English Name：Yan Ning

中文名： 闫宁

Phone：0532-88701035

Fax：0532-88701035

Email：yanning@caas.cn

Academic Title：Professor

Supervisor：Doctor Supervisor

Department：Plant Functional Component Research Center

Group：Development and Utilization of Functional Components

Research Area：Analysis of functional components, exploration of functional genes, and innovative utilization of germplasm in special crops

Publications：

1. Ma Q^#, Gu L^#, Xie Y^#, Li W, Wang L, Qiu J, Zhang Z*, Yan N*. A near-complete genome assembly for northern wild rice (Zizania palustris L.). The Crop Journal, 2025, 13(6): 1955-1961.

2. Ma Q^#, Li W^#, Wang L, Zhang H, Zhang Z*, Yan N*. Co-overexpression of ZlRc and ZlRd increases flavonoid content, antioxidant activity, and inhibitory effects on against α-glucosidase, α-amylase, pancreatic lipase, and tyrosinase without affecting rice agronomic traits or yield. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2025, 227: 110137.

3. Li W^#, Ma Q^#, Wang L, Liu L, Liu L, Zhang Z*, Yan N*. Metabolomic analysis of flavonoid diversity and biosynthesis pathways in whole grains. Food Research International, 2025, 211: 116359.

4. Li W^#, Li Y^#, Zhang B ^#, Ma Q, Hu H, Ding A*, Shang L, Zong Z, Zhao W*, Chen H, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Yan N*. Overexpression of ZlMYB1 and ZlMYB2 increases flavonoid contents and antioxidant capacity and enhances the inhibition of α-glucosidase and tyrosinase activity in rice seeds. Food Chemistry, 2024, 460: 140670.

5. Liu H, Guo X, Jiang K, Shi B, Liu L*, Hou R, Chen G, Farag MA, Yan N*, Liu L*. Dietary polyphenols regulate appetite mechanism via gut-brain axis and gut homeostasis. Food Chemistry, 2024, 446: 138739.

6. Dong L, Li Y, Chen Q, Liu Y, Wu Z, Pan D, Yan N*, Liu L*. Cereal polyphenols inhibition mechanisms on advanced glycation end products and regulation on type 2 diabetes. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2024, 64(26): 9495-9513.

7. Qi QQ, Chu MJ, Yu XT, Xie YN, Li YL, Du YM, Liu XM, Zhang ZF, Shi J*, Yan N*. Anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins: chemical structures, food Sources, bioactivities, and product development. Food Reviews International, 2023, 39(7): 4581-4609.

8. Qi QQ^#, Li WH^#, Yu XT^#, Zhang BT, Shang LG, Xie YN, Li YL, Ding AM*, Shi J, Dou YQ*, Du YM, Zhang ZF, Yan N*. Genome-wide analysis, metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal the molecular basis of ZlRc overexpression in promoting phenolic compound accumulation in rice seeds. Food Frontiers, 2023, 4(2): 849-866.

9. Ding AM*, Xu CT, Xie Q, Zhang MJ, Yan N*, Dai CB, Lv J, Cui MM, Wang WF, Sun YH. ERF4 interacts with and antagonizes TCP15 in regulating endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2022, 64(9): 1673-1689.

10. Yu XT^#, Qi QQ^#, Li YL^#, Li NN, Xie YN, Ding AM*, Shi J, Du YM, Liu XM, Zhang ZF, Yan N*. Metabolomics and proteomics reveal the molecular basis of colour formation in the pericarp of Chinese wild rice (Zizania latifolia). Food Research International, 2022, 162: 112082.

11. Yan N^#,*, Yang T^#, Yu X-T^#, Shang L-G^#, Guo D-P, Zhang Y, Meng L, Qi Q-Q, Li Y-L, Du Y-M, Liu X-M, Yuan X-L, Qin P, Qiu J, Qian Q*, Zhang Z-F*. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Zizania latifolia provides insights into its seed shattering and phytocassane biosynthesis. Communications Biology, 2022, 5: 36.

12. Yu XT^#, Yang T^#, Qi QQ^#, Du YM, Shi J, Liu XM, Liu YH, Zhang HB, Zhang ZF, Yan N*. Comparison of the contents of phenolic compounds including flavonoids and antioxidant activity of rice (Oryza sativa) and Chinese wild rice (Zizania latifolia). Food Chemistry, 2021, 344: 128600.