Xing Wang Deng

 

PROFESSOR

Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

P.O.Box 208104, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520. 

203-432-8908 office; 203-432-5726 (or 3854) fax.

xingwang.deng@yale.edu

 

EDUCATION

1978-1982:                  B.S,                  Department of Biology, Beijing University, Beijing, China.

1982-1985:                  M.S,                 Biophysics and Biochemistry Department of Biology, Beijing                                                      University, Beijing, China.

1985-1989:                  Ph.D                Molecular and Physiological Plant Biology,

   University of California at Berkeley.

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1989-1991:                  Post-doctoral research, USDA-PGEC, UC-Berkeley.

1992-1995:                  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Yale University.

1995-2001:                  Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Yale University.

2001-present:              Professor, Department of Biology, Yale University.

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

Post‑doctoral Fellowship - Life Sciences Research Foundation (1989-1992)

Yale University Junior Faculty Award (1995).

Presidential Faculty Fellow Award (1995)

Kumho Science International Award - The International Society for Plant Molecular Biology (ISPMB) (2003)

 

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Ad -hoc Member for NIH study sections since 1996.

Associate Editor: Genes to Cell (since 1999)

Associate Editor: Plant Molecular Biology (Since 2002).

Scientific Advisory Board: MPI for Plant Breeding Research, Kohn Germany (2003-2008)

 

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

Five Relevant Publications:

 

1. Wang, L., L. Dong, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, W. Wu, X.-W. Deng, and Y. Xue (2005) Genome-wide analysis of S-Locus F-box-like genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol. Biol. (in press).

2. Gusmaroli G, S. Feng, X.-W. Deng (2004).  The Arabidopsis CSN5A and CSN5B subunits are present in distinct COP9 signalosome complexes, and mutations in their JAMM domains exhibit differential dominant negative effects on development.  Plant Cell 16: 2984-3001.

3. Yanagawa, Y, Sullivan, JA, Komatsu, S, Gusmaroli, G, Suzuki, G, Yin, Ishibashi, T, Saijo, Y, Rubio, V, Kimura, S, Wang, J, and X.-W. Deng (2004) Arabidopsis COP10 forms a complex with DDB1 and DET1 in vivo and enhances the activity of ubiquitin conjugating enzymes. Genes Dev. 18: 2172-2181.

4. Feng S, Y.Shen, J.A. Sullivan, V. Rubio, Y. Xiong, T.P. Sun, and X.-W. Deng (2004) Arabidopsis CAND1, an unmodified CUL1-interacting protein, is involved in multiple developmental pathways controlled by ubiquitin/proteasome-mediated protein degradation. Plant Cell 16: 1870-1882.

5. Hardtke, C.S., H. Okamoto, C. Stoop-Myer, and X.-W. Deng (2002). Biochemical evidence for ubiquitin ligase activity of the Arabidopsis COP1-interacting protein 8 (CIP8).  Plant J. 30: 385-394.

 

Five Other Research Publications:

 

1. Gao Y, J. Li, E. Strickland, S. Hua, H. Zhao, Z. Chen, L. Qu, and X.-W. Deng (2004)  An Arabidopsis promoter microarray and its initial usage in the identification of HY5 binding targets in vitro.  Plant Mol Biol. 54: 683-699.

2. Gong, W., Y.P. Shen, L.G. Ma, Y. Pan, Y.L. Du, D.H. Wang, J.Y. Yang, L.D. Hu, X.F. Liu, C.X. Dong, L. Ma, Y.H. Chen, X.Y. Yang, Y. Gao, D. Zhu, X. Tan, J.Y. Mu, D.B. Zhang, Y.L. Liu, S.P. Dinesh-Kumar, Y. Li, X.P. Wang, H.Y. Gu, L.J. Qu, S.N. Bai, Y.T. Lu, J.Y. Li, J.D. Zhao, J. Zuo, H. Huang, X.-W. Deng, and Y.X. Zhu (2004) Genome-wide ORFeome cloning and analysis of Arabidopsis transcription factor genes. Plant Physiol. 135: 773-782.

3. Sun, N., L. Ma, D. Pan, H. Zhao and X.-W. Deng (2003) Evaluation of light regulatory potential of Calvin cycle steps based on large-scale gene expression profiling data. Plant Mol. Biol. 53: 467-478.

4. Sullivan, J.A., K. Shirasu and X.-W. Deng (2003) The diverse roles of Ubiquitin and the 26S proteasome in the life of plants.  Nat. Rev. Genet. 4: 948-958.

5. Saijo Y., J.A. Sullivan, H. Wang, J. Yang, Y. Shen, V. Rubio, L. Ma, U. Hoecker, and X.-W. Deng (2003). The COP1-SPA1 interaction defines a critical step in phytochrome A-mediated regulation of HY5 activity. Genes Dev. 17: 2642-2647.

 

COLLABORATORS OTHER THAN COAUTHORS IN LAST 48 MONTHS:  

            Michael Snyder (Yale University),        Judy Callis (UC-Davis)

            Mark Gerstein (Yale University)                       Mark Estelle (Indiana Univ.)

Hongyu Zhao (Yale University)                        Richard Vierstra (Univ. Wisc)

 

GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE ADVISORS AND ADVISEES:

            Dr. Wilhelm Gruissem              Ph.D Advisor (1985-1989):                             

            Dr. Peter H. Quail                    Postdoc Advisor (1989-1991):                        

 

Ph.D GRADUATE STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL ADVISEES:

    Past and current Ph.D Trainees.

            Lay-Hong Ang                          Rebecca Fry                            Dingming Kang           

            Shing F. Kwok                         Timothy W. McNellis                 Mark Osterlund

            Chatanika D. Stoop                 Giovanna Serino,                     Xiping Wang

            Chunling Yi                              Suhua Feng                             Ying Gao

            Jessica Habashi                       David Liptak                             Yuling Jiao

   

Past and Current Postdoctoral Trainees.

            Daniel Chamovitz                     Christian Hardtke                     Magnus Holm

            Minami Matsui                         Haruko Okamoto                      Zhaohua Peng

            Pilar Puente                             Roberto J. Rodriguez-Suarez   Claus Schwechheimer,

            Hsu-Liang Hsieh                      Jeffrey M. Staub                       Keiko Torii

            Tomohiko Tsuge                      Albrecht G. von Arnim              Haiyang Wang

            Ning Wei,                                 Yoshiharu Yamamoto              Yuki Yanagawa

            Yosuke Saijo                            Ligeng Ma                                Vicente Rubio

            Giuliana Gusmaroli                  James Sullivan                         Pablo Figueroa

            Elizebath Strickland                 Lei Li                                        Xueyong Li

            Genki Suzuki                            Ning Su