Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms determining the fate of plant root stem cell layers
- Molecular mechanisms of root nodule development in leguminous plants
Work Experience
- 2015-present - Shanghai Normal University - Associate Professor
- 2013-2015 - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010-2013 - John Innes Center, UK - Postdoctoral Researcher in Metabolic Biology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2010 PhD: Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS
- 1999-2003 Bachelor: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Publications
- Nutrient exchange and regulation in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, Wang WX, Shi JC, Xie QJ, Jiang YN, Yu N*, Wang ET*, 2017
- OsCERK1-mediated chitin perception and immune signaling requires Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinase 185 to activate a MAPK cascade in rice, Wang C, Wang G, Zhang C, Zhu PK, Dai HL, Yu N, He ZH, Xu L, Wang ET*, 2017
- Delineation of metabolic gene clusters in plant genomes by chromatin signatures, Yu N+, Nuetzmann HW*+, MacDonald JT, Moore B, Field B, Berriri S et al., 2016
- DELLA proteins are common components of symbiotic rhizobial and mycorrhizal signalling pathways, Jin Y+, Liu H+, Luo DX, Yu N, Dong WT, Wang C, Zhang XW, Dai HL, Yang J, Wang ET*, 2016
- A H+-ATPase that energizes nutrient uptake during mycorrhizal symbioses in rice and Medicago truncatula, Wang ET#+, Yu N+, Bano SA, Liu CW, Miller AJ, Cousins D, Zhang XW, Ratet P, Tadege M, Mysore KS, Downie JA, Murray JD, Oldroyd G, Schultze M, 2014
- Temporal control of trichome distribution by microRNA156-targeted SPL genes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Yu N+, Cai WJ+, Wang SC, Shan CM, Wang LJ, Chen XY, 2010