Chuanyin Wu

Chuanyin Wu

Center of Crop Advanced Interdisciplinary Technology

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82105171

Fax:86-10-82105171

Email: wuchuanyin@caas.cn

Educations

l  1987.10-1992.03, PhD in Crop Physiology, University of Philippines/International Rice Research Institute

l  1982.08-1985.07, MS in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  1978.10-1982.07, BS in Agronomy, Laiyang Agricultural College

Working Experience

l  2015.02-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  1999.12-2015.01, Director of Plant Genetics, Ceres, Inc., USA

l  1995.04-1999.11, Research Fellow, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Japan

l  1993.04-1995.03, Research Fellow, Plantech Institute, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Japan

l  1985.08-1987.09, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Genetic transformation in crop plants

l  Genome editing in crop plants

l  Doubled haploid production technologies and application in crop breeding

Academic Qualifications

• Associate Editor of The Crop Journal

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Wu, C. Y., A. Trieu, P. Radhakrishnan, S. F. Kwok, S. Harris, K. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Wan, H. Zhai, S. Takatsuto, S. Matsumoto, S. Fujioka, K. A. Feldmann, and R. I. Pennell. 2008. Brassinosteroids regulate grain filling in rice, Plant Cell, 20: 2130-45.

Yu, X., Z. Zhao, X. Zheng, J. Zhou, W. Kong, P. Wang, W. Bai, H. Zheng, H. Zhang, J. Li, J. Liu, Q. Wang, L. Zhang, K. Liu, Y. Yu, X. Guo, J. Wang, Q. Lin, F. Wu, Y. Ren, S. Zhu, X. Zhang, Z. Cheng, C. Lei, S. Liu, X. Liu, Y. Tian, L. Jiang, S. Ge, C. Wu^*, D. Tao^*, H. Wang^* and J. Wan^*.2018. A selfish genetic element confers non-Mendelian inheritance in rice. Science 360(6393): 1130-1132.

Heng, Y., C. Wu, Y. Long, S. Luo, J. Ma, J. Chen, J. Liu, H. Zhang, Y. Ren, M. Wang, J. Tan, S. Zhu, J. Wang, C. Lei, X. Zhang, X. Guo, H. Wang, Z. Cheng, and J. Wan*. 2018. OsALMT7 Maintains Panicle Size and Grain Yield in Rice by Mediating Malate Transport, Plant Cell, 30: 889-906.

Zhang, H., S. Zhu, T. Liu, C. Wang, Z. Cheng, X. Zhang, L. Chen, P. Sheng, M. Cai, C. Li, J. Wang, Z. Zhang, J. Chai, L. Zhou, C. Lei, X. Guo, J. Wang, J. Wang, L. Jiang, C. Wu^* and J. Wan^* 2019. DELAYED HEADING DATE1 interacts with OsHAP5C/D, delays flowering time and enhances yield in rice. Plant Biotechnol J 17(2): 531-539.

Bai, W., P. Wang, J. Hong, W. Kong, Y. Xiao, X. Yu, H. Zheng, S. You, J. Lu, D. Lei, C. Wang, Q. Wang, S. Liu, X. Liu, Y. Tian, L. Chen, L. Jiang, Z. Zhao, C. Wu* and J. Wan*. 2019. Earlier Degraded Tapetum1 (EDT1) Encodes an ATP-Citrate Lyase Required for Tapetum Programmed Cell Death. Plant Physiol 181(3): 1223-1238.

Zhao, M., S. Tang, H. Zhang, M. He, J. Liu, H. Zhi, Y. Sui, X. Liu, G. Jia, Z. Zhao, J. Yan, B. Zhang, Y. Zhou, J. Chu, X. Wang, B. Zhao, W. Tang, J. Li, C. Wu*, X. Liu*, and X. Diao*. 2020. DROOPY LEAF1 controls leaf architecture by orchestrating early brassinosteroid signaling, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 117: 21766-74.

Cheng Z, Sun Y, Yang S, Zhi H, Yin T, Ma X, Zhang H, Diao X, Guo Y, Li X, Wu C*, Sui Y*. 2021. Establishing in planta haploid inducer line by edited SiMTL in foxtail millet (Setaria italica). Plant Biotechnol J, Jun;19(6):1089-1091.

You S, Zhao Z, Yu X, Zhu S, Wang J, Lei D, Zhou J, Li J, Chen H, Xiao Y, Chen W, Wang Q, Lu J, Chen K, Zhou C, Zhang X, Cheng Z, Guo X, Ren Y, Zheng X, Liu S, Liu X, Tian Y, Jiang L, Tao D, Wu C*, Wan J*.2023. A toxin-antidote system contributes to interspecific reproductive isolation in rice. Nat Commun. Nov 18;14(1):7528.

Wang C, Wang J, Lu J, Xiong Y, Zhao Z, Yu X, Zheng X, Li J, Lin Q, Ren Y, Hu Y, He X, Li C, Zeng Y, Miao R, Guo M, Zhang B, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Tang W, Wang Y, Hao B, Wang Q, Cheng S, He X, Yao B, Gao J, Zhu X, Yu H, Wang Y, Sun Y, Zhou C, Dong H, Ma X, Guo X, Liu X, Tian Y, Liu S, Wang C, Cheng Z, Jiang L, Zhou J, Guo H, Jiang L, Tao D, Chai J, Zhang W, Wang H, Wu C*, Wan J*. A natural gene drive system confers reproductive isolation in rice. Cell. 2023 Aug 17;186(17):3577-3592.e18.

Ma X, Wu C*. Isolation and Activity Evaluation of Callus-Specific Promoters in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Genes (Basel). 2025 May 21;16(5):610.

Yao Yin, Yao Sun, Yuxin Tai, Zixiang Cheng, Chuanyin Wu*, Yi Sui*.2025. Regulation of tiller angle by gravity-sensing genes in rice. The Crop Journal, Mar 10.

Yin T, Tai Y, Sun Y, Cheng Z, Wu C*, Sui Y*.2025. Precise tiller angle control by manipulating TAC1 expression in rice. J Integr Plant Biol, Mar 7.