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Jianqiang Shen

Innovative Genomics InstituteORCID 0000-0002-7997-7281Unclaimed 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· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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David F. SavageiD· 2 shared Evan D. GrooveriD· 2 shared Kiflom AregawiiD· 2 shared Peggy G. LemauxiD· 2 shared Amanda R. Peters HaugrudiD· 1 shared Brian J. StaskawicziD· 1 shared Christina CowgeriD· 1 shared Daryl L. KlindworthiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Targeted knockout of CYP79A1 reduces cyanogenic potential in grain sorghum

Evan D. Groover, Jianqiang Shen, Kiflom Aregawi, Sophie Li, Shahar Schwartz, Brian J. Staskawicz, Peggy G. Lemaux, David F. Savage

This study uses CRISPR-Cas9 to knockout CYP79A1 in sorghum, reducing cyanogenic potential and providing a method for low-cyanogenic crop development.

Plant Biotechnology Journal · Aug 31, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Chromosomal rearrangements 1 and sequence similarity drivepreferential allosyndetic introgression from a wild relative into wheat

Honglian Ye, Qijun Zhang, Prakitchai Chotewutmontri, Swarupa Nanda Mandal, Zhixia Niu, Yunming Long, Jianqiang Shen, Rebecca B. Whetten, Genqiao Li, Yue Jin, Sam Gale, T. L. Friesen, Amanda R. Peters Haugrud, Xiangyang Xu, Justin D. Faris, , Steven S. Xu

The paper shows that chromosomal rearrangements and sequence similarity drive preferential introgression of genes from a wild wheat relative into wheat via ph1b-mediated recombination.

bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

High-frequency sorghum transformation toolkit enhances Cas9 efficiency and expands promoter-editing capability with SpRY

Jianqiang Shen, Kiflom Aregawi, Sultana Anwar, Tamara I. Miller, Evan D. Groover, Mantra Rajkumar, David F. Savage, Peggy G. Lemaux

This paper develops a high-efficiency sorghum transformation toolkit using CRISPR/Cas9 and SpRY to improve genome editing efficiency and expand promoter-editing capabilities.

bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology