Cheng Gong^#, Zhaojiang Guo^#, Yuan Hu^#, Zezhong Yang^#, Jixing Xia, Xin Yang, Wen Xie, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Wenfeng Ye, Xuguo Zhou, Ted C. J. Turlings^*, Youjun Zhang^*. A horizontally transferred plant fatty acid desaturase gene steers whitefly reproduction. Advanced Science, 2024, 11(10): 2306653.

Zhaojiang Guo^#,*, Yang Bai^#, Xinyi Zhang^#, Le Guo^#, Liuhong Zhu^#, Dan Sun, Kaiyue Sun, Xudan Xu, Xin Yang, Wen Xie, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Youjun Zhang^*. RNA m⁶A methylation suppresses insect juvenile hormone degradation to minimize fitness costs in response to a pathogenic attack. Advanced Science, 2024, 11(6): 2307650.

Zezhong Yang^#, Zhaojiang Guo^#, Cheng Gong^#, Jixing Xia^#, Yuan Hu, Jie Zhong, Xin Yang, Wen Xie, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Wenfeng Ye, Baiming Liu, Xuguo Zhou, Ted C. J. Turlings^*, Youjun Zhang^*. Two horizontally acquired bacterial genes steer the exceptionally efficient and flexible nitrogenous waste cycling in whiteflies. Science Advances, 2024, 10(5): eadi3105.

Zhaojiang Guo^#,*, Le Guo^#, Yang Bai^#, Shi Kang, Dan Sun, Jianying Qin, Fan Ye, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Wen Xie, Xin Yang, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Youjun Zhang^*. Retrotransposon-mediated evolutionary rewiring of a pathogen response orchestrates a resistance phenotype in an insect host. PNAS, 2023, 120(14): e2300439120.

Zhaojiang Guo^#,*, Le Guo^#, Jianying Qin^#, Fan Ye^#, Dan Sun^#, Qingjun Wu, Shaoli Wang, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Alejandra Bravo, Mario Soberón, Youjun Zhang^*. A single transcription factor facilitates an insect host combating Bacillus thuringiensis infection while maintaining fitness. Nature Communications, 2022, 13(1): 6024.

Dan Sun^#, Liuhong Zhu^#, Le Guo^#, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Alejandra Bravo, Mario Soberón, Zhaojiang Guo^*, Youjun Zhang^*. A versatile contribution of both aminopeptidases N and ABC transporters to Bt Cry1Ac toxicity in the diamondback moth. BMC Biology, 2022, 20(1): 33.

Le Guo^#, Zhouqiang Cheng^#, Jianying Qin^#, Dan Sun^#, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Alejandra Bravo, Mario Soberón, Zhaojiang Guo^*, Youjun Zhang^*. MAPK-mediated transcription factor GATAd contributes to Cry1Ac resistance in diamondback moth by reducing PxmALP expression. PLoS Genetics, 2022, 18(2): e1010037.

Jixing Xia^#, Zhaojiang Guo^#, Zezhong Yang^#, Haolin Han, Shaoli Wang, Haifeng Xu, Xin Yang, Fengshan Yang, Qingjun Wu, Wen Xie, Xuguo Zhou, Wannes Dermauw, Ted C. J. Turlings^*, Youjun Zhang^*. Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins. Cell, 2021, 184(7): 1693–1705.

Zhaojiang Guo^#,*, Shi Kang^#, Qingjun Wu, Shaoli Wang, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Alejandra Bravo, Mario Soberón, Youjun Zhang^*. The regulation landscape of MAPK signaling cascade for thwarting Bacillus thuringiensis infection in an insect host. PLoS Pathogens, 2021, 17(9): e1009917.

Zhaojiang Guo^#,*, Shi Kang^#, Dan Sun^#, Lijun Gong, Junlei Zhou, Jianying Qin, Le Guo, Liuhong Zhu, Yang Bai, Fan Ye, Qingjun Wu, Shaoli Wang, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Youjun Zhang^*. MAPK-dependent hormonal signaling plasticity contributes to overcoming Bacillus thuringiensis toxin action in an insect host. Nature Communications, 2020, 11(1): 3003.

Zhaojiang Guo^#, Shi Kang^#, Defeng Chen^#, Qingjun Wu, Shaoli Wang, Wen Xie, Xun Zhu, Simon W. Baxter, Xuguo Zhou, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes^*, Youjun Zhang^*. MAPK signaling pathway alters expression of midgut ALP and ABCC genes and causes resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in diamondback moth. PLoS Genetics, 2015, 11(4): e1005124.

Zhaojiang Guo, Shi Kang, Junlei Zhou, Lijun Gong, Dun Sun, Jianying Qin, Le Guo, Liuhong Zhu, Yang Bai, Zhuzhu Zhang, Fan Ye, Youjun Zhang. An APN genes-based detection method and kit for resistance monitor to Bt Cry1Ac toxin in Plutella xylostella (L.). Patent No. ZL201910684686.3 (2022.08.19), China

Zhaojiang Guo, Junlei Zhou, Shi Kang, Jianying Qin, Lijun Gong, Dun Sun, Le Guo, Liuhong Zhu, Yang Bai, Liang Luo, Youjun Zhang. An ABCB1 gene-based detection method and kit for resistance monitor to Bt Cry1Ac toxin in Plutella xylostella (L.). Patent No. ZL201910121949.X (2022.06.28), China

Zhaojiang Guo, Shi Kang, Junlei Zhou, Jianying Qin, Lijun Gong, Dun Sun, Le Guo, Liuhong Zhu, Yang Bai, Zhuzhu Zhang, Youjun Zhang. The protein kinase Fused coding gene and its application in controlling Plutella xylostella (L.). Patent No. ZL201910683005.1 (2021.06.22), China

Zhaojiang Guo, Le Guo, Shi Kang, Dun Sun, Junlei Zhou, Lijun Gong, Jianying Qin, Liuhong Zhu, Yang Bai, Liang Luo, Youjun Zhang. The promoter of Bt Cry1Ac-resistant gene MAP4K4 in Plutella xylostella (L.) and its application. Patent No. ZL201811645606.5 (2020.09.29), China