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Name	Benke Kuai
Contact Information	bkkuai@fudan.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Benke Kuai

Contact Information

bkkuai@fudan.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Fudan University
Faculty	Life Sciences
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
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'

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Life Sciences

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

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'

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
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

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

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

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