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Name	Yunjun Zhao
Contact Information	yjzhao@cemps.ac.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Yunjun Zhao

Contact Information

yjzhao@cemps.ac.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2008-09--2013-07 PhD: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 2005-09--2008-06 Master's: Huazhong Agricultural University 2001-09--2005-06 Bachelor's: Wuhan University
Work Experience	2022-04~Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences - Researcher 2017-04~2022-04 - Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA - Research Assistant 2013-12~2017-04 - University of California, Berkeley, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2008-09--2013-07 PhD: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2005-09--2008-06 Master's: Huazhong Agricultural University
2001-09--2005-06 Bachelor's: Wuhan University

Work Experience

2022-04~Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences - Researcher
2017-04~2022-04 - Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA - Research Assistant
2013-12~2017-04 - University of California, Berkeley, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher

Areas of Focus	Lignocellulose Synthesis and Utilization Phenylpropanoid Metabolism Cell Wall Synthesis Regulation
Publications	Cytochrome b5 diversity in green lineages preceded the evolution of syringyl lignin biosynthesis, Yunjun Zhao, 2024 Harnessing unconventional monomers to tailor lignin structures for lignocellulosic biomass valorization, Yunjun Zhao, 2024 Integrative Dissection of Lignin Composition in Tartary Buckwheat Seed Hulls for Enhanced Dehulling Efficiency, Yunjun Zhao, 2024 An essential role for mannan degradation in both cell growth and secondary cell wall formation, Yunjun Zhao, 2023 Tissue-preferential recruitment of electron transfer chains for cytochrome P450-catalyzed phenolic biosynthesis, Yunjun Zhao, 2023 Editorial: Rising stars in plant metabolism and chemodiversity 2022-phenylpropanoid metabolism and regulation, Yunjun Zhao, 2023 Simultaneous suppression of lignin, tricin and wall-bound phenolic biosynthesis via the expression of monolignol 4-O-methyltransferases in rice, Yunjun Zhao, 2023 The Inducible Accumulation of Cell Wall-Bound p-Hydroxybenzoates Is Involved in the Regulation of Gravitropic Response of Poplar, Yunjun Zhao, 2021 Arabidopsis SnRK1 negatively regulates phenylpropanoid metabolism via Kelch domain-containing F-box proteins, Yunjun Zhao, 2021 Monolignol acyltransferase for lignin p-hydroxybenzoylation in Populus, Yunjun Zhao, 2021 Cytokinin Transporters: Multisite Players in Cytokinin Homeostasis and Signal Distribution, Yunjun Zhao, 2019 Cytochrome b(5) Is an Obligate Electron Shuttle Protein for Syringyl Lignin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, Yunjun Zhao, 2019 A sorghum NAC gene is associated with variation in biomass properties and yield potential, Yunjun Zhao, 2018 Sequencing and functional validation of the JGI Brachypodium distachyon T-DNA collection, Yunjun Zhao, 2017 AIM: a comprehensive Arabidopsis interactome module database and related interologs in plants, Yunjun Zhao, 2014 Intron-Mediated Alternative Splicing of WOOD-ASSOCIATED NAC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1B Regulates Cell Wall Thickening during Fiber Development in Populus Species, Yunjun Zhao, 2014 Populus endo-beta-mannanase PtrMAN6 plays a role in coordinating cell wall remodeling with suppression of secondary wall thickening through generation of oligosaccharide signals, Yunjun Zhao, 2013 N-glycosylation and dimerization regulate the PtrMAN6 enzyme activity that may modulate generation of oligosaccharide signals, Yunjun Zhao, 2013 Plant Endo-β-mannanase Activity Assay, Yunjun Zhao, 2013 植物细胞壁松弛因子, Yunjun Zhao, 2011 桉树基因组和功能基因组, Yunjun Zhao, 2010

Areas of Focus

Lignocellulose Synthesis and Utilization
Phenylpropanoid Metabolism
Cell Wall Synthesis Regulation

Publications

Cytochrome b5 diversity in green lineages preceded the evolution of syringyl lignin biosynthesis, Yunjun Zhao, 2024
Harnessing unconventional monomers to tailor lignin structures for lignocellulosic biomass valorization, Yunjun Zhao, 2024
Integrative Dissection of Lignin Composition in Tartary Buckwheat Seed Hulls for Enhanced Dehulling Efficiency, Yunjun Zhao, 2024
An essential role for mannan degradation in both cell growth and secondary cell wall formation, Yunjun Zhao, 2023
Tissue-preferential recruitment of electron transfer chains for cytochrome P450-catalyzed phenolic biosynthesis, Yunjun Zhao, 2023
Editorial: Rising stars in plant metabolism and chemodiversity 2022-phenylpropanoid metabolism and regulation, Yunjun Zhao, 2023
Simultaneous suppression of lignin, tricin and wall-bound phenolic biosynthesis via the expression of monolignol 4-O-methyltransferases in rice, Yunjun Zhao, 2023
The Inducible Accumulation of Cell Wall-Bound p-Hydroxybenzoates Is Involved in the Regulation of Gravitropic Response of Poplar, Yunjun Zhao, 2021
Arabidopsis SnRK1 negatively regulates phenylpropanoid metabolism via Kelch domain-containing F-box proteins, Yunjun Zhao, 2021
Monolignol acyltransferase for lignin p-hydroxybenzoylation in Populus, Yunjun Zhao, 2021
Cytokinin Transporters: Multisite Players in Cytokinin Homeostasis and Signal Distribution, Yunjun Zhao, 2019
Cytochrome b(5) Is an Obligate Electron Shuttle Protein for Syringyl Lignin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, Yunjun Zhao, 2019
A sorghum NAC gene is associated with variation in biomass properties and yield potential, Yunjun Zhao, 2018
Sequencing and functional validation of the JGI Brachypodium distachyon T-DNA collection, Yunjun Zhao, 2017
AIM: a comprehensive Arabidopsis interactome module database and related interologs in plants, Yunjun Zhao, 2014
Intron-Mediated Alternative Splicing of WOOD-ASSOCIATED NAC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1B Regulates Cell Wall Thickening during Fiber Development in Populus Species, Yunjun Zhao, 2014
Populus endo-beta-mannanase PtrMAN6 plays a role in coordinating cell wall remodeling with suppression of secondary wall thickening through generation of oligosaccharide signals, Yunjun Zhao, 2013
N-glycosylation and dimerization regulate the PtrMAN6 enzyme activity that may modulate generation of oligosaccharide signals, Yunjun Zhao, 2013
Plant Endo-β-mannanase Activity Assay, Yunjun Zhao, 2013
植物细胞壁松弛因子, Yunjun Zhao, 2011
桉树基因组和功能基因组, Yunjun Zhao, 2010

Lignocellulose Synthesis Utilization Phenylpropanoid Metabolism Cell Wall Regulation Biomass Valorization

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