Xugang Li
Doctor, Group leader
Institute of Biology II,
University of Freiburg
Schänzlestr. 1
79104 Freiburg (Germany)
Phone: +49.761.203.2792
Fax: +49.761.203.2899
Email: xugang.li@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Education
PhD (2000)
Genetics, Institute of Genetics,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Master (1997)
Biology, Inner Mongolia University
Bachelor (1994)
Biology, Inner Mongolia University
A. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Since 2007
Researcher assistant, Group leader, AG Palme, Institute
of Biology II, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
2002-2007
Postdoctor fellow, AG Palme, Institute of Biology II,
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
2001-2002
Postdoctor fellow, AG Palme, at the Max-DelbrückLaboratorium
1997-2000
PhD researcher, Institute of Genetics and Delopmental
Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards and Honors
University Scholarship (every term 1990－1994), award for moral, academic and
physicial excellence
Guang Hua Scholarship (every year 1994－1997), award for excellent graduated
B. Selected peer-reviewed publications
1. Yu X, Pasternak T, Eiblmeier M, Ditengou F, Kochersperger P, Sun J,
Wang H, Rennenberg H, Teale W, Paponov I, Zhou W, Li C, Li X*, and
Palme K. (2013). Plastid-localized GR2-controlled glutathione redox status
is essential for Arabidopsis root apical meristem maintenance. The Plant
Cell. * corresponding author
2. Chen Q, Sun J, Zhai Q, Zhou W, Qi L, Xu L, Wang B, Chen R, Jiang H, Qi
J, Li X, Palme K, and Li C. (2011). The basic helix-loop-helix transcription
factor MYC2 directly represses PLETHORA expression during jasmonatemediated modulation of the root stem cell niche in Arabidopsis. The Plant
Cell. 23, 3335-3352.
3. Cui Y, Li X, Chen Q, He X, Yang Q, Zhang A, Yu X, Chen H, Liu N, Xie Q,
Yang W, Zuo J, Palme K, Li W.(2010). BLOS1, a putative BLOC-1 subunit,
interacts with SNX1 and modulates root growth in Arabidopsis. J Cell Sci.
123(Pt 21):3727-33
4. Sun J, Xu Y, Ye S, Jiang H, Chen Q, Liu F, Zhou W, Chen R, Li X, Tietz O,
Wu X, Cohen JD, Palme K, Li C. (2009). Arabidopsis ASA1 is important
for jasmonate-mediated regulation of auxin biosynthesis and transport
during lateral root formation. Plant Cell 21, 1495-1511
5. Kharshiing, EV., Kumar, GP., Ditengou, FA., Li, X., Palme, K., R. Sharma
(2009).The polycotyledon (pct1-2) mutant of tomato shows enhanced
accumulation of PIN1 auxin transport facilitator protein. Plant Biology 12:
224–228.
6. Teale, WD., Ditengou, FA., Dovzhenko, AD., Li, X., Molendijk, AM.,
Ruperti, B., Paponov, I., Palme, K. (2008). Auxin as a model for the
integration of hormonal signal processing and transduction. Mol Plant 1:
229-37.
7. Ditengou FA, Teale WD, Kochersperger P, Flittner KA, Kneuper I, van der
Graaff , Nziengui H, Pinosa F, Li X, Nitschke R, Laux T, Palme K. (2008).
Mechanical induction of lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105, 18818-18823.
8. Qi J, Qian Q, Bu Q, Li S, Chen Q, Sun J, Liang W, Zhou Y, Chu C, Li X,
Ren F, Palme K, Zhao B, Chen J, Chen M, Li C. (2008). Mutation of the
rice Narrow leaf1 gene, which encodes a novel protein, affects vein
patterning and polar auxin transport. Plant Physiol 147, 1947-1959
9. Men S, Boutté Y, Ikeda Y, Li X, Palme K, Stierhof YD, Hartmann MA,
Moritz T, Grebe M. (2008). Sterol-dependent endocytosis mediates post-
cytokinetic acquisition of PIN2 auxin efflux carrier polarity.Nat Cell Biol.
10, 237-244
10. Chen S, Li X, Liu X, Xu H, Meng K, Xiao G, Wei X, Wang F, Zhu Z. (2005)
Green fluorescent protein as a vital elimination marker to easily screen
marker- free transgenic progeny derived from plants co-transformed with
a double T-DNA binary vector system. Plant Cell Rep 23, 625-631
11. Li X, Zhu Z, Feng D, Chang T, Liu X. (2001). Influnece of DNA methylation
on transgene expression. Chinese Scence Bulletin 46, 1300-1303
12. Li X, Zhu Z, Xu J, Wu Q, Xu H. (2001)Isolation of pea matrix attachment
region and study on its function in transgenic tobaccos. Science China
44,406 -408