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Overview

Yunde Zhao is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial contribution to agricultural and biological sciences. Their work covers multiple subfields including plant science, molecular biology, genetics, physiology, and cell biology.

Their scholarly output includes research on various topics related to plant biology, such as:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Yunde Zhao has published extensively in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Their frequent publication venues indicate a focus on high-impact outlets for plant molecular biology and related disciplines.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Xinhua Dai, Chennan Ge, Yuki Aoi, Yun Hu, and Hiroyuki Kasahara, with whom they have jointly published multiple papers.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "A reporter for noninvasively monitoring gene expression and plant transformation," 2020, Horticulture Research
  • "MAP3Kinase-dependent SnRK2-kinase activation is required for abscisic acid signal transduction and rapid osmotic stress response," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The main oxidative inactivation pathway of the plant hormone auxin," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Natural allelic variation in a modulator of auxin homeostasis improves grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice," 2020, The Plant Cell
  • "PIEZO ion channel is required for root mechanotransduction in Arabidopsis thaliana," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scope of these works illustrates an engagement with gene expression monitoring, signal transduction pathways in plants, hormonal regulation, and mechanotransduction. This research contributes to understanding fundamental physiological processes as well as applications relevant to agricultural productivity and plant genetics.

Best Publications

  • Auxin Biosynthesis and Its Role in Plant Development

    Yunde Zhao

  • A Role for Flavin Monooxygenase-Like Enzymes in Auxin Biosynthesis

    Yunde Zhao;Sioux K. Christensen;Christian Fankhauser;John R. Cashman

  • Rapid synthesis of auxin via a new tryptophan-dependent pathway is required for shade avoidance in plants.

    Yi Tao;Jean-Luc Ferrer;Jean-Luc Ferrer;Karin Ljung;Florence Pojer

  • Auxin biosynthesis by the YUCCA flavin monooxygenases controls the formation of floral organs and vascular tissues in Arabidopsis

    Youfa Cheng;Xinhua Dai;Yunde Zhao

  • The main auxin biosynthesis pathway in Arabidopsis.

    Kiyoshi Mashiguchi;Keita Tanaka;Tatsuya Sakai;Satoko Sugawara

  • Conversion of tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid by TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASES OF ARABIDOPSIS and YUCCAs in Arabidopsis

    Christina Won;Xiangling Shen;Kiyoshi Mashiguchi;Zuyu Zheng

  • Trp-dependent auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: involvement of cytochrome P450s CYP79B2 and CYP79B3.

    Yunde Zhao;Anna K. Hull;Neeru R. Gupta;Kendrick A. Goss

  • Auxin Synthesized by the YUCCA Flavin Monooxygenases Is Essential for Embryogenesis and Leaf Formation in Arabidopsis

    Youfa Cheng;Xinhua Dai;Yunde Zhao

  • Self-processing of ribozyme-flanked RNAs into guide RNAs in vitro and in vivo for CRISPR-mediated genome editing

    Yangbin Gao;Yunde Zhao

  • Auxin biosynthesis: a simple two-step pathway converts tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid in plants.

    Yunde Zhao

  • Engineering Herbicide-Resistant Rice Plants through CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Homologous Recombination of Acetolactate Synthase

    Yongwei Sun;Xin Zhang;Chuanyin Wu;Yubing He

  • Generation of High-Amylose Rice through CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis of Starch Branching Enzymes.

    Yongwei Sun;Guiai Jiao;Zupei Liu;Xin Zhang

  • Biochemical analyses of indole-3-acetaldoxime-dependent auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Satoko Sugawara;Shojiro Hishiyama;Yusuke Jikumaru;Atsushi Hanada

  • A molecular basis for nitric oxide sensing by soluble guanylate cyclase

    Yunde Zhao;Philip E. Brandish;David P. Ballou;Michael A. Marletta

  • Auxin binding protein 1 (ABP1) is not required for either auxin signaling or Arabidopsis development.

    Yangbin Gao;Yi Zhang;Da Zhang;Xinhua Dai

  • An Indole-3-Acetic Acid Carboxyl Methyltransferase Regulates Arabidopsis Leaf Development

    Genji Qin;Hongya Gu;Yunde Zhao;Zhiqiang Ma

  • Generation of Targeted Point Mutations in Rice by a Modified CRISPR/Cas9 System

    Jingying Li;Yongwei Sun;Jinlu Du;Yunde Zhao;Yunde Zhao

  • BIG: a calossin-like protein required for polar auxin transport in Arabidopsis

    Pedro Gil;Elizabeth Dewey;Jiri Friml;Yunde Zhao

  • Essential Roles of Local Auxin Biosynthesis in Plant Development and in Adaptation to Environmental Changes.

    Yunde Zhao

  • Pattern of Auxin and Cytokinin Responses for Shoot Meristem Induction Results from the Regulation of Cytokinin Biosynthesis by AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR3

    Zhi Juan Cheng;Liang Wang;Wei Sun;Yan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Michael A. Marletta
Michael A. Marletta University of California, Berkeley
Li-Jia Qu
Li-Jia Qu Peking University
Yuji Kamiya
Yuji Kamiya RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Ken-ichiro Hayashi
Ken-ichiro Hayashi Okayama University of Science
Julian I. Schroeder
Julian I. Schroeder University of California, San Diego
Mark Estelle
Mark Estelle University of California, San Diego
Joseph P. Noel
Joseph P. Noel Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Hongya Gu
Hongya Gu Peking University
Liwen Jiang
Liwen Jiang Chinese University of Hong Kong

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