43. N Ashraf, F Ahmad, Y Lu (2023) Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters. Trends in Microbiology 31 (1) 9-21

42. Yi Xin, Mingting Du, Xinjun Yu, Kalyanee Paithoonrangsarid, Yunxiang Mao, and Yandu Lu. (2023) Exploring value-added compounds from tropical marine plants, Tropical Plants 10.48130/TP-2023-0010

41. Qinhua Gan, Xinyu Cui, Lin Zhang, Wenxu Zhou, and Yandu Lu. (2023). Control phytophagous nematodes by engineering phytosterol dealkylation Caenorhabditis elegans as a model, Molecular Biotechnology 10.1007/s12033-023-00869-x

40. Yuting Chen, Chanyuan Song, Xinyu Cui, Jiakun Han, Kalyanee Paithoonrangsarid, Qinhua Gan, and Yandu Lu. (2023). Halophilic microalga-based circular economy producing functional food by reclaiming high-salinity seafood processing sewage, Biomass and Bioenergy 10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106952

39. Jiahua Gu, Yuan Xiao, Mingcan Wu, Aoqi Wang, Xinyu Cui, Yi Xin, Kalyanee Paithoonrangsarid, and Yandu Lu. (2023). Artificial switches induce the bespoke production of functional compounds in marine microalgae Chlorella by neutralizing CO₂, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts 10.1186/s13068-023-02381-5

38. Xinping Gu, Ying Deng, Aoqi Wang, Qinhua Gan, Yi Xin, Kalyanee Paithoonrangsarid, and Yandu Lu. (2023). Engineering a marine microalga Chlorella sp. as the cell factory, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts 10.1186/s13068-023-02384-2

2022

37. 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

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

21 publications in peer reviewed journals before 2018