Studies on function and expression regulation of maize and millet development and stress-related genes, genetic engineering of maize quality improvement and functional genomics of millet.
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Luo WW, Tang YX, Li SL, Zhang LL, Liu YW, Zhang RL, Diao XM*, Yu JJ*（2023）. The m6 A reader SiYTH1 enhances drought tolerance by affecting the mRNA stability of genes related to stomatal closure and ROS scavenging in Setaria italica. J Integr Plant Biol. 2023 Oct 20. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13575
Zhang Z, Chen LM, Yu JJ*（2023）. Maize WRKY28 interacts with the DELLA protein D8 to affect skotomorphogenesis and participates in the regulation of shade avoidance and plant architecture. J Exp Bot. 2023 May 19;74(10):3122-3141.https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad094
Zhu YX, Zhang SS, Yu JJ*（2023）. ZmAdSS1 encodes adenylosuccinate synthetase and plays a critical role in maize seed development and the accumulation of nutrients. Plant Sci. 2023 May;330:111644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111644
Zhang YF, Xiao T, Yi F, Yu JJ*（2023）. SimiR396d targets SiGRF1 to regulate drought tolerance and root growth in foxtail millet. Plant Sci. 2023 Jan;326:111492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111492
Yang Y, Shi JX, Chen LM, Xiao WH, Yu JJ*（2022）. ZmEREB46, a maize ortholog of Arabidopsis WAX INDUCER1/SHINE1, is involved in the biosynthesis of leaf epicuticular very-long-chain waxes and drought tolerance. Plant Sci. 2022 Aug;321:111256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111256
Yi F, Huo MY, Li JR, Yu JJ*（2022）. Time-series transcriptomics reveals a drought-responsive temporal network and crosstalk between drought stress and the circadian clock in foxtail millet. Plant J. 2022 May;110(4):1213-1228. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15725
Du,QG, Yang J, Syed M, Yang RX, Yu JJ, Li WX（2020）.Comparative transcriptome analysis of the different nitrogen responses in low nitrogen-sensitive and -tolerant maize genotypes. J. Integr. Agric. 20(8): 2043–2055 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63220-8.
Li SX, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2018）A DREB-Like transcription factor from Maize (Zea mays), ZmDREB4.1, plays a negative role in plant growth and development. Front. Plant Sci. 04 April https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00395
Peng J, Qi X, Chen XY, Li N, Yu JJ*（2017）ZmDof30 negatively regulates the promoter activity of the pollen-specific gene Zm908. Front. Plant Sci. 01 May https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00685
Xiao WH, Yang Y, Yu JJ*（2017）ZmNST3 and ZmNST4 are master switches for secondary wall deposition in maize (Zea mays L.). Plant Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1016 /j.plantsci .2017.03.012
Li JR, Dong Y, Li Cong, Pan YL, Yu JJ*（2017）SiASR4, the Target Gene of SiARDP from Setaria italica, Improves Abiotic Stress Adaption in Plants. Front. Plant Sci., 12 January 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.02053
Qi X, Li S, Zhu Y, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2017）ZmDof3, a maize endosperm-specific Dof protein gene, regulates starch accumulation and aleurone development in maize endosperm. Plant Mol Biol 93: 7. doi:10.1007/s11103-016-0543-y
Pan YL, Li JR, Jiao LC, Li C, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2016）A Non-specific Setaria italica lipid transfer protein gene plays a critical role under abiotic stress. Front. Plant Sci., 24 November | https://doi. org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01752
LiuYW, Xie SJ, Yu JJ*（2016）Genome-wide analysis of the lysine biosynthesis pathway network during maize seed development. PLOS ONE DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0148287
Yi F, Chen J, Yu JJ*（2015）Global analysis of uncapped mRNA changes under drought stress and microRNA-dependent endonucleolytic cleavages in foxtail millet. BMC Plant Biology 15:241
Liu C, Li SX, Yue J, Xiao WH, Zhao Qian, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2015）Microtubule- associated protein SBgLR facilitates storage protein deposition and its expression leads to lysine content increase in transgenic maize endosperm. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 16: 29772–29786;
Pan YL, Ma X, Liang HW Liang, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2015）Spatial and temporal activity of the foxtail millet (Setaria italica) seed-specific promoter pF128. Planta 241: 57–67.
