Yuxiu Dong, Associate Professor, Ph.D., dongyx@sdau.edu.cn, +86-13905488927

Research Interests:

1. Anthocyanin biosynthesis of purple-/ blue-grain wheat

2. Genetic improvement of wheat quality

Education:

1996-2000 Shandong Agricultural University, BSc of Biotechnology

2004-2007 Shandong Agricultural University, MSc of Developmental Biology

2008-2014 Shandong Agricultural University, PhD of Developmental Biology

2016-2018 Associate Professor, Collage of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

Teaching Courses:

Botany

Selected Publications:

1. Fang Wang,Yu Xiu Dong,Xiao Zhen Tang,Tian Li Tu,Bin Zhao,Na Sui,Dao Lin Fu, and Xian Sheng Zhang.Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Revealing the Effect of Light on Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Purple Grains of Wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry，2018, 66 (13): 3465–3476. (Co-author)

2. Liping Tang, Xiaoming Li, Yuxiu Dong, Xiansheng Zhang and Yinghua Su. Microfilament Depolymerization Is a Pre-requisite for Stem Cell Formation During In vitro Shoot Regeneration in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2017,8:158. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00158.

3. Xun Yue, Xing Guo Li, Xin-Qi Gao, Xiang Yu Zhao, Yu Xiu Dong, and Chao Zhou. The Arabidopsis phytohormone crosstalk network involves a consecutive metabolic route and circular control units of transcription factors that regulate enzyme-encoding genes. BMC Systems Biology, 2016, 10:87.

4. TANG Xiao-zhen, DONG Yu-xiu, WEI Si-qing, ZHANG Xian-sheng and YIN Yan-ping. Antioxidant activity of pigment extracted from green wheat bran. Agricultural Sciences in China, 2010, 9(6): 825-832.

5. Yuxiu Dong, Xiangyu Zhao, Jiawei Wang, Guoliang Yuan, Xiansheng Zhang. Improvement for Agronomic Traits of Partial Waxy Wheat by Combination of Backcrossing with a PCR-based DNA Marker.  Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2007, 34(9): 836-841.

6. Liu Mao-Sen, Wang Fang, Dong Yu-Xiu, Zhang Xian-Sheng. Expression analysis of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple grains of Triticum aestivum. Journal of Intergrative Plant Biology, 2005, 47(9): 1107-1114.

7. Jiarui LI, Fang WANG, Xiangyu ZHAO, Yuxiu DONG, Liyuan ZHANG, Baoyan AN, Xiansheng ZHANG. Analysis of Seed Expressed Sequence Tags in Triticum aestivum. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2004, 46(3): 363-370.