Li Lu

Personal profile

Li Lu, female, born in 1988, doctor, associate professor, maser supervisor. Currently, I am working in the Houji Laboratory of Shanxi Province (Shanxi Provincial Laboratory of Coarse Grain Biological Breeding).

Academic Education & Work Career

Academic Education

Work Career：

Main Research directions

1. Identification of drought resistance genes in sorghum and their molecular regulatory mechanism

Overview of Teaching and Research

I undertake the undergraduate courses of Synthetic Biology. For scientific research, with sorghum as the main research object, I focus on the identification of drought resistance genes through forward genetics, uncovering of underlying molecular mechanisms, and exploration of the role of mitochondrial proteins in drought adaptation.

Teaching and Research Projects

1. Genome-wide association analysis of sorghum drought tolerance traits and gene identification, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Special Sub-project of Coarse Grain), Preside over.

2. Molecular mechanism of drought resistance regulation by alternative oxidase in sorghum, Shanxi Basic Research Program (Youth), Preside over.

3. Identification and functional studies of mitochondrial proteins in sorghum in response to drought stress, Shanxi Province Excellent Doctor Award Scientific Research Program, Preside over.

4. Startup Project of Doctor scientific research, Shanxi Agricultural University, Preside over.  

5. Molecular mechanism of interaction between brassinolide and jasmonate regulated by polycomb protein LHP 1, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Preside over.

Presentative papers

1. Lu Li; Anastasiya Lavell; Xiangxiang Meng; Oliver Berkowitz; Jennifer Selinski; Allison van de Meene; Chris Carrie; Christoph Benning; James Whelan; Inge De Clercq; Yan Wang. Arabidopsis DGD1 SUPPRESSOR1 is a Subunit of the Mitochondrial Contact Site and Cristae Organizing System and Affects Mitochondrial Biogenesis, The Plant Cell, 2019, 31(8): 1856-1878 (SCI).

2. Lu Li; Szymon Kubiszewski-Jakubiak; Jordan Radomiljac; Yan Wang; Simon R. Law; Olivier Keech; Reena Narsai; Oliver Berkowitz; Owen Duncan; Monika W. Murcha; James Whelan. Characterization of a novel β-barrel protein (AtOM47) from the mitochondrial outer membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016, 67(21): 6061-6075 (SCI).

3. Lu Li^#; Kui Li^#; Akhtar Ali; Yongfeng Guo. AtWAKL10, a Cell Wall Associated Receptor-Like Kinase, Negatively Regulates Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, 22(9): 4885 (SCI)

4. Xiangxiang Meng; Lu Li; Jesús Pascual; Moona Rahikainen; Changyu Yi; Ricarda Jost; CunmanHe; Alexandre Fournier-Level; Justin Borevitz; Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi; James Whelan; Oliver Berkowitz. GWAS on multiple traits identifies mitochondrial ACONITASE3 as important for acclimation to submergence stress, Plant Physiology, 2022, 188(4): 2039-2058 (SCI).

5. Xiangxiang Meng; Lu Li; Reena Narsai; Inge De Clercq; James Whelan; Oliver Berkowitz. Mitochondrial signalling is critical for acclimation and adaptation to flooding in Arabidopsis thaliana, Plant Journal, 2020, 103(1): 227-247 (SCI).

6. Xiangxiang Meng; Lu Li; Inge De Clercq; Reena Narsai; Yue Xu; Andreas Hartmann; Diego Lozano Claros; Eddie Custovic; Mathew G. Lewsey; James Whelan; Oliver Berkowitz. ANAC017 coordinates organellar functions and stress responses by reprogramming retrograde signalling, Plant Physiology, 2019, 180(1): 634-653 (SCI).

7. Beata Kmiec, Rui M M Branca, Oliver Berkowitz, Lu Li, Yan Wang, Monika W Murcha, James Whelan, Janne Lehtiö, Elzbieta Glaser, Pedro F Teixeira. Accumulation of endogenous peptides triggers a pathogen stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal, 2018, 96(4):705-715 (SCI).

Contact information

Address：81 Longcheng Street, Xiaodian district, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province

Postcode：030031

Email：li_lu@sxau.edu.cn