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State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience
College of Biological Sciences
China Agricultural University
E-mail: qinfeng@cau.edu.cn
http://sklper.cau.edu.cn/article/1687374030792318976
Area of expertise: Stress response, Drought resistance, Genomics and genetics
Selected Publications:
Tian, T., Wang, S. H., Yang, S. P., Yang, Z. R., Liu, S. X., Wang, Y. J., Gao, H. J., Zhang, S. S., Yang, X. H., Jiang, C. F. and Qin, F. (2023). Genome assembly and genetic dissection of a prominent drought-resistant maize germplasm. Nat. Genet. 55: 496–506.
Yang, Z. R. and Qin, F. (2023). The battle of crops against drought: Genetic dissection and improvement. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 65: 496–525.
Gao, H. J., Cui, J. J., Liu, S. X., Wang, S. H., Lian, Y. Y., Bai, Y. T., Zhu, T. F., Wu, H. H., Wang, Y. J., Yang, S. P., Li, X. F., Zhuang, J. H., Chen, L. M., Gong, Z. Z. and Qin, F. (2022). Natural variations of ZmSRO1d modulate the trade-off between drought resistance and yield by affecting ZmRBOHC-mediated stomatal ROS production in maize. Mol. Plant 15: 1558–1574.
Liu, B. X., Zhang, B., Yang, Z. R., Liu, Y., Yang, S. P., Shi, Y. L., Jiang, C. F. and Qin, F. (2021). Manipulating ZmEXPA4 expression ameliorates the drought-induced prolonged anthesis and silking interval in maize. Plant Cell 33: 2058–2071.
Zhang, X. M., Mi, Y., Mao, H. D., Liu, S. X., Chen, L. M. and Qin, F. (2020). Genetic variation in ZmTIP1 contributes to root hair elongation and drought tolerance in maize. Plant Biotechnol. J. 18: 1271–1283.
Liu, S. X., Li, C. P., Wang, H. W., Wang, S. H., Yang, S. P., Liu, X. H., Yan, J. B., Li, B. L., Beatty, M., Zastrow-Hayes, G., Song, S. H. and Qin, F. (2020). Mapping regulatory variants controlling gene expression in drought response and tolerance in maize. Genome Biol. 21: 163.
Wang, X. L., Wang, H. W., Liu, S. X., Ferjani, A., Li, J. S., Yan, J. B., Yang, X. H. and Qin, F. (2016). Genetic variation in ZmVPP1 contributes to drought tolerance in maize seedlings. Nat. Genet. 48: 1233–1241.
Mao, H. D., Wang, H. W., Liu, S. X., Li, Z., Yang, X. H., Yan, J. B., Li, J. S., Tran, L. S. P. and Qin, F. (2015). A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings. Nat Commun. 6: 8326.
Ding, S. C., Zhang, B. and Qin, F. (2015). Arabidopsis RZFP34/CHYR1, a Ubiquitin E3 Ligase, Regulates Stomatal Movement and Drought Tolerance via SnRK2.6-Mediated Phosphorylation. Plant Cell 27: 3228–3244.
Liu, S. X., Wang, X. L., Wang, H. W., Xin, H. B., Yang, X. H., Yan, J. B., Li, J. S., Tran, L. S. P., Shinozaki, K., Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, K. and Qin, F. (2013). Genome-Wide Analysis of ZmDREB Genes and Their Association with Natural Variation in Drought Tolerance at Seedling Stage of Zea mays L. PLoS Genet. 9: e1003790.
Selected Registered Patents
Qin, F., Liu, S.X., Wang, X.L., Wang, H.W. Transgenic maize. Patent No. US 9,809,827 B2, United States America, Patent No. ZL 2013 1 0303107.9, China.
Qin, F., Mao, H.D., Wang, H.W. Maize drought-tolerant gene haplotype and its applications. Patent No. ZL 2015 1 0437994.8, China.
Qin, F., Liu, B.X., Zhang, B., Liu Yan., A DNA molecule and its related biological materials for improving drought resistance during the flowering period of maize, Patent No. ZL 2020 1 1319452.8, China.
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