1988年北京农业大学获学士学位；1997年中国农业大学获硕士学位；2002年比利时安特卫普大学（UA-UIA）获博士学位；2003-2006年美国普度大学（Purdue University）做博士后；2006-2008年美国俄亥俄州立大学（OSU）/加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学(UBC)任研究助理。近年来在包括Current Biology, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology等著名国际学术期刊上发表多篇论文。

主要研究工作：

植物表皮发育和调控途径；植物细胞形态建成；细胞骨架与重力感应；作物表皮发育和逆境。

主持和参加的科研项目：

中国科院院创新工程重要方向性研究项目；

国家自然科学基金面上项目，科技部973项目；

国家转基因专项

研究论文（注*为通讯作者）：

2018

Qu XX, Yan M, Zou JJ, Jiang M, Yang KZ, Le J*. 2018. A2-type cyclin is required for the asymmetric entry division in rice stomatal development. J. Exp. Bot., 69: 3587-3599.

2016

Zou JJ, Zheng ZY, Xue S, Wang YR*, Le J*. 2016. The role of Arabidopsis Actin-Related Protein 3 in amyloplast sedimentation and polar auxin transport in root gravitropism. J. Exp. Bot., 67: 5325-5337.

Zou JJ, Zheng ZY, Xue S, Li HH, Wang YR, Le J. 2016. Arabidopsis Actin-Related Protein3 functions in amyloplast sedimentation and polar auxin transport in root gravitropism. Journal of Experimental Botany, doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw294.

2015

Wang HZ, Yang KZ, Zou JJ, Xie ZD, Morita M, Tasaka M, Friml J, Grotewold E, Beeckman T, Vanneste S, Sack F, Le J. 2015 Transcriptional regulation of PIN genes by FOUR LIPS and MYB88 during Arabidopsis root gravitropism. Nature Communications, 6:8822, doi: 10.1038/ncomms9822.

Chen Q, Liu Y, Maere S, Lee EK, Van Isterdael G, Xie ZD, Xuan W, Lucas J, Vassileva V, Kitakura S, Marhav P, Wabnik K, Geldner N, Benkov E, Le J, Fukaki H, Grotewold E, Li CY, Friml J, Sack F, Beeckman T, Vanneste S. 2015 A coherent transcriptional feed-forward motif model for mediating auxin-sensitive PIN3 expression during lateral root development. Nature Communications, 6:8821 doi: 10.1038/ncomms9821.

Zheng HQ, Han F, Le J. 2015. Higher plants in space: Microgravity perception, response, and adaptation. Microgravity Science and Technology, 6: 377-386.

Zheng ZY, Zou JJ, Li HH, Xue S, Wang YR, Le J. 2015. Microrheological insights into the dynamics of amyloplasts in root gravity-sensing cells. Molecular Plant, 8: 660-663.

Yang KZ, Jiang M, Wang M, Xue S, Zhu LL, Wang HZ, Zou JJ, Lee E, Sack F, Le J. 2015. Phosphorylation of serine 186 of bHLH transcription factor SPEECHLESS promotes stomatal development in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant, 8: 783-795.

Wang M, Yang KZ, Le J. 2015. Organ-specific effects of brassinosteroids on stomatal production coordinate with the action of too many mouths. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 57: 247-255.

2014

Yang KZ, Wang HZ, Shan X, Qu XX, Zou JJ and Le J. 2014. Requirement of A-type cyclin-dependent kinase and cyclins for the terminal division in the stomatal lineage of Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65: 2449-2461.

Yang KZ, Jiang M, Le J. 2014. A new loss-of-function allele 28y reveals a role of ARGONAUTE1 in limiting asymmetric division of stomatal lineage ground cell. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 56: 539-549.

Le J*, Liu XG, Yang KZ, Chen XL, Zou JJ, Wang HZ, Wang M, Vanneste S, Morita M, Tasaka M, Ding ZJ, Friml J, Beeckman T and Sack F*. 2014. Auxin transport and activity regulate stomatal patterning and development. Nature Communications, 5: 3090 doi: 10.1038/ncomms4090. (*Corresponding authors)

Le J, Zou J, Yang K and Wang M. 2014. Signaling to stomatal initiation and cell division. Frontiers in Plant Science, 5:297.

