Hong Ma
Huck Chair in Plant Reproductive Development and Evolution; Professor of Biology

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328B Mueller Lab
University Park, PA - hxm16@psu.edu
- 814-865-5343
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Plant development under favorable and stressful conditions; phylogeny and evolutionary biology of plant groups containing major crops and ecologically important species.
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Genes Phylogeny Genome Magnoliopsida Angiosperms Gene Rosaceae Transcriptome Radiation History Polyploidy Angiospermae Gene Duplication Arabidopsis Poaceae Transcription Factors Malus Datasets Brassicaceae Fruit Alchemilla Climate Droughts Angiosperm DivergenceMost Recent Publications
Preferential retention of the slowly evolving gene in pairs of duplicates in angiosperm genomes
Lin‐Bo Wang, Hong Ma, Juan Lin, Journal of Systematics and Evolution
Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal multiple whole-genome duplication events, the history of diversification and adaptations in the Araceae
Lei Zhao, Ying Yang, Xiao Qu, Hong Ma, Yi Hu, Hong Li, Ting Yi, De Li, 2023, Annals of botany on p. 199-214
Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of bitter melon (<i>Momordica charantia</i> L. var. <i>abbreviata</i> Ser.) reveals fruit development, composition and ripening genetic characteristics
Anzhen Fu, Yanyan Zheng, Jing Guo, Donald Grierson, Xiaoyan Zhao, Changlong Wen, Ye Liu, Jian Li, Xuewen Zhang, Ying Yu, Hong Ma, Qing Wang, Jinhua Zuo, 2023, Horticulture Research
Tree2GD: a phylogenomic method to detect large-scale gene duplication events
Duoyuan Chen, Taikui Zhang, Yamao Chen, Hong Ma, Ji Qi, 2022, Bioinformatics on p. 5317-5321
DNA polymerase epsilon binds histone H3.1-H4 and recruits MORC1 to mediate meiotic heterochromatin condensation
Cong Wang, Jiyue Huang, Yingping Li, Jun Zhang, Chengpeng He, Tianyang Li, Danhua Jiang, Aiwu Dong, Hong Ma, Gregory P. Copenhaver, Yingxiang Wang, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Preferential retention of the slowly evolving gene in pairs of duplicates in angiosperm genomes
Lin Bo Wang, Hong Ma, Juan Lin, 2022, Journal of Systematics and Evolution on p. 848-858
Phylogenomic conflict analyses in the apple genus Malus s.l. reveal widespread hybridization and allopolyploidy driving diversification, with insights into the complex biogeographic history in the Northern Hemisphere
Bin Bin Liu, Chen Ren, Myounghai Kwak, Richard G.J. Hodel, Chao Xu, Jian He, Wen Bin Zhou, Chien Hsun Huang, Hong Ma, Guan Ze Qian, De Yuan Hong, Jun Wen, 2022, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology on p. 1020-1043
A well-supported nuclear phylogeny of Poaceae and implications for the evolution of C<sub>4</sub> photosynthesis
Weichen Huang, Lin Zhang, J. Travis Columbus, Yi Hu, Yiyong Zhao, Lin Tang, Zhenhua Guo, Wenli Chen, Michael McKain, Madelaine Bartlett, Chien Hsun Huang, De Zhu Li, Song Ge, Hong Ma, 2022, Molecular Plant on p. 755-777
Phylotranscriptomics Resolves the Phylogeny of Pooideae and Uncovers Factors for Their Adaptive Evolution
Lin Zhang, Xinxin Zhu, Yiyong Zhao, Jing Guo, Taikui Zhang, Weichen Huang, Jie Huang, Yi Hu, Chien Hsun Huang, Hong Ma, 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution
Analysis of Paralogs in Target Enrichment Data Pinpoints Multiple Ancient Polyploidy Events in Alchemilla s.l. (Rosaceae)
Diego F. Morales-Briones, Berit Gehrke, Chien Hsun Huang, Aaron Liston, Hong Ma, Hannah E. Marx, David C. Tank, Ya Yang, 2022, Systematic Biology on p. 190-207
Most-Cited Papers
The Amborella genome and the evolution of flowering plants
Claude W. DePamphilis, Jeffrey D. Palmer, Steve Rounsley, David Sankoff, Stephan C. Schuster, Jetty S.S. Ammiraju, W. Bradley Barbazuk, Srikar Chamala, Andre S. Chanderbali, Ronald Determann, Ma Hong, Paula Ralph, Jason Talag, Lynn Tomsho, Brandon Walts, Stefan Wanke, Rod A. Wing, Tien Hao Chang, Tianying Lan, Douglas E. Soltis, Siwaret Arikit, Michael J. Axtell, Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam, James M. Burnette, Emanuele De Paoli, Nina P. Farrell, Alex Harkess, Yuannian Jiao, James Leebens-Mack, Kun Liu, Wenbin Mei, Blake C. Meyers, Saima Shahid, Eric Wafula, Susan R. Wessler, Jixian Zhai, Xiaoyu Zhang, Victor A. Albert, Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet, Eric Lyons, Haibao Tang, Chunfang Zheng, Naomi S. Altman, Feng Chen, Jian Qun Chen, Vincent Chiang, Joshua P. Der, Bruno Fogliani, Chunce Guo, Jesper Harholt, Claudette Job, Dominique Job, Sangtae Kim, Hongzhi Kong, Guanglin Li, N. Li, Jie Liu, Jongsun Park, Xinshuai Qi, Loïc Rajjou, Valérie Burtet-Sarramegna, Ron Sederoff, Ying Hsuan Sun, Peter Ulvskov, Matthieu Villegente, Jia Yu Xue, Ting Feng Yeh, Xianxian Yu, Juan J. Acosta, Riva A. Bruenn, Alexandre De Kochko, Luis R. Herrera-Estrella, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Matias Kirst, Solon P. Pissis, Valérie Poncet, Pamela S. Soltis, 2013, Science
