Jinsong Zhang

 

Major research interests:

1. Ethylene receptor signaling and plant growth and stress responses

Ethylene plays important roles in many aspects of plant growth and development. It is also involved in stress response. However, how ethylene signaling affects plant abiotic stress response remains unclear. In recent years, we have been focusing on the role of this signaling pathway in salt stress responses. Two tobacco ethylene receptor genes NTHK1 and NTHK2 have been cloned and characterized. These two subfamily II receptors have Ser/Thr kinase activity, unlike the Arabidopsis subfamily I receptor ETR1 that has His kinase activity. The Ser/Thr kinase activity may have specific roles in signaling. Overexpression of NTHK1 confers salt sensitivity and ACC can suppress this sensitivity, indicating that ethylene signaling is required for salt tolerance. This result is also consistent with the negative regulation between ethylene and its receptors. Ethylene signaling-regulated genes and a number of stress-regulated transcription factor and effector genes have been studied for their roles in plant abiotic stress response. Further study on the roles of kinase activity in receptor signaling and identification of NTHK1-interacting proteins should reveal the mechanisms of the receptor signaling. Ethylene receptors from monocots rice plants were also identified and their biochemical properties and functions in rice were investigated. Rice ethylene response mutants were also identified and characterized. These studies should disclose the features of ethylene signaling in monocot plants.

2. Functional analysis of regulatory genes in regulation of oil biosynthesis and abiotic stress response in soybean plants.

Soybean is an important crop for both oil and protein worldwide. The oil biosynthesis pathway has been established. However, the regulatory mechanism for this pathway at the transcriptional level is largely unknown. Using bioinformation, systems biology, genomic and molecular approaches, we have identified genes involved in control of lipid biosynthesis. These included Dof-type transcription factors and other-related genes. Engineering of these genes may potentially improve plant oil content. Abiotic stress responsive genes were also identified and their roles in abiotic stress tolerance were investigated in transgenic Arabidopsis and/or Lotus plants. A number of transcription factor genes and other genes have been found to incease stress tolerance. These genes will be used to improve stress tolerance in legume or other relevant plants.

 

Hu Y, Liu Y, Lu L, Tao JJ, Cheng T, Jin M, Wang ZY, Wei JJ, Jiang ZH, Sun WC, Liu CL, Gao F, Zhang Y, Li W, Bi YD, Lai YC, Zhou B, Yu DY, Yin CC, Wei W, Zhang WK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2023) Global analysis of seed transcriptomes reveals a novel PLATZ regulator for seed size and weight control in soybean. New Phytol, doi: 10.1111/nph.19316.

 

Huang YH, Han JQ, Ma B, Cao WQ, Li XK, Xiong Q, Zhao H, Zhao R, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Wei W, Tao JJ, Zhang WK, Qian WF, Chen SY, Yang C, Yin CC, Zhang JS (2023) A translational regulator MHZ9 modulates ethylene signaling in rice. Nature Communications 14: 4674. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40429-0; https://rdcu.be/divuq)

 

Hu Y, Liu Y, Tao JJ, Lu L, Jiang ZH, Wei JJ, Wu CM, Yin CC, Li W, Bi YD, Lai YC, Wei W, Zhang WK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2023) GmJAZ3 interacts with GmRR18a and GmMYC2a to regulate seed traits in soybean. J Integr Plant Biol. 2023 Apr 17. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13494.

Wei W, Lu L, Bian XH, Li QT, Han JQ, Tao JJ, Yin CC, Lai YC, Li W, Bi YD, Man WQ, Chen SY, Zhang JS, Zhang WK (2023) Zinc-finger protein GmZF351 improves both salt and drought stress tolerance in soybean. J Integr Plant Biol. 2023 Mar 3. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13474. 

 

Yin CC, Huang YH, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2023) Ethylene-mediated regulation of coleoptile elongation in rice seedlings. Plant Cell Environ. 46(4): 1060-1074.

