Qian Qian-State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology

State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology

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Dr. Qian Qian
Professor, Deputy Director General
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology
China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)
Address: No. 359, Tiyuchang Rd., Hangzhou 310006, P.R. China
Phone: +86-571-63371418
Fax: +86-571-63370389
E-mail: [email protected]

Education Background

Qian Qian, a rice genetics and breeding specialist, received his BSc degree (1983) in Genetics & Genetic Engineering (1983) from Nankai University, China, his MS degree (1990) in Genetics & Breeding (1991) from Hokkaido University, Japan, and his PhD in Genetics (1995) from Graduate School of CAAS, China.

Research Area

He is the Deputy Director General of CNRRI, Director of the State Key Lab of Rice Biology, leader of Rice Genetics and Functional Genomics Innovation Research Team at CNRRI. He has been working on rice genetics and breeding since 1983, focusing on rice genetic materials creation, molecular mechanism dissection of important agronomy traits and molecular application. He has been awarded two national prizes for Natural Science and Scientific and Technological Progress in 2005 and 2010 respectively, received 25 patents authorized in China, and published more than 100 scientific papers.

He is an editor of China Rice, vice editor of Bulletin of Botany, editorial board member of Rice, Breeding Science, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, JGG, Agriculture Sciences in China, Rice Science, Chinese Journal of Rice Science. He won the Outstanding Youth Funding of NSFC in 2004 and was elected as Outstanding Contributions Expert of Zhejiang Province in 2008.

1. Publications
- Book
  1. Guide of Rice Molecular Breeding Technology. China Science Press, 2011. (In Chinese)
  2. Rice Molecular Designed Breeding. China Science Press, 2007. (In Chinese)
  3. Rice Genetics and Functional Genomics. China Science Press, 2006. (In Chinese)
  
