主要研究方向
1. 环境与非生物胁迫相关的植物非编码RNA（microRNAs, siRNAs and long non-coding RNAs, alternative splicing of precusor mRNAs）及DNA甲基化等相关功能基因组学及基因功能的研究。
2. 植物重金属元素耐性基因的功能鉴定与分析，环境控制生物学及其应用。
发表论文及专著
Rono JK, Wang LL, Wu XC, Cao HW, Zhao YN, Khan IU, Yang ZM*. 2021. Identification of a new metallothionein-like gene OsMT1e for cadmium detoxification and potential phytoremediation. Chemosphere. 265, 129136.
Sun JY, Liu XS, Khan IU, Wu XC, Yang ZM*. 2021. OsPIP2;3 as an aquaporin contributes to rice resistance to water deficit but not to salt stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 183, 104342.
Khan IU, Rono JK, Liu XS, Feng SJ, Li H, Chen X, Yang ZM*. 2020. Functional characterization of a new metallochaperone for reducing cadmium concentration in rice crop. Journal of Cleaner Production 272, 123152.
Zhang BQ, Liu XS, Feng SJ, Zhao YN, Wang LL, Rono JK, Li H, Yang ZM*. 2020. Developing a cadmium resistant rice genotype with OsHIPP29 locus for limiting cadmium accumulation in the paddy crop. Chemosphere 247, 125958.
Liu XS, Feng SJ, Wang MQ, Zhao YN, Cao HW, Rono JK, Yang ZM*. 2020. OsNHAD is a chloroplast membrane-located transporter required for resistance to salt stress in rice (Oryza sativa). Plant Science 291, 110359.
Feng SJ, Liu XS, Ma LY, Khan IU, Rono JK, Yang ZM*. 2020. Identification of epigenetic mechanisms in paddy crop associated with lowering environmentally related cadmium risks to food safety. Environmental Pollution 256, 113464.
Zhao KX, Chu SS, Zhang XD, Wang LP, Rono JK, Yang ZM*. 2020. AtWRKY21 negatively regulates tolerance to osmotic stress in Arabidopsis. Environmental and Experimental Botany 169:103920.
Liu XS, Feng SJ, Zhang BQ, Wang MQ, Cao HW, Rono JK, Chen X, Yang ZM*. 2019. OsZIP1 functions as a metal efflux transporter limiting excess zinc, copper and cadmium accumulation in rice. BMC Plant Biology 19, 283.
Khan IU, Rono JK, Zhang BQ, Liu XS, WAng MQ, Wang LL, Wu XC, Chen X, Cao HW, Yang ZM*. 2019. Identification of novel rice (Oryza sativa) HPP and HIPP genes tolerant to heavy metal toxicity. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 175, 8–18.
Zhang XD, Wang Ye, Li HB, Yang ZM*. 2018. Isolation and identification of rapeseed (Brassica napus) cultivars for potential higher and lower Cd accumulation. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 181, 479–487
Zhang XD, Zhao KX, Yang ZM*. 2018. Annotation of ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes and identification of Cd-responsive ABCs in rapeseed (Brassica napus). Gene 664, 139-151
Zhang XD, Meng JG, Zhao KX, Chen X, Yang ZM* 2018 Annotation and characterization of Cd-responsive metal transporter genes in rapeseed (Brassica napus). Biometals 31, 107-121
Zhang XD, Sun JY, You YY, Song JB, Yang ZM* 2018 Identification of Cd-responsive RNA helicase genes and expression of a putative BnRH 24 mediated by miR158 in canola (Brassica napus). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 157, 159–168
Gao S, Song JB, Wang Y, Yang ZM*. 2017. An F-box E3 ubiquitin ligase-coding genes AtDIF1 is involved in Arabidopsis salt and drought stress responses in an abscisic acid-dependent manner. Environmental and Experimental Botany 138: 21–35.
Song J, Feng SJ, Chen J, Zhao WT, Yang ZM. 2017. A cadmium stress-responsive gene AtFC1 confers plant tolerance to cadmium toxicity. BMC Plant Biology 17:187
Zhao WT, Feng SJ, Chen X, Li H, Faust F, Keine T, Li LN, Yang ZM*. 2017 Salt stress-induced FERROCHELATASE 1 improves resistance to salt stress by limiting sodium accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Scientific Reports 7: 14737
Meng JG, Zhang XD, Tan SK, Zhao Kai Xuang, Yang ZM* 2017 Genome-wide identification of Cd-responsive NRAMP transporter genes and analyzing expression of NRAMP 1 mediated by miR167 in Brassica napus. Biometals. 30, 917-931
Feng SJ, Liu XS, Tao H, Tan SK, Chu SS, Oono Y, Zhang XD, Chen J, Yang ZM*. 2016. Variation of DNA methylation patterns associated with gene expression in rice (Oryza sativa) exposed to cadmium. Plant Cell and Environment 39: 2629-2649.
