Research Interests
Genetic basis of quantitative traits in maize
Innovative theories and techniques for breeding
Maize genomics and molecular breeding
Honors
2010: Japan International Award for Yong Agricultural Researchers
2011: DuPont Young Professor Award
2011: Chutian Scholar Professor, awarded by the Hubei Provincial Government, China
2011: The New Century Excellent Talents in University, awarded by the Ministry of
Education, China
2012: The National Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Youth, awarded by the
National Science Foundation of China
2013: The National Youth Top-notch Talent Support Program, awarded by the
Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, China
2014: Outstanding Alumni Award of CIMMYT
2015: The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, awarded by the
National Science Foundation of China
2015: Chair Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars Programme, awarded by the Ministry of
Education, China
2016: China Youth Science and Technology Award, awarded by the Organization
Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, China, Ministry of Human
Resources and Social Security and China Association for Science and Technology
Association
Services in Editorial Boards
Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2011- )
Molecular Breeding (2013-2017)
Acta Agronomica Sinica (2014-)
BMC Plant Biology (2015-)
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (2016 -2020)
Plant Genome (2017 - 2019)
Science China Life Sciences (2017 -)
Genome Biology (2019 -)
Plant Journal (2020 -)
Selected Conference Talks
1) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). The development and application of single cell sequencing technology in maize. The 5th International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2019). Macao, July 21-24, 2019 http://www.absconf.org/index.html
2) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). A roadmap for future maize breeding revealed by the CUBIC population. Plant & Animal Genome Asia 2019 Conference. Shen Zhen, June 6-8, 2019 http://www.intlpagasia.org
3) Jianbing Yan (Plenary speaker). A roadmap for future maize breeding revealed by the CUBIC population. International Plant & Animal Genome XXVII. San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2019 http://www.intlpag.org/2019/
4) Jianbing Yan (Selected speaker). A roadmap for future maize breeding revealed by the CUBIC population. World Life Science Conference. Beijing, China, October 27-29, 2018 http://wlsc2018.csi.org.cn/uploadfile/file/20181019/20181019150400_89899.pdf
5) Jianbing Yan (Plenary speaker). CUBIC: A new genetic design promises study on maize-microbe interactions. Sino-German Symposium: Microbiomics and Plant Health. Wuhan, China, October 22-25, 2018 http://croplab.hzau.edu.cn/CommonDetail.aspx?id=479
6) Jianbing Yan (Plenary speaker). From trait prediction to individual selection: an integrated genomic breeding approach in maize. 5th International Symposium on Genomics and Crop Genetic Improvement-Heterosis Presented by the Huazhong Agricultural University. Wuhan, China, September 25-28, 2018 http://www.hzau.edu.cn/info/1062/7656.htm
7) Jianbing Yan (Selected speaker). Genetic Architecture Dissertation of Vitamin E Contents in Maize Kernels. the Agricultural Bioscience International Conference 2018 (ABIC 2018), Weifang, China, September 15-18, 2018 http://sgmbkcs.mice.cct.cn/speakers.html
8) Jianbing Yan (Plenary speaker). Genetic dissection of tocopherol content and composition in maize kernel. The 4th International Conference on Plant Metabolism (ICPM 2017), Dalian, China, July 16-20, 2017 http://www.cspb.org.cn/2017/icpm.asp
9) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Genomic study for Enhancing Maize Genetic Improvement. European Molecular Maize Symposium 2017, Ghent, Belgium, May 3-5, 2017 https://www.psb.ugent.be/EMM/
10) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Association mapping for enhancing maize genetic improvement. 7th International Crop Science Congress, Beijing, China, August 14-19, 2016 http://www.7icsc.com.cn/zh/index.html
11) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). High nutritional maize for poor. The International Symposium on Advances in Cereal Science for Asia, Yangzhou, China, November 5-8, 2015 http://www.aaccnet.org/meetings/events/Pages/AdvancesinCerealScienceAsia.aspx
12) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Association mapping for enhancing maize genetic improvement. Agricultural Genomics 2015: From Variation to Improved Production, November 11-15, 2015 http://www.nature.com/natureevents/science/events/37537-Agricultural_Genomics_2015_from_Variation_to_Improved_Production
13) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Dissecting meiotic recombination based on tetrad analysis by single-microspore sequencing in maize. 13th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics, Wuhan, China, September 21-24, 2015 http://isrfg13-wuhan.org/dct/page/1
14) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Association mapping for enhancing maize genetics improvement. The 1st Molecular Plant International Symposium: From Model Species to Crops, Shanghai, China, August 5-8, 2015 http://www.mplant.org/symposium/
15) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Dissecting meiotic recombination based on tetrad analysis by single-microspore sequencing in maize. The 4th International Symposium on Plant Reproductive Development, Shanghai, China, August 2-4, 2015 http://zhanglab.sjtu.edu.cn/en/show.aspx?info_lb=301&flag=301&info_id=500
16) Jianbing Yan (Plenary speaker). Genome-Wide Association of Traits for Maize Oil Improvement. The fourth Gordon Research Conference on "Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism, and Function", Galveston, TX, USA, February 1-6, 2015 http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=13965
17) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Genome Wide Association Study of Metabolites in Maize. The Plant &Animal Genomes (PAG) XXIII Conference, San Diego, USA, January 10-14, 2015 https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Session2623.html
18) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Genome wide association study of metabolites in maize kernel. 3rd International Conference on Plant Metabolism, Xiamen, China, July 2-5, http://www.aaccnet.org/meetings/events/Pages/AdvancesinCerealScienceAsia.aspx 2014 http://www.cspp.cn/3icpm/
19) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Association Mapping for Enhancing Maize Genetic Improvement. Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO 2014 Congress, Dublin, Ireland, June 22-26, 2014 http://europlantbiology.org/
20) Jianbing Yan (Selected speaker). Genome-Wide Association Study Dissects the Genetic Architecture of quantitative traits. The 55th Maize Genetic Conference, St. Charles, Illions, USA, March 14-17, 2013 http://www.maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/2013/
21) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Genome-Wide Association Study Dissects the Genetic Architecture of Oil Biosynthesis in Maize Kernels. The Plant& Animal Genome XXI, San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2013 https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Session1549.html
22) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). The genetic architecture of vitamin E biosynthesis in maize grain. The Plant& Animal Genome XX, San Diego, USA, January 14-18, 2012 https://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Session1037.html
23) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Enhancing Vitamin E and Oil Content in Maize: Molecular perspective. The 11th Asian Maize Conference, Nanning, China, November 7-11, 2010 http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/11th-asian-maize-conference/
24) Jianbing Yan. Association Mapping for Enhancing Maize Genetic Improvement. The 3rd International Conference on Plant Breeding, Beijing, China, September 6-9, 2010
25) Jianbing Yan (Invited speaker). Associaiton mapping in maize to improve drought tolerance. Interdrought III, Shanghai, China, October 12-16, 2009 http://www.plantstress.com/Interdrought/ID3/InterDrought%20III%20Abstracts.pdf
26) Jianbing Yan (Selected speaker). HYDB1 and its Interaction with LCYE Influence β-carotene Synthesis and Improve Provitamin A Content in Maize. The 50th Maize Genetics Conference, Washington, DC, USA, February 27-March 2, 2008 http://maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/2008/
Supervision and training
Ø Have (co-)supervised 16 PhD and 17 MSc students (graduated: 6 PhD and 10 MSc)
Ø Have supervised 6 post-doctoral associates
Research funding
Ongoing Projects
1. National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (NSFC), PI (Maize genomics and molecular breeding) 2016.01-2020.12 ¥3.5M RMB
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI (Dissecting the Genetic and Molecular Mechnism of Maize Haploid Inductin) 2018.01-2022.12 ¥3.0M RMB
3. the National Key Research and Development Program of China, PI (Functional Genomics and Regulatory Network of Yield and Quality Traits in Maize) 2016.07-2020.12 ¥2.8/8.2M RMB
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI (Towards knowledge-based crop yield enhancement by combining -omics strategies and emerging technologies) 2019.01-2021.12 ¥2M RMB
5. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI (Dissertation of Genetic Basis of Sweet Corn Quality and Key Genes Mining and Utilization) 2020.01-2023.12 ¥1.7/2.62M RMB
6. International collaboration program with Dow Agrosciences, PI (Identify major QTLs controlling grain dry-down, test weight and bulk grain moisture at harvest) 2013.04-2016.04 $596K
7. International collaboration program with DuPont-Pioneer, PI (Gene discovery for disease and agronomic traits in maize) 2011.04-2023.12 $2.1M
Finished projects
8. Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863), PI (The platform construction of resource, technology and information for maize functional genomic study and functional gene mining) 2012.01-2015.12 ¥1.6/6.6M RMB
9. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI (Genetic dissection and molecular improvement of resistance to three major maize foliar diseases in China based on joint linkage-association mapping) 2012.01-2016.12 ¥2.1M RMB
10. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI (Genome-wide association studies of important traits of rice and maize) 2011.01-2015.12 ¥1.5/3M RMB
11. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI (Last Report of Cloning and Functional Analysis of Major QTLs for Controlling Corn and Rice Grain Weight) 2014.01-2016.12 ¥1M RMB
12. National Research and Development Project of Transgenic Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture of China, PI (Maize genomics and molecular breeding) 2013.01-2015.12 ¥0.81/1.82M RMB
13. National Youth Top-notch Talent Support Program, PI (Identification and fine mapping of QTL for vitamin E content in maize) 2013.01-2015.12 ¥2.4M RMB
14. National collaboration program with Longping High-Tech Company, PI (Heterosis prediction and genome-wide selection) 2018.01-2019.12 ¥1.0M RMB
Publications: (*corresponding author)
(H-index=50, total citations=9343, based on Scholargoogle, 2020/1/12)
1. Gui S, Yang L, Li J, Luo J, Xu X, Yuan J, Chen L, Li W, Yang X, Wu S, Li S, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Gao Q, Yang N*, Yan J* (2020) ZEAMAP, a comprehensive database adapted to the maize multi-omics era. bioRxiv, doi: org/10.1101/2020.01.04.894626
2. Huang J, Lu G, Liu L, Raihan MS, Xu J, Jian L, Zhao L, Thu M.Tran, Zhang Q, Liu J, Li W, Wei C, Braun D, Li Q, Fernie AR, Jackson D *, Yan J* (2020) qKW9 encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein affecting photosynthesis and grain filling in maize. bioRxiv, doi: org/10.1101/847145
3. Liu J*, Fernie AR, Yan J*(2019) The past, present and future of maize improvement – domestication, genomics and functional genomic routes towards crop enhancement. Plant Commun, DOI: org/10.1016/j.xplc.2019.100010
4. Peng Y#, Xiong D#, Zhao L, Ouyang W, Wang S, Sun J, Zhang Q, Guan P, Xie L, Li W, Li G, Yan J*, Li X* (2019) Chromatin interaction maps reveal genetic regulation for quantitative traits in maize. Nat Commun, 10(1):2632
5. Zhan W, Liu J, Pan Q, Wang H, Yan S, Li K, Deng M, Li W, Liu N, Kong Q, Fernie AR, Yan J* (2019) An allele of ZmPORB2 encoding a protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase promotes tocopherol accumulation in both leaves and kernels of maize. Plant J, 100(1):114-127
6. Yang N#, Liu J#, Gao Q#, Gui S, Chen L, Yang L, Huang J, Deng T, Luo J, He L, Wang Y, Xu P, Peng Y, Shi Z, Lan L, Ma Z, Yang X, Zhang Q, Bai M, Li S, Li W, Liu L, Jackson D, Yan J* (2019) Genome assembly of a tropical maize inbred line provides insights into structural variation and crop improvement. Nat Genet, 51(6):1052-1059
7. Fernie AR*, Yan J* (2019) De Novo Domestication: An Alternative Route toward New Crops for the Future. Mol Plant, 12(5):615-631
8. Li K#, Wen W#, Alseekh S, Yang X, Guo H, Li W, Wang L, Pan Q, Zhan W, Liu J, Li Y, Wu X, Brotman Y, Willmitzer L, Li J*, Fernie AR*, Yan J* (2019) Large-scale metabolite quantitative trait locus analysis provides new insights for high-quality maize improvement. Plant J, 99(2):216-230
9. Li X#, Chen L#, Zhang Q, Sun Y, Li Q*, Yan J* (2019) BRIF-Seq: Bisulfite-Converted Randomly Integrated Fragments Sequencing at the Single-Cell Level. Mol Plant, 12(3):438-446
10. Luo C#, Li X*#, Zhang Q, Yan J*(2019) Single gametophyte sequencing reveals that crossover events differ between sexes in maize. Nat Commun, 10(1):785
11. Li N, Lin B, Wang H, Li X, Yang F, Ding X, Yan J, Chu Z* (2019) Natural variation in ZmFBL41 confers banded leaf and sheath blight resistance in maize. Nat Genet. 51(10):1540-1548
12. Xu J#, Chen G#, Hermanson PJ, Xu Q, Sun C, Chen W, Kan Q, Li M, Crisp PA, Yan J, Li L, Springer NM*, Li Q* (2019) Population-level analysis reveals the widespread occurrence and phenotypic consequence of DNA methylation variation not tagged by genetic variation in maize. Genome Biol, 20:243
13. Zhang L, Zhang X, Wang X, Xu J, Wang M, Li L, Bai G, Fang H, Hu S, Li J, Yan J, Li J, Yang X* (2019) SEED CAROTENOID DEFICIENT Functions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis via the Plastid MEP Pathway. Plant Physiol, 179:1723-1738
14. Li H, Thrash A, Tang JD, He L, Yan J, Warburton ML* (2019) Leveraging GWAS data to identify metabolic pathways and networks involved in maize lipid biosynthesis. Plant J, 98(5):853-863
