Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nanxincun 20, Fragrant Hill,
Beijing 100093, China
Tel: +86-10-62836517; Fax: +86-10-82594821
E-mail: chongk@ibcas.ac.cn
http://kclab.ibcas.ac.cn/index.htm
Area of expertise: Floral development; flowering; gene regulation; hormones; molecular biology; root development
Co-editor until: Dec. 31, 2010

• Ma Q, Dai X, Xu Y, Guo J, Liu Y, Chen N, Xiao J, Zhang D, Xu Z, Zhang X, Chong K (2009) Enhanced tolerance to chilling stress in OsMYB3R-2 transgenic rice is mediated by alteration in cell cycle and ectopic expression of stress genes. Plant Physiol. 150, 244-256.
• Wang L, Wang Z, Xu Y, Joo SH, Kim SK, Xue Z, Xu Z, Wang Z, Chong K (2009) OsGSR1 is involved in crosstalk between gibberellins and brassinosteroids in rice. Plant J. 57, 498-510.
• Xing L, Li J, Xu Y, Xu Z, Chong K (2009) Phosphorylation modification of wheat lectin VER2 is associated with vernalization-induced O-GlcNAc signaling and intracellular motility. PLoS ONE 4, e4854.
• Zhou J, Li F, Wang JL, Ma Y, Chong K, Xu YY (2009) Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor from wild rice (OrbHLH2) improves tolerance to salt- and osmotic stress in Arabidopsis. J. Plant Physiol. 166, 1296-1306.
• Han Y, Cao H, Jiang J, Xu Y, Du J, Wang X, Yuan M, Wang Z, Xu Z, Chong K (2008) Rice ROOT ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATED1 binds the proteasome subunit RPT4 and is degraded in a D-box and proteasome-dependent manner. Plant Physiol. 148, 843-855.
• Wang L, Xu Y, Zhang C, Ma Q, Joo SH, Kim SK, Xu Z, Chong K (2008) OsLIC, a novel CCCH-type zinc finger protein with transcription activation, mediates rice architecture via brassinosteroids signaling. PLoS ONE 3, 1-12.
• Liu HL, Dai XY, Xu YY, Chong K (2007) Over-expression of OsUGE-1 altered raffinose level and tolerance to abiotic stress but not morphology in Arabidopsis. J. Plant Physiol. 164, 1384-1390.
• Jiang JF, XuYY, ChongKang (2007) Overexpression of OsJAC1, a lectin gene, suppresses the coleoptile and stem elongation in rice. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 49, 230-237.
• Jiang JF, Li JH, Xu YY, Han Y, Bai Y, Xu ZH, Chong K (2007) RNAi knockdown of Oryza sativa root meander curling gene led to altered root development and coiling which were mediated by jasmonic acid signalling in rice. Plant Cell Environ. 30, 690-699.
• Wang X, Zhang Y, Ma Q, Zhang Z, Xue Y, Bao S, Chong K (2007) SKB1-mediated symmetric dimethylation of histone H4R3 controls flowering time in Arabidopsis. EMBO J. 26, 1934-1941.
• Liu K, Wang L, Xu Y, Chen N, Ma Q, Li F, Chong K (2007) Overexpression of OsCOIN, a putative cold inducible zinc Wngerprotein, increased tolerance to chilling, salt and drought,and enhanced proline level in rice. Planta 226, 1007-1016.
• Liu HL, Xu YY, Xu ZH, Chong K (2007) A rice YABBY gene, OsYABBY4, preferentially expresses in developing vascular tissue. Dev. Genes Evol. 217, 629-637.
• Chong K, Zhuang X (2007) ARF-GTPase as a molecular switch for polar auxin transport mediated by vesicle trafficking in root development. Plant Signal. Behav. 2, 101-102.
• Wang L, Xu YY, Li J, Powell RA, Xu ZH, Chong K (2007) Transgenic rice plants ectopically expressing AtBAK1 are semi-dwarfed and hypersensitive to 24-epibrassinolide. J. Plant Physiol. 164, 655-664.
