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Benke Kuai
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Nutrient Formation
Flavor Substance
Fruit Maturation
Vegetable Maturation
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Metabolomics
Chlorophyll Degradation
Leaf Senescence
Stress Resistance
Areas of Focus
- Regulation Mechanisms of Nutrient/Flavor Substance Formation during the Maturation of Fruits and Vegetables
- Regulation Mechanisms of Chlorophyll Degradation during the Maturation and Senescence of Green Organs
- Synergistic Regulation Mechanisms between Leaf Senescence and Stress Resistance
Academic Background & Achievements
- PhD in Bioengineering: University of Wales
- Postdoctoral Research: Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (BBSRC-IGER), UK
- Visiting Professor: Duke University, USA
Publications
- The H3K27me3 demethylase REF6 promotes leaf senescence through directly activating major senescence regulatory and functional genes in Arabidopsis, Wang X, Gao J, Gao S, Song Y, Yang Z, Kuai B*, 2019
- The C-terminal cysteine-rich motif of NYE1/SGR1 is indispensable for its function in chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis, Xie Z, Wu S, Chen J, Zhu X, Zhou X, Hörtensteiner S, Ren G*, Kuai B*, 2019
- NYEs/SGRs-mediated chlorophyll degradation is critical for detoxification during seed maturation in Arabidopsis, Li Z, Wu S, Chen J, Wang X, Gao J, Ren G*, Kuai B*, 2017
- Suppressor of Overexpression of CO 1 negatively regulates dark-induced leaf degreening and senescence by directly repressing pheophytinase and other senescence-associated genes in Arabidopsis, Chen J, Zhu X, Ren J, Qiu K, Li Z, Xie Z, Gao J, Zhou X*, Kuai B*, 2017
- ABF2, ABF3, and ABF4 promote ABA-mediated chlorophyll degradation and leaf senescence by transcriptional activation of chlorophyll catabolic genes and senescence-associated genes in Arabidopsis, Gao S, Gao J, Zhu X, Song Y, Li Z, Ren G, Zhou X*, Kuai B*, 2016
- NON-YELLOWING2 (NYE2), a close paralog of NYE1, plays a positive role in chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis, Wu S, Li Z, Yang L, Xie Z, Chen J, Zhang W, Liu T, Gao S, Gao J, Zhu Y, Xin J, Ren G*, Kuai B*, 2016
- CCX1, a putative cation / Ca2+ exchanger, participates in the regulation of reactive oxygen species homeostasis and leaf senescence, Li Z, Wang X, Chen J, Gao J, Zhou X*, Kuai B*, 2016
- The role of ANAC072 in the regulation of chlorophyll degradation during age- and dark-induced leaf senescence, Li S, Gao J, Yao L, Ren G, Zhu X, Gao S, Qiu K, Zhou X*, Kuai B*, 2016
- Jasmonic acid promotes degreening via MYC2/3/4- and ANAC019/055/072-mediated regulation of major chlorophyll catabolic genes, Zhu X, Chen J, Xie Z, Gao J, Ren G, Gao S, Zhou X*, Kuai B*, 2015
- EIN3 and ORE1 accelerate degreening during ethylene-mediated leaf senescence by directly activating chlorophyll catabolic genes in Arabidopsis, Qiu K, Li Z, Yang Z, Chen J, Wu S, Zhu X, Gao S, Gao J, Ren G, Kuai B*, Zhou X*, 2015
- TCP transcription factors are critical for the coordinated regulation of ISOCHORISMATE SYNTHASE 1 expression in Arabidopsis thaliana, Wang X, Gao J, Zhu Z, Dong X, Wang X, Ren G, Zhou X*, Kuai B*, 2015
- Age-Triggered and Dark-Induced leaf senescence require the bHLH transcription factors PIF3, 4 and 5, Song Y, Yang C, Gao S, Zhang W, Li L*, Kuai B*, 2014
- Reverse genetic identification of CRN1 and its distinctive role in chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis, Ren G, Zhou Q, Wu S, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Huang J, Sun Z, Kuai B*, 2010
- Identification of a novel chloroplast protein AtNYE1 regulating chlorophyll degradation during leaf senescence in Arabidopsis, Ren G, An K, Liao Y, Zhou X, Cao Y, Zhao H, Ge X, Kuai B*, 2007
Awards
- Shanghai Excellent Invention Selection Competition First Prize (2004): Developed a new variety of turfgrass 'Stay-Green No.1' with non-yellowing senescent leaves and rust resistance
- Shanghai Excellent Young Teacher and Dawn Scholar
- Chief Expert: Major Research Plan of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission 'Safety Research of Important Transgenic Crops'
