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Jonas L, Lee Y-Y, Bachvaroff T, Hill RT, Li Y (2025). Two novel Patescibacteria: Phycocordibacter aenigmaticus<\/em> gen. nov. sp. nov. and Minusculum obligatum<\/em> gen. nov. sp. nov., both associated with microalgae optimized for carbon dioxide sequestration from flue gas. mBio<\/strong><\/em>:e01231-01225. doi:10.1128\/mbio.01231-25<\/p>\n

Jonas, L., Lee, Y.-Y., Mroz, R., Hill Russell, T., Li, Y. (2025). Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em> IMET1 and its bacterial symbionts for carbon capture, utilization, and storage: biomass and calcium carbonate production under high pH and high alkalinity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology<\/strong><\/em>, e00133-25.<\/p>\n

Jiao, F., Ramarui, K., He, C., North, E.W., Li, Y., Chen, F. (2025). Impact of salinity on morphology, growth, and pigment profiles of Scenedesmus obliquus<\/em> HTB1 under ambient air and elevated CO2 (10\u00a0%) conditions. Algal Research<\/strong><\/em>, 88, 104027.<\/p>\n

Ma, F., Guo, J., Li, Y., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhu, Z., Ruan, R., Cheng, P. (2025). Optimizing Fucoxanthin production in Chaetoceros<\/em> sp. Using conditioned wastewater and tailored culture conditions. Journal of Water Process Engineering<\/strong><\/em>, 72, 107450.<\/p>\n

He Z, Wang J, and Li Y (2025). Recent Advances in Microalgae-driven Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: Strain Engineering through Adaptive Laboratory Evolution and Microbiome Optimization. Green Carbon <\/strong><\/em>3(1), 74-99 doi.org\/10.1016\/j.greenca.2024.10.001.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramarui, K., Zhong, J., and Li, Y. (2024). Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis of a Haematococcus pluvialis<\/em> (Chlorophyceae) mutant with a higher heterotrophic cell division rate reveals altered pathways involved in cell proliferation and nutrient partitioning. Journal of Phycology<\/strong><\/em>, doiorg\/101111\/jpy13490.<\/p>\n

Ramarui, K. and Li, Y. (2024). Proteomics and phosphoproteomics analysis of Haematococcus pluvialis<\/em>: An improved method to generate and interpret proteomics and phosphoproteomics data of a non-model species. Journal of Applied Phycology<\/strong><\/em>, doiorg\/10.1007\/s10811-024-03356-1.<\/p>\n

Lee, Y.-Y., Jonas, L., Hill, R., Place, A., Silsbe, G., Hunsicker, S., North, E. & Li, Y. (2024). Engineering whiting events in culture: A microalgae-driven calcium carbonate and biomass production process at high pH and alkalinity with the marine microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em> IMET1. Journal of CO2 Utilization<\/em><\/strong> 80:102669.<\/p>\n

Li, Y (2022) Algal epigenetics: insights from DNA methylation in a symbiotic dinoflagellate. Journal of phycology<\/strong><\/em>, DOI:\u00a010.1111\/jpy.13090<\/a><\/p>\n

Lee, Y.-Y., Park, R., Miller, S. M. & Li, Y (2022) Genetic compensation of triacylglycerol biosynthesis in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Plant Journal<\/strong><\/em>, DOI: 10.1111\/tpj.15874<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yang, J. et al.<\/em> (2022) PDAT regulates PE as transient carbon sink alternative to triacylglycerol in Nannochloropsis<\/em>. Plant physiology<\/strong><\/em>. 189, 1345-1362, doi:10.1093\/plphys\/kiac160.<\/p>\n

Cheng P, Li Y, Wang C, Guo J, Zhou C, Zhang R, Ma Y, Ma X, Wang L, Cheng Y, Yan X, Ruan R (2022) Integrated marine microalgae biorefineries for improved bioactive compounds: A review. Science of The Total Environment<\/strong><\/em> 817:152895.<\/p>\n

Lin H, Li Y, Hill RT (2022) Microalgal and bacterial auxin biosynthesis: implications for algal biotechnology. Curr Opin Biotechnol<\/strong><\/em> 73:300-307.<\/p>\n

Zhang Y, Ye Y, Ding W, Mao X, Li Y, Gerken H and Liu J\u00a0(2020) Astaxanthin Is Ketolated from Zeaxanthin Independent of Fatty Acid Synthesis in Chromochloris zofingiensis<\/em>.\u00a0 Plant physiology<\/strong><\/em>, 183, 883-897<\/p>\n

Gong, Y., Kang, N., Kim, Y., Wang, Z., Wei, L., Xin, Y., Shen, C., Wang, Q., You, W., Lim, J., Jeong, S., Park, Y., Oh, H., Pan, K., Poliner, E., Yang, G., Li-Beisson, Y., Li, Y., Hu, Q., Poetsch, A., Farre, E., Chang, Y., Jeong, W., Jeong, B., & Xu, J. (2020) The NanDeSyn Database for Nannochloropsis systems and synthetic biology. Plant Journal<\/strong><\/em> 104, 1736-1745<\/p>\n

