J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Li-Jia Qu

College of Life Sciences
Peking University
Beijing 100871, P. R. China
Tel: +86 10 6275 3018; Fax: +86 10 6275 3339
E-mail: qulj@pku.edu.cn
http://www.bio.pku.edu.cn/teacher_dis_oa.php?cid=146&&teaid=52
Area of expertise: Auxin methylation; cell cycle regulation; circadian; pathogen resistance; plant Hormones; plant leaf development; transcription factor
Editor until: Dec. 31, 2023

Selected Publications:

Zhu, D.L., Mao, F., Tian, Y.C., Lin, X.Y., Gu, L.F., Gu, H.Y., Qu, L.J., Wu, Y.F., and Wu, Z. (2020). The features and regulation of co-transcriptional splicing in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plant 13: 278–294.

Barsh, G.S., Copenhaver, G.P., Kohler, C., and Qu, L.J. (2020). Kingdom come. PloS Genet. 16.

Zhong, S., Liu, M.L., Wang, Z.J., Huang, Q.P., Hou, S.Y., Xu, Y.C., Ge, Z.X., Song, Z.H., Huang, J.Y., Qiu, X.Y., Shi, Y.H., Xiao, J.Y., Liu, P., Guo, Y.L., Dong, J., Dresselhaus, T., Gu, H.Y., and Qu, L.J. (2019). Cysteine-rich peptides promote interspecific genetic isolation in Arabidopsis. Science 364: eaau9564.

Zhong, S., and Qu, L.J. (2019). Peptide/receptor-like kinase-mediated signaling involved in male-female interactions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 51: 7–14.

Ge, Z.X., Cheung, A.Y., and Qu, L.J. (2019). Pollen tube integrity regulation in flowering plants: Insights from molecular assemblies on the pollen tube surface. New Phytologist 222: 687–693.

Ge, Z.X., Dresselhaus, T., and Qu, L.J. (2019). How CrRLK1L receptor complexes perceive RALF signals. Trends in Plant Science 24: 978–981.

Ge, Z.X., Zhao, Y.L., Liu, M.C., Zhou, L.Z., Wang, L.L., Zhong, S., Hou, S.Y., Jiang, J.H., Liu, T.X., Huang, Q.P., Xiao, J.Y., Gu, H.Y., Wu, H.M., Dong, J., Dresselhaus, T., Cheung, A.Y., and Qu, L.J. (2019). LLG2/3 are co-receptors in BUPS/ANX-RALF signaling to regulate Arabidopsis pollen tube integrity. Curr. Biol. 29: 3256-3265.

Zhang, S.M., Li, C., Zhou, Y.Y., Wang, X.J., Li, H., Feng, Z.Y., Chen, H.D., Qin, G.J., Jin, D., Terzaghi, W., Gu, H.Y., Qu, L.J., Kang, D.M., Deng, X.W., and Li, J.G. (2018). TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 Is a key component of phytochrome A signaling. Plant Cell 30: 835–852.

He, S., Sun, Y., Yang, Q., Zhang, X., Huang, Q., Zhao, P., Sun, M., Liu, J., Qian, W., Qin, G., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2017). A novel imprinted gene NUWA controls mitochondrial function in early seed development in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genet. 13: e1006553.

Hao, L., Liu, J., Zhong, S., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2016). AtVPS41-mediated endocytic pathway is essential for pollen tube-stigma interaction in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 113: 6307–6312.

Hou, Y., Guo, X., Cyprys, P., Zhang, Y., Bleckmann, A., Cai, L., Huang, Q., Luo, Y., Gu, H., Dresselhaus, T., Dong, J., and Qu, L.J. (2016). Maternal ENODLs are required for pollen tube reception in Arabidopsis. Curr. Biol. 26: 2343–2350.

Wu, Z., Zhu, D., Lin, X., Miao, J., Gu, L., Deng, X., Yang, Q., Sun, K., Zhu, D., Cao, X., Tsuge, T., Dean, C., Aoyama, T., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2016). RNA-binding proteins RZ-1B and RZ-1C play critical roles in regulating pre-mRNA splicing and gene expression during development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 28: 55–73.

Zhang, H., Lin, X., Han, Z., Qu, L.J., and Chai, J. (2016). Crystal structure of PXY-TDIF complex reveals a conserved recognition mechanism among CLE peptide-receptor pairs. Cell Res. 26: 543–555.

Zhang, H., Lin, X., Han, Z., Wang, J., Qu, L.J., and Chai, J. (2016). SERK family receptor-like kinases function as a co-receptor with PXY for plant vascular development. Mol. Plant 9: 1406–1414.

Lin, Q., Ogashi, Y., Kato, M., Tsuge, T., Gu, H., Qu, L.J., and Aoyama, T. (2015). GLABRA2 targets basic Helix-loop-helix transcription factor genes to robustly suppress root hair development. Plant Cell 27: 2894–2906.

Qu, L.J., Li, L., Lan, Z., and Dresselhaus, T. (2015). Peptide signaling during the pollen tube journey and double fertilization. J Exp. Bot. 66: 5139–5150.

Li, R., Li, J., Li, S., Qin, G., Novák, O., Pěnčík, A., Ljung, K., Aoyama, T., Liu, J., Murphy, A., Gu, H., Tsuge, T., and Qu, L.J. (2014). ADP1 affects plant architecture by regulating local auxin biosynthesis, PLoS Genet. 10: e1003954.

Zhu, D., Wu, Z., Cao, G., Li, J., Wei, J., Tsuge, T., Gu, H., Aoyama, T., and Qu, L.J. (2014). TRANSLUCENT GREEN, an ERF family transcription factor, controls water balance in Arabidopsis by activating the expression of aquaporin genes. Mol. Plant 7: 601–615.

Yang, Y., Ou, B., Zhang, J., Si, W., Gu, H., Qin, G., and Qu, L.J. (2014). Arabidopsis mediator subunit MED16 regulates iron homeostasis by associating with EIN3/EIL1 through subunit MED25. Plant J 7: 838–851.

Li, R., Li, J., Li, S., Qin, G., Novak, O., Pencik, A., Ljung, K., Aoyama, T., Liu, J., Murphy, A., Gu, H., Tsuge, T., and Qu, L.J. (2014). ADP1 affects plant architecture by regulating local auxin biosynthesis. PLoS Genet. 10: e1003954.

Miao, J., Guo, D., Zhang, J., Huang, Q., Qin, G., Zhang, X., Wan, J., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2013). Targeted mutagenesis in rice using CRISPR-Cas system. Cell Res. 23: 1233–1236.

Liu, J., Zhong, S., Guo, X., Hao, L., Wei, X., Huang, Q., Hou, Y., Shi, J., Wang, C., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2013). Membrane-bound RLCKs LIP1 and LIP2 are essential male factors controlling male-female attraction in Arabidopsis. Curr. Biol. 23: 993–998.

Tao, Q., Guo, D., Wei, B., Zhang, F., Pang, C., Jiang, H., Zhang, J., Wei, T., Gu, H., Qu, L.J. , and Qin, G. (2013). The TIE1 transcriptional repressor links TCP transcription factors withTOPLESS/TOPLESS-RELATED corepressors and modulates leaf development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 25: 421–437.

Wang, Y., Hou, Y., Gu, H., Kang, D., Chen, Z., Liu, J., and Qu, L.J. (2012). The Arabidopsis APC4 subunit of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) is critical for both female gametogenesis and embryogenesis. Plant J 69: 227–240.

Wu, R., Li, S., He, S., Wassmann, F., Yu, C., Qin, G., Schreiber, L., Qu, L.J., and Gu, H. (2011). CFL1, a WW domain protein, regulates cuticle development by modulating the function of HDG1, a class IV homeodomain transcription factor, in rice and Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 23: 3392–3411.

Luo, Y., Qin, G., Zhang, J., Liang, Y., Song, Y., Zhao, M., Tsuge, T., Aoyama, T., Liu, J., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2011). D-myo-inositol-3-phosphate affects phosphatidylinositol-mediated endomembrane function in Arabidopsis and is essential for auxin-regulated embryogenesis. Plant Cell 23: 1352–1372.

