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Name	Wei Xu
Contact Information	xuwei@mail.kib.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Yunnan

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Name

Wei Xu

Contact Information

xuwei@mail.kib.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Yunnan

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2013-09--2016-12 PhD in Science: Yunnan University 2009-09--2012-07 MSc in Science: Yangzhou University 2005-09--2009-07 BSc: Hebei Normal University
Awards	Yunnan Province High-Level Talent Training Support Program 'Young Top Talent' (2020): Provincial Level Yunnan Province Science and Technology Award, Second Prize (2020): Provincial Level Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019): Institute Level

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2013-09--2016-12 PhD in Science: Yunnan University
2009-09--2012-07 MSc in Science: Yangzhou University
2005-09--2009-07 BSc: Hebei Normal University

Awards

Yunnan Province High-Level Talent Training Support Program 'Young Top Talent' (2020): Provincial Level
Yunnan Province Science and Technology Award, Second Prize (2020): Provincial Level
Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019): Institute Level

Areas of Focus	Molecular Mechanisms of Seed Development and Storage Material Accumulation Epigenetic Regulation Mechanisms of Seed/Endosperm Formation and Development Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Important Agronomic Traits Variation in Plant Cultivation and Domestication
Publications	EupDB: An integrative and comprehensive functional genomics data hub for Euphorbiaceae plants, Jiazhi Liu, Yan Li, Jing Li, Wen Chen, Bangzhen Pan, Aizhong Liu, Zeng-Fu Xu, Wei Xu, Changning Liu, 2024 Dynamics of imprinted genes and their epigenetic mechanisms in castor bean seed with persistent endosperm, Bing Han, Yelan Li, Di Wu, De-Zhu Li, Aizhong Liu, Wei Xu, 2023 Epigenetic regulation of seed-specific gene expression by DNA methylation valleys in castor bean, Bing Han, Di Wu, Yan-Yu Zhang, De-Zhu Li, Wei Xu, Aizhong Liu, 2022 Integrated lipidomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals triacylglycerol accumulation in castor bean seedlings under heat stress, Yanyu Zhang, Yelan Li, Bing Han, Aizhong Liu, Wei Xu, 2022 Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal new insights into the role of abscisic acid in modulating mango fruit ripening, Shibo Wu, Di Wu, Juan Song, Yanyu Zhang, Qing Tan, Tianquan Yang, Songbiao Wang, Jianchu Xu, Wei Xu, Aizhong Liu, 2022 Genomic insights into the origin, domestication and genetic basis of agronomic traits of castor bean, Wei Xu, Di Wu, Tianquan Yang, Chao Sun, Zaiqing Wang, Bing Han, Shibo Wu, Anmin Yu, Mark A. Chapman, Sammy Muraguri, Qing Tan, Wenbo Wang, Zhigui Bao, Aizhong Liu, De-Zhu Li, 2021 Blue genome: Chromosome-scale genome reveals the evolutionary and molecular basis of indigo biosynthesis in Strobilanthes cusia, Wei Xu, Libin Zhang, Anthony B. Cunningham, Shan Li, Huifu Zhuang, Yuhua Wang, Aizhong Liu, 2020 Genomic analysis reveals rich genetic variation and potential targets of selection during domestication of castor bean from perennial woody tree to annual semi-woody crop, Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Lijun Qiu, Mark A. Chapman, De-Zhu Li, Aizhong Liu, 2019 Differential expression networks and inheritance patterns of long non-coding RNAs in castor bean seeds, Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Bin Wang, Bing Han, Huangkai Zhou, Yue Wang, Dezhu Li, Aizhong Liu, 2018 Transcriptome analysis reveals crucial genes involved in the biosynthesis of nervonic acid in woody Malania oleifera oilseeds, Tianquan Yang, Qian Yu, Wei Xu, De-zhu Li, Fu Chen, Aizhong Liu, 2018 Genome-Wide Identification, Evolutionary Analysis, and Stress Responses of the GRAS Gene Family in Castor Beans, Wei Xu, Zexi Chen, Naeem Ahmed, Bing Han, Qinghua Cui, Aizhong Liu, 2016 Genomic DNA methylation analyses reveal the distinct profiles in castor bean seeds with persistent endosperms, Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Xue Dong, De-zhu Li, Aizhong Liu, 2016 Genomic imprinting, methylation and parent-of-origin effects in reciprocal hybrid endosperm of castor bean, Wei Xu, Mengyuan Dai, Fei Li, Aizhong Liu, 2014 Genome-wide survey and expression profiles of the AP2/ERF family in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), Wei Xu, Li Fei, Lizhen Ling, Aizhong Liu, 2013 Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of MicroRNAs from castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), Wei Xu, Qinghua Cui, Fei Li, Aizhong Liu, 2013

