Selected Publications:
Yuerong Cai, Yang Li, Gang Liang*. FIT and bHLH Ib transcription factors modulate iron and copper crosstalk in Arabidopsis. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2021, 44(5): 1679-1691.
Yuerong Cai, Huaqian Ping, Junhui Zhao, Chenyanng Li, Yang Li, Gang Liang*. IRON MAN interacts with Cu-DEFICIENCY INDUCED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 to maintain copper homeostasis. New Phytologist 2024, 242(3):1206-1217.
Yuerong Cai, Gang Liang*. CITF1 Functions Downstream of SPL7 to Specifically Regulate Cu Uptake in Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23(13).
Rihua Lei #, Yang Li #, Yuerong Cai, Chenyang Li, Mengna Pu, Chengkai Lu, Yujie Yang, Gang Liang*. bHLH121 Functions as a Direct Link that Facilitates the Activation of FIT by bHLH IVc Transcription Factors for Maintaining Fe Homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant, 2020, 13(4): 634-649.
Yang Li #, Rihua Lei #, Mengna Pu, Yuerong Cai, Chengkai Lu, Zhifang Li, Gang Liang*. bHLH11 inhibits bHLH IVc proteins by recruiting the TOPLESS/TOPLESS -RELATED corepressors in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 2022, 188:1335-1349.
Xiani Yao, Yuerong Cai, Diqiu Yu*, Gang Liang*. bHLH104 confers tolerance to cadmium stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2018, 60(8):691-702.