Ou, B., Yin, K., Liu, S., Yang, Y., Gu, T., Hui, J.M.W., Zhang, L., Miao, J., Kondou, Y., Matsui, M., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2011). A high-through screening system for Arabidopsis transcription factors and its application to Med25-dependent transcriptional regulation. Mol. Plant 4: 546–555.

Hou, X., Li, L., Peng, Z., Wei, B., Tang, S., Ding, M., Liu, J., Zhang, F., Zhao, Y., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2010). A platform of high-density INDEL/CAPS markers for map-based cloning in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 63: 880–888.

Xing, S., Miao, J., Li, S., Qin, G., Tang, S., Li, H., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2010). Disruption of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) results in albino, dwarf and defects in trichome initiation and stomata closure in Arabidopsis. Cell Res. 20: 688–700

Guo, Y., Qin, G., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2009). HCA2, a Dof transcription factor gene, regulates interfascicular cambium formation and vascular tissue development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 21: 3518–3534.

Liu, J., and Qu, L.J. (2008). Meiotic and mitotic cell cycle mutants involved in gametophyte development in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plant 1: 564–574.

Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Qin, G., Tsuge, T., Sakaguchi, N., Luo, G., Sun, K., Shi, D., Aki, S., Zheng, N., Aoyama, T., Oka, A., Yang, W., Umeda, M., Xie, Q., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2008). Targeted degradation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor ICK4/KRP6 by RING-type E3 ligases is essential for mitotic cell cycle progression during Arabidopsis gametogenesis. Plant Cell 20: 1538–1554.

Li, L., Qin, G., Tsuge, T., Hou, X., Ding, M., Aoyama, T., Oka, A., Chen, Z., Gu, H., Zhao, Y., and Qu, L.J. (2008). SPOROCYTELESS modulates YUCCA expression to regulate the development of lateral organs in Arabidopsis. New Phytol. 179: 751–764.

Li, X., Qin, G., Chen, Z.L., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2008). A gain-of-function mutation of transcriptional factor PTL results in curly leaves, dwarfism and male sterility by affecting auxin homeostasis. Plant Mol. Biol. 66: 315–327.

Lin, Z., Yin, K., Zhu, D., Chen, Z.L., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2007). AtCDC5 regulates G2 to M transition of cell cycle and is critical for the function of Arabidopsis shoot apical meristems. Cell Res. 17: 815–828.

Zhang, X., Chen, Y., Wang, Z.Y., Chen, Z.L., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2007). Constitutive expression of CIR1 (RVE2) affects several circadian-regulated process and seed germination in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 51: 512–525.

Qin, G., Gu, H., Ma, L., Peng, Y., Deng, X.W., Chen, Z.L., and Qu, L.J. (2007). Disruption of phytoene desaturase gene results in albino and dwarf phenotypes in Arabidopsis by impairing chlorophyll, carotenoid, and gibberellin biosynthesis. Cell Res. 17: 471–482.

Qu, L.J., and Zhu, X.Y. (2006). Transcription factor families in Arabidopsis: major progress and outstanding issues for future research. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 9: 544–549.

Chen, Y., Yang, X., He, K., Liu, M., Li, J., Gao, Z., Lin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Qiu, X., Shen, Y., Zhang, L., Deng, X., Luo, J., Deng, X.W., Chen, Z., Gu, H., and Qu, L.J. (2006). The MYB transcription factor superfamily of Arabidopsis: Expression analysis and phylogenetic comparison with the rice MYB family. Plant Mol. Biol. 60: 107–124.

Qin, G., Gu, H., Zhao, Y., Ma, Z., Shi, G., Yang, Y., Pichersky, E., Chen, H., Liu, M., Chen, Z., and Qu, L.J. (2005). An indole-3-acetic acid carboxyl methyltransferase regulates Arabidopsis leaf development. Plant Cell 17: 2693–2704.

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