Dr. Bingyu Zhao

Department of Horticulture

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Email: bzhao07@vt.edu

Qualifications

1994 B.Sc., Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Wu, Bingchao & Luo, Dan & Yue, Yuesen & Yan, Haidong & He, Min & Ma, Xixi & Zhao, Bingyu & Xu, Bin & Zhu, Jie & Wang, Jing & Jia, Jiyuan & Sun, Min & Xie, Zheni & Wang, Xiaoshan & Huang, Linkai. (2024). Haplotype-resolved genome assembly of upland switchgrass provides insights into cold tolerance. 10.1101/2024.08.26.609807. 
2. Wang, Zhibo & Zhou, Changhe & Roach, Tiffany & Li, Qi & Wang, Kunru & Miao, Jiamin & Toro, Carlos & Wu, Shuchi & Tang, Yu & Han, Qian & Sun, Furong & Capelluto, Daniel & Li, Jianyong & Zhao, Bingyu. (2023). Xanthomonas euvesicatoria effector XeAvrRxo1 triggers a Rxo1-mediated defense response in Nicotiana benthamiana and its chaperone Xe4429 functions as an antitoxin, an expression repressor, and an enhancer of XeAvrRxo1 secretion. 10.1101/2023.12.02.569727. 
3. Wang, Zhibo & Shea, Zachary & Li, Qi & Wang, Kunru & Mills, Kerri & Zhang, Bo & Zhao, Bingyu. (2023). Evaluate the guide RNA effectiveness via Agrobacterium-mediated transient assays in Nicotiana benthamiana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 10.3389/fpls.2023.1111683. 
4. Tang, Guozhu & Wu, Shuchi & Zhao, Bingyu & Flinn, Barry. (2022). Characterization of the Arabidopsis At5-MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase. Journal of Plant Biology. 65. 10.1007/s12374-022-09369-y. 
5. Liu, Yi & Wang, Kunru & Cheng, Qiang & Kong, Danyu & Zhang, Xunzhong & Wang, Zhibo & Wang, Qian & Xie, Qi & Yan, JiJun & Chu, Jinfang & Ling, Hongqing & Li, Qi & Miao, Jiamin & Zhao, Bingyu. (2020). Cysteine protease RD21A regulated by E3 ligase SINAT4 is required for drought-induced resistance to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis. Journal of experimental botany. 71. 10.1093/jxb/eraa255. 
6. Liu, Yiming & Hu, G. & Wu, Guo-Qiang & Yan, L. & Zhao, Bingyu & Zhang, Xunzhong. (2020). Differential responses of antioxidants and dehydrin in two Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) cultivars contrasting in drought tolerance. Tropical Plant Research. 7. 255-267. 10.22271/tpr.2020.v7.i1.031. 
7. Yan, Haidong & Bombarely, Aureliano & Xu, Bin & Wu, Bingchao & Frazier, Taylor & Zhang, Xinquan & Chen, Jing & Chen, Peilin & He, Min & Feng, Guangyan & Wang, Chengran & Cui, Chenming & Li, Qi & Zhao, Bingyu & Huang, Linkai. (2019). Autopolyploidization in switchgrass alters phenotype and flowering time via epigenetic and transcription regulation. Journal of experimental botany. 70. 10.1093/jxb/erz325. 
8. Traore, Sy & Eckshtain-Levi, Noam & Miao, Jiamin & Sparks, Anita & Wang, Zhibo & Wang, Kunru & Li, Qi & Burdman, Saul & Walcott, Ron & Welbaum, Gregory & Zhao, Bingyu. (2019). Nicotiana species as surrogate host for studying the pathogenicity of Acidovorax citrulli , the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits. Molecular Plant Pathology. 20. 10.1111/mpp.12792. 
9. Liu, Yiming & Hu, Guofu & Wu, Guo-Qiang & Huan, Hengfu & Ding, Xipeng & Yan, Linling & Li, Xinyong & Liu, Pandao & Bai, Changjun & Liu, Guodao & Zhao, Bingyu & Zhang, Xunzhong. (2018). Differential responses of antioxidants and dehydrin expression in two switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cultivars contrasting in drought tolerance. 10.1101/486308. 