Feng SJ, Zhang XD, Liu XS, Tan SK, Chu SS, Meng JG, Zhao KX, Zheng JF, Yang ZM*. 2016 Characterization of long non-coding RNAs involved in cadmium toxic response in Brassica napus. RSC Advances 6: 82157-82173.
Song JB, Gao S, Wang Y, Li BW, Zhang YL, Yang ZM*. 2016. miR394 and its target gene LCR are involved in cold stress response in Arabidopsis. Plant Gene 5: 56–64.
Li H, Sun D, Xie FL, Zhang BH. 2016. A cotton miRNA is involved in regulation of plant response to salt stress. Scientific Reports 4: 6122.
Xuan Y, Zhou ZS, Li HB, Yang ZM*. 2016. Identification of a group of XTHs genes responding to heavy metal mercury, salinity and drought stresses in Medicago truncatula. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 132: 153–163.
Li H, Wang L, Yang ZM* 2015. Co-expression analysis reveals a group of genes potentially involved in regulation of plant response to iron-deficiency. Gene 554: 16–24.
Sun D, Chen J, Zhou ZS, Zhu CC, Hu LB, Wang L, Yang L, Yang ZM* 2015. Ectopic expression of a proteinase inhibitor I4 (MtPiI4) gene from Medicago truncatula confers plant resistance to P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 33:1686–1696.
Song JB, Wang YX, Li HB, Li BW, Zhou ZS, Gao S, Yang ZM* 2015. The F-box family genes as key elements in response to salt, heavy mental and drought stresses in Medicago truncatula. Functional & Integrative Genomics 15:495–507.
Song JB, Shu XX, Shen Q, Li BW, Song J, Yang ZM* 2015. Altered fruit and seed development of transgenic rapeseed (Brassica napus) over-expressing microRNA394. PloS One. 10: e0125427.
Wang L, Zeng HQ, Song J, Feng SJ, Yang ZM* 2015. miRNA778 and SUVH6 are involved in phosphate homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Plant Science 238:273-85.
Wang Y, Cheng ZZ, Chen X, Zheng Q, Yang ZM* 2015. CrGNAT gene regulates excess copper accumulation and tolerance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Science 240:120-129.
Gao S, Zhang YL, Yang L, Song JB, Yang ZM* 2014. AtMYB20 is negatively involved in plant adaptive response to drought stress. Plant Soil 376:433–443.
Yang ZM*, Chen J. 2013. A potential role of microRNAs in regulating plant response to metal toxicity. Metallomics 5: 1184 – 1190.
Song JB, Gao S, Sun D, Li H, Shu XX, Yang ZM*. 2013. miR394 and LCR are involved in Arabidopsis salt and drought stress responses in an abscisic acid-dependent manner. BMC Plant Biology 13:210 (65)
Zheng Q, Cheng ZZ, Yang ZM* 2013 HISN3 mediates adaptive response of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to excess nickel. Plant and Cell Physiology. 54: 1951-1962
Li H, Song JB, Zhao WT, Yang ZM*. 2013. AtHO1 is involved in iron homeostasis in a NO-dependent manner. Plant and Cell Physiology. 54:1105-1117.
Zhou ZS, Yang SN, Li H, Zhu CC, Liu ZP, Yang ZM*. 2013. Molecular dissection of mercury-responsive transcriptome and sense/antisense genes in Medicago truncatula by high-throughput sequencing. Journal of Hazardous Materials 252–253: 123– 131.
Zhang LW, Song JB, Shu XX, Zhang Y, Yang ZM*. 2013. miR395 is involved in detoxification of cadmium in Brassica napus. Journal of Hazardous Materials 250-251: 204-211.
Li H, Jiang M, Che LL, Nie L, Yang ZM*. 2012. BjHO-1 is involved in the detoxification of heavy metal in India mustard (Brassica juncea). Biometals 25: 1269–1279.
Zhou ZS, Zeng HQ, Liu ZP, Yang ZM*. 2012. Genome-wide identification of Medicago truncatula microRNAs and their targets reveals their differential regulation by heavy metal. Plant, Cell and Environment. 35: 86–99. (149)
Zhou ZS, Song JB, Yang ZM*. 2012. Genome-wide identification of Brassica napus microRNAs and their targets in response to cadmium. Journal of Experimental Botany 63: 4597–4613. (122)
Song JB, Huang SQ, Dalmay T, Yang ZM*. 2012. Regulation of leaf morphology by microRNA394 and its target LEAF CURLING RESPONSIVENESS. Plant and Cell Physiology. 53: 1283-1294.
Chen J, Yang ZM*. 2012. Mercury toxicity, molecular response and tolerance in higher plants. Biometals 25:847–857 (51)
Zheng Q, Meng Q, Wei YY, Yang ZM*. 2011. Alleviation of copper-induced oxidative damage in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by carbon monoxide. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 61:220–227. (82)
Wei YY, Zheng Q, Liu ZP, Yang ZM*. 2011. Regulation of tolerance of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to heavy metal toxicity by heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide. Plant and Cell Physiology. 52:1665–1675.
Shen Q, Jiang M, Li H, Che LL, Yang ZM*. 2011. Expression of a Brassica napus heme oxygenase confers plant tolerance to mercury toxicity. Plant, Cell and Environment 34, 752–763. (73)
Meng DK, Chen J, Yang ZM*. 2011. Enhancement of tolerance of India mustard (Brassica juncea) to mercury by carbon monoxide. Journal of Hazardous Materials 186: 1823–1829.
Wang QQ, Liu F, Chen XS, Ma XJ, Zeng HQ, Yang ZM*. 2010. Transcriptome profiling of early developing cotton fibre by deep-sequencing reveals significantly differential expression of genes in a fuzzless/lintless mutant. Genomics 96: 369–376.
Elbaz A, Wei YY, Meng Q, Zheng Q, Yang ZM*. 2010. Mercury-induced oxidative stress and impact on antioxidant enzymes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Ecotoxicology 19:1285–1293.
Huang SQ, Xiang AL, Che LL, Chen S, Li Hui, Song JB, Yang ZM*. 2010. A set of miRNAs from Brassica napus in response to sulfate-deficiency and cadmium stress. Plant Biotechnology Journal 8:887-899.
Steffens D, Leppin T, Luschin-Ebengreuth N, Yang ZM, Schubert S. 2010. Organic soil phosphorus considerably contributes to plant nutrition but is neglected by routine soil-testing methods. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 173: 765-771.
Zeng HQ, Zhu YY, Huang SQ, Yang ZM*. 2010. Analysis of phosphorus-deficient responsive miRNAs and cis-elements from soybean (Glycine max L.). Journal of Plant Physiology 167:1289-1297.
Kong WW, Yang ZM*. 2010. Identification of iron-deficiency responsive microRNA genes and cis-elements in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 48: 153-159.
Kong WW, Zhang LP, Guo K, Lui ZP, Yang ZM*. 2010. Carbon monoxide improves adaptation of Arabidopsis to iron deficiency. Plant Biotechnology Journal 7:1-12.
Zhu YY, Zeng HQ, Dong CX, Yin XM, Shen QR, Yang ZM*. 2010. microRNA expression profiles associated with phosphorus deficiency in white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). Plant Science 178: 23–29.
Hu LB, Zhang T, Yang ZM, Zhou W, Shi ZQ. 2009. Inhibition of fengycins on the production of fumonisin B1 from Fusarium verticillioides. Letters in Applied Microbiology 48: 84–89.
Kwak PB, Wang QQ, Chen XS, Qiu CX, Yang ZM*. 2009. Enrichment of a set of microRNAs during the cotton fiber development. BMC Genomics 10: 457.
Guo K, Kong WW, Yang ZM*. 2009. Carbon monoxide promotes root hair development in tomato. Plant and Cell Environment 32: 1033–1045.
Huang SQ, Peng J, Qiu CX, Yang ZM*. 2009. Heavy metal-regulated new microRNAs from rice. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 103:282-287.
Cui X, Xu SM, Mu DS, Yang ZM*. 2009. Genomic analysis of rice microRNA promoters and clusters. Gene 431: 61-66.
Zhou ZS, Guo K, Elbaz AA, Yang ZM*. 2009. Salicylic acid alleviates mercury toxicity by preventing oxidative stress in roots of Medicago sativa. Environmental & Experimental Botany 65: 27–34.
Chen J, Shiyab S. Han FX, Monts DL, Waggoner CA, Yang ZM*, Su Y. 2009. Bioaccumulation and physiological effects of mercury in Pteris vittata and Nephrolepis exaltata. Ecotoxicology 18:110-121.
Xue YJ, Tao L, Yang ZM*. 2008 Aluminum-induced cell wall peroxidase activity and lignin synthesis are differentially regulated by jasmonate and nitric oxide. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56: 9676–9684.
Guo K, Xia K, Yang ZM*. 2008. Regulation of tomato lateral root development by carbon monoxide and involvement in auxin and nitric oxide. Journal of Experimental Botany 59: 3443–3452.
Zhou ZS, Huang SQ, Yang ZM*. 2008. Bioinformatic identification and expression analysis of new microRNAs from Medicago truncatula. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 374: 538–542.
Zhang LP, Mehta SK, Liu ZP, Yang ZM*. 2008. Copper-induced proline synthesis is associated with nitric oxide generation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant and Cell Physiology 49:234-242.
Zhou ZS, Huang SJ, Yang ZM*. 2008. Biological detection and analysis of mercury toxicity to alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants. Chemosphere 70: 1500-1509.
Guo Q, Xiang AL, Yang Q, Qiu CX, Yang ZM*. 2007. Bioinformatic identification of microRNAs and their target genes from Solanum tuberosum expressed sequence tags. Chinese Science Bullentin 52:1656-1664.
Hu LB, Shi ZQ, Zhang T, Yang ZM*. 2007. Fengycins antibiotics isolated from B-FS01 culture inhibit growth of Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon ATCC 38932. FEMS Microbiology Letters 272:91-98.
Qiu CX, Xie FL, Zhu YY, Guo K, Huang SQ, Nie L, Yang ZM*. 2007. Computational identification of microRNAs and their targets in Gossypium hirsutum expressed sequence tags. Gene 395:49-61.
Xie FL, Huang SQ, Guo K, Zhu YY, Nie L, Yang ZM*. 2007. Computational identification of novel microRNAs and targets in Brassica napus. FEBS Letters 581:1464- 1473.
Sun XM, Lu Bo, Xu LL, Wang SQ, Mehta SK, Yang ZM*. 2007. Coordinated expression of sulfate transporters and its relation with sulfur metabolites in Brassica napus exposed to cadmium. Botanic Studies 48: 43-54.
Zhou ZS, Huang SQ, Guo K, Mehta SK, Zhang PC, Yang ZM*. 2007. Metabolic adaptations to mercury-induced oxidative stress in roots of Medicago sativa L. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 101:1-9.
Xue YJ, Xie FL, Yang ZM*. 2006. Negative regulation of aluminum-responsive citrate efflux from roots of Cassia tora by an anion channel antagonist. Botanic Studies 47:137-144.
Song NH, Yang ZM*, Zhou LX, Wu X, Yang H. 2006. Effect of dissolved organic matter on the toxicity of chlorotoluron to Triticum aestivum. Journal of Environmental Science 18:119-126.
Wang YS, Yang ZM*. 2005. Nitric oxide reduces aluminum toxicity by preventing oxidative stress in the roots of Cassia tora L. Plant and Cell Physiology 46:1915-1923.
Yang H, Wu X, Zhou LX, Yang ZM*. 2005. Effect of dissolved organic matter on chlorotoluron sorption and desorption in soils. Pedosphere 15:432-439.
Sun X, Sun XM, Yang ZM*, Li SQ, Wang J, Wang SH. 2005. Expression of Brassica napus g-glutamylcysteine synthetase, low- and high-affinity sulfate transporters in response to excess cadmium. Journal Integrity and Plant Biology 47: 243-250.
Wang YS, Wang J, Yang ZM*, Lu B, Wang QY, Li SQ, Lu YP, Wang SH, Sun X. 2004. Salicylic acid modulates aluminum-induced oxidative stress in roots of Cassia tora L. Acta Botanic Sinca 46:819-828.
Yang ZM*, Yang H, Wang J, Wang YS. 2004. Aluminum regulation of citrate metabolism for Al-induced citrate efflux in the roots of Cassia tora L. Plant Science 166:1589–1594.
Wang SH, Yang ZM*, Lu B, Li SQ, Lu YP. 2004. Copper-induced stress and antioxidative responses in roots of Brassica juncea L. Bot Bull Acade Sin 45:203-212.
Yang ZM*, Wang J, Wang SW, Xu LL. 2003. Salicylic acid-induced aluminum tolerance by modulation of citrate efflux from roots of Cassia tora L. Planta 217:168-174.
AUTHORED BOOK
"Biochemistry" by Zhi Min Yang and Li Ke Jiang, Higher Education Pass, Beijing, China. ISBN 7-04-017383-2, 2005.
Chen J, Yang ZM, Su Y, Han FX, Monts DL. 2009. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Soils. In: Steinberg RV Steinberg RV (Eds.), Contaminated Soils: Environmental Impact, Disposal and Treatment. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. NY, USA.