 

Wei W, Tao J-J, Yin C-C, Chen S-Y, Zhang J-S and Zhang W-K (2022) Melatonin regulates gene expressions through activating auxin synthesis and signaling pathways. Front. Plant Sci. 13:1057993. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1057993.

 

Yin CC, Huang YH, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Chen SY, Zhang JS. (2022) Ethylene-mediated regulation of coleoptile elongation in rice seedlings. Plant Cell Environ. 2022 Nov 17. doi: 10.1111/pce.14492. 

 

Yang Zhou, Biao Ma, Jian-Jun Tao, Cui-Cui Yin, Yang Hu, Yi-Hua Huang, Wei Wei, Pei-Yong Xin, Jin-Fang Chu, Wan-Ke Zhang, Shou-Yi Chen, Jin-Song Zhang (2022) Rice EIL1 interacts with OsIAAs to regulate auxin biosynthesis mediated by the tryptophan aminotransferase MHZ10/OsTAR2 during root ethylene responses. Plant Cell, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac250

 

Lu L, Wei W, Tao JJ, Lu X, Bian XH, Hu Y, Cheng T, Yin CC, Zhang WK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2021) Nuclear factor Y subunit GmNFYA competes with GmHDA13 for interaction with GmFVE to positively regulate salt tolerance in soybean. Plant Biotechnol J, 19: 2362-2379.

 

Lu L, Wei W, Li QT, Bian XH , Lu X, Hu Y, Cheng T, Wang ZY, Jin M, Tao JJ, Yin CC, He SJ, Man WQ, Li W, Lai YC, Zhang WK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2021) A transcriptional regulatory module controls lipid accumulation in soybean. New Phytol, 231: 661-678. DOI: 10.1111/nph.17401.

 

Zhao H, Yin CC, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2021) Ethylene signaling in rice and Arabidopsis: New regulators and mechanisms. J Integr Plant Biol, 63: 102-125. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13028. 

 

邓祝云, 曲乐庆, 巫永睿, 张劲松, 王台. 代谢与作物品质. 中国科学: 生命科学, 2021, 51

Deng Z Y, Qu L Q, Wu Y R, Zhang J S, Wang T. Metabolism and crop quality (in Chinese). Sci Sin Vitae, 2021, 51, doi: 10.1360/SSV-2021-0223

 

 

Zhao H, Ma B, Duan KX, Li XK, Lu X, Yin CC, Tao JJ, Wei W, Zhang WK, Xin PY, Lam SM, Chu JF, Shui GH, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2020) The GDSL lipase MHZ11 modulates ethylene signaling in rice roots. Plant Cell, 32(5): 1626-1643.

 

Zhao H, Ma B, Duan KX, Li XK, Lu X, Yin CC, Tao JJ, Wei W, Zhang WK, Xin PY, Lam SM, Chu JF, Shui GH, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2020) The GDSL lipase MHZ11 modulates ethylene signaling in rice roots. Plant Cell, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00840.

This paper is highlighted in IN BRIEF (doi:10.1105/tpc.20.00218)

 

Van Der Straeten D, Kanellis A, Kalaitzis P, Bouzayen M, Chang C, Mattoo A and Zhang J-S (2020) Editorial: Ethylene Biology and Beyond: Novel Insights in the Ethylene Pathway and Its Interactions. Front. Plant Sci. 11: 248. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00248

 

Zhao H, Duan KX, Ma B, Yin CC, Hu Y, Tao JJ, Huang YH, Cao WQ, Chen H, Yang C, Zhang ZG, He SJ, Zhang WK, Wan XY, Lu TG, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2020) Histidine kinase MHZ1/OsHK1 interacts with ethylene receptors to regulate root growth in rice. Nat Commun. 11(1): 518. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14313-0.

