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Yonggen Lou is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a predominant focus on Plant Science and Insect Science. Their body of work encompasses research on insect-plant interactions, plant parasitism and resistance, as well as molecular and ecological aspects of plant defense mechanisms.

Lou's research spans several interconnected topics, including:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Their frequent collaborators include Ran Li, Peng Kuai, Jing Lü, Yumeng Chen, and Ian T. Baldwin, reflecting longstanding research partnerships contributing to a significant number of publications.

Lou has published numerous papers in leading scientific journals, with several notable recent works including:

  • "Molecular dissection of rice phytohormone signaling involved in resistance to a piercing-sucking herbivore," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Sakuranetin protects rice from brown planthopper attack by depleting its beneficial endosymbionts," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cooperative herbivory between two important pests of rice," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Jasmonate-mediated gibberellin catabolism constrains growth during herbivore attack in rice," 2023, The Plant Cell
  • "Functional dissection of rice jasmonate receptors involved in development and defense," 2023, New Phytologist

The publication venues where Lou most frequently contributes include:

  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • New Phytologist
  • Plants
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Within their research, Lou addresses complex biological interactions such as defensive responses in rice to pests, hormonal signaling pathways, and the ecological dynamics between plants and herbivores. Their work also touches on molecular biology and evolutionary aspects within agricultural contexts.

Best Publications

  • Plant Terpenoids: Biosynthesis and Ecological Functions

    Ai-Xia Cheng;Yong-Gen Lou;Ying-Bo Mao;Shan Lu

  • Functional analysis of rice NPR1-like genes reveals that OsNPR1/NH1 is the rice orthologue conferring disease resistance with enhanced herbivore susceptibility.

    Yuexing Yuan;Sihui Zhong;Qun Li;Zengrong Zhu

  • Echinochloa crus-galli genome analysis provides insight into its adaptation and invasiveness as a weed.

    Longbiao Guo;Jie Qiu;Chuyu Ye;Gulei Jin

  • The rice (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase (OsTPS3) accounts for the major inducible volatile sesquiterpenes

    Ai-Xia Cheng;Cai-Yu Xiang;Jian-Xu Li;Chang-Qing Yang

  • Resistance of rice to insect pests mediated by suppression of serotonin biosynthesis.

    Hai-Ping Lu;Ting Luo;Hao-Wei Fu;Long Wang

  • An EAR-motif-containing ERF transcription factor affects herbivore-induced signaling, defense and resistance in rice

    Jing Lu;Hongping Ju;Guoxin Zhou;Chuanshu Zhu;Chuanshu Zhu

  • Silencing of a Germin-Like Gene in Nicotiana attenuata Improves Performance of Native Herbivores

    Yonggen Lou;Ian T. Baldwin

  • Nitrogen Supply Influences Herbivore-Induced Direct and Indirect Defenses and Transcriptional Responses in Nicotiana attenuata

    Yonggen Lou;Ian T. Baldwin

  • The rice hydroperoxide lyase OsHPL3 functions in defense responses by modulating the oxylipin pathway.

    Xiaohong Tong;Jinfeng Qi;Xudong Zhu;Bizeng Mao

  • Altered Disease Development in the eui Mutants and Eui Overexpressors Indicates that Gibberellins Negatively Regulate Rice Basal Disease Resistance

    Dong-Lei Yang;Qun Li;Yi-Wen Deng;Yong-Gen Lou

  • Induced jasmonate signaling leads to contrasting effects on root damage and herbivore performance

    Jing Lu;Christelle Aurélie Maud Robert;Michael Riemann;Marco Cosme

  • An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase-BAG Protein Module Controls Plant Innate Immunity and Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance

    Quanyuan You;Keran Zhai;Donglei Yang;Donglei Yang;Weibing Yang

  • A salivary endo-β-1,4-glucanase acts as an effector that enables the brown planthopper to feed on rice

    Rui Ji;Wenfeng Ye;Hongdan Chen;Jiamei Zeng

  • The Rice Transcription Factor WRKY53 Suppresses Herbivore-Induced Defenses by Acting as a Negative Feedback Modulator of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activity

    Lingfei Hu;Meng Ye;Ran Li;Tongfang Zhang

  • Molecular Dissection of Early Defense Signaling Underlying Volatile-Mediated Defense Regulation and Herbivore Resistance in Rice

    Meng Ye;Gaétan Glauser;Yonggen Lou;Matthias Erb

  • OsMPK3 positively regulates the JA signaling pathway and plant resistance to a chewing herbivore in rice

    Qi Wang;Jiancai Li;Lingfei Hu;Tongfang Zhang

  • The prospect of applying chemical elicitors and plant strengtheners to enhance the biological control of crop pests.

    Islam S. Sobhy;Matthias Erb;Yonggen Lou;Ted C. J. Turlings

  • RNAi knockdown of Oryza sativa root meander curling gene led to altered root development and coiling which were mediated by jasmonic acid signalling in rice

    Jiafu Jiang;Junhua Li;Yunyuan Xu;Ye Han

  • OsLRR-RLK1, an early responsive leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase, initiates rice defense responses against a chewing herbivore.

    Lingfei Hu;Lingfei Hu;Meng Ye;Meng Ye;Peng Kuai;Miaofen Ye

  • Zinc finger protein transcription factors: Integrated line of action for plant antimicrobial activity

    Ali Noman;Ali Noman;Ali Noman;Muhammad Aqeel;Noreen Khalid;Waqar Islam

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Erb
Matthias Erb University of Bern
Ted C. J. Turlings
Ted C. J. Turlings University of Neuchâtel
Ian T. Baldwin
Ian T. Baldwin Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Zuhua He
Zuhua He Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Hua
Jian Hua Cornell University
Xiao-Ya Chen
Xiao-Ya Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qingyao Shu
Qingyao Shu Zhejiang University
Gaétan Glauser
Gaétan Glauser University of Neuchâtel
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse Newcastle University
Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University

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