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Research
Latest papers
Loss of PMR4 callose synthase triggers jasmonic acid-dependent resistance to the clubroot disease in Arabidopsis and Brassica napus.
The Plant cell · 2026
Lysophosphatidylcholine homeostasis via the Lands cycle regulates root growth in Arabidopsis.
Plant & cell physiology · 2026
Cell-type-specific immune programs orchestrate spatial defense in the Arabidopsis leaf epidermis.
Nature communications · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $118,000
The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Penetration Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Arabidopsis
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $48,218
Replacement documentation system for quantifying protein levels and other biological applications.
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $719,000
Investigate and apply the S gene strategy to mitigate the clubroot disease in canola by advanced genome editing technology
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
79 publications.
Loss of PMR4 callose synthase triggers jasmonic acid-dependent resistance to the clubroot disease in Arabidopsis and Brassica napus.
Luo R, Wang L, Wen R, Yang K, Liu X, Gao P, Tu J, Dumonceaux T, Wei Y, Peng G, Xiao W
Lysophosphatidylcholine homeostasis via the Lands cycle regulates root growth in Arabidopsis.
Wang L, Kazachkov M, Qin L, Niu Y, Wei Y, Li Q, Zou J
Cell-type-specific immune programs orchestrate spatial defense in the Arabidopsis leaf epidermis.
Song J, Modareszadeh M, Kumarapeli D, Acosta WA, Cui Y, Wei Y
Simultaneous Boosting of Plant Growth and Immunity by Bacillus volatiles Through GLK-Mediated Enhancement of Chloroplast Functions.
Li R, Sun L, Gao C, Hou J, Feng H, Zhao Q, Wu M, Zhang J, Zhou G, Tsuda K, Wei Y, Li G, Yang L
Inactivation of β-1,3-glucan synthase-like 5 confers broad-spectrum resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes in cruciferous plants.
Wu Y, Zhao C, Zhang Y, Shen C, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Gao L, Zeng L, Ke Q, Qin L, Liu F, Huang J, Ren L, Liu Y, Cheng H, Tong C, Hu Q, Cheng X, Wei Y, Liu S, Liu L
Identification of Rcr12, a single dominant clubroot resistance gene near Rcr6 on chromosome B3 of Brassica nigra.
Hu H, Chang A, Cao L, Wei Y, Yu F
Tracking the genome-wide occupancy of Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 in endosperm development.
Song J, Xie X, Mavraganis I, Yu B, Shen W, Yang H, Xiang D, Wei Y, Cui Y, Zou J
Plasmodiophora brassicae Effector PbPE23 Induces Necrotic Responses in Both Host and Nonhost Plants.
Hossain MM, Pérez-López E, Todd CD, Wei Y, Bonham-Smith PC
Lignin accumulation in cell wall plays a role in clubroot resistance.
Tu J, Qin L, Karunakaran C, Wei Y, Peng G
The Plasmodiophora brassicae Golgi-localized UPF0016 protein PbGDT1 mediates calcium but not manganese transport in yeast and Nicotiana benthamiana.
Musharaf Hossain M, Alinapon CV, Todd CD, Wei Y, Bonham-Smith PC
The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Penetration Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Arabidopsis
Principal investigators: Wei, Yangdou
Keywords: plant pathology; plant defense; penetration resistance; fungal pathogens; cell biology; cell wall; cytoskeleton; cellular trafficking; calcium signaling; arabidopsis
Replacement documentation system for quantifying protein levels and other biological applications.
Principal investigators: Todd, Christopher
Investigate and apply the S gene strategy to mitigate the clubroot disease in canola by advanced genome editing technology
Principal investigators: Xiao, Wei W
Keywords: brassica napus; clubroot disease; clubroot resistant (cr) cultivar; crispr/cas9 genome editing; k63-linked polyubiquitination; nanoparticles (nps); plant transformation; plasmodiophora brassicae; susceptibility (s) genes; tissue culture
The Cellular and Molecular Bases of Penetration Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Arabidopsis
Principal investigators: Wei, Yangdou
The molecular basis of pre- and post-invasion defense mechanisms in plants
Principal investigators: Wei, Yangdou
Functional genomics of leaf epidermis in response to pathogen attack.
Principal investigators: Wei, Yangdou
Pathogenic, genetic and molecular characterization and differentiation of races in Colletotrichum truncatum from lentil
Principal investigators: Banniza, Sabine
Functional genomics of leaf epidermis in response to pathogen attack
Principal investigators: Wei, Yangdou
Ultra-low temperature freezer for biological and molecular research
Principal investigators: Wei, Yangdou
Video imaging and analysis equipment
Principal investigators: Kaminskyj, Susan
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Sabine Banniza and Yangdou Wei: 8 shared papers
- Jim Xiang and Yangdou Wei: 7 shared papers
- Hong Wang and Wei Xiao: 6 shared papers
- Chithra Karunakaran and Yangdou Wei: 3 shared papers
- Hong Wang and Yangdou Wei: 3 shared papers
- Chithra Karunakaran and Supratim Ghosh: 2 shared papers
- Wei Xiao and Yangdou Wei: 2 shared papers
- Yuhai Cui and Yangdou Wei: 2 shared papers
- Yangdou Wei and Supratim Ghosh: 2 shared papers
- Jim Xiang and Qiang Liu: 1 shared paper
- Nicholas Provart and Edwin Wang: 1 shared paper
- Nicholas Provart and Chithra Karunakaran: 1 shared paper
- Nicholas Provart and Yangdou Wei: 1 shared paper
- Edwin Wang and Yangdou Wei: 1 shared paper
- Chithra Karunakaran and Ljerka Kunst: 1 shared paper
- Xin Li and Hong Wang: 1 shared paper
- Xin Li and Wei Xiao: 1 shared paper
- Xin Li and Yangdou Wei: 1 shared paper
- Xin Li and Ljerka Kunst: 1 shared paper
- Qiang Liu and Yangdou Wei: 1 shared paper
- Yangdou Wei and Peta Bonham-Smith: 1 shared paper
- Yangdou Wei and Ljerka Kunst: 1 shared paper
- Biology
- Plant Sciences
- Oncology
- Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering
- Biochemistry
- Food and Bioproduct Sciences
- Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (BMI)
- Other
Co-authors at University of Saskatchewan, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Sabine Banniza
Plant Sciences
8 shared papers, latest 2017
Jim Xiang
Oncology
7 shared papers, latest 2011
Hong Wang
Biochemistry
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Chithra Karunakaran
Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Supratim Ghosh
Food and Bioproduct Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Wei Xiao
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology (BMI)
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Yuhai Cui
Biology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Peta Bonham-Smith
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Ljerka Kunst
Botany
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Xin Li
Michael Smith Laboratories - The University of British Columbia
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Edwin Wang
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Nicholas Provart
Department of Cell and Systems Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Qiang Liu
VIDO-Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
1 shared papers, latest 2011
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