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Yuchan Zhang
Life Science
Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Non-Coding Rna
Plant Biology
Gene Regulation
Crop Yield
Reproductive Development
Rna Biology
Genetic Resources
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Agronomic Traits
Areas of Focus
- Identification and function of plant non-coding RNAs
Work Experience
- 2013-2016 - Sun Yat-sen University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016-2022 - Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
- 2022-present - Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Sciences - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013 - PhD in Science: Sun Yat-sen University
- Discovered the first microRNA that positively regulates rice yield, published in Nature Biotechnology
Publications
- Genome-wide analysis and functional annotation of chromatin-enriched noncoding RNAs in rice during somatic cell regeneration, Zhang YC, Zhou YF, Cheng Y, et al., 2022
- Reproductive phasiRNAs regulate reprogramming of gene expression and meiotic progression in rice, Zhang YC, Lei MQ, Zhou YF, et al., 2020
- Ubiquitin-dependent Argonauteprotein MEL1 degradation is essential for rice sporogenesis and phasiRNA target regulation, Lian JP, Yang YW, He RR, et al., 2021
- The parent-of-origin lncRNA MISSEN regulates rice endosperm development, Zhou YF, Zhang YC, Sun YM, et al., 2021
- OsmiR528 regulates rice-pollen intine formation by targeting an uclacyanin to influence flavonoid metabolism, Zhang YC, He RR, Lian JP, et al., 2019
- The subunit of RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase OsFIP regulates early degeneration of microspores in rice, Zhang F, Zhang YC, Liao JY, et al., 2019
- EuRBPDB: a comprehensive resource for annotation, functional and oncological investigation of eukaryotic RNA binding proteins (RBPs), Liao JY, Yang B, Zhang YC, et al., 2019
- Plant Noncoding RNAs: Hidden Players in Development and Stress Responses, Yu Y, Zhang YC, Chen XM, et al., 2019
- Rice UCL8, a plantacyanin gene targeted by miR408, regulates fertility by controlling pollen tube germination and growth, Zhang F, Zhang YC, Zhang JP, et al., 2018
- MiR408 Regulates Grain Yield and Photosynthesis via a Phytocyanin Protein, Zhang JP, Yu Y, Feng YZ, et al., 2017
- Laccase-13 Regulates Seed Setting Rate by Affecting Hydrogen Peroxide Dynamics and Mitochondrial Integrity in Rice, Yu Y, Li QF, Zhang JP, et al., 2017
- Epigenetic Regulation by Noncoding RNAs in Plant Development, Zhang YC, Chen YQ, 2017
- Genome-wide screening and functional analysis identify a large number of long noncoding RNAs involved in the sexual reproduction of rice, Zhang YC, Liao JY, Li ZY, et al., 2014
- Overexpression of microRNA OsmiR397 improves rice yield by increasing grain size and promoting panicle branching, Zhang YC, Yu Y, Wang CY, et al., 2013
- Long noncoding RNAs: New regulators in plant development, Zhang YC, Chen YQ, 2013
Awards
- 2018: Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award, First Prize in Natural Science
- Youth Top Talent of the 'Ten Thousand Talents Program' by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee
- Outstanding Young Women Award
