Chun-Peng Song

Engineering uORFs in wheat improves abiotic stress tolerance without growth penalties.

Developing climate-resilient crops is critical for ensuring global food security, yet agricultural productivity is frequently constrained by the trade-off between stress tolerance and growth. This challenge is particularly acute in allohexaploid wheat, a staple crop susceptible to abiotic stresses, underscoring the dem...

Cross-ribbon conformation defines peptide recognition in SCREW/CTNIP–NUT/HSL3 signalling

Horizontal gene transfer as a driving force in plant terrestrialization and adaptive evolution.

Evidence that genes acquired from microbes by plants facilitated critical adaptations in their terrestrialization, including stress tolerance, phytohormone signaling, cell wall biosynthesis, and defense against pathogens and herbivores is synthesized.

Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Reveals WRKY12a Regulating Secondary Cell Wall Formation During Xylem Differentiation in Rubber Tree.

A WRKY-MYB cascade that mediates SCW formation in H. brasiliensis is revealed, extending the classical NAC-MYB regulatory framework and providing molecular targets for improving xylem properties and stress resilience in tropical perennial crops.