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Li L.^#, Hou S.^#, Xiang W.^#, Song Z., Wang Y., Zhang L., Li J., Gu H., Dong J., Dresselhaus T., Zhong S.^*, Qu L.-J.^* 2022, The egg cell is preferentially fertilized in Arabidopsis double fertilization. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 64 (11): 2039–2046.

Jiang J., Stührwohldt N., Liu T., Huang Q., Li L., Zhang L., Gu H., Fan L.^*, Zhong S.^*, Schaller A.^*, Qu L.-J.^* 2022, Egg cell-secreted aspartic proteases ECS1/2 promote gamete attachment to prioritize the fertilization of egg cells over central cells in Arabidopsis. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 64 (11): 2047–2059.

Zhong S.^#, Li L.^#, Wang Z.^#, Ge Z.^#, Li Q.^#, Bleckmann A., Wang J., Song Z., Shi Y., Liu T., Li L., Zhou H., Wang Y., Zhang L., Wu H.-M., Lai L., Gu H., Dong J., Cheung A.Y., Dresselhaus T., and Qu L.-J.^* (2022), RALF peptide signaling controls the polytubey block in Arabidopsis. Science 375: 290-296.

Li W.^#, Li Q.^#, Lyu M.^#, Wang Z., Song Z., Zhong S., Gu H., Dong J., Dresselhaus T., Zhong S.^*, Qu L.-J.^* (2022), Lack of ethylene does not affect reproductive success and synergid cell death in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plants 15: 354-362.

Hou S.^#, Shi J.^#, Hao L.^#, Wang Z., Liao Y., Gu H., Dong J., Dresselhaus T., Zhong S.^*, Qu L.-J.^* (2021), VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 33: 3042-3056.

Liu M.^#, Wang Z.^#, Hou S., Wang L., Huang Q., Gu H., Dresselhaus T., Zhong S.^*, Qu L.-J.^* (2021), AtLURE1/PRK6-mediated signaling promotes conspecific micropylar pollen tube guidance. Plant Physiol. 186: 865-873.

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Zhong S., Qu L.-J. (2019), Peptide/receptor-like kinase-mediated signaling involved in male-female interactions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 51: 7-14.