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Hongwei Guo is affiliated with Southern University of Science and Technology in China, with a research focus spanning Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work concentrates mainly on the subfields of Plant Science and Molecular Biology, including areas such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cell Biology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research contributions cover multiple key topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Hongwei Guo has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • New Phytologist
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Plant Cell
  • Cell
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Some notable publications by the scientist are:

  • An alternative splicing variant of PtRD26 delays leaf senescence by regulating multiple NAC transcription factors in Populus, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • The RALF1-FERONIA Complex Phosphorylates eIF4E1 to Promote Protein Synthesis and Polar Root Hair Growth, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • Extracellular pH sensing by plant cell-surface peptide-receptor complexes, 2022, Cell
  • Multiple Layers of Regulation on Leaf Senescence: New Advances and Perspectives, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • CLE42 delays leaf senescence by antagonizing ethylene pathway in Arabidopsis, 2022, New Phytologist

Throughout their career, Hongwei Guo has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Xinli Xia
  • Yichuan Wang
  • Hou-Ling Wang
  • Yi Zhang
  • Zhonghai Li

These collaborations and the range of publication venues reflect a diverse engagement with plant molecular biology and related research areas.

Best Publications

  • Plant Responses to Ethylene Gas Are Mediated by SCFEBF1/EBF2-Dependent Proteolysis of EIN3 Transcription Factor

    Hongwei Guo;Joseph R Ecker

  • The ethylene signaling pathway: new insights.

    Hongwei Guo;Joseph R Ecker

  • Regulation of Flowering Time by Arabidopsis Photoreceptors

    Hongwei Guo;Hongyun Yang;Todd C. Mockler;Chentao Lin

  • Derepression of ethylene-stabilized transcription factors (EIN3/EIL1) mediates jasmonate and ethylene signaling synergy in Arabidopsis

    Ziqiang Zhu;Fengying An;Ying Feng;Pengpeng Li

  • Ethylene Signaling Negatively Regulates Freezing Tolerance by Repressing Expression of CBF and Type-A ARR Genes in Arabidopsis

    Yiting Shi;Shouwei Tian;Lingyan Hou;Xiaozhen Huang

  • Enhancement of blue-light sensitivity of Arabidopsis seedlings by a blue light receptor cryptochrome 2

    Chentao Lin;Hongyun Yang;Hongwei Guo;Todd Mockler

  • Ethylene-Induced Stabilization of ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 and EIN3-LIKE1 Is Mediated by Proteasomal Degradation of EIN3 Binding F-Box 1 and 2 That Requires EIN2 in Arabidopsis

    Fengying An;Qiong Zhao;Yusi Ji;Wenyang Li

  • The Arabidopsis YUCCA1 Flavin Monooxygenase Functions in the Indole-3-Pyruvic Acid Branch of Auxin Biosynthesis

    Anna N. Stepanova;Jeonga Yun;Linda M. Robles;Ondrej Novak;Ondrej Novak

  • Antagonistic actions of Arabidopsis cryptochromes and phytochrome B in the regulation of floral induction.

    Todd C. Mockler;Hongwei Guo;Hongyun Yang;Hien Duong

  • ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 Is a Senescence-Associated Gene That Accelerates Age-Dependent Leaf Senescence by Directly Repressing miR164 Transcription in Arabidopsis

    Zhonghai Li;Zhonghai Li;Jinying Peng;Jinying Peng;Xing Wen;Xing Wen;Hongwei Guo;Hongwei Guo

  • Activation of ethylene signaling is mediated by nuclear translocation of the cleaved EIN2 carboxyl terminus

    Xing Wen;Cunli Zhang;Yusi Ji;Qiong Zhao;Qiong Zhao

  • A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies l-Kynurenine as a Competitive Inhibitor of TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth in Arabidopsis

    Wenrong He;Javier Brumos;Hongjiang Li;Hongjiang Li;Yusi Ji

  • ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3-LIKE1 Repress SALICYLIC ACID INDUCTION DEFICIENT2 Expression to Negatively Regulate Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis

    Huamin Chen;Li Xue;Satya Chintamanani;Hugo Germain

  • Regulation of Arabidopsis cryptochrome 2 by blue-light-dependent phosphorylation

    Dror Shalitin;Hongyun Yang;Todd C. Mockler;Maskit Maymon

  • EIN2-Directed Translational Regulation of Ethylene Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Wenyang Li;Mengdi Ma;Ying Feng;Hongjiang Li

  • Salt-induced stabilization of EIN3/EIL1 confers salinity tolerance by deterring ROS accumulation in Arabidopsis.

    Jinying Peng;Zhonghai Li;Xing Wen;Wenyang Li

  • The bHLH subgroup IIId factors negatively regulate jasmonate-mediated plant defense and development.

    Susheng Song;Tiancong Qi;Meng Fan;Xing Zhang

  • A Tripartite Amplification Loop Involving the Transcription Factor WRKY75, Salicylic Acid, and Reactive Oxygen Species Accelerates Leaf Senescence

    Pengru Guo;Pengru Guo;Zhonghai Li;Peixin Huang;Peixin Huang;Bosheng Li

  • PIF3 is a negative regulator of the CBF pathway and freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis.

    Bochen Jiang;Yiting Shi;Xiaoyan Zhang;Xiaoyun Xin

  • A Molecular Framework of Light-Controlled Phytohormone Action in Arabidopsis

    Shangwei Zhong;Hui Shi;Hui Shi;Chang Xue;Lei Wang;Lei Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Chentao Lin
Chentao Lin University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Todd C. Mockler
Todd C. Mockler Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University
Jianru Zuo
Jianru Zuo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jixian Zhai
Jixian Zhai Southern University of Science and Technology
Yi Zhao
Yi Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenbiao Yang
Zhenbiao Yang University of California, Riverside
Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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