Fangming Xiao Professor

academic article

• Genomic Variation and Host Interaction among Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Strains in Actinidia chinensis 'Hongyang'.  International Journal of Molecular Science.  23. 2022
• Belowground Chemical Interactions: An Insight Into Host-Specific Behavior of Globodera spp. Hatched in Root Exudates From Potato and Its Wild Relative, Solanum sisymbriifolium.  Frontiers in Plant Science.  12. 2022
• Manipulation of the transcription factor SlNAC1 for improved tolerance to abiotic stress in tomato.  Plant, Cell and Environment.  2022
• Characterization of Superoxide Dismutase from the Potato Cyst Nematode, Globodera pallida.  Phytopathology.  111:2110-2117. 2021
• Herbicide Safener Increases Weed-management Tools for Control of Annual Grasses in Wheat.  Weed Technology.  35:309-318. 2021
• Characterization of Glutathione S-transferase (GST) and Superoxide dismutase (SOD) from the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.  Phytopathology.  108:57-57. 2021
• Overexpression of Pti4, Pti5, and Pti6 in Tomato Promote Plant Defense and Fruit Ripening.  Plant Science.  302:110702. 2021
• A Novel BSD Domain-containing Transcription Factor Controlling Vegetative Growth, Leaf Senescence and Fruit Quality in Tomato..  Journal of Experimental Botany.  71:6945-6957. 2020
• The Globodera pallida Effector GpPDI1 is a Functional Thioredoxin and Triggers Defense-related Cell Death Independent of its Enzymatic Activity.  Phytopathology.  110:1838-1844. 2020
• miR156a-targeted SBP-Box transcription factor SlSPL13 regulates inflorescence morphogenesis by directly activating SFT in tomato..  Plant Biotechnology Journal.  18:1670-1682. 2020
• Initial Responses of the Trap-crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium, to Globodera pallida Invasions.  Plant Genome.  13:e20016. 2020
• Lso-HPE1, an Effector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum', Can Repress Plant Immune Response.  Phytopathology.  110:648-655. 2020
• BAK1 Mediates Light Intensity to Phosphorylate and Activate Catalases to Regulate Plant Growth and Development.  International Journal of Molecular Science.  21:1437. 2020
• The effector GpRbp-1 of Globodera pallida targets a nuclear HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase to modulate gene expression in the host.  Molecular Plant Pathology.  21:66-82. 2020
• The WRKY transcription factor, WRKY13, activates PDR8 expression to positively regulate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis..  Plant, Cell and Environment.  42:891-903. 2019
• The potato cyst nematode effector RHA1B is a ubiquitin ligase and uses two distinct mechanisms to suppress plant immune signaling.  PLOS Pathogens.  15:143-143. 2019
• DFR1-Mediated Inhibition of Proline Degradation Pathway Regulates Drought and Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis.  Cell Reports.  23:3960-3974. 2018
• The transcriptome analyses of Tagetes erecta provides novel insights into secondary metabolite biosynthesis during flower development.  Gene.  660:18-27. 2018
• Genome-wide identification and validation of new reference genes for transcript normalization in developmental and post-harvested fruits of Actinidia chinensis.  Gene.  645:1-6. 2018
• Functional analysis of the seven in absentia ubiquitin ligase family in tomato: Analysis of SINA ubiquitin ligases in tomato.  Plant, Cell and Environment.  41:689-703. 2018
• Assessment of an Organ-Specific de Novo Transcriptome of the Nematode Trap-Crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium.  G3: Genes Genomes Genetics.  8:2135-2143. 2018
• Phenotypic Characterization, Fine Mapping, and Altered Expression Profiling of Mutation That Affects Organ Size and Water Loss Through Regulating Stomatal Density in Rice.  Crop Science.  58:486. 2018
• Microaspiration of Solanum tuberosum root cells at early stages of infection by Globodera pallida.  Plant Methods.  13.0. 2017
• Assessment of Globodera pallida RNA Extracted from Solanum Roots.  Journal of Nematology.  49.0:12.0-20.0. 2017
• Effectors from Wheat Rust Fungi Suppress Multiple Plant Defense Responses.  Phytopathology.  107:75-83. 2017
• The ubiquitin ligase SEVEN IN ABSENTIA (SINA) ubiquitinates a defense-related NAC transcription factor and is involved in defense signaling..  New Phytologist.  211:138-148. 2016
• Zinc-Finger Transcription Factor ZAT6 Positively Regulates Cadmium Tolerance through the Glutathione-Dependent Pathway in Arabidopsis.  Plant Physiology.  171:707-719. 2016
• Ubiquitin-conjugated degradation of golden 2-like transcription factor is mediated by CUL4-DDB1-based E3 ligase complex in tomato.  New Phytologist.  209:1028-1039. 2016
