Yongming Chen (陈永明), Ph.D.
China Agricultural University (CAU), College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Wheat Genetics and Genomics Center, 100193, Beijing, China
Email: chen_yongming@126.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2143-3134
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eGHuHnoAAAAJ
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yongming-Chen-5
Working and Education Experience
2022.10 to present, Postdoctoral researcher, China Agricultural University
2017.09 - 2022.06, Ph.D., China Agricultural University
2013.09 - 2017.06, B.S., Shandong Agricultural University
Research Interests
1. Regulation of gene expression in wheat;
2. Evolutionary genomics in wheat and its relatives;
3. The development of tools and databases for omics big data analytics
Selected publications
*Co-first authors #Corresponding/Co-corresponding author
7. Yongming Chen*, Wenxi Wang*, Zhengzhao Yang, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo#. (2024) Innovative computational tools provide new insights into the polyploid wheat genome. aBIOTECH. doi: 10.1007/s42994-023-00131-7
6. Weiya Xu*, Yongming Chen*, Bin Liu, Qiuyuan Li, Yilan Zhou, Xuanshuang Li, Weilong Guo, Zhaorong Hu, Zhenshan Liu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Mingshan You, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Jiewen Xing#. (2023) TaANR1-TaMADS25 module regulates lignin biosynthesis and root development in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Genetics and Genomics, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2023.08.011
5. Yongming Chen, Yiwen Guo, Xiaoming Xie, Zihao Wang, Lingfeng Miao, Zhengzhao Yang, Yuannian Jiao, Chaojie Xie, Jie Liu, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Huiru Peng# and Weilong Guo#. (2023) Pangenome-based trajectories of intracellular gene transfers in Poaceae unveil high cumulation in Triticeae. Plant Physiology, 193(1), 578-594. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad319
4. Zhichao Yu*, Yongming Chen*, Yong Zhou*, Yulu Zhang, Mengyuan Li, Yidan Ouyang, Dmytro Chebotarov, Ramil Mauleon, Hu Zhao, Weibo Xie, Kenneth L. McNally, Rod A. Wing#, Weilong Guo#, Jianwei Zhang#. (2023) Rice Gene Index (RGI): a comprehensive pan-genome database for comparative and functional genomics of Asian rice. Molecular Plant, 16(5), 798-801. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.03.012
3. Yiwen Guo*, Yongming Chen*, Yongfa Wang, Xiaojia Wu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Weiwei Mao, Hongjian Yu, Kai Guo, Jin Xu, Liang Ma, Weilong Guo, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Huiru Peng#. (2023) The translational landscape of bread wheat during grain development. The Plant Cell, 35(6), 1848–1867. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koad075
In Brief (Mariana A S Artur. (2023) Whole grain: A genome-wide landscape of translational regulation during bread wheat development. The Plant Cell, 35(6), 1621–1622. 10.1093/plcell/koad078)
2. Yongming Chen*, Yiwen Guo*, Panfeng Guan, Yongfa Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Zihao Wang, Zhen Qin, Shengwei Ma, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo#, and Huiru Peng#. (2023) A wheat integrative regulatory network from large-scale complementary functional datasets enables trait-associated gene discovery for crop improvement. Molecular Plant, 16(2), 393-414. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.12.019
Featured Article
1. Yongming Chen, Wanjun Song, Xiaoming Xie, Zihao Wang, Panfeng Guan, Huiru Peng, Yuannian Jiao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Weilong Guo#. (2020) A collinearity-incorporating homology inference strategy for connecting emerging assemblies in Triticeae tribe as a pilot practice in the plant pangenomic era. Molecular Plant, 13(12), 1694-1708. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.09.019
Featured Article, On the cover of Volume 13 Issue 12
All publications
*Co-first authors #Corresponding/Co-corresponding author
2024
24. Weiwei Mao, Xiaobo Wang, Yongming Chen, Yongfa Wang, Liang Ma, Xiaoming Xie, Xiaojia Wu, Jin Xu, Yuqi Zhang, Yue Zhao, Xuejun Tian, Weilong Guo, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Huiru Peng. (2024) Map-based cloning and characterization reveal that an R2R3 MYB gene confers red glume in wheat. The Crop Journal. doi: 10.1016/j.cj.2024.03.002
23. Yongfa Wang*, Zihao Wang*, Yongming Chen, Tianyu Lan, Xiaobo Wang, Gang Liu, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo#, and Huiru Peng#. (2024) Genomic insights into the origin and evolution of spelt (Triticum spelta L.) as a valuable gene pool for modern wheat breeding. Plant Communications. doi: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100883