Wang Z, Lee Y, Scherr D, Senger R, Li Y, He Z (2020) Mitigating nutrient accumulation with microalgal growth towards enhanced nutrient removal and biomass production in an osmotic photobioreactor.\u00a0 Water Research<\/strong><\/em>, 182, 116038<\/p>\n

Singh, S.K., Major, S.R., Cai, H., Chen, F., Hill, R.T. and\u00a0Li, Y.\u00a0<\/strong>(2018) Draft Genome Sequences of\u00a0Cloacibacterium normanense<\/em>\u00a0IMET F, a Microalgal Growth-Promoting Bacterium, and\u00a0Aeromonas jandaei<\/em>\u00a0IMET J, a Microalgal Growth-Inhibiting Bacterium.\u00a0Genome Announcements,\u00a0<\/strong>6:e00503-18.<\/p>\n

1<\/sup>Xin, Y., 1<\/sup>Lu, Y., 1<\/sup>*Lee, Y.-Y., Wei, L., Jia, J., Wang, Q., Wang, D., Bai, F., Hu, H., Hu, Q., 2<\/sup>*Liu, J., 2<\/sup>Li, Y.<\/strong> and 2<\/sup>Xu, J. (2017) Producing designer oils in industrial microalgae by rational modulation of co-evolving type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferases. Molecular Plant<\/strong>, 10, 1523-1539. (1<\/sup>co-first authors; 2<\/sup>co-corresponding authors)<\/p>\n

Wei HH, Shi Y, Ma XN, Pan Y, Hu HH, Li YT, Luo M, Gerken H,\u00a0Liu J\u00a0(2017)\u00a0A type I diacylglycerol acyltransferase modulates triacylglycerol biosynthesis and fatty acid composition in the oleaginous microalga\u00a0Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em>. Biotechnology for Biofuels<\/strong>,\u00a010:\u00a0174<\/p>\n

Wang Y, Lee Y-Y, Santaus TM, Newcomb CE, Liu J, Geddes CD, Zhang C, Hu Q, Li Y <\/strong>(2017) In situ enzymatic conversion of Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em> IMET1 biomass into fatty acid methyl esters. BioEnergy Research<\/strong>. 10:438-448<\/p>\n

Liu J, Lee YY, Mao X, and Li YT<\/strong> (2017) A simple and reproducible non-radiolabeled in vitro<\/em> assay for recombinant acyltransferases involved in triacylglycerol biosynthesis. J. Appl. Phycol. <\/strong>29:323-333<\/p>\n

Lenka, S.K., Carbonaro, N., Park, R., Miller, S.K., Thorpe, I. and Li, Y.T.<\/strong>(2016) Current advances in molecular, biochemical, and computational modeling analysis of microalgal triacylglycerol biosynthesis.\u00a0Biotechnology Advance<\/strong>. 34:\u00a01046-1063..<\/p>\n

Liu J, Han D, Yoon K, Hu Q, Li YT<\/strong> (2016) Characterization of type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em> reveals their distinct substrate specificities and functions in triacylglycerol biosynthesis. Plant Journal<\/strong>\u00a086: 3-19. (Cover and featured article)<\/p>\n

Jia J, Han DX, Gerken H, Li YT, Sommerfeld M, Hu Q, Xu J (2015) Molecular mechanisms for photosynthetic carbon partitioning into storage neutral lipids in Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em> under nitrogen-depletion conditions. Algal Research<\/strong> 7: 66-77.<\/p>\n

Wang Y, Liu J, Gerken H, Zhang CW, Hu Q, Li YT<\/strong> (2014) Highly-efficient enzymatic conversion of crude algal oils into biodiesel. Bioresour. Technol.\u00a0<\/strong>172: 143\u2013149<\/p>\n

Li J, Han DX, Wang D, Ning K, Jia J, Wei L, Jing X, Huang S, Chen J, Li YT<\/strong>, Hu Q, Xu J (2014) Choreography of transcriptomes and lipidomes in Nannochloropsis reveals the mechanisms of oleaginousness in microalgae. Plant Cell<\/strong>, 26: 1645-1665<\/p>\n

Liu J, Gerken H, Li Y<\/strong> (2014) Single-tube colony PCR for DNA amplification and transformant screening of oleaginous microalgae. J. Appl. Phycol.<\/strong> 26: 1719-1726<\/p>\n

Han D, Li Y<\/strong>, Hu Q (2013a) Biology and Commercial Aspects of Haematococcus pluvialis<\/em>.\u00a0 Handbook of Microalgal Culture<\/strong>. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp 388-405<\/p>\n

Han DX*, Li YT*<\/strong>, Hu Q (2013b) Astaxanthin in microalgae: pathways, functions and biotechnological implications. Algae<\/strong> 28: 131-147 (*Equal contribution)<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Han D, Yoon K, Zhu S, Sommerfeld M, Hu Q (2013) Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for Lipid Synthesis and Accumulation in Microalgae: Biotechnological Implications. \u00a0Handbook of Microalgal Culture<\/strong>. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp 545-565<\/p>\n

