Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
E-Mail：rayming10@163.com
Research Focus: Plant Genetics; Plant Reproduction; Crop Domestication
Selected Publications:
1. Xue J., Du Q., Yang F., and Chen L.Y.* (2024) The emerging role of cysteine-rich peptides in pollen–pistil interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75, 6228-6243
2. Ke C.J., Lin X.J., Zhang B.Y., and Chen L.Y.* (2021) Turgor regulation defect 1 proteins play a conserved role in pollen tube reproductive innovation of the angiosperms. The Plant Journal. 106, 1356-1365.
3. Chen L.Y., Xin Y., Wai C.M., Liu J., and Ming R. (2020) The role of cis-elements in the evolution of crassulacean acid metabolism photosynthesis. Horticulture Research. 7, 5.
4. Chen L.Y.#, VanBuren R.#, Paris M.#, Zhou H.#, … …, Bennetzen J.L., Lexer C., and Ming R. (2019) The bracteatus pineapple genome and domestication of clonally propagated crops. Nature Genetics. 51, 1549-1558. (Cover story)
5. Chen, L.Y., Shi, D.Q., Zhang, W.J., Tang, Z.S., Liu, J., and Yang, W.C. (2015) The Arabidopsis alkaline ceramidase TOD1 is a key turgor pressure regulator in plant cells. Nature Communications. 6, 6030. (Recommended in F1000 Prime: http://f1000.com/prime/725315914)
Research Projects:
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China: The molecular mechanism of pineapple fruit
softening regulation, 2024.01-2027.12
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China: The mechanism of sphingolipids homeostasis
regulating pollen tube growth, 2022.01-2025.12