 

 

Yin D^＃*, Ji C^＃, Song Q^＃, Zhang W^＃, Zhang X, Zhao K, Chen CY, Wang C, He G, Liang Z, Ma X, Li Z, Tang Y, Wang Y, Li K, Ning L, Zhang H, Zhao K, Li X, Yu H, Lei Y, Wang M, Ma L, Zheng H, Zhang Y, Zhang JS^*, Hu W^*, Chen ZJ^*. (2019) Comparison of Arachis monticola with diploid and cultivated tetraploid genomes reveals asymmetric subgenome evolution and improvement of peanut. Adv. Sci. DOI:10.1002/advs.201901672

 

Zheng H, Dong L, Han X, Jin H, Yin C, Han Y, Li B, Qin H, Zhang JS, Shen Q, Zhang K, Wang D (2019) The TuMYB46L-TuACO3 module regulates ethylene biosynthesis in einkorn wheat defense to powdery mildew. New Phytol. 2019 Nov 1. doi: 10.1111/nph.16305. 

 

Zhou Y, Xiong Q, Yin CC, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2019) Ethylene biosynthesis, signaling and crosstalk with other hormones in rice. Small Methods. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201900278

 

Wei W, Liang DW, Bian XH, Shen M, Xiao JH, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lin Q, Lv J, Chen X, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2019) GmWRKY54 improves drought tolerance through activating genes in ABA and Ca2+ signaling pathways in transgenic soybean. Plant J. 100: 384-398 doi: 10.1111/tpj.14449

 

Yin CC, Ma B, Zhao H, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2018) Screening and Genetic Analysis of Ethylene-Response Mutants in Etiolated Rice Seedlings. Bio-Protocol, DOI:10.21769/BioProtoc.3001

 

Yin D, Ji C, Ma X, Li H, Zhang W, Li S, Liu F, Zhao K, Li F, Li K, Ning L, He J, Wang Y, Zhao F, Xie Y, Zheng H, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang JS. (2018) Genome of an allotetraploid wild peanut Arachis monticola: a de novo assembly. GigaScience, 7(6): 1-9. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giy066.

 

Chen H, Ma B, Zhou Y, He SJ, Tang SY, Lu X, Xie Q, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2018) E3 ubiquitin ligase SOR1 regulates ethylene response in rice root by modulating stability of Aux/IAA protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 115: 4513-4518.

 

Ma B, Zhou Y, Chen H, He SJ, Huang YH, Zhao H, Lu X, Zhang WK, Pang JH, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2018) Membrane protein MHZ3 stabilizes OsEIN2 in rice by interacting with its Nramp-like domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 115: 2520-2525. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1718377115.

 

Tao JJ, Wei W, Pan WJ, Lu L, Li QT, Ma JB, Zhang WK, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2018) An Alfin-like gene from Atriplex hortensis enhances salt and drought tolerance and abscisic acid response in transgenic Arabidopsis. Sci. Rep. 8(1): 2707. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21148-9.

 

Zhao S, Hong W, Wu J, Wang Y, Ji S, Zhu S, Wei C, Zhang JS, Li Y (2017) A viral protein promotes host SAMS1 activity and ethylene production for the benefit of virus infection. eLife, 6: e27529. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.27529  .

 

Yin CC, Zhao H, Ma B, Chen SY and Zhang JS (2017) Diverse Roles of Ethylene in Regulating Agronomic Traits in Rice. Front. Plant Sci. 8:1676. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01676.

 

Wei W, Tao JJ, Chen HW, Li QT, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lin Q, Zhang JS, Chen SY (2017) A histone code reader and a transcriptional activator interact to regulate genes for salt tolerance. Plant Physiol. 175: 1304-1320.

