2022

1. Bing Han, Di Wu, Yan-Yu Zhang, De-Zhu Li, Wei Xu* and Aizhong Liu*. 2022. Epigenetic regulation of seed-specific gene expression by DNA methylation valleys in castor bean. BMC Biology. 20(1): 57. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-02)

2. Yue Wang, Yan Tong, Oluwaniyi Isaiah Adejobi, Yuhua Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2022. Research Advances in Multi-Omics on the Traditional Chinese Herb Dendrobium officinale. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 808228. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.808228)

3. Yanyu Zhang, Yelan Li, Bing Han, Aizhong Liu and Wei Xu*. 2022. Integrated lipidomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals triacylglycerol accumulation in castor bean seedlings under heat stress. Industrial Crops & Products. 180: 114702. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114702)

4. Wen-Bo Wang, Tao Ao, Yan-Yu Zhang, Di Wu, Wei Xu, Bing Han and Aizhong Liu*. 2022. Genome-wide analysis of the B3 transcription factors reveals that RcABI3/VP1 subfamily plays important roles in seed development and oil storage in castor bean (Ricinus communis). Plant Diversity. 44(2): 201-212. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2021.06.008)

5. Shibo Wu, Di Wu, Juan Song, Yanyu Zhang, Qing Tan, Tianquan Yang, Songbiao Wang^*, Jianchu Xu^*, Wei Xu^* and Aizhong Liu^*. 2022. Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal new insights into the role of abscisic acid in modulating mango fruit ripening. Horticulture Research. on line. (DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac102)

2021

1. Wei Xu, Di Wu, Tianquan Yang, Chao Sun, Zaiqing Wang, Bing Han, Shibo Wu, Anmin Yu, Mark A. Chapman, Sammy Muraguri, Qing Tan, Wenbo Wang, Zhigui Bao, Aizhong Liu* and De-Zhu Li*. 2021. Genomic insights into the origin, domestication and genetic basis of agronomic traits of castor bean. Genome Biology. 22(1): 113. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02333-y)

2. Zaiqing Wang, Anmin Yu, Fei Li, Wei Xu, Bing Han, Xiaomao Cheng & Aizhong Liu*. 2021. Bulked segregant analysis reveals candidate genes responsible for dwarf formation in woody oilseed crop castor bean. Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 6277. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85644-1)

3. Yue Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2021. Genomic Characterization and Expression Analysis of the SnRK Family Genes in Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo (Orchidaceae). Plants. 10(3): 479. (https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030479)

4. Oluwaniyi Isaiah Adejobi, Ju Guan, Liu Yang, Jiang-Miao Hu, Anmin Yu Sammy Muraguri and Aizhong Liu*. 2021. Transcriptomic Analyses Shed Light on Critical Genes Associated with Bibenzyl Biosynthesis in Dendrobium officinale. Plants. 10(4): 633. (https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040)

5. Xiuxiang Yan, Liya Hong, Shengji Pei, Alan Hamilton, Haoyun Sun, Rong Yang, Aizhong Liu* and Lixin Yang*. 2021. A natural yellow colorant from Buddleja officinalis for dyeing hemp fabric. Industrial Crops & Products. 171: 113968. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113968)

2020

1. Wei Xu, Libin Zhang, Anthony B. Cunningham, Shan Li, Huifu Zhuang, Yuhua Wang* and Aizhong Liu*. 2020. Blue genome: Chromosome-scale genome reveals the evolutionary and molecular basis of indigo biosynthesis in Strobilanthes cusia. The Plant Journal. 104: 864–879. (https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15016)

2. Bing Han, Hui Xu, Yingting Feng, Wei Xu, Qinghua Cui* and Aizhong Liu*. 2020. Genomic Characterization and Expressional Profiles of Autophagy-Related Genes (ATGs) in Oilseed Crop Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(2): 562. (https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21020562)

3. Bing Han, Wei Xu, Naeem Ahmed, Anmin Yu, Zaiqing Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2020. Changes and associations of genomic transcriptions and histone methylations with salt stress in castor bean. Plant and Cell Physiology. 61(5): pcaa037. (https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcaa037)

4. Anmin Yu, Fei Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2020.  Comparative proteomic and transcriptomic analyses provide new insight into the formation of seed size in castor bean. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1): 48. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-2249-1)

