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Genlou Sun

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Editorial Board members of Molecular Breeding, Frontier in Genetics, PLOS ONE, Acta Agronomica Sinica and Diversity

Evolutionary Studies Genomics Molecular Biology Plant Science

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

St. Mary's University

Work details

Professor

St. Mary's University

Biology

My research area involves molecular phylogeny and systematic of Triticeae, and understanding molecular mechanisms that might promote speciation after whole-genome duplication, especially in ecology, physiology and evolution, and molecular mapping and cloning of genes in crops.

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May 30, 2025

Regulation of fruit quality formation in strawberry: from omics to biotechnology

Zhang-Ying Wang, An-Qing Shen, Yan-Xin Ge, Cheng-Ling Zhou, Yu-Shan Qiao, Ai-Sheng Xiong, Guang-Long Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19497 PubMed 40458554

September 25, 2024

Vepris amaniensis: a morphological, biochemical, and molecular investigation of a species complex

Mary Ciambrone, Moses K. Langat, Martin Cheek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17881 PubMed 39346043

August 7, 2024

Advances in research on the main nutritional quality of daylily, an important flower vegetable of Liliaceae

Li-Xiang Wang, Ya-Hui Wang, Chen Chen, Jie-Xia Liu, Tong Li, Jing-Wen Li, Pei-Zhuo Liu, De-Bao Xu, Sheng Shu, Ai-Sheng Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17802 PubMed 39131608

May 21, 2024

Improving plant miRNA-target prediction with self-supervised k-mer embedding and spectral graph convolutional neural network

Weihan Zhang, Ping Zhang, Weicheng Sun, Jinsheng Xu, Liao Liao, Yunpeng Cao, Yuepeng Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17396 PubMed 38799058

March 28, 2024

Genome-wide identification of the CYP82 gene family in cucumber and functional characterization of CsCYP82D102 in regulating resistance to powdery mildew

Hongyu Wang, Pengfei Li, Yu Wang, Chunyu Chi, Guohua Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17162 PubMed 38560464

October 23, 2023

De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing

Sudhindra R. Gadagkar, J. Antonio Baeza, Kristina Buss, Nate Johnson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16328 PubMed 37901463

June 8, 2023

Research progress on the bulb expansion and starch enrichment in taro (Colocasia esculenta (L). Schott)

Erjin Zhang, Wenyuan Shen, Weijie Jiang, Wenlong Li, Xiaping Wan, Xurun Yu, Fei Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15400 PubMed 37309370

December 19, 2022

Transcriptome-wide identification of NAC (no apical meristem/Arabidopsis transcription activation factor/cup-shaped cotyledon) transcription factors potentially involved in salt stress response in garlic

Guang-Long Wang, Ya-Hong An, Cheng-Ling Zhou, Zhen-Zhu Hu, Xu-Qin Ren, Ai-Sheng Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14602 PubMed 36570011

August 24, 2022

Co-expression network analysis of genes and networks associated with wheat pistillody

Zhenyong Chen, Mingli Liao, Zaijun Yang, Weiying Chen, Shuhong Wei, Jian Zou, Zhengsong Peng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13902 PubMed 36039368

July 19, 2022

Comparative genomic analysis of the COBRA genes in six Rosaceae species and expression analysis in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)

Yu Zhao, Xueqiang Su, Xinya Wang, Mengna Wang, Xiaofeng Feng, Muhammad Aamir Manzoor, Yongping Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13723 PubMed 35873912

June 28, 2022

Comparative transcriptomics reveals new insights into melatonin-enhanced drought tolerance in naked oat seedlings

Xinjun Zhang, Wenting Liu, Yaci Lv, Jing Bai, Tianliang Li, Xiaohong Yang, Liantao Liu, Haitao Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13669 PubMed 35782091

June 24, 2022

Identification of aluminum-activated malate transporters (ALMT) family genes in hydrangea and functional characterization of HmALMT5/9/11 under aluminum stress

Ziyi Qin, Shuangshuang Chen, Jing Feng, Huijie Chen, Xiangyu Qi, Huadi Wang, Yanming Deng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13620 PubMed 35769137

February 24, 2022

AgGMP encoding GDP-D-mannose pyrophosphorylase from celery enhanced the accumulation of ascorbic acid and resistance to drought stress in Arabidopsis

Yan-Hua Liu, Hao Wang, Jie-Xia Liu, Sheng Shu, Guo-Fei Tan, Meng-Yao Li, Ao-Qi Duan, Hui Liu, Ai-Sheng Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12976 PubMed 35233296

