植物生殖发育是植物生长和发育的重要环节，不但影响植物的育性，而且与植物种子的产量密切相关。我们课题组主要通过遗传学、细胞生物学、分子生物学和生物化学等手段，系统研究植物生殖发育及其对逆境应答的分子调控机制，揭示植物雌雄配子体发育、胚胎发育、授粉受精以及种子大小等调控机制。此外，我们还研究玉米根毛生长和响应胁迫的分子机制。

Leng YJ#, Yao YS#, Yang KZ#, Wu PX, Xia YX, Zuo CR, Luo JH, Wang P, Liu YY, Zhang XQ, Ye D, Le J, Chen LQ*. (2022) Arabidopsis ERdj3B coordinates with ERECTA-family receptor kinases to regulate ovule development and the heat stress response. Plant Cell 34: 3665-3684.

Yang KZ#, Zuo CR#, Leng YJ#, Yue JL, Liu HC, Fan ZB, Xue XY, Dong J, Chen LQ* Le J*. (2022) The functional specificity of ERECTA-family receptors in Arabidopsis stomatal development is ensured by molecular chaperones in the endoplasmic reticulum. Development 149 (17) dev200892.

Zeng Y, Tang Y, Shen S, Zhang M, Chen L, Ye D, Zhang X*. (2022) Plant-specific small peptide AtZSP1 interacts with ROCK1 to regulate organ size in Arabidopsis. New Phytol. 234: 1696-1713.

Zhou PM, Liang Y, Mei J, Liao HZ, Wang P, Hu K, Chen LQ, Zhang XQ*, Ye D*. (2021) The Arabidopsis AGC kinases NDR2/4/5 interact with MOB1A/1B and play important roles in pollen development and germination. Plant J. 105: 1035-1052.

Liu L, Jiang LG, Luo JH, Xia AA, Chen LQ*, He Y*. (2021) Genome-wide association study reveals the genetic architecture of root hair length in maize. BMC Genomics 22: 664.  

Wang CX#, Qi CY#, Luo JH, Liu L, He Y*, Chen LQ*. (2019) Characterization of LRL5 as a key regulator of root hair growth in maize. Plant J. 98:71-82.

Chen LQ#, Luo JH#, Cui ZH#, Xue M, Wang L, Zhang XY, Pawlowski WP, He Y*. (2017) ATX3, ATX4, and ATX5 encode putative H3K4 methyltransferases and are critical for plant development. Plant Physiol. 174:1795-1806.