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  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Vincent L. Chiang is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work covers several specific subfields, including molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, nature and landscape conservation, and agronomy and crop science. The main topics explored in their research include plant gene expression analysis, plant molecular biology research, biofuel production and bioconversion, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, bioenergy crop production and management, lignin and wood chemistry, and forest ecology and management.

Vincent L. Chiang has published extensively, with a focus on topics related to plant molecular biology and biochemistry. Some of their recent papers include:

  • MYB-Mediated Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Microbial Interactions Within Multiple-Strain Biological Control Agents Impact Soil-Borne Plant Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Cooperative Regulation of Flavonoid and Lignin Biosynthesis in Plants, 2021, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
  • Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production, 2023, Science
  • MYB Transcription Factor161 Mediates Feedback Regulation of Secondary wall-associated NAC-Domain1 Family Genes for Wood Formation, 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Jack Wang, Ronald R. Sederoff, Wei Li, Xiyang Zhao, and Shuang Li. Their work has been published repeatedly in journals such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Forestry Research, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, New Phytologist, and Molecular Plant.

Vincent L. Chiang was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Repression of lignin biosynthesis promotes cellulose accumulation and growth in transgenic trees

    Wen-Jing Hu;Scott A. Harding;Jrhau Lung;Jacqueline L. Popko

  • Facile means for quantifying microRNA expression by real-time PCR

    Rui Shi;Vincent L Chiang

  • Novel and mechanical stress-responsive MicroRNAs in Populus trichocarpa that are absent from Arabidopsis.

    Shanfa Lu;Ying Hsuan Sun;Rui Shi;Catherine Clark

  • Stress‐responsive microRNAs in Populus

    Shanfa Lu;Ying Hsuan Sun;Vincent L. Chiang

  • Combinatorial modification of multiple lignin traits in trees through multigene cotransformation

    Laigeng Li;Yihua Zhou;Xiaofei Cheng;Jiayan Sun

  • Context sequences of translation initiation codon in plants

    Chandrashekhar P. Joshi;Hao Zhou;Xiaoqiu Huang;Vincent L. Chiang

  • Lignin and Biomass: A Negative Correlation for Wood Formation and Lignin Content in Trees

    Evandro Novaes;Matias Kirst;Vincent Chiang;Heike Winter-Sederoff

  • Ptr-miR397a is a negative regulator of laccase genes affecting lignin content in Populus trichocarpa.

    Shanfa Lu;Quanzi Li;Quanzi Li;Hairong Wei;Mao-Ju Chang

  • Coniferyl aldehyde 5-hydroxylation and methylation direct syringyl lignin biosynthesis in angiosperms

    Keishi Osakabe;Cheng Chung Tsao;Laigeng Li;Jacqueline L. Popko

  • Conserved sequence motifs in plant S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferases.

    Chandrashekhar P. Joshi;Vincent L. Chiang

  • Compartmentalized expression of two structurally and functionally distinct 4-coumarate:CoA ligase genes in aspen (Populus tremuloides)

    Wen-Jing Hu;Akiyoshi Kawaoka;Chung-Jui Tsai;Jrhau Lung

  • The Last Step of Syringyl Monolignol Biosynthesis in Angiosperms Is Regulated by a Novel Gene Encoding Sinapyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase

    Laigeng Li;Xiao Fei Cheng;Jacqueline Leshkevich;Toshiaki Umezawa;Toshiaki Umezawa

  • MicroRNAs in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and their association with fusiform rust gall development

    Shanfa Lu;Ying-Hsuan Sun;Henry Amerson;Vincent L. Chiang

  • The cellulose synthase gene superfamily and biochemical functions of xylem-specific cellulose synthase-like genes in Populus trichocarpa.

    Shiro Suzuki;Laigeng Li;Ying-Hsuan Sun;Vincent L. Chiang

  • Towards a Systems Approach for Lignin Biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa: Transcript Abundance and Specificity of the Monolignol Biosynthetic Genes

    Rui Shi;Ying-Hsuan Sun;Quanzi Li;Steffen Heber

  • 5-Hydroxyconiferyl aldehyde modulates enzymatic methylation for syringyl monolignol formation, a new view of monolignol biosynthesis in angiosperms.

    Laigeng Li;Jacqueline L. Popko;Toshiaki Umezawa;Vincent L. Chiang

  • MYB-Mediated Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis

    Huiling Yan;Xiaona Pei;Heng Zhang;Xiang Li

  • cDNA cloning, sequence analysis and seasonal expression of lignin-bispecific caffeic acid/5-hydroxyferulic acid O-methyltransferase of aspen.

    Robert C. Bugos;Vincent L. C. Chiang;Wilbur H. Campbell

  • RNA isolation from plant tissues recalcitrant to extraction in guanidine.

    R C Bugos;V L Chiang;X H Zhang;E R Campbell

  • Suppression of O-Methyltransferase Gene by Homologous Sense Transgene in Quaking Aspen Causes Red-Brown Wood Phenotypes

    Chung-Jui Tsai;Jacqueline L. Popko;Melissa R. Mielke;Wen-Jing Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald R. Sederoff
Ronald R. Sederoff North Carolina State University
Laigeng Li
Laigeng Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chung-Jui Tsai
Chung-Jui Tsai University of Georgia
David C. Muddiman
David C. Muddiman North Carolina State University
Hou-min Chang
Hou-min Chang North Carolina State University
Hasan Jameel
Hasan Jameel North Carolina State University
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Hely Häggman
Hely Häggman University of Oulu
Pekka Saranpää
Pekka Saranpää Finnish Forest Research Institute
Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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