15. Li C#, Song W#, Luo Y#, Gao S#, Zhang R, Shi Z, Wang X, Wang R, Wang F, Wang J, Zhao Y, Su A, Wang S, Li X, Luo M, Wang S, Zhang Y, Ge J, Tan X, Yuan Y, Bi X, He H, Yan J, Wang Y*, Hu S*, Zhao J* (2019) The HuangZaoSi Maize Genome Provides Insights into Genomic Variation and Improvement History of Maize. Mol Plant, 12(3):402-409
16. Fang H#, Fu X#, Wang Y#, Xu J, Feng H, Li W, Xu J, Jittham O, Zhang X, Zhang L, Yang N, Xu G, Wang M, Li X, Li J, Yan J, Yang X* (2019) Genetic basis of kernel nutritional traits during maize domestication and improvement. Plant J, DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14539
17. Wen W#, Jin M#, Li K, Liu H, Xiao Y, Zhao M, Alseekh S, Li W, de Abreu E Lima F, Brotman Y, Willmitzer L, Fernie AR*, Yan J* (2018) An Integrated Multi-layered Analysis of the Metabolic Networks of Different Tissues Uncovers Key Genetic Components of Primary Metabolism in Maize. Plant J, 93(6): 1116–1128
18. Wang H, Xu S, Fan Y, Liu N, Zhan W, Liu H, Xiao Y, Li K, Pan Q, Li W, Deng M, Liu J, Jin M, Yang X, Li J, Li Q*, Yan J* (2018) Beyond pathways: genetic dissection of tocopherol content in maize kernels by combining linkage and association analyses. Plant Biotechnol J, 16(8):1464-1475
19. Liu H*, Yan J*(2018) Crop genome-wide association study: A harvest of biological relevance. Plant J, 97(1): 8-18
20. Jin M, Liu X*, Jia W, Liu H, Li W, Peng Y, Du Y, Wang Y, Yin Y, Zhang X, Liu Q, Deng M, Li N, Cui C, Hao D, Yan J* (2018) ZmCOL3, a CCT gene represses flowering in maize by interfering circadian clock and activating expression of ZmCCT. J Integr Plant Biol, 60(6):465-480
21. Ma H, Li G, Würschum T, Zhang Y, Zheng D, Yang X, Li J, Liu W*, Yan J*, Chen S* (2018) Genome-Wide Association Study of Haploid Male Fertility in Maize (Zea Mays L.). Front Plant Sci, 9:974
22. Chen Q#, Han Y#, Liu H#, Wang X, Sun J, Zhao B, Li W, Tian J, Liang Y, Yan J, Yang X*, Tian F* (2018) Genome-Wide Association Analyses Reveal the Importance of Alternative Splicing in Diversifying Gene Function and Regulating Phenotypic Variation in Maize. Plant Cell, 30(7):1404-1423
23. Sun J#, Liu H#, Liu J, Cheng S, Peng Y, Zhang Q, Yan J, Liu HJ*, Chen LL* (2018) CRISPR-Local: a local single-guide RNA (sgRNA) design tool for nonreference plant genomes. Bioinformatics, doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty970
24. Liu N, Liu J, Li W, Pan Q, Liu J, Yang X, Yan J, Xiao Y* (2018) Intraspecific variation of residual heterozygosity and its utility for quantitative genetic studies in maize. BMC Plant Biol, 18(1):66
25. Liu J*, Tian Z, Xiao Y, Liu H, Hao S, Zhang X, Wang C, Sun J, Yu H, Yan J (2018) Gene Regulatory Relationship Mining Using Improved Three-Phase Dependency Analysis Approach. IEEE/ACM Trans Comput Biol Bioinform, doi: 10.1109/TCBB.2018.287299
26. de Abreu E Lima F#, Li K#, Wen W, Yan J, Nikoloski Z*, Willmitzer L, Brotman Y (2018) Unraveling lipid metabolism in maize with time-resolved multi-omics data. Plant J, 93(6):1102-1115
27. Chen L#, Zhang P#, Fan Y#, Lu Q, Li Q, Yan J, Muehlbauer GJ, Schnable PS, Dai M, Li L*(2018) Circular RNAs mediated by transposons are associated with transcriptomic and phenotypic variation in maize. New Phytol, 217(3):1292-1306
28. Ju C#*, Zhang W#, Liu Y, Gao Y, Wang X, Yan J, Yang X, Li J* (2018) Genetic analysis of seedling root traits reveals the association of root trait with other agronomic traits in maize.BMC Plant Biol, 18(1):171
29. Zhang R#, Xu G#, Li J, Yan J, Li H*, Yang X* (2018) Patterns of genomic variation in Chinese maize inbred lines and implications for genetic improvement. Theor Appl Genet, 131(6):1207-1221
30. Liu C#, Li X#, Meng D#, Zhong Y, Chen C, Dong X, Xu X, Chen B, Li W, Li L, Tian X, Zhao H, Song W, Luo H, Zhang Q, Lai J, Jin W*, Yan J*(2017) A 4-bp Insertion at ZmPLA1 Encoding a Putative Phospholipase A Generates Haploid Induction in Maize. Mol Plant, 10(3):520-522
31. Liu H#, Luo X#, Niu L, Xiao Y, Chen L, Liu J, Wang X, Jin M, Li W, Zhang Q, Yan J*(2017) Distant eQTLs and non-coding sequences play critical roles in regulating gene expression and quantitative trait variation in maize. Mol Plant, 10(3):414-426
32. Zhang X#, Huang C#, Wu D, Qiao F, Li W, Duan L, Wang K, Xiao Y, Chen G, Liu Q, Xiong L, Yang W*, Yan J*(2017) High-throughput phenotyping and QTL mapping reveals the genetic architecture of maize plant growth. Plant Physiol, 173(3):1554-1564
33. Xiao Y#, Liu H#, Wu L#, Warburton M, Yan J*(2017) Genome-wide association studies in maize:praise and stargaze. Mol Plant, 10(3):359-374
34. Liu J, Huang J, Guo H, Lan L, Wang H, Xu Y, Yang X, Li W, Tong H, Xiao Y, Pan Q, Qiao F, Raihan MS, Liu HJ, Zhang X, Yang N, Wang X, Deng M, Jin M, Zhao L, Luo X, Zhou Y, Li X, Zhan W, Liu N, Wang H, Chen G, Li Q*, Yan J*(2017) The Conserved and Unique Genetic Architecture of Kernel Size and Weight in Maize and Rice. Plant Physiol, 175(2):774-785
