Ran Zhou

This paper demonstrates that CRISPR targeting of satellite DNA allows for meiosis-independent chromosome engineering in aspen, producing stable structural variants in the first generation.

This study shows that loss of SUT4 in poplar disrupts seasonal growth, carbohydrate allocation, and fertility under field conditions.

Populus VariantDB v3.2 improves CRISPR and functional genomics research by enabling precise gRNA and primer design through querying sequence polymorphisms in poplar genomes.

The paper maps meiotic recombination hotspots and sex-biased recombination in Populus trichocarpa using dense genetic mapping and haplotype reconstruction.

This study identifies an XY and ZW sex determination system in two Populus species and proposes a model linking transposon activity to sex chromosome turnover.

The paper identifies large palindromic structures in the sex chromosome of Salix purpurea, showing convergent evolution with mammalian sex chromosomes.