Qiang Zhou

The C2H2-Type Zinc Finger Protein OsZFP179 Positively Regulates Cadmium Tolerance by Transcriptionally Activating OsGSTU19 in Rice

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) contamination threatens rice quality and food safety. Although C2H2-type zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) regulate abiotic stress responses, their roles in rice Cd detoxification are largely unknown. Here, we show that OsZFP179 positively regulates Cd tolerance....

Key innovation triggers adaptive radiation of the genus Medicago

Reconstruction of a robust phylogeny of Medicago using genome-scale nuclear data from the Angiosperms353 probe set sheds light on the origin of the genus and provides evidence that pod morphological traits acted as key innovations, playing a central role in the adaptive radiation...