Hai Liao

Dr. Hai Liao


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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YDYin Deng
Yin Deng
HZHui Zheng
Hui Zheng
ZYZicheng Yan
Zicheng Yan
DLDongying Liao
Dongying Liao
CLChaolin Li
Chaolin Li
HLHai Liao
Hai Liao
The seed is the pharmaceutical and breeding organ of Cassia obtusifolia, a well-known medical herb containing aurantio-obtusin (a kind of anthraquinone), food, and landscape. In order to understand the molecular mechanism of the biosynthesis of aurantio-obtusin, seed formation and development, and stress response of C. obtusifolia, it is necessary to understand the genomics information. Although previous seed transcriptome of C. obtusifolia has been carried out by short-read next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, the vast majority of the resulting unigenes did not represent full-length cDNA sequences and supply enough gene expression profile information of the various organs or tissues. In this study, fifteen cDNA libraries, which were constructed from the seed, root, stem, leaf, and flower (three repetitions with each organ) of C. obtusifolia, were sequenced using hybrid approach combining single-molecule real-time (SMRT) and NGS platform. More than 4,315,774 long reads with 9.66 Gb sequencing data and 361,427,021 short reads with 108.13 Gb sequencing data were generated by SMRT and NGS platform, respectively. 67,222 consensus isoforms were clustered from the reads and 81.73% (61,016) of which were longer than 1000 bp. Furthermore, the 67,222 consensus isoforms represented 58,106 nonredundant transcripts, 98.25% (57,092) of which were annotated and 25,573 of which were assigned to specific metabolic pathways by KEGG. CoDXS and CoDXR genes were directly used for functional characterization to validate the accuracy of sequences obtained from transcriptome. A total of 658 seed-specific transcripts indicated their special roles in physiological processes in seed. Analysis of transcripts which were involved in the early stage of anthraquinone biosynthesis suggested that the aurantio-obtusin in C. obtusifolia was mainly generated from isochorismate and Mevalonate/methylerythritol phosphate (MVA/MEP) pathway, and three reactions catalyzed by Menaquinone-specific isochorismate synthase (ICS), 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and isopentenyl diphosphate (IPPS) might be the limited steps. Several seed-specific CYPs, SAM-dependent methyltransferase, and UDP-glycosyltransferase (UDPG) supplied promising candidate genes in the late stage of anthraquinone biosynthesis. In addition, four seed-specific transcriptional factors including three MYB Transcription Factor (MYB) and one MADS-box Transcription Factor (MADS) transcriptional factors) and alternative splicing might be involved with seed formation and development. Meanwhile, most members of Hsp20 genes showed high expression level in seed and flower; seven of which might have chaperon activities under various abiotic stresses. Finally, the expressional patterns of genes with particular interests showed similar trends in both transcriptome assay and qRT-PCR. In conclusion, this is the first full-length transcriptome sequencing reported in Caesalpiniaceae family, and thus providing a more complete insight into aurantio-obtusin biosynthesis, seed formation and development, and stress response as well in C. obtusifolia.

9 August 2015 in Biotechnology Letters
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JLJuan-Juan Li
Juan-Juan Li
GZGan Zhang
Gan Zhang
JYJi-Hua Yu
Ji-Hua Yu
YLYang-Yang Li
Yang-Yang Li
XHXin-He Huang
Xin-He Huang
HLHai Liao
Hai Liao

2 November 2019 in World Journal of Urology
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HLHai Liao
Hai Liao
XDXi Duan
Xi Duan
YDYong Du
Yong Du
XMXiaoxi Mou
Xiaoxi Mou
THTinghui Hu
Tinghui Hu
TWTao Wu
Tao Wu

29 November 2017 in Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
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MXMian Xiang
Mian Xiang
XZXian Zhang
Xian Zhang
YDYin Deng
Yin Deng
YLYangyang Li
Yangyang Li
JYJihua Yu
Jihua Yu
HLHai Liao
Hai Liao

17 October 2016 in Biotechnology Letters
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JYJi-Hua Yu
Ji-Hua Yu
YLYang-Yang Li
Yang-Yang Li
MXMian Xiang
Mian Xiang
JZJian-Quan Zhu
Jian-Quan Zhu
XHXin-He Huang
Xin-He Huang
HLHai Liao
Hai Liao

6 December 2014 in Biotechnology Letters
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ZLZubi Liu
Zubi Liu
QZQiankun Zhu
Qiankun Zhu
JLJuanjuan Li
Juanjuan Li
GZGan Zhang
Gan Zhang
AJAerguli Jiamahate
Aerguli Jiamahate
HLHai Liao
Hai Liao