35. Yang N#, Xu X#, Wang R, Peng W, Cai L, Song J, Li W, Luo X, Niu L, Wang Y, Jin M, Chen L, Luo J, Deng M, Wang L, Pan Q, Liu F, Jackson D, Yang X, Chen L*, Yan J*(2017) Contributions of Zea mays subspecies mexicana haplotypes to modern maize. Nat Commun, 8(1):1874
36. Li X#, Meng D#, Chen S, Luo H, Zhang Q, Jin W*, Yan J* (2017) Single nucleus sequencing reveals spermatid chromosome fragmentation as a possible cause of maize haploid induction. Nat Commun, 8(1):991
37. Deng M, Li D, Luo J, Xiao Y, Liu H, Pan Q, Zhang X, Jin M, Zhao M, Yan J*(2017) The genetic architecture of amino acids dissection by association and linkage analysis in maize. Plant Biotechnol J, 15(10):1250-1263
38. Pan Q, Xu Y, Li K, Peng Y, Zhan W, Li W, Li L*, Yan J*(2017) The Genetic Basis of Plant Architecture in 10 Maize Recombinant Inbred Line Populations. Plant Physiol, 175(2):858-873
39. Liu H*, Yan J*(2017) RICE DOMESTICATION An imperfect African solution. Nat Plants, 3:17083
40. Jin M#, Zhang X#, Zhao M, Deng M, Du Y, Zhou Y, Wang S, Tohge T, Fernie AR, Willmitzer L, Brotman Y, Yan J, Wen W*(2017) Integrated genomics-based mapping reveals the genetics underlying maize flavonoid biosynthesis. BMC Plant Biol, 17(1):17
41. Pan Q, Deng M, Yan J, Li L*(2017) Complexity of genetic mechanisms conferring nonuniformity of recombination in maize. SCI REP-UK, 7(1):1205
42. Raihan MS, Liu J, Huang J, Guo H, Pan QC, Yan J*（2016）Multi-environment QTL analysis of grain morphology traits and fine mapping of a kernel-width QTL in Zheng58 × SK maize population. Theor Appl Genet, 129:1465–1477
43. PanQ, LiL, YangX, TongH, XuS, LiZ, LiW,MuehlbauerG, LiJ, YanJ* (2016) Genome-wide recombination dynamics are associated with phenotypic variation in maize. New Phytol, 210(3):1083-94
44. XiaoY, TongH, YangX, XuS, PanQ, QiaoF, RaihanM, LuoY, LiuH, ZhangX, YangN, WangX, DengM,JinM, ZhaoL, LuoX, ZhouY, LiX, LiuJ, ZhanWei, LiuN, WangH, ChenG, CaiY, XuG, WangW, ZhengD,YanJ* (2016) Genome-wide dissection of the maize ear genetic architecture by using multiple populations. New Phytol, 210(3):1095-106
45. Jin M, Liu H,He C, Fu J*, Xiao Y, Wang Y, Xie W, Wang G, Yan J*(2016) Maize pan-transcriptome provides novel insights into genome complexity and quantitative trait variation. Sci Rep-UK，6:18936
46. Wang X, Wang H, Liu S, Ferjani A, Li J, Yan J, Yang X, Qin F (2016) Genetic variation in ZmVPP1 contributes to drought tolerance in maize seedlings. Nat Genet,48(10):1233-41
47. Liu H, Wang F, Xiao Y, Tian Z, Wen W, Zhang X, Chen X, Liu N, Li W, Liu L, Liu J, Yan J, Liu J*（2016）MODEM: multi-omics data envelopment and mining in maize. Database,2016. pii: baw117
48. Wen W,Brotman Y, Willmitzer L, Yan J, Fernie AR*（2016）Broacening Our Po :olio in the Genetic Improvement of Maize Chemical Composition. Trends Genet,32(8):459-69
49. Zhang X, Warburton ML, Setter T, Liu H, Xue Y, Yang N, Yan J, Xiao Y*（2016）Genome-wide association studies of drought-related metabolic changes in maize using an enlarged SNP panel. Theor Appl Genet, 129:1449–1463
50. Liang X, Wang K, Huang C, Zhang X, Yan J, Yang W*(2016) A high-throughput maize kernel traits scorer based on line-scan imaging. Measurement, 90.453-460
51. Li Z, Chen J, Han L, Wen J, Chen G, Li H, Wang Y, Zhao R, Zhang X, Xia Z, Yan J, Wu J, Ding J*(2016) Association mapping resolving the major loci Scmv2 conferring resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus in maize. EUR J PlantPathol,145(2):385-391
52. Hu H,Schrag TA,Peis R,Unterseer S,Schipprack W, Chen S, Lai J, Yan J, Prasanna BM, Nair SK,Chaikam V,Rotarenco V,Shatskaya OA,Zavalishina A, Scholten S, Schon CC,Melchinger AE(2016)The Genetic Basis of Haploid Induction in Maize Identified with a Novel Genome-Wide Association Method. Genetics,202(4):1267-76
53. Wen W*, Liu H, Zhou Y, Jin M, Yang N, Li D, Luo J, Xiao Y, Pan Q, Tohge T, Fernie A, Yan J (2016) Combining quantitative genetics approaches with regulatory network analysis to dissect the complex metabolism of the maize kernel. Plant Physiol, 170(1): 136-46
54. Chen G ,Wang X, Long S, Jaqueth J, Li B, Yan J, Ding J* (2016) Mapping of QTL conferring resistance to northern corn leaf blight using high-density SNPs in maize. Mol Breeding, 36:4
55. Liu J, Deng M, Guo H, Raihan D, Luo J, Xu Y, Dong X, Yan J* (2015) Maize orthologs of rice GS5 and their trans-regulator are associated with kernel development. J Integr Plant Biol,57(11):943-953
56. Ding J, Ali F, Chen G, Li H, Mahuku G, Yang N, Narro L, Magorokosho C, Makumbi D, Yan J*(2015) Genome-wide association mapping reveals novel sources of resistance to northern corn leaf blight in maize. BMC Plant Biol,15:206
57. Wen W, Li K, Alseekh S, Omranian N, Zhao L, Zhou Y, Xiao Y, Jin M, Yang N, Liu H, Florian A, Li W, Pan Q, Nikoloski Z, Yan J*, Fernie A* (2015) Genetic Determinants of the Network of Primary Metabolism and Their Relationships to Plant Performance in a Maize Recombinant Inbred Line Population. Plant Cell, 27: 1839–1856
