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Rentai Song
Veterinary Medicine
China Agricultural University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Maize
Molecular Genetics
Seed Development
Protein Synthesis
Gene Regulation
Comparative Genomics
Functional Genomics
Crop Improvement
Protein Quality Traits
Gene Expression
Areas of Focus
- Molecular genetics of maize
- Crop genomics
Work Experience
- 1997-2004 - Rutgers University, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher in Crop Comparative Genomics and Functional Genomics
- 2004-2015 - Shanghai University, School of Life Sciences - Professor, Associate Dean
- 2015-present - China Agricultural University, College of Agronomy - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1994-1997 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Genetics
- 1988-1992 Bachelor: East China University of Science and Technology, Biochemistry
- Published over 60 research papers as corresponding author in journals like Plant Cell
Publications
- ENB1 encodes a cellulose synthase 5 that directs synthesis of cell wall ingrowths in maize basal endosperm transfer cells, Wang Q, Wang M, Chen J, Qi W, Lai J, Ma Z and Song R, 2022
- Accumulation of 22 kDa α-zein-mediated nonzein protein in protein body of maize endosperm, Feng Y, Ma Y, Feng F, Chen X, Qi W, Ma Z and Song R, 2022
- shrunken4 is a mutant allele of ZmYSL2 that affects aleurone development and starch synthesis in maize, He Y, Yang Q, Yang J, Wang YF, Sun X, Wang S, Qi W, Ma Z and Song R, 2021
- Maize endosperm development, Dai D, Ma Z and Song R, 2021
- Maize kernel development, Dai D, Ma Z and Song R, 2021
- A SnRK1-ZmRFWD3-Opaque2 signaling axis regulates diurnal nitrogen accumulation in maize seeds, Li C, Qi W, Liang Z, Yang X, Ma Z and Song R, 2020
- The regulation of zein biosynthesis in maize endosperm, Li C and Song R, 2020
- A sequence-indexed Mutator insertional library for maize functional genomics study, Liang L, Zhou L, Tang Y, Li N, Song T, Shao W, Zhang Z, Cai P, Feng F, Ma Y, Yao D, Feng Y, Ma Z, Zhao H, Song R, 2019
- Dek42 encodes an RNA binding protein that affects alternative pre-mRNA splicing and maize kernel development, Zuo Y, Feng F, Qi W and Song R, 2019
- Maize Dek15 encodes the cohesin-loading complex subunit SCC4 and is essential for chromosome segregation and kernel development, He Y, Wang J, Qi W and Song R, 2019
Awards
- 2004: USDA Outstanding Contribution Group Award
- 2006: Ministry of Education New Century Excellent Talents Program
- 2014: National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- 2015: National Millions of Talents Project