February 21, 2022

Genome-wide identification and characterization of laccase family members in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

Faxiang Wan, Linqing Zhang, Mengying Tan, Xiaohua Wang, Guang-Long Wang, Mengru Qi, Bingxin Liu, Jun Gao, Yu Pan, Yongqing Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12922 PubMed 35223206

February 3, 2022

Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals potential mechanisms for high tolerance to submergence in arbor willows

Yanhong Chen, Jie Yang, Hongyi Guo, Yawen Du, Guoyuan Liu, Chunmei Yu, Fei Zhong, Bolin Lian, Jian Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12881 PubMed 35186476

January 10, 2022

Identification and expression analysis of the sucrose synthase gene family in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)

Longbo Liu, Jie Zheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12814 PubMed 35047243

January 5, 2022

Increased mutation efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in banana by optimized construct

Sen Zhang, Shaoping Wu, Chunhua Hu, Qiaosong Yang, Tao Dong, Ou Sheng, Guiming Deng, Weidi He, Tongxin Dou, Chunyu Li, Chenkang Sun, Ganjun Yi, Fangcheng Bi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12664 PubMed 35036088

September 6, 2021

Comparative analysis morphology, anatomical structure and transcriptional regulatory network of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Oryza longistaminata, O. sativa and their F₁ generation

Zhihang Hu, Xinyu Chen, Liexiang Huangfu, Shaobo Shao, Xiang Tao, Lishuang Song, Wenzhi Tong, Chuan-Deng Yi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12099 PubMed 34567844

August 24, 2021

Genome-wide analysis of BpDof genes and the tolerance to drought stress in birch (Betula platyphylla)

Shilin Sun, Bo Wang, Qi Jiang, Zhuoran Li, Site Jia, Yucheng Wang, Huiyan Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11938 PubMed 34513325

August 19, 2021

The relationship between characteristics of root morphology and grain filling in wheat under drought stress

Xinyu Chen, Yu Zhu, Yuan Ding, Rumo Pan, Wenyuan Shen, Xurun Yu, Fei Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12015 PubMed 34466293

August 11, 2021

Genome-wide analysis of BBX gene family in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum)

Jiali Zhao, Hongyou Li, Juan Huang, Taoxiong Shi, Ziye Meng, Qingfu Chen, Jiao Deng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11939 PubMed 34447629

June 22, 2021

Comparative anatomical and transcriptomic analyses of the color variation of leaves in Aquilaria sinensis

Jiaqi Gao, Tong Chen, Chao Jiang, Tielin Wang, Ou Huang, Xiang Zhang, Juan Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11586 PubMed 34221719

April 29, 2021

Identification of QTL for barley grain size

Junmei Wang, Xiaojian Wu, Wenhao Yue, Chenchen Zhao, Jianming Yang, Meixue Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11287 PubMed 33986999

April 13, 2021

Genome-wide investigation of the AP2/ERF superfamily and their expression under salt stress in Chinese willow (Salix matsudana)

Jian Zhang, Shi zheng Shi, Yuna Jiang, Fei Zhong, Guoyuan Liu, Chunmei Yu, Bolin Lian, Yanhong Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11076 PubMed 33954030

April 8, 2021

Key wheat GRF genes constraining wheat tillering of mutant dmc

Jing Zhang, Junchang Li, Yongjing Ni, Yumei Jiang, Zhixin Jiao, Huijuan Li, Ting Wang, Peipei Zhang, Mengyao Han, Lei Li, Hongjie Liu, Qiaoyun Li, Jishan Niu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11235 PubMed 33889451

March 31, 2021

Transcriptome analysis revealed gene regulatory network involved in PEG-induced drought stress in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum Tararicum)

Juan Huang, Qijiao Chen, Yuping Rong, Bin Tang, Liwei Zhu, Rongrong Ren, Taoxiong Shi, Qingfu Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11136 PubMed 33850661

March 9, 2021

Sucrose synthase gene family in Brassica juncea: genomic organization, evolutionary comparisons, and expression regulation

Mengyao Li, Qi He, Ying Huang, Ya Luo, Yong Zhang, Qing Chen, Yan Wang, Yuanxiu Lin, Yunting Zhang, Zejing Liu, Xiao-Rong Wang, Haoru Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10878 PubMed 33854830

