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Youfa Cheng
Life Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Arabidopsis
Crops
Alfalfa
Plant Hormones
Development
Molecular Mechanisms
Auxin
Organogenesis
Wheat Yield Traits
Self-Incompatibility
Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of plant hormones and development using Arabidopsis, crops, and alfalfa
Work Experience
- 2023-10-28--2028-10-28 - Chinese Botanical Society - Supervisor
- 2020-10-24--2023-10-31 - Beijing Cell Biology Society - Director
- 2018-10-12--2023-10-11 - Chinese Botanical Society - Executive Director
- 2015-12-31--2025-12-31 - Chinese Cell Biology Society Plant Organogenesis Branch - Member
- 2014-12-31--2023-12-31 - Chinese Society for Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology Plant Hormone Biology Professional Committee - Member
- 2014-01-01--2018-12-31 - Chinese Botanical Society - Deputy Secretary-General, Director
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-09--2000-12 PhD: Lanzhou University
- 1991-09--1994-06 Master's: Lanzhou University
- 1987-09--1991-06 Bachelor's: Lanzhou University
Publications
- Tip growth defective1 interacts with cellulose synthase A3 to regulate cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, Zhang, L., Thapa Magar, M.S., Wang, Y., Cheng, Y., 2022
- NCP2/RHD4/SAC7, SAC6 and SAC8 phosphoinositide phosphatases are required for PtdIns4P and PtdIns(4,5)P2 homeostasis and Arabidopsis development, Song, L., Wang, Y., Guo, Z., Lam, S.M., Shui, G.H., Cheng, Y., 2021
- The ESCRT-I components VPS28A and VPS28B are essential for auxin-mediated plant development, Liu, J., Wang, Y., Cheng, Y., 2020
- AtMOB1 Genes Regulate Jasmonate Accumulation and Plant Development, Guo, Z., Yue, X., Cui, X., Song, L., Cheng, Y., 2020
- Modulation of Auxin Signaling and Development by Polyadenylation Machinery, Zeng, W., Dai, X., Sun, J., Hou, Y., Ma, X., Cao, X., Zhao, Y., Cheng, Y., 2019
- Arabidopsis AGC protein kinases IREH1 and IRE3 control root skewing, Yue, X., Guo, Z., Shi, T., Song, L., Cheng, Y., 2019
- Possible Interactions between the Biosynthetic Pathways of Indole Glucosinolate and Auxin, Malka, S.K., Cheng, Y., 2017
- NCP1/AtMOB1A Plays Key Roles in Auxin-Mediated Arabidopsis Development, Cui, X., Guo, Z., Song, L., Wang, Y., Cheng, Y., 2016
- Auxin Overproduction in Shoots Cannot Rescue Auxin Deficiencies in Arabidopsis Roots, Chen, Q., Dai, X., DePaoli, H., Cheng, Y., Takebayashi, Y., Kasahara, H., Kamiya, Y., Zhao, Y., 2014
- The jasmonic acid signaling pathway is linked to auxin homeostasis through the modulation of YUCCA8 and YUCCA9 gene expression, Hentrich, M., Boettcher, C., Duechting, P., Cheng, Y., Zhao, Y., Berkowitz, O., Masle, J., Medina, J., Pollmann, S., 2013
- NPY Genes Play an Essential Role in Root Gravitropic Responses in Arabidopsis, Li, Y., Dai, X., Cheng, Y., Zhao, Y., 2011
- A Myb-like transcription factor integrates circadian clock and auxin signaling, Cheng, Y., 2009
- An Allelic Mutant Series of ATM3 Reveals Its Key Role in the Biogenesis of Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Proteins in Arabidopsis, Bernard, D.G., Cheng, Y., Zhao, Y., Balk, J., 2009
- NPY genes and AGC kinases define two key steps in auxin-mediated organogenesis in Arabidopsis, Cheng, Y., Qin, G., Dai, X., Zhao, Y., 2008
- NPY1 a BTB-NPH3-like protein, plays a critical role in auxin-regulated organogenesis in Arabidopsis, Cheng, Y., Qin, G., Dai, X., Zhao, Y., 2007
- A role for auxin in flower development, Cheng, Y., Zhao, Y., 2007
- Auxin synthesized by the YUCCA flavin Monooxygenases is essential for embryogenesis and leaf formation in Arabidopsis, Cheng, Y., Dai, X., Zhao, Y., 2007
- Auxin biosynthesis by the YUCCA flavin monooxygenases controls the formation of floral organs and vascular tissues in Arabidopsis, Cheng, Y., Dai, X., Zhao, Y., 2006
- Genetic and chemical analysis of the action mechanism of sirtinol, Cheng, Y., 2005
- AtCAND1, a HEAT-repeat protein that participates in auxin signaling in arabidopsis, Cheng, Y., Dai, X., Zhao, Y., 2004
- Gene expression profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana in compatible plant-aphid interactions, Moran, P.J., Cheng, Y., Cassell, J.L., Thompson, G.A., 2002
- PcTGD, a highly expressed gene in stem, is related to water stress in reed (Phragmites communis Trin.), Cheng, Y., Pu, T., Xue, Y., Zhang, C., 2001
- A novel small molecule specified in dune reed (Phragmites communis Trin.) and its possible role as an osmoprotectant on the chloroplasts under stress, Cheng, Y., 2000
