Publications
1) Yang JH, et al. The genome sequence of allopolyploid Brassica juncea and analysis of differential homoeolog gene expression influencing selection. Nature Genetics, 2016, 48: 1225-1332
2) Shopan J, Mou HP, Zhang LL, Zhang CT, Ma WW, Walsh JA, Hu ZY, Yang JH*, Zhang MF. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B-beta (eIF2Bβ), a new class of plant virus resistance gene. The Plant Journal, 2017, doi: 10.1111/tpj.13519
3) Zhao N, Xu XY, Wamboldt Y, Mackenzie SA, Yang XD, Hu ZY, Yang JH*, Zhang MF. MutS HOMOLOG1 silencing mediates ORF220 substoichiometric shifting and causes male sterility in Brassica juncea. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016, 67: 435-444
4) Yang JH, Liu G, Zhao N, Chen S, Liu D, Ma W, Hu Z, Zhang MF. Comparative mitochondrial genome analysis reveals the evolutionary rearrangement mechanism in Brassica. Plant Biology, 2016, 18: 527-536
5) Yang JH, Song N, Zhao X, Qi XH, Hu Zhongyuan, Zhang MF. Genome survey sequencing provides clues into glucosinolate biosynthesis and flowering pathway evolution in allotetrapolyploid Brassica juncea. BMC Genomics, 2014, 15: 107
6) Yang JH, Liu XY, Xu BC, Yang XD, Zhang MF. Identification of miRNAs and their targets using high-throughput sequencing and degradome analysis in cytoplasmic male-sterile and its maintainer lines of Brassica juncea. BMC Genomics, 2013, 14: 9
7) Yang JH, Zhang MF. Molecular basis of cytoplasmic male sterility. Biotechnology of Crucifers, Surinder Kumar Gupta Editor, Springer, pp 173-186
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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
11) Zhu L, Li Y, Neelam A, Yang JH, Zhang MF. Role of a newly cloned alternative oxidase gene (BjAOX1a) in Turnip Mosaic Virus (TuMV) resistance in mustard. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2012, 30: 309-318
12) 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 Pathology, 2011, 76: 166-172
13) 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, 2010, 10: 231
14) 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
15) 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
16) 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
17) 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
18) 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
19) 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
20) 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
21) 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 22) Yang JH, Zhang MF. Molecular genetics of mitochondrial respiratory/ATP-related genes in relation to cytoplasmic male-sterility of higher plants. Genes, Genomes and Genomics, 2007, 1: 21-26