February 25, 2021

Characterization and functional analysis of the Hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA: shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) gene family in poplar

Nan Chao, Qi Qi, Shuang Li, Brent Ruan, Xiangning Jiang, Ying Gai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10741 PubMed 33665007

February 4, 2021

Genome-wide identification, characterisation, and evolution of ABF/AREB subfamily in nine Rosaceae species and expression analysis in mei (Prunus mume)

Xue Yong, Tangchun Zheng, Xiaokang Zhuo, Sagheer Ahmad, Lulu Li, Ping Li, Jiayao Yu, Jia Wang, Tangren Cheng, Qixiang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10785 PubMed 33604183

January 18, 2021

Genome-wide identification, evolution, expression, and alternative splicing profiles of peroxiredoxin genes in cotton

Yulong Feng, Renhui Wei, Aiying Liu, Senmiao Fan, JinCan Che, Zhen Zhang, Baoming Tian, Youlu Yuan, Gongyao Shi, Haihong Shang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10685 PubMed 33552724

December 8, 2020

Effects of auxin (indole-3-butyric acid) on growth characteristics, lignification, and expression profiles of genes involved in lignin biosynthesis in carrot taproot

Ahmed Khadr, Guang-Long Wang, Ya-Hui Wang, Rong-Rong Zhang, Xin-Rui Wang, Zhi-Sheng Xu, Yong-Sheng Tian, Ai-Sheng Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10492 PubMed 33354430

November 25, 2020

Evolutionary analysis of chloroplast tRNA of Gymnosperm revealed the novel structural variation and evolutionary aspect

Ting-Ting Zhang, Yi-Kun Hou, Ting Yang, Shu-Ya Zhang, Ming Yue, Jianni Liu, Zhonghu Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10312 PubMed 33304650

October 30, 2020

Cytological and molecular characterizations of a novel 2A nullisomic line derived from a widely-grown wheat cultivar Zhoumai 18 conferring male sterility

Zhixin Jiao, Xinxin Zhu, Huijuan Li, Zhitao Liu, Xinyi Huang, Nan Wu, Junhang An, Junchang Li, Jing Zhang, Yumei Jiang, Qiaoyun Li, Zengjun Qi, Jishan Niu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10275 PubMed 33194433

October 28, 2020

Transcriptome-wide identification of MAPKKK genes in bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) and their potential roles in low temperature stress responses

Wei Wang, An Shao, Erick Amombo, Shugao Fan, Xiao Xu, Jinmin Fu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10159 PubMed 33194398

September 30, 2020

Identification of fertility-related genes for maize CMS-S via Bulked Segregant RNA-Seq

Xiner Qin, Wenliang Zhang, Xue Dong, Shike Tian, Panpan Zhang, Yanxin Zhao, Yi Wang, Jianbing Yan, Bing Yue

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10015 PubMed 33062436

September 17, 2020

Jatropha curcas ortholog of tomato MADS-box gene 6 (JcTM6) promoter exhibits floral-specific activity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jing-Xian Wang, Xin Ming, Yan-Bin Tao, Zeng-Fu Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9827 PubMed 32995079

August 12, 2020

Effects of low temperature at stem elongation stage on the development, morphology, and physicochemical properties of wheat starch

Xurun Yu, Duo Hao, Jiaqing Yang, Liping Ran, Yong Zang, Fei Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9672

August 10, 2020

Sequencing, assembly, annotation, and gene expression: novel insights into browning-resistant Luffa cylindrica

Ya-Hui Wang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Rong-Rong Zhang, Zhi-Ming Yan, Ai-Sheng Xiong, Xiao-Jun Su

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9661 PubMed 32864209

May 26, 2020

Cca-miR398 increases copper sulfate stress sensitivity via the regulation of CSD mRNA transcription levels in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

Zhichao Sun, Lilu Shu, Wei Zhang, Zhengjia Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9105 PubMed 32518719

April 28, 2020

Identification and expression analysis of the DREB transcription factor family in pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.)

Mengnan Chai, Han Cheng, Maokai Yan, SVGN Priyadarshani, Man Zhang, Qing He, Youmei Huang, Fangqian Chen, Liping Liu, Xiaoyi Huang, Linyi Lai, Huihuang Chen, Hanyang Cai, Yuan Qin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9006 PubMed 32377449

April 21, 2020

Genetic variability and structure of an important wild steppe grass Psathyrostachys juncea (Triticeae: Poaceae) germplasm collection from north and central Asia