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Name:
 Qi Li
Subject:
 Epigenetics/cytology
Tel/Fax:
 +86-10-13366091626  / 
E-mail:
 liqi@ioz.ac.cn
Address:
 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R.China
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 Group of Epigenetics and Resistance      
Resume:

Dr. Qi Li, Associate professor of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

My research focuses on investigating the resistance mechanisms mediated by non-coding RNAs during host-pathogen interactions, with current emphasis on spatial regulation through membraneless organelles (RNA granules). Research findings have been published in leading international journals including Science Advances, Nature Communications, and The Plant Cell. My researches have been supported by  Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

Education:

2000-2004: B.Sc. in Life Sciences, XinJiang University

2004-2012: Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences / Institute of Botany , CAS

Employment:

2013-2017: Post Doc., School of Life Sciences, Peking University

2017-2023: Assistant professor of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2023-ongoing: Associate professor of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Research Interests:

Investigation of RNA functions in host-pathogen interactions.

Research Direction 1: Exploring the regulatory mechanisms associated with membraneless organelles that function as spatial compartments for RNA storage and metabolism.

Research Direction 2: Tissue-specific resistance mechanisms.

Awards and Honors:

Professional Activities:

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Selected Publications:
  1. Li Q.#, Liu Y.#, Zhang X.* Biomolecular condensates in plant RNA silencing: insights into formation, function, and stress responses. Plant Cell.2023;36(2):227-245.
  2. Liu N.#, Xu Y.#, Li Q., Cao Y., Yang D., Liu S., Wang X., Mi Y., Liu Y., Ding C., Liu Y., Li Y., Yuan Y.W., Gao G., Chen J.*, Qian W.*, Zhang X.* A lncRNA fine-tunes salicylic acid biosynthesis to balance plant immunity and growth. Cell Host & Microbe. 2022;30(8):1124-38 e8.
  3. Li Q.#, Liu N.#, Liu Q.#, Zheng X., Lu L., Gao W., Liu Y., Liu Y., Zhang S., Wang Q., Pan J., Chen C., Mi Y., Yang M., Cheng X., Ren G., Yuan Y.W., Zhang X.* DEAD-box helicases modulate dicing body formation in Arabidopsis. Science Advances. 2021;7(18).
  4. Sun L.#, Jing Y. #, Liu X.#, Li Q.#, Xue Z., Cheng Z., Wang D., He H.*, Qian W.* Heat stress-induced transposon activation correlates with 3D chromatin organization rearrangement in Arabidopsis., Nature Communications. 2020, 11(1):1886.
  5. Liu Q.#, Liu Y.#, Li Q.#, Qian W., Zhang X.* Determining the phase separation characteristics of plant proteins. Current Protocols. 2021;1(9):e237
  6. Li Q.#, Wang X.#, Sun H., Zeng J., Cao Z., Li Y., Qian W.* Regulation of active DNA demethylation by a Methyl-CpG-Binding domain protein in Arabidopsis thaliana., PLoS Genetics. 2015, 11(7): e1005380.
  7. Li Q.#, Deng Z.#, Gong C.#, Wang T.* The rice eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit f (OseIF3f) is involved in microgametogenesis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7: 532, doi: 10.3389.
  8. Wang X.#, Li Q.#, Yuan W., Kumar S., Li Y., Qian W.* A ROS1 interacting protein MET18 regulates active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Scientific Reports. 2016,19;6:26443.
  9. Huang, J., Du, J., Liu, Y., Lu, L., Xu, Y., Shi, J., Liu, Q., Li, Q., Liu, Y., Chen, Y., Du, M., Zhao, Y., Huo, L., Wang, W., Ding, C., Wei, L., Wu, J., Yuan, Y.W., Chen, J., Li, R., Cui, F.*, Zhang, X.* RH3 enhances antiviral defense by facilitating small RNA loading into Argonaute 2 at endoplasmic reticulum–chloroplast membrane contact sites. Nature Communications. 2025. 16, 1953.
  10.  Liu, Y#., Rao, J#., Mi, Y#., Chen, L., Feng, L., Li, Q., Geng, J., Yang, X., Zhan, X., Ren, L., Chen, J.*, Zhang, X.* SARS-CoV-2 RNAs are processed into 22-nt vsRNAs in Vero cells. Frontiers in immunology. 2022, 13, 1008084.