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2. Dan Zhang, Shanshan Jiang, Jiaowen Pan, Xiangpei Kong, Yan Zhou, Yang Liu, Dequan Li*,The overexpression of a maize mitogen-activated protein kinase gene (ZmMPK5) confers salt stress tolerance and induces defense responses in tobacco, Plant Biology, 2014, 16: 558-570
3. Li Wang, Guohua Cai, Shanshan Jiang, Yang Liu, Yukun Liu, Jiaowen Pan, Xiangpei Kong, Dequan Li *, Ectopic expression of ZmSIMK1 leads to improved drought tolerance and activation of systematic acquired resistance in transgenic tobacco, Journal of Biotechnology, 2014, 172:18-29
4. Guohua Cai, Guodong Wang, Jiaowen Pan, Yang Liu, Li Wang, Dequan Li*, ZmMKK1, a novel group A mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase gene in maize, conferred chilling stress tolerance and participated in pathogen defense in transgenic tobacco, Plant Science,2014, 214: 57-73
5.Xiangpei Kong, Jiaowen Pan, Dan Zhang, Shanshan Jiang, Guohua Cai, Li Wang, Dequan Li*,Identification of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Gene Family and MKK-MAPK interaction network in maize, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2013,441: 964-969
6. X. P. Kong, W. Lv, S. S. Jiang, D. Zhang, G. H. Cai, J. W. Pan, D. Q. Li*, Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of calcium-dependent protein kinase in maize, BMC Genomics, 2013,14: 433
7. Shanshan Jiang, Dan Zhang, Li Wang, Jiaowen Pan, Yang Liu, Xiangpei Kong, Yan Zhou, Dequan Li*, A maize calcium-dependent protein kinase gene, ZmCDPK4, positively regulated ABA signaling and enhanced drought stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013, 71: 112-120
8. Yang Liu, Li Wang, Guohua Cai, Shanshan Jiang, Liping Sun, Dequan Li*, Response of tobacco to the Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato DC3000 is mainly dependent on SA signaling pathway, Fems Microbiology Letters,2013,344: 77-85
9. Yukun Liu, Dan Zhang, Li Wang, Dequan Li*, Genome-wide analysis of mitogen-activated protein kinase gene family in maize, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2013, 31:1446-1460
10.Yang Liu, Li Wang, Xin Xing, Liping Sun, Jiaowen Pan, Xiangpei Kong, Maoying Zhang, Dequan Li*, ZmLEA3, a multifunctional group 3 LEA protein from maize (Zea mays L.), is involved in biotic and abiotic stresses. Plant and cell Physiology, 2013, 54: 944-959
11. Xiangpei Kong, Wei Lv, Dan Zhang, Shanshan Jiang, Shizhong Zhang, Dequan Li*,Genome-wide identification and analysis of expression profiles of maize mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase, PLOS One, 2013, 8: e57714
12. Yukun Liu, Dan Zhang, Li Wang, Dequan Li*, Expression analysis of segmentally duplicated ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 of maize , Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2013,31: 457-463
13. Xiangpei Kong, Dan Zhang, Jiaowen Pan, Yan Zhou, Dequan Li*, Hydrogen peroxide is involved in nitric oxide-induced cell death in maize leaves ,Plant Biology, 2013, 15:53-59
14. Xiangpei Kong, Jiaowen Pan, Guohua Cai, Dequan Li*,Recent insights into Brassinosteroids signaling in plants. Its dual control of Plant Immunity and Stomatal Development, Molecular Plant , 2012, 5: 1179-1181
15. Yan Zhou, Dan Zhang, Jiaowen Pan, Xiangpei Kong, Yukun Liu, Liping Sun, Li Wang, Dequan Li*, Overexpression of a multiple stress-responsive gene, ZmMPK4, enhances tolerance to low temperature in transgenic tobacco , Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2012, 58:174-181
16. Maoying Zhang, Jiaowen Pan, Xiangpei Kong, Yan Zhou, Yang Liu, Liping Sun, Dequan Li*,ZmMKK3, a novel maize group B mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase gene, mediates osmotic stress and ABA signal responses,Journal of Plant Physiology,2012,169:1501-1510
17. Jiaowen Pan, Maoying Zhang, Xiangpei Kong, Xin Xing, Yukun Liu, Yan Zhou, Yang Liu, Liping Sun, Dequan Li* , ZmMPK17, a novel maize group D MAP kinase gene, is involved in multiple stress responses, Planta, 2012, 235: 661-676
18.Yukun Liu, Yan Zhou, Lixia Liu, Liping Sun, Maoying Zhang, Yang Liu, Dequan Li*,Maize ZmMEK1 is a single-copy gene,Molecular Biology Reports, 2012, 39: 2957-2966
19.Xiangpei Kong, Jiaowen Pan, Maoying Zhang, Xin Xing, Yan Zhou, Yang Liu, Dapeng Li and Dequan Li*, ZmMKK4, a novel group C MAPK kinase in maize (Zea mays), confers salt and cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2011, 34: 1291-1303
20.Tao Wu, Xiang-Pei Kong, Xiao-Juan Zong, Da-Peng Li and De-Quan Li*,Expression analysis of five maize MAP kinase genes in response to various abiotic stresses and signal molecules,Molecular Biology Reports, 2011, 38: 3967-3975
