Ph.D. in Plant Biology - University of California, Riverside
M.S. in Mycology - National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.S. in Plant Pathology - National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Our research interest revolves around improving crop yields and enhancing plant health
in agriculture. Plants are constantly defending themselves from various pathogen
attacks. Plant diseases have always caused significant yield losses. Currently,
20~30% of global crop losses annually are caused by pathogen infection. We aim to
delineate the plant response mechanism in plant-microbe interaction and develop effective
and environmentally friendly strategies for crop disease management. Our research
focuses on 1. exploring the key regulators involved in plant defenses against important
crop disease by omics profiling; 2. Delineate epigenetic regulation of biotic Stress,
and 3. develop solutions for important crop diseases.
- Huang CY and Jin H. 2021. Coordinated Epigenetic Regulation in Plants: A Potent Managerial
Tool to Conquer Biotic Stress. Front Plant Sci. 12:795274. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.795274.
- Huang CY, Araujo K, Sánchez JN, Kund G, Trumble J, Roper C, Godfrey KE, and Jin H. 2021. A
stable antimicrobial peptide with dual functions of treating and preventing citrus
Huanglongbing. PNAS 118: e2019628118. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2019628118 (featured on the
issue cover)
- Huang CY, Rangel DS, Qin X, Bui C, Li R, Jia Z, Cui X, and Jin H. 2021. The chromatin remodeling
protein BAF60/SWP73A regulates the plant immune receptor NLRs. Cell Host & Microbe
29: 425-434. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.01.005
- He B, Cai Q, Qiao L, Huang CY, Wang S, Miao W, Ha T, Wang Y, and Jin H. 2021 RNA-binding proteins contribute to
small RNA loading in plant extracellular vesicles. Nat Plants 7: 342-352.
DOI: 10.1038/s41477-021-00863-8
- Huang CY, Niu D, Kund G, Jones M, Albrecht U, Nguyen L, Bui C, Ramadugu C, Bowman K, Trumble
J, and Jin H. 2020. Identification of citrus defense regulators against citrus Huanglongbing
disease and establishment of an innovative rapid functional screening system. Plant
Biotechnol J 19: 757-766. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13502
- Huang CY, Wang H, Hu P, Hamby R, and Jin H. 2019. Small RNAs-Big players in plant-microbe
interactions. Cell Host & Microbe 26: 173-182. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.07.021
- Huang CY* and Huang AH. 2017. Unique motifs and length of hairpin in oleosin target the cytosolic
side of endoplasmic reticulum and budding lipid droplet. Plant Physiol 174: 2248–2260.
DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00366. *corresponding author
- Huang CY, Chen PY, Huang MD, Tsou CH, Jane WN, and Huang AH. 2013. Tandem oleosin genes in
a cluster acquired in Brassicaceae created tapetosomes and conferred additive benefit
of pollen vigor. PNAS 110: 14480-14485. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1305299110
- Li Y, Suen DF, Huang CY, Kung SY, and Huang AH. 2012. The maize tapetum employs diverse mechanisms to synthesize
and store proteins and flavonoids and transfer them to the pollen surface. Plant Physiol
158:1548-61. DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.189241
- Huang CY, Chung CI, Lin YC, Hsing YI, and Huang AH. 2009. Oil bodies and oleosins in Physcomitrella
possess characteristics representative of early trend in evolution. Plant Physiol
150:1192-203. DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.138123 (featured on the issue cover)
