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• 2026

  1. Chen LY, Wang JL, Cao Y, Chen H, Yuan T, Zhang WD, Morales-Briones DF, Zhao SY, Tan NH, Huang CH, Wan T* (Lead contact), Wang QF*. 2026. The convergent genomic dynamism for aquatic adaptation in vascular plants. Current Biology, 36: 1-13.
  2. Sara GA*, Liao YY, Oyetola O, Girma E, Ann WM, Wan T*. 2026. Codon usage bias and selective constraints in Gentianales mitogenomes. BMC Genomics, 27: 218.
  3. Sun JJ, Xia XM, Liu C, Wang XY, Kan SL, Wan T, Marais E, Maggs-kolling G, Ran JH, Wang QF, Wang XQ. 2026. Genomic divergence and sex-linked region of Welwitschia mirabilis revealed by whole-genome re-sequencing. Cell Reports, 45:116836

  2025

  1. Han JP, Wan JN, Guan ZL, Xu H, Wang QF*, Wan T*. 2025. The origin, evolution, and diversification of MADS-box transcription factors in green plants. Plant Communications, 6, 101462.
  2. Xu H, Song QQ, Wan JN, Han JP, Wang QF*, Wan T*. 2025. The module WmABF1-1-WmMYB111 manipulates the leaf senescence of Welwitschia by integrative regulation of abscisic acid biosynthesis, chlorophyll degradation and nitrogen transportation. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 23: 369–5386.
  3. Wan JN, Wang SW, Chen SC, Wan T*. 2025. Escarpment evolution in Madagascar unveils a pathway to understanding island biodiversity. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 1: 1-3.
  4. Salah R, Ezzat M, Mkala EM, Dakhil MA, Wan T*, Wan JN*. 2025. Variations in impacts of climate change on Giant Lobelia species in East Africa. Diversity, 17: 274.
  5. Huang KY, Feng YY, Du H, Ma CW, Xie D, Wan T, Feng XY, Dai XG, Yin TM, Wang XQ*, Ran JH*. 2025. DNA methylation dynamics in gymnosperm duplicates genes: implications for genome evolution and stress adaptation. the Plant Journal, 121: e70006.
  6. Amar N, AbdAlla HAM, Wang QF, Ei Zayat MA, Belal HR, Wang SW, Wan T, Amar MH, Wan JN*.2025. Plastome comparison and phylogenomic analysis of threatened wild Egyptian Capparis taxa. BMC Genomics, 26: 1084.

  2024

  1. Wan JN^#, Wang SW^#, Andrew R. Leitch^#, Ilia J. Leitch^#, Jian JB^#, Wu ZY, Xin HP, Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, Guy Eric Onjalalaina, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Dai C, Geoffrey Mwachala, Bai MZ, Zhao CX, Wang HQ, Du SL, Wei N, Hu GW, Chen SC, Chen XY, Wan T*, Wang QF*. 2024. The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar. Nature, 629: 1091-1099.
  2. Wan T, Dai Can. 2024. Baobab trees’ evolutionary history could inform conservation efforts. Nature, https:/doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01549-9.
  3. Li QY, Wang Y, Zhou HM, Liu YS, Gichuki DK, Hou YJ, Zhang JS, Rryal R, Hu GW, Wan T, Amenu SG, Gituru RW, Xin HP*, Wang QF*. 2024. The Cissus quadrangularis genome reveals its adaptive features in an arid habitat. Horticulture Research, 11: uhae038.

  2022

  1. Wan T, Gong YB, Liu ZM, Zhou YD, Dai C, Wang QF*. 2022. Evolution of complex genome architecture in gymnosperms. GigaScience, 11:1-10.
  2. Liao YY, Liu ZM, Gichira AW, Yang M, Mbichi RW, Meng LP, Wan T*. 2022. Deep evaluation of the evolutionary history of the Heat Shock Factor (HSF) gene family and its expansion pattern in seed plants. PeerJ, 10: e13603.
  3. Xin HP^#, Wang Y^#, Li QY^#, Wan T^#, 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: uhac208.
  4. Huang KY, Kan SL, Shen TT, Gong P, Feng YY, Du H, Zhao YP, Wan T, Wang XQ, Ran JH*. 2022. A comprehensive evolutionary study of chloroplast RNA editing in gymnosperms: A novel type of G-to-A RNA editing is common in gymnosperms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23: 10844.

  Before 2021

  1. Wan T, Liu ZM, Leitch IL, Xin HP, Maggs-Kölling G, Gong YB, 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*, Van de Peer Y*, Leitch AR*, Wang QF*. 2021. The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts. Nature Communications, 12(1): 4247.
  2. Wan T, Liu ZM, Li LF, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Lohaus R, Liu ZJ, Xin HP, Gong YB , Liu Y, Wang WC, Chen LY, Yang Y, Kelly LJ, Yang J, Huang JL, Li Z, Liu P, Zhang L, Liu HM, Wang H, Deng SH, Liu M, Li J, Ma L, Liu Y, Lei Y, Xu W, Wu LQ, Liu F, Ma Q, Yu XR, Jiang Z, Zhang GQ, Li SH, Li RQ, Zhang SZ, Wang QF *, Van de Peer Y  *, Zhang JB *, Wang XM*. 2018. A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants. Nature Plants, 4: 82-89.
  3. Mbichi RW, Wang QF*, Wan T*. 2020. RNA directed DNA methylation and seed plant genome evolution. Plant Cell Reports, 39: 983-996.
  4. Hou C, Li LF, Liu ZM, Su YJ*, Wan T*. 2020. Diversity and expression patterns of MADS-box genes in Gnetum luofuense - implication in functional diversity and evolution. Tropical plant biology, 13: 36–49
  5. Yang M^#, Wan T^#, Dai C, Zhou XC, Liu F, Gong YB*. 2021. Modern honeybees disrupt the pollination of an ancient gymnosperm, Gnetum luofuense. Ecology, e03497.
  6. Xian L^#, Wan T^#, Cao Y, Sun JY, Zhao ST, Andrew AA, Li W, Liu F*. 2020. Structural variability and functional association in the epiphytic bacteria assemblies of freshwater macrophytes (Myriophyllum spicatum). Current Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1101/316893.
  7. Liao YY, Liu Y, Liu X, Lü TF, Mbichi RW, Wan T*, Liu F*. 2020. The complete chloroplast genome of Myriophyllum spicatum reveals a 4 kb inversion and new insights regarding plastome evolution in Haloragaceae. Ecology and Evolution, 10 (6): 3090-3102.
  8. Gong YB*, Yang M, Vamosi JC, Yang HM, Mu WX, Li JK, Wan T*. 2016. Wind or insect pollination? Ambophily in a subtropical gymnosperm Gnetum parvifolium (Gnetales). Plant Species Biology, 31:272-279.
  9. Wan T, Han QX, Xian L, Cao Y, Andrew AA, Pan XJ, Li W, Liu F. 2016. Reproductive Allocation in Three Macrophyte Species from Different Lakes with Variable Eutrophic Conditions. PLOS | ONE, 11 (11): e0165234
  10. Liu F^#, Wan T^#, Han QX, Hu B, Chen YY, Wang GX, Li W. 2014. Comparison of genetic variation between the seed bank and above ground vegetation of a wetland species. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 56: 144-150.
  11. Wan T, Zhang XL, Gregan J, Zhang Y, Guo P, Guo YH*. 2012. A dynamic evolution of chromosome in subgenus Potamogeton revealed by physical mapping of rDNA loci detection. Plant Systematic and Evolution, 298:1195–1210.
  12. Wang WC, Wan T, Becher H, Kuderova A, Leitch IJ, Garcia S, Leitch AR*, Kovarik A*. 2018. Remarkable variation of ribosomal DNA organization and copy number in gnetophytes, a distinct lineage of gymnosperms. Annals of Botany, doi: 10.1093/aob/mcy172
  13. Song C, Fu FF, Yang LL, Niu Y, Tian ZY, He XX, Yang XM, Chen J, Sun W, Wan T, Zhang H, Yang YC, Xiao T, Dossa K, Meng XX, Cao FL*, Van de Peer Y*, Wang GB*, Chen SL*. 2021. Taxus yunanensis genome offers insights into gymnosperms phylogeny and taxol production. Communications Biology, 4: 1203
  14. Li HL, Wu L, Dong ZM, Jiang YS, Jiang SJ, Xing HT, Li Q, Liu GC, Tian SM, Wu ZY, Wu B, Li ZX, Zhao P, Zhang Y, Tang JM, Xu JB, Huang K, Liu X, Zhang WL, Liao QH, Ren Y, Huang XZ, Li QZ, Li CY, Wang Y, Xavier-Ravi B, Li HH, Liu Y, Wan T, Liu QH, Zhou Y*, Jian JB*, Xia QY*, Liu YQ*. 2021. Haplotype-resolved genome of diploid ginger (Zingiber officinale) and its unique gingerol biosynthetic pathway. Horticulture Research, 8:189.
  15. Hou C, Saunders MK, Deng N, Wan T, Su YJ*. 2019. Pollination drop proteomes and reproductive organ transcriptomes comparison in Gnetum revealsentomophilous adaptation. Genes, 10 (10):800.
  16. Dong SS, Zhao CX, Zhang SZ, Wu H, Mu WX, Wei T, Li N, Wan T, Liu H, Cui J, Zhu RL, Goffinet B, Liu Y*. 2019 The amount of RNA editing sites in liverwort organellar genes is correlated with GC content and nuclear PPR protein diversity. Genome Biology and Evolution, 11: 11
  17. Yang Y*, Lin LB, Ferguson DK, Zhang SZ, Wan T. 2017. A new gnetalean macrofossil from the Early Cretaceous and its evolutionary significance. Cretaceous Research, 74:56-64.
  18. Sing KW, Wang WZ, Wan T, Lee PS, Li ZX, Chen X, Wang YY, Wilson JJ. 2016. Diversity and human perceptions of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Southeast Asian megacities. Genome, 59: 827–839.
  19. Liu HM, Zhang SZ, Wan T, Kamau PW, Wang ZW, Grall A, Hemp A, Schneider H*. 2016. Exploring the pteridophyte flora of the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 691-705.