YANG Jianping

Dr. Yang Jianping

Professor

Address: 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District Beijing, 100081, China

Tel: +86-10-8210 5859

Fax: +86-10-8210 5859

Email: yangjianping02@caas.cn

Education Background

Jianping Yang, a plant developmental biologist by training, received his BSc degree in Agronomy (1983) from the Henan Agricultural University, China, his MS degree in Agronomy (1990) from Henan Agricultural University, China and his PhD in Agronomy (1993) from Zhejiang University, China. He also had two periods of postdoctoral training at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University (20002-2006) and at the Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2000-2002).

Research Area

He is a project investigator on plant developmental biology. His lab focuses on (1) light signaling and shade avoidance in model plant Arabidopsis; (2) clonings and functional analyses of phytochromes and crytochromes in wheat and maize; (3) crop improvement through modification light signaling pathway.

Publications

Zheng X, Wu S, Zhai H, Zhou P, Song M, Su L, Xi Y, Li Z, Cai Y, Meng F, Yang L, Wang H, Yang J*. (2013). Arabidopsis Phytochrome B Promotes SPA1 Nuclear Accumulation to Repress Photomorphogenesis under Far-Red Light. Plant Cell 25: 115–133.

Zhou P, Song M, Yang Q, Su L, Hou P, Guo L, Zheng X, Xi Y, Meng F, Xiao Y, Yang L, Yang J*. (2014). Both PAR1 and PAR2 Promote Seedling Photomorphogenesis in Multiple Light Signaling Pathways. Plant Physiology 164: 841–852.

Yang J, Lin R, Sullivan J, Hoecker U, Liu B, Xu L, Deng XW, Wang H*. (2005). Light regulates COP1-mediated degradation of HFR1, a transcription factor essential for light signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 17: 804?821.

Yang J, Lin R, Hoecker U, Liu B, Xu L, Wang H*. (2005). Repression of light signaling by Arabidopsis SPA1 involves post-translational regulation of HFR1 protein accumulation. Plant Journal 43: 131?141.

Yang J, Wang H*. (2006). The central coiled-coil domain and carboxyl-terminal WD-repeat domain of Arabidopsis SPA1 are responsible for mediating repressing of light signaling. Plant Journal 47: 564?576.

Academic membership:

American Society of Plant Biologists