Yazhou Zhang

Name：yazhou zhang

Education: Ph.D

Professional title: Lecturer

E-mail: 173343876@qq.com

Education:

2014-2019: PhD studentships, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University;Major in Crop Genetics and Breeding

2018-2020: Joint-PhD studentships, University of California, Davis; Major in Plant Science

2013-2016: MSc studentships, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University; Major in Crop Genetics and Breeding

2010-20014 BSc, Agronomy College, Sichuan Agricultural University; Major in Agronomy

Research direction: Molecular mechanisms on the role of salicylic acid in the interaction between wheat and Fusarium graminearum

Recent publications：

1. Zhang, Y.Z., Chen, Q., Liu, C.H., Liu, Y.B., Yi, P., Niu, K.X., Wang, Y.Q., Wang, A.Q., Yu, H.Y., Pu, Z.E., Jiang, Q.T., Wei, Y.M., Qi, P.F., Zheng, Y.L. Chitin synthase gene FgCHS8 affects virulence and fungal cell wall sensitivity to environmental stress in Fusarium graminearum. Fungal Biol. 2016, 120, 764-774. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.02.002. IF=2.571, Q1

2. Zhang, Y.Z., Wei, Z.Z., Liu, C.H., Chen, Q., Xu, B.J., Guo, Z.R., Cao, Y.L., Wang, Y., Han, Y.N., Chen, C., Feng, X., Qiao, Y.Y., Zong, L.J., Zheng, T., Deng, M., Jiang, Q.T., Li, W., Zheng, Y.L., Wei, Y.M., Qi, P.F. Linoleic acid isomerase gene FgLAI12 affects sensitivity to salicylic acid, mycelial growth and virulence of Fusarium graminearum. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 46129. doi: 10.1038/srep46129. IF=4.29, Q1

3. Qi, P.F., Zhang Y,Z., Liu, C.H., Zhu, J., Chen, Q., Guo, Z.R., Wang, Y., Xu, B.J., Zheng, T., Jiang, Y.F., Wang, J.P., Zhou, C.Y., Feng, X., Kong, L., Lan, X.J., Jiang, Q.T., Wei, Y.M., Zheng, Y.L. Fusarium graminearum ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Gene FgABCC9 Is Required for Its Transportation of Salicylic Acid, Fungicide Resistance, Mycelial Growth and Pathogenicity towards Wheat. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, E2351. doi: 10.3390/ijms19082351. IF=4.32, Q1

4. Xu BJ, Chen Q, Zheng T, Jiang YF, Qiao YY, Guo ZR, Cao YL, Wang Y, Zhang YZ, Zong LJ, Zhu J, Liu CH, Jiang QT, Lan XJ, Ma J, Wang JR, Zheng YL, Wei YM, Qi PF. An Overexpressed Q Allele Leads to Increased Spike Density and Improved Processing Quality in Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum). G3 (Bethesda). 2018 Mar 2;8(3):771-778. doi: 10.1534/g3.117.300562. IF=2.71, Q2

5. Zheng T, Qi PF, Cao YL, Han YN, Ma HL, Guo ZR, Wang Y, Qiao YY, Hua SY, Yu HY, Wang JP, Zhu J, Zhou CY, Zhang YZ, Chen Q, Kong L, Wang JR, Jiang QT, Yan ZH, Lan XJ, Fan GQ, Wei YM, Zheng YL. Mechanisms of wheat (Triticum aestivum) grain storage proteins in response to nitrogen application and its impacts on processing quality. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 9;8(1):11928. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-30451-4. IF=4.29, Q1

6. Qi PF, Zhang YZ, Liu CH, Chen Q, Guo ZR, Wang Y, Xu BJ, Jiang YF, Zheng T, Gong X, Luo CH, Wu W, Kong L, Deng M, Ma J, Lan XJ, Jiang QT, Wei YM, Wang JR, Zheng YL. Functional Analysis of FgNahG Clarifies the Contribution of Salicylic Acid to Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Resistance against Fusarium Head Blight. Toxins (Basel). 2019 Jan 22;11(2). pii: E59. doi: 10.3390/toxins11020059. IF=3.62, Q1

7. Qi PF, Jiang YF, Guo ZR, Chen Q, Ouellet T, Zong LJ, Wei ZZ, Wang Y, Zhang YZ, Xu BJ, Kong L, Deng M, Wang JR, Chen GY, Jiang QT, Lan XJ, Li W, Wei YM, Zheng YL. Transcriptional reference map of hormone responses in wheat spikes. BMC Genomics. 2019 May 20;20(1):390. doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-5726-x. IF=3.80, Q1

8. Jiang YF, Chen Q, Wang Y, Guo ZR, Xu BJ, Zhu J, Zhang YZ, Gong X, Luo CH, Wu W, Liu CH, Kong L, Deng M, Jiang QT, Lan XJ, Wang JR, Chen GY, Zheng YL, Wei YM, Qi PF. Re-acquisition of the brittle rachis trait via a transposon insertion in domestication gene Q during wheat de-domestication. New Phytol. 2019 Jun 6. doi: 10.1111/nph.15977. IF=7.17, Q1

9. Zhang, Y.Z., Wei, Z.Z., Liu, C.H., Chen, Q., Xu, B.J., Guo, Z.R., Cao, Y.L., Wang, Y., Han, Y.N., Chen, C., Feng, X., Qiao, Y.Y., Zong, L.J., Zheng, T., Deng, M., Jiang, Q.T., Li, W., Zheng, Y.L., Wei, Y.M., Qi, P.F. Fusarium graminearum FgCWM1 gene encodes a cell wall mannoprotein conferring fungal cell wall structure, sensitivity to salicylic acid and virulence to wheat. Toxins (Basel). 2019 Oct 29;11(11). pii: E628. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110628. IF=3.62, Q1

10. Zhang, Y.Z., Schönhofen, A., Zhang, W,J., Hegarty, J., Carter, C., Vang, T., Laudencia-Chingcuanco, D., Dubcovsky, J. Contributions of individual and combined Glu-B1x and Glu-B1y high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits to semolina functionality and pasta quality. Journal of Cereal Science, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.102943 IF=2.87, Q1