Wenxian Sun

Wenxian Sun publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Wenxian Sun D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Within-Species Flagellin Polymorphism in Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris and Its Impact on Elicitation of Arabidopsis FLAGELLIN SENSING2–Dependent Defenses

  Wenxian Sun;F. Mark Dunning;Christine Pfund;Rebecca Weingarten

  285
  Citations

• Specific adaptation of Ustilaginoidea virens in occupying host florets revealed by comparative and functional genomics

  Yong Zhang;Kang Zhang;Anfei Fang;Yanqing Han

  270
  Citations

• Ustilaginoidea virens: Insights into an Emerging Rice Pathogen.

  Wenxian Sun;Jing Fan;Anfei Fang;Yuejiao Li

  188
  Citations

• Identification and Mutational Analysis of Arabidopsis FLS2 Leucine-Rich Repeat Domain Residues That Contribute to Flagellin Perception

  F. Mark Dunning;Wenxian Sun;Kristin L. Jansen;Laura Helft

  172
  Citations

• The Pseudomonas syringae Type III Effector AvrRpt2 Promotes Pathogen Virulence via Stimulating Arabidopsis Auxin/Indole Acetic Acid Protein Turnover

  Fuhao Cui;Shujing Wu;Shujing Wu;Shujing Wu;Shujing Wu;Shujing Wu;Shujing Wu;Wenxian Sun;Gitta Coaker

  143
  Citations

• Probing the Arabidopsis Flagellin Receptor: FLS2-FLS2 Association and the Contributions of Specific Domains to Signaling Function

  Wenxian Sun;Wenxian Sun;Yangrong Cao;Kristin Jansen Labby;Pascal Bittel

  138
  Citations

• High-efficiency and multiplex adenine base editing in plants using new TadA variants

  Daqi Yan;Bin Ren;Lang Liu;Fang Yan

  130
  Citations

• SpRY greatly expands the genome editing scope in rice with highly flexible PAM recognition

  Ziyan Xu;Yongjie Kuang;Bin Ren;Daqi Yan

  111
  Citations

• Strategies to Manage Rice Sheath Blight: Lessons from Interactions between Rice and Rhizoctonia solani

  Unknown

  103
  Citations

• Enhancement of innate immune system in monocot rice by transferring the dicotyledonous elongation factor Tu receptor EFR

  Unknown

  103
  Citations

• Modulation of RNA Polymerase II Phosphorylation Downstream of Pathogen Perception Orchestrates Plant Immunity

  Fangjun Li;Fangjun Li;Cheng Cheng;Fuhao Cui;Fuhao Cui;Marcos V.V. de Oliveira;Marcos V.V. de Oliveira

  102
  Citations

• The HD-GYP Domain Protein RpfG of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola Regulates Synthesis of Extracellular Polysaccharides that Contribute to Biofilm Formation and Virulence on Rice

  Unknown

  92
  Citations

• Phosphorylation-guarded light-harvesting complex II contributes to broad-spectrum blast resistance in rice.

  Muxing Liu;Suobing Zhang;Jiexiong Hu;Wenxian Sun

  89
  Citations

• Overexpression of tomato LeAGP-1 arabinogalactan-protein promotes lateral branching and hampers reproductive development

  Wenxian Sun;Marcia J. Kieliszewski;Allan M. Showalter

  86
  Citations

• Versatile effectors of phytopathogenic fungi target host immunity

  Unknown

  82
  Citations

• Identification and Characterization of Plant Cell Death–Inducing Secreted Proteins From <i>Ustilaginoidea virens</i>

  Unknown

  81
  Citations

• The Lysine-rich Arabinogalactan-protein Subfamily in Arabidopsis: Gene Expression, Glycoprotein Purification and Biochemical Characterization

  Wenxian Sun;Jianfeng Xu;Jie Yang;Marcia J. Kieliszewski

  76
  Citations

• Determination and analysis of ustiloxins A and B by LC-ESI-MS and HPLC in false smut balls of rice.

  Tijiang Shan;Weibo Sun;Hao Liu;Shan Gao

  75
  Citations

• Rice OsFLS2-Mediated Perception of Bacterial Flagellins Is Evaded by Xanthomonas oryzae pvs. oryzae and oryzicola

  Shanzhi Wang;Zhe Sun;Huiqin Wang;Lijuan Liu

  71
  Citations

• A Novel Effector Gene SCRE2 Contributes to Full Virulence of Ustilaginoidea virens to Rice

  Unknown

  70
  Citations