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Yijun Qi is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to research within the domains of agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work mainly involves plant science and molecular biology, with additional engagement in areas related to cancer research, insect science, and oncology.

The primary topics of Yijun Qi's research encompass:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

The scientist has published in numerous venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Nature Communications
  • Science China Life Sciences
  • Nature Plants
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yijun Qi are:

  • "Jasmonate Signaling Enhances RNA Silencing and Antiviral Defense in Rice" (2020, Cell Host & Microbe)
  • "Phase separation of SERRATE drives dicing body assembly and promotes miRNA processing in Arabidopsis" (2020, Nature Cell Biology)
  • "Regulation of Rice Tillering by RNA-Directed DNA Methylation at Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements" (2020, Molecular Plant)
  • "A calmodulin-binding transcription factor links calcium signaling to antiviral RNAi defense in plants" (2021, Cell Host & Microbe)
  • "21-nt phasiRNAs direct target mRNA cleavage in rice male germ cells" (2020, Nature Communications)

The research collaborations have involved frequent co-authorship with:

  • Xiaofeng Fang (4 publications)
  • Yan Li (noted with two separate entries, 3 publications each)
  • Bi Lian (3 publications)
  • Jason D. Berndt (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Sorting of Small RNAs into Arabidopsis Argonaute Complexes Is Directed by the 5′ Terminal Nucleotide

    Shijun Mi;Tao Cai;Yugang Hu;Yemiao Chen

  • Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

    Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

  • Reconstitution and structure of a plant NLR resistosome conferring immunity

    Jizong Wang;Meijuan Hu;Jia Wang;Jinfeng Qi

  • DNA Methylation Mediated by a MicroRNA Pathway

    Liang Wu;Huanyu Zhou;Qingqing Zhang;Jianguang Zhang

  • Global Epigenetic and Transcriptional Trends among Two Rice Subspecies and Their Reciprocal Hybrids

    Guangming He;Xiaopeng Zhu;Axel A. Elling;Liangbi Chen

  • A role for small RNAs in DNA double-strand break repair.

    Wei Wei;Zhaoqing Ba;Min Gao;Yang Wu

  • MicroRNAs and Their Regulatory Roles in Plant-Environment Interactions.

    Xianwei Song;Yan Li;Xiaofeng Cao;Yijun Qi

  • Distinct catalytic and non-catalytic roles of ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation

    Yijun Qi;Xingyue He;Xingyue He;Xiu-Jie Wang;Oleksiy Kohany

  • A complex system of small RNAs in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Tao Zhao;Guanglin Li;Shijun Mi;Shan Li

  • Biochemical Specialization within Arabidopsis RNA Silencing Pathways

    Yijun Qi;Ahmet M. Denli;Gregory J. Hannon

  • Ligand-triggered allosteric ADP release primes a plant NLR complex

    J. Wang;J. Wang;M. Hu;S. Wu;J. Qi

  • Identification of MicroRNAs involved in pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered plant innate immunity.

    Yan Li;QingQing Zhang;Jiangguang Zhang;Liang Wu

  • Rice MicroRNA Effector Complexes and Targets

    Liang Wu;Qingqing Zhang;Huanyu Zhou;Fangrui Ni

  • Genome-Wide and Organ-Specific Landscapes of Epigenetic Modifications and Their Relationships to mRNA and Small RNA Transcriptomes in Maize

    Xiangfeng Wang;Axel A. Elling;Xueyong Li;Ning Li

  • RNAi in Plants: An Argonaute-Centered View

    Xiaofeng Fang;Yijun Qi

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Changes in Two Arabidopsis Ecotypes and Their Reciprocal Hybrids

    Huaishun Shen;Huaishun Shen;Hang He;Jigang Li;Jigang Li;Wei Chen

  • Global identification of Arabidopsis lncRNAs reveals the regulation of MAF4 by a natural antisense RNA

    Xinyue Zhao;Jingrui Li;Bi Lian;Hanqing Gu

  • Characterization of stress-responsive lncRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana by integrating expression, epigenetic and structural features.

    Chao Di;Jiapei Yuan;Yue Wu;Jingrui Li

  • Kismeth: Analyzer of plant methylation states through bisulfite sequencing

    Eyal Gruntman;Yijun Qi;R Keith Slotkin;Ted Roeder

  • ROS accumulation and antiviral defence control by microRNA528 in rice.

    Jianguo Wu;Rongxin Yang;Zhirui Yang;Shengze Yao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jijie Chai
Jijie Chai Westlake University
Biao Ding
Biao Ding The Ohio State University
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge
Hang He
Hang He Peking University
Xiaofeng Cao
Xiaofeng Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jigang Li
Jigang Li China Agricultural University
Yun-Gui Yang
Yun-Gui Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yule Liu
Yule Liu Tsinghua University
Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology

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