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Qin-Bao Li
Chemistry Research
Molecular Biologist

Phone: (352) 374-5759
Fax: (352) 374-5707

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rering, C.C., Rudolph, A.B., Li, Q., Read, Q.D., Munoz, P.F., Ternest, J.J., Hunter Iii, C.T. 2024. A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae020.
The maize PLASTID TERMINAL OXIDASE (PTOX) gene controls carotenoid content of kernels Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nie, Y., Wang, H., Zhang, G., Ding, H., Han, B., Liu, L., Jian, S., Du, J., Li, X., Zhao, Y., Zhang, X., Liu, C., Weng, J., Li, X., Li, X., Zhang, X., Zhao, Z., Pan, G., Jackson, D., Li, Q., Stinard, P.S., Arp, J., Sachs, M.M., Moose, S., Hunter III, C.T., Wu, Q., Zhang, Z. 2024. The maize PLASTID TERMINAL OXIDASE (PTOX) gene controls carotenoid content of kernels. The Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16618.
A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches Reprint Icon - (Pre-print Publication)
Rering, C.C., Rudolph, A.B., Li, Q., Read, Q.D., Munoz, P.F., Ternest, J.J., Hunter Iii, C.T. 2023. A quantitative survey of the blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) nectar microbiome: variation between cultivars, locations, and farm management approaches. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.11.556904.
Dedicated farnesyl diphosphate synthases circumvent isoprenoid-derived growth-defense tradeoffs in Zea mays Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tang, H.V., Berryman, D.L., Mendoza, J.S., Yactayo Chang, J.P., Li, Q., Christensen, S.A., Hunter III, C.T., Best, N.B., Soubeyrand, E., Akhtar, T., Basset, G.J., Block, A.K. 2022. Dedicated farnesyl diphosphate synthases circumvent isoprenoid-derived growth-defense tradeoffs in Zea mays. Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15941.
Setaria viridis as a model for translational genetic studies of jasmonic acid-responsive insect defenses in Zea mays Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hunter III, C.T., Block, A.K., Christensen, S.A., Li, Q., Rering, C.C., Alborn, H.T. 2020. Setaria viridis as a model for translational genetic studies of jasmonic acid-responsive insect defenses in Zea mays. Plant Science. 291, February 2020, 110329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110329.
Maize w3 disrupts homogentisate solanesyl transferase (ZmHst) and reveals a plastoquinone-9 independent path for phytoene desaturation and tocopherol accumulation in kernels - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hunter III, C.T., Saunders, J., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Christensen, S.A., Willett, D.S., Stinard, P.S., Li, Q., Lee, K., Dellapenna, D., Koch, K.E. 2018. Maize w3 disrupts homogentisate solanesyl transferase (ZmHst) and reveals a plastoquinone-9 independent path for phytoene desaturation and tocopherol accumulation in kernels. Plant Journal. doi:10.1111/tpj.13821.
Transposon elements in maize white seedling 3, allele w3-8686, w3-kermicle-1 and w3-88-89-3563-33 - (Other)
Homogentisate solanesyl transferase (HST) cDNA’s in maize - (Other)
Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of plant elicitor peptides (pep) genes in maize - (Other)
Li, Q., Huffaker, A., Teal, P.E. 2016. Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of plant elicitor peptides (pep) genes in maize. Genbank. KR606067-KR606070.
Seed filling in domesticated maize and rice depends on SWEET-mediated hexose transport - (Abstract Only)
Maize white seedling 3 results from disruption of homogentisate solanesyl transferase - (Abstract Only)
The auxin-deficient defective kernel18 (dek18) mutation alters the expression of seed-specific biosynthethic genes in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bernardi, J., Li, Q., Gao, Y., Zhao, Y., Battaglia, R., Marocco, A., Chourey, P.S. 2016. The auxin-deficient defective kernel18 (dek18) mutation alters the expression of seed-specific biosynthethic genes in maize. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 35(3):770-777.
Seed filling in domesticated maize and rice depends on SWEET-mediated hexose transport - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sosso, D., Luo, D., Li, Q., Sasse, J., Yang, J., Gendrot, G., Suzuki, M., Koch, K., Mccarty, D., Chourey, P., Rogowsky, P., Ross-Ibarra, J., Yang, B., Frommer, W. 2015. Seed filling in domesticated maize and rice depends on SWEET-mediated hexose transport. Nature Genetics. 47(12):1489-1496.
Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of tryptophan aminotransferase genes in a maize dek18 mutant - (Other)
Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of tryptophan - (Other)
Bernardi, J., Li, Q., Marocco, A., Chourey, P. 2016. Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of tryptophan. Genbank. KT447512-KT447514.
Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of plant elicitor peptides (Pep) genes in maize - (Other)
Li, Q., Huffaker, A., Teal, P.E. 2015. Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of plant elicitor peptides (Pep) genes in maize. Genbank. KR606060-66, KR149244.
Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of ecdysone receptor 1, ecdysone receptor 2 and ultraspiracle genes in varroa destructor mite - (Other)
Li, Q., Cabrera Cordon, A.R., Teal, P.E., Shirk, P.D. 2015. Isolation, characterization, and expression analyses of ecdysone receptor 1, ecdysone receptor 2 and ultraspiracle genes in varroa destructor mite. Genbank. KR230042-46,KR363132.
Distinct function of COAR and B3 domains of maize VP1 in induction of ectopic gene expression and plant developmental phenotypes in Arabidopsis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Suzuki, M., Wu, S., Li, Q., Mccarty, D.R. 2014. Distinct function of COAR and B3 domains of maize VP1 in induction of ectopic gene expression and plant developmental phenotypes in Arabidopsis. Plant Molecular Biology. 85:179-191.
Proteomic comparison of basal endosperm in maize miniature1 mutant and its wild-type Mn1 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Silva-Sanchez, C., Chen, S., Zhu, N., Li, Q., Chourey, P.S. 2013. Proteomic comparison of basal endosperm in maize miniature1 mutant and its wild-type Mn1. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4:1-16.
Impaired auxin biosynthesis in the defective endosperm18 mutant is due to mutational loss of expression in the ZmYuc1 gene encoding endosperm-specific YUCCA1 protein in maize. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bernardi, J., Lanubile, A., Li, Q., Kumar, D., Kladnick, A., Marocco, A., Chourey, P.S., Cook, S.D., Ross, J.J. 2012. Impaired auxin biosynthesis in the defective endosperm18 mutant is due to mutational loss of expression in the ZmYuc1 gene encoding endosperm-specific YUCCA1 protein in maize.. Plant Physiology. 160:1318-1328.
Pleiotropy and its limited dissection through a metabolic gene Miniature1 (Mn1) that encodes a cell wall invertase in developing seeds of maize. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chourey, P.S., Li, Q., Cevallos-Cevallos, J. 2011. Pleiotropy and its limited dissection through a metabolic gene Miniature1 (Mn1) that encodes a cell wall invertase in developing seeds of maize. Plant Science. 184:45-53.
Cytokinins in developing maize caryopsis and their possible role in seed size determination - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rijavec, T., Li, Q., Dermastia, M., Chourey, P.S. 2012. Cytokinins in developing maize caryopsis and their possible role in seed size determination. Plant Physiology. 13:293-308.
Gene-dose dependent control of seed mass by endosperm-specific Miniature1 (Mn1)-encoded cell wall invertase (CWI), which also affects embryo mass and embryo sugar physiology. - (Abstract Only)
Discovery of Genes Expressed In Basal Endosperm Transfer Cells in Maize Using 454 Transcriptome Sequencing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xiong, Y., Li, Q., Kang, B., Chourey, P.S. 2011. Discovery of Genes Expressed In Basal Endosperm Transfer Cells in Maize Using 454 Transcriptome Sequencing. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 29:835-847.
Sugar - hormone crosstalk in seed development: Two redundant pathways of IAA biosynthesis are regulated differentially in the invertase-deficient miniature1 (mn1) seed mutant in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chourey, P.S., Li, Q., Kumar, D. 2010. Sugar - hormone crosstalk in seed development: Two redundant pathways of IAA biosynthesis are regulated differentially in the invertase-deficient miniature1 (mn1) seed mutant in maize. Molecular Plant. 3:1026-1036.
Cloning and expression analyses of Sucrose non-fermenting-1-Related Kinase 1 (SnRK1b) gene during development of sorghum and maize endosperm, and its implicated role in sugar-to-starch metabolic transition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jain, M., Li, Q., Chourey, P.S. 2008. Cloning and expression analyses of Sucrose non-fermenting-1-Related Kinase 1 (SnRK1b) gene during development of sorghum and maize endosperm, and its implicated role in sugar-to-starch metabolic transition. Physiologia Plantarum. 134:161-173.
Expression profiles of cytokinin (CK)genes in the miniature-1 (mn1)-associated genotypes with variable levels if cell wall invertase (CWI)activity in developing seeds of maize - (Abstract Only)
Expression of cell wall invertase and several other genes of sugar metabolism in relation to seed development in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mukesh, J., Chourey, P.S., Li, Q., Pring, D.R. 2008. Expression of cell wall invertase and several other genes of sugar metabolism in relation to seed development in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Journal of Plant Physiology. 165(3): 331-344.
GENETIC CONTROL OF CELL WALL INVERTASES IN DEVELOPING ENDOSPERM OF MAIZE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chourey, P.S., Jain, M., Li, Q., Carlson, S.J. 2005. Genetic control of cell wall invertases in developing endosperm of maize. Planta. 223:159-167.