Dr. Ming-Jun Gao
Supervise, coordinate and perform research project on plant biotechnology.
Current research and/or projects
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Developmental and genetic control of seed development, maturation, seed filling, seed dormancy and seed-to-seedling phase transition.
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Regulation and manipulation of plant metabolism to improve crop quality and productivity.
Research and/or project statements
- Control of seed maturation, seed filling, seed dormancy and germination of oilseed crops. Published several papers in journals such as Nature Communications and Plant Cell.
- Transcription factors as tools for the control of abiotic stress tolerance. Published US patents and several papers in journals such as Plant Journal and Plant Molecular Biology.
- Metabolic engineering of oilseeds for increased seed size and seed yield.
Professional activities / interests
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Reviewed research grant applications for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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Reviewed research grant applications for the National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Associate Editor, Plant Signaling & Behavior.
Education and awards
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Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Northeast Normal University, China
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M.Sc. in Plant Genetics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Key publications
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Wei, S., Xi, Y.Z., Song, D.P., Wei, H., Gruber, M.Y., Gao, M.J., Parkin, I., Kachatourians, G., Hannoufa, A. (2015). Quantitative and structural analyses of T-DNA tandem repeats in transgenic Arabidopsis SK mutant lines. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, [online] 123(1), 183-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11240-015-0825-0
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Gao, M.J., Li, X., Huang, J., Gropp, G.M., Gjetvaj, B., Lindsay, D.L., Wei, S., Coutu, C., Chen, Z., Wan, X.C., Hannoufa, A., Lydiate, D.J., Gruber, M.Y., Chen, Z.J., Hegedus, D.D. (2015). SCARECROW-LIKE15 interacts with HISTONE DEACETYLASE19 and is essential for repressing the seed maturation programme. Nature Communications, [online] 6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8243
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Song, D.P., Feng, L., Rana, M.M., Gao, M.J., Wei, S. (2014). Effects of catechins on Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Camellia sinensis. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, [online] 119(1), 27-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11240-014-0511-7
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Feng, L., Gao, M.J., Hou, R.Y., Hu, X.Y., Zhang, L., Wan, X.C., Wei, S. (2014). Determination of quality constituents in the young leaves of albino tea cultivars. Food Chemistry, [online] 155 98-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.01.044
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Gao, M.-J., Li, X., Huang, A.J., and Hegedus, D.D. (2013). "Ectopic expression of embryo-specific traits in vegetative tissues.", Gordon Research Conference – Plant Metabolic Engineering, Waterville Valley, NH, USA.
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Gao, M.-J., Li, X., Huang, J., Gjetvaj, B., Gropp, G.M., and Hegedus, D.D. (2012). "Negative regulation of the transition of seed maturation program to vegetative growth by SCL15.", 23rd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR), Vienna, Austria, July 3-7 2012, P429. (Poster)
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Gao, M.-J., Gropp, G.M., Wei, S., Hegedus, D.D., and Lydiate, D.J. (2012). "Combinatorial networks regulating seed development and seed filling.", in Sato, K.I. (ed.) - Embryogenesis, InTech, Open Access Publisher, Chapter 9, pp. 189-228.
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Wei, S., Gruber, M.Y., Yu, B., Gao, M.J., Khachatourians, G.G., Hegedus, D.D., Parkin, I.A.P., Hannoufa, A. (2012). Arabidopsis mutant sk156 reveals complex regulation of SPL15 in a miR156-controlled gene network. BMC Plant Biology, [online] 12 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-12-169
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Gao, M.J., Li, X., Lui, H., Gropp, G.M., Lydiate, D.D., Wei, S., Hegedus, D.D. (2011). ASIL1 is required for proper timing of seed filling in Arabidopsis. Plant Signaling & Behavior, [online] 6(12), 1886-1888. http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.12.18709
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Li, X., Gruber, M.Y., Hegedus, D.D., Lydiate, D.J., Gao, M.J. (2011). Effects of a Coumarin Derivative, 4-Methylumbelliferone, on Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment in Arabidopsis, 37(8), 880-890. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-011-9987-3
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Li, X., Qin, J.C., Wang, Q.Y., Wu, X., Lang, C.Y., Pan, H.Y., Gruber, M.Y., Gao, M.J. (2011). Metabolic engineering of isoflavone genistein in Brassica napus with soybean isoflavone synthase, 30(8), 1435-1442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00299-011-1052-8
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Qin, J.C., Zhu, L., Gao, M.J., Wu, X., Pan, H.Y., Zhang, Y.S., Li, X. (2011). Cloning and functional characterization of a chalcone isomerase from trigonella foenum-graecum L. Planta Medica, [online] 77(7), 765-770. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1250566
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Li, X., Gao, M.J. (2011). Modulation of root branching by a coumarin derivative. Plant Signaling & Behavior, [online] 6(11), 1654-1655. http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.11.17768
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Gao, M.-J. and Hegedus, D.D. (2010). "Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Seed Development.", in Thangadurai, D., Othman, R.Y. and Biradar, D.P. (eds.) - Molecular Agrobiology, Bentham Science Publishers, pp. 1-91.
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Gao, M.-J., Li, X., Lindsay, D., Lydiate, D.J., and Hegedus, D.D. (2010). "Expression of embryonic traits in vegetative tissues.", Cold Spring Harbor Series, Suzhou, China.
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Li, X., Gao, M.J., Pan, H.Y., Cui, D.J., Gruber, M.Y. (2010). Purple canola: Arabidopsis PAP1 increases antioxidants and phenolics in brassica napus leaves, 58(3), 1639-1645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf903527y
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Gao, M.-J., Li, X., Gruber, M.Y., Hegedus, D.D., and Lydiate, D.J. (2009). "Negative regulation of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthetic pathway by a scarecrow-like protein in Arabidopsis thaliana.", American Society Plant Pathology Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Gao, M.J., Lydiate, D.J., Li, X., Lui, H., Gjetvaj, B., Hegedus, D.D., Rozwadowski, K. (2009). Repression of seed maturation genes by a trihelix transcriptional repressor in Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant Cell, [online] 21(1), 54-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.108.061309
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Gao, M.-J., Rozwadowski, K., Hegedus, D.D., and Lydiate, D.J. (2008). "Repression of seed maturation genes in Arabidopsis.", 7th Canadian Workshop of the International Association of Plant Biotechnology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, May 5-8, 2008. (Abstract)
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Gao, M.-J., Rozwadowski, K., Hegedus, D.D., and Lydiate, D.J. (2008). "SIL1 is a SANT domain-containing trihelix transcriptional repressor of seed maturation genes in Arabidopsis.", 19th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR), Hyatt Regency Hotel, Montréal, QC, Canada, July 23-27, 2008, pp. 71. (Abstract)
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