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Yinong Yang is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these main domains, their work is concentrated in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Insect Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover areas including CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, RNA regulation and disease, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Yang has contributed to multiple research papers in prominent journals. Recent publications include the following:

  • Functional dissection of HGGT and HPT in barley vitamin E biosynthesis via CRISPR/Cas9-enabled genome editing, 2020, Annals of Botany
  • Single-nucleotide editing for zebra3 and wsl5 phenotypes in rice using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated adenine base editors, 2020, aBIOTECH
  • Versatile Applications of the CRISPR/Cas Toolkit in Plant Pathology and Disease Management, 2020, Phytopathology
  • A FLASH pipeline for arrayed CRISPR library construction and the gene function discovery of rice receptor-like kinases, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Highly Sensitive and Rapid Detection of Citrus Huanglongbing Pathogen ('Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus') Using Cas12a-Based Methods, 2021, Phytopathology

These papers reflect engagement with genome editing technologies, disease management in plants, and innovative detection methods for plant pathogens.

Yang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Matthew S. Wheatley
  • Kabin Xie
  • Kutubuddin A. Molla
  • Justin Shih
  • Yache Chen

Their work has been published multiple times in notable venues such as Phytopathology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, aBIOTECH, Annals of Botany, and Modern Agriculture. These publication venues highlight a focus on plant pathology, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences.

Best Publications

  • Boosting CRISPR/Cas9 multiplex editing capability with the endogenous tRNA-processing system

    Kabin Xie;Bastian Minkenberg;Yinong Yang

  • Disease Resistance and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice Are Inversely Modulated by an Abscisic Acid–Inducible Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

    Lizhong Xiong;Yinong Yang

  • Plant hormone jasmonate prioritizes defense over growth by interfering with gibberellin signaling cascade

    Dong Lei Yang;Jian Yao;Chuan Sheng Mei;Xiao Hong Tong

  • RNA-Guided Genome Editing in Plants Using a CRISPR–Cas System

    Kabin Xie;Yinong Yang

  • In vivo analysis of plant promoters and transcription factors by agroinfiltration of tobacco leaves.

    Yinong Yang;Rugang Li;Min Qi

  • Endogenous salicylic acid protects rice plants from oxidative damage caused by aging as well as biotic and abiotic stress

    Yinong Yang;Min Qi;Min Qi;Chuansheng Mei

  • Inducible overexpression of a rice allene oxide synthase gene increases the endogenous jasmonic acid level, PR gene expression, and host resistance to fungal infection.

    Chuansheng Mei;Min Qi;Min Qi;Guangyao Sheng;Yinong Yang

  • Genome-Wide Prediction of Highly Specific Guide RNA Spacers for CRISPR–Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing in Model Plants and Major Crops

    Kabin Xie;Jianwei Zhang;Jianwei Zhang;Yinong Yang;Yinong Yang

  • An Xanthomonas citri pathogenicity gene, pthA, pleiotropically encodes gratuitous avirulence on nonhosts.

    S. Swarup;Yinong Yang;M. T. Kingsley;D. W. Gabriel

  • CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Base Editing: Technical Considerations and Practical Applications.

    Kutubuddin A. Molla;Yinong Yang

  • Roles of plant hormones and their interplay in rice immunity.

    Dong Lei Yang;Yinong Yang;Zuhua He

  • A novel jasmonic acid-inducible rice myb gene associates with fungal infection and host cell death.

    Min-Woo Lee;Min Qi;Yinong Yang

  • Rice SERK1 gene positively regulates somatic embryogenesis of cultured cell and host defense response against fungal infection

    H. Hu;L. Xiong;Y. Yang

  • Abscisic Acid-Induced Resistance against the Brown Spot Pathogen Cochliobolus miyabeanus in Rice Involves MAP Kinase-Mediated Repression of Ethylene Signaling

    David De Vleesschauwer;Yinong Yang;Casiana Vera Cruz;Monica Höfte

  • The rice blast resistance gene Ptr encodes an atypical protein required for broad-spectrum disease resistance.

    Haijun Zhao;Xueyan Wang;Xueyan Wang;Yulin Jia;Bastian Minkenberg

  • Gene-for-genes interactions between cotton R genes and Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum avr genes.

    R. De Feyter;Yinong Yang;D. W. Gabriel

  • Xanthomonas avirulence/pathogenicity gene family encodes functional plant nuclear targeting signals.

    Yang Y;Gabriel Dw

  • Isolation and characterization of a tobacco mosaic virus-inducible myb oncogene homolog from tobacco

    Yinong Yang;Daniel F. Klessig

  • Molecular analysis of the rice MAP kinase gene family in relation to Magnaporthe grisea infection.

    Nathan S. Reyna;Yinong Yang

  • Distinctive expression patterns and roles of the miRNA393/TIR1 homolog module in regulating flag leaf inclination and primary and crown root growth in rice (Oryza sativa)

    Hongwu Bian;Yakun Xie;Fu Guo;Ning Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel F. Klessig
Daniel F. Klessig Boyce Thompson Institute
Lizhong Xiong
Lizhong Xiong Huazhong Agricultural University
Zuhua He
Zuhua He Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yulin Jia
Yulin Jia United States Department of Agriculture
Sheng Yang He
Sheng Yang He Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jyoti Shah
Jyoti Shah Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Qiaoping Yuan
Qiaoping Yuan National Institutes of Health
Bing Yang
Bing Yang University of Missouri
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University

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