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Qiang Cheng

Nanjing Forestry University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Lichi Zhong· 2 shared Ling WuiD· 2 shared Aizhong Cao· 1 shared Annapurna ChitikineniiD· 1 shared B. Z. GuoiD· 1 shared Changfa WangiD· 1 shared Dejun HaniD· 1 shared Fengping Yuan· 1 shared

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Lichi Zhong

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A sunflower FLS2 guides reconstruction of recognition of a Xanthomonas flg22 escape variant across divergent FLS2 receptors

Lichi Zhong, Ling Wu, Qiang Cheng

The paper identifies a sunflower FLS2 receptor that recognizes a flg22 escape variant and uses structural and engineering approaches to reconstruct recognition in divergent FLS2 homologues.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Gymnosperm FLS2 orthologues mediate conserved flg22 perception and divergent responses to flg22 variants

Hongju Xiao, Xiaodie Huo, Ling Wu, Lichi Zhong, Qiang Cheng

This study identifies and characterizes two gymnosperm FLS2 orthologues, showing they function as flagellin receptors and exhibit divergent responses to flg22 variants.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

A novel high-accuracy genome assembly method utilizing a high-throughput workflow

Qingdong Zeng, Wenjin Cao, Liping Xing, Guowei Qin, Jianhui Wu, Michael F. Nagle, Qin Xiong, Jinhui Chen, Liming Yang, Prasad Bajaj, Annapurna Chitikineni, Yan Zhou, Yunxin Yu, Jiang Xu, Xiaojun Nie, , Haibin Xu

The paper introduces a high-throughput genome assembly method that improves accuracy and efficiency for complex genomes, achieving 92.7% coverage of a wheat chromosome with 98% correct BAC sequences.

bioRxiv · Nov 26, 2020 · PreprintGenomics