• Dai X, Xu Y, Ma Q, Xu W, Wang T, Xue Y, Chong K (2007) Overexpression of an R1R2R3 MYB gene, OsMYB3R-2, increases tolerance to freezing, drought, and salt stress in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 143, 1-13.
• Bai MY, Zhang LY, Gampala SS, Zhu SW, Song WY, Chong K, Wang ZY (2007) Functions of OsBZR1 and 14-3-3 proteins in brassinosteroid signaling in rice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 13839-13844.
• Zhuang X, Jiang J, Li J, Ma Q, Xu Y, Xue Y, Xu Z, Chong K (2006) Over-expression of OsAGAP, an ARF-GAP, interferes with auxin influx, vesicle trafficking and root development. Plant J. 48, 581-591.
• Jiang JF, Han Y, Xing LJ, Xu YY, Xu ZH, Chong K (2006) Cloning and expression of a novel cDNA encoding a mannose-specific jacalin-related lectin from Oryza sativa. Toxicon 47, 133-139.
• Li CJ , Liang Y, Chen CB, Li JH, Xu YY, Xu ZH, Ma H, Chong K (2006) Cloning and expression analysis of TSK1, a wheat SKP1 homologue, and functional comparison with Arabidopsis ASK1 in male meiosis and auxin signalling. Funct. Plant Biol. 33, 381-390.
• Wu C, Ma Q, Yam KM, Cheung MY, Xu Y, Han T, Lam HM, Chong K (2006) In situ expression of the GmNMH7 gene is photoperiod-dependent in a unique soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) flowering reversion system. Planta 223, 725-735.
• Wang L, Xu YY, Ma QB, Li D, Xu ZH, Chong K (2006) Heterotrimeric G protein alpha subunit is involved in rice brassinosteroid response. Cell Res. 16, 916-922.
• Wang X, Xu Y, Han Y, Bao S, Du J, Yuan M, Xu Z, Chong K (2006) Overexpression of RAN1 in rice and Arabidopsis alters primordial meristem, mitotic progress and sensitivity to auxin. Plant Physiol. 140, 91-101.
• Wang Z, Liang Y, Li C, Xu Y, Lan L, Zhao D, Chen C, Xu Z, Xue Y, Chong K (2005) Microarray analysis of gene expression involved in anther development in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Mol. Biol. 58, 721-737.
• Xu YY, Wang XM, Li J, Li JH, Wu JS, Walker JC, Xu ZH, Chong K (2005) Activation of the WUS gene induces ectopic initiation of floral meristems on mature stem surface in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol. Biol. 57, 773-784.
• Chen CB, Xu YY, Ma H, Chong K (2005) Cell biological characterization of male meiosis and pollen development in rice (Oryza sativa L.). J. Integr. Plant Biol. 47, 734-744.
• Zhuang XL, Xu YY, Chong K, Lan LF, XueYB, Xu ZH (2005) OsAGAP, an ArfGAP from rice, regulates root development dependent mediated by auxin in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Environ. 28, 147-156.
• Xu ML, Jiang JF, Ge L, Xu YY, Chen H, Zhao Y, Bi YR, Wen JQ, Chong K (2005) FPF1 transgene leads to altered flowering time and root development in rice. Plant Cell Rep. 24, 79-85.
• Han Y, Jiang JF, Liu HL, Ma QB, Xu WZ, Xu YY, Xu ZH, Chong K (2005) Overexpression of OsSIN, encoding a novel small protein, causes short internodes in Oryza sativa. Plant Sci. 169, 487-495.
• Han Y, Wang X, Jiang J, Xu Y, Xu Z, Chong K (2005) Biochemical character of the purified OsRAA1, a novel rice protein with GTP binding activity, and its expression pattern in Oryza sativa. J. Plant Physiol. 162, 1057-1063.