Lei Ge, Professor, Ph.D. gelei@sdau.edu.cn, 0538-8241186
Research Interests:
The plant hormone auxin as a simple molecular controls every stage of plant development from embryogenesis to adaptability to environmental conditions. Recently, the most studies focused on auxin signal perception mediated by auxin receptor TIR1/AFBs, auxin polar transport by cell influx carriers and efflux carriers, and auxin synthesis. But the down stream of auxin signaling and intracellular signal regulation are poorly demonstrated. Our laboratory is using forward genetics strategy---mutants screening to mine the new genes, which are involved in the downstream of auxin response pathway, and to identify and characterize novel auxin response pathways including intracellular processes. Our previous data indicated that auxin may control intracellular trafficking via modulating organelles development. So in the future, we will also focus the investigation on exploring the regulation network of auxin intracellular signaling between different organelles.
Another goal of our group is to explore the auxin-dependent mechanism to regulate important crops (wheat and maize) agricultural traits, production control and plant architecture establishment.
Education and Career:
1989-1993 Anhui University, BSc of Biochemistory
1994-1997 University of Science and Technology of China, MSc of Cell Biology
1998-2002 Botany Institute of Chinese Academic of Science, PhD of Plant Molecular Biology
2003-2008 Postdoc, Indiana University, Bloomington, Plant Cell & Molecular Biology
2008-2009 Postdoc, California University, San Diego, Plant Cell & Molecular Biology
2011-Present Professor, College of Life Science, Shandong Agriculture University
Teaching Courses:
Botany, The Experiment of Botany
Selected Publications:
1. Li Ying, Hu Die, Li Yi, Yang Bo, Yu Qian and Ge Lei*. (2018) Full-length RPB1 is required in two-step regeneration. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (online)
2. Qian-Qian Zhang, Ying Li, Zhao-Ying Fu, Xun-Biao liu, Kai Yuan, Ying Fang, Yan Liu, Gang Li, Xian-Sheng Zhang, Kang Chong, and Lei Ge*(2018) Intact CTD of Arabidopsis RPB1 Maintains the Stem Cell Niches Mediated by Cell Cycling Control. Plant Journal (in press)
3.Hang QQ, Zheng T, Yu Q, Ge L* （2018）生长素与植物根尖干细胞巢的维持. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 53 (1): 1–14.
4. Kong F, Zhang T, Liu J, Heng S, Shi Q, Zhang H, Wang Z, Ge L, Li P, Lu X, Li G.(2017) Regulation of Leaf Angle by Auricle Development in Maize.Mol Plant. 6;10(3):516-519
5. Xu Y., Zhang X., Li Q., Cheng Z., Lou H., Ge Lei*., An H*. (2015) BdBRD1, a brassinosteroid C-6 oxidase homolog in Brachypodium distachyon L., is required for multiple organ development. Plant Physiol Biochem. Nov21;86C;91-99
6. Lei. Ge, W. Peer, A. Murphy, S. Robert, J. Friml, S. Ye, J. Cohen, R. Swarup, M. Prigge, and M. Estelle*. (2010) The Arabidopsis ROOT UVB SENSITIVE2/WEAK AUXIN RESPONSE1 gene is required for polar auxin transport . Plant Cell 22 :1749-1761
7.Ge Lei, Chen H, Jiang JF, Zhao Y, Xu ML, Xu YY, Tan KH, Xu ZH, Chong K*. （2004）Overexpression of OsRAA1 Causes Pleiotropic Phenotypes in Transgenic Rice Plants, including Altered Leaf, Flower, and Root Development and Root Response to Gravity. Plant Physiol.2004 Jul;135(3):1502-13.
8. Lei Ge, K., Chong, K.H., Tan, and Z.H., Xu* (2001) The new proceeding of flowering control in rice. (Review in Chinese) Chinese Science Bulletin 46(9):705-711.
9. Lei Ge, J. Z., Liu, W. S., Wong, W. L. W., Hsiao, K., Chong, Z. H., Xu, S.F.,Yang, S. D., Kung and N., Li* (2000) Identification of a novel multiple environmental factor-responsive 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase gene, NT-ACS2, from tobacco. Plant Cell and Environments.23(11):1169-1182.
10. Xiaoqing Yang, Sungsu Lee, Jai-hyun So, Suni Dharmasiri, Nihal Dharmasiri, Lei Ge, Carolyn Jensen, Roger Hangarter, Lawrence Hobbie, Mark Estelle* (2004) The IAA1 protein is encoded by AXR5 and is a substrate of SCFTIR1.Plant J. 40 (5):772-783
11. Xu ML, Jiang JF, Ge Lei, Xu YY, Chen H, Zhao Y, Bi YR, Wen JQ, Chong K*. (2005) FPF1 transgene leads to altered flowering time and root development in rice. Plant Cell Rep. May;24(2):79-85
12. Wang H, Ge Lei, Ye HC, Chong K, Liu BY, Li GF*. (2004) Studies on the effects of fpf1 gene on Artemisia annua flowering time and on the linkage between flowering and artemisinin biosynthesis. Planta Med. 2004 Apr;70(4):347-52
