J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Keke Yi

Professor
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture (IEDA) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
E-mail: yikeke@caas.cn, yikeke@gmail.com
Website: https://yilab.life
Area of expertise: Crop; rice; nutrient utilization; phosphate signaling; root development

Speciality Area

Molecular Physiology

Selected Publications:

Jia, X., Xu, Z., Xu, L., Frene, J.P., Gonin, M., Wang, L., Yu, J., Castrillo, G., and Yi, K. (2025). Identification of new salicylic acid signaling regulators for root development and microbiota composition in plants. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 67: 345-354.

Guo, M., Ruan, W., Li, R., Xu, L., Hani, S., Zhang, Q., David, P., Ren, J., Zheng, B., Nussaume, L., and Yi, K. (2024). Visualizing plant intracellular inorganic orthophosphate distribution. Nat. plants 10: 315-326.

Wang, L., Jia, X., Xu, L., Yu, J., Ren, S., Yang, Y., Wang, K., Lopez-Arredondo, D., Herrera-Estrella, L., Lambers, H., and Yi, K. (2023). Engineering microalgae for water phosphorus recovery to close the phosphorus cycle. Plant Biotechnol. J. 21: 1373-1382.

Guo, M., Zhang, Y., Jia, X., Wang, X., Zhang, Y., Liu, J., Yang, Q., Ruan, W., and Yi, K. (2022). Alternative splicing of REGULATOR OF LEAF INCLINATION 1 modulates phosphate starvation signaling and growth in plants. Plant Cell 34: 3319-3338.

Guo, M., Ruan, W., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Guo, Z., Wang, L., Zhou, T., Paz-Ares, J., and Yi, K. (2022). A reciprocal inhibitory module for Pi and iron signaling. Mol. Plant 15: 138-150.

Jia, X., Wang, L., Zeng, H., and Yi, K. (2021). Insights of intracellular/intercellular phosphate transport and signaling in unicellular green algae and multicellular land plants. New Phytol. 232: 1566-1571.

Wang, L., Jia, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, L., Menand, B., Zhao, H., Zeng, H., Dolan, L., Zhu, Y., and Yi, K. (2021). Loss of two families of SPX domain-containing proteins required for vacuolar polyphosphate accumulation coincides with the transition to phosphate storage in green plants. Mol. Plant 14: 838-846.

Xu, L., Wang, F., Li, R., Deng, M., Fu, M., Teng, H., and Yi, K. (2020). OsCYCP4s coordinate phosphate starvation signaling with cell cycle progression in rice. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 62: 1017-1033.

Ruan, W., Guo, M., Wang, X., Guo, Z., Xu, Z., Xu, L., Zhao, H., Sun, H., Yan, C., and Yi, K. (2019). Two ring-finger ubiquitin E3 ligases regulate the degradation of SPX4, an internal phosphate sensor, for phosphate homeostasis and signaling in rice. Mol. Plant 12: 1060-1074.

Xu, L., Zhao, H., Wan, R., Liu, Y., Xu, Z., Tian, W., Ruan, W., Wang, F., Deng, M., Wang, J., Dolan, L., Luan, S., Xue, S., and Yi, K. (2019). Identification of vacuolar phosphate efflux transporters in land plants. Nat. Plants 5: 84-94.

Ruan, W., Guo, M., Xu, L., Wang, X., Zhao, H., Wang, J., and Yi, K. (2018). An SPX-RLI1 module regulates leaf inclination in response to phosphate availability in rice. Plant Cell 30: 853-870.

Xu, L., Zhao, H., Ruan, W., Deng, M., Wang, F., Peng, J., Luo, J., Chen, Z., and Yi, K. (2017). ABNORMAL INFLORESCENCE MERISTEM1 functions in salicylic acid biosynthesis to maintain proper reactive oxygen species levels for root meristem activity in rice. Plant Cell 29: 560-574.

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