Resolution of deep angiosperm phylogeny using conserved nuclear genes and estimates of early divergence times
Liping Zeng, Qiang Zhang, Renran Sun, Hongzhi Kong, Ning Zhang, Hong Ma, 2014, Nature Communications
Evolution of rosaceae fruit types based on nuclear phylogeny in the context of geological times and genome duplication
Yezi Xiang, Chien Hsun Huang, Yi Hu, Jun Wen, Shisheng Li, Tingshuang Yi, Hongyi Chen, Jun Xiang, Hong Ma, 2017, Molecular Biology and Evolution on p. 262-281
Resolution of brassicaceae phylogeny using nuclear genes uncovers nested radiations and supports convergent morphological evolution
Chien Hsun Huang, Renran Sun, Yi Hu, Liping Zeng, Ning Zhang, Liming Cai, Qiang Zhang, Marcus A. Koch, Ihsan Al-Shehbaz, Patrick P. Edger, J. Chris Pires, Dun Yan Tan, Yang Zhong, Hong Ma, 2016, Molecular Biology and Evolution on p. 394-412
RNA-seq analyses of multiple meristems of soybean: Novel and alternative transcripts, evolutionary and functional implications
Lei Wang, Chenlong Cao, Qibin Ma, Qiaoying Zeng, Haifeng Wang, Zhihao Cheng, Genfeng Zhu, Ji Qi, Hong Ma, Hai Nian, Yingxiang Wang, 2014, BMC Plant Biology
The water lily genome and the early evolution of flowering plants
Liangsheng Zhang, Fei Chen, Xingtan Zhang, Zhen Li, Yiyong Zhao, Rolf Lohaus, Xiaojun Chang, Wei Dong, Simon Y.W. Ho, Xing Liu, Aixia Song, Junhao Chen, Wenlei Guo, Zhengjia Wang, Yingyu Zhuang, Haifeng Wang, Xuequn Chen, Juan Hu, Yanhui Liu, Yuan Qin, Kai Wang, Shanshan Dong, Yang Liu, Shouzhou Zhang, Xianxian Yu, Qian Wu, Liangsheng Wang, Xueqing Yan, Yuannian Jiao, Hongzhi Kong, Xiaofan Zhou, Cuiwei Yu, Yuchu Chen, Fan Li, Jihua Wang, Wei Chen, Xinlu Chen, Qidong Jia, Chi Zhang, Yifan Jiang, Wanbo Zhang, Guanhua Liu, Jianyu Fu, Feng Chen, Hong Ma, Yves Van de Peer, Haibao Tang, 2020, Nature on p. 79-84
The NAC family transcription factor OsNAP confers abiotic stress response through the ABA pathway
Xu Chen, Yaofeng Wang, Bo Lv, Jie Li, Liqiong Luo, Songchong Lu, Xuan Zhang, Hong Ma, Feng Ming, 2014, Plant and Cell Physiology on p. 604-619
Widespread Whole Genome Duplications Contribute to Genome Complexity and Species Diversity in Angiosperms
Ren Ren, Haifeng Wang, Chunce Guo, Ning Zhang, Liping Zeng, Yamao Chen, Hong Ma, Ji Qi, 2018, Molecular Plant on p. 414-428
Flower development under drought stress: Morphological and transcriptomic analyses reveal acute responses and long-term acclimation in Arabidopsis
Zhao Su, Xuan Ma, Huihong Guo, Noor Liyana Sukiran, Bin Guo, Sarah M. Assmann, Hong Ma, 2013, Plant Cell on p. 3785-3807
The hornwort genome and early land plant evolution
Jian Zhang, Xin Xing Fu, Rui Qi Li, Xiang Zhao, Yang Liu, Ming He Li, Arthur Zwaenepoel, Hong Ma, Bernard Goffinet, Yan Long Guan, Jia Yu Xue, Yi Ying Liao, Qing Feng Wang, Qing Hua Wang, Jie Yu Wang, Guo Qiang Zhang, Zhi Wen Wang, Yu Jia, Mei Zhi Wang, Shan Shan Dong, Jian Fen Yang, Yuan Nian Jiao, Ya Long Guo, Hong Zhi Kong, An Ming Lu, Huan Ming Yang, Shou Zhou Zhang, Yves Van de Peer, Zhong Jian Liu, Zhi Duan Chen, 2020, Nature Plants on p. 107-118
News Articles Featuring Hong Ma
May 23, 2023
Orchids’ ability to grow on other plants independently evolved multiple times
The most extensive study of the genetic relationships among orchids to date reveals that the flower’s ability to grow on other plants evolved independently multiple times.
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Mar 10, 2022
How grasses like wheat can grow in the cold
A new, large-scale analysis of the relationships among members of the largest subfamily of grasses, which includes wheat and barley, reveals gene-duplication events that contributed to the adaptation of the plants to cooler temperatures.
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Mar 01, 2022
A new molecular family tree of grasses
The evolutionary relationships among grasses — including important crop plants like wheat, rice, corn, and sugarcane — have been clarified in a new molecular study of the grass family tree. Having a clear picture of the relationships among the grasses can help understanding of how important crop traits like seed size or disease resistance evolves and eventually could inform manipulation of these traits to increase crop yields.
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Jan 03, 2020
Water lily genome expands picture of the early evolution of flowering plants
The newly reported genome sequence of a water lily sheds light on the early evolution of angiosperms, the group of all flowering plants. An international team of researchers, including scientists at Penn State, used high-throughput next-generation sequencing technology to read out the water lily’s (Nymphaea colorata) genome and transcriptome — the set of all genes expressed as RNAs.
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