Zhao Lai

The F-box protein AhSLF-S2 controls the pollen function of S-RNase-based self-incompatibility.

An F-box gene linked to the self-incompatibility (S) locus of Antirrhinum is expressed specifically in pollen and tapetum.

AhSL28, a senescence- and phosphate starvation-induced S-like RNase gene in Antirrhinum.

Major ecological transitions in wild sunflowers facilitated by hybridization.

Comparative mapping and rapid karyotypic evolution in the genus helianthus.

Extensive chromosomal repatterning and the evolution of sterility barriers in hybrid sunflower species.

Microarray analysis reveals differential gene expression in hybrid sunflower species.

Analyses of synteny between Arabidopsis thaliana and species in the Asteraceae reveal a complex network of small syntenic segments and major chromosomal rearrangements.

[Soil organic carbon storage and its spatial distribution characteristics in Hainan Island: a study based on HNSOTER].

Using variable rate models to identify genes under selection in sequence pairs: their validity and limitations for EST sequences.

SSRs and INDELs mined from the sunflower EST database: abundance, polymorphisms, and cross-taxa utility.

Natural variation in gene expression between wild and weedy populations of Helianthus annuus.

Candidate gene polymorphisms associated with salt tolerance in wild sunflower hybrids: implications for the origin of Helianthus paradoxus, a diploid hybrid species.

Genomic patterns of adaptive divergence between chromosomally differentiated sunflower species.

Establishing genomic tools and resources for Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.-the development of a library of expressed sequence tags, microsatellite loci, and the sequencing of its chloroplast genome.

Genomics of Compositae weeds: EST libraries, microarrays, and evidence of introgression.

Preparation of normalized cDNA libraries for 454 Titanium transcriptome sequencing.

De novo transcriptome sequencing in a songbird, the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis): genomic tools for an ecological model system.

Large-scale transcriptome characterization and mass discovery of SNPs in globe artichoke and its related taxa.

The molecular basis of invasiveness: differences in gene expression of native and introduced common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in stressful and benign environments.

Allele identification for transcriptome-based population genomics in the invasive plant Centaurea solstitialis.

Transcriptome divergence between introduced and native populations of Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense.

Genomics of Compositae crops: reference transcriptome assemblies and evidence of hybridization with wild relatives.

Targeting RPL39 and MLF2 reduces tumor initiation and metastasis in breast cancer by inhibiting nitric oxide synthase signaling.

Astrocyte elevated gene-1 and c-Myc cooperate to promote hepatocarcinogenesis in mice.

De novo genome assembly of the economically important weed horseweed using integrated data from multiple sequencing platforms.

Genome scans reveal candidate domestication and improvement genes in cultivated sunflower, as well as post-domestication introgression with wild relatives.

Differential expression analysis of RNA sequencing data by incorporating non-exonic mapped reads.

DNA methylation screening of primary prostate tumors identifies SRD5A2 and CYP11A1 as candidate markers for assessing risk of biochemical recurrence.

Most Compositae (Asteraceae) are descendants of a paleohexaploid and all share a paleotetraploid ancestor with the Calyceraceae.

Deep sequencing of HPV E6/E7 genes reveals loss of genotypic diversity and gain of clonal dominance in high-grade intraepithelial lesions of the cervix.

A novel role of astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) in regulating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution.

IGFBP7 Deletion Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma.