Lei Yang

The paper shows that mutating phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (PAH) genes in rice and Arabidopsis increases phosphatidic acid (PA) levels and broad-spectrum disease resistance.

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of the rice variety Huizhan and identifies gene families and genes associated with disease resistance and heat tolerance.

The paper identifies MoGep4 as a key enzyme in cardiolipin biosynthesis in M. oryzae, showing that its inhibitor AXD has broad-spectrum antifungal activity against plant pathogens.

The paper presents gap-free nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Fusarium verticillioides strain HN2, improving genomic resources for studying its pathogenic interactions with maize.

This study sequenced and assembled gap-free nuclear and complete mitochondrial genomes of Ustilaginoidea virens JS60-2 to aid in understanding its pathogenesis and developing fungicides.