Xugang Li
Doctor, Group leader
Institute of Biology II,
University of Freiburg
Schänzlestr. 1
79104 Freiburg (Germany)
Phone: +49.761.203.2792
Fax: +49.761.203.2899
Email:
Education
PhD (2000) Genetics, Institute of Genetics,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Master (1997) Biology, Inner Mongolia University
Bachelor (1994) Biology, Inner Mongolia University
A. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Since 2007 Researcher assistant, Group leader, AG Palme, Institute
of Biology II, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
2002-2007 Postdoctor fellow, AG Palme, Institute of Biology II,
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
2001-2002 Postdoctor fellow, AG Palme, at the Max-Delbrück-
Laboratorium
1997-2000 PhD researcher, Institute of Genetics and Delopmental
Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards and Honors
University Scholarship (every term 1990－1994), award for moral, academic and physicial excellence
Guang Hua Scholarship (every year 1994－1997), award for excellent graduated
B. Selected peer-reviewed publications
1. Yu X, Pasternak T, Eiblmeier M, Ditengou F, Kochersperger P, Sun J, Wang H, Rennenberg H, Teale W, Paponov I, Zhou W, Li C, Li X*, and Palme K. (2013). Plastid-localized GR2-controlled glutathione redox status is essential for Arabidopsis root apical meristem maintenance. The Plant Cell. * corresponding author
2. Chen Q, Sun J, Zhai Q, Zhou W, Qi L, Xu L, Wang B, Chen R, Jiang H, Qi J, Li X, Palme K, and Li C. (2011). The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor MYC2 directly represses PLETHORA expression during jasmonate-mediated modulation of the root stem cell niche in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 23, 3335-3352.
3. Cui Y, Li X, Chen Q, He X, Yang Q, Zhang A, Yu X, Chen H, Liu N, Xie Q, Yang W, Zuo J, Palme K, Li W.(2010). BLOS1, a putative BLOC-1 subunit, interacts with SNX1 and modulates root growth in Arabidopsis. J Cell Sci. 123(Pt 21):3727-33
4. Sun J, Xu Y, Ye S, Jiang H, Chen Q, Liu F, Zhou W, Chen R, Li X, Tietz O, Wu X, Cohen JD, Palme K, Li C. (2009). Arabidopsis ASA1 is important for jasmonate-mediated regulation of auxin biosynthesis and transport during lateral root formation. Plant Cell 21, 1495-1511
5. Kharshiing, EV., Kumar, GP., Ditengou, FA., Li, X., Palme, K., R. Sharma (2009).The polycotyledon (pct1-2) mutant of tomato shows enhanced accumulation of PIN1 auxin transport facilitator protein. Plant Biology 12: 224–228.
6. Teale, WD., Ditengou, FA., Dovzhenko, AD., Li, X., Molendijk, AM., Ruperti, B., Paponov, I., Palme, K. (2008). Auxin as a model for the integration of hormonal signal processing and transduction. Mol Plant 1: 229-37.
7. Ditengou FA, Teale WD, Kochersperger P, Flittner KA, Kneuper I, van der Graaff , Nziengui H, Pinosa F, Li X, Nitschke R, Laux T, Palme K. (2008).
Mechanical induction of lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105, 18818-18823.
8. Qi J, Qian Q, Bu Q, Li S, Chen Q, Sun J, Liang W, Zhou Y, Chu C, Li X, Ren F, Palme K, Zhao B, Chen J, Chen M, Li C. (2008). Mutation of the rice Narrow leaf1 gene, which encodes a novel protein, affects vein patterning and polar auxin transport. Plant Physiol 147, 1947-1959
9. Men S, Boutté Y, Ikeda Y, Li X, Palme K, Stierhof YD, Hartmann MA, Moritz T, Grebe M. (2008). Sterol-dependent endocytosis mediates post- cytokinetic acquisition of PIN2 auxin efflux carrier polarity.Nat Cell Biol. 10, 237-244
10. Chen S, Li X, Liu X, Xu H, Meng K, Xiao G, Wei X, Wang F, Zhu Z. (2005) Green fluorescent protein as a vital elimination marker to easily screen marker- free transgenic progeny derived from plants co-transformed with a double T-DNA binary vector system. Plant Cell Rep 23, 625-631
11. Li X, Zhu Z, Feng D, Chang T, Liu X. (2001). Influnece of DNA methylation on transgene expression. Chinese Scence Bulletin 46, 1300-1303
12. Li X, Zhu Z, Xu J, Wu Q, Xu H. (2001)Isolation of pea matrix attachment region and study on its function in transgenic tobaccos. Science China 44,406 -408