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State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Tel: 86-451-82191965
E-mail: weili2015@nefu.edu.cn
Official Personal Website: https://forestry.nefu.edu.cn/info/1911/12521.htm
Area of expertise: tree growth and development, drought stress, genetic engineering of trees
Selected Publications:
Zhao, J., Chen, Y., Dai, X., Su, L., Zhai, R., Sun, Y., Ji, P., Wang, H., Li, S., Zhou, C., Tobimatsu, Y., Umezawa, T., Chiang, V.L., and Li, W. (2026). PtrSHR1 coordinates vascular cambium proliferation and xylem lignin biosynthesis to regulate wood formation in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Cell. 38: koag091.
Gao, J., Wu, X., Zhai, R., Liu, H., Zhao J., Zhou, C., Li, S., and Li, W. (2025). Coordinated chromatin modifications mediated by AREB and MYB transcription factors sustain drought tolerance in Populus. Plant Physiol. 198: kiaf271.
Dai, X., Liu, J., and Li, W. (2025). Evolutionary dynamics of regulatory genes orchestrate secondary vascular innovation in Populus. New Phytol. 248: 2181–2183.
Ma, H., Su, L., Zhang, W., Sun, Y., Li, D., Li, S., Lin, Y.J. Zhou, C., and Li, W. (2025). Epigenetic regulation of lignin biosynthesis in wood formation. New Phytol. 245: 1589–1607.
Li, W., Lin, Y.J., Chen, Y.L., Zhou, C., Li, S., De Ridder, N., Oliveira, D.M., Zhang, L., Zhang, B., Wang, J.P., Xu, C., Fu, X., Luo, K., Wu, A.M., Demura, T., Lu, M.Z., Zhou, Y., Li, L., Umezawa, T., Boerjan, W., and Chiang, V.L. (2024). Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization. Mol. Plant 17: 112–140.
Zhang, B., Wang, Z., Dai, X., Gao, J., Zhao, J., Ma, R., Chen, Y., Sun, Y., Ma, H., Li, S., Zhou, C., Wang, J.P., and Li, W. (2024). A COMPASS histone H3K4 trimethyltransferase pentamer transactivates drought tolerance and growth/biomass production in Populus trichocarpa. New Phytol. 241: 1950–1972.
Dai, X., Zhai, R., Lin, J., Wang, Z., Meng, D., Li, M., Mao, Y., Gao, B., Ma, H., Zhang, B., Sun, Y., Li, S., Zhou, C., Lin, Y.J., Wang, J.P., Chiang, V.L., and Li, W. (2023). Cell-type-specific PtrWOX4a and PtrVCS2 form a regulatory nexus with a histone modification system for stem cambium development in Populus trichocarpa. Nat. Plants 9: 96–111.
Liu, H., Gao, J., Sun, J., Li, S., Zhang, B., Wang, Z., Zhou, C., Sulis, D.B., Wang, J.P., Chiang, V.L., and Li, W. (2022). Dimerization of PtrMYB074 and PtrWRKY19 mediates transcriptional activation of PtrbHLH186 for secondary xylem development in Populus trichocarpa. New Phytol. 234: 918–933.
Yu, J., Zhou, C., Li, D., Lin, Y.J., Wang, J.P., Chiang, V.L., and Li, W. (2022). A PtrLBD39-mediated transcriptional network regulates tension wood formation in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Commun. 3: 100250.
Wang, Z., Mao, Y., Guo, Y., Gao, J., Liu, X., Li, S., Lin, Y.J., Chen, H., Wang, J.P., Chiang, V.L., and Li, W. (2020). MYB transcription factor161 mediates feedback regulation of Secondary wall-associated NAC-Domain1 family genes for wood formation. Plant Physiol. 184: 1389–1406.
Li, S., Lin, Y.J., Wang, P., Zhang, B., Li, M., Chen, S., Shi, R., Tunlaya-Anukit, S., Liu, X., Wang, Z., Dai, X., Yu, J., Zhou, C., Liu, B., Wang, J.P., Chiang, V.L., and Li, W. (2019). The AREB1 transcription factor influences histone acetylation to regulate drought responses and tolerance in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Cell 31: 663–686.
Chen, H., Wang, J.P., Liu, H., Li, H., Lin, Y.J., Shi, R., Yang, C., Gao, J., Zhou, C., Li, Q., Sederoff, R.R., Li, W., and Chiang, V.L. (2019). Hierarchical transcription factor and chromatin binding network for wood formation in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Cell 31: 602–626.
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