Yuan-Kun Lee, Wei Chen, Hui Shen, Danxiang Han, Yantao Li,<\/strong> Howland Jones, Jerilyn A. Timlin, and Qiang Hu (2013) \u00a0Basic Culturing and Analytical Measurement Techniques. In Handbook of Microalgal Culture, 2nd Edition<\/strong>. Chapter 3, pp. 37-68<\/p>\n

Yoon K, Han D, Li Y<\/strong>, Sommerfeld M, Hu Q (2012) Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in membrane lipid turnover and degradation while synthesizing triacylglycerol in the unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em>. Plant Cell<\/strong> 24: 3708-3724<\/p>\n

Li Y,<\/strong> Han D, Sommerfeld M, Hu Q (2011) Photosynthetic carbon partitioning and lipid production in the oleaginous microalga Pseudochlorococcum sp. (Chlorophyceae) under nitrogen-limited conditions. Bioresour. Technol.<\/strong> 102: 123-129<\/p>\n

Packer A, Li YT<\/strong>, Andersen T, Hu QA, Kuang Y, Sommerfeld M (2011) Growth and neutral lipid synthesis in green microalgae: A mathematical model. Bioresour. Technol.<\/strong> 102: 111-117<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Han D, Hu G, Dauvillee D, Sommerfeld M, Ball S, Hu Q (2010a) Chlamydomonas<\/em> starchless mutant defective in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase hyper-accumulates triacylglycerol. Metabolic Engineering<\/strong> 12: 387-391<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Han D, Hu G, Sommerfeld M, Hu Q (2010b) Inhibition of starch synthesis results in overproduction of lipids in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em>. Biotechnol. Bioeng.<\/strong> 107: 258-268<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Sommerfeld M, Chen F, Hu Q (2010c) Effect of photon flux densities on regulation of carotenogenesis and cell viability of Haematococcus pluvialis<\/em> (Chlorophyceae). J. Appl. Phycol.<\/strong> 22: 253-263<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Huang J, Sandmann G, Chen F (2009) High-light and sodium chloride stress differentially regulate the biosynthesis of astaxanthin in Chlorella zofingiensis<\/em> (Chlorophyceae). J. Phycol.<\/strong> 45: 635-641<\/p>\n

Hu Z, Li Y<\/strong>, Sommerfeld M, Hu Q (2008) Enhanced protection against oxidative stress in an astaxanthin-overproduction Haematococcus<\/em> mutant (Chlorophyceae). Eur. J. Phycol.<\/strong> 43: 365-376<\/p>\n

Huang JC, Liu J, Li YT<\/strong>, Chen F (2008) Isolation and characterization of the phytoene desaturase gene as a potential selective marker for genetic engineering of the astaxanthin-producing green alga Chlorella zofingiensis<\/em> (Chlorophyta). J. Phycol.<\/strong> 44: 684-690<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Huang J, Sandmann G, Chen F (2008a) Glucose sensing and the mitochondrial alternative pathway are involved in the regulation of astaxanthin biosynthesis in the dark-grown Chlorella zofingiensis<\/em> (Chlorophyceae). Planta<\/strong> 228: 735-743<\/p>\n

Li Y<\/strong>, Sommerfeld M, Chen F, Hu Q (2008b) Consumption of oxygen by astaxanthin biosynthesis: A protective mechanism against oxidative stress in Haematococcus pluvialis<\/em> (Chlorophyceae). J Plant Physiol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sun N, Wang Y, Li YT<\/strong>, Huang JC, Chen F (2008) Sugar-based growth, astaxanthin accumulation and carotenogenic transcription of heterotrophic Chlorella zofingiensis<\/em> (Chlorophyta). Process Biochem.<\/strong> 43: 1288-1292<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jonas L, Lee Y-Y, Bachvaroff T, Hill RT, Li Y (2025). Two novel Patescibacteria: Phycocordibacter aenigmaticus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Minusculum obligatum gen. nov. sp. nov., both associated with microalgae optimized for carbon dioxide sequestration from flue gas. mBio:e01231-01225. doi:10.1128\/mbio.01231-25 Jonas, L., Lee, Y.-Y., Mroz, R., Hill Russell, T., Li, Y. (2025). Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 and its bacterial symbionts for carbon capture, utilization, and storage: biomass and calcium carbonate production under high pH and high alkalinity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, e00133-25. Jiao, F., Ramarui, K., He, C., North, E.W., Li, Y., Chen, F. (2025). Impact of salinity on morphology, growth, and pigment profiles of Scenedesmus obliquus HTB1 under ambient air and elevated CO2 (10\u00a0%) conditions. Algal Research, 88, 104027. Ma, F., Guo, J., Li, Y., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhu, Z., Ruan, R., Cheng, P. (2025). Optimizing Fucoxanthin production in Chaetoceros sp. Using conditioned wastewater and tailored culture conditions. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 72, 107450. He Z, Wang J, and Li Y (2025). Recent Advances in Microalgae-driven Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: Strain Engineering through Adaptive Laboratory Evolution and Microbiome Optimization. Green Carbon 3(1), 74-99 doi.org\/10.1016\/j.greenca.2024.10.001. Ramarui, K., Zhong, J., and Li, Y. (2024). Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}