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Xuelei Lai
Life Science
Huazhong Agricultural University
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese, German
Rice
Abiotic Stress
Temperature
Genetic Improvement
Climate Change
Plant Adaptation
Environmental Stress
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Plant Development
Areas of Focus
- Rice Genetic Improvement
- Abiotic Stress Sensing in Plants
Work Experience
- 2021-Present: Full Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2017-2021: Postdoc, The French National Centre for Scientific Research
- 2016-2017: Postdoc, The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013-2016: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Groningen
- 2009-2012: Master's in Food Science and Technology, Jilin University
- 2005-2009: Bachelor's in Food Science and Technology, Changchun University of Technology
- Selected for National High-Level Young Talent Program
Publications
- The OsSRO1c-OsDREB2B complex undergoes protein phase transition to enhance cold tolerance in rice., Hu, D., Yao, Y., Lv, Y., You, J., Zhang, Y., Lv, Q., Li, J., Hutin, S., Xiong, H., Zubieta, C., Lai, X., Xiong, L., 2024
- A double-stranded RNA binding protein enhances drought resistance via protein phase separation in rice., Wang, H., Ye, T., Guo, Z., Yao, Y., Tu, H., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Li, X., Li, B., Xiong, H., Lai, X., Xiong, L., 2024
- The Intervening Domain Is Required For DNA-binding and Functional Identity of Plant MADS Transcription Factors., Lai, X., Vega-Leon, R., Hugouvieux, V., Blanc-Mathieu, R., van der Wal, F., Lucas, J., Silva, C.S., Jourdain, A., Muino, J., Nanao, M.H., Immink, R., Kaufmann, K., Parcy, F., Smaczniak, C., Zubieta C., 2021
- The LEAFY floral regulator displays pioneer transcription factor properties., Lai, X., Blanc-Mathieu, R., GrandVuillemin L., Huang, Y., Stigliani, A., Lucas, J., Thévenon, E., Loue-Manifel, J., Turchi, L., Daher, H., Brun-Hernandez, E., Vachon, G., Latrasse, D., Benhamed, M., Dumas, R., Zubieta, C., and Parcy, F., 2021
- Genome-wide binding of SEPALLATA3 and AGAMOUS complexes determined by sequential DNA-affinity purification sequencing., Lai, X., Stigliani, A., Lucas, J., Hugouvieux, V., Parcy, F., and Zubieta, C., 2020
- Molecular mechanisms of Evening Complex activity in Arabidopsis., Silva, C.S., Nayak, A., Lai, X., Hutin, S., Hugouvieux, V., Jung, J.-H., López-Vidriero, I., Franco-Zorrilla, J.M., Panigrahi, K.C.S., Nanao, M.H., Wigge, P.A., and Zubieta, C., 2020
- Contrasted evolutionary trajectories of plant transcription factors., Lai, X., Chahtane, H., Martin-Arevalillo, R., Zubieta, C., and Parcy, F., 2020
- Building Transcription Factor Binding Site Models to Understand Gene Regulation in Plants., Lai, X., Stigliani, A., Vachon, G., Carles, C., Smaczniak, C., Zubieta, C., Kaufmann, K., and Parcy, F., 2019
- Structure of Human Tyrosinase Related Protein 1 Reveals a Binuclear Zinc Active Site Important for Melanogenesis., Lai, X., Wichers, H.J., Soler‐Lopez, M., and Dijkstra, B.W., 2017
Awards
- 2024: National High-Level Young Talent Program
- 2023: Hubei Province Outstanding Youth
- 2022: Hubei Province 'Hundred Talents Program'
- 2021: Wuhan Talent Program
- 2017: National Outstanding Self-Financed International Student Award (Netherlands)
