Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of translational regulation and its biological significance
- Chemical modifications on RNA and their biological functions
Work Experience
- 2012.6-2013.6 - China Agricultural University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2013.6-2018.9 - UT Southwestern Medical Center - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2018.9-present - Huazhong Agricultural University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003.9-2007.6 Bachelor: China Agricultural University
- 2007.9-2012.6 Doctorate: China Agricultural University
Publications
- Codon usage biases co-evolve with the transcription termination machinery to suppress premature cleavage and polyadenylation in coding regions., Zhou, Z.#, Dang, Y.#, Zhou, M., Yuan, H., and Liu, Y*., 2018
- Codon usage is an important determinant of gene expression levels largely through its effects on transcription., Zhou, Z.#, Dang, Y.#, Zhou, M., Li, L., Yu, C.H., Fu, J., Chen, S., and Liu, Y*., 2016
- Suppression of WHITE COLLAR-independent frequency Transcription by Histone H3 Lysine 36 Methyltransferase SET-2 Is Necessary for Clock Function in Neurospora., Sun, G.#, Zhou, Z.#, Liu, X.#, Gai, K., Liu, Q., Cha, J., Kaleri, F.N., Wang, Y., and He, Q*., 2016
- Neurospora COP9 signalosome integrity plays major roles for hyphal growth, conidial development, and circadian function., Zhou, Z., Wang, Y., Cai, G., and He, Q*., 2012
- Antisense transcription licenses nascent transcripts to mediate transcriptional gene silencing., Dang, Y. #, Cheng, J. #, Sun, X., Zhou, Z., & Liu, Y*., 2016