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Chunming Liu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Zygote Activation
Molecular Mechanism
Endosperm
Aleurone Layer
Starch Endosperm
Peptide Hormones
Signal Transduction
Plant Development
Stem Cell Regulation
Gene Expression
Areas of Focus
- Post-fertilization zygote activation molecular mechanism
- Endosperm aleurone layer and starch endosperm differentiation
- Peptide hormones and plant signal transduction
Work Experience
- 2020-present: Dean, Modern Agriculture College, Peking University
- 2016-2020: Director and Deputy Secretary, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 2011-2016: Director, Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2008-2015: Vice Chairman, Chinese Society for Cell Biology
- 2006: Selected for the Chinese Academy of Sciences Talent Program and received the National Outstanding Youth Fund
- 1999-2005: Laboratory Director, International Plant Research Center, Netherlands
- 1996-1999: Postdoctoral Researcher, Oklahoma State University, USA
- 1990-1992: Visiting Scientist, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, National University of Singapore
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992-09 to 1996-07: PhD, John Innes Center, UK
- 1984-09 to 1987-07: Master's Degree, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1980-09 to 1984-07: Bachelor's Degree, Shandong Normal University
- Proposed the theory of polar auxin transport controlling plant organ primordia formation
- Established the first cytoplasmic division mutant model in the plant kingdom
- Elucidated a series of genes necessary for endosperm cell division
- Discovered the key role of AMP deaminase in zygote activation
- Confirmed that CLV3 and CLE19 genes control stem cell differentiation through small peptide hormones
Publications
- ARGONAUTE2 Enhances Grain Length and Salt Tolerance by Activating BIG GRAIN3 to Modulate Cytokinin Distribution in Rice, Chunming Liu, 2020
- The war between wheat and Fusarum: fighting with an alien weapon, Chunming Liu, 2020
- Efficient CELI endonuclease production in Nicotiana benthamiana through transient expression and applications in detections of mutation and gene editing events, Chunming Liu, 2020
- Development of a nornicotine-reduced flue-cured tobacco line via EMS mutagenesis of nicotine N-demethylase genes, Chunming Liu, 2020
- OsCIPK7 point-mutation leads to conformation and kinase-activity change for sensing cold response, Chunming Liu, 2019
- RADICLELESS 1 (RL1)-mediated nad4 intron 1 splicing is crucial for embryo and endosperm development in rice (Oryza sativa L), Chunming Liu, 2019
- OsNAC2 integrates auxin and cytokinin pathways to modulate rice root development, Chunming Liu, 2019
- 防范学术不端的实践与思考, Chunming Liu, 2019
- Impact of poly (A)-tail G-content on Arabidopsis PAB binding and their role in enhancing translational efficiency, Chunming Liu, 2019
- Unraveling the genetic architecture of grain size in einkorn wheat through linkage and homology mapping, and transcriptomic profiling, Chunming Liu, 2019
- CLE25 peptide regulates phloem initiation in Arabidopsis through a CLERK-CLV2 receptor complex, Chunming Liu, 2019
- An efficient TILLING platform for cultivated tobacco, Chunming Liu, 2019
- PINOID is required for formation of the stigma and style in rice, Chunming Liu, 2019
- Sweet sorghum originated through selection of dry, Chunming Liu, 2018
- Mutations in the DNA demethylase OsROS1 result in a thickened aleurone and improved nutritional value in rice grains, Chunming Liu, 2018
- Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome-mediated cyclin B1 degradation is critical for cell cycle synchronization in syncytial endosperms, Chunming Liu, 2018
- ZYGOTE-ARREST 3 that encodes the tRNA ligase is essential for zygote division in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2017
- Cytological and transcriptomic analyses reveal important roles of CLE19 in pollen exine formation, Chunming Liu, 2017
- IPA1 functions as a downstream transcription factor repressed by D53 in strigolactone signaling in rice, Chunming Liu, 2017
- Rice caryopsis development II: Dynamic changes in the endosperm, Chunming Liu, 2016
- Rice caryopsis development I: Dynamic changes in different cell layers, Chunming Liu, 2016
- The anaphase promoting complex initiates zygote division in Arabidopsis through degradation of cyclin B1, Chunming Liu, 2016
- NF-YB1-regulated expression of sucrose transporters in aleurone facilitates sugar loading to rice endosperm, Chunming Liu, 2016
- A single-nucleotide exon found in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2015
- CLE19 expressed in the embryo regulates both cotyledon establishment and endosperm development in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2015
- Auxin binding protein 1 (ABP1): A matter of fact, Chunming Liu, 2015
- Autoxidated linolenic acid inhibits aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus via oxylipin species, Chunming Liu, 2014
- FtsHi4 is essential for embryogenesis due to its influence on chloroplast development in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2014
- Mutational analysis of the Ve1 immune receptor that mediates verticillium resistance in tomato, Chunming Liu, 2014
- The non-metabolizable glucose analog D-glucal inhibits aflatoxin biosynthesis and promotes kojic acid production in Aspergillus flavus, Chunming Liu, 2014
- A CLE-WOX signalling module regulates root meristem maintenance and vascular tissue development in rice, Chunming Liu, 2013
- The sequence flanking the N-terminus of the CLV3 peptide is critical for its cleavage and activity in stem cell regulation in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2013
- Individual amino acid residues in CLV3 peptide contribute to its stability in vitro, Chunming Liu, 2013
- A simple CELI endonuclease-based protocol for genotyping both SNPs and inDels, Chunming Liu, 2013
- Control of stem cell homeostasis via interlocking microRNA and microProtein feedback loops, Chunming Liu, 2013
- EXO70A1-mediated vesicle trafficking is critical for tracheary element development in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2013
- Ve1-mediated resistance against Verticillium does not involve a hypersensitive response in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2013
- The Arabidopsis exocyst subunit SEC3A is essential for embryo development and accumulates in transient puncta at the plasma membrane, Chunming Liu, 2013
- Antagonistic peptide technology for functional dissection of CLE genes in Arabidopsis, Chunming Liu, 2013
- Optimized agroinfiltration and virus-induced gene silencing to study ve1-mediated Verticillium resistance in tobacco, Chunming Liu, 2013
- Proteomic Analysis reveals an aflatoxin-triggered immune response in cotyledons of Arachis hypogaea infected with
Awards
- 2006: National Outstanding Youth Fund
