38. W Zhou, X Zhang, A Wang, L Yang, Q Gan, L Yi, R.E. Summons, J.K. Volkman, Y Lu* (2022) A widespread sterol methyltransferase participates in the biosynthesis of both C4α- and C4β-methyl sterols. Journal of the American Chemical Society 10.1021/jacs.2c01401

37. N Ashraf^#, F Ahmad^#, Y Lu (2022) Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters. Trends in Microbiology 10.1016/j.tim.2022.06.004

36. Dan Wu^#, Lin Yang^#, Jiahua Gu^#, D Tarkowska, X Deng, Q Gan, W Zhou, M Strnad, Y Lu* (2022) A functional genomics view of gibberellin metabolism in the dinoflagellate endosymbiont Breviolum minutum. Frontiers in Plant Science 10.3389/fpls.2022.927200

35. Pengfei Cheng, Chengxu Zhou, Yanzhang Feng, Ruirui Chu, Haixia Wang, Yahui Bo, Yandu Lu, Roger Ruan, Xiaojun Yan (2022) Algal cultivation and algal residue conversion to bioenergy and valuable chemicals. Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals. 115-130, 10.1016/B978-0-323-90633-3.00002-X.

34. Kaye, Y., Lu, Y., Fan, J., Jin, H., Park, Y. I., Schenk, P., & Niu, J. (Eds.). (2022). Novel Insights into Algal Biology and Biotechnology. Frontiers Media SA.

33. Ruirui Chu; Jingxue Ma; Chengxu Zhou; Defu Liu; Guangce Wang; Roger Ruan; Yandu Lu*; Xiaojun Yan; Pengfei Cheng*. (2022) Improved growth of bait microalgae Isochrysis and aquacultural wastewater treatment with mixotrophic culture. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 45(3):589-597. 10.1007/s00449-021-02681-w.

2021

32. Qintao Wang#, Yanbin Feng#, Yandu Lu, Yi Xin, Chen Shen, Li Wei, Yuxue Liu, Nana Lv, Xuefeng Du, Wenqiang Zhu, Byeong-ryool Jeong, Song Xue*, Jian Xu*. Manipulating fatty-acid profile at unit chain-length resolution in the model industrial oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis. Metabolic Engineering, 2021, 66: 157-166. doi: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.03.015.

31. Y Lu*, Q Gan, M Iwai, A Alboresi, A Burlacot, O Dautermann, H Takahashi, T Crisanto, G Peltier, T Morosinotto, A Melis, KK. Niyogi* (2021) Role of an ancient light-harvesting protein of PSI in light absorption and photoprotection. Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-021-20967-1

30. Y Lu*, X Gu, H Lin, A Melis*. (2021) Microalgal engineering: the transition from empirical design to programmable cells. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 10.1080/07388551.2021.1917507

29. X  Lu#, Y Cui#, Y Chen#, Y Xiao, X Song, F Gao, Y Xiang, C Hou, X Zheng, Y Lu*. (2021) Sustainable development of microalgal biotechnology in coastal zone for aquaculture and food. Science of the Total Environment 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146369

28. Z Chen, T Li, B Yang, X Jin, H Wu, J Wu, Y Lu*, W Xiang*. (2021) Isolation of a novel strain of Cyanobacterium sp. with good adaptation to extreme alkalinity and high polysaccharide yield. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 10.1007/s00343-020-0113-7

27. J Jiang#, A Wang#, X Deng, Q Gan*, W Zhou, Y Lu*. (2021) How Symbiodinium meet the challenges of life during coral bleaching. Coral Reefs 10.1007/s00338-021-02115-9

26. N Ashraf, F Ahmad, Y Lu, D-C Yin*. (2021) Bacterial extracellular protein interacts with silver ions to produce protein-encapsulated bactericidal AgNPs. Process Biochemistry DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.04.006

2020

25. Y Lu*,#, J Jiang#, H Zhao, X Han, Y Xiang, W Zhou*. (2020) Clade-specific sterol metabolites in dinoflagellate endosymbionts are associated with coral bleaching in response to environmental cues. mSystems doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00765-20 (IF=6.6)

24. Xiao Han#, Xiaojin Song#, Falan Li, Y Lu*. (2020) Improving lipid productivity by engineering a control-knob gene in the oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica. Metabolic Engineering Communications doi.org/10.1016/j.mec.2020.e00142 

2019

23. J Jiang, Y Lu*. (2019) Metabolite profiling of Breviolum minutum in response to acidification. Aquatic Toxicology doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.05.017

22. Wei L, El Hajjami M, Shen C, You W, Lu Y, Li J, Jing X, Hu Q, Zhou W, Poetsch A, Xu J. (2019) Transcriptomic and proteomic responses to very low CO₂ suggest multiple carbon concentrating mechanisms in Nannochloropsis oceanica. Biotechnol Biofuels. doi: 10.1186/s13068-019-1506-8

2018

21. X Song, J Wang, Y Wang, Y Feng, Q Cui, Y Lu*. (2018) Artificial creation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa mutants for economic sustainable food production. Bioresource Technology dio:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.007

20. Q Gan, J Jiang, X Han, Z Xie, S Wang, Y Lu*. (2018) Engineering the chloroplast genome of oleaginous marine microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica. Frontiers in Plant Science. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00439.

19. Y Cui, J Zhao, Y Wang, S Qin*, Y Lu*. (2018) Characterization and engineering of a dual-function diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the oleaginous marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Biotechnology for Biofuels. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-018-1029-8

2017

18. Q Gan, X Wang, Y Wang, Z Xie, Y Tian, Y Lu*. (2017) Culture-free detection of crop pathogens at the single-cell level by micro-Raman spectroscopy. Advanced Science 10.1002/advs.201700127 (IF=16.8)

17. Q Gan#, W Zhou#, S Wang, X Li, Z Xie, J Wang, J Jiang, Y Lu* (2017) A customized contamination controlling approach for culturing oleaginous Nannochloropsis oceanica. Algal Research DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.07.013

16. Y Xin#, Y Lu#, Y Lee#, L Wei, J Jia, Q Wang, D Wang, F Bai, H Hu, Q Hu, J Liu*, Y Li*, J Xu*.  (2017) Producing designer oils in industrial microalgae by rational modulation of co-evolving type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferases. Molecular Plant. 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.011

15. L Wei*, Q Wang, Y Xin, Y Lu, J Xu*. (2017) Enhancing photosynthetic biomass productivity of industrial oleaginous microalgae by overexpression of RuBisCO activase. Algal Research DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.07.023 

14 publications in peer reviewed journals before 2016