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Chengcai Chu is affiliated with South China Agricultural University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine. They have contributed extensively to the subfields of Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Game Theory and Applications

Chengcai Chu has published research in various renowned venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the Thirty-First International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedicines
  • Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
  • Cell Cycle

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Acetylation-dependent regulation of PD-L1 nuclear translocation dictates the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy" (2020, Nature Cell Biology)
  • "Cyclin E in normal physiology and disease states" (2021, Trends in Cell Biology)
  • "Modelling the Dynamics of Regret Minimization in Large Agent Populations: a Master Equation Approach" (2022, Proceedings of the Thirty-First International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
  • "Cdk1 Controls Global Epigenetic Landscape in Embryonic Stem Cells" (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • "Metabolic orchestration of cell death by AMPK-mediated phosphorylation of RIPK1" (2023, Science)

In their collaborative work, Chengcai Chu frequently coauthors with several researchers, including:

  • Piotr Siciński
  • Wenyi Wei
  • Yu Zhou
  • Jing Liu
  • Hiroyuki Inuzuka

Best Publications

  • Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice

    Xianzhong Huang;Qian Qian;Zhengbin Liu;Hongying Sun

  • NRT1.1B is associated with root microbiota composition and nitrogen use in field-grown rice

    Jingying Zhang;Yong-Xin Liu;Na Zhang;Bin Hu

  • Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies

    Bin Hu;Wei Wang;Shujun Ou;Jiuyou Tang

  • Overexpression of a rice OsDREB1F gene increases salt, drought, and low temperature tolerance in both Arabidopsis and rice.

    Qiuyun Wang;Yucheng Guan;Yaorong Wu;Honglin Chen

  • OsNAP connects abscisic acid and leaf senescence by fine-tuning abscisic acid biosynthesis and directly targeting senescence-associated genes in rice.

    Chengzhen Liang;Yiqin Wang;Yana Zhu;Jiuyou Tang

  • OsWRKY71, a rice transcription factor, is involved in rice defense response.

    Xiaoqiang Liu;Xianquan Bai;Xiujie Wang;Chengcai Chu

  • Control of grain size and rice yield by GL2-mediated brassinosteroid responses.

    Ronghui Che;Hongning Tong;Bihong Shi;Yuqin Liu

  • DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING, a new member of the GRAS family, plays positive roles in brassinosteroid signaling in rice

    Hongning Tong;Yun Jin;Wenbo Liu;Feng Li

  • Brassinosteroid Regulates Cell Elongation by Modulating Gibberellin Metabolism in Rice

    Hongning Tong;Yunhua Xiao;Dapu Liu;Shaopei Gao

  • Nitrate-NRT1.1B-SPX4 cascade integrates nitrogen and phosphorus signalling networks in plants.

    Bin Hu;Zhimin Jiang;Wei Wang;Yahong Qiu

  • A route to de novo domestication of wild allotetraploid rice

    Hong Yu;Tao Lin;Xiangbing Meng;Huilong Du

  • DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING Acts as a Direct Downstream Target of a GSK3/SHAGGY-Like Kinase to Mediate Brassinosteroid Responses in Rice

    Hongning Tong;Linchuan Liu;Yun Jin;Lin Du

  • Genomic basis of geographical adaptation to soil nitrogen in rice.

    Yongqiang Liu;Hongru Wang;Zhimin Jiang;Wei Wang

  • OsbZIP71, a bZIP transcription factor, confers salinity and drought tolerance in rice.

    Citao Liu;Bigang Mao;Shujun Ou;Wei Wang

  • Arabidopsis WRKY46, WRKY54, and WRKY70 Transcription Factors Are Involved in Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Responses

    Jiani Chen;Trevor M Nolan;Huaxun Ye;Mingcai Zhang;Mingcai Zhang

  • Nitric Oxide and Protein S-Nitrosylation Are Integral to Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Leaf Cell Death in Rice

    Aihong Lin;Yiqin Wang;Jiuyou Tang;Peng Xue

  • Melatonin delays leaf senescence and enhances salt stress tolerance in rice.

    Chengzhen Liang;Guangyong Zheng;Wenzhen Li;Yiqin Wang

  • Mutation of the Rice Narrow leaf1 Gene, Which Encodes a Novel Protein, Affects Vein Patterning and Polar Auxin Transport

    Jing Qi;Qian Qian;Qingyun Bu;Shuyu Li

  • OsPT2, a phosphate transporter, is involved in the active uptake of selenite in rice

    Lianhe Zhang;Bin Hu;Wei Li;Ronghui Che

  • Activation of Big Grain1 significantly improves grain size by regulating auxin transport in rice

    Linchuan Liu;Hongning Tong;Yunhua Xiao;Ronghui Che

  • Nitrogen use efficiency in crops: lessons from Arabidopsis and rice.

    Hua Li;Bin Hu;Chengcai Chu

  • MicroRNAs in crop improvement: fine-tuners for complex traits

    Jiuyou Tang;Chengcai Chu

  • Roles of DCL4 and DCL3b in rice phased small RNA biogenesis

    Xianwei Song;Pingchuan Li;Pingchuan Li;Pingchuan Li;Jixian Zhai;Jixian Zhai;Jixian Zhai;Ming Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Yiqin Wang
Yiqin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongning Tong
Hongning Tong Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University
Jinfang Chu
Jinfang Chu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaofeng Cao
Xiaofeng Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xin-Guang Zhu
Xin-Guang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qi Xie
Qi Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gary J. Loake
Gary J. Loake University of Edinburgh
Xiu-Jie Wang
Xiu-Jie Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yaorong Wu
Yaorong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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