Mingfang ZHANG

 Publications:

  • (1) Nakkanong K, Yang JH, Zhang MF. Carotenoid accumulation and carotenogenic gene expression during fruit development in novel interspecific inbred squash lines and their parents. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2012, 60: 5936-5944
    (2) Nakkanong K, Yang JH, Zhang MF. Starch accumulation and starch related gene expression in novel interspecific inbred squash lines and their parents during fruit development. Scientia Horticulturae, 2012, 136: 1-8
    (3) Yang XD, Liu XY, Lv WH, Li L, Shi QQ, Yang JH, Zhang MF. Reduced expression of BjRCE1 gene modulated by nuclear-cytoplasmic incompatibility alters auxin response in cytoplasmic male-sterile Brassica juncea. PloS One, 2012, 7: e38821
    (4)  Liu XY, Yang XD, Zhao X, Yang JH*, Zhang MF. Reduced expression of CTR1 gene modulated by mitochondria causes enhanced ethylene response in cytoplasmic male-sterile Brassica juncea. Physiologia Plantarum, 2012, 145: 332-340 IF = 3.0
    (5)Yang JH, Liu S, Yang XD, Zhang MF. Chloroplast-located BjFer1 together with anti-oxidative genes alleviate hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical injury in cytoplasmic male-sterile Brassica juncea. Molecular Biology Reports, 2012, 39: 4169-4176 IF = 2.0
     
    (6)Wang SW, Yang JH, Zhang MF. Developments of functional markers for Fom-2-mediated fusarium wilt resistance based on single nucleotide polymorphism in melon (Cucumis melo L.). Molecular Breeding, 2011, 27: 385-393 IF = 2.1
    (7)Zhu L, Li YM, Li L, Yang JH, Zhang MF. Ethylene is involved in leafy mustard systemic resistance to Turnip mosaic virus infection through the mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway. Physiological and Molecular Plant Patholgy, 2011, 76: 166-172
  • (8)Yang JH, Liu XY, Yang XD, Zhang MF*. Mitochondrially-targeted expression of a cytoplasmic male sterility-associated orf220 gene causes male sterility in Brassica juncea. BMC Plant Biology, 22010, 10: 231 (SCI)
  • (9)Yang JH, Zhang MF, Yu JQ. Mitochondrial nad2 gene is co-transcripted with CMS-associated orfB gene in cytoplasmic male-sterile stem mustard (Brassica juncea). Molecular Biology Reports, 2009, 36: 345-351 (SCI)
  • (10)Yang JH, Huai Yan, Zhang MF. Mitochondrial atpA gene is altered in a new orf220-type cytoplasmic male-sterile line of stem mustard (Brassica juncea). Molecular Biology Reports, 2009, 36: 273-280 (SCI)
  • (11)Yang JH, Zhang MF, Yu JQ. Relationship between cytoplasmic male sterility and SPL-like gene expression in stem mustard. Physiologia Plantarum, 2008, 133(2): 426-434 (SCI)
  • (12)Yang JH, Zhang MF, Yu JQ. MADS-box genes are associated with cytoplasmic homeosis in cytoplasmic male-sterile stem mustard as partially mimicked by specifically inhibiting mtETC. Plant Growth Regulation, 2008, 56: 191-201 (SCI)
  • (13)Yang JH, Zhang MF, Yu JQ. Mitochondrial retrograde regulation tuning fork in nuclear genes expressions of higher plants. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2008, 35(2): 1-7 (SCI)
  • (14)Yang JH, Zhang MF, Yu JQ. Alterations of RNA editing for mitochondrial atp9 gene in new orf220-type cytoplasmic male-sterile line of stem mustard (Brassica juncea Coss. var. tumida Tsen et Lee). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2007, 49(5):672-677 (SCI)
  • (15)Yang JH, Zhang MF, Yu JQ et al. Identification of alloplasmic cytoplasmic male-sterility line of leaf mustard synthesized by intra-specific hybridization. Plant Science, 2005, 168: 865-871 (SCI)
  • (16)Yang JH, Zhang MF. Molecular genetics of mitochondrial respiratory /ATP-related genes in relation to cytoplasmic male-sterility of higher plants. Genes Genome and Genomics, 2007, 1(1):21-26 (Global Science Books Press)
  • (17)Yang JH, Gao Y, Li YM, Qi XH, Zhang MF. Salicylic acid-induced enhancement of cold tolerance through activation of antioxidative capacity in watermelon. Scientia Horticultrae, 2008, 118: 200-205 (SCI)
  • (18)Qi XH, Yang JH, Yu JQ, Zhang MF. Genetic and heterosis analysis for important agronomic traits of Chinese vegetable mustard (Brassica juncea) in different environment. Genetica, 2009, 136: 89-95 (SCI)
  • (19) Qi XH, Yang JH , Zhang MF. AFLP-based genetic diversity assessment among Chinese vegetable mustards (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2008, 55: 705-711 (SCI)
  • (20) Qi XH, Zhang MF, Yang JH. Molecular phylogeny of Chinese vegetable mustard (Brassica juncea) based on the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Genetic Resource and Crop Evolution, 2007, 54: 1709-1716 (SCI)
  • (21)Zhang MF, Li Zhi-Ling, 2005. A comparison of sugar-accumulating patterns and relative compositions in developing fruits of two oriental melon varieties as determined by HPLC. Food Chemistry, 90: 785-790 (SCI)
  • (22)Zhang MF, Chen LP, Wang BL, Yang JH, Chen ZJ, Hirata Y. Characterization of atpA and orf220 genes distinctively present in cytoplasmic male-sterile line of tuber mustard. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 2003, 78(6): 837-841 (SCI)