Yu, Yu

Yu, Yu, Associate Professor

1995-1999: Fudan University, Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry;
1999-2002: Fudan University, Master’s degree in Biochemistry;
2002-2006: University of Strasbourg (France), Ph.D. in Cellular Molecular Biology;
Since 2007, she teaches in Fudan University as lecturer and associate professor.

Research Interests

By using integrated approaches combining biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and genetics, Dr. Yu works on the identification and characterization of epigenetic regulators involved in histone lysine methylation and recognition, and on the molecular mechanisms governing plant growth and development.

Awards

2007, Chenguang Program by Shanghai Education Development Foundation

Selected publications

Li C, Liu Y, Shen WH, Yu Y* and Dong A*. (2018) Chromatin-remodeling factor OsINO80 is involved in regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis and is crucial for rice plant growth and development. J Integr Plant Biol. 60(2):144-159.
Liu B, Wei G, Shi J, Jin J, Shen T, Ni T, Shen WH, Yu Y*, Dong A*. (2016) SET DOMAIN GROUP 708, a histone H3 lysine 36-specific methyltransferase, controls flowering time in rice. New Phytol. 210(2):577-88.
Jin J, Shi J, Liu B, Liu Y, Huang Y, Yu Y*, Dong A*. (2015) MRG702, a reader protein of H3K4me3 and H3K36me3, is involved in brassinosteroid-regulated growth and flowering time control in rice. Plant Physiol. 168(4):1275-85.
Bu Z^†, Yu Y^†, Li Z^†, Liu Y, Jiang W, Huang Y, Dong A*. (2014) Regulation of Arabidopsis flowering by the histone mark readers MRG1/2 via interaction with CONSTANS to modulate FT expression. PLoS Genet. 10(9):e1004617.
Chen N, Zhou W, Wang Y, Dong A, Yu Y*. (2014) Polycomb group histone methyltransferase CLF is required for proper somatic recombination in Arabidopsis. J Integr Plant Biol. 56(6):550-558.
Sui P, Jin J, Ye S, Mu C, Gao J, Feng H, Shen WH, Yu Y*, Dong A*. (2012) H3K36 methylation is critical for brassinosteroid-regulated plant growth and development in rice. Plant J. 70(2):340-7.