 

How Rice Seedlings Emerge from Soil. The Plant Cell in a Nutshell, by Nancy Eckardt, 

 

Xiong Q, Ma B, Lu X, Huang YH, He SJ, Yang C, Yin CC, Zhao H, Zhou Y, Zhang WK, Wang WS, Li ZK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2017) Ethylene-Inhibited Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis Promotes Mesocotyl/Coleoptile Elongation of Etiolated Rice Seedlings. Plant Cell, 29: 1053-1072.

 

Hao D, Sun X, Ma B, Zhang JS, Guo H (2017) Ethylene. In Hormone Metabolism and Signaling in Plants, pp203-241, edited by Li J, Li C and Smith MS. Elsevier Ltd. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128115626000062.

 

Pan WJ, Tao JJ, Cheng T, Shen M, Ma JB, Zhang WK, Lin Q, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2017) Soybean NIMA-related Kinase1 Promotes Plant Growth and Improves Salt and Cold Tolerance. Plant Cell Physiol. 58: 1268-1278.

 

Lu X, Xiong Q, Cheng T, Li QT, Liu XL, Bi YD, Li W, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lai YC, Du WG, Man WQ, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2017). A PP2C-1 Allele Underlying a Quantitative Trait Locus Enhances Soybean 100-Seed Weight. Mol. Plant, 10: 670-684.

 

Ma B, Zhang JS (2017). Analysis of growth and molecular responses to ethylene in etiolated rice seedlings. Methods Mol Biol. 1573: 237-243. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6854-1_16.

 

Li QT, Lu X, Song Q, Chen HW, Wei W, Tao JJ, Bian XH, Shen M, Ma B, Zhang WK, Bi YD, Li W, Lai YC, Lam SM, Shui G, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2017). Selection for a zinc-finger protein contributes to seed oil increase during soybean domestication. Plant Physiol. 173:2208-2224.

 

Yang C, Li W, Cao J, Meng F, Yu Y, Huang J, Jiang L, Liu M, Zhang Z, Chen X, Miyamoto K, Yamane H, Zhang JS, Chen SY, Liu J (2017). Activation of ethylene signaling pathways enhances disease resistance by regulating ROS and phytoalexin production in rice. Plant J. 89 (2): 338-353.

  

张玉芹，陆 翔，李擎天，陈受宜，张劲松 (2016). 大豆品质调控基因克隆和功能研究进展. 中国农业科学, 49 (22): 4299-4309..

 

Zhang YQ, Lu X, Zhao FY, Li QT, Niu SL, Wei W, Zhang WK, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2016). Soybean GmDREBL increases lipid content in seeds of transgenic Arabidopsis. Sci. Rep. 6: 34307; doi: 10.1038/srep34307.

 

Tao JJ, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2016) Simple methods for screening and statistical analysis of leaf epidermal cells in dicotyledonous plants. Bio-protocol, 6(17): e1916. http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1916.

 

赵赫，陈受宜，张劲松（2016）乙烯信号转导与植物非生物胁迫反应调控研究进展。生物技术通报，32 （10）：1-10

 

Yin CC, Ma B, Wang W, Xiong Q, Zhao H, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2016) RNA Extraction and Preparation in Rice (Oryza sativa). Curr Protoc Plant Biol. 1:411-418. DOI: 10.1002/cppb.20023

 

Pan WJ, Tao JJ, Cheng T, Bian XH, Wei W, Zhang WK, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2016) Soybean miR172a improves salt tolerance and can function as a long distance signal. Mol Plant, 9: 1337-1340.

 

Lu X, Li QT , Xiong Q, Li W , Bi YD, Lai YC , Liu XL, Man WQ, Zhang WK, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2016) The transcriptomic signature of developing soybean seeds reveals genetic basis of seed trait adaptation during domestication. Plant J. 86: 530-544.

 

沈鸣，陈受宜，张劲松（2016）乙烯对豆科植物生长发育和根瘤形成的影响。大豆科学，35（2）：330-336.

Tao JJ, Chen HW, Ma B, Zhang WK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2015) The role of ethylene in plants under salinity stress. Front Plant Sci 6: 1059. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01059.

