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Zhen Li
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2025
Tuning plant defenses in a changing world
Jia-Yi Wu
Guang-Can Zhou
Zhen Li
Jia-Yu Xue
A1
Journal Article
in
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
2025
2024
Ancestral duplication of MADS‐box genes in land plants empowered the functional divergence between sporophytes and gametophytes
Yichun Qiu
Zhen Li
Claudia Köhler
A1
Journal Article
in
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
2024
Editorial : omics-driven crop improvement for stress tolerance, Volume II
Yi Han
Weicong Qi
Jian Chen
Zhen Li
Xiaofeng Su
Freddy Kuok San Yeo
Editorial material
2024
2023
Chromosome-level genomes of three key Allium crops and their trait evolution
Fei Hao
Xue Liu
Botong Zhou
Zunzhe Tian
Lina Zhou
Hang Zong
Jiyan Qi
Juan He
Yongting Zhang
Peng Zeng
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE GENETICS
2023
Diploid and tetraploid genomes of Acorus and the evolution of monocots
Liang Ma
Ke-Wei Liu
Zhen Li
Yu-Yun Hsiao
Yiying Qi
Tao Fu
Guang-Da Tang
Diyang Zhang
Wei-Hong Sun
Ding-Kun Liu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2023
Editorial : omics-driven crop improvement for stress tolerance
Weicong Qi
Jian Chen
Yi Han
Zhen Li
Xiaofeng Su
Freddy Kuok San Yeo
Editorial material
2023
Inference of ancient polyploidy using transcriptome data
Jia Li
Yves Van de Peer
Zhen Li
Bookchapter
in
Polyploidy : methods and protocols
2023
Revisiting ancient polyploidy in leptosporangiate ferns
Hengchi Chen
Yuhan Fang
Arthur Zwaenepoel
Sanwen Huang
Yves Van de Peer
Zhen Li
A1
Journal Article
in
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
2023
The Saururus chinensis genome provides insights into the evolution of pollination strategies and herbaceousness in magnoliids
Jia‐Yu Xue
Zhen Li
Shuai‐Ya Hu
Shu-Min Kao
Tao Zhao
Jie‐Yu Wang
Yue Wang
Min Chen
Yichun Qiu
Hai‐Yun Fan
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT JOURNAL
2023
The genome of the king protea, Protea cynaroides
Jiyang Chang
Tuan A. Duong
Cassandra Schoeman
Xiao Ma
Danielle Roodt
Nigel Barker
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Eshchar Mizrachi
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT JOURNAL
2023
Updated phylogeny and protein structure predictions revise the hypothesis on the origin of MADS-box transcription factors in land plants
Yichun Qiu
Zhen Li
Dirk Walther
Claudia Köhler
A1
Journal Article
in
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2023
2022
Divergence of active site motifs among different classes of Populus glutaredoxins results in substrate switches
Hui Xu
Zhen Li
Peng‐Fei Jiang
Li Zhao
Chang Qu
Yves Van de Peer
Yan‐Jing Liu
Qing‐Yin Zeng
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT JOURNAL
2022
Genomes of leafy and leafless Platanthera orchids illuminate the evolution of mycoheterotrophy
Ming-He Li
Ke-Wei Liu
Zhen Li
Hsiang-Chia Lu
Qin-Liang Ye
Diyang Zhang
Jie-Yu Wang
Yu-Feng Li
Zhi-Ming Zhong
Xuedie Liu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE PLANTS
2022
Mitochondrial genes from 18 angiosperms fill sampling gaps for phylogenomic inferences of the early diversification of flowering plants
Jia‐Yu Xue
Shanshan Dong
Ming‐Qiang Wang
Tian‐Qiang Song
Guang‐Can Zhou
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Zhu‐Qing Shao
Wei Wang
Min Chen
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
2022
The Larix kaempferi genome reveals new insights into wood properties
Chao Sun
Yun‐hui Xie
Zhen Li
Yan‐jing Liu
Xiao‐mei Sun
Jing‐jing Li
Wei‐peng Quan
Qing‐yin Zeng
Yves Van de Peer
Shou‐gong Zhang
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
2022
The genome of Corydalis reveals the evolution of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Ranunculales
Zhichao Xu
Zhen Li
Fengming Ren
Ranran Gao
Zhe Wang
Jinlan Zhang
Tao Zhao
Xiao Ma
Xiangdong Pu
Tianyi Xin
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT JOURNAL
2022
The genome of homosporous maidenhair fern sheds light on the euphyllophyte evolution and defences
Yuhan Fang
Xing Qin
Qinggang Liao
Ran Du
Xizhi Luo
Qian Zhou
Zhen Li
Hengchi Chen
Wanting Jin
Yaning Yuan
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE PLANTS
2022
2021
A non-duplicated magnoliid genome
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Editorial material
2021
Haplotype-resolved genome assembly and allele-specific gene expression in cultivated ginger
Shi-Ping Cheng
Kai-Hua Jia
Hui Liu
Ren-Gang Zhang
Zhi-Chao Li
Shan-Shan Zhou
Tian-Le Shi
Ai-Chu Ma
Cong-Wen Yu
Chan Gao
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
2021
The Cymbidium genome reveals the evolution of unique morphological traits
Ye Ai
Zhen Li
Wei-Hong Sun
Juan Chen
Diyang Zhang
Liang Ma
Qing-Hua Zhang
Ming-Kun Chen
Qing-Dong Zheng
Jiang-Feng Liu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
2021
The Euscaphis japonica genome and the evolution of malvids
Wei‐Hong Sun
Zhen Li
Shuang Xiang
Lin Ni
Diyang Zhang
De‐Qiang Chen
Meng‐Yuan Qiu
Qi‐Gong Zhang
Lin Xiao
Le Din
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT JOURNAL
2021
The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts
Tao Wan
Zhiming Liu
Ilia J. Leitch
Haiping Xin
Gillian Maggs-Kölling
Yanbing Gong
Zhen Li
Eugene Marais
Yiying Liao
Can Dai
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2021
Whole-genome microsynteny-based phylogeny of angiosperms
Tao Zhao
Arthur Zwaenepoel
Jia-Yu Xue
Shu-Min Kao
Zhen Li
M. Eric Schranz
Yves Van de Peer
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2021
Wolfberry genomes and the evolution of Lycium (Solanaceae)
You-Long Cao
Yan-long Li
Yun-Fang Fan
Zhen Li
Kouki Yoshida
Jie-Yu Wang
Xiao-Kai Ma
Ning Wang
Nobutaka Mitsuda
Toshihisa Kotake
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
2021
2020
'Winter is coming' : how did polyploid plants survive?
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Editorial material
2020
First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria
Heleen Verlinden
Lieven Sterck
Jia Li
Zhen Li
Anna Yssel
Yannick Gansemans
Rik Verdonck
Michiel Holtof
Hojun Song
Spencer T. Behmer
et al.
A2
Journal Article
in
F1000RESEARCH
2020
Genomics of clinal local adaptation in Pinus sylvestris under continuous environmental and spatial genetic setting
Jaakko S. Tyrmi
Jaana Vuosku
Juan J. Acosta
Zhen Li
Lieven Sterck
Maria T. Cervera
Outi Savolainen
Tanja Pyhäjärvi
A1
Journal Article
in
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
2020
Molecular study of drought response in the Mediterranean conifer Pinus Pinaster Ait. : differential transcriptomic profiling reveals constitutive water deficit‐independent drought tolerance mechanisms
Nuria de María
María Ángeles Guevara
Pedro Perdiguero
María Dolores Vélez
José Antonio Cabezas
Miriam López‐Hinojosa
Zhen Li
Luís Manuel Díaz
Alberto Pizarro
José Antonio Mancha
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2020
The Litsea genome and the evolution of the laurel family
Yi-Cun Chen
Zhen Li
Yun-Xiao Zhao
Ming Gao
Jie-Yu Wang
Ke-Wei Liu
Xue Wang
Li-Wen Wu
Yu-Lian Jiao
Zi-Long Xu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2020
The genome of Prasinoderma coloniale unveils the existence of a third phylum within green plants
Linzhou Li
Sibo Wang
Hongli Wang
Sunil Kumar Sahu
Birger Marin
Haoyuan Li
Yan Xu
Hongping Liang
Zhen Li
Shifeng Cheng
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
2020
The honeysuckle genome provides insight into the molecular mechanism of carotenoid metabolism underlying dynamic flower coloration
Xiangdong Pu
Zhen Li
Ya Tian
Ranran Gao
Lijun Hao
Yating Hu
Chunnian He
Wei Sun
Meimei Xu
Reuben J. Peters
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
2020
The water lily genome and the early evolution of flowering plants
Liangsheng Zhang
Fei Chen
Xingtan Zhang
Zhen Li
Yiyong Zhao
Rolf Lohaus
Xiaojun Chang
Wei Dong
Simon YW Ho
Xing Liu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2020
2019
Finding evidence for whole genome duplications : a reappraisal
Arthur Zwaenepoel
Zhen Li
Rolf Lohaus
Yves Van de Peer
A1
Journal Article
in
MOLECULAR PLANT
2019
Loss of wood formation genes in monocot genomes
Danielle Roodt
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Eshchar Mizrachi
A1
Journal Article
in
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2019
2018
A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants
Tao Wan
Zhi-Ming Liu
Ling-Fei Li
Andrew R Leitch
Ilia J Leitch
Rolf Lohaus
Zhong-Jian Liu
Hai-Ping Xin
Yan-Bing Gong
Yang Liu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE PLANTS
2018
The study of plant genome evolution by means of phylogenomics
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Dissertation
2018
2017
Conservation of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay complex components throughout eukaryotic evolution
Barry Causier
Zhen Li
Riet De Smet
James PB Lloyd
Yves Van de Peer
Brendan Davies
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2017
Contrasting rates of molecular evolution and patterns of selection among gymnosperms and flowering plants
Amanda R De La Torre
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Pär K Ingvarsson
A1
Journal Article
in
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2017
Coordinated functional divergence of genes after genome duplication in Arabidopsis thaliana
Riet De Smet
Ehsan Sabaghian
Zhen Li
Yvan Saeys
Yves Van de Peer
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT CELL
2017
Genome of wild olive and the evolution of oil biosynthesis
Turgay Unver
Zhangyan Wu
Lieven Sterck
Mine Turktas
Rolf Lohaus
Zhen Li
Ming Yang
Lijuan He
Tianquan Deng
Francisco Javier Escalante
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2017
Reciprocally retained genes in the angiosperm lineage show the hallmarks of dosage balance sensitivity
Setareh Tasdighian
Michiel Van Bel
Zhen Li
Yves Van de Peer
Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet
Steven Maere
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT CELL
2017
Single-copy genes as molecular markers for phylogenomic studies in seed plants
Zhen Li
Amanda R De La Torre
Lieven Sterck
Francisco M Cánovas
Concepción Avila
Irene Merino
Jose Antonio Cabezas
María Teresa Cervera
Par K Ingvarsson
Yves Van de Peer
A1
Journal Article
in
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2017
The Apostasia genome and the evolution of orchids
Guo-Qiang Zhang
Ke-Wei Liu
Zhen Li
Rolf Lohaus
Yu-Yun Hsiao
Shan-Ce Niu
Jie-Yu Wang
Yao-Cheng Lin
Qing Xu
Li-Jun Chen
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2017
The gene expression landscape of pine seedling tissues
Rafael A Cañas
Zhen Li
M Belén Pascual
Vanessa Castro-Rodríguez
Concepción Ávila
Lieven Sterck
Yves Van de Peer
Francisco M Cánovas
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT JOURNAL
2017
2016
Gene duplicability of core genes is highly consistent across all angiosperms
Zhen Li
Jonas Defoort
Setareh Tasdighian
Steven Maere
Yves Van de Peer
Riet De Smet
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT CELL
2016
Lack of GLYCOLATE OXIDASE1, but not GLYCOLATE OXIDASE2, attenuates the photorespiratory phenotype of CATALASE2-deficient Arabidopsis
Pavel Kerchev
Cezary Waszczak
Aleksandra Lewandowska
Patrick Willems
Alexey Shapiguzov
Zhen Li
Saleh Alseekh
Per Mühlenbock
Frank Hoeberichts
Jingjing Huang
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2016