58. Xing A, Gao Y, Ye L, Zhang W, Cai L, Ching A, Llaca V, Johnson B, Liu L, Yang XH, Kang D*, Yan J*, Li J* (2015) A rare SNP mutation in Brachytic2 moderately reduces plant height and increases yield potential in maize. J Exp Bot,66 (13): 3791-3801
59. Liu H, Wang X, Warburton M, Wen W, Jin M, Deng M, Liu J, Tong H, Pan Q, Yang X, Yan J*(2015) Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Phenomic Variation Reveals the Complex Adaptation of Modern Maize Breeding. Mol Plant, 8(6): 871-84
60. Li X, Li L, Yan J* (2015) Dissecting meiotic recombination based on tetrad analysis by single microspore sequencing in maize. Nat Commun,6: 6648
61. Wang T, Wang M, Hu S, Xiao Y, Tong H, Pan Q, Xue J, Yan J, Li J, Yang X（2015）Genetic basis of maize kernel starch content revealed by high-density single nucleotide polymorphism markers in a recombinant inbred line population. BMC Plant Biol,15:288
62. Chen G,Wang X, Hao J, Yan J, Ding J* (2015) Genome-Wide Association Implicates Candidate Genes Conferring Resistance to Maize Rough Dwarf Disease in Maize. PLoS ONE,10(11): e0142001
63. Liu L, Du Y, Shen X, Li M, Sun W, Huang J, Liu Z, Tao Y, Zheng Y, Yan J, Zhang Z* (2015) KRN4 controls quantitative variation in maize kernel row number. PLoS Genet, 11(11): e1005670
64. Liu L,Du Y,Huo D,Wang M,Shen X,Yue B, Qiu F, Zheng Y, Yan J, Zhang Z*.(2015) Genetic Architecture of Maize Kernel Row Number and Whole Genome Prediction. Theor Appl Genet ,128:2243–2254
65. Feng Y, Zheng Q, Song H, Wang Y, Wang H, Jiang L, Yan J, Zheng Y, Yue B* (2015) Multiple loci not only Rf3 involved in the restoration ability of pollen fertility, anther exsertion and pollen shedding to S type cytoplasmic male sterile in maize. Theor Appl Genet，28:2341-2350
66. Mao H, Wang H, Liu S, Li Z, Yang X, Yan J, Li J, Tran LS, Qin F*(2015) A transposable element in a NAC gene isassociated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings. Nat Commun, 6:8326
67. Zuo W, Chao Q, Zhang N, Ye J, Tan G, Li B, Xing Y, Zhang B, Liu H, Fengler KA, Zhao J, Zhao X, Chen Y, Lai J, Yan J, Xu M* (2015) A maize wall-associated kinase confers quantitative resistance to head smut. Nat Genet, 47:151-157
68. Guo T, Yang N, Tong H, Pang Q, Yang X, Tang J, Wang J, Li J, Yan J* (2014) Genetic basis of grain yield heterosis in an “immortalized F2s” maize population. Theor Appl Genet,127: 2149-2158
69. Yang N, Lu Y, Yang X, Huang J, Zhou Y, Ali F, Wen W, Liu J, Li J, Yan J*(2014) Genome wide association studies using a new nonparametric model reveal the genetic architecture of 17 agronomic traits in an enlarged maize association panel. PLoS Genet, 10(9):e1004573
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72. Fu J, Cheng Y, Linghu J, Yang X, Kang L, Zhang Z, Zhang J, He C, Du X, Peng Z, Wang B, Zhai L, Dai C, Xu J, Wang W, Li X, Zheng J, Chen L, Luo L, Liu J, Qian X, Yan J*, Wang J*, Wang G* (2013) RNA sequencing reveals the complex regulatory network in the maize kernel. Nat Commun,4:2832
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74. Xue Y, Warburton ML, Sawkins M, Zhang X, Setter T, Xu Y, Grudloyma P, Gethi J, Ribaut JM, Li W, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Yan J* (2013) Genome-wide association analysis for nine agronomic traits in maize under well-watered and water-stressed conditions. Theor Appl Genet, 126(10): 2587-2596
75. Ali F, Pan Q, Chen G, Zahid KR, Yan J* (2013) Evidence of multiple disease resistance (MDR) and implication of meta-analysis in marker assisted selection. PLoS ONE, 8 (7): e68150
76. Fu Z, Chai Y, Zhou Y, Yang X, Warburton ML, Xu S, Cai Y, Zhang D, Li J, Yan J* (2013) Natural variation in the sequence of PSY1 and frequency of favorable polymorphisms among tropical and temperate maize germplasm. Theor Appl Genet,126(4): 923-35
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78. Osman K, Tang B, Wang Y, Chen J, Yu F, Li L, Han X, Zhang Z, Yan J, Zheng Y, Yue B, Qiu F (2013) Dynamic QTL Analysis and Candidate Gene Mapping for Waterlogging Tolerance at Maize Seedling Stage. PLoS ONE, 8 (11): e79305
79. Liu S, Wang X, Wang H, Xin H, Yang X, Yan J, Li J, Tran LSP, Shinozaki K, Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K, Qin F* (2013) Genome-wide analysis of ZmDREB genes and their association with natural variation in drought tolerance at seedling stage of Zea mays L. PLoS Genet, 9(9): e1003790
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82. Babu R, Rojas NP, Gao S, Yan J, Pixley K (2013) Validation of the effects of molecular marker polymorphisms in LcyE and CrtRB1 on provitaminA concentrations for 26 tropical maize populations. Theor Appl Genet, 126 (2): 389-399
83. Guo T, Li H, Yan J, Tang J, Li J, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Wang J* (2013) Performance prediction of F1 hybrids between recombinant inbred lines derived from two elite maize inbred lines. Theor Appl Genet,126 (1): 189-201