22. Lingfeng Miao*, Weiya Xu*, Yanhong Liu, Xiangyi Huang, Zhe Chen, Huifang Wang, Zihao Wang, Yongming Chen, Qingxin Song, Jing Zhang, Fangpu Han, Huiru Peng, Yingyin Yao, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Jiewen Xing and Weilong Guo. (2024) Reshaped DNA methylation cooperating with homoeolog-divergent expression promotes improved root traits in synthesized tetraploid wheat. New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.19593
21. Yongming Chen*, Wenxi Wang*, Zhengzhao Yang, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo#. (2024) Innovative computational tools provide new insights into the polyploid wheat genome. aBIOTECH. doi: 10.1007/s42994-023-00131-7
2023
20. Xiaobo Wang, Weiwei Mao, Yongfa Wang, Hongyao Lou, Panfeng Guan, Yongming Chen, Huiru Peng#, Jiankang Wang#. (2023) Breeding design in wheat by combining the QTL information in a GWAS panel with a general genetic map and computer simulation. The Crop Journal, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.1016/j.cj.2023.10.001
19. Weiya Xu*, Yongming Chen*, Bin Liu, Qiuyuan Li, Yilan Zhou, Xuanshuang Li, Weilong Guo, Zhaorong Hu, Zhenshan Liu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Mingshan You, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Jiewen Xing#. (2023) TaANR1-TaMADS25 module regulates lignin biosynthesis and root development in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Genetics and Genomics, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2023.08.011
18. Zihao Wang, Lingfeng Miao, Yongming Chen, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo. (2023) Deciphering the evolution and complexity of wheat germplasm from a genomic perspective. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2023.08.002
17. Zhaoheng Zhang, Ruijie Zhang, Fengfan Meng, Yongming Chen, Wenxi Wang, Kai Yang, Yujiao Gao, Mingming Xin, Jinkun Du, Zhaorong Hu, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo, Yingyin Yao. (2023) A comprehensive atlas of long non-coding RNAs provides insight into grain development in wheat. Seed Biology, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.48130/SeedBio-2023-0012
16. Haoran Wang, Man Feng, Yujie Jiang, Dejie Du, Chaoqun Dong, Zhaoheng Zhang, Wenxi Wang, Jing Liu, Xiangqing Liu, Sufang Li, Yongming Chen, Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Huiru Peng, Jie Liu#. (2023) Thermosensitive SUMOylation of TaHsfA1 defines a dynamic ON/OFF molecular switch for the heat stress response in wheat. The Plant Cell, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koad192
15. Yongming Chen, Yiwen Guo, Xiaoming Xie, Zihao Wang, Lingfeng Miao, Zhengzhao Yang, Yuannian Jiao, Chaojie Xie, Jie Liu, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Huiru Peng# and Weilong Guo#. (2023) Pangenome-based trajectories of intracellular gene transfers in Poaceae unveil high cumulation in Triticeae. Plant Physiology, 193(1), 578-594. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad319
14. Zhichao Yu*, Yongming Chen*, Yong Zhou*, Yulu Zhang, Mengyuan Li, Yidan Ouyang, Dmytro Chebotarov, Ramil Mauleon, Hu Zhao, Weibo Xie, Kenneth L. McNally, Rod A. Wing#, Weilong Guo#, Jianwei Zhang#. (2023) Rice Gene Index (RGI): a comprehensive pan-genome database for comparative and functional genomics of Asian rice. Molecular Plant, 16(5), 798-801. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.03.012
13. Xiaobo Wang, Jinbo Zhang, Weiwei Mao, Panfeng Guan, Yongfa Wang, Yongming Chen, Wangqing Liu, Weilong Guo, Yingyin Yao, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun#, and Huiru Peng#. (2023) Association mapping identifies loci and candidate genes for grain-related traits in spring wheat in response to heat stress. Plant Science, ##, ##-##. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111676
12. Yiwen Guo*, Yongming Chen*, Yongfa Wang, Xiaojia Wu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Weiwei Mao, Hongjian Yu, Kai Guo, Jin Xu, Liang Ma, Weilong Guo, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Huiru Peng#. (2023) The translational landscape of bread wheat during grain development. The Plant Cell, 35(6), 1848–1867. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koad075
In Brief (Mariana A S Artur. (2023) Whole grain: A genome-wide landscape of translational regulation during bread wheat development. The Plant Cell, 35(6), 1621–1622. 10.1093/plcell/koad078)
