Areas of Focus
- Plant single-cell sequencing
- Development and application of third-generation long sequencing technologies
- Gene expression regulation research
Work Experience
- 2023 - Present Associate Research Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2019 - 2023 Assistant Research Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2016 - 2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2015 - 2016 Biotechnology Researcher, BGI Research
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007 - 2015 PhD in Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2003 - 2007 Bachelor in Biotechnology, Northwest A&F University
Publications
- Cell type-specific cytonuclear coevolution in three allopolyploid plant species, Zhang K.*, Zhao X.*, Zhao Y., Zhang z., Liu Z., Liu Z., Yu Y., Li Z., Ma Y., Dong Y., Pang X., Jin X., Li N., Liu B., Wendel J., Zhai J., Long Y.#, Wang T.#, Gong L.#, 2023
- Single-molecule targeted accessibility and methylation sequencing of centromeres, telomeres and rDNAs in Arabidopsis, Mo W.*, Shu Y.*, Liu B. Long Y., Li T., Cao X., Deng X. #, Zhai J.#, 2023
- Single-nucleus transcriptomes reveal spatiotemporal symbiotic perception and early response in Medicago, Liu Z.*, Yang J.*, Long Y.*, Zhang C.*, Wang D., Zhang X., Dong W., Zhao L., Liu C., Zhai J.#, and Wang E.#, 2023
- Integrated single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomics captures transitional states in soybean nodule maturation, Liu Z.*, Kong X.*, Long Y.*, Liu S., Zhang H., Jia J., Cui W., Zhang Z., Song X., Qiu L., Zhai J.#, Yan Z.#, 2023
- Genome-wide characterization of nascent RNA processing in plants, Qin Y., Long Y., Zhai J.#, 2022
- An atlas of plant full-length RNA reveals tissue-specific and evolutionarily-conserved regulation of poly(A) tail length, Jia J.*, Lu W.*, Liu B., Yu Y., Jin X., Shu Y., Long Y., Zhai J.#, 2022
- Pore-C simultaneously captures genome-wide multi-way chromatin interaction and associated DNA methylation status in Arabidopsis, Li Z.*, Long Y.*, Yu Y., Zhang F., Zhang H., Liu Z., Jia J., Mo W., Tian S. Z., Zheng M., Zhai J.#, 2022
- Plant Public RNA-seq Database: a comprehensive online database for expression analysis of ~45 000 plant public RNA-Seq libraries, Yu Y.*, Zhang H.*, Long Y., Shu Y., Zhai J.#, 2022
- FLEP-seq: simultaneous detection of RNA polymerase II position, splicing status, polyadenylation site and poly(A) tail length at genome-wide scale by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing, Long Y.*, Jia J.*, Mo W., Jin X., Zhai J.#, 2021
- FlsnRNA-seq: protoplasting-free full-length single-nucleus RNA profiling in plants, Long Y.*, Liu Z.*, Jia J.*, Mo W., Fang L., Lu D., Liu B., Zhang H., Chen W., Zhai J.#, 2021
- Landscape of transcription termination in Arabidopsis revealed by single-molecule nascent RNA sequencing, Mo W.*, Liu B.*, Zhang H., Jin X., Lu D., Yu Y., Liu Y., Jia J., Long Y., Deng X., Cao X., Guo H., Zhai J.#, 2021
- Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 editing of DNA methyltransferases in rice uncovers a class of non-CG methylation specific for GC-rich regions, Hu D.*, Yu Y.*, Wang C.*, Long Y., Liu Y., Feng L., Lu D., Liu B., Jia J., Xia R., Du J., Zhong X., Gong L., Wang K.#, Zhai J.#, 2021
- Soybean DICER-LIKE2 regulates seed coat color via production of primary 22-nucleotide small interfering RNAs from long inverted repeats, Jia J.*, Ji R.*, Li Z., Yu Y., Nakano M., Long Y., Feng L., Qin C., Lu D., Zhan J., Xia R., Meyers BC, Liu B.#, Zhai J.#, 2020
- Post-transcriptional splicing of nascent RNA contributes to widespread intron retention in plants, Jia J.*, Long Y.*, Zhang H., Li Z., Liu Z., Zhao Y., Lu D., Jin X., Deng X., Xia R., Cao X., Zhai J.#, 2020
- BICELLULAR POLLEN 1 is a modulator of DNA replication and pollen development in Arabidopsis, Zhang Y.*, Harris C.J.*, Liu Q.*, Liu W., Ausin I., Long Y., Xiao L., Feng L., Chen X., Xie Y., Chen X., Zhan L., Feng S., Li J., Wang H.#, Zhai J.#, 2019
- The Ca2+/calmodulin2- binding transcription factor TGA3 elevates LCD expression and H2S production to bolster Cr6+ tolerance in Arabidopsis, Fang H., Liu Z., Long Y., Liang Y., Jin Z., Zhang L., Liu D., Li H., Zhai J.# and Pei Y.#, 2017
- Characteristics and processing of Pol IV-dependent transcripts in Arabidopsis, Kuo H.Y., Jacobsen E.L., Long Y., Chen X., and Zhai J.#, 2017
- GAMETOPHYTE DEFECTIVE 1, a putative subunit of RNases P/MRP, is essential for female gametogenesis and male competence in Arabidopsis, Wang, S.-Q., Shi, D.-Q., Long, Y.-P., Liu, J., and Yang, W.-C.#, 2012
Awards
- 2022 Outstanding Young Female Scientist Award, Chinese Society of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology