Kaixuan He, Hailiang Mei, Jiaping Zhu, Qi Qiu, Xiaofeng Cao, and Xian Deng. The Histone H3K27 Demethylase REF6/JMJ12 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. National Science Review. DOI:10. 1093/nsr/nwab213

Ning Wang, Yifan Wang, Qian Zhao, Xiang Zhang, Chao Peng, Wenjuan Zhang, Yanan Liu, Olivier Vallon, Michael Schroda, Yao Cong, Cuimin Liu. The Cryo-EM Structure of the Chloroplast ClpP Complex. Nature Plants. DOI:10.1038/s41477-021-01020-x

Hong Zhao, Yue Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yanzhai Song, Fei Zhao, Yu’e Zhang, Sihui Zhu, Hongkui Zhang, Zhendiao Zhou, Han Guo, Miaomiao Li, Junhui Li, Qiang Gao, Qianqian Han, Huaqiu Huang, Lucy Copsey, Qun Li, Hua Chen, Enrico Coen, Yijing Zhang, Yongbiao Xue. Origin, Loss and Regain of Self-Incompatibility in Angiosperms. The Plant Cell. DOI:10.1093/plcell/koab266

Lijun Ren, Tingting Zhao, Yangzi Zhao, Guijie Du, Shuying Yang, Na Mu, Ding Tang, Yi Shen, Yafei Li, Zhukuan Cheng. The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase DESYNAPSIS1 Regulates Synapsis and Recombination in Rice Meiosis. Cell Reports. DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109941

Weiyang Chen, Limin Zheng, Jinghui Dong, Haitao Ge, Xiahe Huang, Gaojie Wang, Chengcheng Huang, Yan Wang, Dandan Lu, Wu Xu, and Yingchun Wang. A Systematic Survey of the Light/Dark-Dependent Protein Degradation Events in a Model Cyanobacterium. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. DOI:10.1016/j.mcpro.2021.100162

Xiao Zhang, Yonghui Zhu, Karl A. G. Kremling, M. Cinta Romay, Robert Bukowski, Qi Sun, Shibin Gao, Edward S. Buckler & Fei Lu. Genome-Wide Analysis of Deletions in Maize Population Reveals Abundant Genetic Diversity and Functional Impact. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. DOI:10.1007/s00122-021-03965-1

Qi Zhang, Xianming Wu, Yongheng Fan, Peipei Jiang, Yannan Zhao, Yaming Yang, Sufang Han, Bai Xu, Bing Chen, Jin Han, Minghan Sun, Guangfeng Zhao, Zhifeng Xiao, Yali Hu, Jianwu Dai. Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Dynamic Changes of Neural Cells in Developing Human Spinal Cord. EMBO Reports. DOI:10.15252/embr.202152728

DapuLiu, HeZhao, YunhuaXiao, GuoxiaZhang, ShouyunCao, WenchaoYin, YangwenQian, YanhaiYin, JinsongZhang, ShouyiChen, ChengcaiChu, HongningTong. A Cryptic Inhibitor of Cytokinin Phosphorelay Controls Rice Grain Size. Molecular Plant. DOI:10.1016/j.molp.2021.09.010

Che Ronghui, Hu Bin, Wang Wei, Xiao Yunhua, Liu Dapu, Yin Wenchao, Tong Hongning and Chu Chengcai. POLLEN STERILITY, a Novel Suppressor of Cell Division, is Required for Timely Tapetal Programmed Cell Death in Rice. SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s11427-021-2011-2

Jing Wang, Jun Xu, Xiaohan Yang, Song Xu, Ming Zhang, Fei Lu. Boosting Power of Transcriptomics by Developing an Efficient Gene Expression Profiling Approach. Plant Biotechnology Journal. DOI:10.1111/pbi.13706

Huacheng He, Jilin Chen, Jian Zhao, Peizhun Zhang, Yulong Qiao, Huajing Wan, Jincheng Wang, Mei Mei, Shilai Bao & Qiuling Li. PRMT7 Targets of Foxm1 Controls Alveolar Myofibroblast Proliferation and Differentiation During Alveologenesis. Cell Death & Disease. DOI:10.1038/s41419-021-04129-1

Yuyun Zhang, Zijuan Li, Yu e Zhang, Kande Lin, Yuan Peng, Luhuan Ye, Yili Zhuang, Meiyue Wang, Yilin Xie, Jingyu Guo, Wan Teng, Yiping Tong, Wenli Zhang, Yongbiao Xue, Zhaobo Lang and Yijing Zhang. Evolutionary Rewiring of the Wheat Transcriptional Regulatory Network by Lineage-Specific Transposable Elements. Genome Research. DOI:10.1101/gr.275658.121

Hui Zhao, Jianping Zhao, Di Di Wu, Zhaolin Sun, Yang Hua, Min Zheng, Yumei Liu, Qi Yang, Xiahe Huang, Yuan Li, Yueshan Piao, Yingchun Wang, Sin Man Lam, Huijuan Xu, Guanghou Shui, Yongjun Wang, Haifeng Yao, Liangxue Lai, Zhuo Du, Jidong Mi, Enqi Liu, Xunming Ji, Yong Q. Zhang. Dogs Lacking Apolipoprotein E Show Advanced Atherosclerosis Leading to Apparent Clinical Complications. Science China Life Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s11427-021-2006-y

Ke-Jia Shan, Changshuo Wei, Yu Wang, Qing Huan, Wenfeng Qian. Host-Specific Asymmetric Accumulation of Mutation Types Reveals that the Origin of SARS-CoV-2 is Consistent with A Natural Process. The Innovation. DOI:10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100159

Fengti Qiu, Sinian Xing, Chenxiao Xue, Jinxing Liu, Kunling Chen, Tuanyao Chai & Caixia Gao. Transient Expression of A TaGRF4-TaGIF1 Complex Stimulates Wheat Regeneration and Improves Genome Editing. Science China Life Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s11427-021-1949-9

Min Zhang, Shulin Liu, Zhao Wang, Yaqin Yuan, Zhifang Zhang, Qianjin Liang, Xia Yang, Zongbiao Duan, Yucheng Liu, Fanjiang Kong, Baohui Liu, Bo Ren, Zhixi Tian. Progress in Soybean Functional Genomics over the Past Decade. Plant Biotechnology Journal. DOI:10.1111/pbi.13682.

Fengwu Tang, Jiaguang Tang, Yannan Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhang, Zhifeng Xiao, Bing Chen, Guang Han, Na Yin, Xianfeng Jiang, Changyu Zhao, Shixiang Cheng, Ziqiang Wang, Yumei Chen, Qiaoling Chen, Keran Song, Zhiwei Zhang, Junjie Niu, Lingjun Wang, Qin Shi, Liang Chen, Huilin Yang, Shuxun Hou, Sai Zhang & Jianwu Dai. Long-Term Clinical Observation of Patients with Acute and Chronic Complete Spinal Cord Injury after Transplantation of NeuroRegen Scaffold. Science China Life Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s11427-021-1985-5

Penggen Duan, Yunhai Li. Size Matters: G-Protein Signaling is Crucial for Grain Size Control in Rice. Molecular Plant. DOI:10.1016/j.molp.2021.08.010

Elsayed Metwally, Guoli Zhao, Yong Q. Zhang. The Calcium-Dependent Protease Calpain in Neuronal Remodeling and Neurodegeneration. Trends in Neurosciences. DOI:10.1016/j.tins.2021.07.003

Tingting Zhao, Ren Lijun, Yangzi Zhao, Hanli You, Yue Zhou, Ding Tang, Guijie Du, Yi Shen, Yafei Li, Zhukuan Cheng. Reproductive Cells and Peripheral Parietal Cells Collaboratively Participate in Meiotic Fate Acquisition in Rice Anthers. The Plant Journal. DOI:10.1111/tpj.15461.