OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Molecular Biology is 12. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
GmNAC06, a NAC domain transcription factor enhances salt stress tolerance in soybean	109
sgRNACNN: identifying sgRNA on-target activity in four crops using ensembles of convolutional neural networks	89
Bioregulators: unlocking their potential role in regulation of the plant oxidative defense system	80
Different regulatory mechanisms of plant hormones in the ripening of climacteric and non-climacteric fruits: a review	66
The interplay between ABA/ethylene and NAC TFs in tomato fruit ripening: a review	59
Insight into melatonin-mediated response and signaling in the regulation of plant defense under biotic stress	58
The trihelix transcription factor OsGTγ-2 is involved adaption to salt stress in rice	54
Development of multiplex genome editing toolkits for citrus with high efficacy in biallelic and homozygous mutations	52
Lignin synthesized by CmCAD2 and CmCAD3 in oriental melon (Cucumis melo L.) seedlings contributes to drought tolerance	46
Small grain and semi-dwarf 3, a WRKY transcription factor, negatively regulates plant height and grain size by stabilizing SLR1 expression in rice	41
The R2R3-MYB transcription factor MtMYB134 orchestrates flavonol biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula	39
A novel, major, and validated QTL for the effective tiller number located on chromosome arm 1BL in bread wheat	34
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the genes and pathways involved in terminal drought tolerance in pearl millet	33
The interaction of MYB, bHLH and WD40 transcription factors in red pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) peel	32
Class I TCP proteins TCP14 and TCP15 are required for elongation and gene expression responses to auxin	31
How salt stress-responsive proteins regulate plant adaptation to saline conditions	31
Genome-wide association analysis reveals new insights into the genetic architecture of defensive, agro-morphological and quality-related traits in cassava	29
From source to sink: mechanistic insight of photoassimilates synthesis and partitioning under high temperature and elevated [CO2]	29
Understanding the molecular mechanism of anther development under abiotic stresses	29
DNA barcoding of Oryza: conventional, specific, and super barcodes	29
Reproductive tissues-specific meta-QTLs and candidate genes for development of heat-tolerant rice cultivars	29
Intact salicylic acid signalling is required for potato defence against the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria solani	28
Improving rice eating and cooking quality by coordinated expression of the major starch synthesis-related genes, SSII and Wx, in endosperm	28
Fundamental mechanisms of the stem cell regulation in land plants: lesson from shoot apical cells in bryophytes	27
Novel insights into the calcium action in cherry fruit development revealed by high-throughput mapping	27

The influence of endophytes on rice fitness under environmental stresses	27
OsJAZ9 overexpression modulates jasmonic acid biosynthesis and potassium deficiency responses in rice	27
Three novel transcription factors involved in cannabinoid biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa L.	27
The core regulatory networks and hub genes regulating flower development in Chrysanthemum morifolium	26
Cell wall integrity regulation across plant species	26
CAX3 (cation/proton exchanger) mediates a Cd tolerance by decreasing ROS through Ca elevation in Arabidopsis	26
Two CYP71AJ enzymes function as psoralen synthase and angelicin synthase in the biosynthesis of furanocoumarins in Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn	26
Genome-wide identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs involved in flag leaf senescence of rice	25
The 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase WFL is involved in lateral organ development and cuticular wax synthesis in Medicago truncatula	25
Host-induced silencing of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides conidial morphology 1 gene (CgCOM1) confers resistance against Anthracnose disease in chilli and tomato	25
Phytohormone biosynthesis and signaling pathways of mosses	25
Structure, function, and evolution of plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase	25
StCaM2, a calcium binding protein, alleviates negative effects of salinity and drought stress in tobacco	24
The Ca2+ sensor proteins CML37 and CML42 antagonistically regulate plant stress responses by altering phytohormone signals	24
Multichromosomal structure and foreign tracts in the Ombrophytum subterraneum (Balanophoraceae) mitochondrial genome	24
Transcriptome sequencing and metabolite profiling analyses provide comprehensive insight into molecular mechanisms of flower development in Dendrobium officinale (Orchidaceae)	23
Os4BGlu14, a monolignol β-Glucosidase, negatively affects seed longevity by influencing primary metabolism in rice	23
Integrative omics approaches revealed a crosstalk among phytohormones during tuberous root development in cassava	23
On the cluster structure of amylopectin	22
SiMADS34, an E-class MADS-box transcription factor, regulates inflorescence architecture and grain yield in Setaria italica	22
A coumarin exudation pathway mitigates arbuscular mycorrhizal incompatibility in Arabidopsis thaliana	22
FtMYB18 acts as a negative regulator of anthocyanin/proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in Tartary buckwheat	21
WRKY22 and WRKY25 transcription factors are positive regulators of defense responses in Nicotiana benthamiana	21
Two B-box domain proteins, BBX28 and BBX29, regulate flowering time at low ambient temperature in Arabidopsis	21
Arabidopsis FAX1 mediated fatty acid export is required for the transcriptional regulation of anther development and pollen wall formation	21
OsNAC109 regulates senescence, growth and development by altering the expression of senescence- and phytohormone-associated genes in rice	21
Applications of nanobodies in plant science and biotechnology	21
The rice wound-inducible transcription factor RERJ1 sharing same signal transduction pathway with OsMYC2 is necessary for defense response to herbivory and bacterial blight	20
The lincRNA XH123 is involved in cotton cold-stress regulation	20
The CBM48 domain-containing protein FLO6 regulates starch synthesis by interacting with SSIVb and GBSS in rice	20
