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Li Qu
Veterinary Medicine
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Protein Phosphorylation
Plant Growth
Development
Ck1
Casein Kinase
Eukaryotes
Physiological Processes
Cell Activity
Potato
Genetic Improvement
Areas of Focus
- Protein phosphorylation in plant growth and development
- Functional studies and variety improvement of horticultural crops, especially potatoes
Work Experience
- 2024-Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Tenure-track Associate Professor
- 2019-2024 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology (Supervisor: Professor Hongwei Xue)
- 2013-2019 - PhD Student, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Supervisor: Academician Zhihong Xu)
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013-2019 PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences
- 2009-2013 Bachelor, Shandong Agricultural University
Publications
- Data-Independent Acquisition-based global phosphoproteomics reveals diverse roles of AEL (Arabidopsis EL1-like) Casein kinase 1s in plant development, Qu L, Liu MY, Zheng LL, Xue HW, 2023
- Resequencing and genome-wide association studies of autotetraploid potato, Zhang F, Qu L, Gu, YC, et al., 2022
- Plant casein kinases phosphorylate and destabilize a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor to promote cell division, Qu L, Wei Z, Chen HH, Liu T, Liao K, Xue, HW, 2021
- A secretory phospholipase D regulates rice heading time through hydrolyzing phosphatidylcholine, Qu L, Chu YJ, Lin WH, Xue HW, 2021
- Rice miR394 suppresses leaf inclination through targeting an F-box gene, LEAF INCLINATION 4, Qu L, Lin LB, Xue HW, 2019
- EL1-like casein kinases suppress ABA signaling and responses by phosphorylating and destabilizing the ABA receptors PYR/PYLs in Arabidopsis, Chen HH, Qu L, Xu ZH, et al., 2018
- Casein kinase 1 AELs promote senescence by enhancing ethylene biosynthesis through phosphorylating WRKY22 transcription factor, Zhu GQ, Qu L, Xue HW, 2024
- From functional genomics to genetic improvement of potato (Review), Qu L, Huang XQ, et al., 2024
Awards
- 2022-2024: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Scientist Fund (32100588)
- 2020-2022: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 67th Batch Surface Support (2020M671132)
- 2020-2022: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 13th Batch Special Support (2020T130416)
