Yingnan Hou

New Preprint: A specialized ARGONAUTE enables trans-species RNA interference in plant immunity (2026) tsl.ac.uk/publications/1…

A conserved small RNA-generating gene cluster undergoes sequence diversification and contributes to plant immunity biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_plants

Candy or poison: Plant metabolites as swing factors against microbes #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-plan…

Super excited to see this paper out! Many thanks to wonderful colleagues @TheSainsburyLab and collaborators @Frank_Menke @danmaclean Yanli Wang (CAS) open access article sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Hui's @Hui84282116 excellent🧵 with the preprint twitter.com/Hui84282116/st…

Pathogens are notorious for producing diverse effector proteins that manipulate host cellular processes. But how is functional diversity generated in an effector repertoire? Thrilled to share our fascinating story. biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…… #biorxiv_plants

What is RNA interference and why is it important for plant immunity? @Cerhou 's team have investigated small interfering RNAs or "siRNAs" and their role in plant defence Read more in a new @MPPjournal highlight #blog ow.ly/OwXf50K9io4 @wileyplantsci #siRNA #plantdefence

Arabidopsis apoplastic fluid contains sRNA- and circular RNA-protein complexes that are located outside extracellular vesicles @rogerinnes1 @HZK_Biology @PatBaldrich #PlantSci buff.ly/3oPrzOD

I'm thrilled to share our 8-year effort @Nature describing disease resistant wheat without yield penalties! We use multiplex genome editing to create a 304-kilobase pair deletion, which revealed a novel relationship between disease resistance and growth. nature.com/articles/s4158…

We are thrilled that our senior group leader, Prof Wenbo Ma, received the Ruth Allen Award from the American Phytopathological Society for her outstanding contributions to plant pathology research. apsnet.org/members/give-a…

New Article: "A spatiotemporal molecular switch governs plant asymmetric cell division" rdcu.be/cjTR8 BASL is a crucial regulator of stomatal development. BSL phosphatases are BASL binding partners and reveal the molecular mechanism of cell-fate asymmetry in stomata.

Starting a research lab is tough. But, what if you had to start a lab during a pandemic? ⬇️Here, we check in with 6 new faculty members who share their experiences , from the early stages of confusion and anxiety, to also the recovery and rebuilding. cell.com/iscience/fullt…