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Chunmei Zhu
Life Science
Huazhong Agricultural University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Flowering Transition
Protein Modification
Molecular Mechanisms
Regulatory Complexes
Spatiotemporal Assembly
Flowering Regulation
Protein Interaction
Gene Expression
Plant Development
Biological Processes
Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of protein modification in flowering transition regulatory complexes
- Molecular mechanisms of spatiotemporal assembly in flowering transition regulatory complexes
Work Experience
- 2022-present - Huazhong Agricultural University - Associate Professor at College of Life Science and Technology
- 2019-2022 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Postdoctoral Research Associate at National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010-2018 PhD in Developmental Biology: Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2005-2009 Bachelor's in Horticulture: Huazhong Agricultural University
Publications
- Rice and Arabidopsis homologs of yeast CHROMOSOME TRANSMISSION FIDELITY PROTEIN 4 commonly interact with Polycomb complexes but exert divergent regulatory functions., Zhang P, Zhu C, Geng Y, Wang Y, Yang Y, Liu Q, Guo W, Chachar S, Riaz A, Yan S, Yang L, Yi K, Wu C, Gu X, 2021
- Phosphorylation of OsFD1 by OsCIPK3 promotes the formation of RFT1-containing florigen activation complex for long-day flowering in rice., Peng Q, Zhu C, Liu T, Zhang S, Feng S, Wu C, 2021
- HAF1 modulates circadian accumulation of OsELF3 controlling heading date under long-day conditions in rice., Zhu C, Peng Q, Fu D, Zhuang D, Yu Y, Duan M, Xie W, Cai Y, Ouyang Y, Lian X, Wu C, 2018
- The RING-finger ubiquitin ligase HAF1 mediates heading date 1 degradation during photoperiodic flowering in rice., Yang Y, Fu D, Zhu C, He Y, Zhang H, Liu T, Li X, Wu C, 2015
- Replication protein A2c coupled with replication protein A1c regulates crossover formation during meiosis in rice., Li X, Chang Y, Xin X, Zhu C, Li X, Higgins J, Wu C, 2013
Awards
- 2018.05: Excellent PhD Award, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2019.01: Research Associate (RA) Grant, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2019.04: Selected for Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program, Postdoctoral Fund Committee
- 2020.08: Baichuan Program Grant, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