  Research Paper
  1. Shuyu Li⁺, Bingran Zhao⁺, Dingyang Yuan⁺, Meijuan Duan⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Li Tang, Bao Wang, Xiaoqiang Liu, Jie Zhang, Jun Wang, Jiaqiang Sun, Zhao Liu, Yu-Qi Feng, Longping Yuan^*, Chuanyou Li^*. Rice zinc finger protein DST enhances grain production through controlling Gn1a/OsCKX2 expression. Proceedings of the National Academy Science of the United States of America, 2013, 110(8):3167-3172.
  2. Zhen-Yu Gao⁺, Shan-Cen Zhao⁺, Wei-Ming He⁺, Long-Biao Guo⁺, You-Lin Peng^#⁺, Jin-Jin Wang⁺, Xiao-Sen Guo, Xue-Mei Zhang, Yu-Chun Rao^#, Chi Zhang, Guo-Jun Dong, Feng-Ya Zheng, Chang-Xin Lu, Jiang Hu, Qing Zhou, Hui-Juan Liu^#, Hai-Yang Wu, Jie Xu^#, Pei-Xiang Ni, Da-Li Zeng, Deng-Hui Liu, Peng Tian, Li-Hui Gong^#, Chen Ye, Guang-Heng Zhang, Jian Wang, Fu-Kuan Tian^#, Da-Wei Xue^#, Yi Liao, Li Zhu, Ming-Sheng Chen, Jia-Yang Li, Shi-Hua Cheng^*, Geng-Yun Zhang^*, Jun Wang^*, Qian Qian^*. Dissecting yield-associated loci in super hybrid rice by resequencing recombinant inbred lines and improving parental genome sequences. Proceedings of the National Academy Science of the United States of America, 2013, 110(35):14492-14497.
  3. Jian Sun⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Dian-Rong Ma⁺, Zheng-Jin Xu, Dan Liu, Hong-Bo Du, Wen-Fu Chen^*. Introgression and selection shaping the genome and adaptive loci of weedy rice in northern China. New Phytologist, 2013, 197(1):290-299.
  4. Sujuan Li, Song Yan, A-hong Wang, Guihua Zou, Xuehui Huang, Bin Han, Qian Qian^2*, Yuezhi Tao^*. Identification of QTLs associated with tissue culture response through sequencing-based genotyping of RILs derived from 93-11 × Nipponbare in rice (Oryza sativa). Plant Cell Reports, 2013, 32(1):103-116.
  5. Rao Yuchun⁺^*, Yang Yaolong^#+, Xin Dedong, Li Xiaojing, Zhai Kaien, Ma Bojun, Pan Jianwei, Qian Qian^*, Zeng Dali^*. Characterization and cloning of a brittle culm mutant (bc88) in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Chinese Science Bulletin, 2013, 58(24):3000-3006.
  6. Cao Xu⁺, Yonghong Wang⁺, Yanchun Yu^#+2, Jingbo Duan, Zhigang Liao, Guosheng Xiong, Xiangbing Meng, Guifu Liu, Qian Qian^*, Jiayang Li^*. Degradation of MONOCULM 1 by APC/CTAD1 regulates rice tillering. Nature Communications, 2012, 3:750-758.
  7. Xiaojun Zhang⁺, Jianfei Wang⁺, Ji Huang⁺, Hongxia Lan, Cailin Wang, Congfei Yin, Yunyu Wu, Haijuan Tang, Qian Qian^*, Jiayang L^*, Hongsheng Zhang^*. Rare allele of OsPPKL1 associated with grain length causes extra-large grain and a significant yield increase in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy Science of the United States of America, 2012, 109(52):21534-21539.
  8. Da-Wei Xue⁺, Hua Jiang⁺, Jiang Hu⁺, Xiao-Qin Zhang, Long-Biao Guo, Da-Li Zeng, Guo-Jun Dong, Guo-Chang Sun^*, Qian Qian^2*. Characterization of physiological response and identification of associated genes under heat stress in rice seedlings. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2012, 61:46-53.
  9. Shi-kai Hu^#, Da-li Zeng, Yan Su, Zhen-yuan Shi^#, Wei-jun Ye^#, Guo-jun Dong, Li Zhu, Jiang Hu, Qian Qian^*, Long-biao Guo^*. QTL analysis of nitrogen content of plant shoot under two nitrogen conditions in rice(Oryza sativa L.). Australian Journal of Crop Science, 2012, 6(12):1737-1743.
  10. Shikai Hu^#, Hongjian Tao, Qian Qian^*, Longbiao Guo^*. Genetics and Molecular Breeding for Salt-Tolerance in Rice. Rice Genomics and Genetics, 2012, 3(7):39-49.
