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Chen W, Lv M, Wang Y, Wang PA, Cui Y, Li M, Wang R, Gou X, Li J. (2019). BES1 is activated by EMS1-TPD1-SERK1/2-mediated signaling to control tapetum development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications, 10: 4164.

Li H, Cai Z, Wang X, Li M, Cui N, He K, Yi J, Tax FE, Hou S, Li J, Gou X*. (2019). SERK receptor-like kinases control division patterns of vascular precursors and ground tissue stem cells during embryo development in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant, 12: 984-1002.

Wu Z, Chen L, Yu Q, Zhou W, Gou X, Li J, Hou S*. (2019). Multiple transcriptional factors control stomata development in rice. New Phytologist, doi: 10.1111/nph.15766.

Cui Y, Hu C, Zhu Y, Cheng K, Li X, Wei Z, Xue L, Lin F, Shi H, Yi J, Hou S, He K, Li J, Gou X*. (2018). CIK receptor kinases determine cell fate specification during early anther development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 30: 2383-2401. doi: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00586. (Cover story)

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Wei Z, Yuan T, Tarkowská D, Kim J, Nam HG, Novák O, He K, Gou X, and Li J. (2017). Brassinosteroid biosynthesis is modulated via a transcription factor cascade of COG1, PIF4 and PIF5. Plant Physiology, 174: 1260-1273.

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Chen L, Guan L, Qian P, Xu F, Wu Z, Wu Y, He K, Gou X, Li J, Hou S. (2016). NRPB3, the third largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, is essential for correct stomatal patterning and terminal differentiation in Arabidopsis. Development, 143: 1600-1611.

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Yue J, Qin Q, Meng S, Jin H, Gou X, Li J, Hou S. (2016). TOPP4 regulates the stability of phytochrome interacting factor 5 during photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 170: 1381-1397.

Du J, Gao Y, Zhan Y, Zhang S, Wu Y, Xiao Y, Zou Bo, He K, Gou X, Li G, Lin H, Li J. (2016). Nucleocytoplasmic trafficking is essential for BAK1 and BKK1-mediated cell-death control. Plant Journal, 85: 520-531.

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Gou X, He K, Yang H, Yuan T, Clouse SD, Li J. (2010). Genome-wide cloning and sequence analysis of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinase genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Genomics 11, 19.

Gou X, Yuan T, Wei X, Russell SD. (2009). Gene expression in the dimorphic sperm cells of Plumbago zeylanica: Transcript profiling, diversity, and relationship to cell type. Plant Journal 60, 33-47.

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Yuan T, Fujioka S, Takatsuto S, Matsumoto S, Gou X, He K, Russell SD, Li J. (2007). BEN1, a gene encoding a dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR)-like protein, regulates the levels of brassinosteroids in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 51, 220-233.

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