21.Yukun Liu, Yan Zhou, Lixia Liu, Liping Sun, Dequan Li*, In silico identification and evolutionary analysis of plant MAPKK6s, Plant Molecular
Biology Reporter,2011, 29: 859-865
22. Xiang-Pei Kong, De-Quan Li*,Hydrogen peroxide is not involved in HrpN from Erwinia amylovora-induced hypersensitive cell death in maize
leaves,Plant Cell Reports, 2011, 30: 1273-1279
23.Xiangpei Kong, Liping Sun, Yan Zhou, Maoying Zhang, Yang Liu, Jiaowen Pan and Dequan Li*. ZmMKK4 regulates osmotic stress through reactive
oxygen species scavenging in transgenic tobacco. Plant Cell Reports, 2011, 30: 2097-2104
24. Xin Xing, Yukun Liu, Xiangpei Kong, Yang Liu, Dequan Li*, Overexpression of a maize dehydrin gene, ZmDHN2b, in tobacco enhances tolerance to
low temperature, Plant Growth Regulation, 2011, 65: 109-118
25.Xiao-li Hu, Li-xia Liu, Bei-lei Xiao, Da-peng Li, Xin Xing, Xiang-pei Kong, De-Quan Li*, Enhanced Tolerance to Low Temperature in Tobacco
by Over-expression of a New Maize Protein Phosphatase 2C, ZmPP2C2, Journal of Plant Physiology, 2010, 167: 1307-1315
26.Lingkun Gu, Yukun Liu, Xiaojuan Zong, Lixia Liu, Dapeng Li, Dequan Li*,Overexpression of maize mitogen-activated protein kinase gene,
ZmSIMK1 in Arabidopsis increases tolerance to salt stress. Molecular Biology Reports, 2010, 37: 4067-4073
27.Yukun Liu, Xiangpei Kong, Jiaowen Pan, Dequan Li*, VIP1: linking Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to plant immunity? Plant
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28.Yu-kun Liu, Yu-Bo Liu, Mao-Ying Zhang, De-quan Li*,Stomatal development and movement: the roles of MAPK signaling,
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29. Xiao-juan Zong, Da-peng Li, Ling-kun Gu, De-quan Li*, Li-xia Liu, Xiao-li Hu, Abscisic acid and hydrogen peroxide induce a novel maize group C
MAP kinase gene, ZmMPK7, which is responsible for the removal of reactive oxygen species,Planta, 2009, 229: 485-495
30. Li-xia Liu, Xiao-li Hu, Jian Song, Xiao-juan Zong, Da-peng Li, De-quan Li*, Overexpression of a Zea mays protein phosphatase 2C gene
(ZmPP2C) in Arabidopsis decreased tolerance to salt and drought. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2009, 166: 531-542
31.Yu-Kun Liu, Qing-Zhou Liu, Xin Xing, De-Quan Li*,Effects of MAPKK inhibitor PD98059 on the gravitropism of primary roots of maize,
Plant Growth Regulation, 2009, 59: 191-198
32. Li-Xin Peng, Ling-Kun Gu, De-Quan Li*, Huai-Rui Shu, Relations between MAPK phosphorylation and ABA level in Malus sieversii under water
stress, Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2009, 56: 642-646
33.Da-peng Li, Jin Shen,Tao Wu,Yun-feng Xu, Xiao-juan Zong, De-quan Li*, Huai-rui Shu, Overexpression of the apple alcohol acyltransferase gene
alters profile of volatile blends in transgenic tobacco leaves, Physiologia Plantarum, 2008, 134: 394-402
34.D.P. Li, G.M. Xu, Y.F. Xu, T. Wu, J. Shen,D.Q. Li* , H.R.Shu,Prokaryotic expression, purification, and sub-cellular localization of a novel alcohol
acyltransferase from apple (cv. Golden Delicious) fruit. Biotechnology letters, 2007,29:1363-1368
35.Peng Li-xin, Gu Ling-kun, Zheng Cheng-chao, Li De-quan*,Shu Huai-rui, Expression of MaMAPK gene in seedlings of Malus L. under water stress,
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36. Da-peng Li, Yun-feng Xu, Gang-ming Xu, Ling-kun Gu, De-quan Li*, Huai-rui Shu, Molecular cloning and characterization of a gene encoding
alcohol acyltransferase(MdAAT2) from apple fruit, Phytochemistry,2006, 67: 658-667
37. Da-peng Li, Yun-feng Xu, Li-ping Sun, Li-xia Liu, Xiao-li Hu, De-quan Li*, Huai-rui Shu, SA, ETH, and MeJAenhance the esters regeneration in 1-
MCPtreated apple fruit after long-term cold storage, J Agric. FoodChem.,2006, 54: 3887-3895
38.Q.GUAN,S.J.ZHAO,D.Q.LI*, H.R. SHU, Photoprotective function of photorespiration in several grapevine cultivars under drought stress,
Photosynthetica, 2004, 42: 31-36
39.H.S.JIA,Y.Q.HAN, D.Q.LI*, Photoinhibition and active oxygen species production in detached apple leaves during dehydration, Photosynthetica,
2003,41: 151-156
40. LI Yan,PAN Hai-chun, LI De-quan*, Responses of ABA and CTK to soil drought in leafless and leafy apple tree, Journal of Zhejiang University
Science, 2003, 4: 101-108
41.JIA Hu-Sen,LI De-Quan*, State transition, is it a photochemical or non-photochemical process in leaf in response to irradiance? Acta Botanica
Sinica, 2003, 45: 1428-1433
42. JIA Hu-sen,LI De-quan*, Relationship between photosystem 2 electron transport and photosynthetic CO2 assimilation responses to irradiance in
young apple tree leaves, Photosynthetica, 2002,40: 139-144