Li ZG, Chen HW, Li QT, Tao JJ, Bian XH, Ma B, Zhang WK, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2015) Three SAUR proteins SAUR76, SAUR77 and SAUR78 promote plant growth in Arabidopsis. Sci. Rep. 5: 12477. doi: 10.1038/srep12477

Yang C, Ma B, He SJ, Xiong Q, Duan KX, Yin CC, Chen H, Lu X, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2015) MHZ6/OsEIL1 and OsEIL2 regulate ethylene response of roots and coleoptiles and negatively affect salt tolerance in rice. Plant Physiol. 169:148-165.

Wang F, Chen HW, Li QT, Wei W, Li W, Zhang WK, Ma B, Bi YD, Lai YC, Liu XL, Man WQ, Zhang JS, Chen SY (2015) GmWRKY27 interacts with GmMYB174 to reduce expression of GmNAC29 for stress tolerance in soybean plants. Plant J. 83:224-236.

Tao JJ, Cao YR, Chen HW, Wei W, Li QT, Ma B, Zhang WK, Chen SY and Zhang JS (2015) Tobacco TCTP interacts with ethylene receptor NTHK1 and enhances plant growth through promotion of cell proliferation. Plant Physiol. 169:96-114.

Yin CC, Ma B, Collinge DP, Pogson BJ, He SJ , Xiong Q , Duan KX, Chen H, Yang C, Lu X, Wang YQ , Zhang WK, Chu CC, Sun XH, Fang S, Chu JF, Lu TG, Chen SY, and Zhang JS (2015) Ethylene responses in rice roots and coleoptiles are differentially regulated by a carotenoid isomerase-mediated abscisic acid pathway. Plant Cell, 27(4):1061-1081.

Yang C, Lu X, Ma B, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2015) Ethylene signaling in rice and Arabidopsis: conserved and diverged aspects. Mol. Plant, 8(4):495-505.

Cao YR,Chen HW,Li ZG,Tao JJ,Ma B,Zhang WK,Chen SY*,Zhang JS* (2015) Tobacco ankyrin protein NEIP2 interacts with ethylene receptor NTHK1 and regulates plant growth and stress responses. Plant Cell Physiol. 56(4):803-818. http://pcp.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/pcv009?ijkey=Q0jKv1hTwamHNBn&keytype=ref

Wei W, Zhang YQ, Tao JJ, Chen HW, Li QT, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lin Q, Zhang JS*, Chen SY* (2015) The Alfin-like homeodomain finger protein AL5 suppresses multiple negative factors to confer abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 81:871-883.

Wei W, Li QT, Chu YN, Reiter RJ, Yu XM, Zhu DH, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lin Q, Zhang JS*, Chen SY* (2015) Melatonin enhances plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance in soybean plants. J. Exp. Bot. 66:695-707

 

Wang XH, Li QT, Chen HW, Zhang WK, Ma B, Chen SY*, Zhang JS* (2014) Trihelix transcription factor GT-4 mediates salt tolerance via interaction with TEM2 in Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology, 14:339. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0339-7

Ma B, Yin CC, He SJ, Lu X, Zhang WK, Lu TG, Chen SY*, Zhang JS* (2014) Ethylene-induced inhibition of root growth requires abscisic acid function in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. PLoS Genet 10(10): e1004701. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004701

 

Ma B, Chen H, Chen SY and Zhang JS (2014) Roles of ethylene in plant growth and responses to stresses. In: L.-S.P. Tran and S. Pal (eds.), Phytohormones: A Window to Metabolism, Signaling and Biotechnological Applications, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0491-4_4, pp81-118. Springer Science + Business Media, New York 2014

 

Liu YF, Li QT, Lu X, Song QX, Lam SM, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lin Q, Man WQ, Du WG, Shui GH, Chen SY, Zhang JS. (2014) Soybean GmMYB73 promotes lipid accumulation in transgenic plants. BMC Plant Biol. 14: 73. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/14/73

 

Chen LJ, Wuriyanghan H, Zhang YQ, Duan KX, Chen HW, Li QT, Lu X, He SJ, Ma B, Zhang WK, Lin Q, Chen SY* and Zhang JS* (2013). An S-domain receptor-like kinase OsSIK2 confers abiotic stress tolerance and delays dark-induced leaf senescence in rice. Plant Physiol. 163: 1752-1765.

