Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Dr. Changxian Yang
Contact Address: No. 699 Binhu Road, Fangzi District, Weifang, Shandong, China
Email: changxian.yang@pku-iaas.edu.cn
Education
2004.09-2011.06, PhD in Olericulture, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
2000.09-2004.06, BS in Horticulture, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Working Experience
Jan 2023 – now, Researcher, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, China
July 2011 – Dec 2022, Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Aug 2017 – Aug 2019, Visiting Scholar/Post Doc, Michigan State University, USA
Research Interests
l Collection and evaluation of tomato germplasm resource
l Gene discovery and allele mining for tomato fruit development and quality
l Germplasm creation and genetic improvement of tomato
Selected Publications
Xie Q, Xiong C, Yang Q, Zheng F, Larkin RM, Zhang J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Ouyang B, Lu Y, Ye J, Ye Z*, Yang C*. A novel regulatory complex mediated by Lanata (Ln) controls multicellular trichome formation in tomato. New Phytol, 2022, 236: 2294-2310
Zheng F, Cui L, Li C, Xie Q, Ai G, Wang J, Yu H, Wang T, Zhang J, Ye Z, Yang C*. Hair (H) interacts with SlZFP8-like to regulate the initiation and elongation of trichomes by modulating SlZFP6 expression in tomato. J Exp Bot, 2021, erab417.
Yang Q#, Wan X#, Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Wang T, Yang C*, Ye Z*. The loss of function of HEL, which encodes a cellulose synthase interactive protein, causes helical and vine-like growth of tomato. Hortic Res,2020, 7:180
Xiong C, Xie Q, Yang Q, Sun P, Gao S, Li H, Zhang J, Wang T, Ye Z, Yang C*. WOOLLY, interacting with MYB transcription factor MYB31, regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis by modulating CER6 expression in tomato. Plant J, 2020, 103: 323–337
Liao X#, Wang J# (co-first author), Zhu S, Xie Q, Wang L, Yu H, Ye Z, Yang C*. Transcriptomic and functional analyses uncover the regulatory role of lncRNA000170 in tomato multicellular trichome formation. Plant J, 2020, 104: 18–29
Xie Q, Gao Y, Li J, Yang Q, Qu X, Li H, Zhang J, Wang T, Ye Z*, Yang C*. The HD-Zip IV transcription factor SlHDZIV8 controls multicellular trichome morphology by regulating the expression of Hairless-2. J Exp Bot, 2020, 71:7132-7145
Chang J, Yu T, Yang Q, Li C, Xiong C, Gao S, Xie Q, Zheng F, Li H, Tian Z, Yang C*, Ye Z*. Hair, encoding a single C2H2 zinc-finger protein, regulates multicellular trichome formation in tomato. Plant J, 2018, 96(1):90-102
Chang J, Yu T, Gao S, Xiong C, Xie Q, Li H, Ye Z, Yang C*. Fine mapping of the dialytic gene that controls multicellular trichome formation and stamen development in tomato. Theor Appl Genet, 2016, 129: 1531-1539
Yang C, Ye Z*. Trichomes as models for studying plant cell differentiation. Cell Mol Life Sci, 2013, 70：1937-1948
Yang C, Li H, Zhang J, Luo Z, Gong P, Zhang C, Li J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Lu Y, Ye Z*. A regulatory gene induces trichome formation and embryo lethality in tomato. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2011, 108: 11836–11841
Yang C, Li H, Zhang J, Wang T, Ye Z*. Fine-mapping of the woolly gene controlling multicellular trichome formation and embryonic development in tomato. Theor Appl Genet, 2011, 123: 625–633
Honorables and Awards
National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2014
The First Prize of Hubei Province Natural Science Papers, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2012
Hubei Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2012