5. Tianquan Yang^*, Xiaojuan Wang^*, Tingnan Dong, Wei Xu and Aizhong Liu^*. 2020. Isolation and functional analyses of PvFAD2 and PvFAD3 involved in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids from Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis). Peer J. 8: e9169. (https://peerj.com/articles/9169/#)

6. Sammy Muraguria, Wei Xu, Mark Chapman, Alice Muchugi, Adejobi Oluwaniyi, Oyetola Oyebanji, Aizhong Liu^*. 2020. Intraspecific variation within Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) based on chloroplast genomes. Industrial Crops and Products, 155: 112779. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112779)

7. Yue Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2020. Genomic Characterization and Expression Analysis of Basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) Family Genes in Traditional Chinese Herb Dendrobium officinale. Plants, 9(8): 1044. (https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9081044)

8. Zaiqing Wang, Jingke Kuang, Bing Han, Suiyun Chen and Aizhong Liu*. 2020. Genomic characterization and expression profiles of stress-associated proteins (SAPs) in castor bean (Ricinus communis). Plant Diversity. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2020.07.010)

2019

1. Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Lijun Qiu, Mark A. Chapman, De-Zhu Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2019. Genomic analysis reveals rich genetic variation and potential targets of selection during domestication of castor bean from perennial woody tree to annual semi-woody crop. Plant Direct. 3(10): e00173. (https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.173)

2. Anmin Yu, Zaiqing Wang, Yang Zhang, Fei Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2019. Global Gene Expression of Seed Coat Tissues Reveals a Potential Mechanism of Regulating Seed Size Formation in Castor Bean. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(6):1282. (https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20061282)

3. Anmin Yu, Fei Li1, Wei Xu, Zaiqing Wang, Chao Sun, Bing Han, Yue Wang, Bo Wang, Xiaomao Cheng and Aizhong Liu*. 2019. Application of a high-resolution genetic map for chromosome-scale genome assembly and fine QTLs mapping of seed size and weight traits in castor bean. Scientific report. 9(1):11950. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48492-8)

4. Liangqun Li, Yanqiang Zhao, Bayi Lang, Yuying Xie, Manfred Shaowu Meng, Yun He, Lixin Yang* and Aizhong Liu*. 2019. Microbial transformation of diosgenin to diosgenone by Wickerhamomyces anomalus JQ-1 obtained from Naxi traditional Jiu Qu. Bioorganic Chemistry. 103508.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103508)

5. Patcharawadee Thongkumkoon, Siriwadee Chomdej, Jatupol Kampuansai, Waranee Pradit, Pimubon Waikham, Stephen Elliott, Sutthathorn Chairuangsri, Dia Panitnard Shannon, Prasit Wangpakapattanawong* and Aizhong Liu*. 2019. Genetic assessment of three Fagaceae species in forest restoration trials. Peer J.(https://peerj.com/articles/6958.html）

2018

 1. Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Bin Wang, Bing Han, Huangkai Zhou,Yue Wang, Dezhu Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2018. Differential expression networks and inheritance patterns of long non-coding RNAs in castor bean seeds. The Plant Journal. 95(2):324-340. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tpj.13953)

 2. Nkatha G. Muriira, Alice Muchugi, Anmin Yu, Jianchu Xu* and Aizhong Liu*. 2018. Genetic Diversity Analysis Reveals Genetic Differentiation and Strong Population Structure in Calotropis Plants. Scientific Reports. 8(1):7832. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26275-x)

 3. Haque ME, Bing han, Bing Wang, Yue Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2018. Development of an efficient chromatin immunoprecipitation method to investigate protein-DNA interaction in oleaginous castor bean seeds. PLoS ONE. 13(5):e0197126. (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0197126)

 4. Yue Wang#, Wei Xu#, Zexi Chen, Bin Han, Haque ME and Aizhong Liu*. 2018. Gene structure, expression pattern and interaction of Nuclear Factor-Y family in castor bean (Ricinus communis). Planta. 247(3):559-572. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00425-017-2809-2)

 5. Bin Wang, Yang Zhang, Haque ME, Wei Xu, Fei Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2018. Transcriptomic analyses reveal complex and interconnected sucrose signaling cascades in developing seeds of castor bean. Journal of Plant Physiology. 221:1-10. (https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0176-1617(17)30288-2)

