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Wanqi Liang is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and has a research profile focused primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as applied to plant sciences. Their body of work includes contributions to agricultural and biological sciences, with a special emphasis on molecular biology and plant science.

Their recent publications highlight important aspects of plant development and physiology. Notable papers include:

  • Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA- and auxin-mediated mechanisms, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A rice single cell transcriptomic atlas defines the developmental trajectories of rice floret and inflorescence meristems, 2022, New Phytologist
  • AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORS 6 and 17 control the flag leaf angle in rice by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of lamina joints, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • MADS1 maintains barley spike morphology at high ambient temperatures, 2021, Nature Plants
  • Gibberellins orchestrate panicle architecture mediated by DELLA-KNOX signalling in rice, 2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal

Wanqi Liang frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Dabing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Xiaofei Chen, and Guoqiang Huang. These collaborations indicate a focus on plant molecular biology and genetics within diverse teams.

Their research has been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, with major appearances in:

  • New Phytologist
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plant Cell & Environment

The scientist's work spans several key subfields within biology, such as molecular biology, plant science, genetics, cell biology, and nutrition and dietetics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to plant research.

They have contributed to numerous main topics in plant research, including:

  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Seed Germination and Physiology
  • Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies

Best Publications

  • The Rice Tapetum Degeneration Retardation Gene Is Required for Tapetum Degradation and Anther Development

    Na Li;Da-Sheng Zhang;Hai-Sheng Liu;Chang-Song Yin

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic/Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Family in Rice and Arabidopsis

    Xiaoxing Li;Xuepeng Duan;Haixiong Jiang;Yujin Sun

  • Cytochrome P450 Family Member CYP704B2 Catalyzes the ω -Hydroxylation of Fatty Acids and Is Required for Anther Cutin Biosynthesis and Pollen Exine Formation in Rice

    Hui Li;Franck Pinot;Vincent Sauveplane;Danièle Werck-Reichhart

  • EAT1 promotes tapetal cell death by regulating aspartic proteases during male reproductive development in rice

    Ningning Niu;Wanqi Liang;Xijia Yang;Weilin Jin

  • Rice MADS3 Regulates ROS Homeostasis during Late Anther Development

    Lifang Hu;Wanqi Liang;Changsong Yin;Xiao Cui

  • The ABORTED MICROSPORES Regulatory Network Is Required for Postmeiotic Male Reproductive Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jie Xu;Caiyun Yang;Zheng Yuan;Zheng Yuan;Dasheng Zhang

  • Jasmonic acid regulates spikelet development in rice

    Qiang Cai;Zheng Yuan;Mingjiao Chen;Changsong Yin

  • OsC6, Encoding a Lipid Transfer Protein, Is Required for Postmeiotic Anther Development In Rice

    Dasheng Zhang;Wanqi Liang;Changsong Yin;Jie Zong

  • PERSISTENT TAPETAL CELL1 Encodes a PHD-Finger Protein That Is Required for Tapetal Cell Death and Pollen Development in Rice

    Hui Li;Zheng Yuan;Gema Vizcay-Barrena;Caiyun Yang

  • Carbon Starved Anther Encodes a MYB Domain Protein That Regulates Sugar Partitioning Required for Rice Pollen Development

    Hui Zhang;Wanqi Liang;Xijia Yang;Xue Luo

  • Defective Pollen Wall Is Required for Anther and Microspore Development in Rice and Encodes a Fatty Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase

    Jing Shi;Hexin Tan;Xiao Hong Yu;Yuanyun Liu;Yuanyun Liu

  • The Rice Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor TDR INTERACTING PROTEIN2 Is a Central Switch in Early Anther Development

    Zhenzhen Fu;Jing Yu;Xiaowei Cheng;Xu Zong

  • ABORTED MICROSPORES Acts as a Master Regulator of Pollen Wall Formation in Arabidopsis

    Jie Xu;Zhiwen Ding;Gema Vizcay-Barrena;Jianxin Shi

  • The floral organ number4 gene encoding a putative ortholog of Arabidopsis CLAVATA3 regulates apical meristem size in rice

    Huangwei Chu;Qian Qian;Wanqi Liang;Changsong Yin

  • Tapetum degeneration retardation is critical for aliphatic metabolism and gene regulation during rice pollen development.

    Da-Sheng Zhang;Wan-Qi Liang;Zheng Yuan;Na Li

  • The SEPALLATA-like gene OsMADS34 is required for rice inflorescence and spikelet development.

    Xingchun Gao;Wanqi Liang;Changsong Yin;Shenmin Ji

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Arabidopsis MIR168a and ARGONAUTE1 Homeostasis in Abscisic Acid and Abiotic Stress Responses

    Wei Li;Xiao Cui;Zhaolu Meng;Xiahe Huang

  • The AGL6-like gene OsMADS6 regulates floral organ and meristem identities in rice.

    Haifeng Li;Wanqi Liang;Ruidong Jia;Changsong Yin

  • Rice CYP703A3, a cytochrome P450 hydroxylase, is essential for development of anther cuticle and pollen exine.

    Xijia Yang;Di Wu;Jianxin Shi;Yi He

  • Rice MADS6 Interacts with the Floral Homeotic Genes SUPERWOMAN1, MADS3, MADS58, MADS13, and DROOPING LEAF in Specifying Floral Organ Identities and Meristem Fate

    Haifeng Li;Wanqi Liang;Yun Hu;Lu Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Dabing Zhang
Dabing Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jianxin Shi
Jianxin Shi Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hong Ma
Hong Ma Pennsylvania State University
Staffan Persson
Staffan Persson University of Copenhagen
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Ki-Hong Jung
Ki-Hong Jung Kyung Hee University
Lukas Schreiber
Lukas Schreiber University of Bonn
Zoe A. Wilson
Zoe A. Wilson University of Nottingham
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham

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