Biography:

Yong Ding’s group has long been engaged in histone modifications and flowering time. The group discovered the plant-specific histone H2A serine 95 phosphorylation (H2AS95ph) modification, revealed the intrinsic mechanism of long non-coding RNA regulation of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3), illustrated the relationship between the histone H3 threonine 11 phosphorylation (H11T11ph) and its novel regulatory mechanism. The results have been published in academic journals such as Nature Plants, Science Advances, Plant Cell, PNAS, and Nature Communications.

Research Interest:

Histone modifications and flowering time

What You Can Expect in the Project:

The success of pollination and seed production is determined by the timing of the transition from vegetative to reproductive development; thus, flowering at the appropriate time is critical for environmental adaption. Ambient temperature (non-stress temperature) also substantially affects floral transitions. In general, lower temperatures delay floral transition, whereas higher temperatures accelerate the onset of flowering. In this program, we are going to try to identify the chromatin factors involved in ambient temperature.

Desired skill and background:

The students with genetics and molecular biology