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Name  
 Xudong XU
Academic Title  
   Professor
Education  
   Ph.D.
Phone  
   86-27-68780659
 E-mail 
   xux@ihb.ac.cn

Personal Profile：

Education: 

Ph.D., Institute of Hydrobiology (with Prof. Shanghao Li), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1991/7;  

Bachelor in Science, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University, 1986/7  

Postdoctoral Training:  

The DOE Plant Research Laboratory (with Prof. CP Wolk), Michigan State University, USA, 1994/8-1999/8  

Research Experience:  

1999/9-:   

Professor of Genetics, Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS  

     Molecular genetics of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (a unicellular cyanobacterium) and Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (a filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium).  

1994/8-1999/8:   

Postdoctoral research associate at MSU  

     Molecular genetics of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 and Frankia.  

1991/9-1994/8:  

     Assistant professor (1991/9-1994/2), Associate professor (1994/2-1994/8),   

     Shandong Institute of Parasitic Disease Control, Shandong  

     Genetic engineering of Anabaena for mosquito control  

Research Directions：

-Algal Genetics

-Molecular Microbiology
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Awards & Honors：

Government Award for Science and Technology Progress in Shandong Province, first class, in 1993;  

China National Science and Technology Awards for Younger People, in 1994;  

National Funds for Distinguished Younger Scientists, in 2008.  

  
Recent Publications：

1. Xudong Xu, Ivan Khudyakov and C. Peter Wolk, 1997. Lipopolysaccharide dependence of cyanophage sensitivity and aerobic nitrogen fixation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. Journal of Bacteriology, 179: 2884-2891. 

2. Xudong Xu, C.Peter Wolk, 2001. Role for hetC in the transition to a non-dividing state during heterocyst differentiation in Anabaena sp. Journal of Bacteriology, 183: 393-396.

3. Yu Wang, Xudong Xu*, 2005. Regulation by hetC of genes required for heterocyst differentiation and cell division in Anabaena sp. Journal of Bacteriology, 187: 8489-8493.

4. Yu Wang, Sigal Lechno-Yossef, Yangmin Gong, Qing Fan, C. Peter Wolk, Xudong Xu*, 2007. Predicted glycosyl transferase genes located outside of the HEP island are required for formation of heterocyst envelope polysaccharide in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. Journal of Bacteriology, 189: 5372-5378.

5. Wei Zhang, Ye Du, Ivan Khudyakov, Qing Fan, Hong Gao, Degang Ning, C. Peter Wolk and Xudong Xu*, 2007. A gene cluster that regulates both heterocyst differentiation and pattern formation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. Molecular Microbiology, 66: 1429-1443.

6. Yang Yang, Chuntao Yin, Weizhi Li, Xudong Xu*, 2008. α-tocopherol is essential for the acquired chill-light tolerance (ACLT) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, Journal of Bacteriology, 190: 1554-1560.

7. Haibo Jiang, Renqiu Kong*, Xudong Xu*, 2010. The N-acetylmuramic acid 6-phosphate etherase gene promotes the growth and cell differentiation in cyanobacteria under light-limiting conditions. Journal of Bacteriology, 192: 2239-2245.

8. Xiaoming Tan, Tao Zhu, Si Shen, Chuntao Yin, Hong Gao, Xudong Xu*, 2011. Role of Rbp1 in the acquired chill-light tolerance of cyanobacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 193: 2675-2683.

9. Hong Gao, and Xudong Xu*, 2012. sll1415, the cyanobacterial NAD kinase gene, is required for photoheterotrophic growth and cellular redox homeostasis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Journal of Bacteriology, 194: 218-224.

10. Ye Du, Yan Cai, Shengwei Hou and Xudong Xu*, 2012. Identification of the HetR-recognition sequence upstream of hetZ in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120. Journal of Bacteriology, 194: 2297-2306.

11. Weizhi Li, Hong Gao, Chuntao Yin and Xudong Xu*, 2012. Identification of a novel thylakoid protein gene involved in cold acclimation in cyanobacteria. Microbiology-SGM, 158: 2440-2449.

12. Yun Wang, Xudong Xu*, 2013. Effects of Rbp3 on lipid peroxidation and salt tolerance in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. FEBS Letters, 587: 1446-1451.

13. Xiangzhi Zhu, Qiong Li, Chuntao Yin, Xiantao Fang, Xudong Xu*, 2015. Role of spermidine in overwintering of cyanobacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 197: 2325-2334.

14. Lang Hu, Renqiu Kong, Xudong Xu*, 2015. Autumnal increase in proportion of toxic Microcystis in Lake Taihu depends more on temperature adaptability than on effects of toxigenicity. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 119: 744-752.

15. Hong Gao, Tao Zhu, Min Xu, Shuai Wang, Xudong Xu, Renqiu Kong*, 2016. pH-dependent gas vesicle formation in Microcystis. FEBS Letters, 590: 3195-3201.

16. Lianglin Zhang, Fang Zhou, Shuai Wang, Xudong Xu*, 2017. Processing of PatS, a morphogen precursor, in cell extracts of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. FEBS Letters, 591: 751-759.

17. He Zhang, Shuai Wang, Yali Wang, Xudong Xu*, 2018. Functional overlap of hetP and hetZ in regulation of heterocyst differentiation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. Journal of Bacteriology, 200: e00707-17.

18. Yali Wang, Yuan Gao, Chao Li, Hong Gao, Cheng-Cai Zhang and Xudong Xu*, 2018. Three substrains of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 display divergence in genomic sequences and hetC function. Journal of Bacteriology, 200: e00076-18.

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