• 姓      名:    杨维才
• 职      务:    遗传与发育生物学研究所所长
• 职      称:    研究员
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杨维才，博士，研究员，博士生导师 1984年兰州大学学士。1987年兰州大学硕士。1994年荷兰Wageningen大学博士。1996年美国Cold Spring Harbor实验室博士后，1996-2000年新加坡国立大学分子农业生物学院博士后。2000－2002年新加坡Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory高级科学家，植物生殖和棉花生物技术实验室主任。2003年加入中国科学院遗传与发育生物学研究所，2004年获中国科学院“百人计划”择优支持。2004年国家杰出青年科学基金获得者。

热忱欢迎有志从事植物生殖发育研究的青年报考硕士、博士或联系博士后工作。

发表论文1. Jia, P.F., Xue, Y., Li, H.J., Yang, W.C. (2018). Golgi-localized LOT regulates trans-Golgi network biogenesis and pollen tube growth. PNAS 115: 12307-123122.Li, H.J., Meng, J.G., and Yang, W.C. (2018). Multilayered signaling pathways for pollen tube growth and guidance. Plant Reprod 31, 31-41.3. Li, H.J.* and Yang, W.C.* (2018). Ligands switch model for pollen-tube integrity and burst. Trend Plant Sci 23: 369-372.4. van Velzena, R., Holmer, R., Bua, F., Rutten, L., van Zeijl, A., Liu, W., Santuari, L., Cao, Q., Sharma, T., Shen, D., Roswanjaya, Y., Wardhani, T.A.K., Kalhor, M.S., Jansen, J., van den Hoogen, J., Güng？r, B., Hartog, M., Hontelez, J., Verver, J., Yang, W.C., Schijlen, E., Repin, R., Schilthuizen, M., Schranz, M.E., Heidstra, R., Miyata, K., Fedorova, E., Kohlen, W., Bisseling, T., Smit, S., and Geurts, R. (2018). Comparative genomics of the nonlegume Parasponia reveals insights into evolution of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium symbioses. PNAS 115: E4700-E4709.5. Higashiyama, T., and Yang, W.C. (2017). Gametophytic pollen tube guidance: Attractant peptides, gametic controls, and receptors. Plant Physiology 173(1):112-121.6. Jia, P.F., Li, H.J., and Yang, W.C. (2017). Analysis of peroxisome biogenesis in pollen by confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In Plant Germline Development: Methods and Protocols (Ed. Anja Schmidt), PP. 173-180. Methods in Plant Molecular Biology 1669. Springer protocols.7. Jia, P.F., Li, H.J., and Yang, W.C. (2017). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study histology of pollen and pollen tubes. In Plant Germline Development: Methods and Protocols (Ed. Anja Schmidt), PP. 181-189. Methods in Plant Molecular Biology 1669. Springer Protocols.8. Yu, T.Y., Shi, D.Q., Jia, P.F., Tang, J., Li, H.J., Liu, J., and Yang WC. (2016). The Arabidopsis receptor kinase ZAR1 is required for zygote asymmetric division and its daughter cell fate. PLoS Genetics 12(3): e1005933.9. Wang, T., Liang, L., Xue, Y., Jia, P.F., Chen, W., Zhang, M.X., Wang, Y.C., Li, H.J.* and Yang, W.C.*(2016). A receptor heteromer mediates the male perception of female attractants in plants. Nature 531: 241-244.10. Li, H.*, and Yang W.C.* (2016). RLKs orchestrate the signaling in plant male-female interaction. Sci China Life Sci 59: 867-77.11. Zhou, J.M.*, and Yang, W.C.* (2016) Receptor-like kinases take center stage in plant biology. Sci China Life Sci 59: 863-6.12. Li, H.J., Zhu, S.S., Zhang, M.X., Wang, T., Liang, L., Xue, Y., Shi, D.Q., and Liu, J., Yang, W.C.* (2015). Arabidopsis CBP1 is a novel regulator of transcription initiation in central cell-mediated pollen tube guidance. Plant Cell 27: 2880-2893.13. Wang, J.Z., Li, H.J., Han, Z.F., Zhang, H.Q., Wang, T., Lin, G.Z., Chang, J.B., Yang, W.C.* and Chai, J.J*. (2015). Allosteric receptor activation by the plant peptide hormone phytosulfokine. Nature 525: 265-268.14. Yan, L.H., Wei, S.W., Wu, Y.R., Hu, R.L., Li, H.J., Yang, W.C, and Xie, Q. (2015). High-efficiency genome editing in Arabidopsis using YAO promoter-driven CRISPR/Cas9 system. Molecular Plant 8: 1820-1823.15. Chen, L.Y., Shi, D.Q., Zhang, W.J., Tang, Z.S., Liu, J., and Yang, W.C. (2015). The Arabidopsis alkaline ceramidase TOD1 is a key turgor pressure regulator in plant cells. Nature Communications 6: 6030.16. 6. Li, X.R., Li, H.J., Yuan, L., Liu, M., Shi, D.Q., Liu, J.,and Yang W.C. (2014). Arabidopsis DAYU/ABERRANT PEROXISOME MORPHOLOGY9 is a key regulator of peroxisome biogenesis and plays critical roles during pollen maturation and germination in planta. Plant Cell 26: 619-635.17. Liu, P., Qi, M., Wang, Y., Chang, M., Liu, C., Sun, M., Yang, W., and Ren, H. (2014). Arabidopsis RAN1 mediates seed development through its parental ratio by affecting the onset of endosperm cellularization. Molecular Plant 7: 1316–1328.18. Zhu, Y.N., Shi, D.Q., Ruan, M.B., Zhang, L.L., Meng, Z.H., Liu, J., and Yang, WC. (2013). Transcriptome analysis reveals crosstalk of responsive genes to multiple abiotic stresses in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). PLoS ONE 8: e80218.19. Cheung, A.Y., Palanivelu, R., Tang, W.H., Xue, H.W., and Yang, W.C. (2013). Pollen and plant reproduction biology: Blooming from east to west. Molecular Plant 6: 995–997.20. Wang, S.Q., Shi, D.Q., Long, Y.P., Liu, J., and Yang, W.C. (2012)GAMETOPHYTE DEFECTIVE 1, a putative subunit of RNases P/MRP, is essential for female gametogenesis and male competence in Arabidopsis.PLoS One 7: e33595.21. Li, H.J. and Yang, W.C. (2012). Emerging role of ER quality control in plant cell signal perception. Protein & Cell3: 10-16.22. Zhao, Y.T., Wang, M., Fu, S.X., Yang, W.C., Qi, C.K., and Wang, X.J. (2012).Small RNA profiling in two Brassica napus cultivars identifies microRNAs with oil production and developmental correlated expressions and new small RNA classes. 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