J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Feifei Yu

College of Grassland Science and Technology
China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
E-mail: ffyu@cau.edu.cn
http://faculty.cau.edu.cn/yff/list.htm
Area of expertise: Sorghum, salt-alkali stress, ubiquitination, ABA signaling, striga

Selected Publications:

Shi, J., Mei, C., Ge, F., Hu, Q., Ban, X., Xia, R., Xin, P., Cheng, S., Zhang, G., Nie, J., Zhang, S., Ma, X., Wang, Y., Chu, J., Chen, Y., Wang, B., Wu, W., Li, J.*, Xie, Q.*, and Yu, F.* (2025). Resistance to Striga parasitism through reduction of strigolactone exudation. Cell 188: 1–12.

Zhang, H., Yu, F.*, Xie, P., Sun, S., Qiao, X., Tang, S., Chen, C., Yang, S., Mei, C., Yang, D., Wu, Y., Xia, R., Li, X., Lu, J., Liu, Y., Xie, X., Ma, D., Xu, X., Liang, Z., Feng, Z., Huang, X., Yu, H., Liu, G., Wang, Y., Li, J., Zhang, Q., Chen, C., Ouyang, Y.,* and Xie, Q.* (2023). A Gγ protein regulates alkaline sensitivity in crops. Science 379: eade8416.

Sun, W., Zhang, H., Yang, S., Liu, L., Xie, P., Li, J., Zhu, Y., Xie, Q*, Zhang, H.*, and Yu, F.* (2023). Genetic modification of Gγ subunit AT1 enhances salt-alkali tolerance in main graminaceous crops. Natl. Sci. Rev. 10: nwad075.

Yu, F.,* and Xie, Q. (2024). ER-associated ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme: a key regulator of grain yield and stress resistance in crops. Trends Plant Sci. 29: 286–289.

Zhang, S., Hu, N., and Yu, F.* (2024) Insights into a functional model of key deubiquitinases UBP12/13 in plants. New Phytol. 242: 424–430.

Liu, C., Li, Q., Shen, Z., Xia, R., Chen, Q., Li, X., Ding ,Y., Yang, S., Serino, G., Xie, Q., and Yu, F.* (2025) The Arabidopsis E3 ubiquitin ligase DOA10A promotes localization of abscisic acid (ABA) receptors to the membrane through mono-ubiquitination in ABA signaling. New Phytol. 245: 169–182.

Liu, G., Liang, J., Lou, L., Tian, M., Zhang, X., Liu, L., Zhao, Q., Xia, R., Wu, Y., Xie, Q.*, and Yu, F.* (2022). The deubiquitinases UBP12 and UBP13 integrate with the E3 ubiquitin ligase XBAT35.2 to modulate VPS23A stability in ABA signaling. Sci. Adv. 8: eabl5765.

Zhang, D., Tang, S., Xie, P., Yang, D., Wu, Y., Cheng, S., Xi,n P., Chu, J., Yu, F.* and Xie, Q.* (2022). Creation of fragrant sorghum by CRISPR/Cas9. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 64: 961–964.

Yu, F.*, Cao, X., Liu, G., Wang, Q., Xia, R., Zhang, X., and Xie, Q.* (2020). ESCRT-I Component VPS23A is targeted by E3 ubiquitin ligase XBAT35 for proteasome-mediated degradation in modulating ABA signaling. Mol. Plant 13: 1556–1569.

Selected Registered Patents:

Xie, Q., Yu, F., Zhang, H. Identification and application of sorghum SbAT1 gene in crop salt-alkaline tolerance. Patent No. ZL 202111157797.2 (2021.09.30), China.

Ouyang, Y., Zhang, Q., Sun, S., Li, X., Xie, Q., Yu, F., Zhang, H. Application of GS3 gene in plant salt-alkaline tolerance. Patent No. ZL 2022 1 1198322.2 (2022.09.29), China.

Xie, Q. and Yu, F. Application of VPS23A gene in plant drought tolerance. Patent No. ZL 201610973639.7 (2016.11.04), China.

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