Publications by authors named "Youze Zhang"
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- - The study focuses on a novel rice mutant with a CRM gene, which resulted in yellow-green leaves, fewer tillers, and shorter plant height, indicating its importance in plant development.
- - Researchers used map-based cloning and CRISPR/Cas9 editing to confirm that the mutant gene encodes a chloroplast RNA splicing and ribosome maturation domain protein.
- - The CRM protein was found specifically in chloroplasts, with its transcripts highly expressed in leaves, influencing the transcription of genes related to chloroplast development and affecting certain agronomic traits.
Glyphosate residues can tremendously impact the physiological mechanisms of tea plants, thus threatening tea security and human health. Herein, integrated physiological, metabolite, and proteomic analyses were performed to reveal the glyphosate stress response mechanism in tea plant. After exposure to glyphosate (≥1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGroup Ⅲ WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play pivotal roles in responding to the diverse abiotic stress and secondary metabolism of plants. However, the evolution and function of remains unclear. Here, homologs were traced back to the origin of terrestrial plants and found to have been subjected to both motifs' gain and loss, and purifying selection.
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- Cuticular wax plays a crucial role in protecting tea plants from environmental stresses, but its specific characteristics related to cold resistance are not well understood.
- The study analyzed cuticular wax across various tea plant tissues, cultivars, and growth stages, finding significant differences in wax content and composition, particularly in petals and seeds.
- Key findings suggest that certain wax compounds, like -hexadecanoic acid, are linked to enhanced cold resistance, and the expression of wax-related genes varies among different cultivars in response to cold stress.
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) form tightly controlled signaling cascades that play essential roles in plant growth, development, and defense response. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying MAPK cascades are still very elusive, largely because of our poor understanding of how they relay the signals. The MAPK cascade is composed of MAPK, MAPKK, and MAPKKK.
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