Areas of Focus
- Cytoskeleton dynamics and its molecular mechanisms of regulation
- Molecular basis of mechanotransduction based on cytoskeleton in Drosophila
Work Experience
- 2008-2014 - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2015-2019 - Max Planck Partner Group - Group Leader
- 2015- - Tsinghua University School of Life Sciences - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2003 Bachelor: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2003-2007 PhD: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2008-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Publications
- TUBright: A Peptide Probe for Imaging Microtubules, X. Liang*, J. Zhou*, 2022
- alpha1A and alpha1C form microtubules to display distinct properties mainly mediated by their C-terminal tails, X. Liang*, L. Bao*, 2022
- Dynamic instability of dendrite tips generates the highly branched morphologies of sensory neurons, X. Liang, J. Howard*, 2022
- Katanin p60-like 1 sculpts the cytoskeleton in mechanosensory cilia, X. Liang*, 2021
- The narrowing of dendrite branches across nodes follows a well-defined scaling law, X. Liang, J. Howard, 2021
- Functional exploration of heterotrimeric kinesin-II in IFT and ciliary length control in Chlamydomonas, X. Liang*, J. Pan*, 2020
- The microtubule end-binding affinity of EB1 is enhanced by a dimeric organization that is susceptible to phosphorylation, X. Liang*, 2020
- Microtubule nucleation and dynamic instability in interphase fission yeast, X. Liang*, 2019
- Ultrastructural organization of NompC in the mechanoreceptive organelle of Drosophila campaniform mechanoreceptors, X. Liang*, 2019
- Spectraplakin Shot Maintains Perinuclear Microtubule Organization in Drosophila Polyploid Cells, X. Liang, J.C. Pastor-Pareja*, 2019
Awards
- 2015-: Max Planck Partner Group Award
