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Jiong Chen
Medical School
Nanjing University
Jiangsu
Language: English, Chinese
Tissue Formation
Organ Development
Cell Movement
Cytoskeletal Dynamics
Mechanotransduction
Epithelial Morphogenesis
Actin Dynamics
Cell Signaling
Developmental Biology
Drosophila
Areas of Focus
- Tissue and Organ Formation
- Cell Migration
- Cytoskeleton
- Mechanotransduction
Work Experience
- 2004-present - Associate Professor, Professor: Nanjing University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1995 - Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- 2002 - Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- 2002-2004 - Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- 2002-2004 - Lecturer at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Publications
- RhoA/ROCK Signaling Regulates Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission During Collective Cell Migration, Qu, C., Yang, W., Kan, Y., Zuo, H., Wu, M., Zhang, Q., Wang, H., Wang, D. and Chen, J., 2022
- Actin polymerization induces mitochondrial distribution during collective cell migration, Qu, C., Kan, Y., Wu, M., Dong, Z., Wang, X., Zhang, Q., Wang, H., Wang, D. and Chen, J., 2022
- Temporal coordination of collective migration and lumen formation by antagonism between two nuclear receptors, Wang, X., Wang, H., Liu, L., Li, S., Emery, G. and Chen, J., 2020
- Supracellular actomyosin mediates cell-cell communication and shapes collective migratory morphology, Wang, H., Guo, X., Wang, X., Wang, X. and Chen, J., 2020
- SERCA regulates collective cell migration by maintaining cytoplasmic Ca2+ homeostasis, Guo, X., Luo, J., Wang, H., and Chen, J., 2019
- aPKC is a key polarity molecule coordinating the function of three distinct cell polarities during collective migration, Wang, H., Qiu, Z., Xu, Z., Chen, S., Luo, J., Wang, X., and Chen, J., 2018
- The InR/Akt/TORC1 growth-promoting signaling negatively regulates JAK/STAT activity and migratory cell fate during morphogenesis, Kang, D., Wang, D., Xu, J., Quan, C., Guo1, X., Wang, H., Luo, J., Yang, Z., Chen, S., and Chen, J., 2018
- Cofilin-mediated actin dynamics promotes actin bundle formation during Drosophila bristle development, Wu, J., Wang, H., Xuan, G., Chen, J., 2016
- Guidance receptor promotes asymmetric distribution of Exocyst and recycling endosome during collective cell migration, Wan, P., Wang, D., Luo, J., Chu, D., Wang, H., Zhang, L., and Chen, J., 2013
- AIP1 Acts with Cofilin to Control Actin Dynamics during Epithelial Morphogenesis, Chu, D., Pan, H., Wan, P., Wu, J., Luo, J., Zhu, H. and Chen, J., 2012
- Regulation of cofilin phosphorylation and asymmetry in collective cell migration during morphogenesis, Zhang, L., Luo, J., Wan, P., Wu, J., Laski, F. and Chen, J., 2011