2010及以前

Kotchoni SO, Zakharova T, Mallery E, Le J, El-Assal S, Szymanski D .2009. The association of the Arabidopsis actin-related protein (ARP) 2/3 complex with cell membranes is linked to its assembly status, but not its activation. Plant Physiology 151：2095–2109

Basu D, Le J, Zakharova T, Mallery E, Szymanski D .2008. A SPIKE1 signaling complex controls actin-dependent cell morphogenesis through the heteromeric WAVE and ARP2/3 complexes. PNAS 105:4044-4049

Le J, Mallery E, Zhang C, Brankle S, Szymanski D .2006. Arabidopsis BRICK1 is an essential subunit of the WAVE complex that selectively stabilizes the Arp2/3 activator SCAR2. Current Biology16: 895-901

Basu D*, Le J* (*co-first author), El-Essal S, Huang S, Zhang C, Mallery E, Koliantz G, Staiger C, Szymanski D .2005. DISTORTED3/SCAR2 is a putative Arabidopsis WAVE complex subunit that activates Arp2/3 and is required for epidermal morphogenesis. Plant Cell 17: 502-524

El-Assal S, Le J, Basu D, Mallery E, Szymanski D .2004. DISTORTED2 encodes an ARPC2 subunit of the putative Arabidopsis ARP2/3 complex. Plant J38: 526-538 (cover photograph)

El-Assal S*, Le J* (*co-first author), Basu D, Mallery E, Szymanski D .2004.Arabidopsis GNARLED encodes a NAP125 homologue that positively regulates ARP2/3. Current Biology14: 1045-1049

Basu D, El-Assal S, Le J, Mallery E, Szymanski D .2004. Interchangeable functions of Arabidopsis PIROGI and the human WAVE complex subunit SRA1 during leaf epidermal development. Development 131: 4345-4355

Le J, El-Assal S, Basu D, Saad M, Szymanski D .2003. Requirements for Arabidopsis ATARP3 and ATARPP3 during epidermal development. Current Biology13: 1341-1347

Verbelen J-P, De Cnodder T, Le J, Vissenberg K, Baluska F .2006. The root apex of Arabidopsis thaliana consists of four distinct zones of growth activities. Plant Signaling & Behavior1: 6

Le J, Vandenbussche F, De Cnodder T, Van Der Straeten D, Verbelen J-P .2005. Cell elongation and microtubule behaviour in the Arabidopsis hypocotyl: responses to ethylene and auxin. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation24: 166-178

Smets R*, Le J* (*co-first author), Prinsen E, Verbelen J-P, Van Onckelen HA .2005. Cytokinin-induced hypocotyl elongation in light-grown Arabidopsis plants with inhibited ethylene action or indole-3-acetic acid transport. Planta 221: 39-47

Le J, Vandenbussche F, Van Der Straeten D, Verbelen J-P .2004. Position and cell type dependent microtubule reorientation characterizes the early response of the Arabidopsis root epidermis to ethylene. Physiologia Plantarum 121: 513-519

Vandenbussche F, Smalle J, Le J, et al. 2003.The Arabidopsis mutant alh1 illustrates a cross talk between ethylene and auxin. Plant Physiology 131: 1228-1238

Verbelen J-P, Le J, Vissenberg K .2003.The cytoskeleton, elongation and the control of elongation. Cell Biology International 27: 287-289

Le J, Vandenbussche F, Van Der Straeten D, Verbelen J-P .2001. In the early response of Arabidopsis roots to ethylene, cell elongation is up- and down regulated and uncoupled from differentiation. Plant Physiology 125: 519-522

Van Gestel K, Le J, Verbelen J-P .2001. A comparison of F-actin labeling methods for light microscopy in different plant specimens: multiple techniques supplement each other. Micron 32: 571-578

Verbelen J-P, Vissenberg K, Kerstens S, Le J .2001. Cell expansion in the epidermis: microtubules, cellulose orientation and wall loosening enzymes. J Plant Physiology158: 537-543

Le J, Wang Z, Zhang FS .1997. Effects of boron-deficiency on growth of cucumber seedlings as affected by low temperature and illumination. Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Sciences 3: 42-51 (in Chinese with English Abstract)

Wang X, Le J et al. 1993. Experimental investigation of RDI on high-density peach orchard. J Beijing Agri. Sci, Vol 6 (in Chinese)

Le J, Shi S .1992. Comparison of using efficiencies of several fertilizers in adjustment nutrition disorder on apple trees.J Beijing Agri Sci, supp. (in Chinese)

著作专著：

1. Verbelen J-P, Le J, Vissenberg K, De Cnodder T, Vandenbussche F, Sugimoto K, Van Der Straeten D. 2005. Microtubules and the control of cell elongation in Arabidopsis roots. In: The Plant Cytoskeleton: Functional Diversity and Biotechnological Implications (NATO Monograph), Eds: Y Blume, A Yemets, C Lloyd, IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2. Le J. 1994. Monitoring the leaching of nitrogen fertilizer caused by irrigation. In: Development of Orchard Management Practices of Efficient Irrigation and Maximum Yield Research and Development Program, Zeng Dechao & P.H. Jerie ed, (Beijing, Beijing Agri. University Press, in Chinese with English Abstract)

3. Le J. 1994. Introduction to soil parameters measurement. In: Management Practice Guide to RDI-HD Orchard, Zeng Dechao & P. H. Jerie ed (Beijing, Beijing Agri. University Press, in Chinese with English Abstract)