Zihao Zhu

This study shows that the MADS-WUS axis regulates floral initiation rates in barley, influencing inflorescence architecture and reproductive strategies through allele selection and duplication.

The paper links structural variation to regulatory genome function in barley by analyzing epigenomic data across multiple genotypes and developmental contexts.

The paper annotates CREs in the barley genome using epigenetic profiling and HiChIP, identifying 77,000 CRE candidates and revealing promoter-promoter interactions.

The paper analyzes CCT motif gene variation and functional diversification in barley using a pangenome and pan-transcriptome, revealing evolutionary dynamics and regulatory complexity.

The paper compares centromere organization and (epi)genome features between two species with different centromere types, finding distinct histone phosphorylation patterns and kinetochore gene mutations.

This study shows ELF3 regulates trait heterogeneity by affecting maturation rates in Arabidopsis and barley, influencing stress resilience through bet hedging.

The paper investigates photoperiodic memory in Arabidopsis and Brassicaceae, finding that hypocotyl elongation is influenced by past photoperiod exposure and involves phyB and ELF3, but not the circadian clock.

The paper identifies novel exotic ELF3 alleles in barley and shows they affect plant development traits by altering protein structure and function.