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Ning Zhou

Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesORCID 0009-0004-7151-9747Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Chengxu Sun· 3 shared Hongxing CaoiD· 3 shared John Martin· 3 shared Ninghuan You· 3 shared Wenrao LiiD· 3 shared Yongxiu Chen· 3 shared

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ABC1K7: A 350-Myr chloroplast rheostat fine-tuned during coconut domestication

Ninghuan You, Yongxiu Chen, John Martin, Ning Zhou, Wenrao Li, Hongxing Cao, Chengxu Sun

The paper identifies a chloroplast kinase, ABC1K7, under strong purifying selection in seed plants, with a single amino acid change in coconut linked to domestication traits.

bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

A missing PEPC1 exaptation restricts C₄ evolution in palms (Arecaceae)

Ninghuan You, Yongxiu Chen, John Martin, Ning Zhou, Wenrao Li, Hongxing Cao, Chengxu Sun

The paper investigates the absence of PEPC1 in palms and finds it restricts C4 evolution due to an ancestral molecular barrier.

bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

PEPC Gene Family Evolution Across Arecaceae: Complete Five-Subfamily Evidence for a Two-Lock Model of Irreversible C4 Exclusion

Ninghuan You, Yongxiu Chen, John Martin, Ning Zhou, Wenrao Li, Hongxing Cao, Chengxu Sun

This study shows that palm species lack the PEPC1 gene and regulatory elements needed for C4 photosynthesis, explaining why C4 has never evolved in palms.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology