study identifies Mi-NMAD-1 as an essential 6mA demethylase in nematodes, showing its role in development and parasitism through regulation of Mi-nhr-118.

Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria

The paper identifies a bacterial anti-phage system that uses nucleobase modification to generate immune messengers, leading to population-level defense through infected cell death.

BtToxin_Digger: a comprehensive and high-throughput pipeline for mining toxin protein genes from Bacillus thuringiensis

The paper introduces BtToxin_Digger, a high-throughput pipeline for mining toxin genes from Bacillus thuringiensis genomes and metagenomes, offering improved efficiency and accuracy over previous methods.

Population genomics and pathotypic evaluation of the bacterial leaf blight pathogen of rice reveals rapid evolutionary dynamics of a plant pathogen

This study uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze the population structure and virulence dynamics of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae over 30 years in China, revealing lineage distribution and rapid evolutionary changes.