Youzhi Ma
Youzhi Ma
Head of the Research Group of Wheat Molecular Breeding
Center for Crop Genomics & Molecular Design
Institute of Crop Sciences
No.12 Zhongguancun South Street
Beijing, 100081, China
Tel:86-10-82109718
Fax:86-10-82108789
Email:mayouzhi@caas.cn
Educations
- 1991-94: Ph.D. awarded 1994. Tottori University, Tottori city, Japan
- 1989-91: MS awarded 1986. Tottori University, Tottori city, Japan
- 1982-86: BS awarded 1986. Department of Agronomy, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun city, Jilin, China
Working Experience
- 1995-now, Managing director, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Research Interests
- Plant stress genetic engineering.
Academic Qualifications
- In 2011, Dr. Ma was honored as the “National Outstanding Agricultural Research Talent” due to his great contribution in the related field.
Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)
Chen Zhu, Chen Ming., Xu Zhao-shi, Li Lian-cheng, Chen Xue-ping, Ma You-zhiCharacteristics and Expression Patterns of the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) Gene Superfamily of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.),PLoS ONE 9: e101136. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101136
Xiao-Yu Cui, Yong-Tao Du, Jin-dong Fu, Tai-Fei Yu, Chang-Tao Wang, Ming Chen, Jun Chen, You-Zhi Ma*, Zhao-Shi Xu. Wheat CBL-interacting protein kinase 23 positively regulates drought stress and ABA responses. BMC Plant Biology.2018,18: 93
Pan-Pan Lu, Tai-Fei Yu, Wei-Lun Zheng, Ming Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Jun Chen,Yuozhi-Ma, Ya-Jun Xi and Zhao-shi Xu. The wheat Bax Inhibitor-1 protein interacts with an aquaporin TaPIP1 and enhances disease resistance in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018. 9: 20
Dong-bei Xu, Shi-qing Gao, Ya-nan Ma, Xiao-ting Wang, Lu Feng, Lian-cheng Li, Zhao-shi Xu, Yao-feng Chen, Ming Chen, and You-zhi Ma,The G-protein subunit AGB1 promotes hypocotyl elongation through inhibiting transcription activation function of BBX21 in Arabidops. Molecular Plant. 2017, 10, 1206–1223
Shu-Ping Zhao†, Zhao-Shi Xu†, Wei-Jun Zheng, Wan Zhao, Yan-Xia Wang, Tai-Fei Yu, Ming Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Dong-Hong Min, You-Zhi Ma, Shou-Cheng Chai,* and Xiao-Hong Zhang,* Genome-wide analysis of the RAV gene family in soybean. Frontiers in Plant Science,2017. 8: 905.
Tai-Fei Yu1,†, Zhao-Shi Xu1,†,*, Jin-Kao Guo2, Yan-Xia Wang2, Brian Abernathy3, Jin-Dong Fu1, Xiao Chen1, Yong-Bin Zhou1, Ming Chen1, Xing-Guo Ye1 and You-Zhi Ma1*. Improved drought tolerance in wheat plants overexpressing a synthetic bacterial cold shock protein gene SeCspA. Scientific Reports. 2017, 7:44050
Qiyan Jiang, Fengjuan Niu, Xianjun Sun, Zheng Hu, Xinhai Li, Youzhi Ma, Hui Zhang. RNA-seq analysis of unintended effects in transgenic wheat overexpressing the transcription factor GmDREB1. The crop journal. 2017, 5: 207-218
XIE Li-na, CHEN Ming, MIN Dong-hong, FENG Lu, XU Zhao-shi, ZHOU Yongbin, XU Dong-bei, LI Lian-cheng, MA You-zhi , ZHANG Xiao-hong. The NAC-like transcription factor SiNAC110 in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) confers tolerance to drought and high salt stress through an ABA independent signaling pathway. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.2016,15: 60345-7
Jia-Ming Liu, Juan-Ying Zhao, Pan-Pan Lu, Ming Chen, Chang-Hong Guo, Zhao-Shi Xu* and You-Zhi Ma. The E-subgroup Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein family in Arabidopsis thaliana and confirmation of the responsiveness PPR96 to abiotic stresses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2016,DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.0
Weiwei Li,Ming Chen†2, hui Wang3, Liqin Hu, Malcolm J. Hawkesford4, Li Zhong2, hu Chen5, Zhaoshi Xu2, Liancheng Li2,Yongbin Zhou2, You-Zhi Ma*Genome-wide analysis of autophagy-associated genes in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) and characterization of the function of SiATG8a in conferring tolerance to nitrogen starvation in rice,BMC Genomics, 2016, 17:797
He GuanHua ; Xu JiYuan ; Wang YanXia ; Liu JiaMing ; Li PanSong ; Chen Ming ; Ma YouZhi ; Xu ZhaoShi,Drought-responsive WRKY transcription factor genes TaWRKY1 and TaWRKY33 from wheat confer drought and/or heat resistance in Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology,2016, 16(116): 23
Xiu-Dao Yu, Zong-Cai Liu, Si-Liang Huang, Zhi-Qin Chen, Yong-Wei, Sun, Peng-Fei Duan, You-Zhi Ma*and Lan-Qin Xia*, RNAi-mediated plant protection against aphids, Pest Manag Sci .2016, 72 (6) :1090-1098
Cao Xinyou, Chen Xueyan, Liu Yangna, Xu Zhaoshi, Li Liancheng, Zhou Yongbin, Liu Jianjun, Zhao Zhendong, Chen Ming, Ma Youzhi, An iNTT system for the large-scale screening of differentially expressed, nuclear-targeted proteins: cold-treatment-induced nucleoproteins in Rye (Secale cereale L.),BMC Genomics, 2016, 17(1): 189.
