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• 1. Liu XL^#, Li RJ^#, Zhou ZL, Lu WY, Jiang XH, Zhao HY, Yang BM and Lü SY. 2021. Transcriptome analysis identifies key genes involved in the regulation of epidermal lupeol biosynthesis in Ricinus communis. Industrial Crops and Products, 306: 113100
  2. Li RJ^#, Li LM^#, Liu XL, Kim JC, Jenks MA, Lü SY^*. 2019. Diurnal regulation of plant epidermal wax synthesis through antagonistic roles of SPL9 and DEWAX. Plant Cell, 31: 2711–2733.
  3. Cui P^#, Lin Q^#, Fang DM^#, Zhang LL^#, Li RJ^#, Cheng JY, Gao F, Shockey J, Hu SN, Lü SY^*. 2018. Tung Tree (Vernicia fordii, Hemsl.) Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Co-Ordinate Up-Regulation of Fatty Acid β-Oxidation and Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis Pathways During Eleosteari c Acid Accumulation in Seeds. Plant Cell Physiol, 59:1990-2003.
  4. Li LM, Lü SY, Li RJ^*. 2017. The Arabidopsis endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation pathways are involved in the regulation of heat stress response. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 487(2):362-367.
  5. Yang X, Zhao H, Kosma DK, Tomasi P, Dyer JM, Li RJ, Liu X, Wang Z, Parsons EP, Jenks MA, Lü S^*. 2017. The Acyl Desaturase CER17 Is Involved in Producing Wax Unsaturated Primary Alcohols and Cutin Monomers. Plant Physiol, 173(2):1109-1124.
  6. Li RJ, Gao X, Li LM, Liu XL, Wang ZY, Lü SY^*. 2016. De novo Assembly and Characterization of the Fruit Transcriptome of Idesia polycarpa Reveals Candidate Genes for Lipid Biosynthesis. Front Plant Sci, 7:801.
  7. Teng HJ, Guo Y, Wang JQ, Li RJ, Lu YT, Zhang L^*. 2016. WDRP, a DWD protein component of CUL4-based E3 ligases, acts as a receptor of CDPK-related protein kinase 5 to mediate kinase degradation in Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Biology, 59(6):627–638.
  8. Liu J, Hua W, Hu Z, Yang H, Zhang L, Li RJ, Deng L, Sun X, Wang X, Wang HZ^*. 2015. Natural variation in ARF18 gene simultaneously affects seed weight and silique length in polyploid rapeseed. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 112:E5123-32.
  9. Liu W, Li RJ, Han TT, Cai W, Fu ZW, Lu YT^*. 2015. Salt stress reduces root meristem size by nitric oxide-mediated modulation of auxin accumulation and signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol, 168:343-56.
  10. Zhao H, Zhang H, Cui P, Ding F, Wang G, Li RJ, Jenks MA, Lü SY^*, Xiong LZ^*. 2014. The Putative E3 Ubiquitin Ligase ECERIFERUM9 Regulates Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Response during Seed Germination and Postgermination Growth in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol, 165:1255-1268.
  11. Zhan GM^#, Li RJ^#, Hu ZY, Liu J, Deng LB, Lu SY, Hua W^*. 2014. Cosuppression of RBCS3B in Arabidopsis leads to severe photoinhibition caused by ROS accumulation. Plant Cell Rep, 33:1091-1108.
  12. Hua W, Li RJ, Zhan GM, Liu J, Li J, Wang XF, Liu GH, Wang HZ^*. 2012. Maternal control of seed oil content in Brassica napus: the role of silique wall photosynthesis. Plant Journal, 69:432-444.
  13. Liu J, Hua W, Yang HL, Zhan GM, Li RJ, Deng LB, Wang XF, Liu GH, Wang HZ^*. 2012. The BnGRF2 gene (GRF2-like gene from Brassica napus) enhances seed oil production through regulating cell number and plant photosynthesis. J Exp Bot ，63:3727-3740.
  14. Shi HT, Li RJ, Cai W, Liu W, Fu ZW, Lu YT^*. 2012. In vivo role of nitric oxide in plant response to abiotic and biotic stress. Plant Signal Behav, 7(3).
  15. Shi HT, Li RJ, Cai W, Liu W, Wang CL, Lu YT^*. 2012. Increasing nitric oxide content in Arabidopsis thaliana by expressing rat neuronal nitric oxide synthase resulted in enhanced stress tolerance. Plant Cell Physiol, 53:344-357.
  16. Li RJ, Hu ZY, Zhang HS, Zhan GM, Wang HZ, Hua W^*. 2011. Cloning and functions analysis of a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase in Brassica napus. Plant Cell Rep, 30:1533-1540.
  17. Rao XL, Zhang XH, Li RJ, Shi HT, Lu YT^*. 2011. A calcium sensor-interacting protein kinase negatively regulates salt stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa). Functional Plant Biology, 38:441-450.
  18. Zhang XH, Rao XL, Shi HT, Li RJ, Lu YT^*. 2011. Overexpression of a cytosolic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene OsGAPC3 confers salt tolerance in rice. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 107:1-11.
  19. Deng YH, Li RJ, Zhang HS, Du XL, Wang H^*. 2007. Chromatographic analysis of phosphoamino acids at femtomole level based on chemical derivatization with N-hydroxysuccinimidyl fluorescein-O-acetate. Analytica Chimica Acta, 601:118-124.
  20. Li RJ, Wang HZ, Mao H, Lu YT, Hua W^*. 2006. Identification of differentially expressed genes in seeds of two near-isogenic Brassica napus lines with different oil content. Planta, 224:952-962.
  21. Li RJ, Hua W，Lu YT^*. 2006. Arabidopsis cytosolic glutamine synthetase AtGLN1;1 is a potential substrate of AtCRK3 involved in leaf senescence. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 342:119–126.
  22. Hua W, Li RJ, Wang L. and Lu YT^*. 2004. A tobacco calmodulin-binding protein kinase (NtCBK2) induced by high-salt/GA treatment and its expression during floral development and embryogenesis. Plant Science, 166:1263