Dewei Wu

Dewei Wu

Head of the Research Group of Soybean Metabolism and Synthetic Biology

Center of Crop Advanced Interdisciplinary Technology Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Email: wudewei@caas.cn

Educations

l  2009-2016, PhD in Biology, Tsinghua University

l  2005-2009, BS in Bioengineering, Nanjing Agriculture University

Working Experience

l  2025-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2019-2025, Postdoctoral Researcher, John Innes Centre

l  2017-2019, Assistant Professor, Yangzhou University

Research Interests

l  Plant-microbe interaction

l  Plant metabolism

l  Crop synthetic biology

Academic Qualifications

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Wu D#, Qi T#, Li WX, Tian H, Gao H, Wang J, Ge J, Yao R, Ren C, Wang XB, Liu Y, Kang L*, Ding SW*, Xie D* (2017). Viral effector protein manipulates host hormone signaling to attract insect vectors. Cell Research, 27(3): 402-415.

Wang J#, Wu D#, Wang Y, Xie D* (2019). Jasmonate action in plant defense against insects. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70(13):3391-3400.

Fan H, Yang W, Nie J, Zhang W, Wu J, Wu D*, Wang Y* (2021). A novel effector protein SsERP1 inhibits plant ethylene signaling to promote Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection. Journal of Fungi, 7: 825.

Fan H, Yang W, Nie J, Lin C, Wu J, Wu D*, Wang Y* (2021). Characterization of a secretory YML079-like cupin protein that contributes to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum pathogenicity. Microorganisms, 9(12): 2519.

Wang J#, Pei G#, Wang Y#, Wu D#, Liu X, Li G, He J, Zhang X, Shan X*, Li P*, Xie D* (2023). Phase separation of the nuclear pore complex facilitates selective nuclear transport to regulate plant defense against pathogen and pest invasion. Molecular Plant, 16(6):1016-1030.

Jo S, El-Demerdash A, Owen C, Srivastava V, Wu D, Kikuchi S, Reed J, Hodgson H, Harkess A, Shu S, Plott C, Jenkins J, Williams M, Boston L, Lacchini E, Qu T, Goossens A, Grimwood J, Schmutz J, Leebens-Mack J, Osbourn A* (2025). Unlocking saponin biosynthesis in soapwort. Nature Chemical Biology, 21(2):215-226.