Aili Li

Aili Li

Center of Crop Genes and Molecular Design

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82105861

Fax:86-10-82105861

Email:liaili@caas.cn

Educations

l  September 1999 - July 2002, Hebei Agricultural University, Plant Pathology, Ph.D.

l  September 1996 - July 1999, Hebei Agricultural University, Plant Physiology, Master's Degree

l  September 1988 - June 1992, Hebei Normal University, Biology, Bachelor's Degree

Working Experience

l  January 2014-now, Professor-level Researcher, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  April 2005 - December 2013, Associate Professor-level, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  July 2002 - March 2005, Postdoctoral, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Analysis of Gene Regulatory Networks for Synergistic Improvement of Wheat Yield and Quality

l Elucidation of Genetic Regulatory Networks in Wheat Domestication and Improvement

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Liu B, Sun M, Wang K, Bian Y, Che Y, Liu J, Luo X, Liu S, Xie L, Li L, Qu K, Chao Y, Che R, Ye X, Xia X, Mao L, He Z*, Li A*, Cao S*. Wheat domestication gene Q interplays with TaARF12 to antagonistically modulate plant architecture by integrating multiple hormone homeostasis. New Phytologist, 2025, doi: 10.1111/nph.70487 

Xu W, Geng S, Liu S, González-Muñoz A, Liu Y, Deng Z, Che Y, Cui D, Zou X, Wang Z, Wang X, Wang D, Liu D, Zhou Y, Liu D, Ibba MI, Wulff B.B.H, Li A*, Mao L*. Genomic diversity at the Glu-D1 locus in Aegilops tauschii reveals the origin of elite high-molecular-weight glutenin genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Plant Diversity, 2025, //doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2025.06.002.

Fu M, Liu S, Che Y, Cui D, Deng Z, Li Y, Zou X, Kong X, Chen G, Zhang M, Liu Y, Wang X, Liu W, Liu D, Geng S*, Li A*, Mao L*. Genome-editing of a circadian clock gene TaPRR95 facilitates wheat peduncle growth and heading date[J]. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2024, 51(10): 1101-1110.

Kong X, Wang F, Wang Z, Gao X, Geng S, Deng Z, Zhang S, Fu M, Cui D, Liu S, Che Y, Liao R, Yin L, Zhou P, Wang K, Ye X, Liu D, Fu X*, Mao L*, Li A*. Grain yield improvement by genome editing of TaARF12 that de-coupled peduncle and rachis development trajectories via differential regulation of gibberellin signaling in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2023, 21, 1990-2001

Li A*, Hao C, Wang Z, Geng S, Jia M, Wang F, Han X, Kong X, Yin L, Tao S, Deng Z, Liao R, Sun G, Wang K, Ye X, Jiao C, Lu H, Zhou Y, Liu D, Fu X*, Zhang X*, Mao L*. Wheat breeding history reveals synergistic selection of pleiotropic genomic sites for plant architecture and grain yield. Molecular Plant，2022, 15(3):16.

Kong X, Wang F, Geng S, Guan J, Tao S, Jia M, Sun G, Wang Z, Wang K, Ye X, Ma J, Liu D, Wei Y, Zheng Y, Fu X, Mao L*, Lan X*, Li A*. The wheat AGL6-like MADS-box gene is a master regulator for floral organ identity and a target for spikelet meristem development manipulation. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2022, 20(1):75-88.

Sun G, Geng S, Zhang H, Jia M, Wang Z, Deng Z, Tao S, Liao R, Wang F, Kong X, Fu M, Liu S, Li A*, Mao L*. Matrilineal empowers wheat pollen with haploid induction potency via triggering post-mitosis ROS activity. New Phytologist, 2022.233:2405–2414 

Jia M, Li Y, Wang Z, Tao S, Sun G, Kong X, Wang K, Ye X, Liu S, Mao L*, Li A*. TaIAA21 represses TaARF25-mediated expression of TaERFs required for grain size and weight development in wheat. Plant Journal，(2021)108,1754–1767 

Geng S, Kong X, Song G, Jia M, Guan J, Wang F, Qin Z, Wu L, Lan X, Li A*, and Mao L*. DNA methylation dynamics during the interactions of the wheat progenitor Aegilops tauschii and the obligate biotrophic fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. Tritici. New Phytologist, 2019, 221:1023-1035 

Song G, Sun G, Kong X, Jia M, Wang K, Ye X, Zhou Y, Geng S, Mao L*, Li A*. The soft glumes of common wheat are sterile-lemmas as determined by the domestication gene Q. Crop Journal, 2019, 7(1): 113-117 

Jia M, Guan J, Zhai Z, Geng S, Zhang X, Mao L*, Li A*. Wheat functional genomics in the era of next generation sequencing: An update[J]. Crop Journal 2018, 6(1):7-14

Zhang D, Wang B, Zhao J, Zhao X, Zhang L, LiuD, Dong L, Wang D, Mao L*, Li A*. Divergence in homoeolog expression of the grain lengthassociated gene GASR7 during wheat allohexaploidization. Crop Journal, 2015, 3(1):1-9 DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2014.08.005