Strigolactones act downstream of gibberellins to regulate fiber cell elongation and cell wall thickness in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Z. Tian, Y. Zhang, L. Zhu, B. Jiang, H. Wang, R. Gao, J. Friml, G. Xiao, The Plant Cell 34 (2022) 4816–4839.

Evaluation of gravitropism in non-seed plants
Y. Zhang, L. Li, J. Friml, in:, E.B. Blancaflor (Ed.), Plant Gravitropism, Springer Nature, 2021, pp. 43–51.

GhAR-1 modulates leaf development by transcriptionally regulating the GhKNO-1 gene in cotton
P. He, Y. Zhang, H. Li, X. Fu, H. Shang, C. Zou, J. Friml, G. Xiao, Plant Biotechnology Journal 19 (2021) 548–562.

Modulation of plant root growth by nitrogen source-defined regulation of polar auxin transport
K. Ötvös, M. Marconi, A. Vega, J. O’Brien, A.J. Johnson, R. Abualia, L. Antonielli, J.C. Montesinos López, Y. Zhang, S. Tan, C. Cuesta, C. Artner, E. Bouguyon, A. Gojon, J. Friml, R.A. Gutiérrez, K.T. Wabnik, E. Benková, EMBO Journal 40 (2021).

Auxin guides roots to avoid obstacles during gravitropic growth
Y. Zhang, J. Friml, New Phytologist 225 (2020) 1049–1052.

Adaptive growth: Shaping auxin-mediated root system architecture
G. Xiao, Y. Zhang, Trends in Plant Science 25 (2020) 1-123.

Neo-gibberellin signaling: Guiding the next generation of the green revolution
H. Xue, Y. Zhang, G. Xiao, Trends in Plant Science 25 (2020) 520–522.

Origin of a subgenome and genome evolution of allotetraploid cotton species
P. He, Y. Zhang, G. Xiao, Molecular Plant 13 (2020) 1238–1240.

Arabidopsis flippases cooperate with ARF GTPase exchange factors to regulate the trafficking and polarity of PIN auxin transporters
X. Zhang, M. Adamowski, P. Marhavá, S. Tan, Y. Zhang, L. Rodriguez Solovey, M. Zwiewka, V. Pukysová, A.S. Sánchez, V.K. Raxwal, C.S. Hardtke, T. Nodzynski, J. Friml, The Plant Cell 32 (2020) 1644–1664.

Directional auxin fluxes in plants by intramolecular domaindomain coevolution of PIN auxin transporters
Y. Zhang, C. Hartinger, X. Wang, J. Friml, New Phytologist 227 (2020) 1406–1416.

SCF TI/AFB auxin signaling for bending termination during shoot gravitropism
H. Han, H. Rakusova, I. Verstraeten, Y. Zhang, J. Friml, Plant Physiology 183 (2020) 37–40.

Functional innovations of PIN auxin transporters mark crucial evolutionary transitions during rise of flowering plants
Y. Zhang, L. Rodriguez Solovey, L. Li, X. Zhang, J. Friml, Science Advances 6 (2020).

Auxin-mediated statolith production for root gravitropism
Y. Zhang, P. He, X. Ma, Z. Yang, C. Pang, J. Yu, G. Wang, J. Friml, G. Xiao, New Phytologist 224 (2019) 761–774.

Evolution of fast root gravitropism in seed plants
Y. Zhang, G. Xiao, X. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Friml, Nature Communications 10 (2019).