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• 1. Wassie M, Song SR, Cao LW^*, Chen L^*. 2023. A Medicago truncatula calcineurin B-like protein, MtCBL13 confers drought sensitivity in Arabidopsis through ABA-dependent pathway. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 206: 105141.
  2. Ma GJ^#, Shen J^#, Yu H, Huang XB, Deng XL, Hu ZL, Amee M, Chen L^*, Cao LW^*. 2022. Genome-wide identification and functional analyses of heat shock transcription factors involved in heat and drought stresses in ryegrass. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 201: 104968..
  3. Huang XB^#, Cao LW^#, Fan JB, Ma GJ, Chen L^*. 2022. CdWRKY2-mediated sucrose biosynthesis and CBF-signalling pathways coordinately contribute to cold tolerance in bermudagrass. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 20(4): 660-675.
  4. Shi HY^#*, Cao LW^#, Xu Y^#, Yang X, Liu SL, Liang ZS, Li GC, Yang YP, Zhang YX, Chen L^*. 2021. Transcriptional profiles underlying the effects of salicylic acid on fruit ripening and senescence in pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 20(9): 2424-2437.
  5. Qian YG^#, Cao LW^#, Zhang Q, Amee M, Chen K^*, Chen L^*. 2020. SMRT and Illumina RNA sequencing reveal novel insights into the heat stress response and crosstalk with leaf senescence in tall fescue. BMC Plant Biology, 20: 366.
  6. Wassie M, Zhang WH, Zhang Q, Ji K, Cao LW^*, Chen L^*.2020. Exogenous salicylic acid ameliorates heat stress-induced damages and improves growth and photosynthetic efficiency in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 191: 110206.
  7. Ma GJ^#, Zhang MD^#, Xu JL, Zhou WX^*, Cao LW^*. 2020. Transcriptomic analysis of short-term heat stress response in Pinellia ternate provided novel insights into the improved thermotolerance by spermidine and melatonin. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 202: 110877.
  8. Yuan L, Wang D, Cao LW, Yu NN, Liu K, Guo YF, Gan SS^*, Chen LP^*. 2020. Regulation of Leaf Longevity by DML3-Mediated DNA Demethylation. Molecular Plant, 13(8): 1149-1161.
  9. Fan JB, Lou YH, Shi HY, Chen L^*, Cao LW^*. 2019. Transcriptomic analysis of dark-induced senescence in Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon). Plants-Basel, 8: 614.
  10. Yu NN, Cao LW, Yuan L, Zhi X, Chen YQ, Gan SS, Chen LP^*. 2018. Maintenance of grafting‐induced epigenetic variations in the asexual progeny of Brassica oleracea and B. juncea chimera. The Plant Journal, 96(1): 22-38.
  11. Cao LW, Yu NN, Li JX, Qi ZY, Wang D, Chen LP^*. 2016. Heritability and reversibility of DNA methylation induced by in vitro grafting between Brassica juncea and B. oleracea. Scientific Reports, 6: 27233.
  12. Cao LW, Liu B, Li JX, Yu NN, Zou XX, Chen LP^*. 2015. Light- and temperature-regulated BjAPY2 may have a role in stem expansion of Brassica juncea. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 15: 753-762 .