Xiaoqi Feng
24 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19436 |

Zhang J, Wu D, Zhang Y, Feng X, Gao H. DNA methylation dynamics in male germline development in Brassica Rapa. Molecular Horticulture. 2025;5. doi:10.1186/s43897-024-00137-9
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Walker J, Zhang J, Liu Y, et al. Extensive N4 cytosine methylation is essential for Marchantia sperm function. Cell. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.014
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15375 |

He S, Yu Y, Wang L, et al. Linker histone H1 drives heterochromatin condensation via phase separation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 2024;36(5):1829-1843. doi:10.1093/plcell/koae034
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12668 |

Zhao L, Yang Y, Chen J, et al. Dynamic chromatin regulatory programs during embryogenesis of hexaploid wheat. Genome Biology. 2023;24. doi:10.1186/s13059-022-02844-2
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12669 |

Manavella PA, Godoy Herz MA, Kornblihtt AR, et al. Beyond transcription: compelling open questions in plant RNA biology. The Plant Cell. 2023;35(6). doi:10.1093/plcell/koac346
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12672 |

Lyons DB, Briffa A, He S, et al. Extensive de novo activity stabilizes epigenetic inheritance of CG methylation in Arabidopsis transposons. Cell Reports. 2023;42(3). doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112132
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12670 |

He S, Feng X. DNA methylation dynamics during germline development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2022;64(12):2240-2251. doi:10.1111/jipb.13422
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12671 |

Buttress T, He S, Wang L, et al. Histone H2B.8 compacts flowering plant sperm through chromatin phase separation. Nature. 2022;611(7936):614-622. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05386-6
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12186
Ding P, Sakai T, Krishna Shrestha R, et al. Chromatin accessibility landscapes activated by cell-surface and intracellular immune receptors. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2021;72(22):7927-7941. doi:10.1093/jxb/erab373
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12187 |

Long J, Walker J, She W, et al. Nurse cell-derived small RNAs define paternal epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis. Science. 2021;373(6550). doi:10.1126/science.abh0556
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12188 |

Bloomer RH, Hutchison CE, Bäurle I, et al. The Arabidopsis epigenetic regulator ICU11 as an accessory protein of polycomb repressive complex 2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2020;117(28):16660-16666. doi:10.1073/pnas.1920621117
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12189 |

Christophorou N, She W, Long J, et al. AXR1 affects DNA methylation independently of its role in regulating meiotic crossover localization. PLOS Genetics. 2020;16(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1008894
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12190
Lawrence EJ, Gao H, Tock AJ, et al. Natural variation in TBP-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 4b controls meiotic crossover and germline transcription in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 2019;29(16):2676-2686.e3. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.084
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12192 |

He S, Vickers M, Zhang J, Feng X. Natural depletion of histone H1 in sex cells causes DNA demethylation, heterochromatin decondensation and transposon activation. eLife. 2019;8. doi:10.7554/elife.42530
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12193 |

Walker J, Gao H, Zhang J, et al. Sexual-lineage-specific DNA methylation regulates meiosis in Arabidopsis. Nature Genetics. 2017;50(1):130-137. doi:10.1038/s41588-017-0008-5
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9473 |

Hsieh P-H, He S, Buttress T, et al. Arabidopsis male sexual lineage exhibits more robust maintenance of CG methylation than somatic tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016;113(52):15132-15137. doi:10.1073/pnas.1619074114
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9477 |

Park K, Kim MY, Vickers M, et al. DNA demethylation is initiated in the central cells of Arabidopsis and rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016;113(52):15138-15143. doi:10.1073/pnas.1619047114
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2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12196
Johnson KCM, Xia S, Feng X, Li X. The chromatin remodeler SPLAYED negatively regulates SNC1-mediated immunity. Plant and Cell Physiology. 2015;56(8):1616-1623. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcv087
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2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9520 |

Feng X, Zilberman D, Dickinson H. A conversation across generations: Soma-germ cell crosstalk in plants. Developmental Cell. 2013;24(3):215-225. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2013.01.014
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2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12198 |

Ibarra CA, Feng X, Schoft VK, et al. Active DNA demethylation in plant companion cells reinforces transposon methylation in gametes. Science. 2012;337(6100):1360-1364. doi:10.1126/science.1224839
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2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12199
Feng X, Dickinson HG. Tapetal cell fate, lineage and proliferation in the Arabidopsis anther. Development. 2010;137(14):2409-2416. doi:10.1242/dev.049320
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2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12200
Feng X, Dickinson HG. Cell–cell interactions during patterning of the Arabidopsis anther. Biochemical Society Transactions. 2010;38(2):571-576. doi:10.1042/bst0380571
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2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12201
Feng X, Dickinson HG. Packaging the male germline in plants. Trends in Genetics. 2007;23(10):503-510. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.005
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2004 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12203
Liao Z, Chen M, Gong Y, et al. A new geranylgeranyl Diphosphate synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba, which intermediates the biosynthesis of the key precursor for ginkgolides. DNA Sequence. 2004;15(2):153-158. doi:10.1080/10425170410001667348
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3 Grants
Establishment, modulation and inheritance of sexual lineage specific DNA methylation in plants (SexMeth)
2023-01-01 – 2024-05-31
European Research Council
2023-05-22 – 2025-12-31
European Molecular Biology Organization
2024-06-01 – 2029-05-31
European Research Council
24 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19436 |

