Xueyuan Leng

Xueyuan Leng

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1758-413X
20192019

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Fields of interest

  • Molecular Biology
  • Eukaryotic Transcription
  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology

 

Current research

Transcription Kinetics in Plants

Functional gene expression is crucial for plant development, by which plants transform from zygotes into multi-cellular living forms. RNA polymerase II (Pol II) plays an irreplaceable role in ensuring function gene expression by conducting the transcription of all genes and coordinating their co-transcriptional mRNA processing events (i.e. splicing). Recently, A kinetic model of transcription offers a better way to understand the connection between transcription and co-transcriptional events. However, obtaining direct support for the biological significance of the kinetic model is often challenging due to pleiotropic effects of perturbing transcription. The transcription elongation speed is a core parameter in the kinetic model of transcription, which is tightly linked to co-transcriptional events. To address the biological significance of transcription speed in plant development we are focusing on the transcription kinetics of Pol II in model plant Arabidopsis. 

Education/Academic qualification

Conserved Function of Histone Deacetylases HDTs in Arabidopsis and Medicago, Wageningen University & Research

25 Aug 2013 → 25 Sept 2015

Award Date: 25 Sept 2015

Mapping Rdf3 gene in Maize, Huazhong Agricultural University

1 Sept 2009 → 1 Jul 2013

Award Date: 20 Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Geneticallt modified animals, plants and organisms (GMO)

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