Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of plant growth and development regulated by light signals
Work Experience
- 2018-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Professor
- 2015-2018 - Fudan University - Professor
- 2006-2015 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Professor
- 2001-2006 - Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2000-2001 - The University of Pennsylvania - Research Assistant
- 1995-2000 - The University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1990-1992 - Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute - Research Intern
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992-1995 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1987-1990 Master's: Sichuan Agricultural University
- 1983-1987 Bachelor's: Sichuan Agricultural University
Publications
- Arabidopsis Cryptochrome 1 Controls Photomorphogenesis through Regulation of H2A.Z Deposition, Yang H.Q.*, 2021
- Blue Light-Dependent Interactions of CRY1 with GID1 and DELLA Proteins Regulate Gibberellin Signaling and Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis, Yang H.Q.*, 2021
- Photoexcited CRYPTOCHROME1 Interacts with Dephosphorylated BES1 to Regulate Brassinosteroid Signaling and Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis, Yang H.Q.*, 2018
- Photoactivated CRY1 and phyB Interact Directly with AUX/IAA Proteins to Inhibit Auxin Signaling in Arabidopsis, Yang H.Q.*, 2018
- COP1 and phyB physically interact with PIL1 to regulate its stability and photomorphogenic development in Arabidopsis, Yang H.Q.*, 2014
- Auxin inhibits stomatal development through MONOPTEROS repression of a mobile peptide gene STOMAGEN in mesophyll, Yang H.Q.*, 2014
- Blue-light-dependent interaction of cryptochrome 1 with SPA1 defines a dynamic signaling mechanism, Yang H.Q.*, 2011
- Cryptochromes, phytochromes, and COP1 regulate light-controlled stomatal development in Arabidopsis, Yang H.Q.*, 2009
- COP1-mediated ubiquitination of CONSTANS is implicated in cryptochrome regulation of flowering in Arabidopsis, Yang H.Q.*, 2008
- A role for Arabidopsis cryptochromes and COP1 in the regulation of stomatal opening, Yang H.Q.*, 2005
- N-Terminal domain-mediated homodimerization is required for photoreceptor activity of Arabidopsis CRYPTOCHROME 1, Yang H.Q.*, 2005
