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Education2008 Ph. D.Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing, China National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS), China 2002 B.S. China Agricultural University, Beijing, China WorkExperience2016- East China Normal University, Shanghai, China 2008- 2016 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA Postdoctoral research conducted with Dr. Alice Cheung and Dr. H.-M. Wu ResumeOther AppointmentsReviewer of 《Molecular Plant》,《Plant Physiology》,《Plos Genetics》,《Plant & Cell Physiology》,and《BMC Plant Biology》 Member of the Shanghai Plant Physiology and Molecular Bilogy council Research FieldsOur research group uses a variety of genetic, genomic, biochemical and cell biological techniques to study receptor like kinase-mediated signaling pathways. The ultimate goal of this research is to reveal the complex intrinsic principles underlying plant growth and development and to promote the development of the crop hybridization techniques. Our current research focuses on two major areas: 1) studying polarized tip growth including pollen tube and root hair; and 2) performing functional and evolutionary analyses on male-female interactions during plant sexual reproduction, largely by focusing on peptide-receptor-regulated signal transduction. Enrollment and TrainingCourseScientific ResearchAcademic Achievements1. Liu, C., Shen, L.P., Xiao, Y., Vyshedsky, D., Peng, C., Sun, X., Liu, Z., Cheng, L., Zhang, H., Han, Z., Chai, J., Wu, H.-M., Cheung, A., Li, C. (2021) Pollen PCP-B peptides unlock a stigma peptide–receptor kinase gating mechanism for pollination. Science. 372, 171-175. Reprint: http://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/rapidpdf/372/6538/171?ijkey=xDEY1nrcc9ABM&keytype=ref&siteid=sci 2. Feng, H., Liu, C., Fu, R., Zhang, M., Li, H., Shen, L.,Wei, Q., Sun, X., Xu, L., Ni, B.,Li, C.#(2019) LORELEI-LIKE GPI-ANCHORED PROTEINS 2/3 regulate pollen tube growth as chaperones and co-receptors for ANXUR/BUPS receptor kinases in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plant.12, 1612–1623. 3. Li, H., Luo. N., Wang, W., Liu Z., Chen, J., Zhao, L., Qin, Y, Li, C., Xu, T., Yang Z. (2018) The REN4 rheostat spatiotemporally coordinates the dynamic apical and lateral domains of Arabidopsis pollen tubes. Nature Commu.Jul 3;9(1):2573. 4. 冯寒骞,李超. (2018) 生长素信号转导研究进展.生物技术通报. 34(7):24-30. 5. Li, C., Cheung, A.Y., Wu, H.-M. (2016) FERONIA and her pals: functions and mechanisms. Plant Physiol.171(4):2379-92. 6. Li, C., Ye, F. L., Cheung, A. Y.#, Duan, Q.,Kita, D., Liu, M.-Z., Mannan, J., Luu, J. E., Wu, B. W., Gates, L., Jalal, M., Kwong, A., Carpenter, H., Wu, H.-M.# (2015) Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins act as chaperones and co-receptors for FERONIA receptor kinase signaling in Arabidopsis. eLife.2015;4:e06587. (#, corresponding author) (Recommended by Faculty of 1000,Web of Science highly cited paper) 7. Cheung, A. Y., Li, C., Wu, H.-M. (2014)Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchoring: control through modification. Plant Physiol. 166(2):748-50. 8. Li, C.*,#, Xu, J.*, Li, J., Li, Q., Yang, H. (2014) Involvement of Arabidopsis histone acetyltransferase HAC family genes in the ethylene signaling pathway. Plant Cell Physiol.55(2): 426-435. (*, these authors contribute equally to this work; #, corresponding author) 9. Li, C.*,#, Xu, J.*, Li, J., Li, Q., Yang, H. (2014) Involvement of ArabidopsisHAC family genes in pleiotropic developmental processes. Plant Signal Behav. 9(2).(*, these authors contribute equally to this work; #, corresponding author) 10. Duan, Q., Kita, D., Li, C., Cheung, A.Y., Wu, H.-M. (2010) FERONIA receptor-like kinase regulates RHO GTPase signaling of root hair development. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA107:17821-17826. (Web of Science highly cited paper) 11. Wang, X.*, Niu, Q.*, Teng, C., Li, C., Mu, J., Chua, N. H., and Zuo, J. (2009) Overexpression of PGA37/MYB118 and MYB115 promotes vegetative-to-embryonic transition in Arabidopsis. Cell Res. 19:224-235. 12. Chen, R.*, Sun, S.*, Wang, C.*, Li, Y.*, Liang, Y.*, An, F., Li, C., Dong, H., Yang, X., Zhang, J., and Zuo, J. (2009) The Arabidopsis PARAQUAT RESISTANT2 gene encodes an S-nitrosoglutathione reductase that is a key regulator of cell death. Cell Res. 19:1377-1387. 13. Zhang, J.*, Xy, J.*, Kong, Y*, Ji, Z.*, Wang, X.*, An, F.*, Li, C.*, Sun, J., Zhang, S., Yang, X., Mu, J., Liu, X., Xue, J., Zuo, Y., Zou, J. (2005) Generation of Chemical-inducible Activation Tagging T-DNA Insertion Lines of Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Genet. Genomics.32:1082-1088 (*, these authors contributed equally) Honor |