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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Gao, M.-J. and Hannoufa, A. (2007). "SCL15 regulates floral transition through an autonomous-independent pathway.", 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR), Beijing, China, June 20-23, 2007, pp. 61. (Abstract)
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Gao, M.-J., Lydiate, D.J., Hegedus, D.D., and Rozwadowski, K. (2007). "Isolation and characterization of novel transcriptional repressors of seed storage protein genes in Arabidopsis.", 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR), Beijing, China, June 20-23, 2007, pp. 61. (Abstract)
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Gao, M.J., Hegedus, D.D., Sharpe, A.G., Robinson, S.J., Lydiate, D.J., Hannoufa, A. (2007). Isolation and characterization of a GCN5-interacting protein from Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta, [online] 225(6), 1367-1379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-006-0446-2
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Gao, M.-J., Hegedus, D.D., Lydiate, D.J., and Rozwadowski, K. (2006). "Identification of novel transcriptional regulators of seed storage protein genes in Arabidopsis.", Plant Biology 2006: American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA, August 5-9, 2006, pp. 284-285. (Abstract)
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Gao, M.-J. and Hannoufa, A. (2005). "A novel stress-regulated protein interacts with the transcriptional activator GCN5 in Arabidopsis thaliana.", 2005 Annual Meeting of CPS-SCP (with Plant Canada 2005), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, June 15-18, 2005, pp. 80. (Abstract)
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Gao, M.-J., Parkin, I.A.P., Lydiate, D.J., and Hannoufa, A. (2004). "An auxin-responsive SCARECROW-like transcriptional activator interacts with histone deacetylase.", Plant Molecular Biology, 55(3), pp. 417-431.
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Gao, M.-J., Schäfer, U.A., Parkin, I.A.P., Hegedus, D.D., Lydiate, D.J., and Hannoufa, A. (2003). "A novel protein from Brassica napus has a putative KID domain and responds to low temperature.", Plant Journal, 33(6), pp. 1073-1086.
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Gao, M.-J., Allard, G.C., Byass, L., Flanagan, A.M., and Singh, J. (2002). "Regulation and characterization of four CBF transcription factors from Brassica napus.", Plant Molecular Biology, 49(5), pp. 459-471.
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Gao, M.-J. and Murphy, A.M. (2001). "Alternative forms of formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase from Arabidopsis thaliana.", Photochemistry and Photobiology, 73(2), pp. 128-134.
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Gao, M.-J., Dvorak, J., and Travis, G.R. (2001). "Expression of the extrinsic 23-kDa protein of photosystem II in response to salt stress is associated with the K+/Na+ discrimination locus Kna1 in wheat.", Plant Cell Reports, 20(8), pp. 774-778.
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Murphy, T.M. and Gao, M.-J. (2001). "Multiple forms of formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase produced by alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana.", Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 61(3), pp. 87-93.
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