Areas of Focus
- Plant pathogen pathogenic mechanisms
- Plant disease resistance mechanisms
- Perception mechanisms of bioactive small molecules
Work Experience
- 2019-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Researcher / Doctoral Supervisor
- 2014-2019 - Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology - Researcher / Doctoral Supervisor
- 2008-2014 - University of Washington & Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000-2007 PhD: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Beijing Institute of Life Sciences
- 1996-2000 Bachelor: Department of Biochemistry, Nankai University
Publications
- Mechanism of Phosphate Sensing and Signaling Revealed by Rice SPX1-PHR2 Complex Structure, Xing W *, 2021
- Phytophthora sojae effector Avr1d functions as an E2 competitor and inhibits ubiquitination activity of GmPUB13 to facilitate infection, Xing W*, 2021
- Expression, purification and crystallization of the N-terminal Solanaceae domain of the Sw-5b NLR immune receptor, Xing W*, 2021
- The Arabidopsis CRUMPLED LEAF protein, a homolog of the cyanobacterial bilin lyase, retains the bilin-binding pocket for a yet unknown function, Xing W*, 2020
- PAWH1 and PAWH2 are plant-specific components of an Arabidopsis endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation complex, Xing W, 2019
- Phytophthora sojae Effector PsAvh240 Inhibits Host Aspartic Protease Secretion to Promote Infection, Xing W*, 2019
- Glycolysis regulates pollen tube polarity via Rho GTPase signaling, Xing W, 2018
- A virus-targeted plant receptor-like kinase promotes cell-to-cell spread of RNAi, Xing W, 2018
- An oomycete plant pathogen reprograms host pre-mRNA splicing to subvert immunity, Xing W, 2017
- Crystal structure of mammalian cryptochrome in complex with a small molecule competitor of its ubiquitin ligase, Xing W*, 2013
- SCF(FBXL3) ubiquitin ligase targets cryptochromes at their cofactor pocket, Xing W, 2013
- The structural basis for activation of plant immunity by bacterial effector protein AvrPto, Xing W, 2007
- Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrPto blocks innate immunity by targeting receptor kinases, Xing W, 2008
- 2.6 A resolution crystal structure of the bacterioferritin from Azotobacter vinelandii, Xing WM, 2004
Awards
- 2015: Youth Thousand Talents Plan
