Li Zhen

Li Zhen - Senior staff scientist
Joined the group in 2012

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32. The Subordinate Role of Pseudogenization over Recombinative Deletion Following Polyploidization in Angiosperms

Zhen Li, Ewout Crombez, Yves Van de Peer

(2024) -

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31. Ancestral duplication of MADS‐box genes in land plants empowered the functional divergence between sporophytes and gametophytes

Yichun Qiu, Zhen Li, Claudia Köhler

(2024) - New Phytologist

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30. The genome of the king protea, Protea cynaroides

Jiyang Chang, Tuan A. Duong, Cassandra Schoeman, Xiao Ma, Danielle Roodt, Nigel Barker, Zhen Li, Yves Van de Peer, Eshchar Mizrachi

(2023) - The Plant Journal

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29. Revisiting ancient polyploidy in leptosporangiate ferns

Hengchi Chen, Yuhan Fang, Arthur Zwaenepoel, Sanwen Huang, Yves Van de Peer, Zhen Li

(2023) - New Phytologist

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28. Updated phylogeny and protein structure predictions revise the hypothesis on the origin of MADS-box transcription factors in land plants

Yichun Qiu, Zhen Li, Dirk Walther, Claudia Köhler

(2023) -

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27. Updated Phylogeny and Protein Structure Predictions Revise the Hypothesis on the Origin of MADS-box Transcription Factors in Land Plants

Yichun Qiu, Zhen Li, Dirk Walther, Claudia Köhler, Mary O'Connell

(2023) - Molecular Biology and Evolution

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26. The Larix kaempferi genome reveals new insights into wood properties

Chao Sun, Yun‐Hui Xie, Zhen Li, Yan‐Jing Liu, Xiao‐Mei Sun, Jing‐Jing Li, Wei‐Peng Quan, Qing‐Yin Zeng, Yves Van de Peer, Shou‐Gong Zhang

(2022) - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

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25. Chinese fir genome and the evolution of gymnosperms

Si-Zu Lin, Yu Chen, Chao Wu, Wei-Hong Sun, Zhen Li, Hengchi Chen, Jieyu Wang, Changmian Ji, Shu-Bin Li, Zhiwen Wang, Wen-Chieh Tsai, Xiang-Qing Ma, Si-Ren Lan, Fei-Ping Zhang, Ya-Cong Xie, Lei Yao, Yan Zhang, Meng-Meng Lü, Jia-Jun Zhang, Di-Yang Zhang, Yi-Quan Ye, Xia Yu, Shan-Shan Xu, Zhi-Hui Ma, Guo-Chang Ding, Guang-Qiu Cao, Zong-Ming He, Peng-Fei Wu, Kai-Min Lin, Ai-Qin Liu, Yan-Qing Lin, Shao-Ning Ruan, Bao Liu, Shi-Jiang Cao, Li-Li Zhou, Ming Li, Peng Shuai, Xiao-Long Hou, Yi-Han Wu, Nuo Li, Sheng Xiong, Yang Hao, Zhuang Zhou, Xue-Die Liu, Dan-Dan Zuo, Jia Li, Pei Wang, Jian Zhang, Ding-Kun Liu, Gui-Zhen Chen, Jie Huang, Ming-Zhong Huang, Yuanyuan Li, Qinyao Zheng, Xiang Zhao, Wen-Ying Zhong, Feng-Ling Wang, Xin-Chao Cheng, Yin Yu, Zhi-Wei Liu, Hongkun Zheng, Ray Ming, Yves Van de Peer, Zhong-Jian Liu

(2022) -

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24. Revisiting Ancient Polyploidy in Leptosporangiate Ferns

Hengchi Chen, Yuhan Fang, Arthur Zwaenepoel, Sanwen Huang, Yves Van de Peer, Zhen Li

(2022) -

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23. The Euscaphis japonica genome and the evolution of malvids

Wei‐Hong Sun, Zhen Li, Shuang Xiang, Lin Ni, Diyang Zhang, De‐Qiang Chen, Meng‐Yuan Qiu, Qi‐Gong Zhang, Lin Xiao, Le Din, Yifan Li, Xing‐Yu Liao, Xue‐Die Liu, Yu‐Ting Jiang, Pei‐Lan Zhang, Hui Ni, Yifan Wang, Yi‐Xun Yue, Xi Wu, Xiang‐Qing Din, Wei Huang, Zhi‐Wen Wang, Xiaokai Ma, Bobin Liu, Xiao‐Xing Zou, Yves Van de Peer, Zhong‐Jian Liu, Shuang‐Quan Zou

(2021) - The Plant Journal

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22. First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria [version 2; peer review: 3 approved]

Heleen Verlinden, Lieven Sterck, Jia Li, Zhen Li, Anna Yssel, Yannick Gansemans, Rik Verdonck, Michiel Holtof, Hojun Song, Spencer T. Behmer, Gregory A. Sword, Tom Matheson, Swidbert R. Ott, Dieter Deforce, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Yves Van de Peer, Jozef Vanden Broeck

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21. A non-duplicated magnoliid genome

Zhen Li, Yves Van de Peer

(2021) - Nature Plants

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20. The Litsea genome and the evolution of the laurel family

Yi-Cun Chen, Zhen Li, Yun-Xiao Zhao, Ming Gao, Jie-Yu Wang, Ke-Wei Liu, Xue Wang, Li-Wen Wu, Yu-Lian Jiao, Zi-Long Xu, Wen-Guang He, Qi-Yan Zhang, Chieh-Kai Liang, Yu-Yun Hsiao, Di-Yang Zhang, Si-Ren Lan, Laiqiang Huang, Wei Xu, Wen-Chieh Tsai, Zhong-Jian Liu, Yves Van de Peer, Yang-Dong Wang