Wang MZ, Li P, Li C, Pan YL, Jiang XY, Zhu DY, Zhao Q, Yu JJ*（2014）SiLEA14, a novel atyptical LEA protein, confers abiotic stress resistance in foxtail millet. BMC Plant Biology 14: 290
Yue J, Li C, Liu YW, Yu JJ*（2014）A remorin gene SiREM6, the target gene of SiARDP, from foxtail millet (Setaria italica) promotes high salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plos One 6 (7): e100772
Li C, Yue J, Wu XW, Xu C, Yu JJ*（2014） An ABA-responsive DRE-binding protein gene from Setaria italica, SiARDP, the target gene of SiAREB, plays a critical role under drought stress. Journal of Experimental Botany 65 (18): 5415-5 427
Yue J, Li C, Zhao Q, Zhu DY and Yu JJ *（2014）Seed-specific expression of a lysine-rich protein gene, GhLRP, from cotton significantly increases the lysine content in maize seeds. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 15: 5350-5365; doi:10.3390/ijms15045350
Dong X; Wang DX, Liu P, Li CX, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2013）Zm908p11, encoded by a short open reading frame (sORF) gene, functions in pollen tube growth as a profilin ligand in maize. Journal of Experimental Botany 64: 2359-2372
Yi F, Xie SJ, Liu YW, Di X and Yu JJ*（2013） Genome-wide characterization of microRNA in foxtail millet (Setaria italica). BMC Plant Biology 13:212
Qi X, Xie SJ, Liu YW, Yi F, Yu JJ*（2013）Genome-wide annotation of genes and noncoding RNAs of foxtail millet in response to simulated drought stress by deep sequencing. Plant Mol Biol. 83:459-473
Liu C, Qi X, Zhao Q, Yu JJ*（2013） Characterization and Functional Analysis of the Potato Pollen-Specific Microtubule-Associated Protein SBgLR in Tobacco. PLoS ONE 8 (3): e60543. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060543.
Wang MZ, Liu C, Li SX, Zhu DY, Zhao Q, Yu JJ*（2013）Improved nutritive quality and salt resistance in transgenic maize by simultaneously overexpression of a natural lysine-rich protein gene, SBgLR, and an ERF transcription factor gene, TSRF1. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 14, 9459-9474; doi:10.3390/ ijms14059459
Sabelli PA, Liu Y, Dante RA, Lizarraga LE, Nguyen HN, Brown SW, Klingler JP, Yu JJ, LaBrant E, Layton TM., Feldman M, Larkins BA（2013）Control of cell proliferation, endoreduplication, cell size, and cell death by the retinoblastoma- related pathway in maize endosperm. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas. 1304903110
Kang MM, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Yu JJ*（2012）Characterization of microRNAs expression during maize seed development. BMC genomics 13: 360-371
Chen XY, Wang DX, Liu C, Wang MZ, Wang T, Zhao Q, Yu JJ*（2012） Maize transcription factor Zmdof1 involves in the regulation of Zm401 gene. Plant Growth Regul 66: 271–284
Wang MZ, Pan YL, Li C, Liu C, Zhao Q, Ao GM and Yu JJ*（2011） Culturing of immature inflorescences and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of foxtail millet (Setaria italica). African Journal of Biotechnology 10 (73): 16466-16479
Luan YX, Wang BS, Zhao Q, Ao GM, Yu JJ*（2010）Ectopic expression of foxtail millet Zip-like gene, SiPf40, in transgenic rice plants causes a pleiotropic phenotype affecting tillering, vascular distribution and root development. Chinese Science-- Life Sciences 151 (11): 1-9
Wang MY, Xu QY, Yu JJ，Yuan M*（2010） The putative Arabidopsis zinc transporter ZTP29 is involved in the response to salt stress. Plant Molecular Biology 73(4-5): 467-79
Zhou P, Yang F, Yu JJ, Ao GM, Zhao Q *（2010） Several cis-elements including a palindrome involved in pollen-specific activity of SBgLR promoter. Plant Cell Reports 29:503–511
Xu YG, Wang BS, Yu JJ, Ao GA, Zhao Q（2010） Cloning and characterization of ZmZLP1, a gene encoding an endoplasmic reticulum-localized zinc transporter in Zea mays. Functional Plant Biology 37: 194-205.
Wang DX, Li CX, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Ao GM and Yu JJ*（2009）Zm401p10, encoded by an anther-specific gene with short open reading frames, is essential for tapetum degeneration and anther development in maize. Functional Plant Biology 36:73-85
Zhao LN, Liu FX, Xu WY, Di C, Zhou SX, Yu JJ*, Su Z*（2009）Increased expression of OsSPX1 enhanced cold/subfreezing tolerance in tobacco and Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Biotechnology Journal 7:550-561
Xu XP, Zhu DY , Zhao Q, Ao GM, Ma CL and Yu JJ*.（2009）RNA silencing generated by directed repeats in maize. Molecular Biotechnology 41 (3): 213-223
Zhao LN, Zhao Q, Ao GM, Yu JJ*（2009）The foxtail millet Si69 gene is a Wali7 (wheat aluminum induced protein 7) homologue and may function in aluminum tolerance. Chinese Science Bulletin 54(10): 1697-1706
He XY, Tang MZH, Luo YB, Li X, Cao SSH, Yu JJ, Delaney B, Huang KL*（2009）A 90-day toxicology study of transgenic lysine-rich maize grain (Y642) in Sprague-Dawley rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology 47:425-432
Prommee W, Wang M, Zhao Q, Ao GM, Yu JJ*（2009） Efficient Agrobacterium- mediated transformation of maize using embryogenic callus. Chinese Journal of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 25 (11): 1010-1016
Liu YH, Feng XY, Xu YG, Yu JJ, Ao GM, Peng ZHY, Zhao Q* (2009) Overexpression of millet ZIP-like gene (SiPf40) affects lateral bud outgrowth in tobacco and millet. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47: 1051-1060
Li B, YU JJ, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, AO GM* （2009）Transformation of the gene pf40 in maize. Scientia Agricultura Sinica 42 (9): 3334-3338 (in Chinese)
Ma JX , Yan BX, Qu YY, Qin FF, Yang YT, Hao XJ, Yu JJ, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Ao GM * （2008）Zm401, a short-open reading-frame mRNA or noncoding RNA, is essential for tapetum and microspore development and can regulate the floret formation in maize. J. Cellular Biochemistry 105 (1): 136-146.
Qin FF, Zhao Q, Ao GM, Yu JJ*（2008）Co-Suppression of Si401, a maize pollen specific zm401 homologous gene, results in aberrant anther development in foxtail millet. Euphytica 163:103-111
Lang ZH, Zhou P, Yu JJ, Ao GM, Zhao Q*（2008）Functional characterization of the pollen-specific SBgLR promoter from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Planta 227:387-396.
Li Q H, Hong B, Tong ZH, Yang Y J, Ma CH, Yu J J, Gao J P*（2008）Establishment of Regeneration System and Transformation of Zm401 Gene in Lilium longiflorum× L.formosanum.(J). Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 16(1):96-102 (in Chinese)。
Xu X, Wu M, Zhao Q, Li R, Chen J, Ao G and Yu J*（2007）Designing and transgenic expression of melanin gene in tobacco trichome and cotton fiber. Plant Biology 9: 41-48.
Dai XY, Yu JJ*, Ao GM, Zhao Q（2007）Overexpression of Zm401, an mRNA-like RNA, has distinct effects on pollen development in maize. Plant Growth Regulation 52: 229-239.
Liu YH, Yu JJ, Ao GM, Zhao Q（2007）Factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of foxtail millet. Chinese J. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 23 (7): 531-536.
Yang CH, Yu JJ, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Ao GM （2007）Influence of maize LC regulatory gene on flower color of transgenic tobacco and petunia. J. Agricultural Biotechnology 15 (1): 85-89
Zhao Y, Zhao Q, Ao GM, Yu JJ*（2006）Characterization and functional analysis of a pollen-specific gene st901 in Solanum tuberosum. Planta 224 (2): 405-412.
Han Y ZH#, Yu JJ#, Guo FL and Watkins SC （2006）Polysomes are associated with microtubules in fertilized eggs of Chinese pine (Pinustabulaeformis). Protoplasma 227: 223-227.
Wang DX, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Ao GM, Yu JJ *（2006）Particle-bombardment- mediated co-transformation of maize with a lysine rich protein gene (sb401) from potato. Euphytica 150: 75-85.
Ma JX, Zhao Q, Yu JJ* , Ao GM （2005）Ectopic expression of a maize pollen specific gene, zm401, results in aberrant anther development in tobacco. Euphytica 144: 133–140.
Yu JJ, Peng P, Zhang XJ ,Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Sun XH, Liu JQ, Ao GM （2004）Seed-specific expression of a lysine rich protein sb401 gene significantly increase both lysine and total protein content in maize seeds. Molecular Breeding 14:1-7.
Dai XY, YuJJ*, Zhao Q, Zhu DY, Ao GM（2004）Non-coding RNA for ZM401, a pollen-specific gene of Zea mays. Acta Botanica Sincia 46 (4):497-504.
Lang ZH, Zhao Q, Yu JJ, Zhu DY, Ao GM（2004）Cloning of potato SBgLR gene and its intron splicing in transgenic maize. Plant Science 166 (5): 1227-1233.
