Xuerong Yang, Associate Professor, Ph.D., xryangsdau.edu.cn (15318103939)

Research Interests:

Maize genome & bioinformatics；Maize kernel development & splicing regulation

Education:

2003-2007 Sichuan Agricultural University, BSc of Animal Science

2007-2014 Sichuan Agricultural University, PhD of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science

2011-2013 Iowa State University, Joint PhD of Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics

2015-2016 Post-doc fellow, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, SIBS, CAS

2016- Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

Teaching Courses:

Bioinformatics

Selected Publications:

1. Liu H#, Ma L#, Yang X#, Zuo T, Zhang L, Zeng X, Peng H, Pan G, Wu Y, Shen Y: Integrative analyses of DNA methylation, mRNA, and small RNA during dedifferentiation of maize embryo. BMC plant biology 2017, 17(1):105. (#co-first)

2. Wei HH, Liu Y, Wang Y, Lu Q, Yang X, Li J, Wang Z. Engineering Artificial Factors to Specifically Manipulate Alternative Splicing in Human Cells. J. Vis. Exp., 2017, 122.

3. Yang X#, Koltes JE#, Park CA, Chen D, Reecy JM. Gene co-expression network analysis provides novel insights into myostatin regulation at three different mouse developmental timepoints. PLoS One. 2015, 10(2): e0117607.

4. Yang X, Yu B, Mao XB, Zheng P, He J, Yu J, He Y, Reecy JM, Chen DW. Lean and obese pig breeds exhibit differences in prenatal gene expression profiles of muscle development. Animal. 2015, 9(1): 28-34.

5. Liu H#, Yang X#, Liao X#, Zuo T, Qin C, Cao S, Dong L, Zhou H, Zhang Y, Liu S, Shen Y, Lin H, Lübberstedt T, Zhang Z, Pan G. Genome-wide comparative analysis of digital gene expression tag profiles during maize ear development. Genomics. 2015, 106(1): 52-60. (#co-first)

6. Liu H, Qin C, Chen Z, Zuo T, Yang X, Zhou H, Xu M, Cao S, Shen Y, Lin H, He X, Zhang Y, Li L, Ding H, Lübberstedt T, Zhang Z, Pan G. Identification of miRNAs and their target genes in developing maize ears by combined small RNA and degradome sequencing. BMC genomics2014, 15:25.

7. Lei H, Yu B, Huang Z, Yang X, Liu Z, Mao X, Tian G, He J, Han G, Chen H, Mao Q, Chen D. Comparative analysis of mesenchymal stem cells from adult mouse adipose, muscle, and fetal muscle. Mol Biol Rep. 2013, 40(2): 885-892.

8. Lei H, Yu B, Yang X, Liu Z, Huang Z, Mao X, Tian G, He J, Han G, Chen H, Mao Q, Chen D. Inhibition of adipogenic differentiation by myostatin is alleviated by arginine supplementation in porcine-muscle-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Sci China Life Sci. 2011, 54(10): 908-916.