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Yunjun Zhao
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Lignocellulose
Synthesis
Utilization
Phenylpropanoid
Metabolism
Cell Wall
Regulation
Biomass
Valorization
Areas of Focus
- Lignocellulose Synthesis and Utilization
- Phenylpropanoid Metabolism
- Cell Wall Synthesis Regulation
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
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
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
