Education

1994, B.Sc., Henan Agricultural University

1997, M.Sc., Nanjing Agricultural University

2002, Ph.D., the graduate School of Chinese Academy of Science

Professional Experience

2002-2006: Postdoctoral fellow at The Sweden University of Agricultural Science

2006-Present: Professor, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

Research Area

The mechanism of plant stem cell maintenance and organ differentiation. The response of plant stem cell to environmental factors that ultimately determine plant growth and development. The isolation of stem cell from medical plants and industrial production of medical molecules from stem cell culture.

Selected Publications

1.Li Y, Sun W, Yao Y, Zhang L, Xu S, Zhang Q, Huang T. (2023)  FRUCTOSE INSENSITIVE1 regulates stem cell function in Arabidopsis in response to fructose signalling. J Exp Bot. 74(10):3060-3073.
2.Zhan S, Zhang Q, Yao Y, Cui Y, Huang T. (2023) Cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase regulates plant stem cell  maintenance in response to nutrient deficiency.  Plant Physiol. 192(4):3069-3087.
3.Cui Y., Rao S., Chang B., Wang X., Zhang K., Hou X., Zhu X., Wu H., Tian Z., Zhao Z., Yang C., Huang T.^* AtLa1 protein initiates IRES-dependent translation of WUSCHEL mRNA and regulates the stem cell homeostasis of Arabidopsis in response to environmental hazards. Plant, Cell and Environment 2015；38： 2098–2114. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12535
4.Huang Y., Cui Y., Hou X., Huang T.^* The AtMC4 regulates the stem cell homeostasis in Arabidopsis by catalyzing the cleavage of AtLa1 protein in response to environmental hazards. Plant Science 2018；266, 64-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.10.008
5.Jia T, Zhang K, Li F, Huang Y, Fan M, Huang T.^* The AtMYB2 inhibits the formation of axillary meristem in Arabidopsis by repressing RAX1 gene under environmental stresses. Plant Cell Rep. 2020；39, 1755-1765. Doi: 10.1007/s00299-020-02602-3
6.Jia T., Li F., Liu S., Dou J., Huang T.^* DnaJ proteins regulate WUS expression in shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis. Plants 2021；10, 136. DOI: 10.3390/plants10010136