Publications by authors named "Yucong Bai"

(Munro) Kurz is a sympodial bamboo species with a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. Due to its remarkable regenerative ability and exceptional flavor, this species plays a pivotal role in bolstering the economies of numerous nations across these regions. We recently published a high-quality genome of this species.

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The SnRK (sucrose non-fermentation-related protein kinase) plays an important role in regulating various signals in plants. However, as an important bamboo shoot and wood species, the response mechanism of PheSnRK in Phyllostachys edulis to hormones, low energy and stress remains unclear. In this paper, we focused on the structure, expression, and response of SnRK to hormones and sugars.

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Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz is a sympodial bamboo species with inimitable taste and flavorful shoots. Its rapid growth and use as high-quality material make this bamboo species highly valued for both food processing and wood applications. However, genome information for D.

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Moso bamboo () is one of the fastest growing plants. Gibberellin (GA) is a key phytohormone regulating growth, but there are few studies on the growth of Moso bamboo regulated by GA. The () gene family was targeted in this study.

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Roots are essential for plant growth and development. Bamboo is a large Poaceae perennial with 1642 species worldwide. However, little is known about the transcriptional atlas that underpins root cell-type differentiation.

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Cytokinin is widely involved in the regulation of plant growth, but its pathway-related genes have not been reported in Moso bamboo. In this study, a total of 129 candidate sequences were identified by bioinformatic methods. These included 15 family genes, 19 family genes, 22 family genes, 11 family genes and 62 family genes.

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Sucrose (Suc) and gibberellin (GA) can promote the elongation of certain internodes in bamboo. However, there is a lack of field studies to support these findings and no evidence concerning how Suc and GA promote the plant height of bamboo by regulating the internode elongation and number. We investigated the plant height, the length of each internode, and the total number of internodes of Moso bamboo () under exogenous Suc, GA, and control group (CTRL) treatments in the field and analyzed how Suc and GA affected the height of Moso bamboo by promoting the internode length and number.

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Auxin polar transport is an important way for auxin to exercise its function, and auxin plays an irreplaceable role in the rapid growth of Moso bamboo. We identified and performed the structural analysis of PIN-FORMED auxin efflux carriers in Moso bamboo and obtained a total of 23 PhePIN genes from five gene subfamilies. We also performed chromosome localization and intra- and inter-species synthesis analysis.

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Culm sheaths play an important role in supporting and protecting bamboo shoots during the growth and development period. The physiological and molecular functions of bamboo sheaths during the growth of bamboo shoots remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the morphological anatomy of culm sheaths, photosynthesis in sheath blades, storage and distribution of sugars, and the transcriptome of the sheath.

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Background: As a ubiquitous acid-regulating protein family in eukaryotes, general regulatory factors (GRFs) are active in various life activities of plants. However, detailed investigations of the GRFs gene family in moso bamboo are scarce.

Methods And Results: Genome-wide characteristics of the GRF gene family in moso bamboo were analyzed using the moso bamboo genome.

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Exploring the mechanism of Gibberellic acid (GA) treatment on seed germination of moso bamboo can lay a foundation for its future breeding and research. In this study, the germination-related indicators (germination rate, germination potential, vigor index, respiration rate) with different content of GA treatment were measured, and the ultrastructure of moso bamboo seeds treated with low and high GA concentrations was observed during the germination process. In addition, the transcriptome data of the germination seeds, with and without GA treatment were analyzed.

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Auxin plays a crucial regulatory role in higher plants, but systematic studies on the location of auxin local biosynthesis are rare in bamboo and other graminaceous plants. We studied moso bamboo (), which can grow up to 1 m/day and serves as a reference species for bamboo and other fast-growing species. We selected young tissues such as root tips, shoot tips, young culm sheaths, sheath blades, and internode divisions for local auxin biosynthesis site analysis.

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The NAC family is one of the largest transcription factor families unique to plants, which regulates the growth and development, biotic and abiotic stress responses, and maturation and senescence in plants. In this study, , a gene, was isolated and characterized from moso bamboo (). PheNAC3 belong to the NAC1 subgroup and has a conserved NAC domain on the N-terminus, which with 88.

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The juvenile shoots of Phyllostachys edulis have been used as a food source for thousands of years, and it is recognized as a potential source of nutraceuticals. However, its rapid senescence restricts bamboo production and consumption, and the underlying molecular mechanisms of rapid shoot senescence remain largely unclear. In the present study, transcriptome profiling was employed to investigate the molecular regulation of postharvest senescence in shoots, along with physiological assays and anatomical dissections.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study examines the COL gene family in moso bamboo, a perennial plant with unique flowering and growth patterns, identifying 14 distinct genes and their roles in photoperiodic flowering.
  • Phylogenetic analysis grouped the PheCOLs into three clusters, revealing conserved structures and specific expression patterns mainly in leaves, indicating their involvement in flower development and shoot growth.
  • The research suggests that PheCOL genes exhibit diurnal oscillation, interact with each other, and highlights PheCOL14 as a membrane protein, laying groundwork for understanding moso bamboo's photoperiod regulation.
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