  11. Baocai Zhang⁺, Xiangling Liu⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Lifeng Liu, Guojun Dong, Guangyan Xiong, Dali Zeng, Yihua Zhou^*. Golgi nucleotide sugar transporter modulates cell wall biosynthesis and plant growth in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy Science of the United States of America, 2011, 108(12):5110-5115.
  12. Juan Li⁺, Jiafu Jiang⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Yunyuan Xu,Cui Zhang, Jun Xiao, Cheng Du, Wei Luo,Guoxing Zou^#, Mingluan Chen, Yunqing Huang, Yuqi Feng, Zhukuan Cheng, Ming Yuan, Kang Chong^*. Mutation of Rice BC12/GDD1, Which Encodes a Kinesin-Like Protein That Binds to a GA Biosynthesis Gene Promoter, Leads to Dwarfism with Impaired Cell Elongation. The Plant Cell, 2011, 23(2):628-640.
  13. Zhu L, Hu J, Zhu KM, Fang YX, Gao ZY, He YH, Zhang GH, Guo LB, Zeng DL, Dong GJ, Yan MX, Liu J, Qian Q^① (2011). Identification and characterization of SHORTENED UPPERMOST INTERNODE 1, a gene negatively regulating uppermost internode elongation in rice. Plant Mol Biol, 77(4-5):475–487.
  14. Yan Su, Yuchun Rao^#, Shikai Hu^#, Yaolong Yang^#, Zhenyu Gao, Guanghen Zhang, Jian Liu, Jiang Hu, Meixian Yan, Guojun Dong, Li Zhu, Longbiao Guo, Qian Qian^*, Dali Zeng^*. Map-based cloning proves qGC-6, a major QTL for gel consistency of japonica/indica cross, responds by Waxy in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2011, 123(5):859-867.
  15. Zhenyu Gao, Dali Zeng, Fangmin Cheng, Zhixi Tian, Longbiao Guo, Yan Su, Meixian Yan, Hua Jiang, Guojun Dong, Yuchen Huang, Bin Han, Jiayang Li, Qian Qian^*. ALK, the Key Gene for Gelatinization Temperature, is a Modifier Gene for Gel Consistency in Rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2011, 53(9):756-765.
  16. Xiaoqin Zhang, Guoping Zhang, Longbiao Guo, Huizhong Wang, Dali Zeng, Guojun Dong, Qian Qian^2*, Dawei Xue^*. Identification of quantitative trait loci for Cd and Zn concentrations of brown rice grown in Cd-polluted soils. Euphytica, 2011, 180(2):173-179.
  17. Hu J, Zhu L, Zeng DL, Gao ZY, Guo LB, Fang YX, Zhang GH, Dong GJ, Yan MX, Liu J, Qian Q^① (2010). Identification and characterization of NARROW AND ROLLED LEAF 1, a novel gene regulating leaf morphology and plant architecture in rice. Plant Mol Biol, 73(3):283-92.
  18. Jiao YQ, Wang YH, Xue DW, Wang J, Yan MX, Liu GF, Dong GJ, Zeng DL, Lu ZF, Zhu XD, Qian Q^①, Li JY (2010). Regulation of OsSPL14 by OsmiR156 defines ideal plant architecture in rice. Nature Genetics, 42(6):541-544.
  19. Zhao SQ, Hu J, Guo LB, Qian Q^①, Xue HW (2010). Rice leaf inclination2, a VIN3-like protein, regulates leaf angle through modulating cell division of the collar. Cell Research, 20:935-947.
  20. Guangyan Xiong⁺, Rui Li⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Xueqin Song, Xiangling Liu, Yanchun Yu, Dali Zeng, Jianmin Wan, Jiayang Li, Yihua Zhou^*. The rice dynamin-related protein DRP2B mediates membrane trafficking,and thereby plays a critical role in secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis. plant journal, 2010, 64(1):56-70.
  21. Mu Zhang⁺, Baocai Zhang⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Yanchun Yu⁺, Rui Li,Junwen Zhang, Xiangling Liu, Dali Zeng,Jiayang Li, Yihua Zhou^*. Brittle Culm 12,a dual-targeting kinesin-4 protein,controls cell-cycle progression and wall properties in rice. plant journal, 2010, 63(2):312-328.
  22. Jiang Hu, Li Zhu, Dali Zeng, Zhenyu Gao, Longbiao Guo, Yunxia Fang^#, Guangheng Zhang, Guojun Dong, Meixian Yan, Jian Liu, Qian Qian^*. Identification and characterization of NARROW AND ROLLED LEAF 1,a novel gene regulating leaf morphology and plant architecture in rice. Plant Molecular Biology, 2010, 73(3):283-292.