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85. Xu S, Zhang D, Cai Y, Zhou Y, Shah T, Ali F, Li Q, Li Z, Wang W, Li J, Yang X, Yan J* (2012) Dissectingtocopherols content in maize (Zea mays L.), using two segregating populations and high-density single nucleotide polymorphism markers. BMC Plant Biol, 12:201
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87. Ali F, Yan J* (2012) Disease resistance in maize and the role of molecular breeding in defending against global threat. J Integr Plant Biol,54(3): 134-151
88. Zhang P, Allen W, Nagasawa N, Ching A, Heppard E, Li H, Hao X, Li X, Yang X, Yan J, Nagato Y, Sakai H, Shen B, Li J (2012) A transposable element insertion within ZmGE2 gene is associated with increase in embryo to endosperm ratio in maize. Theor Appl Genet,125 (7): 1463-1471
89. Wang M, Yan J, Zhao J, Song W, Zhang X, Xiao Y, Zheng Y (2012) Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of resistance to head smut in maize. Plant Sci,196:125-31
90. Yang X, Ma H, Zhang P, Yan J, Guo Y, Song T, Li J (2012) Characterization of QTL for oil content in maize kernel. Theor Appl Genet, 125 (6): 1169-1179
91. Ullah H, Khalil I, Durrishahwar I, Khalil I, Fayaz M, Yan J, Ali F (2012) Selecting high yielding and stable mungbean [Vignaradiata (L.) Wilczek] genotypes using GGE biplottechniques.Can J Plant Sci,92(5): 951-960
92. Chai Y, Hao X, Yang X, Allen WB, Li J, Yan J, Shen B, Li J (2012) Validation of DGAT1-2 polymorphisms associated with oil content and development of functional markers for molecular breeding of high-oil maize. Mol Breeding,29 (4): 939-949
93. Wen W, Guo T, Tovar VHC, Li H, Yan J, Taba S (2012) The strategy and potential utilization of temperate germplasm for tropical germplasm improvement: a case study of maize (Zea mays L.). Mol Breeding, 29 (4): 951-962
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95. Wen W, Franco J, Chavez-Tovar VH, Yan J, Taba S (2012) Genetic characterization of a core set of a tropical maize race Tuxpeño for further use in maize improvement. PLoS ONE, 7 (3): e32626
96. Yang X, Gao S, Xu S, Zhang Z, Prasanna BM, Li L, Li J, Yan J* (2011) Characterization of a global germplasm collection and its potential utilization for analysis of complex quantitative traits in maize. Mol Breeding, 28 (4): 511-526
97. Wen W, Araus JL, Shah T, Cairns J, Mahuku G, Bänziger M, Torres JL, Sánchez C, Yan J* (2011) Molecular characterization of a diverse maize inbred line collection and its potential utilization for stress tolerance improvement. Crop Sci,51 (6): 2569-2581
98. Li L, Li H, Li Q, Yang X, Zheng D, Warburton ML, Chai Y, Zhang P, Guo Y, Yan J*, Li J* (2011) An 11-bp Insertion in Zea mays fatb reduces the palmitic acid content of fatty acids in maize grain. PLoS ONE, 6 (9): e24699
99. Yang X, Xu Y, Shah T, Li H, Han Z, Li J, Yan J* (2011) Comparison of SSRs and SNPs in assessment of genetic relatedness in maize. Genetica,139 (8): 1045-1054
100. Ali F*, Muneer M, Rahman H, Noor M, Durrishahwar, Shaukat S, Yan J (2011) Heritability estimates for yield and related traits based on testcross progeny performance of resistant maize inbred lines. J Food Agric Environ, 9 (3-4): 438-443
101. Yan J*, Warburton ML, Crouch J (2011) Association mapping for enhancing maize (Zea mays L.) genetic improvement. Crop Sci,51 (2): 433-449
102. Zhou J, Guo Y, Gao Y, Li J, Yan J* (2011)A SSR linkage map of maize × teosinte F2 population and analysis of segregation distortion. AgrSci China, 10 (2): 166-174
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104. Zhou L, Zhang J, Yan J, Song R (2011) Two transposable element insertions are causative mutations for the major domestication gene teosintebranched 1 in modern maize. Cell Res, 21 (8): 1267-1270
105. Liu Y, Subhash C, Yan J, Song C, Zhao J, Li J (2011) Maize leaf temperature responses to drought: Thermal imaging and quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping. Environ Exp Bot,71(2): 158-165
106. Setter TL, Yan J, Warburton ML, Ribaut JM, Xu Y, Sawkins M, Buckler ES, Zhang Z, Gore MA (2011) Genetic association mapping identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes that affect abscisic acid levels in maize floral tissues during drought. J Exp Bot,62 (2): 701-716
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109. Li L, Li H, Li J, Xu S, Yang X, Li J, Yan J* (2010) A genome-wide survey of maize lipid-related genes: Candidate genes mining, digital gene expression profiling and co-location with QTL for maize kernel oil. Sci China Life Sci,53(6): 690-700
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112. Yan J#, Kandianis C#, Harjes C, Bai L, Kim E, Yang X, Skinner D, Fu Z, Mitchell S, Li Q, Fernandez M, Zaharieva M, Babu R, Fu Y, Palacios N, Li J, Dellapenna D, Brutnell T, Buckler ES, Warburton ML, Rocheford T (2010) Rare genetic variation at Zea mays crtRB1 increases β-carotene in maize grain. Nat Genet, 42 (4): 322-327