Areas of Focus

Molecular Mechanisms of Seed Development and Storage Material Accumulation
Epigenetic Regulation Mechanisms of Seed/Endosperm Formation and Development
Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Important Agronomic Traits Variation in Plant Cultivation and Domestication

Publications

EupDB: An integrative and comprehensive functional genomics data hub for Euphorbiaceae plants, Jiazhi Liu, Yan Li, Jing Li, Wen Chen, Bangzhen Pan, Aizhong Liu, Zeng-Fu Xu, Wei Xu, Changning Liu, 2024
Dynamics of imprinted genes and their epigenetic mechanisms in castor bean seed with persistent endosperm, Bing Han, Yelan Li, Di Wu, De-Zhu Li, Aizhong Liu, Wei Xu, 2023
Epigenetic regulation of seed-specific gene expression by DNA methylation valleys in castor bean, Bing Han, Di Wu, Yan-Yu Zhang, De-Zhu Li, Wei Xu, Aizhong Liu, 2022
Integrated lipidomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals triacylglycerol accumulation in castor bean seedlings under heat stress, Yanyu Zhang, Yelan Li, Bing Han, Aizhong Liu, Wei Xu, 2022
Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal new insights into the role of abscisic acid in modulating mango fruit ripening, Shibo Wu, Di Wu, Juan Song, Yanyu Zhang, Qing Tan, Tianquan Yang, Songbiao Wang, Jianchu Xu, Wei Xu, Aizhong Liu, 2022
Genomic insights into the origin, domestication and genetic basis of agronomic traits of castor bean, Wei Xu, Di Wu, Tianquan Yang, Chao Sun, Zaiqing Wang, Bing Han, Shibo Wu, Anmin Yu, Mark A. Chapman, Sammy Muraguri, Qing Tan, Wenbo Wang, Zhigui Bao, Aizhong Liu, De-Zhu Li, 2021
Blue genome: Chromosome-scale genome reveals the evolutionary and molecular basis of indigo biosynthesis in Strobilanthes cusia, Wei Xu, Libin Zhang, Anthony B. Cunningham, Shan Li, Huifu Zhuang, Yuhua Wang, Aizhong Liu, 2020
Genomic analysis reveals rich genetic variation and potential targets of selection during domestication of castor bean from perennial woody tree to annual semi-woody crop, Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Lijun Qiu, Mark A. Chapman, De-Zhu Li, Aizhong Liu, 2019
Differential expression networks and inheritance patterns of long non-coding RNAs in castor bean seeds, Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Bin Wang, Bing Han, Huangkai Zhou, Yue Wang, Dezhu Li, Aizhong Liu, 2018
Transcriptome analysis reveals crucial genes involved in the biosynthesis of nervonic acid in woody Malania oleifera oilseeds, Tianquan Yang, Qian Yu, Wei Xu, De-zhu Li, Fu Chen, Aizhong Liu, 2018
Genome-Wide Identification, Evolutionary Analysis, and Stress Responses of the GRAS Gene Family in Castor Beans, Wei Xu, Zexi Chen, Naeem Ahmed, Bing Han, Qinghua Cui, Aizhong Liu, 2016
Genomic DNA methylation analyses reveal the distinct profiles in castor bean seeds with persistent endosperms, Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Xue Dong, De-zhu Li, Aizhong Liu, 2016
Genomic imprinting, methylation and parent-of-origin effects in reciprocal hybrid endosperm of castor bean, Wei Xu, Mengyuan Dai, Fei Li, Aizhong Liu, 2014
Genome-wide survey and expression profiles of the AP2/ERF family in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), Wei Xu, Li Fei, Lizhen Ling, Aizhong Liu, 2013
Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of MicroRNAs from castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), Wei Xu, Qinghua Cui, Fei Li, Aizhong Liu, 2013

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