• Overexpression of Arabidopsis XERICO gene confers enhanced drought and salt stress tolerance in rice (Oryza Sativa L.).  Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology.  24:56-64. 2015
• MAN3 gene regulates cadmium tolerance through the glutathione-dependent pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana.  New Phytologist.  205:570-582. 2014
• The tomato DWD motif-containing protein DDI1 interacts with the CUL4-DDB1-based ubiquitin ligase and plays a pivotal role in abiotic stress responses.  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.  450:1439-1445. 2014
• Overexpressing a novel RING-H2 finger protein gene, OsRHP1, enhances drought and salt tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.).  Journal of Plant Biology.  57:357-365. 2014
• Optimization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Immature Embryo Transformation System and Transformation of Glyphosate-Resistant Gene 2mG2-EPSPS in Maize (Zea mays L.).  Journal of Integrative Agriculture.  12:2134-2142. 2013
• Natural variation of salinity response, population structure and candidate genes associated with salinity tolerance in perennial ryegrass accessions.  Plant, Cell and Environment.  36:2021-2033. 2013
• Whole transcriptome sequencing reveals genes involved in plastid/chloroplast division and development are regulated by the HP1/DDB1 at an early stage of tomato fruit development.  Planta.  238:923-936. 2013
• Draft genome of the kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis.  Nature Communications.  4. 2013
• Type I J-Domain NbMIP1 Proteins Are Required for Both Tobacco Mosaic Virus Infection and Plant Innate Immunity.  PLOS Pathogens.  9:e1003659. 2013
• RNAi-Directed Downregulation of Vacuolar H+-ATPase Subunit A Results in Enhanced Stomatal Aperture and Density in Rice.  PLOS One.  8. 2013
• Functional characterization of two alternatively spliced transcripts of tomato ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE3 (ABI3) gene.  Plant Molecular Biology.  82:131-145. 2013
• SGT1 interacts with-the Prf resistance protein and is required for Prf accumulation and Prf-mediated defense signaling.  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.  431:501-505. 2013
• SlNAC1, a stress-related transcription factor, is fine-tuned on both the transcriptional and the post-translational level.  New Phytologist.  197:1214-1224. 2013
• Functional characterization of a tomato COBRA-like gene functioning in fruit development and ripening.  BMC Plant Biology.  12. 2012
• Role of Tomato UV-Damaged DNA Binding Protein 1 (DDB1) in epigenetically modifying multiple traits of agronomic importance in tomato .  Plant signaling and behavior.  7:1529-1532. 2012
• Plant Programmed Cell Death Caused by an Autoactive Form of Prf Is Suppressed by Co-Expression of the Prf LRR Domain.  Molecular Plant.  5:1058-1067. 2012
• A Role of Tomato UV-Damaged DNA Binding Protein 1 (DDB1) in Organ Size Control via an Epigenetic Manner.  PLOS One.  7:e42621. 2012
• The tomato DNA damaged binding protein 1 (DDB1) is implicated in PR gene expression and resistance to Agrobacterium tumefaciens.  Molecular Plant Pathology.  13:123-134. 2012
• Expression of artificial microRNAs in tomato confers efficient and stable virus resistance in a cell-autonomous manner.  Transgenic Research.  20:569-581. 2011
• Over-expression of microRNA169 confers enhanced drought tolerance to tomato.  Biotechnology Letters.  33:403-409. 2011
• Crystal Structure of the Complex between Pseudomonas Effector AvrPtoB and the Tomato Pto Kinase Reveals Both a Shared and a Unique Interface Compared with AvrPto-Pto.  The Plant cell.  21:1846-1859. 2009
• Pseudomonas syringae type III effector AvrPtoB is phosphorylated in plant cells on serine 258 promoting its virulence activity.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  282:30737-30744. 2007
• The N-terminal region of Pseudomonas type III effector AvrPtoB elicits Pto-dependent immunity and has two distinct virulence determinants.  The Plant Journal.  52:595-614. 2007
• A bacterial E3 ligase targets a host protein kinase to promote plant disease.  Nature.  448:370-374. 2007
• Host-mediated phosphorylation of type III effector AvrPto promotes Pseudomonas virulence in tomato.  The Plant cell.  18:502-514. 2006
• Arabidopsis CYP86A2 represses Pseudomonas syringae type III genes and is required for cuticle development.  Embo Journal.  23:2903-2913. 2004
• Interplay of the Arabidopsis nonhost resistance gene NHO1 with bacterial virulence.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  100:3519-3524. 2003
• Pto mutants differentially activate Prf-dependent, avrPto-independent resistance and Gene-for-Gene resistance.  Plant Physiology.  131:1239-1249. 2003
• Expression of 35S::Pto globally activates defense-related genes in tomato plants.  Plant Physiology.  126:1637-1645. 2001