Li SN, Zhang ML, Cui Y, Li L, Thawai C, Jiang L, Tian DL, Gu YC, He YW*, Zhou L*, Song K*. The phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid induces quorum sensing signal DSF turnover via a positive feedback biosynthetic loop in the phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris. Stress Biology. 2026, 6:22.

Song K, Cui Y, Li L, Wang JY, Li SN, Gu YC, He YW*, Zhou L*. Xanthomonas campestris Employs the RND Family Pump HepABCD for Phenolic Acid Efflux and Enhancing Viability and Antioxidant Activity. J Agric Food Chem. 2025, 73(28):17458-17470.

Song K#,*, Cui Y#, Li SN, Li L, Zhou L, Tian DL, Gu YC, He YW*.  Hydroxycinnamic Acids Activate RpfB-Dependent Quorum Sensing Signal Turnover in Phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris. J Agric Food Chem. 2025, 73(7):3990-4000. 

Song K, Li R, Cui Y, Chen B, Zhou L, Han W, Jiang BL*, He YW*.  The phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris senses and effluxes salicylic acid via a sensor HepR and an RND family efflux pump to promote virulence in host plants. mLife. 2024, 3(3):430-444. 

Song K, Chen B, Cui Y, Zhou L, Chan KG, Zhang HY, He YW*. The plant defense signal salicylic acid activates the RpfB-dependent quorum sensing signal turnover via altering the culture and cytoplasmic pH in the phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris. mBio, 2022, 13(2): e03644-21.

Chen B, Li RF, Zhou L, Qiu JH, Song K, Tang JL, He YW. The phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris utilizes the divergently transcribed pobA/pobR locus for 4‐hydroxybenzoic acid recognition and degradation to promote virulence[J]. Molecular Microbiology, 2020, 114(5), 870-886.

Chen B, Li RF, Zhou L, Song K, Poplawsky AR, He YW. The phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris scavenges hydroxycinnamic acids in planta via the hca cluster to increase virulence on its host plant[J]. Phytopathology Research, 2022, 4(12).