Staff profile

I am a Postdoc working at the Department of Bioscience, Durham University. 

• Root development
• Flower development
• Cell cycle
• Epigenetic modification

Journal Article

• The transcription factor RhMYB17 regulates the homeotic transformation of floral organs in rose (Rosa hybrida) under cold stress
  
  Yang, T., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Liang, S., Yang, Y., Huang, Z., Li, Y., Gao, J., Ma, N., & Zhou, X. (2024). The transcription factor RhMYB17 regulates the homeotic transformation of floral organs in rose (Rosa hybrida) under cold stress. Journal of Experimental Botany, 75(10), 2965-2981. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae099
• Disruption of transcription factor RhMYB123 causes the transformation of stamen to malformed petal in rose (Rosa hybrida)
  
  Li, K., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Li, Y., He, J., Li, Y., Du, L., Gao, Y., Ma, N., Gao, J., & Zhou, X. (2022). Disruption of transcription factor RhMYB123 causes the transformation of stamen to malformed petal in rose (Rosa hybrida). Plant Cell Reports, 41(12), 2293-2303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-022-02921-7
• Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of MIKCC genes in rose provide insight into their effects on flower development
  
  Wang, Y., Yang, T., Li, Y., Hou, J., He, J., Ma, N., & Zhou, X. (2022). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of MIKCC genes in rose provide insight into their effects on flower development. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1059925
• AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18–HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 module regulates floral organ identity in rose (Rosa hybrida)
  
  Chen, J., Li, Y., Li, Y., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Jiang, C., Choisy, P., Xu, T., Cai, Y., Pei, D., Jiang, C., Gan, S., Gao, J., & Ma, N. (2021). AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18–HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 module regulates floral organ identity in rose (Rosa hybrida). Plant Physiology, 186(2), 1074-1087. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab130
• RhERF113 Functions in Ethylene-Induced Petal Senescence by Modulating Cytokinin Content in Rose
  
  Khaskheli, A. J., Ahmed, W., Ma, C., Zhang, S., Liu, Y., Li, Y., Zhou, X., & Gao, J. (2018). RhERF113 Functions in Ethylene-Induced Petal Senescence by Modulating Cytokinin Content in Rose. Plant and Cell Physiology, 59(12), 2442-2451. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcy162