Publication List
(a total of more than 8,160 citations and an h-index of 37, see Zonglie Hong at Google Scholar)
Cui L, Zheng F, Li C, Li G, Ye J, Zhang Y, Wang T, Hong Z, Ye Z, Zhang J (2024) Defective mutations of SlSGR1, SlPSY1 and MYB12 genes lead to formation of green ripe fruit in tomato. J Exp Bot (in press, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae095; Suppl Figs and Tabs).
Zhao Y, Zhu H, Lu X, Anees M, He N, Yang D, Chen Z, Hong Z, Zhang J, Liu W (2024) Streamlined Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated hairy root transformation for efficient CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing evaluation in diverse Citrullus varieties. Hort Plant J (in press, DOI: 10.1016/j.hpj.2023.10.005; Suppl Figs; Suppl Tabs)
Zhang D, Ai G, Ji K, Huang R, Chen C, Yang Z, Wang J, Cui L, Li G, Tahira M, Wang X, Wang T, Ye J, Hong Z, Ye Z, Zhang J (2024) EARLY FLOWERING is a dominant gain-of-function allele of FANTASTIC FOUR 1/2c that promotes early flowering in tomato. Plant Biotech J 22: 698-711 (DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14217; Suppl Figs; Suppl Tab)
Hu G, Zhang D, Luo D, Sun W, Zhou R, Hong Z, Munir S, Ye Z, Yang C, Zhang J, Wang T (2023) SlTCP24 and SlTCP29 synergistically regulate compound leaf development through interacting with SlAS2 and activating transcription of SlCKX2 in tomato. New Phytol 240: 1275-1291 (DOI: 10.1111/nph.19221; Suppl Info)
Zhang H, Chen H, Tan J, Huang S, Chen X, Dong H, Zhang R, Wang Y, Wang B, Xiao X Hong Z, Zhang J,Hu J, Zhang M (2023) The chromosome-scale reference genome and transcriptome analysis of the Solanum torvum provides insights into resistance to root-knot nematodes. Front Plant Sci 14:1210513 (DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1210513; Suppl figs; Suppl tabs)
Ai G, Huang R, Zhang D, Li M, Li G, Li W, Ahiakpa JK, Wang Y, Hong Z, Zhang J (2023) SlGH3.15, a member of the GH3 gene family, regulates lateral root development and gravitropism response by modulating auxin homeostasis in tomato. Plant Sci 330: 111638 (DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111638; Suppl figs; Suppl table)
Kanaoka M, Shimizu K, Xie B, Urban S, Freeman M, Hong Z, Okada K (2022) KOMPEITO, an atypical Arabidopsis Rhomboid-related gene, is required for callose accumulation and pollen wall development. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23: 5959 (DOI: 10.3390/ijms23115959; Suppl. data)
Song J, Shang L, Li C, Wang W, Wang X, Zhang C, Ai G, Ye J, Yang C, Li H, Hong Z, Larkin R, Ye Z, Zhang J (2022) Variation in the fruit development gene POINTED TIP regulates protuberance of tomato fruit tip. Nature Commun. 13: 5940 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33648-4; Suppl data)
Cui L, Zheng F, Wang J, Zhang C, Zhang D, Gao S, Zhang C, Ye J, Zhang Y, Ouyang B, Wang T, Hong Z, Ye Z, Zhang J (2022a) The tomato CONSTANS-LIKE protein SlCOL1 regulates fruit yield by repressing SFT gene expression. BMC Plant Biol 22: 429 (doi: 10.1186/s12870-022-03813-4; Suppl data)
Yu T, Ai G, Xie Q, Wang W, Song J, Wang J, Tao J, Zhang X, Hong Z, Lu Y, Ye J, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Ye Z (2022) Regulation of tomato fruit elongation by transcription factor BZR1.7 through promotion of SUN gene expression. Hort Res 9: uhac121 (DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac121; Suppl. data)
Cui L, Zheng F, Zhang D, Li C, Li M, Ye J, Zhang Y, Wang T, Ouyang B, Hong Z, Ye Z, Zhang J (2022) Tomato methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 functions in drought tolerance by promoting ROS scavenging and chlorophyll accumulation through interaction with catalase 2 and RBCS3B. Plant Sci 318: 111206 (DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111206; Suppl. data)
Huang B, Wu W, Hong Z (2021) Genetic loci underlying awn morphology in barley. Genes 12: 1063. (DOI: 10.3390/genes12101613)
Huang B, Wu W, Hong Z (2021) Genetic interactions of awnness genes in barley. Genes 12: 606. (DOI: 10.3390/genes12040606)
Huang B, Huang D, Hong Z, Owie SO, Wu W (2020) Genetic analysis reveals four interacting loci underlying awn trait diversity in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Sci Rep 10: 69335. (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69335-x)
Feng Y, Wu P, Fu W, Peng L, Zhu H, Cao Y, Zhou X, Hong Z, Zhang Z, Yuan S (2020) The Lotus japonicus ubiquitin ligase SIE3 interacts with the transcription factor SIP1 and forms a homodimer. Front Plant Sci 11:795 (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00795)
Chen X, Jiang L, Zheng J, Chen F, Wang T, Wang M, Tao Y, Wang H, Hong Z, Huang Y, Huang R (2019) A missense mutation in Large Grain Size 1 increases grain size and enhances cold tolerance in rice. J Exp Bot 70: 3851-3866 (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz192; supplement)
Yin J, Guan X, Zhang H, Wang L, Li H, Zhang Q, Chen T, Xu Z, Hong Z, Cao Y, Zhang Z (2019) An MAP kinase interacts with LHK1 and regulates nodule organogenesis in Lotus japonicus. Sci China Life Sci 62: 1203-1217 (doi: 10.1007/s11427-018-9444-9)
Wang Z, Wang X, Xie B, Hong Z and Yang Q (2018) Arabidopsis NUCLEOSTEMIN-LIKE 1 (NSN1) regulates cell cycling potentially by cooperating with nucleosome assembly protein AtNAP1;1. BMC Plant Biol 18:99 (doi: 10.1186/s12870-018-1289-2)
Jiang L, Zheng J, Zhang Z, Chen X, Chen F, Wang T, Huang Y, Wang H, Hong Z, Huang R (2018) Two independent grain-length mutants mapped to a single region on the long arm of chromosome 2 in rice. Bragantia 77: 452-465 (doi: 10.1590/1678-4499.2017119)
Mjomba FM, Zheng Y, Liu H, Tang W, Hong Z, Wang F, Wu W (2016) Homeobox is pivotal for OsWUS controlling tiller development and female fertility in rice. Genes, Genomics and Genetics (G3, Bethesda) 6: 2013-2021. (doi: 10.1534/g3.116.028837)
Wang L, Wang L, Tan Q, Fan Q, Zhu H, Hong Z, Zhang Z, Duanmu D (2016) Efficient inactivation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation related genes in Lotus japonicus using CRISPR-Cas9. Front Plant Sci 7: 1333. (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01333; supplements)
Wang C, Yu H, Luo L, Duan L, Cai L, He X, Wen J, Mysore KS, Li G, Xiao A, Duanmu D, Cao Y, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2016) NODULES WITH ACTIVATED DEFENSE 1 is required for maintenance of rhizobial endosymbiosis in Medicago truncatula. New Phytol 212: 176-191. (doi: 10.1111/nph.14017; supplemental Figs S1-S9 and Tab S3; Tabs S1-S2; Tab S4; Tab S5)
Wang C, Yu H, Zhang Z, Yu L, Hong Z, Luo L (2015a) Phytosulfokine is involved in positive regulation of Lotus japonicus nodulation. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact 28: 847-855 (doi: 10.1094/MPMI-02-15-0032-R; Supplements)
Wang C, Xu X, Hong Z, Feng Y, Zhang Z (2015b) Involvement of ROP6 and clathrin in nodulation factor signaling. Plant Signaling & Behavior 10(7):e1033127 (doi: 10.1080/15592324.2015.1033127)
Wang C, Zhu M, Duan L, Yu H, Chang X, Li L, Kang H, Feng Y, Zhu H, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2015c) Lotus japonicus clathrin heavy chain 1 is associated with ROP6 GTPase and involved in nodule formation. Plant Physiol 167: 1497-1510 (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.256107; Supplements)
Kang H, Xiao A, Huang X, Gao X, Yu H, He X, Zhu H, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2015) A Lotus japonicus co-chaperone protein interacts with the ubiquitin-like domain protein CIP73 and plays a negative regulatory role in nodulation. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact 28: 534-545 (doi: 10.1094/MPMI-11-14-0354-R)
Hu G, Burton C, Hong Z (2014) Molecular and chemical characterization of a new waxy allele in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Cereal Chem 91: 438-444
Chen F, Jiang L, Zheng J, Huang R, Wang H, Hong Z, Huang Y (2014) Identification of differentially expressed proteins and phosphorylated proteins in rice seedlings in response to strigolactone treatment. Plos ONE 9(4): e93947
Hu G, Burton C, Hong Z, Jackson E (2014) A mutation of the cellulose-synthase-like (CslF6) gene in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) partially affects the beta-glucan content in grains. J Cereal Sci 59: 189-195 (doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2013.12.009)
Kang H, Chu X, Wang C, Xiao A, Zhu H, Yuan S, Yang Z, Ke D, Xiao S, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2014) A MYB coiled-coil transcription factor interacts with NSP2 and is involved in nodulation in Lotus japonicus. New Phytol 201:837-849 (doi: 10.1111/nph.12593; Supplement)
Huang R, Jiang L, Zheng J, Wang T, Wang H, Huang Y, Hong Z (2013) Genetic bases of rice grain shape: so many genes, so little known. Trends Plant Sci. 18:218-226 (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.11.001; Supplement)
Wang C, Zhu H, Jin L, Chen T, Wang L, Kang H, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2013). Splice variants of the SIP1 transcripts play a role in nodule organogenesis in Lotus japonicus. Plant Mol Biol 82: 97-111(doi: 10.1007/s11103-013-0042-3; Supplement)
Chen F, Jiang L, Zheng J, Huang R, Wang H, Hong Z, Huang Y (2013) Identification of a co-segregative protein associated with the tillering trait in rice (Oryza sativa L. indica). Plant Omics J 6:36-45 (Supplement)
Wang X, Gingrich DK, Deng Y, Hong Z (2012) NSN1, a nucleostemin-like GTPase required for apical and floral meristem development in Arabidopsis. Mol Bio Cell 23: 1446-1456 (doi: 10.1091/mbc.E11-09-0797; Supplement)
Yuan S, Zhu H, Gou H, Fu W, Liu L, Chen T, Ke D, Kang H, Xie Q, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2012) A ubiquitin ligase of symbiosis receptor kinase involved in nodule organogenesis. Plant Physiol 160: 106-117 (doi:10.1104/pp.112.199000; Supplement)
Chen T, Zhu H, Ke D, Cai K, Wang T, Gou H, Hong Z, Zhang Z. (2012) A MAP kinase kinase interacts with SymRK and regulates nodule organogenesis in Lotus japonicus. Plant Cell 24: 823-838 (tpc.112.095984)
Ke D, Fang Q, Chen C, Zhu H, Chen T, Chang X, Yua Sa, Ma L, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2012) Small GTPase ROP6 interacts with NFR5 and is involved in nodule formation in Lotus japonicus. Plant Physiol 159: 131-143 (doi:10.1104/pp.112.197269)
Wang X, Xie B, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Hong Z (2012) Nucleostemin-like 1 is required for embryogenesis and leaf development in Arabidopsis. Plant Mol Biol 78: 31-44 (including the Journal Cover; PMID: 22058024)
Xie B, Deng D, Kanaoka M, Okada K, Hong Z (2011) Expression of Arabidopsis callose synthase 5 (CalS5) in tobacco BY-2 cells: subcellular localization and effect on cell wall permeability. Plant Sci 183: 1-8 (doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.10.015)
Xie B, Hong Z (2011) Unplugging the callose plug from sieve pores. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 6:491-493 (DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.4.14653).
Xie B, Wang X, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Hong Z (2011) CalS7 encodes a callose synthase responsible for callose deposition in the phloem. Plant J 65:1–14 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04399.x) (Supplement).
Kang H, Zhu H, Chu X, Yang Z, Yuan S, Yu D, Wang C, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2011) A novel interaction between CCaMK and a protein containing the Scythe_N ubiquitin-like domain in Lotus japonicus. Plant Physiol 155: 1312-1324 (doi/10.1104/pp.110.167965).
Guseman JM, Lee JS, Bogenschutz NL, Peterson KM, Virata RE, Xie B, Kanaoka MM, Hong Z, Torii KU (2010) Dysregulation of cell-to-cell connectivity and stomatal patterning by loss-of-function mutation in Arabidopsis CHORUS (GLUCAN SYNTHASE-LIKE 8). Development 137: 1731-1741
Xie B, Wang X, Hong Z (2010) Precocious pollen germination in Arabidopsis lines with altered callose deposition during microsporogenesis. Planta 231: 809-823 (DOI 10.1007/s00425-009-1091-3).
Ma L, Xie B, Hong Z, Verma DPS, Zhang Z (2008) A novel RNA-binding protein associated with cell plate formation. Plant Physiol. 148: 223-234
Zhu H, Chen T, Zhu M, Fang Q, Kang H, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2008) A novel ARID DNA-binding protein interacts with SymRK and is expressed during early nodule development in Lotus japonicus. Plant Physiol. 148: 337-347
Dong X, Hong Z, Chatterjee J, Kim S, Verma DPS (2008). Expression of callose synthase genes and its connection with Npr1 signaling pathway during pathogen infection. Planta 229: 87-98
Ma L, Hong Z, Zhang Z (2007) Perinuclear and nuclear envelope localizations of Arabidopsis Ran proteins. Plant Cell Rep. 26: 1373-1382
Verma DPS, Hong Z (2005). The ins and outs in membrane dynamics: Tubulation and vesiculation. Trends Plant Sci. 10: 159-165.
Dong X, Hong Z, Sivaramakrishnan M, Mahfouz M, Verma DPS (2005) Callose synthase (CalS5) is required for exine formation during microgametogenesis and pollen viability in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 42: 315-328.
Hong Z, Bednarek S, Blumwald E, Hwang I, Jurgens G, Menzel D, Osteryoung K, Raikhel N, Shinozaki K, Tsutsumi N, Verma DPS (2003a). A unified nomenclature for Arabidopsis dynamin-related large GTPases based on homology and possible functions. Plant Mol. Biol. 53: 261-265.
Hong Z, Geisler-Lee J, Zhang Z, Verma DPS (2003b). Phragmoplastin dynamics: multiple forms, microtubule association and their roles in cell plate formation in plants. Plant Mol. Biol. 53: 297-312. (including the Cover Picture of the Journal) PMID: 14750520
Geisler-Lee, J., Hong, Z., and Verma, D.P.S. (2002) Overexpression of the cell plate-associated dynamin-like GTPase, phragmoplastin, results in the accumulation of callose at the cell plate and arrest of plant growth. Plant Sci. 163: 33-42.
Verma DPS, Hong Z (2001) Plant callose synthase complexes. Plant Mol. Biol. 47: 693-701.
Hong Z, Delauney AJ and Verma DPS (2001a) A cell plate-specific callose synthase and its interaction with phragmoplastin and UDP-glucose transferase. Plant Cell 13: 755-768
Hong Z, Zhang Z, Olson J. and Verma DPS (2001b) A novel UDP glucose transferase interacts with callose synthase and phragmoplastin at the forming cell plate. Plant Cell 13, 769-780
Zhang Z, Hong Z and Verma DPS (2000) Phragmoplastin polymerizes into spiral coiled structures via two self-assembly domains. J Biol Chem 275: 8779-8784
Hong Z, Lakkineni K, Zhang Z and Verma DPS (2000) Removal of feedback inhibition of Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase results in increased proline accumulation and protection of plants from osmotic stress. Plant Physiol. 122: 1129-1136.
Verma DPS and Hong Z (1996) Biogenesis of peribacteroid membrane in root nodules. Trends in Microbiology 4(9): 364-368.
Kavi Kishor PB, Hong Z, Miao G-H and Verma DPS (1995) Overexpression of Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase increases proline production and confers osmotolerance in transgenic plants. Plant Physiol. 108: 1387-1394.
Hong Z and Verma DPS (1994) A new phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is induced during soybean nodule organogenesis and is associated with membrane proliferation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 9617-9621.
Verma DPS, Cheon C-I and Hong Z (1994) Small GTP-binding proteins and membrane biogenesis in plants. Plant Physiol. 106: 1-6.
Cheon C-I, Hong Z and Verma DPS (1994) Nodulin-24 follows a novel pathway for integration into the peribacteroid membrane in soybean root nodules. J. Biol. Chem. 269: 6598-6602.
Miao G-H*, Hong Z* and Verma DPS (1993) Two functional soybean genes encoding p34cdc2 protein kinases are regulated by different plant developmental pathways. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 943-947. (*Authors contributed equally to this work).
Hong Z, Miao G-H and Verma DPS (1993) A p34cdc2 protein kinase homolog from mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia). Plant Physiol. 101:1399-1400.
Miao G-H, Hong Z and Verma DPS (1992) Topology and phosphorylation of soybean nodulin-26, an intrinsic protein of the peribacteroid membrane. J. Cell. Biol. 118:481-490.
Szoke A, Miao G-H, Hong Z and Verma DPS (1992) Subcellular location of Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase in root/nodule and leaf of soybean. Plant Physiol. 99:1642-1649.