10. Zuo, Chunman & Tang, Yuhong & Fu, Hao & Liu, Yiming & Zhang, Xunzhong & Zhao, Bingyu & Xu, Ying. (2018). Elucidation and analyses of the regulatory networks of upland and lowland ecotypes of switchgrass in response to drought and salt stresses. PLOS ONE. 13. e0204426. 10.1371/journal.pone.0204426. 
11. Yan, Haidong & Bombarely, Aureliano & Xu, Bin & Frazier, Taylor & Wang, Chengran & Chen, Peilin & Chen, Jing & Hasing, Tomas & Cui, Chenming & Zhang, Xinquan & Zhao, Bingyu & Huang, Linkai. (2018). SiRNAs regulate DNA methylation and interfere with gene and lncRNA expression in the heterozygous polyploid switchgrass. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 11. 10.1186/s13068-018-1202-0. 
12. Hu, Guofu & Liu, Yiming & Duo, Tianqi & Zhao, Bingyu & Cui, Guowen & Ji, Jing & Kuang, Xiao & Ervin, Erik & Zhang, Xunzhong. (2018). Antioxidant metabolism variation associated with alkali-salt tolerance in thirty switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) lines. PLOS ONE. 13. e0199681. 10.1371/journal.pone.0199681. 
13. Liu, Enshi & Li, Mi & Das, Lalitendu & pu, Yunqiao & Frazier, Taylor & Zhao, Bingyu & Crocker, Mark & Ragauskas, Arthur & Shi, Jian. (2018). Understanding Lignin Fractionation and Characterization from Engineered Switchgrass Treated by an Aqueous Ionic Liquid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00384. 
14. Wan, Guigui & Frazier, Taylor & Jorgensen, Julianne & Zhao, Bingyu & Frazier, Chip. (2018). Rheology of transgenic switchgrass reveals practical aspects of biomass processing. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 11. 10.1186/s13068-018-1056-5. 
15. Levy, Asaf & Gonzalez, Isai & Mittelviefhaus, Maximilian & Clingenpeel, Scott & Herrera Paredes, Sur & Miao, Jiamin & Wang, Kunru & Devescovi, Giulia & Stillman, Kyra & Monteiro, Freddy & Alvarez, Bryan & Lundberg, Derek & Lu, Tse-Yuan & Lebeis, Sarah & Jin, Zhao & McDonald, Meredith & Klein, Andrew & Feltcher, Meghan & Rio, Tijana & Dangl, Jeffery. (2018). Genomic features of bacterial adaptation to plants. Nature Genetics. 50. 10.1038/s41588-017-0012-9. 
16. Liu, Enshi & Das, Lalitendu & Zhao, Bingyu & Crocker, Mark & Shi, Jian. (2017). Impact of Dilute Sulfuric Acid, Ammonium Hydroxide, and Ionic Liquid Pretreatments on the Fractionation and Characterization of Engineered Switchgrass. BioEnergy Research. 10. 1-15. 10.1007/s12155-017-9868-x. 
17. Sun, Lidan & Wang, Jing & Sang, Mengmeng & Jiang, Libo & Zhao, Bingyu & Cheng, Tangran & Zhang, Qixiang & Wu, Rongling. (2017). Landscaping Crossover Interference Across a Genome. Trends in Plant Science. 22. 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.06.008. 
18. Zhao, Chengsong & Lasses, Theres & Bakó, László & Kong, Danyu & Zhao, Bingyu & Chanda, Bidisha & Bombarely, Aureliano & Cruz-Ramírez, Alfredo & Scheres, Ben & Brunner, Amy & Beers, Eric. (2017). XYLEM NAC DOMAIN1, an angiosperm NAC transcription factor, inhibits xylem differentiation through conserved motifs that interact with RETINOBLASTOMA-RELATED. New Phytologist. 216. 10.1111/nph.14704. 
19. Shidore, Teja & Broeckling, Corey & Kirkwood, Jay & Long, John & Miao, Jiamin & Zhao, Bingyu & Leach, Jan & Triplett, Lindsay. (2017). The effector AvrRxo1 phosphorylates NAD in planta. PLOS Pathogens. 13. e1006442. 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006442. 
20. Yu, Guohui & Cheng, Qiang & Xie, Zheni & Xu, Bin & Huang, Bingru & Zhao, Bingyu. (2017). An efficient protocol for perennial ryegrass mesophyll protoplast isolation and transformation, and its application on interaction study between LpNOL and LpNYC1. Plant Methods. 13. 10.1186/s13007-017-0196-0. 

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