Zhi-Juan Feng†, Guan-Hua He†, Wei-Jun Zheng, Pan-Pan Lu, Ming Chen1, Ya-Ming Gong, You-Zhi Ma*and Zhao-Shi Xu*,Foxtail millet NF-Y families: genome-wide survey and evolution analyses identified two functional genes important in abiotic stresses. Frontiers in Plant Science,,DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01142
Zhi-Juan Feng, Zhao-Shi Xu*, Jiutong Sun, Lian-Cheng Li, Ming Chen, Guang-Xiao Yang, Guang-Yuan H2 and You-Zhi Ma*, Investigation of the ASR family in foxtail millet and the role of ASR1 in drought/oxidative stress tolerance. Plant cell Reports., 2016,(35): 115–128
Wei-wei Li , Ming Chen , Li Zhong , Jia-ming Liu , Zhao-shi Xu , Lian-cheng Li,Yong-Bin Zhou, Chang-Hong Guo , You-Zhi Ma.Overexpression of the autophagy-related gene SiATG8a from foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) confers tolerance to both nitrogen starvation and drought stress in Arabidopsis.Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 468 (2015) 800-806
Li Zhong, Dandan Chen, Donghong Min, Weiwei Li, Zhaoshi Xu,Yongbin Zhou, Liancheng Li, Ming Chen, Youzhi Ma. AtTGA4, a bZIP transcription factor, confers drought resistance by enhancing nitrate transport and assimilation in Arabidopsis thaliana, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2015,457:433-439
Dong-bei Xu, Ming Chen, Ya-nan Ma, Zhao-shi Xu, Lian-cheng Li, Yao-feng Chen, You-zhi Ma. A G-Protein β Subunit, AGB1, Negatively Regulates the ABA Response and Drought Tolerance by Down-Regulating AtMPK6-Related Pathway in Arabidopsis. PLOS ONE,2015,10(1): 1932-6203
MA Ya-nan, CHEN Ming, XU Dong-bei, FANG Guang-ning, WANG Er-hui, GAO Shi-qing, XU Zhao-shi, LI Lian-cheng, ZHANG Xiao-hong, MIN Dong-hong and MA You-zhi,G Protein β Subunit AGB1 Positively Regulates Salt Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis,Journal of Integrative Agriculture,2015,14(2): 2095-3119
ABI-like transcription factor gene TaABL1 from wheat improves multiple abiotic stress tolerances in transgenic plants. Dong-Bei Xu & Shi-Qing Gao & You-Zhi Ma & Zhao-Shi Xu & Chang-Ping Zhao ,Yi-Miao Tang & Xue-Yin Li & Lian-Cheng Li & Yao-Feng Chen & Ming Chen. Funct Integr Genomics,DOI 10.1007/s10142-014-0394-z
Chen Zhu, Chen Ming., Xu Zhao-shi, Li Lian-cheng, Chen Xue-ping, Ma You-zhi.Characteristics and Expression Patterns of the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) Gene Superfamily of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.),PLoS ONE 9: e101136. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101136
Ming Chen, Liying Sun, Hongya Wu, Jiong Chen, Youzhi MaXiaoxiang Zhang, Lipu Du, Shunhe Cheng, Boqiao Zhang, Xingguo Ye, Junlan Pang, Xinmei Zhang, Liancheng Li, Ida B. Andika, Jianping Chen andHuijun Xu. Durable field resistance to wheat yellow mosaic virus in transgenic wheat containing the antisense virus polymerase gene,Plant Biotechnology Journal,,2014,12:447–456
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