Yazhou Chen

This study identifies RNA editing as a mechanism enabling the green peach aphid to adapt to diverse hosts through transcriptomic changes without genetic variation.

This study compares transcriptional plasticity in generalist and specialist aphids in response to different host plants, finding divergent gene expression patterns and differential effects of plant defense signals.

The paper investigates horizontal gene transfer in aphids, showing multiple carotenoid biosynthesis genes were acquired from fungi and assembled into a functional pathway.

This study identifies aphid-derived lncRNAs that influence maize resistance by showing their systemic movement and impact on aphid fecundity and colonization.

This study identifies insect-derived lncRNAs that reprogram plant immunity by epigenetically suppressing defense genes.

This study shows aphid effector proteins recruit plant immune regulators to processing bodies, suppressing defenses, while a plant protein counteracts this effect.

This paper develops an RNA-triggered fluorescence reporter system for real-time visualization of RNA dynamics across spatial scales in whole plants.

This study presents a high-quality, chromosome-level genome assembly of the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae using PacBio and Hi-C data, enabling comprehensive genomic analysis.

The paper identifies two glucosinolate sulfatases, GSS1 and GSS2, as binding targets for the Bt toxin Cry1Bd in diamondback moth and shows their role in toxin toxicity.