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Zhenru Guo

Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)ORCID 0000-0002-4741-6439Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Genetics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Kenan TaniD· 2 shared Pengfei QiiD· 2 shared Qing CheniD· 2 shared Thorsten SchnurbuschiD· 2 shared Youliang ZhengiD· 2 shared Yuming WeiiD· 2 shared Abdullah ShalmaniiD· 1 shared Binjie XuiD· 1 shared

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2018-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Hypermorphic TaARF4 shapes wheat architecture by repressing SPL-mediated developmental timing

Zhenru Guo, Yang Li, Kenan Tan, Twan L. M. Rutten, Abdullah Shalmani, Qing Chen, Qingcheng Li, Maolin Peng, Lu Lei, Jie Tang, Yudelsy Antonia Tandrón Moya, Markus Kuhlmann, Shuangshuang Zhao, Yongyu Huang, Stefan Ortleb, , Thorsten Schnurbusch

This study identifies a hypermorphic mutation in TaARF4-A2 that represses SPL-mediated developmental timing, leading to altered wheat architecture by promoting aerial branching and reducing reproductive development.

bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Pan-genome Analysis Reveals Hidden Diversity and Selection Signatures of Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) Associated with Breeding in Barley

Kenan Tan, Zhenru Guo, Thorsten Schnurbusch

This study analyzes ARF gene family diversity in barley using a pan-genome approach, identifying HvARF3 as a candidate gene under selection linked to grain size and weight.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

An overexpressed Q allele leads to increased spike density and improved processing quality

Binjie Xu, Qing Chen, Ting Zheng, Yunfeng Jiang, Yuan-Yuan Qiao, Zhenru Guo, Yong-Li Cao, Yan Wang, Yazhou Zhang, Lu-Juan Zong, Jing Zhu, Caihong Liu, Qiantao Jiang, Xiujin Lan, Jian Ma, , Pengfei Qi

The paper identifies a mutation in the Q gene that leads to increased spike density and improved processing quality in wheat by overexpressing Qc1.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Jan 22, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics