主要研究论文(*通讯作者)：
2025：
Zhang L, Gao Y, Xu Z, Tian Y, Hu J, Wen Z, Li J, Gao C,
Zhou Y*, Zhang B*. (2025) Shaping pit structure in vessel walls sustains xylem hydraulics and grain yield.
Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.018.
Zhang L, Gao C, Gao Y, Yang H, Jia M, Wang X, Zhang B*, Zhou Y*. (2025) New insights into plant cell wall functions. J Genet Genom 52 1308–1324
2024：
Zhou Y, Gao Y, Zhang B, Yang H, Tian Y, Huang Y, Yin C, Tao J, Wei W, Zhang W, Chen S-Y, Zhou Y-H*, Zhang J-S* (2024) CELLULOSE SYNTHASE-LIKE C proteins modulate cell wall establishment during ethylene-mediated root growth inhibition in rice. Plant Cell 36: 3751–3769.
Wen Z, Xu Z, Zhang L, Xue Y, Wang H, Jian L, Ma J, Liu Z, Yang H, Huang S, Kang X, Zhou Y, Zhang B*. (2024) XYLAN O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 6 promotes xylan synthesis by forming a complex with IRX10 and governs wall formation in rice. Plant Cell 37: koae322.
Xu R, Liu Z, Zhou Y, Zhang B* (2024) Xylan clustering on the pollen surface is required for exine patterning. Plant Physiol 194: 153–167.
Zhang L, Zhou Y, Zhang B* 2024. Xylan-directed cell wall assembly in grasses. Plant Physiol 194: 2197–2207.
Li W, Lin Y-CJ, Chen Y-L, Zhou C, Li S, De Ridder N, Oliveira DM, Zhang L, Zhang B, Wang J, Xu C, Fu X, Luo K, Wu A-M, Demura T, Lu M-Z, Zhou Y, Li L, Umezawa T, Boerjan W, Chiang VL (2024) Plant cell walls: fundamental and utilization. Mol Plant 17, 112–140.
2023:
Li F, Yang J, Sun Z, Wang L, Qi L, A S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Dang L, Wang S, Luo C, Nian W, O’Conner S, Ju L, Qian W, Li X, Wang C, Wang D, You H, Cheng Z, Yan J, Tang F, Yang D, Xia C, Gao G, Wang Y, Zhang B, Zhou Y, et al. (2023) Plant-on-Chip: core morphogenesis processes in the tiny plant Wolffia australiana. PNAS Nexus 2, 1–18.
Yuan J, Ma L, Wang Y, Xu X, Zhang R, Wang C, Meng W, Tian Z, Zhou Y, Wang G*. A recently evolved BAHD acetyltransferase, responsible for bitter soyasaponin A production, is indispensable for soybean seed germination. J Int Plant Biol 2023: 65: 2490–2504.
Zhang Y, Dong G, Wu L, Wang X, Chen F, Xiong E, Xiong G, Zhou Y, Kong Z, Fu Y, et al. (2023) Formin protein DRT1 affects gross morphology and chloroplast relocation in rice. Plant Physiol. 191, 280–298.
2022:
Xu Z, Gao Y,
Gao C, Mei J, Wang S, Ma J, Yang H, Cao S, Wang Y, Zhang F, Liu X, Liu Q,
Zhou Y*, Zhang B
*. (2022) Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor lipid remodeling directs proteins to the plasma membrane and governs cell wall mechanical property.
Plant Cell 34, 4778–4794.
Zhou Y and Zhang B. (2022) Unprecedented polysaccharide nanostructures sustain vessel wall patterning and robustness. Nat Plants 8, 330–331(Research Briefing).
Wang H, Yang H, Wen Z, Gao C, Gao Y, Tian Y, Xu Z, Liu X, Persson S, Zhang B*, Zhou Y*. (2022) Xylan-based nanocompartments orchestrate plant vessel wall patterning. Nat Plants 8, 295–306.
Sun X, Xiong H, Jiang C, Zhang D, Yang Z, Huang Y, Zhu W, Ma S, Duan J, Wang X, Liu W, Guo H, Li G, Qi J, Liang C, Zhang Z, Li J, Zhang H, Han L,
Zhou Y, Peng Y, Li Z (2022)
Natural variation of DROT1 confers drought adaptation in upland rice. Nat Commun 13, 4265.
Wang F, Cheng Z, Wang J, Zhang F, Zhang B, Luo S, Lei C, Pan T, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Wang M, Chen W, Lin Q, Zhu S, Zhou Y, et al. (2022) Rice STOMATAL CYTOKIESIS DEFECTIVE2 regulates of cell expansion by affecting vesicular trafficking in rice. Plant Physiol 189, 567–584.
Qiang Z, Sun H, Ge F, Li W, Li C, Wang S, Zhang B, Zhu L, Zhang S, Wang X, Lai J, Qin F,
Zhou Y, Fu Y. (2022) The transcription factor ZmMYB69 represses lignin biosynthesis by activating ZmMYB31/42 expression in maize.
Plant Physiol 189, 1916
–1919.
2021:
Zhang B, Gao Y, Zhang L, Zhou Y* (2021) The plant cell wall: biosynthesis, construction, and functions. J Integr Plant Biol 63, 251–272.
Peng J-S, Zhang B, Chen H, Wang M-Q, Wang Y-T, Li H-M, Cao S, Yi H-Y, Wang H, Zhou Y*, Gong J-M* (2021) Galactosylation of Rhamnogalacturonan-II for cell wall pectin biosynthesis is critical for root apoplastic iron reallocation in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant 14,1640–1651.
Xiong E; Dong G; Chen F; Zhang C; Li S; Zhang Y; Shohag J I; Yang X; Zhou Y; Qian Q; Wu L; Yu Y. (2021) Formyl tetrahydrofolate deformylase affects hydrogen peroxide accumulation and leaf senescence by regulating the folate status and redox homeostasis in rice. Sci. China Life Sci 64, 720-738.
Xu W, Cheng H, Zhu, S., Cheng J, Ji H, Zhang B, Cao S, Wang C, Tong G, Zhen C, Mu L, Zhou Y, Cheng Y*. (2021). Functional understanding of secondary cell wall cellulose synthases in Populus trichocarpa via the Cas9/gRNA-induced gene knockouts. New Phytol 231, 1478–1495.
Zhao W, Kirui A, Deligey F, Mentink-Vigier F, Zhou Y, Zhang B, Wang T*. (2021). Solid-state NMR of unlabeled plant cell walls: high-resolution structural analysis without isotopic enrichment. Biotech Biofuels 14, 14
2020:
Gao Y, Xu Z, Zhang L, Li S, Wang S, Yang H, Liu X, Zeng D, Liu Q, Qian Q, Zhang B*, Zhou Y*(2020). GRF4-regulated MYB61 improves nitrogen utilization and biomass production in rice. Nat Commun 11, 5219.
Xue J#, Zhang B#, Zhan H#, Lv Y, Jia X, Wang T, Yang N, Lou Y, Zhang Z, Hu W, Gui J, Cao J, Xu P,
Zhou Y, Hu J, Li L*, Yang Z*. (2020).
Phenylpropanoid derivatives are essential components of sporopollenin in vascular plants. Mol Plant 13, 1644–1653.
Zhao M, Tang S, Zhang H, He M, Liu J, Zhi H, Sui Y, Liu X, Jia G, Zhao Z, Yan J, Zhang B.
Zhou Y, Chu J, Wang X, Zhao B, Tang W, Li J, Wu C, Liu X*, Dao X*. (2020). DROOPY LEAF1 controls leaf architecture by orchestrating early brassinosteroid signaling.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA117, 21766–21774.
Zhao X, Ebert B, Zhang B, Liu H, Zhang Y, Zeng W, Rautengarten C, Li H, Chen X, Bacic A, Wang G, Men S, Zhou Y, Heazlewood J, Wu A*. (2020). UDP-Api/UDP-Xyl synthases affect plant development by controlling the content of UDP-Api to regulate the RGII borate complex. Plant J 104, 252–267.
2019：
Zhang L, Gao C, Mentink-Vigier F, Tang L, Zhang D, Wang S, Cao S, Xu Z, Liu X, Wang T, Zhou Y*, and Zhang B*. (2019) Arabinosyl deacetylase modulates the arabinoxylan acetylation profile and secondary wall formation. Plant Cell 31, 1113–1126.
Wang S, Yang H, Mei J, Liu X, Wen Z, Zhang L, Xu Z, Zhang B*, and Zhou Y*. (2019) Rice homeobox protein KNAT7 integrates the pathways regulating cell expansion and wall stiffness. Plant Physiol 181, 669–682.
Zhang L, Zhang B*, and Zhou Y*. (2019). Cell wall compositional analysis of rice culms. Bio-protocol 9: e3398.
2018:
Zhang Z, ZhangB, Chen Z, Zhang D,
Zhang
H, Wang H, Zhang Y, Cai D, Liu J, Xiao S, Huo Y, Liu Jie, Zhang L, Wang M, Liu X,
Xue Y
*, Zhao L
*,
Zhou Y*, and Chen H
*.
(2018) A
PECTIN METHYLESTERASE at the Maize
Ga1 locus confers male function in unilateral cross-incompatibility.
Nat Commun 9, 3678
Zhang D, Xu Z, Cao S, Chen K, Li S, Liu X, Gao C, Zhang B*, and Zhou Y*. (2018) An uncanonical CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein represses secondary wall synthesis and controls mechanical strength in rice. Mol Plant 11, 163–174.
Sanchez-Rodriguez C.*, Shi Y., Kesten, C., Zhang, D., Sancho-Andres, G., Ivakov, A., Lampugnani, E., Sklodowski, K., Fujimoto, M., Nakano, A., Bacic, A., Wallace, I., Ueda, T., Damme, D., Zhou, Y., and Persson S. (2018) The cellulose synthases are cargo of the TPLATE adaptor complex. Mol Plant 11, 346–349.
Zhang L-M, Leng C-Y, Luo H, Wu X-Y, Liu Z-Q, Zhang Y-M, Zhang H, Xia Y, Shang L, Liu C-M, Hao D-Y, Zhou Y, Chu C, Cai H-W, and Jing H-C*. (2018) Sweet sorghum originated through selection of dry, a plant-specifific NAC transcription factor gene. Plant Cell 30, 2286–2307.
Xu, J., Zhang, B., Lu, X., Zhou, Y., Fang, J., Li Y., and Zhang, S*. (2018) Nanoscale observation of microfibril swelling and dissolution in ionic liquids. ACS Sustainable Chem Eng 6, 909–917.
Zhang C, Shen Y, Tang D, Shi W, Zhang D, Du G, Zhou Y, Liang G, Li Y, and Cheng Z*. (2018) The zinc finger protein DCM1 is required for male meiotic cytokinesis by preserving callose in rice. PLoS Genet 14, e1007769.
2017:
Zhang B, Zhang L, Li F, Zhang D, Liu X, Wang H, Xu Z, Chu C*, and Zhou Y*. (2017) Control of secondary cell wall patterning involves xylan deacetylation by a GDSL esterase. Nat Plants 3,17017.
Gao Y, He C, Zhang D, Liu X, Xu Z, Tian Y, Liu X, Zang S, Pauly M, Zhou Y*, and Zhang B*. (2017) Two trichome birefringence-like proteins mediate xylan acetylation, which is essential for leaf blight resistance in rice. Plant Physiol 173, 470–481.
Zhang B and Zhou Y*. (2017) Carbohydrate composition analysis in xylem. de Lucus M. and Etchells JP, eds. Humana Press. New York. Methods Mol Biol 1544: 213–222.
Xu Z#, Li S#, Zhang C, Zhang B, Zhu K, Zhou Y*, and Liu Q*. (2017) Genetic connection between cell-wall composition and grain yield via parallel QTL analysis in indica and japonica subspecies. Sci Rep 7: 12561.
Schneider R, Tang L, Lampugnani E R, Barkwill S, Lathe R, Zhang Y, McFarlane HE, Pesquet E, Niittyla T, Mansfield SD, Zhou Y, and Persson S. (2017) Two complementary mechanisms underpin cell wall patterning during xylem vessel development. Plant Cell 29: 2433–2449.
Qi J, Wu B, Feng S, Lü S, Guan C, Zhang X, Qiu D, Hu Y, Zhou Y, Li C, Long M*, and Jiao Y* (2017) Mechanical regulation of organ asymmetry in leaves. Nat. Plants 3: 724–733.
Zhou T, Hua Y, Zhang B, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Shi L, and Xu F*. (2017) Low-boron tolerance strategies involving pectin-mediated cell wall mechanical properties in Brassica napus. Plant Cell Physiol 58: 1991–2005.
2016:
Ma J, Cheng Z, Chen J, Shen J, Zhang B, Ren Y, Ding Y, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Zhou K, Wang J, Lei C, Zhang X, Guo X, Gao H, Bao Y, and Wan J*. (2016) Phosphatidylserine synthase controls cell elongation especially in the uppermost internode in rice by regulation of exocytosis. PLoS ONE 11, e0153119.
2015:
Huang D, Wang S, Zhang B, Shang-Guan K, Shi Y, Zhang D, Liu X, Wu K, Xu Z, Fu X, and Zhou Y*. (2015) A Gibberellin-midiated DELLA-NAC signaling cascade regulates cellulose synthesis in rice. Plant Cell 27, 1681–1696.
张保才, 周奕华*. (2015). 植物细胞壁形成机制的新进展.中国科学, 45: 544-556.
Liu S, Lan J, Zhou B, Qin Y, Zhou Y, Xiao X, Yang J, Gou J, Qi J, Huang Y, and Tang C*. (2015) HbNIN2, a cytosolic A/N-invertase, is responsible for sucrose catabolism in rubber-producing laticifers of Hevea brasiliensis (para rubber tree). New Phytol 206, 709–725.
Wang X, Jing Y, Zhang B, Zhou Y, and Lin R*. (2015). Glycosyltransferase-like protein ABI8/ELD1/KOB1 promotes Arabidopsis hypocotyl elongation through regulating cellulose biosynthesis. Plant Cell Environ 38, 411–422.
2014:
Shi Y, Liu X, Li R, Gao Y, Xu Z, Zhang B*, and Zhou Y. (2014) Retention of OsNMD3 in the cytoplasm disturbs protein synthesis efficiency and affects plant development in rice. J Exp Bot 65, 3055–3069.
Wang C, Li S, Ng S, Zhang B, Zhou Y, Whelan J, Wu P, and Shou H*. (2014). Mutation in xyloglucan 6-xylosytransferase results in abnormal root hair development in Oryza sativa. J Exp Bot 65, 4149–4157.
Zhu X, Sun Y, Zhang B, Mansoori N, Wan J, Liu Y, Wang Z, Shi YZ, Zhou Y, and Zheng S*. (2014). TRICHOME BIREFRINGENCE-LIKE27 affects aluminum sensitivity by modulating the O-acetylation of xyloglucan and aluminum-binding capacity in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 166, 181–189.
2013:
Liu L, Shang-Guan K, Zhang B, Liu X, Yan M, Zhang L, Shi Y, Zhang M, Qian Q, Li J, and Zhou Y*. (2013) Brittle Culm1, a COBRA-like protein, functions in cellulose assembly through binding cellulose microfibrils. PLoS Genet 9, e1003704.
Song X, Liu L, Jiang Y, Zhang B, Gao Y, Liu X, Lin Q, Ling H, and Zhou Y*. (2013) Disruption of secondary wall cellulose biosynthesis alters cadmium translocation and tolerance in rice plants. Mol Plant 6, 768–780.
Kang J, Zhang H, Sun T, Shi Y, Wang J, Zhang B, Wang Z, Zhou Y, and Gu H*. (2013) Natural variation of C-repeat-binding factor (CBFs) genes is a major cause of divergence in freezing tolerance among a group of Arabidopsis thaliana populations along the Yangtze River in China. New Phytol 199, 1069–1080.
Zou H, Zhang Y, Wei W, Chen H, Song Q, Liu Y, Zhao M, Wang F, Zhang B, Lin Q, Zhang W, Ma B, Zhou Y, Zhang J, and Chen S*. (2013) The transcription factor AtDOF4.2 regulates shoot branching and seed coat formation in Arabidopsis. Biochem J 449: 373–388.
2012:
Wu B, Zhang B, Dai Y, Zhang L, Shang-Guan K, Peng Y, Zhou Y*, and Zhu Z*. (2012) Brittle Culm15 encodes a membrane-associated chitinase-like protein required for cellulose biosynthesis in rice. Plant Physiol 159, 1440–1452 (*Corresponding author)
Zhang S-J, Song X-Q, Yu B, Zhang B-C, Sun C-Q, Knox J. P, and Zhou Y-H*. (2012) Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting hemicellulose characteristics based on cell wall composition in a wild and cultivated rice species. Mol Plant 5, 162–175.
Zhu X, Shi Y, Lei G, Fry S, Zhang B, Zhou Y, Braam J, Jiang T, Xu X, Mao C, Pan Y, Yang J, Wu P, and Zheng S*. (2012) XTH31, encoding an in vitro XEH/XET-active enzyme, regulates aluminum sensitivity by modulating in vivo XET action, cell wall xylolucan content, and aluminum binding capacity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 24, 4731–4747.
Bao C, Wang J, Zhang R, Zhang B, Zhang H, Zhou Y, and Huang S*. (2012) Arabidipsis VILLIN2 and VILLIN3 act redundantly in sclerenchyma development via bundling of actin filaments. Plant J 71, 962–975
Chen M-Q, Zhang A-H, Zhang Q, Zhang B-C, Nan J, Li X, Liu N, Qu H, Lu C-M, Sudmorgen, Zhou Y-H, Xu Z-H, and Bai S-N*. (2012) Arabidopsis NMD3 is required for nuclear export of 60S ribosomal subunits and affects secondary cell wall thickening. PLoS ONE 7, e35904
2011:
Ning J, Zhang B, Wang N, Zhou Y*, and Xiong L*. (2011) Increased leaf angle1, a Raf-Like MAPKKK that interacts with a nuclear protein family, regulates mechanical tissue formation in the lamina joint of rice. Plant Cell 23, 4334–4347 (*Corresponding author)
Zhang B, Liu X, Qian Q, Liu L, Dong G, Xiong G, Zeng D, and Zhou Y*. (2011) A Golgi nucleotide sugar transporter modulates cell wall biosynthesis and plant growth in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108, 5110–5115.
Song X., Zhang B., and Zhou Y*. (2011) Golgi-localized UDP-glucose transporter is required for cell wall integrity in rice. Plant Signaling & Behavior 6, 1097–1100.
Zhang B and Zhou Y*. (2011) Study on rice brittleness mutants: A way to open the ‘black box’ of monocot cell wall biosynthesis. J Integr Plant Biol 53, 136–142.
Liu X-L, Liu L, Niu Q-K, Xia C, Yang K-Z, Li R, Chen L-Q, Zhang X-Q, Zhou Y*, and Ye D*. (2011) MALE GAMETOPHYTE DEFECTIVE 4 encodes a rhamnogalacturonan II xylosyltransferase and is important for growth of pollen tubes and roots in Arabidopsis. Plant J 65, 647–660 (*Corresponding author)
Lei M, Liu Y, Zhang B, Zhao Y, Wang X, Zhou Y, Raghothama K G, and Liu D*. (2011) Genetic and genomic evidence that sucrose is a global regulator of plant responses to phosphate starvation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 156, 1116–1130.
Wang W, Wang Li, Chen C, Xiong G, Tan X-Y, Yang K-Z, Wang Z-C, Zhou Y, Ye D, and Chen L-Q*. (2011) Arabidopsis CSLD1 and CSLD4 are required for cellulose deposition and normal growth of pollen tubes. J Exp Bot 62, 5161–5177.
Wang Z-P, Xie Z-Q, Zhang B, Hou L-Y, Zhou Y, Li L-H, and Han X-G*. (2011) Aerobic and anaerobic nonmicrobial methane emissions from plant material. Environ Sci Technol 45, 9531–9537.
2010:
Xiong G, Li R, Qian Q, Song X, Liu X, Yu Y, Zeng D, Wan J, Li J and Zhou Y*. (2010) The rice dynamin-related protein DRP2B mediates membrane trafficking and thereby plays a critical role in secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis. Plant J 64, 56–70.
Zhang M, Zhang B, Qian Q, Yu Y, Li R, Zhang J, Liu X, Zeng D, Li J and Zhou Y*. (2010) Brittle Culm12, a dual-targeting Kinesin-4 protein, controls cell cycle progression and wall properties in rice. Plant J 63, 312–328.
Li R, Xiong G, and Zhou Y*. (2010) Membrane trafficking mediated by OsDRP2B is specific for cellulose biosynthesis. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5 (11), 1–4.
Tang C, Huang D, Yang J, Liu S, Sakr S, Li H, Zhou Y, and Qin Y*. (2010) The sucrose transporter HbSUT3 plays an active role in sucrose loading to laticifer and rubber productivity in exploited trees of Hevea brasiliensis (rara rubber tree). Plant, Cell Environ 33,1708–1720.
2009:
Li M, Xiong G, Li R, Cui J, Tang D, Zhang B, Pauly M, Cheng Z, and Zhou Y*. (2009) Rice cellulose synthase-like D4 is essential for normal cell wall biosynthesis and plant growth. Plant J 60, 1055–1069.
Zhang B, Deng L, Qian Q, Xiong G, Zeng D, Li R, Guo L, Li J, and Zhou Y*. (2009) A missense mutation in the transmembrane domain of CESA4 affects protein abundance in the plasma membrane and results in abnormal cell wall biosynthesis in rice. Plant Mol Biol 71, 509–524. (Cover story)
Zhou Y, Li S, Qian Q, Zeng D, Zhang M, Guo L, Liu X, Deng L, Liu X, and Li J*. (2009) BC10, a DUF266-containing and Golgi-located type II membrane protein, is required for cell wall biosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant J 57, 446–462.
2008以前:
Qi J, Qian Q, Bu Q, Li S, Chen Q, Sun J, Liang W,Zhou Y,Chu C, Li X, Ren F, Palme K, Zhao B, Chen J, Chen M, and Li C*. (2008). Mutation of the rice
NARROW LEAF1 gene, which encodes a novel protein, affects vein patterning and polar auxin transport.
Plant Physiol 147, 1947–1959.
Lu, S., Zhou, Y., Li, L., and Chiang V*. (2006) Distinct roles of cinnamate 4-hydroxylase genes in populus. Plant Cell Physiol 47, 905–914.
Dai Y, Wang H Z, Li B H, Huang J, Liu X F, Zhou Y, Mou Z H, and Li J*. (2005) Increased expression of MAP KINASE KINASE7 causes deficiency in polar auxin transport and leads to plant architectural abnormality in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 18, 308–320.
Zhao H Y, Liu J, Shiyou L, Zhou Y, Wei J H, Song Y, and Wang T*. (2005) Isolation and functional characterization of a cinnamate 4-hydroxylase promoter from populus tomentosa. Plant Sci 168, 1157–1162.
Li Y 1, Qian Q1, Zhou Y1, Yan M, Sun L, Zhang M, Fu Z, Wang Y, Han B, Pang X, Chen M, and Li J*. (2003) BRITTLE CULM1, which encodes a COBRA-like protein, affects the mechanical properties of rice plants. Plant Cell 15, 2020–2031. (1Contribute equally)
Li L G, Zhou Y, Cheng X F, Sun J Y, Marita J M, Ralph J, and Chiang V*. (2003) Combinatorial modification of multiple lignin traits in trees through multigene cotransformation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100, 4939–4944.
