J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Yang Zhao

Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology (PSC)
CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
E-mail: zhaoyang@cemps.ac.cn
http://english.cemps.cas.cn/sourcedb/pe/202408/t20240821_683487.html
Area of expertise: drought and osmotic stress signaling, salt stress signaling, extracellular signaling, stress adaptation

Selected Publications:

Yuan, X.-P., and Zhao, Y. (2025). SnRK2 kinases sense molecular crowding and form condensates to disrupt ABI1 inhibition. Sci. Adv. 11: eadr8250.

Li, Q., Hu, T., Lu, T., Yu, B., and Zhao, Y. (2025). Calcium-dependent protein kinases CPK3/4/6/11 and 27 respond to osmotic stress and activate SnRK2s in Arabidopsis. Dev. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.036

Li, G.-J., Chen, K., Sun, S., and Zhao, Y. (2024). Osmotic signaling releases PP2C-mediated inhibition of Arabidopsis SnRK2s via the receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase BIK1. EMBO J. 43: 6076–6103.

Chen, Q., Hu, T., Li, X., Song, C.-P., Zhu, J.-K., Chen, L., and Zhao, Y. (2022). Phosphorylation of SWEET sucrose transporters regulates plant root:shoot ratio under drought. Nat. Plants 8: 68–77.

Yu, B., Zheng, W., Xing, L., Zhu, J.-K., Persson, S., and Zhao, Y. (2022). Root twisting drives halotropism via stress-induced microtubule reorientation. Dev. Cell 57: 2412–2425.

Chen, K., Gao, J., Sun, S., Zhang, Z., Yu, B., Li, J., Xie, C., Li, G., Wang, P., Song, C.P., Bressan, R.A., Hua, J., Zhu, J.K., and Zhao, Y. (2020). BONZAI proteins control global osmotic stress responses in plants. Curr. Biol. 30: 4815–4825.e4.

Zhao, Y., Zhang, Z., Gao, J., Wang, P., Hu, T., Wang, Z., Hou, Y.J., Wan, Y., Liu, W., Xie, S., Lu, T., Xue, L., Liu, Y., Macho, A.P., Tao, W.A., Bressan, R.A., and Zhu, J.K. (2018). Arabidopsis duodecuple mutant of PYL ABA receptors reveals PYL repression of ABA-independent SnRK2 activity. Cell Rep. 23: 3340–3351.

Yu, B., Chao, D.-Y., and Zhao, Y. (2024). How plants sense and respond to osmotic stress. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 66: 394–423.

Qin, X., Yu, B., and Zhao, Y. (2024). Shedding light on hypo-osmotic sensing during pollen rehydration. The Innovation Life 2: 100089.

Yu, B., Costa, A., and Zhao, Y. (2024). Sensing of membrane tensions: The pleiotropic functions of OSCA/TMEM63 mechanosensitive ion channels. J. Genet. Genomics 51: 579–582.

Chen, K., Li, G.J., Bressan, R.A., Song, C.P., Zhu, J.K., and Zhao, Y. (2020). Abscisic acid dynamics, signaling, and functions in plants. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 62: 25–54.

Yu, B., Zheng, W., Persson, S., and Zhao, Y. (2023). Protocol for analyzing root halotropism using split-agar system in Arabidopsis thaliana. STAR Protoc. 4: 102157.

Sun, S., Zhang, X., Chen, K., Zhu, X., and Zhao, Y. (2021). Screening for Arabidopsis mutants with altered Ca²⁺ signal response using aequorin-based Ca²⁺ reporter system. STAR Protoc. 2: 100558.

Selected Registered Patents:

Zhu, J-K., Chan, Z., Bressan, R., and Zhao, Y. PYL9 and uses thereof. Patent No. 15/773215 (2021-4-13). United States.

Zhu, J-K., Zhao, Y., and Chan, Z. Drought tolerant transgenic plants and method. Patent No. 14/335017 (2016-12-13). United States.

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