CURRICULUM VITAE
Mingming Yang
ERSONAL INFORMATION
Associated professor, Department of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China 712100; E-mail: myang@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2018-2020 Visiting schorlar, Department of Plant Pathology, Clemson University;
2011-2013 Visiting schorlar, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University;
RESEARCH INTEREST
1)To identify genes which affect grain development and improve the grain weight of wheat;
2)the mechanism of wheat respond to stress;
3) interaction between plant and microorganisms.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Natural Science Foundation of China, program of China Scholarships Council.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Yang M. M, Mavrodi D. V, Mavrodi O. V, Thomashow L. S, Weller D. M. Exploring the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas brassicacearum Q8r1-96 and other strains of the Pseudomonas fluorescens complex on tomato. Plant Disease, 2020, 104:1026-1031.
Yang M. M, Liu Y, Dong J, Zhao W. C, Kashyap S, Gao X, Rustgi S, Wen S. S. Probing early wheat grain development via transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2020, 20:63-74.
Yang M. M, Wang X. G, Dong J, Zhao W. C, Alam T, Thomashow L. S, Weller D. M, Gao X, Rustgi S, Wen S. S. Proteomics reveals the changes that contribute to fusarium head blight resistance in wheat. Phytopathology, 2020. doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-05-20-0171-R
Wang X. G, Liu Y, Li Z, Gao X, Dong J, Zhang J. C, Zhang L. L, Thomashow L. S, Weller D. M, Yang M. M. Genome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of the phospholipase C gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plants, 2020, 9: 885.
Wang X. G, Liu Y, Li Z, Gao X, Dong J, Yang M. M. Expression and evolution of the phospholipase C gene family in Brachypodium distachyon. Genes & Genomics, 2020, 42: 1041-1053.
Yang M.M, Gao X, Dong J, et al. Pattern of Protein Expression in Developing Wheat Grains Identified through Proteomic Analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017, 8:962.
Yang M.M, Mavrodi D.V, Mavrodi O.V, et al. Construction of a recombinant strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens, producing both phenazine-1-carboxylic acid and cyclic lipopeptide for the biocontrol of take-all disease of wheat. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2017:1-12.
Cui Y, Yang M.M, Dong J, Zhao W.C, Gao X. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteome characterization of wheat grains during filling stages. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 2017, 16(10):2156-2167.
Yang M.M, Dong J, Zhao W, et al. Characterization of proteins involved in early stage of wheat grain development by iTRAQ. Journal of Proteomics, 2016, 136:157.
Yang M.M., Wen S.S., Mavrodi D.V., Mavrodi O.V., Thomashow L.S., Guo J.H., and Weller, D.V. 2014 Biological control of wheat root diseases by the CLP-producing strain Pseudomonas fluorescens HC1-07. Phytopathology. 104(3):248-256.
Wang, X, Mavrodi D, Mavrodi, O, Yang M, Thomashow L, Weller D, Zhang J. 2013. Biocontrol and growth-promoting activity of rhizobacteria from Chinese fields with contaminated soils. Microb Biotechnol. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12158.
Yang, M.M., Xu, L.P., Xue., Q.Y., Yang, J.H., Liu, H.X., Guo, J.H. 2012. Screening Potential Biocontrol Agents Towards Phytophthora capsici on Pepper. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 134:811-820.
Zhan, Y., Xu, Q., Yang, M.M., Yang, H.T., Liu, H.X., Wang, Y.P., Guo, J.H. 2012. Screening of freeze-dried protective agents for the formulation of biocontrol strains, Bacillus cereus AR156, Burkholderia vietnamiensis B418 and Pantoea agglomerans 2Re40. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 54(1):10-17.
Wen S, Wen N, Pang J, Langen G, Brew-Appiah RA, Mejias JH, Osorio C, Yang M, Gemini R, Moehs CP, Zemetra RS, Kogel KH, Liu B, Wang X, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S. 2012. Structural genes of wheat and barley 5-methylcytosine DNA glycosylases and their potential applications for human health. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 109(50):20543-8.
Yang, M.M., Mavrodi, D.V., Mavrodi, O.V., Bonsall, R.F., Parejko, J., Paulitz, T.C., Thomashow., L.S., Yang, H.T., Weller, D.M. and Guo, J.H. 2011. Biological control and mechanisms of suppression of take-all by fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. from Chinese wheat fields. Phytopathology, 101(12):1481-1491.
Yang, M.M., Guo, J.H., Thomashow, L.S., and Weller, D.M. 2010. Biological control of take-all of wheat by fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. from China. abstract. Phytopathology. 100:S141. 2010 APS Annual Meeting.
Yang M, Fu Y, Feng X., Guo J. 2009. Biological control of take-all disease of wheat by Pseudomonas fluorensce. Phytopathology. 99:S146. 2009 APS Annual Meeting.
Xu, L.P., Yang, T.T., Yang, M.M., Liu, H.X., and Guo, J.H. 2008. Isolation of pepper-associated bacteria and evaluation of their antagonistic efficacy against phytopathogenic fungus. 24(6): 896-900. In Chinese, with English abstract.
Book Chapter
Advances in PGPR Research 2017.
Patent
1. Jian hua Guo, Mingming Yang, Hong xia Liu. Biocontrol agent YP1 against the take all disease of wheat. Dec, 21 2011: CN 201110266283.0.
2. Jian hua Guo, Yun Chen, Fang Yan, Ming ming Yang. Bio-control strain 4AT8 capable of preventing and curing various bacterial diseases Aug, 17 2011:CN 201010608662.9.
3. Thomashow, L. S., Mavrodi, D. V., Mingming Yang., Jibin Zhang and Weller, D. M. 2014. Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79 with genes for biosynthesis of pyrrolnitrin improves biocontrol activity. United States Patent No. 61,793,784