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114. Crossa J, Campos GL, Pérez P, Gianola D, Burgueño J, Araus JL, Makumbi D, Singh RP, Dreisigacker S, Yan J, Arief V, Banziger M, Braun HJ (2010) Prediction of genetic values of quantitative traits in plant breeding using pedigree and molecular markers. Genetics, 186 (2): 713-724
115. Du H, Wu H, Yan J, Li J (2010) Effects of basal media, salt concentrations, antioxidant supplements and co-effects on the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency in maize. AJB, 9 (8): 1135-1143
116. Yang X, Guo Y, Yan J, Zhang J, Song t, Rocheford T, Li J (2010) Major and minor QTL and epistasis contribute to fatty acid compositions and oil concentration in high-oil maize. Theor Appl Genet, 120 (3): 665-678
117. Ortiz R, Taba S, Tovar VHC, Mezzalama M, Xu Y, Yan J, Crouch JH (2010) Conserving and enhancing maize genetic resources as global public goods–a perspective from CIMMYT. Crop Sci, 50 (1): 13-28
118. Tang J, Yan J, Ma X, Teng W, Wu W, Dai J, Dhillon BS, Melchinger AE, Li J (2010) Dissection of the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite maize hybrid by QTL mapping in an immortalized F2 population. Theor Appl Genet, 120 (2): 333-340
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120. Li Q, Li L, Dai J, Li J, Yan J* (2009) Identification and characterization of CACTA transposable elements capturing gene fragments in maize. Chin Sci Bull, 54 (4), 642-651
121. Lu Y, Yan J, Guimaraes CT, Taba S, Hao Z, Gao S, Chen S, Li J, Zhang S, Vivek BS, Magorokosho C, Makumbi D, Parentoni SN, Shah T, Rong T, Crouch JH, Xu Y (2009) Molecular characterization of global maize breeding germplasm based on genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms. TheorAppl Genet, 120 (1): 93-115
122. Liu Z, Yang X, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Yan J, Song T, Rocheford T, Li J (2009) Proteomic analysis of early germs with high-oil and normal inbred lines in maize. Mol Biol Rep, 36 (4): 813-821
123. Chander S, Guo Y, Yang X, Yan J, Zhang Y, Song T, Li J (2008) Genetic dissection of tocopherol content and composition in maize grain using quantitative trait loci analysis and the candidate gene approach. Mol Breeding, 22 (3): 353-365
124. Ding J, Wang X, Chander S, Yan J, Li J (2008) QTL mapping of resistance to Fusarium ear rot using a RIL population in maize. Mol Breeding, 22 (3): 395-403
125. Chander S, Meng Y, Zhang Y, Yan J, Li J (2008) Comparison of nutritional traits variability in selected eighty-seven inbreds from Chinese maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm. J Agr Food Chem,56 (15): 6506-6511
126. Zhang J, Lu X, Song X, Yan J, Song T, Dai J, Rocheford T, Li J (2008) Mapping quantitative trait loci for oil, starch, and protein concentrations in grain with high-oil maize by SSR markers. Euphytica,162 (3): 335-344
127. Harjes C, Rocheford TR, Bai L, Brutnell TP, Kandianis CB, Sowinski SG, Stapleton AE, Vallabhaneni R, Williams M, Wurtzel ET, Yan J, Buckler ES (2008) Natural genetic variation in lycopene epsilon cyclase tapped for maize biofortification. Science, 319 (5861): 330
128. Chander S, Guo Y, Yang X, Zhang J, Lu X, Yan J, Song T, Rocheford T, Li J (2008) Using molecular markers to identify two major loci controlling carotenoid contents in maize grain. Theor Appl Genet, 116 (2): 223-233
129. Ma X, Tang J, Teng W, Yan J, Meng Y, Li J (2007) Epistatic interaction is an important genetic basis of grain yield and its components in maize. Mol Breeding, 20 (1): 41-51
130. Tang J, Teng W, Yan J, Ma X, Meng Y, Dai J, Li J (2007) Genetic dissection of plant height by molecular markers using a population of recombinant inbred lines in maize. Euphytica,155 (1-2): 117-124
131. Tang J, Ma X, Teng W, Yan J, Wu W, Dai J, Li J (2007) Detection of quantitative trait loci and heterotic loci for plant height using an immortalized F-2 population in maize. Chin Sci Bull, 52 (4): 477-483
132. Yan J, Tang H, HuangY, Zheng Y, Subhash C, Li J(2006)A genome scan for quantitative trait loci affecting grain yield and its components of maize both in single-and two-locus levels. Chin Sci Bull, 51 (12): 1452-1461
133. Yan J, Tang H, Huang Y, Zheng Y, Li J (2006) Quantitative trait loci mapping and epistatic analysis for grain yield and yield components using molecular markers with an elite maize hybrid. Euphytica, 149 (1-2): 121-131
134. Lu G, Tang J, Yan J, Ma X, Li J, Chen S, Ma J, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Dai J (2006) Quantitative trait loci mapping of maize yield and its components under different water treatments at flowering time. J Integr Plant Biol,48 (10): 1233-1243
135. Ju C, Zhang F, Gao Y, Zhang W, Yan J, Dai J, Li J (2006) Cloning, chromosome mapping and expression analysis of an R2R3-MYB gene under-expressed in maize hybrid. Mol Biol Rep, 33 (2): 103-110
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