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4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Liming Xiong

Associate Professor, Biosience

Plant Stress Genomics Research Center

Ph.D. Plant Science, University of Arizona, United States, 2002

D.S. Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1989

M.S. Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 1986

B.S. Agronomy, Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 1983

Research Interests

Professor Xiong's research interests encompass understanding the mechanisms of plant responses to adverse environmental conditions such as drought, extreme temperatures, high soil salinity, and nutrient deficiency. Genes that play critical roles in plant adaptation to these abiotic stresses will be identified using integrative genetics, genomics, and metabolomics approaches. The knowledge generated in our research will be used to breed or bioengineer the next generation of stress-resistant crop plants.

Selected Publications

  • Chen H, Xiong L. "Myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase is required for polar auxin transport and organ development". Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.123661), 2010.
  • Chen H, Saksa K, Zhao F, Qiu Y, and Xiong L. "Genetic analysis of pathway regulation for enhancing branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis in plants". Plant Journal 63 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04261.x), 2010.
  • Fu Y, Bannach O, Chen H, Teune J.H, Schmitz A, Steger G, Xiong L and Barbazuk B. "Alternative splicing of anciently exonized 5S rRNA regulates plant transcription factor TFIIIA". Genome Research 19: 913-921, 2009.
  • Chen H, Xiong L. "Enhancement of vitamin B6 levels in seeds through metabolic engineering". Plant Biotechnology Journal 7: 673-681, 2009.
  • Chen H, Zhang J, Neff, MM, Hong SW, Deng XW, Xiong L. "Integration of light and abscisic acid signaling during seed germination and seedling development". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105: 4495-4590, 2008.