(2020) - Nature Communications

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19. The genome of Prasinoderma coloniale unveils the existence of a third phylum within green plants

Linzhou Li, Sibo Wang, Hongli Wang, Sunil Kumar Sahu, Birger Marin, Haoyuan Li, Yan Xu, Hongping Liang, Zhen Li, Shifeng Cheng, Tanja Reder, Zehra Çebi, Sebastian Wittek, Morten Petersen, Barbara Melkonian, Hongli Du, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Gane Ka-Shu Wong, Xun Xu, Xin Liu, Yves Van de Peer, Michael Melkonian, Huan Liu

(2020) - Nature Ecology & Evolution

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18. Author Correction: The genome of Prasinoderma coloniale unveils the existence of a third phylum within green plants

Linzhou Li, Sibo Wang, Hongli Wang, Sunil Kumar Sahu, Birger Marin, Haoyuan Li, Yan Xu, Hongping Liang, Zhen Li, Shifeng Cheng, Tanja Reder, Zehra Çebi, Sebastian Wittek, Morten Petersen, Barbara Melkonian, Hongli Du, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Gane Ka-Shu Wong, Xun Xu, Xin Liu, Yves Van de Peer, Michael Melkonian, Huan Liu

(2020) - Nature Ecology & Evolution

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17. Molecular study of drought response in the Mediterranean conifer Pinus pinaster Ait.: Differential transcriptomic profiling reveals constitutive water deficit‐independent drought tolerance mechanisms

Nuria de María, María Ángeles Guevara, Pedro Perdiguero, María Dolores Vélez, José Antonio Cabezas, Miriam López‐Hinojosa, Zhen Li, Luís Manuel Díaz, Alberto Pizarro, José Antonio Mancha, Lieven Sterck, David Sánchez‐Gómez, Célia Miguel, Carmen Collada, María Carmen Díaz‐Sala, María Teresa Cervera

(2020) - Ecology and Evolution

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16. The honeysuckle genome provides insight into the molecular mechanism of carotenoid metabolism underlying dynamic flower coloration

Xiangdong Pu, Zhen Li, Ya Tian, Ranran Gao, Lijun Hao, Yating Hu, Chunnian He, Wei Sun, Meimei Xu, Reuben J. Peters, Yves Van de Peer, Zhichao Xu, Jingyuan Song

(2020) - New Phytologist

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15. First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Heleen Verlinden, Lieven Sterck, Jia Li, Zhen Li, Anna Yssel, Yannick Gansemans, Rik Verdonck, Michiel Holtof, Hojun Song, Spencer T. Behmer, Gregory A. Sword, Tom Matheson, Swidbert R. Ott, Dieter Deforce, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Yves Van de Peer, Jozef Vanden Broeck

(2020) - F1000Research

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14. Genomics of Clinal Local Adaptation in Pinus sylvestris Under Continuous Environmental and Spatial Genetic Setting

Jaakko S. Tyrmi, Jaana Vuosku, Juan J. Acosta, Zhen Li, Lieven Sterck, Maria T. Cervera, Outi Savolainen, Tanja Pyhäjärvi

(2020) - G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics

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13. Loss of Wood Formation Genes in Monocot Genomes

Danielle Roodt, Zhen Li, Yves Van de Peer, Eshchar Mizrachi, Brandon Gaut

(2019) - Genome Biology and Evolution

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12. A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants

No contributors listed

(2018) - NATURE PLANTS

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11. Reciprocally Retained Genes in the Angiosperm Lineage Show the Hallmarks of Dosage Balance Sensitivity

Setareh Tasdighian, Michiel Van Bel, Zhen Li, Yves Van de Peer, Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet, Steven Maere

(2017) - The Plant Cell

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10. Single-Copy Genes as Molecular Markers for Phylogenomic Studies in Seed Plants

Zhen Li, Amanda R. De La Torre, Lieven Sterck, Francisco M. Cánovas, Concepción Avila, Irene Merino, José Antonio Cabezas, María Teresa Cervera, Pär K. Ingvarsson, Yves Van de Peer

(2017) - Genome Biology and Evolution

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9. Contrasting rates of molecular evolution and patterns of selection among gymnosperms and flowering plants

No contributors listed

(2017) - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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8. The gene expression landscape of pine seedling tissues

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(2017) - PLANT JOURNAL

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7. Conservation of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay complex components throughout eukaryotic evolution

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(2017) - SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

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6. The Apostasia genome and the evolution of orchids

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(2017) - NATURE

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5. Genome of wild olive and the evolution of oil biosynthesis

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(2017) - PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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4. Coordinated Functional Divergence of Genes after Genome Duplication in Arabidopsis thaliana

Riet De Smet, Ehsan Sabaghian, Zhen Li, Yvan Saeys, Yves Van de Peer

(2017) - The Plant Cell

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3. Gene duplicability of core genes is highly consistent across all angiosperms

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(2016) - PLANT CELL

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2. Lack of GLYCOLATE OXIDASE1, but Not GLYCOLATE OXIDASE2, Attenuates the Photorespiratory Phenotype of CATALASE2-Deficient Arabidopsis

Pavel Kerchev, Cezary Waszczak, Aleksandra Lewandowska, Patrick Willems, Alexey Shapiguzov, Zhen Li, Saleh Alseekh, Per Mühlenbock, Frank A. Hoeberichts, Jingjing Huang, Katrien Van Der Kelen, Jaakko Kangasjärvi, Alisdair R. Fernie, Riet De Smet, Yves Van de Peer, Joris Messens, Frank Van Breusegem

(2016) - Plant Physiology

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1. RNA-Seq improves annotation of protein-coding genes in the cucumber genome.

Li Z, Zhang Z, Yan P, Huang S, Fei Z, Lin K

(2011) - BMC genomics

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