Update date: 2021-08-20

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# Equal contribution

  1. Lin Y*, Fang X*. (2021) Phase Separation in RNA Biology. J Genet Genomics. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.07.012. (Invited Review)
  2. Li C, Fang X*. (2020) Phase Separation as a Molecular Thermosensor. Dev Cell. 55(2):118-119. (Invited Comments)
  3. Xie D, Chen M, Niu J, Wang L, Li Y, Fang X, Li P, Qi Y (2020) Phase separation of SERRATE drives dicing body assembly and promotes miRNA processing in Arabidopsis. Nat Cell Biol. 23(1):32-39.
  4. Fang X*, Wu Z, Raitskin O, Webb K, Voigt P, Lu T, Howard M, Dean C (2020) The 3’ processing of antisense RNAs physically links to chromatin-based transcriptional control. PNAS. 117(26):15316-15321.
  5. Yang M#, Woolfenden HC#, Zhang Y#, Fang X#, Liu Q, Vigh ML, Cheema J, Yang X, Norris M, Yu S, Carbonell A, Brodersen P, Wang J, & Ding Y (2020) Intact RNA structurome reveals mRNA structure-mediated regulation of miRNA cleavage in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res. gkaa577.
  6. Wu Z, Fang X, Zhu D, Dean C (2020) Autonomous pathway: FLOWERING LOCUS C repression through an antisense-mediated chromatin-silencing mechanism. Plant Physiol. 182(1):27-37.
  7. Bloomer RH, Hutchison CE, Bäurle I, Walker J, Fang X, Perera P, Velanis CN, Gümüs S, Spanos C, Rappsilber J, Feng X, Goodrich J, Dean C (2020) The Arabidopsis epigenetic regulator ICU11 as an accessory protein of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2. PNAS. 117(28):16660-16666.
  8. Fang X#, Wang L#, Ishikawa R#, Li Y, Fiedler M, Liu F, Calder G, Rowan B, Weigel D, Li P, Dean C. (2019) Arabidopsis FLL2 promotes liquid-liquid phase separation of polyadenylation complexes. Nature. 569(7755): 265-269
  9. Fang X#, Zhao G#, Zhang S, Li Y, Gu H, Li Y, Zhao Q, Qi Y (2018) Chloroplast-to-nucleus signaling regulates microRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis. Dev Cell. 48, 371-382. (Highlighted in the same issue of Dev Cell)
  10. Li Y#, Yuan Y#, Fang X#, Lu X, Lian B, Zhao G, Qi Y (2018) A role for MINIYO and QUATRE-QUART2 in the assembly of RNA polymerases II, IV, and V in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 30, 466-480.
  11. Cui Y#, Fang X#, and Qi Y (2016) TRANSPORTIN1 promotes the association of microRNAs with ARGONAUTE1 in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 28, 2576-2585.
  12. Fang X, and Qi Y (2016) RNAi in plants: an Argonaute-centered view. Plant Cell. 28, 272-285.
  13. Fang X, Cui Y, Li Y, and Qi Y (2015) Transcription and processing of primary microRNAs are coupled by Elongator complex in Arabidopsis. Nat Plants. 1, 15075. (Highlighted in the same issue of Nat Plants)
  14. Fang X#, Shi Y#, Lu X, Chen Z, Qi Y (2015) CMA33/XCT regulates small RNA production through modulating the transcription of Dicer-Like genes in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant. 8, 1227-1236.
  15. Tao S., Zhang Y., Wang X., Xu L., Fang X., Lu Z., Liu D.* (2016) The THO/ TREX complex active in mRNA export suppresses root-associated acid phosphatase activity induced by phosphate starvation. Plant Physiol 171, 2841-2853.
  16. Yang, F., Zhao, R., Fang, X., Huang, H., Xuan, Y., Ma, Y., Chen, H., Cai, T., Qi, Y., and Xi, R.* (2015) The RNA surveillance complex Pelo-Hbs1 is required for transposon silencing in the Drosophila germline. EMBO Reports 16, 965-974.
  17. Yu, Y., Ren, J.Y Zhang, J., Suo, F., Fang, X., Wu, F., and Du, L.* (2013) A proteome-wide visual screen identifies fission yeast proteins localizing to DNA double-strand breaks. DNA Repair (Amst) 12, 433-443.
  18. Wu, Y., Du, J., Wang, X., Fang, X., Shan, W., and Liang, Z.* (2012) Computational prediction and experimental verification of miRNAs in Panicum miliaceum L. Sci China Life Sci 55, 807-817.
  19. Wang, W., Ye, R., Xin, Y., Fang, X., Li, C., Shi, H., Zhou, X., and Qi, Y.* (2011) An importin beta protein negatively regulates microRNA activity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 23, 3565-3576.