Zhang J, Wu D, Zhang Y, Feng X, Gao H. DNA methylation dynamics in male germline development in Brassica Rapa. Molecular Horticulture. 2025;5. doi:10.1186/s43897-024-00137-9
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2025 | In Press | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19602 |

Walker J, Zhang J, Liu Y, et al. Extensive N4 cytosine methylation is essential for Marchantia sperm function. Cell. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.014
[Published Version]
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15375 |

He S, Yu Y, Wang L, et al. Linker histone H1 drives heterochromatin condensation via phase separation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 2024;36(5):1829-1843. doi:10.1093/plcell/koae034
[Published Version]
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12668 |

Zhao L, Yang Y, Chen J, et al. Dynamic chromatin regulatory programs during embryogenesis of hexaploid wheat. Genome Biology. 2023;24. doi:10.1186/s13059-022-02844-2
[Published Version]
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12669 |

Manavella PA, Godoy Herz MA, Kornblihtt AR, et al. Beyond transcription: compelling open questions in plant RNA biology. The Plant Cell. 2023;35(6). doi:10.1093/plcell/koac346
[Published Version]
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12672 |

Lyons DB, Briffa A, He S, et al. Extensive de novo activity stabilizes epigenetic inheritance of CG methylation in Arabidopsis transposons. Cell Reports. 2023;42(3). doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112132
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| WoS
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12670 |

He S, Feng X. DNA methylation dynamics during germline development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2022;64(12):2240-2251. doi:10.1111/jipb.13422
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12671 |

Buttress T, He S, Wang L, et al. Histone H2B.8 compacts flowering plant sperm through chromatin phase separation. Nature. 2022;611(7936):614-622. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05386-6
[Published Version]
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12186
Ding P, Sakai T, Krishna Shrestha R, et al. Chromatin accessibility landscapes activated by cell-surface and intracellular immune receptors. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2021;72(22):7927-7941. doi:10.1093/jxb/erab373
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12187 |

Long J, Walker J, She W, et al. Nurse cell-derived small RNAs define paternal epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis. Science. 2021;373(6550). doi:10.1126/science.abh0556
[Preprint]
View
| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12188 |

Bloomer RH, Hutchison CE, Bäurle I, et al. The Arabidopsis epigenetic regulator ICU11 as an accessory protein of polycomb repressive complex 2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2020;117(28):16660-16666. doi:10.1073/pnas.1920621117
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12189 |

Christophorou N, She W, Long J, et al. AXR1 affects DNA methylation independently of its role in regulating meiotic crossover localization. PLOS Genetics. 2020;16(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1008894
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12190
Lawrence EJ, Gao H, Tock AJ, et al. Natural variation in TBP-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 4b controls meiotic crossover and germline transcription in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 2019;29(16):2676-2686.e3. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.084
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12192 |

He S, Vickers M, Zhang J, Feng X. Natural depletion of histone H1 in sex cells causes DNA demethylation, heterochromatin decondensation and transposon activation. eLife. 2019;8. doi:10.7554/elife.42530
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12193 |

Walker J, Gao H, Zhang J, et al. Sexual-lineage-specific DNA methylation regulates meiosis in Arabidopsis. Nature Genetics. 2017;50(1):130-137. doi:10.1038/s41588-017-0008-5
[Submitted Version]
View
| DOI
| Download Submitted Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9473 |

Hsieh P-H, He S, Buttress T, et al. Arabidopsis male sexual lineage exhibits more robust maintenance of CG methylation than somatic tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016;113(52):15132-15137. doi:10.1073/pnas.1619074114
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9477 |

Park K, Kim MY, Vickers M, et al. DNA demethylation is initiated in the central cells of Arabidopsis and rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016;113(52):15138-15143. doi:10.1073/pnas.1619047114
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12196
Johnson KCM, Xia S, Feng X, Li X. The chromatin remodeler SPLAYED negatively regulates SNC1-mediated immunity. Plant and Cell Physiology. 2015;56(8):1616-1623. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcv087
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9520 |

Feng X, Zilberman D, Dickinson H. A conversation across generations: Soma-germ cell crosstalk in plants. Developmental Cell. 2013;24(3):215-225. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2013.01.014
[Published Version]
View
| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12198 |

Ibarra CA, Feng X, Schoft VK, et al. Active DNA demethylation in plant companion cells reinforces transposon methylation in gametes. Science. 2012;337(6100):1360-1364. doi:10.1126/science.1224839
[Published Version]
View
| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12199
Feng X, Dickinson HG. Tapetal cell fate, lineage and proliferation in the Arabidopsis anther. Development. 2010;137(14):2409-2416. doi:10.1242/dev.049320
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12200
Feng X, Dickinson HG. Cell–cell interactions during patterning of the Arabidopsis anther. Biochemical Society Transactions. 2010;38(2):571-576. doi:10.1042/bst0380571
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12201
Feng X, Dickinson HG. Packaging the male germline in plants. Trends in Genetics. 2007;23(10):503-510. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.005
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2004 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12203
Liao Z, Chen M, Gong Y, et al. A new geranylgeranyl Diphosphate synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba, which intermediates the biosynthesis of the key precursor for ginkgolides. DNA Sequence. 2004;15(2):153-158. doi:10.1080/10425170410001667348
View
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC