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• 1. Song SR，Huang XB，Ma GJ，Liu ZH，Cao LW，Xie Y，Chen L^*. 2026. The CdFBX1-CdMYB26-CdMYB5 module regulates ion homeostasis under salt stress by fine-tuning CdSOS1 expression in bermudagrass. The Plant Cell，38(6): koag047.
  2. Huang XB，Song SR，Zhou MM，Ma GJ，Hu ZR，Chen L^*. 2026. CdJACG1 integrates jasmonic acid signaling and CBF pathways to confer cold tolerance in bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon). Plant Physiology，200(3): kiag129.
  3. Pu JB，Feng TP，Zhai H，Yu MH，Liu ZH，Ma J，Liu F，Zhang WJ，Chen L^*. 2026. Synergistic uptake of nanoplastics and sodium chloride in tall fescue roots mediated by cell wall architecture. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry，74(2): 1987-1997.
  4. Li XN^#，Zhang AD^#，Bano M，Jin J，Hao Q，Fan DY^*，Chen L^*，Zhang XJ^*. 2026. The jujube pan-TE map identifies transposable element insertions associated with domestication and pericarp development. Horticulture Research，13(3): uhaf343.
  5. Pu JB，Wu SS，Chen L^*. 2025. AFM multiparametric characterization of LLPS in plants. Trends in Plant Science，30(4): 437-438.
  6. Cao LW，Chen Y，Xiao K，Chen L^*. 2025. FaNAC047-FaNAC058 module coordinately promotes chlorophyll degradation and reactive oxygen species production during heat-induced leaf senescence in tall fescue. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology，67(4): 1009-1027.
  7. Bano M，Li XN，Ali A，Khan M，Chen L^*，Zhang XJ^*. 2025. Genome-wide analysis of terpene synthase genes in Crocus sativus Reveals their regulatory roles in terpenoid biosynthesis and abiotic stress tolerance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences，26(19): 9548.
  8. Ma GJ，Liu ZH，Song SR，Gao J，Liao SJ，Cao SL，Xie Y，Cao LW，Hu LX，Jing HC^*，Chen L*. 2024. The LpHsfA2-molecular module confers thermotolerance via fine tuning of its transcription in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology，66(11): 2346-2361.
  9. Gao J，Ma GJ，Chen JJ，Gichovi B，Cao LW，Liu ZH*，Chen L^*. 2024. The B3 gene family in Medicago truncatula: Genome-wide identification and the response to salt stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry，206: 108260.
  10. Xu J，Zhang AD，Liu F，Chen L^*，Zhang XJ^*. 2023. CIForm as a Transformer-based model for cell-type annotation of large-scale single-cell RNA-seq data. Briefings in Bioinformatics，24(4): bbad195.
  11. Chen Y，Sun YY，Wan H，Chen L，Cao L，Zhao BY，Dong YP，Hu C，Chen L^*，Liu ZH^*. 2023. Integrative analysis of transcriptome and yeast screening system identified heat stress-responding genes in ryegrass. Environmental and Experimental Botany，210: 105333.
  12. Feng QJ，Cao SL，Liao SJ，Wassie M，Sun XY，Chen L^*，Xie Y^*. 2023. Fusarium equiseti-inoculation altered rhizosphere soil microbial community potentially driving perennial ryegrass growth and salt tolerance. Science of the Total Environment，871:162153.
  13. Zhang LL，Chen JJ，Wassie M，Lü SY^*，Chen L^*. 2023. Molecular mechanism of differential development and lipid accumulation between two components in the seed of tung tree (Vernicia fordii Hemsl.). Industrial Crops and Products，871: 116316.
  14. 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.
  15. Ma GJ^#，Shen J^#，Yu H，Huang XB，Deng XL，Hu ZR，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.
  16. 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.
  17. Huang Y，Wang WS，Yu H，Peng JH，Hu ZR，Chen L^*. 2022. The role of 14-3-3 proteins in plant growth and response to abiotic stress. Plant Cell Reports，41(4): 833-852.
  18. Xie Y^#，Bu HS^#，Feng QJ，Wassie M，Amee M，Jiang Y，Bi YF，Hu LX^*，Chen L^*. 2021. Identification of Cd-resistant microorganisms from heavy metal-contaminated soil and its potential in promoting the growth and Cd accumulation of bermudagrass. Environmental Research，200: 111730.
  19. Zhang L^#，Wang T^#，Wang GY，Bi AY，Wassie M，Xie Y，Cao LW，Xu HW，Fu JM，Chen L^*，Zhao Y^*，Hu T^*. 2021. Simultaneous gene editing of three homoeoalleles in self-incompatible allohexaploid grasses. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology，63(8): 1410-1415.
  20. Huang XB，Amee M，Chen L^*. 2021. Bermudagrass CdWRKY50 gene negatively regulates plants' response to salt stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany，188: 104513.
  21. Hu T，Wang T，Wang GY，Bi AY，Wassie M，Xie Y，Xu HW，Chen L^*. 2021. Overexpression of FaHSP17.8-CII improves cadmium accumulation and tolerance in tall fescue shoots by promoting chloroplast stability and photosynthetic electron transfer of PSII. Journal of Hazardous Materials，417: 125932.
  22. Feng QJ，Song SR，Yang Y，Amee M，Chen L^*，Xie Y^*. 2021. Comparative physiological and metabolic analyzes of two Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) cultivars with contrasting salinity tolerance. Physiologia Plantarum，172(3): 1688-1699.
  23. 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.
  24. Bi AY^#，Wang T^#，Wang GY，Zhang L，Wassie M，Amee M，Xu HW，Hu ZR，Liu A，Fu JM^{^}，Chen L^{^（senior author）}，Hu T^{*^}. 2021. Stress memory gene FaHSP17.8-CII controls thermotolerance via remodeling PSII and ROS signaling in tall fescue. Plant Physiology，187(3): 1163-1176.