Areas of Focus
- Plant epigenetic regulation and its impact on plant immunity
- Biomolecular substance transport mechanisms between microbes and plant hosts
- Environmental impacts on plant-microbe interactions
Work Experience
- 2014-2019 - University of California, Riverside - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2019-2020 - University of California, Riverside - Project Scientist
- Since July 2020 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology - PI, Doctoral Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-2014 PhD: Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- Selected for the National Young Talents Program, Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction Plan
Publications
- The master role of siRNAs in plant immunity, Kong, X., Yang, M., Le, B., He, W., Hou, Y., 2022
- Small RNAs in Plant Immunity and Virulence of Filamentous Pathogens, Qiao, Y., Xia, R., Zhai, J., Hou, Y., Feng, L., Zhai, Y., Ma, W., 2021
- Natural Host-Induced Gene Silencing Offers New Opportunities to Engineer Disease Resistance, Hou, Y., Ma, W., 2020
- Exchange of small regulatory RNAs between plants and their pests, Hudzik, C., Hou, Y., Ma, W., Axtell, M.J., 2020
- A Phytophthora effector suppresses trans-kingdom RNAi to promote disease susceptibility, Hou, Y., Zhai, Y., Feng, L., Karimi, H.Z., Rutter, B.D., Zeng, L., Choi, D.S., Zhang, B., Gu, W., Chen, X., Ma, W., 2019
- The disease resistance protein SNC1 represses the biogenesis of microRNAs and phased siRNAs, Cai, Q., Liang, C., Wang, S., Hou, Y., Gao, L., Liu, L., He, W., Ma, W., Mo, B., Chen, X., 2018
- Small RNA and mRNA Profiling of Arabidopsis in Response to Phytophthora Infection and PAMP Treatment, Hou, Y., Ma, W., 2017
- Maternal ENODLs Are Required for Pollen Tube Reception in Arabidopsis, Hou, Y., Guo, X., Cyprys, P., Zhang, Y., Bleckmann, A., Cai, L., Huang, Q., Luo, Y., Gu, H., Dresselhaus, T., Dong, J., Qu, L.J., 2016
- Phytophthora effector targets a novel component of small RNA pathway in plants to promote infection, Qiao, Y., Shi, J., Zhai, Y., Hou, Y., Ma, W., 2015
- The Arabidopsis Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome Subunit 1 is Critical for Both Female Gametogenesis and Embryogenesis, Wang, Y., Hou, Y., Gu, H., Kang, D., Chen, Z.L., Liu, J., Qu, L.J., 2013
- Membrane-bound RLCKs LIP1 and LIP2 are essential male factors controlling male-female attraction in Arabidopsis, Liu, J., Zhong, S., Guo, X., Hao, L., Wei, X., Huang, Q., Hou, Y., Shi, J., Wang, C., Gu, H., Qu, L.J., 2013
- Molecular regulatory mechanisms of male-female interactions in higher plants during fertilization, Liu, J., Hou, Y., Qu, L.J., 2013
- The Arabidopsis APC4 subunit of the anaphase‐promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) is critical for both female gametogenesis and embryogenesis, Wang, Y., Hou, Y., Gu, H., Kang, D., Chen, Z., Liu, J., Qu, L.J., 2012