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| Prof
Jun-Xian HE
Address: |
Room G04A, CSLB, CUHK (Off); |
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Room G02/04, CSLB, CUHK (Lab) |
| Phone: |
(852) 3943-1271 (Off) |
| Fax: |
(852) 2603-6382 |
| E-mail: |
jxhe@cuhk.edu.hk |
| Education |
| 1993 |
PhD
(Biology), Lanzhou University, China |
| 1989 |
MSc
(Biology), Lanzhou University, China |
| 1986 |
BSc
(Biology), Lanzhou University, China |
| Position |
| 2007-present
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Research Assistant Professor (IPMBAB/Department of Biology, CUHK) |
| 2006-2007 |
Senior Research Scientist (Monsanto Company, USA) |
| 2001-2006 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA) |
| 2000-2001 |
Postdoctoral Researcher (Ohio State University, USA) |
| 1999-1999 |
Professor (Sichuan University, China) |
| 1995-1999 |
Associate Professor (Sichuan University, China) |
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| Professional
Activities |
| Award: |
| 2000 |
First-Class Award for Science & Technology Advancement, Ministry of Education, China |
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| Membership in the following Professional Organizations: |
| American Society of Plant Biologists (USA) |
| International Society for Plant Molecular Biologists (USA) |
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| Research
Interests |
| 1. Hormone signal transduction and cross-talk in plants |
| 2. Functional genomics and signal transduction of plant stress resistance |
| 3. Improvement of crop yield and quality using modern molecular biotechnologies |
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| Representative
Publications |
1. |
Gampala, S.L., Kim, T.W., He, J.X., Tang, W.Q., Bai, M., Guan, S., Sun, Y., Gendron, J.M., Chen, J., Ferl, J., Ehrhardt, D., Chong, K., Burlingame, A.L. and Wang, Z.Y. (2007) An essential role for 14-3-3 proteins in brassinosteroid signal transduction in Arabidopsis. Dev Cell 13: 177¡V189. |
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He, J.X., Gendron, J.M., Sun, Y., Gampala, S.L., Gendron, N., Sun, C.Q. and Wang, Z.Y. (2005) BZR1 is a transcriptional repressor with dual roles in brassinosteroid homeostasis and growth responses. Science 307: 1634-1638. |
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Wang, Z.Y. and He, J.X. (2004) Brassinosteroid signal transduction ¡V choices of signals and receptors. Trends in Plant Sci 9: 91-96. |
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He, J.X., Fujioka, S., Li, T.C., Kang, S.G., Seto, H., Takatsuto, S., Yoshida, S. and Jang, J.C. (2003) Sterols regulate development and gene expression in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 131: 1258-1269. |
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He J.X., Gendron, J.M., Yang, Y., Li, J. and Wang, Z.Y. (2002) The GSK3-like kinase BIN2 phosphorylates and destabilizes BZR1, a positive regulator of the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99: 10185-10190. |
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Wang Z.Y., Nakano, T., Gendron, J., He, J.X., Chen, M., Vafeados, D., Yang, Y., Fujioka, S., Yoshida, S., Asami, T. and Chory, J. (2002) Nuclear-localized BZR1 mediates brassinosteroid-induced growth and feedback suppression of brassinosteroid biosynthesis. Dev Cell 2: 505-513. |
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Wang, Y., Li, S.S., He, J.X. and Fu, J.R. (2001) Changes in activity of reactive-oxygen-scavenging enzymes in recalcitrant Wampee (Clausena lansium) seeds during desiccation. Acta Phytophysiol Sinica 27: 81-86. |
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He, J.X., An, L.Z., Lin, H.H. and Liang, H.G. (1999) Evidence for transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of protein synthesis in water-stressed wheat leaves: A quantitative analysis of messenger and ribosomal RNA. J Plant Physiol 155: 63-69. |
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He, J.X., Wei, Z.Q. and Liang, H.G. (1999) Effects of water stress on the cyanide-resistant respiration and the expression of the alternative oxidase gene in wheat seedlings. Acta Bot Sinica 41: 340-342. |
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He, J.X., Wei, Z.Q. and Liang, H.G. (1999) Effects of water stress on the operation and gene expression of the cyanide-resistant respiratory pathway in wheat. Science in China (Series C) 42: 300-306. |
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He, J.X., Zeng, N.Y., Yi, J. and Liang, H.G. (1999) Effects of low temperature on photochemical function and thylakoid protein composition in rice. Chinese J Rice Sci 13: 99-103. |
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Lin, H.H., He, J.X., Liang, H.G. and Du, L.F. (1999) Qualitative and quantitative differences in the LHCII between a chlorophyll-less mutant barley NYB and its wild type. J Plant Physiol 154: 152-156. |
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He, J.X. and Liang, H.G. (1998) Isolation of high quality RNA from plant tissues with low concentration of isothiocyanate guanidium. Prog Biochem Biophys 25: 379-381. |
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He, J.X., Wen, J.Q., Chong, K., and Liang, H.G. (1998) Changes in transcript levels of the chloroplast psbA and psbD genes during water stress in wheat leaves. Physiol Plant 102: 49-54. |
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Lin, H.H., He, J.X., Liang, H.G. and Du, L.F. (1998) Studies on the LHCII of a chlorophyll-less barley mutant. Acta Biochem Biophys Sinica 30: 530-532. |
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Fu, J.R., Yang, X.Q., Cheng, R.Z., He, J.X. and Song, Q.S. (1997) Heat stable proteins and their roles in desiccation tolerance in orthodox and recalcitrant seeds. In: R.H. Ellis et al. (eds), Basic and Applied Aspects of Seed Biology, pp. 705-713. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. |
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He, J.X. and Fu, J.R. (1996) Research progress in Lea proteins of seeds. Plant Physiol Communications 32: 241-246. |
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He, J.X., Wang, Y. and Fu, J.R. (1996) Isolation of recalcitrant seed DNA with improved cetylmethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method. Plant Physiol Communications 32: 208-210. |
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He, J.X., Wang, J. and Liang, H.G. (1995) Effects of water stress on photochemical function and protein metabolism of photosystem II in wheat leaves. Physiol Plant 93: 771-777. |
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Wang, B.X., He, J.X. and Huang, J.C. (1992) Non-stomatal factors that water stress inhibits photosynthetic rate in wheat leaves. Acta Phytophysiol Sinica 18: 77-84. |
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| Research
Grants |
Direct Grants of the Research Committee, CUHK |
| 2008-2009 |
Genetic screen for new signaling components in the brassinosteroid signal transduction pathway from Arabidopsis ¡V HK$80,000 (principal investigator) |
AoE Scheme ¡V Sustained funding for Center for Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology, CUHK |
| 2008-2010 |
Molecular and proteomic studies of drought and salt resistant genes in rice and soybean ¡V HK$1,200,000 (principal investigator) |
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