代表论著：
1. Yan
Y#, Zhu J
#, Qiu Q, Li J, Cao X* and
Deng X*. (2025) The
Arabidopsis demethylase REF6 physically interacts with phyB to promote hypocotyl elongation under red light.
PNAS. 122(11): e2417253122.
2. Huang
G#*, Wang X
#, Liu C
#, He K
#, Hou X, Luo H, Zhang S, You C, Jia Y, Wang F, Song X, Liu G*,
Deng X* and Cao X*. (2025)
Genomic Variation Underpins Genetic Divergence and Differing Salt Resilience inSesbania bispinosa.
Advanced Science. 12(32):e02600.
3. Yin T, Song S, Song X, Pan D, Zhao Q, He L, Tang D, Jia Y, Cao X,
Deng X* and Zhang W*. (2025)
Effects of Adding Lactobacillus Inoculants on the Nutritional Value of Sesbania cannabina and Whole Corn Mixed Silage.
Agriculture. 15(18), 1913.
4. Yan Y#, Luo H#, Qin Y#, Yan T, Jia J, Hou Y, Liu Z, Zhai J, Long Y*, Deng X*, and Cao X*. (2024) Light controls mesophyll-specific post-transcriptional splicing of photoregulatory genes by AtPRMT5. PNAS. 121: e2317408121.
5. Zhu J, Cao X*, and Deng X*. (2023) Epigenetic and transcription factors synergistically promote the high temperature response in plants. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 48 (9): 788–800.
6. Mo W#, Shu Y#, Liu B, Long Y, Li T, Cao X, Deng X*, and Jixian Zhai*. (2023) Single-molecule targeted accessibility and methylation sequencing of centromeres, telomeres and rDNAs in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants. 9(9): 1439–1450.
7.
Deng X*, Li T, Cao X
*. (2023) Application and Prospect of Gene Editing in Forage Grass Breeding.
Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 58(2): 233–240.
8. Deng X and Cao X*. Reconciliation between high yield and disease resistance (Research Highlight). Nature Reviews Genetics. 23: 262–263 (2022)
9. He K#, Mei H#, Zhu J, Qiu Q, Cao X*, and Deng X*. (2022) The Histone H3K27 demethylase REF6/JMJ12 promotes thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis. National Science Review. nwab213
10. Cao H, Liang Y, Zhang L, Liu Z, Liu D, Cao X, Deng X*, Jin Z*, Pei Y*. (2022) AtPRMT5-mediated AtLCD methylation improves Cd2+ tolerance via increased H2S production in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology. 190(4): 2637–2650
11. He K, Cao X*, and Deng X*. Histone methylation in epigenetic regulation and temperature responses. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 61: 102001 (2021)
12. Si F, Cao X, Song X*, and Deng X*. Processing of coding and non-coding RNAs in plant development and environmental responses. Essays in Biochemistry. 64: 931-945 (2020)
13. Qiu Q#, Mei H#, Deng X#, He K#, Wu B#, Yao Q, Zhang J, Lu F, Ma J*, and Cao X*. DNA methylation repels targeting of Arabidopsis REF6. Nature Communications. 10: 2063 (2019)
14. Liu J#, Feng L#, Gu X#, Deng X#, Qiu Q, Li Q, Zhang Y, Wang M, Deng Y, Wang E, He Y, Baurle I, Li J, Cao X*, and He Z*. An H3K27me3 demethylase-HSFA2 regulatory loop orchestrates transgenerational thermomemory in Arabidopsis. Cell Research. 29: 379-390 (2019)
15. Deng X, Qiu Q, He K, and Cao X*. The seekers: how epigenetic modifying enzymes find their hidden genomic targets in Arabidopsis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 45: 75-81 (2018).
16. Deng X and Cao X*. Roles of pre-mRNA splicing and polyadenylation in plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 35: 45-53 (2017).
17. Deng X#, Lu T#, Wang L#, Gu L, Sun J, Kong X, Liu C*, and Cao X*. Recruitment of the NineTeen Complex to the activated spliceosome requires AtPRMT5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 113: 5447-5452 (2016).
18. Deng X, Song X, Wei L, Liu C, and Cao X*. Epigenetic regulation and epigenomic landscape in rice. National Science Review. 3: 309-327 (2016).
19. Hang R, Deng X*, Liu C, Mo B, and Cao X*. Circular RT-PCR assay using Arabidopsis samples. Bio-protocol. 5: e1533 (2015).
20. Deng X#, Gu L#, Liu C#, Lu T#, Lu F, Lu Z, Cui P, Pei Y, Wang B, Hu S, and Cao X*. Arginine methylation mediated by the Arabidopsis homolog of PRMT5 is essential for proper pre-mRNA splicing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107: 19114-19119 (2010).