  23. Yuchun Rao^#+, Guojun Dong⁺, Dali Zeng^*, Jiang Hu, Longjun Zeng^#, Zhengyu Gao, Guanghen Zhang, Longbiao Guo, Qian Qian^*. Genetic analysis of leaffolder resistance in rice. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2010, 37(5):325-331.
  24. Lilan Hong⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Keming Zhu⁺, Ding Tang, Zejun Huang, Ling Gao, Ming Li, Minghong Gu, Zhukuan Cheng^*. ELE restrains empty glumes from developing into lemmas. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2010, 37(2):101-115.
  25. Huang XZ^①, Qian Q^① Liu ZB, Sun HY, He SY, Luo D, Xia GM, Chu CC, Li JY, Fu XD (2009). Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice. Nature Genetics, 41(4):494-497.
  26. Xuehui Huang⁺, Qi Feng⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Qiang Zhao⁺, Lu Wang⁺, Ahong Wang⁺, Jianping Guan, Danlin Fan, Qijun Weng, Tao Huang, Guojun Dong, Tao Sang, Bin Han^*. High-throughput genotyping by whole-genome resequencing. Genome Research, 2009, 19(6):1068-1076.
  27. Zhixi Tian⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Qiaoquan Liu⁺, Meixian Yan, Xinfang Liu, Changjie Yan, Guifu Liu, Zhenyu Gao, Shuzhu Tang, Dali Zeng, Yonghong Wang, Jianming Yu^*, Minghong Gu^*, Jiayang Lia^*. Allelic diversities in rice starch biosynthesis lead to a diverse array of rice eating and cooking qualities. Proceedings of the National Academy Science of the United States of America, 2009, 106(51):21760-21765.
  28. Hao Lin⁺, RenxiaoWang⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Meixian Yan,Xiangbing Meng,Zhiming Fu, Cunyu Yan, Biao Jiang, Zhen Su, Jiayang Li,Yonghong Wang^*. DWARF27, an Iron-Containing Protein Required for the Biosynthesis of Strigolactones, Regulates Rice Tiller Bud Outgrowth. The Plant Cell, 2009, 21(5):1512-1525.
  29. Shengben Li⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Zhiming Fu, Dali Zeng², Xiangbing Meng, Junko Kyozuka, Masahiko Maekawa, Xudong Zhu, Jian Zhang, Jiayang Li, Yonghong Wang^*. Short panicle1 encodes a putative PTR family transporter and determines rice panicle size. plant journal, 2009, 58(4):592-605.
  30. Yihua Zhou⁺, Shengben Li⁺, Qian Qian⁺, Dali Zeng, Mu Zhang, Longbiao Guo, Xiangling Liu, Baocai Zhang, Lingwei Deng, Xinfang Liu, Guanzheng Luo, Xiujie Wang, Jiayang Li^*. BC10, a DUF266-containing and Golgi-located type II membrane protein, is required for cell-wall biosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.). plant journal, 2009, 57(3):446-462.
  31. Haoge Li^#+3, Dawei Xue^#+2, Zhenyu Gao, Meixian Yan, Wenying Xu, Zhuo Xing, Danian Huang^2*, Qian Qian^2*, Yongbiao Xue^*. A putative lipase gene EXTRA GLUME1 regulates both empty glume fate and spikelet development in rice. plant journal, 2009, 57:593-605.
  32. Yu YC^①, Tang T^①, Qian Q^①, Wang YH, Yan MX, Zeng DL, Han B, Wu CI, Shi SH, Li JY (2008). Independent losses of function in a Polyphenol Oxidase in rice - differentiation in grain discoloration between subspecies and the role of positive selection . Plant Cell, 20(11):2946-2959.
  33. Ashikari M, Sakakibara H, Lin SY, Yamamoto T, Takashi T, Nishimura A, Angeles E, Qian Q, Kitano H, Matsuoka M (2005). Cytokinin oxidase regulates rice grain production. Science, 309(5735):741-745.
  34. Li YH^①, Qian Q^①, Zhou YH^§, Yan MX, Sun L, Zhang M, Fu ZM, Wang YH, Han B, Pang XM, Chen MS, Li JY (2003). BRITTLE CULM1, which encodes a COBRA-like protein, affects the mechanical properties of rice plants. Plant Cell, 15:2020-2031.
  35. Li XY^①, Qian Q^①, Fu ZM, Wang YH, Xiong GS, Zeng DL, Wang XQ, Liu XF, Teng S, Fujimoto H, Yuan M, Luo D, Han B, Li JY(2003). Control of tilling in rice. Nature, 422(6932):618-621.