Education
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 2009
Current position
Associate Professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Publications
Peer-reviewed Journals
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Luo, M., Tai, R., Yu, C. W., Yang, S., Chen, C. Y., Lin, W. D., Schmidt, W. and Wu, K. (2015). Regulation of flowering time by the histone deacetylase HDA5 in Arabidopsis. Plant J 82(6): 925-936.
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Gao, C., Zhuang, X., Cui, Y., Fu, X., He, Y., Zhao, Q., Zeng, Y., Shen, J., Luo, M. and Jiang, L. (2015). Dual roles of an Arabidopsis ESCRT component FREE1 in regulating vacuolar protein transport and autophagic degradation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112(6): 1886-1891.
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Zeng, Y., Chung, K. P., Li, B., Lai, C. M., Lam, S. K., Wang, X., Cui, Y., Gao, C., Luo, M., Wong, K. B., Schekman, R. and Jiang, L. (2015). Unique COPII component AtSar1a/AtSec23a pair is required for the distinct function of protein ER export in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112(46): 14360-14365.
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Yang, S., Li, C., Zhao, L., Gao, S., Lu, J., Zhao, M., Chen, C. Y., Liu, X., Luo, M., Cui, Y., Yang, C. and Wu, K. (2015). The Arabidopsis SWI2/SNF2 Chromatin Remodeling ATPase BRAHMA Targets Directly to PINs and Is Required for Root Stem Cell Niche Maintenance. Plant Cell 27(6): 1670-1680.
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Luo M, Hung FY, Yang SG, Liu XC, Wu KQ (2014) Histone Lysine Demethylases and Their Functions in Plants. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 32: 558-565
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Gao, C., Luo, M., Zhao, Q., Yang, R., Cui, Y., Zeng, Y., Xia, J. and Jiang, L. (2014). A unique plant ESCRT component, FREE1, regulates multivesicular body protein sorting and plant growth. Curr Biol 24(21): 2556-2563.
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Liu, X., Yang, S., Zhao, M., Luo, M., Yu, C. W., Chen, C. Y., Tai, R. and Wu, K. (2014). Transcriptional repression by histone deacetylases in plants. Mol Plant 7(5): 764-772.
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Huang, W., Sun, W., Lv, H., Luo, M., Zeng, S., Pattanaik, S., Yuan, L. and Wang, Y. (2013). A R2R3-MYB transcription factor from Epimedium sagittatum regulates the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. PLoS One 8(8): e70778.
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Liu, X., Chen, C. Y., Wang, K. C., Luo, M., Tai, R., Yuan, L., Zhao, M., Yang, S., Tian, G., Cui, Y., Hsieh, H. L. and Wu, K. (2013). PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR3 associates with the histone deacetylase HDA15 in repression of chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis in etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant Cell 25(4): 1258-1273.
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Yuan, L., Liu, X., Luo, M., Yang, S. and Wu, K. (2013). Involvement of histone modifications in plant abiotic stress responses. J Integr Plant Biol 55(10): 892-901.
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Zhou, Y., Tan, B., Luo, M., Li, Y., Liu, C., Chen, C., Yu, C. W., Yang, S., Dong, S., Ruan, J., Yuan, L., Zhang, Z., Zhao, L., Li, C., Chen, H., Cui, Y., Wu, K. and Huang, S. (2013). HISTONE DEACETYLASE19 interacts with HSL1 and participates in the repression of seed maturation genes in Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant Cell 25(1): 134-148.
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Alinsug, M. V., Chen, F. F., Luo, M., Tai, R., Jiang, L. and Wu, K. (2012). Subcellular localization of class II HDAs in Arabidopsis thaliana: nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of HDA15 is driven by light. PLoS One 7(2): e30846.
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Luo, M., Yu, C. W., Chen, F. F., Zhao, L., Tian, G., Liu, X., Cui, Y., Yang, J. Y. and Wu, K. (2012). Histone deacetylase HDA6 is functionally associated with AS1 in repression of KNOX genes in arabidopsis. PLoS Genet 8(12): e1003114.
