Current Appointments & Affiliations
Visiting Professor of Genetics at Duke Kunshan University
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2023 - Present
DKU Faculty
Visiting Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit at Duke University
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2026 - Present
Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit,
DKU Faculty
Recent Publications
GlcNAc induces GlcNAc catabolic genes and inhibits filamentation via YlRep1-YlNgs1 signaling in the dimorphic yeast <i>Yarrowia lipolytica</i>.
Journal Article mSphere · October 2025 Many fungal species can utilize N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) as a carbon source. Studies in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans have revealed that GlcNAc utilization and the induction of GlcNAc catabolic genes depend on the Ndt80 family tra ... Full text CiteYlAaf1-YlAaf2, a bipartite SANT domain-containing complex of transcriptional activator, promotes filamentous growth in the dimorphic yeast <i>Yarrowia lipolytica</i>.
Journal Article mSphere · September 2025 The yeast-to-filament transition is important for dimorphic fungi to adapt to different environmental conditions. Transcriptional activators that activate downstream target genes in response to environmental stimulations are particularly important for the ... Full text CiteRoles of the transcriptional regulators Fts1, YlNrg1, YlTup1, and YlSsn6 in the repression of the yeast-to-filament transition in the dimorphic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.
Journal Article Molecular microbiology · January 2023 In dimorphic fungi, the yeast-to-filament transition critical for cell survival under nutrient starvation is controlled by both activators and repressors. However, very few filamentation repressors are known. Here we report that, in the dimorphic yeast Yar ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Fudan University (China) ·
1998
Ph.D.