1) Xu Y, Wang Y, Du J, Pei S, Guo S, Hao R, Wang D, Zhou G, Li S, O'Neill M, Hu R*, Kong Y*. 2022. A DE1 BINDING FACTOR 1-GLABRA2 module regulates rhamnogalacturonan I biosynthesis in Arabidopsis seed coat mucilage. Plant Cell. (doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac011)
2) Ding A, Tang X, Yang D, Wang M, Ren A, Xu Z, Hu R, Gongke Zhou, Malcolm O'Neil, Yingzhen Kong*. ERF4 and MYB52 transcription factors play antagonistic roles in regulating homogalacturonan de-methylesterification in Arabidopsis seed coat mucilage. Plant Cell, 2021, 33(2):381-403
3) Kong Y, Pei S, Wang Y, Xu Y, Lu M, Zhou G, Hu R*. HOMEODOMAIN GLABROUS2 regulates cellulose biosynthesis in seed coat mucilage by activating CELLULOSE SYNTHASE5. Plant Physiology, 2021, 185(1):77-93
4) Xu Y, Wang Y, Pei S, Wang X, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Transcription factors BLH2 and BLH4 regulate demethylesterification of homogalacturonan in seed mucilage. Plant Physiology, 2020,183(1):96-111
5) Wang Y, Xu Y, Pei S, Lu M, Zhou G*, Hu R*. KANT7 regulates xylan biosynthesis in seed coat mucilage. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020, 71(14): 4125-4139
6) Wang C, He G, Meng J, Wang S, Kong Y, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Improved saccharification of a Miscanthus reddish stem mutant induced by heavy-ion irradiation. GCB Bioenergy, 2020,12:1066-1077.
7) Wang C, Kong Y, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Miscanthus: a fast-growing crop for environmental remediation and biofuel production. GCB Bioenergy, 2021, 13: 58-69.
8) Yu C, Zhao X, Qi G, Bai Z, Wang Y, Wang S, Ma Y, Liu Q, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Integrated analysis of transcriptome and metabolites reveals an essential role of metabolic flux in starch accumulation under nitrogen starvation in duckweed. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2017,10:167.
9) Hu R, Li J, Wang X, Zhao X, Wang Z, Yang X, Tang Q, He G, Zhou G*, Kong Y*. Xylan synthesized by Irregular Xylem 14 (IRX14) maintains the structure of seed coat mucilage in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016, 67(5):1243-1257.
10) Hu R, Li J, Yang X, Zhao X, Wang X, Tang Q, He G, Zhou G*, Kong Y*. Irregular Xylem 7 (IRX7) is required for anchoring seed coat mucilage in Arabidopsis. Plant Molecular Biology, 2016, 92:25-38.
11) He K, Xu Y, Wang Y, Li R, Lu M, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Biochar amendment ameliorates soil properties and promotes Miscanthus growth in a coastal saline-alkali soil. Applied Soil Ecology, 2020, 155:103674
12) Li Z, Gao Z, Li R, Xu Y, Kong Y, Zhou G, Meng C*, Hu R*. Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of HD-ZIP gene family in Medicago truncatula. Genomics, 2020, 112(5): 3624-3635
13) Hu R, Yu C, Wang X, Jia C, Pei S, He K, He G, Kong Y, Zhou G*. De novo Transcriptome Analysis of Miscanthus lutarioriparius Identifies Candidate Genes in Rhizome Development. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017, 8:492.
14) Wang X, Tang Q, Zhao X, Jia C, Yang X, He G, Wu A, Kong Y, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Functional conservation and divergence of Miscanthus lutarioriparius GT43 gene family in xylan biosynthesis. BMC Plant Biology, 2016, 16:102.
15) Hu R, Xu Y, Yu C, He K, Tang Q, Jia C, He G, Wang X, Kong Y, Zhou G*. Transcriptome analysis of genes involved in secondary cell wall biosynthesis in developing internodes of Miscanthus lutarioriparius. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7:9034.
16) Yang X, He K, Chi X, Chai G, Wang Y, Jia C, Zhang H, Zhou G*, Hu R*. Miscanthus NAC Transcription Factor MlNAC12 Positively Mediates Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Science, 2018, 277:229-241.
17) He K, Zhao X, Chi X, Wang Y, Jia C, Zhang H, Zhou G*, Hu R*. A novel Miscanthus NAC transcription factor MlNAC10 enhances drought and salinity tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2019, 233:84-93.
18) Zhao X, Yang X, Pei S, He G, Wang X, Tang Q, Jia C, Lu Y, Hu R*, Zhou G*. The Miscanthus NAC transcription factor MlNAC9 enhances abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Gene, 2016, 586(1):158-169.
19) Yang X, Wang X, Ji L, Yi Z, Fu C, Ran J, Hu R*, Zhou G*. Overexpression of a Miscanthus lutarioriparius NAC gene MlNAC5 confers enhanced drought and cold tolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Reports, 2015, 34:943-958.