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Luo, M., Ding, L. W., Ge, Z. J., Wang, Z. Y., Hu, B. L., Yang, X. B., Sun, Q. Y. and Xu, Z. F. (2012). The characterization of SaPIN2b, a plant trichome-localized proteinase inhibitor from Solanum americanum. Int J Mol Sci 13(11): 15162-15176.
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Luo, M., Liu, X., Singh, P., Cui, Y., Zimmerli, L. and Wu, K. (2012). Chromatin modifications and remodeling in plant abiotic stress responses. Biochim Biophys Acta 1819(2): 129-136.
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Luo, M., Wang, Y. Y., Liu, X., Yang, S., Lu, Q., Cui, Y. and Wu, K. (2012). HD2C interacts with HDA6 and is involved in ABA and salt stress response in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot 63(8): 3297-3306.
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Luo, M., Wang, Y. Y., Liu, X., Yang, S. and Wu, K. (2012). HD2 proteins interact with RPD3-type histone deacetylases. Plant Signal Behav 7(6): 608-610.
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Liu, X., Luo, M. and Wu, K. (2012). Epigenetic interplay of histone modifications and DNA methylation mediated by HDA6. Plant Signal Behav 7(6): 633-635.
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Liu, X., Luo, M., Zhang, W., Zhao, J., Zhang, J., Wu, K., Tian, L. and Duan, J. (2012). Histone acetyltransferases in rice (Oryza sativa L.): phylogenetic analysis, subcellular localization and expression. BMC Plant Biol 12: 145.
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Liu, X., Yu, C. W., Duan, J., Luo, M., Wang, K., Tian, G., Cui, Y. and Wu, K. (2012). HDA6 directly interacts with DNA methyltransferase MET1 and maintains transposable element silencing in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 158(1): 119-129.
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Kuang, J. F., Chen, J. Y., Luo, M., Wu, K. Q., Sun, W., Jiang, Y. M. and Lu, W. J. (2012). Histone deacetylase HD2 interacts with ERF1 and is involved in longan fruit senescence. J Exp Bot 63(1): 441-454.
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Sun, Q. Y., Ding, L. W., Lomonossoff, G. P., Sun, Y. B., Luo, M., Li, C. Q., Jiang, L. and Xu, Z. F. (2011). Improved expression and purification of recombinant human serum albumin from transgenic tobacco suspension culture. J Biotechnol 155(2): 164-172.
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Yu, C. W., Liu, X., Luo, M., Chen, C., Lin, X., Tian, G., Lu, Q., Cui, Y. and Wu, K. (2011). HISTONE DEACETYLASE6 interacts with FLOWERING LOCUS D and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 156(1): 173-184.
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Chen, L. T., Luo, M., Wang, Y. Y. and Wu, K. (2010). Involvement of Arabidopsis histone deacetylase HDA6 in ABA and salt stress response. J Exp Bot 61(12): 3345-3353.
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Sun, Q. Y., Ding, L. W., He, L. L., Sun, Y. B., Shao, J. L., Luo, M. and Xu, Z. F. (2009). Culture of Escherichia coli in SOC medium improves the cloning efficiency of toxic protein genes. Anal Biochem 394(1): 144-146.
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Luo, M., Wang, Z., Li, H., Xia, K. F., Cai, Y. and Xu, Z. F. (2009). Overexpression of a weed (Solanum americanum) proteinase inhibitor in transgenic tobacco results in increased glandular trichome density and enhanced resistance to Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura. Int J Mol Sci 10(4): 1896-1910.
Book chapters
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Liu, X., Luo, M., Yang, S. and Wu, K.* (2015). Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses. In: ontes, O. and Jin, H. (eds). Nuclear Functions in Plant Transcription and Signaling. Springer Science+Business Media, 81-92.