 6. Tianquan Yang, Qian Yu, Wei Xu*, De-zhu Li, Fu Chen and Aizhong Liu*. 2018. Transcriptome analysis reveals crucial genes involved in the biosynthesis of nervonic acid in woody Malania oleifera oilseeds. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1): 247. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-018-1463-6)

2017

 1. Shan He, Wei Xu, Fei Li, Yue Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2017. Intraspecific DNA methylation polymorphism in the non-edible oilseed plant castor bean. Plant Diversity. 39(5): 300-307. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265917300483)

2016

 1. Tianquan Yang, Ronghua Xu, Jianghua Chen and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Ketoacyl-acyl Carrier Protein Synthase I (KASI) Plays Crucial Roles in the Plant Growth and Fatty Acids Synthesis in Tobacco. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(7): 1287. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000684/pdf/ijms-17-01287.pdf)

 2. Wei Xu#, Zexi Chen#, Naeem Ahmed, Bing Han, Qinghua Cui*, and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Genome-Wide Identification, Evolutionary Analysis, and Stress Responses of the GRAS Gene Family in Castor Beans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(7): 1004. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964380/pdf/ijms-17-01004.pdf)

 3. Jiancai Wang, Ronghua Xu, Haque ME and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Overexpression of ACC gene from oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi enhanced the lipid accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with increased levels of glycerol 3-phosphate substrates. Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 80(6): 1214-1222. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09168451.2015.1136883)

 4. Xiaoxu Fan, Shuncang Zhang, Lingshang Lin, Lingxiao Zhao, Aizhong Liu and Cunxu Wei*. 2016. Properties of new starches from tubers of Arisaema elephas, yunnanense and erubescens. Food Hydrocolloids. 61: 183-190. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268005X16302120)

 5. Wei Xu#, Tianquan Yang#, Xue Dong, De-zhu Li, and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Genomic DNA methylation analyses reveal the distinct profiles in castor bean seeds with persistent endosperms. Plant Physiology. 171(2): 1242-1258. (http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/171/2/1242.long)

 6. Yang Zhang, Sujatha Mulpuri and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Photosynthetic responses of seed coat under high light exposure increases lipid accumulation in non-green seeds of castor (Ricimus communis L.). Photosynthesis research. 128(2): 125-140. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11120-015-0206-x)

2015

 1. Lai-Sheng Meng*, Zhi-Bo Wang, Shun-Qiao Yao and Aizhong Liu*. 2015. The ARF2-ANT-COR15A gene cascade regulates ABA-signaling-mediated resistance of large seeds to drought in Arabidopsis. Journal of Cell Science. 128, 3922-3932. (http://jcs.biologists.org/content/128/21/3922.long)

 2. Nkatha Muriira, Wei Xu, Alice Muchugi, Jianchu Xu and Aizhong Liu*. 2015. De novo sequencing and assembly analysis of transcriptome in the Sodom Apple (Calotropis gigantea). BMC Genomics. 16: 723. (https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-015-1908-3)   

 3. Lai-Sheng Meng* and Shun-Qiao Yao. 2015. The Arabidopsis ANGUSTIFOLIA3 (AN3) Transcription Co-activator Regulates Water Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance by Modulating Stomatal Density and Improved Root Architecture via Transrepression of YODA (YDA). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 13(7): 893-902. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pbi.12324)

 4. Lai-Sheng Meng*, Yi-Bo Wang, Shun-Qiao Yao and Aizhong Liu*. 2015. Arabidopsis AINTEGUMENTA (ANT) Mediates Salt Tolerance by Trans-repressing SCABP8. Journal of Cell Science. 128(150): 2919-2927. (http://jcs.biologists.org/content/128/15/2919.long)

 5. Lai-Sheng Meng and Aizhong Liu*. 2015. Light signaling induces anthocyanin biosynthesis via AN3 mediated COP1 expression. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 10(9): e1001223. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15592324.2014.1001223)

 6. Yang Zhang, Sujatha Mulpuri and Aizhong Liu*. 2015. Exogenous glutamine increases lipid accumulation in developing seeds of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) Cultured in vitro. Archives of Biological Sciences. 67(00): 90. (http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2015/0354-46641500090Z.pdf)

 7. Umashankar Chandrasekaran and Aizhong Liu*. 2015. Stage specific metabolization of triacylglycerides during seed germination of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.).  Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 95(8): 1764-1766. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jsfa.6855)