 

Song QX, Lu X, Li QT, Chen H, Hu XY, Ma B, Zhang WK, Chen SY*, Zhang JS* (2013) Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in soybean. Mol. Plant 6: 1961-1974.

 

Song QX, Li QT, Liu YF , Zhang FX, Ma B, Zhang WK, Man WQ, Du WG , Wang GD, Chen SY*, Zhang JS* (2013) Soybean GmbZIP123 gene enhances lipid content in the seeds of transgenic Arabidopsis plants. J. Exp. Bot.64: 4329-4341.

 

Ma B, He SJ, Duan KX, Yin CC, Chen H, Yang C, Xiong Q, Song QX, Lu X, Chen HW, Zhang WK, Lu TG, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2013) Identification of rice ethylene-response mutants and characterization of MHZ7/OsEIN2 in distinct ethylene response and yield trait regulation. Molecular Plant 6: 1830-1848.

　

Zou HF,Zhang YQ,Wei W,Chen HW,Song QX,Liu YF,Zhao MY,Fang F,Zhang BC,Lin Q,Zhang WK,Ma B,Zhou YH,Zhang JS*,Chen SY* (2013)Transcription factor AtDOF4.2 regulates shoot branching and seed coat formation in Arabidopsis. Biochem. J. 449: 373-388.

　

Wu HJ, Zhang Z, Wang JY, Oh DH, Dassanayake M, Liu B, Huang Q, Sun HX, Xia R, Wu Y, Wang YN, Yang Z, Liu Y, Zhang W, Zhang H, Chu J, Yan C, Fang S, Zhang JS, Wang Y, Zhang F, Wang G, Lee SY, Cheeseman JM, Yang B, Li B, Min J, Yang L, Wang J, Chu C, Chen SY, Bohnert HJ, Zhu JK, Wang XJ, Xie Q (2012) Insights into salt tolerance from the genome of Thellungiella salsuginea. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109(30): 12219-12224.

 

Niu CF, Wei W, Zhou QY, Tian AG, Hao YJ, Zhang WK, Ma B, Lin Q, Zhang ZB*, Zhang JS*, Chen SY* (2012) Wheat WRKY genes TaWRKY2 and TaWRKY19 regulate abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Plant Cell Environ. 35: 1156-1170.

 

Zhang, B., Chen, H.W., Mu, R.L., Zhang, W.K., Zhao, M.Y., Wei, W., Wang, F., Yu, H., Lei, G., Zou, H.F., Ma, B., Chen, S.Y., and Zhang, J.S. (2011). NIMA-related kinase NEK6 affects plant growth and stress response in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 68: 830-843.

 

Hao YJ, Wei W, Song QX, Chen HW, Zhang YQ, Wang F, Zou HF, Lei G, Tian AG, Zhang WK, Ma B, Zhang JS, Chen SY (2011) Soybean NAC transcription factors promote abiotic stress tolerance and lateral root formation in transgenic plants. Plant Journal, 68: 302-313 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04687.x).

 

Lei G, Shen M, Li ZG, Zhang B, Duan KX, Wang N, Cao YR, Zhang WK, Ma B, Ling HQ, Chen SY, Zhang JS (2011) EIN2 regulates salt stress response and interacts with a MA3 domain-containing protein ECIP1 in Arabidopsis. Plant, Cell & Environment, 34(10):1678-1692 (DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02363.x).