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Li Ruixi
Life Science
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Endomembrane
Transport
Plant Cells
Membrane Proteins
Molecular Biology
Chemical Biology
Vesicle Transport
Small Molecules
Tip Growth
Screening
Areas of Focus
- Plant endomembrane transport mechanisms
- Molecular biology of membrane proteins in plant cells
- Chemical biology of vesicle transport in plant cells
- Small molecule screening for plant cell tip growth
Work Experience
- 2016-Present - Southern University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor
- 2011-2016 - University of California, Riverside, Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2011 PhD: Peking University
- 2001-2005 Bachelor: China Agricultural University
Publications
- Different endomembrane trafficking pathways exist to establish apical and basal polarities, Li R, Rodriguez Furlan C, Wang J, Van de Ven W, Gao T, Raikhel N and Hicks G, 2017
- Endosidin2 targets conserved exocyst complex subunit EXO70 to inhibit exocytosis, Zhang C, Brown M, Van de Ven W, Zhang Z, Wu B, Young M, Synek L, Borchardt D, Harrison R, Pan S, Luo N, Huang Y, Ghang Y, Ung N, Li R, Isley J, Morikis D, Song J, Guo W, Hooley R, Chang C, Yang Z, Zarsky V, Muday G, Hicks G, and Raikhel N, 2016
- Arabidopsis ribosomal protein control vacuole trafficking and developmental programs through the regulation of lipid metabolism, Li R, Sun R, Hicks G, and Raikhel N, 2015
- ADP1 affects abundance and endocytosis of PINFORMED proteins in Arabidopsis, Li J, Li R, Jiang Z, and Qu LJ, 2015
- The Arabidopsis DIG6 gene encodes a large 60S subunit nuclear export GTPase 1 that is involved in ribosome biogenesis and affects multiple auxin-regulated development processes, Zhao H, Lu S, Li R, Chen T, Zhang H, Cui P, Ding F, Liu P, Wang G, Xia J, Running MP, and Xiong L, 2015
- ADP1 affects plant architecture through regulating local auxin biosynthesis, Li R, Li J, Li S, Qin G, Novk O, Penck A, Ljung K, Aoyama T, Liu J, Murphy A, Gu H, Tsuge T, and Qu LJ, 2014
- Arabidopsis ribosomal proteins control developmental programs through translational regulation of auxin response factors, Rosado A, Li R, Van de Ven W, Hsu E, and Raikhel NV, 2012
- Chemical effectors of plant endocytosis and endomembrane trafficking, Li R, Raikhel N, and Hicks G, 2012
Awards
- 2016: Travel Grant Award at the International Auxin Conference
- 2012: Best Postdoctoral Award, Department of Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside
- 2010: Second Prize, National Youth Academic Forum
- 2002, 2003, 2004: National First-Class Scholarship
- 2003: DuPont Scholarship