2014

 1. Yinxian Shi, Huabin Hu, Youkai Xu and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. An ethnobotanical study of the less known wild edible figs (genus Ficus) native to Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 10: 68. (https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4269-10-68)

 2. Ruling Wang, Jiancai Wang, Ronghua Xu, Zhen Fang and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. Oil production by the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi using diverse carbon sources. BioResources. 9(4): 7027-7040. (http://sourcedb.cas.cn/sourcedb_xtbg_cas/yw/ywlw/201412/P020141224597337876161.pdf)

 3. Jiancai Wang, Ronghua Xu* and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. IRDL Cloning: A one-tube, zero-background, easy-to-use, directional cloning method improves throughput in recombinant DNA preparation. PLoS ONE. 9(9): e107907. (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0107907)

 4. Xiaojuan Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. Expression of genes controlling unsaturated fatty acids biosynthesis and oil deposition in developing seeds of Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.). Lipids. 49: 1019–1031. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11745-014-3938-z)

 5. Umashankar Chandrasekaran, Wei Xu and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. Transcriptome profiling identifies ABA mediated regulatory changes towards storage filling in developing seeds of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Cell & Bioscience. 4: 33. (http://cellandbioscience.biomedcentral.com/article/10.1186/2045-3701-4-33)

 6. Zhengwei Jin, Umashankar Chandrasekaran and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. Genome wide analysis of the Dof transcription factors in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Genes & Genomics. 36: 527–537.(http://ir.kib.ac.cn/bitstream/151853/18304/2/Jin-2014-Genome-wide%20analysis.pdf)

 7. Umashankar Chandrasekaran and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. Differential expression patterns of lipid genes in developing seeds (Ricinus communis L.).  Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 43(1): 37-43. (https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJB/article/view/19743)

 8. Wei Xu, Mengyuan Dai, Fei Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2014. Genomic imprinting, methylation and parent-of-origin effects in reciprocal hybrid endosperm of castor bean. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(11): 6987-6998. (http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/11/6987.long)

2013

 1. Wei Xu, Li Fei, Lizhen Ling and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Genome-wide survey and expression profiles of the AP2/ERF family in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). BMC genomics. 14: 785. (https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2164-14-785)

 2. Zhengwei Jin, Wei Xu and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Genomic surveys and expression analysis of bZIP gene family in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Planta. 239(2): 299-312. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-013-1979-9)

 3. Ronghua Xu, Tianquan Yang, Ruling Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Characterization of DGAT1 and DGAT2 from Jatropha curcas and their nonredundant functions in storage lipid biosynthesis. Functional Plant Biology. 41(3): 321-329. (http://sourcedb.cas.cn/sourcedb_xtbg_cas/yw/ywlw/201412/P020141224597464559510.pdf)

 4. Umashankar Chandrasekaran and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Seed filling and fatty acid changes in developing seeds of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Australian Journal of Crop Sciences. 7 (11) :1761-176. (http://www.cropj.com/umashankar_7_11_2013_1761_1765.pdf)

 5. Umashankar Chandrasekaran and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Endogenous abscisic acid signaling towards storage reserve filling in developing seed tissues of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). Plant Growth Regulation. 72(2): 203-207. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10725-013-9846-z)

 6. Wei Xu, Qinghua Cui, Fei Li and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of MicroRNAs from castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). PLoS ONE, 8(7): e69995. (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069995)

 7. Umashankar Chandrasekaran, Xiaojuan Wang and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Characterization, Expression profiling and Heterologous function analysis of Two Oleosin Genes PvOle1 and PvOle2 from Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.). International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(3): 435-442.

 8. Wei Xu, Weirong Bai, Guangjun Wen, Huyin Huai* and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Influences of Harvesting on Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Anemone altaica (Ranunculaceae), a Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herb. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 47: 121-125. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305197812002220)

 9. Ronghua Xu, Lijun Qiu, Tianquan Yang, Ruling Wang, Bo Tian and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Cloning and functioning of phospholipids: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (JcPDAT1) cDNA from Jatropha curcas. Chinese Journal of Oil Crop Sciences. 35: 123-130.

 10. Tianquan Yang, Ronghua Xu and Aizhong Liu*. 2013. Cloning and Characterization of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Gene (NtDGAT2) from Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Plant Physiology Journal. 49(1): 81-88.