Yunjun Liu

Yunjun Liu

Center of Crop Advanced Interdisciplinary Technology

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82105174

Fax:86-10-82105174

Email: liuyunjun@caas.cn

Educations

l  2001-2004, PhD in Genetics, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

l  1998-2001, MS in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

l  1994-1998, BS in Wild Plant Resources Development and Utilization, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China

Working Experience

l  2024.1-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2009.1-2023.12, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2007.12-2008.12, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Maize Transformation Technology

l  Gene Editing

l  Maize Kernel Development

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Wang ZP, Wang TT, Hu J, Jiao HH, Jin Y, Sun JH, Nan TG, Zhao YY, Liu YJ*, Huang LQ*, Yuan Y* (2024) Comparisons of wild and cultivated American ginseng

(Panax quinquefolius L.) genomes provide insights into changes in root growth and metabolism during domestication. Plant Biotechnology Journal (2024) 22:1963–1965

Chen  QQ, Guo YM, Zhang J, Zheng NN, Wang J, Liu Y, Lu JW, Zhen SH, Du XM, Li L, Fu JJ, Wang GY, Gu RL*, Wang JH*, Liu YJ* (2023) RNA polymerase common subunit ZmRPABC5b is transcriptionally activated by Opaque2 and essential for endosperm development in maize. Nucleic Acids Research, 51:7832-7850.

Ren ZJ, Fan KJ, Zhen SH, Zhang J, Liu Y, Fu JJ, Qi QL, Wei QH, Du Y, Tatar W, Zhang XF, Wang GY, Rasmusson AG, Wang JH*, Liu YJ* (2023) Tetratricopeptide-containing SMALL KERNEL 11 is essential for the assembly of cytochrome c oxidase in maize mitochondria. Plant Physiology, 192:170-187.

Chen RR, Wei QH, Liu Y, Li JK, Du XM, Chen Y, Wang JH*, Liu YJ* (2023) The pentatricopeptide repeat protein EMP601 functions in maize seed development by affecting RNA editing of mitochondrial transcript ccmC. Crop Journal, 11:1368-1379.

Fan KJ, Fu QH, Wei QH, Jia SN, Zhao AQ, Wang TT, Cao J, Liu Y, Ren ZJ*, Liu YJ* (2022) ZmnMAT1, a nuclear-encoded type I maturase, is required for the splicing of mitochondrial Nad1 intron 1 and Nad4 intron 2 . Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:1033869.

Fan KJ, Ren ZJ, Zhang XF, Liu Y, Fu JJ, Qi CL, Tatar W, Rasmusson AG*, Wang GY*, Liu YJ* (2021) The pentatricopeptide repeat protein EMP603 is required for the splicing of mitochondrial Nad1 intron 2 and seed development in maize. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72: 6933–6948.

Xu QL, Yang L, Kang D, Ren ZJ, Liu YJ* (2021) Maize MS2 encodes an ATP-binding cassette transporter that is essential for anther development. The Crop Journal,9:1301–1308.

Zhang J, Zhang X, Chen R, Yang L, Fan K, LiuY, Wang G, Ren Z*, Liu YJ* (2020) Generationof transgene-free semidwarf maize plants by gene editing of gibberellin-oxidase20-3using CRISPR/Cas9. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 1048.

Du XM, FangT, Liu Y, Wang M, Zang MS, Huang LY, Zhen SH, Zhang J, Shi ZC, Wang GY, Fu JJ*, Liu YJ* (2020) Global profiling of N6-methyladenosine methylation in maize callusinduction. Plant Genome e20018

Du XM, FangT, Liu Y, Huang LY, Wang XL, Zhang J, Cui YB, Zang MS, Wang GY, Fu JJ*, Liu YJ* (2020) Global profiling of alternative splicing in callusinduction of immature maize embryo. InVitro Cell Dev Bioy –Plant，56:159–168

Ren Z, Fan K, Fang T, Zhang J,Yang L, Wang J, Wang G*, Liu YJ* (2019) Maize Empty pericarp602 encodes a P-type PPR protein thatis essential for seed development. Plant Cell Physiology 60(8): 1734-1746.

Du X, Fang T, Liu Y, Huang L, Zang M, Wang G,Liu YJ*, Fu J* (2019) Transcriptome profiling predicts new genes to promote maize callus formationand transformation. Frontiers in Plant Science 10: 1633.

Chen R, Xu Q, Liu Y, Zhang J, Ren D, Wang G, Liu YJ* (2018) Generation of transgene-free maize male sterile lines usingthe CRISPR/Cas9 system. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: 1180.

Liu Y, Zhang Z, Fu J, Wang G, Wang J, Liu YJ * (2017) Transcriptome analysis of maize immature embryos revealsthe roles of cysteine in improving Agrobacterium infection efficiency. Frontiersin Plant Science  8: 1778.

Kang D, Wang CY, Xu QL, Wang GY, Liu YJ* (2017) Characterization of maize malesterile2 mutant by phenotypic and RNA sequencing analyses. Plant Breeding.  136:319-330.