Leavy Zhang

Jun Chen^#, Jiyu Chen^#, Zhouliang Yu^#, Liwei Zhang^#, Yanchao Liu^#, Xuan Ouyang, Juan Yu, Menghan Wang, Shangqiang Xie, Ming Wang, Tiantian Zhang, Zhaohui Jin, Bin Wu, Li Huang, Zijuan Gu, Lin Liu, Bing Zhu, Ping Chen, Haiyan Lin, Jicheng Zhao, Sheng Ye, Aiwu Dong^*, Yang Yu^*, Ying Huang^*, Guohong Li^*. (2026). Histone H3.3 phosphorylation facilitates H3K9me3-heterochromatin formation during retrotransposon silencing and X-chromosome inactivation via H3.3K27me3–CBX7–KAP1 axis. Science Bulletin. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2026.01.039. [link]

Jian Wang^#, Yimei Ren^#, Juan Chen^#, Shanbin Chen^#, Xiaoxia Li, Jianwen Chen, Xifan Wang, Lijun Li, Liang Zhao, Yixuan Li, Qi Zhang, Wei Xiong, Huiyuan Guo, Hao Zhang, Xiaoxu Zhang, Fuqing Wang, Yanling Hao, Jingjing He, Bing Fang, Jie Guo, Shaoyang Ge, Fazheng Ren, Liwei Zhang^*, Jie Luo^*, Ran Wang^*, Yulong Yin^*. (2025). Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis A6 alleviates comorbid constipation and depression by rebalancing tryptophan metabolism. Science Bulletin. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2025.04.042. [link]
Yiran Guan^#, Ruixin Zhu^#, Wen Zhao^#, Langrun Wang^#, You Zhao, zhong Zeng Qiuyue Jiang, Zeyang Zhu, Jiayu GouJ, Qi ZhangJie GuoJ, Keji Li, Liang Zhao, Yixuan Li, Pengjie Wang, Bing Fang, Weilian Hung, Jian He, Liwei Zhang^*, Ran Wang^*, Jingjing He^*. (2025). Effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei K56 on perceived stress among pregraduate students: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Frontiers in Nutrition. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1544713. [link]

Yang Yang#, Liwei Zhang^#*, Chaoyang Xiong, Jun Chen, Li Wang, Zengqi Wen, Juan Yu, Ping Chen, Yanhui Xu, Jingji Jin, Yong Cai^*, Guohong Li^*. (2022). HIRA complex presets transcriptional potential through coordinating depositions of the histone variants H3.3 and H2A.Z on the poised genes in mESCs. Nucleic Acids Research. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab1221. [link]

HaiZhen Long^#, Liwei Zhang^#, Mengjie Lv^#, Zengqi Wen^# and et al. (2020). H2A.Z facilitates licensing and activation of early replication origins. Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1877-9. [link]

Jiaotong Yang, Yue Liu, Hengyu Yan, Tian Tian, Qi You, Liwei Zhang, Wenying Xu, Zhen Su. (2018). PlantEAR: functional analysis platform for plant EAR motif-containing proteins. Frontiers in Genetics. 9:590. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00590. [link]

Qi You, Wenying Xu, Kang Zhang, Liwei Zhang, Xin Yi, Dongxia Yao, Chunchao Wang, Xueyan Zhang, Xinhua Zhao, Nicholas Provart, Fuguang Li, Zhen Su. (2016). ccNET: Database of co-expression networks with functional modules for diploid and polyploid Gossypium. Nucleic Acids Research. 46: D1157-D1167. doi:10.1093/nar/gkw910. [link]
Qi You, Liwei Zhang, Xin Yi, Kang Zhang, Dongxia Yao, Xueyan Zhang, Qianhua Wang, Xinhua Zhao, Yi Ling, Wenying Xu, Fuguang Li, Zhen Su. (2016). Co-expression network analyses identify functional modules associated with development and stress response in Gossypium arboreum. Scientific Reports. 6, 38436; doi:10.1038/srep38436. [link]
Tian Tian, Qi You, Liwei Zhang, Xin Yi, Hengyu Yan, Wenying Xu, Zhen Su (2016). SorghumFDB: Sorghum Functional Genomics Database with multidimensional network analysis. Database doi:10.1093/database/baw099. [link]
Kang Zhang, Qian Song, Qiang Wei, Chunchao Wang, Liwei Zhang, Wenying Xu, Zhen Su (2016). Down-regulation of OsSPX1 caused semi-male sterility, resulting in reduction of grain yield in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal doi: 10.1111/pbi.12527. [link]

Zhenyan Miao, Wei Xu, Daofeng Li, Xiaona Hu, Jiaxing Liu, Rongxue Zhang, Zongyong Tong, Jiangli Dong, Zhen Su, Liwei Zhang, Min Sun, Wenjie Li, Zhenglin Du, Songnian Hu, Tao Wang (2015). De novo transcriptome analysis of Medicago falcata reveals novel insights about the mechanisms underlying abiotic stress-responsive pathway. BMC Genomics 16:818. doi:10.1186/s12864-015-2019-x. [link]
Jinyan Guo, Gongyao Shi, Liwei Zhang, Wenying Xu, Yumei Wang, Zhen Su, Jinping Hua. (2015) Transcriptome analysis reveals that distinct metabolic pathways operate in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive upland cotton varieties subjected to salinity stress. Plant Science. doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.05.013. [link]
Liwei Zhang, Jinyan Guo, Qi You, Xin Yi, Yi Ling, WenyingXu, Jinping Hua, Zhen Su. (2015) GraP: Platform for Functional Genomics Analysis of Gossypium raimondii. Database. doi:10.1093/database/bav047. [link]
Qi You, Liwei Zhang, Xin Yi, Zhenghai Zhang, Wengying Xu, and Zhen Su. (2015) SIFGD: Setaria italica Functional Genomics Database. Molecular Plant. doi:10.1016/j.molp.2015.02.001. [link]

Epigenetics Retreat 2018: HIRA mediated genome-wide deposition of H2A.Z and its regulation of NPC differentiation in mouse.
Epigenetics Retreat 2017: H2A.Z licenses and activates early replciation origins.
NCPB 2013: Gene family classification and PPI network prediction in the Gossypium raimondii genome.