11. Yongming Chen*, Yiwen Guo*, Panfeng Guan, Yongfa Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Zihao Wang, Zhen Qin, Shengwei Ma, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo#, and Huiru Peng#. (2023) A wheat integrative regulatory network from large-scale complementary functional datasets enables trait-associated gene discovery for crop improvement. Molecular Plant, 16(2), 393-414. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.12.019
(Featured article)
2022
10. Na Song, Jingchen Lin, Xingbei Liu, Zehui Liu, Debiao Liu, Wei Chu, Jinpeng Li, Yongming Chen, Shumin Chang, Qun Yang, Xiaoyu Liu, Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Chaojie Xie, Qixin Sun, and Zhaorong Hu. (2022) Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaPLATZ5 to activate TaPAD4 expression and positively contribute to powdery mildew resistance in wheat. New Phytologist, 236(2), 590-607. doi: 10.1111/nph.18372
9. Jingchen Lin, Na Song, Debiao Liu, Xingbei Liu, Wei Chu, Jinpeng Li, Shumin Chang, Zehui Liu, Yongming Chen, Qun Yang, Xiaoyu Liu, Yingyin Yao, Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Zhaorong Hu. (2022) Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaNACL to promote heat stress tolerance in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 20(9), 1645-1647. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13881
8. Qian Chen, Changfeng Yang, Zhaoheng Zhang, Zihao Wang, Yongming Chen, Vincenzo Rossi, Wei Chen, Mingming Xin, Zhenqi Su, Jinkun Du, Weilong Guo, Zhaorong Hu, Jie Liu, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Yingyin Yao. (2022) Unprocessed wheat γ‐gliadin reduces gluten accumulation associated with the endoplasmic reticulum stress and elevated cell death. New Phytologist, 236(1), 146-164. doi: 10.1111/nph.18316
2021
7. Shengwei Ma, Meng Wang, Jianhui Wu, Weilong Guo, Yongming Chen, Guangwei Li, Yanpeng Wang, Weiming Shi, Guangmin Xia, Daolin Fu, Zhensheng Kang, and Fei Ni. (2021) WheatOmics: A platform combining multiple omics data to accelerate functional genomics studies in wheat. Molecular Plant, 14(12), 1965-1968. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.10.006
6. Lulu Gao, Guanghui Yang, Yufeng Li, Ying Sun, Ruibin Xu, Yongming Chen, Zihao Wang, Jiewen Xing, and Yirong Zhang. (2021) A kelch-repeat superfamily gene, ZmNL4, controls leaf width in maize (Zea mays L.). The Plant Journal, 107(3), 817-830. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15348
5. Yujiao Gao, Kexin An, Weiwei Guo, Yongming Chen, Ruijie Zhang, Xue Zhang, Siyuan Chang, Vincenzo Rossi, Fangming Jin, Xinyou Cao, Mingming Xin, Huiru Peng, Zhaorong Hu, Weilong Guo, Jinkun Du, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Yingyin Yao. (2021) The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality. The Plant Cell, 33(3), 603–622. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koaa040
2020
4. Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Zihao Wang, Yingyin Yao, Zhaorong Hu, Wanjun Song, Kuohai Yu, Yongming Chen, Xiaobo Wang, Panfeng Guan, Rudi Appels, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, and Qixin Sun. (2020) Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat. Nature Communications, 33, 5085. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18738-5
3. Yongming Chen, Wanjun Song, Xiaoming Xie, Zihao Wang, Panfeng Guan, Huiru Peng, Yuannian Jiao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Weilong Guo#. (2020) A collinearity-incorporating homology inference strategy for connecting emerging assemblies in Triticeae tribe as a pilot practice in the plant pangenomic era. Molecular Plant, 13(12), 1694-1708. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.09.019
Featured Article, On the cover of Volume 13 Issue 12
2. Panfeng Guan, Xueyi Shen, Qing Mu, Yongfa Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Yongming Chen, Yue Zhao, Xiyong Chen, Aiju Zhao, Weiwei Mao, Yiwen Guo, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Huiru Peng. (2020) Dissection and validation of a QTL cluster linked to Rht-B1 locus controlling grain weight in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using near-isogenic lines. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133, 2639–2653. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03622-z
2019
1. Panfeng Guan, Na Di, Qing Mu, Xueyi Shen, Yongfa Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Kuohai Yu, Wanjun Song, Yongming Chen, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Weilong Guo, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, and Huiru Peng. (2019) Use of near-isogenic lines to precisely map and validate a major QTL for grain weight on chromosome 4AL in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132, 2367–2379. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03359-4