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Yu Yao
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Yeast
Molecular Genetics
Genetic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Gene Regulation
Genome Shuffling
Promoter Engineering
Signal Sequence Engineering
Heterochromatin
Histone Methyltransferase
Areas of Focus
- Yeast Molecular Genetics
- Genetic Engineering
- Synthetic Biology
Work Experience
- 2006-2011 - Postdoctoral Research: State University of New York at Stony Brook
- 2011-Present - Associate Researcher: Fudan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000 - Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology: Fudan University
- 2006 - PhD in Genetics: Fudan University
- 2011 - Associate Researcher: Fudan University
- Award: First Prize in the Second Shanghai University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (Basic Natural Science)
Publications
- Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals specific features of gene regulation in Kluyveromyces marxianus, Yu Y†, Mo W†, Ren H, Yang X, Lu W, Luo T, Zeng J, Zhou J, Qi J*, Lu H*, 2021
- Improving the expression of a heterologous protein by genome shuffling in Kluyveromyces marxianus, Wu L, Wang M, Zha G, Zhou J, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2020
- Improved secretory expression of lignocellulolytic enzymes in Kluyveromyces marxianus by promoter and signal sequence engineering, Zhou J†, Zhu P†, Hu X, Lu H, Yu Y*, 2018
- Epe1 contributes to activation of AMPK by promoting phosphorylation of AMPK alpha subunit, Ssp2, Chen Y, Hu X, Guo C, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2017
- Set3 contributes to heterochromatin integrity by promoting transcription of subunits of Clr4-Rik1-Cul4 histone methyltransferase complex in fission yeast, Yu Y†, Zhou H†, Deng X, Wang W, Lu H, 2016
- Genome-wide screen of fission yeast mutants for sensitivity to 6-azauracil, an inhibitor of transcriptional elongation, Zhou H, Liu Q, Shi T, Yu Y*, Lu H, 2015
- Sgf73, a subunit of SAGA complex, is required for the assembly of RITS complex in fission yeast, Deng X, Zhou H, Zhang G, Wang W, Mao L, Zhou X, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2015
- Septin ring assembly is regulated by Spt20, a structural subunit of the SAGA complex, Lei B†, Zhou N†, Guo Y, Zhao W, Tan YW, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2014
- Identification of novel genes involved in DNA damage response by screening a genome-wide Schizosaccharomyces pombe deletion library, Pan X, Lei B, Zhou N, Feng B, Yao W, Zhao X, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2012
- A conserved patch near the C terminus of histone H4 is required for genome stability in budding yeast, Yu Y, Srinivasan M, Nakanishi S, Leatherwood J, Shilatifard A, Sternglanz R*, 2011
- MAFIP is a tumor suppressor in cervical cancer that inhibits activation of the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway, Li Y†, Yu Y†, Zhang Y†, Zhou Y, Li C, Zhu J, Yuan H, Lu H*, 2011
- The JmjC domain of Gis1 is dispensable for transcriptional activation, Yu Y, Neiman AM, Sternglanz R*, 2010
- NADP regulates the yeast GAL induction system, Kumar PR, Yu Y, Sternglanz R, Johnston SA, Joshua-Tor L*, 2008
Awards
- First Prize in the Second Shanghai University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (Basic Natural Science)
