Yujun Zhao

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College — China

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis(32), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis(26), Natural Compounds in Disease Treatment(25), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis(6), Phytochemical compounds biological activities(4)

Publications39 total

Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of WRKY family genes in the biosynthesis of triptolide in Tripterygium wilfordii
BMC Genomics·2025Open Access
Tandemly duplicated CYP82Ds catalyze 14-hydroxylation in triptolide biosynthesis and precursor production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Nature Communications·2023· 32 citedOpen Access
Overexpression of TwSQS, TwSE, and TwOSC Regulates Celastrol Accumulation in Cambial Meristematic Cells and Dedifferentiated Cells
Frontiers in Plant Science·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Overexpression of TwSQS, TwSE and TwOSC Regulates Celastrol Accumulation in Cambial Meristematic Cells and Dedifferentiated Cells
2021Open Access
A cytochrome P450 CYP81AM1 from Tripterygium wilfordii catalyses the C-15 hydroxylation of dehydroabietic acid
Planta·2021· 16 cited
Cytochrome P450 catalyses the 29-carboxyl group formation of celastrol
Phytochemistry·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
Online discovery of the molecular mechanism for directionally detoxification of Fuzi using real-time extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Journal of Ethnopharmacology·2021· 28 cited
Author Correction: Genome of Tripterygium wilfordii and identification of cytochrome P450 involved in triptolide biosynthesis
Nature Communications·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Genome of Tripterygium wilfordii and identification of cytochrome P450 involved in triptolide biosynthesis
Nature Communications·2020· 160 citedOpen Access
The expression of <i>TwDXS</i> in the MEP pathway specifically affects the accumulation of triptolide
Physiologia Plantarum·2019· 16 cited
The gibberellin 13-oxidase that specifically converts gibberellin A9 to A20 in Tripterygium wilfordii is a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase
Planta·2019· 15 cited
Differential expression of the TwHMGS gene and its effect on triptolide biosynthesis in Tripterygium wilfordii
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines·2019· 10 cited
An integrated strategy to identify genes responsible for sesquiterpene biosynthesis in turmeric
Plant Molecular Biology·2019· 11 cited
Analysis of the role of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase 8 from Tripterygium wilfordii in diterpenoids biosynthesis
Plant Science·2019· 15 cited
Friedelane‐type triterpene cyclase in celastrol biosynthesis from <i>Tripterygium wilfordii</i> and its application for triterpenes biosynthesis in yeast
New Phytologist·2019· 86 citedOpen Access
An alternative splicing alters the product outcome of a class I terpene synthase in Isodon rubescens
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·2019· 14 cited
Overexpression and RNAi-mediated downregulation of TwIDI regulates triptolide and celastrol accumulation in Tripterygium wilfordii
Gene·2018· 9 cited
Eudesmane-type sesquiterpene diols directly synthesized by a sesquiterpene cyclase in <i>Tripterygium wilfordii</i>
Biochemical Journal·2018· 19 cited
Cloning and expression analysis of two dehydrodolichyl diphosphate synthase genes from Tripterygium wilfordii
World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine·2018· 1 citedOpen Access
Overexpression and RNA interference of TwDXR regulate the accumulation of terpenoid active ingredients in Tripterygium wilfordii
Biotechnology Letters·2017· 20 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Wei Gao(31), Luqi Huang(30), Yuru Tong(27), Tianyuan Hu(26), Ping Su(21), Yifeng Zhang(18), Jiawei Zhou(15), Lichan Tu(11), Linhui Gao(10), Jiadian Wang(9), Xiujuan Wang(9), Yujia Liu(8), Xianan Zhang(8), Hongyu Guan(8), Yadi Song(7), Ping Su(6), Yun Lü(6), Luqi Huang(6), Meng Zhang(5), Xiaoyi Wu(4)