The dual function of elicitors and effectors from insects: reviewing the ‘arms race’ against plant defenses	19
HY5 and ABI5 transcription factors physically interact to fine tune light and ABA signaling in Arabidopsis	19
Acylsugars protect Nicotiana benthamiana against insect herbivory and desiccation	19
Transcriptional profiling reveals conserved and species-specific plant defense responses during the interaction of Physcomitrium patens with Botrytis cinerea	19
E3 ligase, the Oryza sativa salt-induced RING finger protein 4 (OsSIRP4), negatively regulates salt stress responses via degradation of the OsPEX11-1 protein	19
Comparative proteomics reveals new insights into the endosperm responses to drought, salinity and submergence in germinating wheat seeds	19
Rice OVATE family protein 6 regulates leaf angle by modulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis	18
Interplay of phytohormones facilitate sorghum tolerance to aphids	18
A CCR4-associated factor 1, OsCAF1B, confers tolerance of low-temperature stress to rice seedlings	18
CIN-like TCP13 is essential for plant growth regulation under dehydration stress	18
OsPUB41, a U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase, acts as a negative regulator of drought stress response in rice (Oryza Sativa L.)	18
Ethephon induces coordinated ripening acceleration and divergent coloration responses in fig (Ficus carica L.) flowers and receptacles	18
Cassava mosaic disease and its management in Southeast Asia	17
T-DNA regions from 350 Agrobacterium genomes: maps and phylogeny	17
Genome-wide identification and classification of Lipoxygenase gene family and their roles in sorghum-aphid interaction	17
Heightened miR6024-NLR interactions facilitate necrotrophic pathogenesis in tomato	17
Root engineering in maize by increasing cytokinin degradation causes enhanced root growth and leaf mineral enrichment	17
Decoding the wheat awn transcriptome and overexpressing TaRca1β in rice for heat stress tolerance	16
Elucidating the functional role of heat stress transcription factor A6b (TaHsfA6b) in linking heat stress response and the unfolded protein response in wheat	16
Plant responses to high temperature: a view from pre-mRNA alternative splicing	16

Molecular changes in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum guard cells underlying the C3 to CAM transition	16
Genome-wide characterization of the TALE homeodomain family and the KNOX-BLH interaction network in tomato	16
CLE2 regulates light-dependent carbohydrate metabolism in Arabidopsis shoots	15
Insight into early diversification of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases provided by the sequenced moss and hornwort genomes	15
The sugarcane ShMYB78 transcription factor activates suberin biosynthesis in Nicotiana benthamiana	15
A type-2C protein phosphatase (GhDRP1) participates in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) response to drought stress	15
Revealing floral metabolite network in tuberose that underpins scent volatiles synthesis, storage and emission	15
Knockouts of a late flowering gene via CRISPR–Cas9 confer early maturity in rice at multiple field locations	15
High-LD SNP markers exhibiting pleiotropic effects on salt tolerance at germination and seedlings stages in spring wheat	15
miR164-targeted TaPSK5 encodes a phytosulfokine precursor that regulates root growth and yield traits in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	15
Optimum root zone temperature of photosynthesis and plant growth depends on air temperature in lettuce plants	15
Plant-specific Dof transcription factors VASCULAR-RELATED DOF1 and VASCULAR-RELATED DOF2 regulate vascular cell differentiation and lignin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis	14
Integrative transcriptome and proteome analyses provide deep insights into the molecular mechanism of salt tolerance in Limonium bicolor	14
Overexpression of nicotinamidase 3 (NIC3) gene and the exogenous application of nicotinic acid (NA) enhance drought tolerance and increase biomass in Arabidopsis	14
NtCycB2 negatively regulates tobacco glandular trichome formation, exudate accumulation, and aphid resistance	14
Defects in the rice aconitase-encoding OsACO1 gene alter iron homeostasis	14
Rice-specific Argonaute 17 controls reproductive growth and yield-associated phenotypes	14
Potent inhibition of TCP transcription factors by miR319 ensures proper root growth in Arabidopsis	13
Role of jasmonate signaling in rice resistance to the leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis	13
Supportive role of the Na+ transporter CmHKT1;1 from Cucumis melo in transgenic Arabidopsis salt tolerance through improved K+/Na+ balance	13
Structural insights into Arabidopsis ethylene response factor 96 with an extended N-terminal binding to GCC box	13
Phylogenetic analysis of plant multi-domain SEC14-like phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins and structure–function properties of PATELLIN2	13
GmNAP1 is essential for trichome and leaf epidermal cell development in soybean	13
PpGRAS12 acts as a positive regulator of meristem formation in Physcomitrium patens	13
Plastome sequences of the subgenus Passiflora reveal highly divergent genes and specific evolutionary features	13
Regulatory mechanism of GA3 on tuber growth by DELLA-dependent pathway in yam (Dioscorea opposita)	12
Editing of the starch branching enzyme gene SBE2 generates high-amylose storage roots in cassava	12
Comparative analysis of the transcriptome, methylome, and metabolome during pollen abortion of a seedless citrus mutant	12
Opportunities and challenges with CRISPR-Cas mediated homologous recombination based precise editing in plants and animals	12
Citrus NIP5;1 aquaporin regulates cell membrane water permeability and alters PIPs plasma membrane localization	12
Molecular and biochemical characterization of two 4-coumarate: CoA ligase genes in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)	12
Crocus transcription factors CstMYB1 and CstMYB1R2 modulate apocarotenoid metabolism by regulating carotenogenic genes	12
Transcriptome analysis of Eucalyptus grandis genotypes reveals constitutive overexpression of genes related to rust (Austropuccinia psidii) resistance	12
Field transcriptome analysis reveals a molecular mechanism for cassava-flowering in a mountainous environment in Southeast Asia	12
GSM2, a transaldolase, contributes to reactive oxygen species homeostasis in Arabidopsis	12