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• 1. Xin HP¹, Wang Y¹, Li QY¹, Wan T¹, Hou YJ, Liu YS, Gichuki DK, Zhou HM, Zhu ZF, Xu C, Zhou YD, Liu ZM, Li RJ, Liu B, Lu LM, Jiang HS, Zhang JS, Wan JN, Aryal R, Hu GW, Chen ZD, Gituru RW, Liang ZC^*, Wen J^*, Wang QF^*. 2022. A genome for Cissus illustrates features underlying the evolutionary success in dry savannas. Horticulture Research, 9: 208.
  2. Wan T1, Liu ZM¹, Leitch IJ¹, Xin HP¹, K？；lling GM¹, Gong YB1, Li Z, Marais E, Liao YY, Dai C, Liu F, Wu QJ, Song C, Zhou YD, Huang WC, Jiang K, Wang Q, Yang Y, Zhong ZX, Yang M, Yan X, Hu GW, Hou C, Su YJ, Feng SX, Yang J, Yan JJ, Chu JF, Chen F, Ran JH, Wang XQ^*, Peer YV^*, Leitch AR^*, Wang QF^*. 2021. The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts. Nature Communications, 12: 4247.
  3. Wang Y¹, Xin HP¹, Fan PG1, Zhang JS1, Liu YB1, Dong Y, Wang ZM, Yang YZ, Zhang Q, Ming R, Zhong GY, Li SH^*, Liang ZC^*. 2021. The genome of Shanputao (Vitis amurensis) provides a new insight into cold tolerance of grapevine. The Plant Journal, 105: 1495-1506.
  4. Gichuki DK¹, Li QY¹, Hou YJ, Liu YS, Ma MX, Zhou HM, Xu C, Zhu ZF, Wang LN, Musila FM, Wang QF, Xin HP^*. 2021. Characterization of flavonoids and transcripts involved in their biosynthesis in different organs of Cissus rotundifolia Lam. Metabolites, 11: 741.
  5. Wang ZM¹, Wong DCJ¹, Wang Y, Xu GZ, Ren C, Liu YF, Kuang YF, Fan PG, Li SH, Xin HP ^{？(Senior author)} , Liang ZC^*. 2021. GRAS-domain transcription factor PAT1 regulates jasmonic acid biosynthesis in grape cold stress response. Plant Physiology, 186: 1660-1678.
  6. Masocha V¹, Li QY¹, Zhu ZF, Chai FM, Sun XM, Wang ZM, Yang L, Wang QF, Xin HP^*. 2020. Proteomic variation in Vitis amurensis and V. vinifera buds during cold acclimation. Scientia Horticulturae, 263: 109143.
  7. Su LY¹, Fang LC¹, Zhu ZF, Zhang LL, Sun XM, Wang Y, Wang QF, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2020. The transcription factor VaNAC17 from grapevine (Vitis amurensis) enhances drought tolerance by modulating jasmonic acid biosynthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Reports, 39: 621-634.
  8. Sun XM, Zhang LL, Wong DCJ, Wang Y, Zhu ZF, Xu GZ, Wang QF, Li SH, Liang ZC^*, Xin HP^*. 2019. The ethylene response factor VaERF092 from Amur grape regulates the transcription factor VaWRKY33, improving cold tolerance. Plant Journal, 99(5): 988-1002.
  9. Zhang LL, Zhao TT, Sun XM, Wang Y, Du C, Zhu ZF, Gichuki DK, Wang QF, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2019. Overexpression of VaWRKY12, a transcription factor from Vitis amurensis with increased nuclear localization under low temperature, enhances cold tolerance of plants. Plant Molecular Biology, 100(1-2): 95-110.
  10. Sun XM¹, Zhu ZF¹, Zhang LL, Fang LC, Zhang JS, Wang QF, Li SH, Liang ZC, Xin HP^*. 2019. Overexpression of ethylene response factors VaERF080 and VaERF087 from Vitis amurensis enhances cold tolerance in Arabidopsis. Scientia Horticulturae, 243: 320-326.
  11. Chai FM, Liu WW, Xiang Y, Meng XB, Sun XM, Cheng C, Liu GT, Duan LX, Xin HP^*, Li SH^*. 2019. Comparative metabolic profiling of Vitis amurensis and Vitis vinifera during cold acclimation. Horticulture Research, 6: 8.
  12. Gichuki DK, Ma L, Zhu ZF, Du C, Li QY, Hu GW, Zhong ZX, Li HL, Wang QF, Xin HP^*. 2019. Genome size, chromosome number determination, and analysis of the repetitive elements in Cissus quadrangularis. PeerJ, 7: e8201
  13. Sun XM¹, Matus JT¹, Wong DCJ, Wang ZM, Chai FM, Zhang LL, Fang T, Zhao L, Wang Y, Han YP, Wang QF, Li SH, Liang ZC^*, Xin HP^*. 2018. The GARP/MYB-related grape transcription factor AQUILO improves cold tolerance and promotes the accumulation of raffinose family oligosaccharides. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(7): 1749-1764.
  14. Cheng C, Wang Y, Chai FM, Li SH, Xin HP^*, Liang ZC^*. 2018. Genome-wide identification and characterization of the 14-3-3 family in Vitis vinifera L. during berry development and cold- and heat-stress response. BMC Genomics, 19: 579.
  15. Zhang LL, Cheng J, Sun XM, Zhao TT, Li MJ, Wang QF, Li SH, Xin HP^*. 2018. Overexpression of VaWRKY14 increases drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by modulating the expression of stress-related genes. Plant Cell Reports, 37(8): 1159-1172.
  16. Zhao TT¹, Wang ZM¹, Su LY, Sun XM, Cheng J, Zhang LL, Karungo SK, Han YP, Li SH, Xin HP^*. 2017. An efficient method for transgenic callus induction from Vitis amurensis petiole. PLoS ONE, 12(6): e0179730.
  17. Fang LC¹, Su LY¹, Sun XM, Li XB, Sun XM, Karungo SK, Fang S, Chu JF, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2016. Expression of Vitis amurensis NAC26 in Arabidopsis enhances drought tolerance by modulating jasmonic acid synthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67(9): 2829-2845.
  18. Sun XM, Tingting Zhao, Shuheng Gan, Xiaodie Ren, Fang LC, Karungo SK, Yi Wang, Liang Chen, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2016. Ethylene positively regulates cold tolerance in grapevine by modulating the expression of ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 057. Scientific Reports, 6: 24066.
  19. Yuan YY¹, Fang LC¹, Karungo SK, Zhang LL, Gao YY, Li SH, Xin HP^*. 2016. Overexpression of VaPAT1, a GRAS transcription factor from Vitis amurensis, confers abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Reports, 35: 655-666.
  20. Sun XM, Fan GT, Su LY, Wang WJ, Liang ZC, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2015. Identification of cold-inducible microRNAs in grapevine. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 595.
  21. Su LY, Dai ZW, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2015. A novel system for evaluating drought-cold tolerance of grapevines using chlorophyll fluorescence. BMC Plant Biology, 15: 82.
  22. Wang LN, Zhu W, Fang LC, Sun XM, Su LY, Liang ZC, Wang N, Londo JP, Li SH^*, Xin HP^*. 2014. Genome-wide identification of WRKY family genes and their response to cold stress in Vitis vinifera. BMC Plant Biology, 14:103.
  23. Li JT, Wang LN, Zhu W, Wang N, Xin HP^*, Li SH^*. 2014. Characterization of two VvICE1 genes isolated from ‘Muscat Hamburg’ grapevine and their effect on the tolerance to abiotic stresses. Scientia Horticulturae, 165: 266-273.
  24. Li JT¹, Wang N¹, Wang LN, Xin HP^*, Li SH^*. 2014. Molecular cloning and characterization of the HOS1 gene from ‘Muscat Hamburg’ grapevine. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 139(1): 54-62.
  25. Li JT, Wang N, Xin HP^*, Li SH^*. 2013. Over expression of VaCBF4, a transcription factor from Vitis amurensis, improves cold tolerance accompanying increased resistance to drought and salinity in Arabidopsis. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 31:1518-1528.
  26. Xin HP, Zhu W, Wang LN, Xiang Y, Fang LC, Li JT, Sun XM, Wang N, Londo JP, Li SH^*. 2013. Genome wide transcriptional profile analysis of Vitis amurensis and Vitis vinifera in response to cold stress. PLoS ONE, 8(3): e58740.
  27. Xin HP, Zhang JS, Zhu W, Wang N, Fan PG, Han YP, Ming R, Li SH^*. 2013. The effects of artificial selection on sugar metabolism and transporter genes in grape. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 9: 1343-1349.
  28. Xin HP¹, Wu BH¹, Zhang HH, Wang CY, Li JT, Bo Yang, Li SH^*. 2013. Characterization of volatile compounds in flowers from four groups of sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) cultivars. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 93(5): 923-931.
  29. Xin HP, Jing Zhao, Sun XM^*. 2012. The maternal-to-zygotic transition in higher plants. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 54(9): 610-615.
  30. Zhao J¹, Xin HP¹, Qu LH, Ning J, Peng XB, Yan TT, Ma LG, Li SS, Sun XM^*. 2011. Dynamic changes of transcript profiles after fertilization are associated with de novo transcription and maternal elimination in tobacco zygote, and mark the onset of the maternal-to-zygotic transition. Plant Journal, 65(1), 131-145.
  31. Ma LG1, Xin HP¹,Qu LH, Zhao J, Yang LB, Zhao P, Sun XM^*. 2011. Transcription profile analysis reveals that zygotic division results in uneven distribution of specific transcripts in apical/basal cells of tobacco. PLoS ONE, 6 (1): e15971.
  32. Xin HP, Peng XB, Ning J, Yan TT, Ma LG, Sun XM^*. 2011. Expressed sequence-tag analysis of tobacco sperm cells reveals a unique transcriptional profile and selective persistence of paternal transcripts after fertilization. Sexual Plant Reproduction, 24(1): 37-46.
  33. Xin HP, Sun XM^*. 2010. What we have learned from transcript profile analyses of male and female gametes in flowering plants. Science China Life Sciences, 53(8): 927-933.