Education
| 1997 | Ph.D., University of Florida |
| 1987 | M.Sc., Lanzhou University |
| 1984 | B.Sc., Lanzhou University |
Position
- Research Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
- Principal Investigator, State Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology
Research Interests
- Molecular and genetic analysis of seed development in maize
- Carotenoid metabolism and vitamin A fortification in crop seeds
- Regulation of ABA biosynthesis under biotic and abiotic stresses
Representative Publications
- Liu Y, Xiu ZH, Meeley R, Tan BC*. (2013) Empty pericarp5 encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein that is required for mitochondrial RNA editing and seed development in maize. Plant Cell 25: 868-883.
- Shen Y., Li C, Meeley R, McCarty DR, Tan BC*. (2013) Embryo defective12 encodes translation initiation factor3 and is essential to maize embryogenesis. Plant J. 74: 792-804.
- Zhang YF, Hou MM, Tan BC*. (2013) The requirement of WHIRLY1 for embryogenesis is dependent on genetic background in maize. PLoS One 8(6): e67369.
- Tan BC*, Chen Z, Shen Y, Zhang Y, Lai J, Sun SSM. (2011) Identification of an active new Mutator transposable element in maize. Genes Genomes Genetics 1:293-302.
- Messing SA, Gabelli SB, Echeverria I, Vogel, JT, Guan JC. Tan BC, Klee HJ, McCarty DR, Amzel LM*. (2010) Structural insights into maize Viviparous14, a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of the phytohormone abscisic acid. Plant Cell 22: 2970-2980.
- Vogel JT, Tan BC, McCarty DR, Klee HJ*. (2008) The carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 enzyme has broad substrate specificity, cleaving multiple carotenoids at two different bond positions. J. Biol. Chem. 283: 11364-1137.
- Tan BC*, Joseph LM, Deng WT, Liu LJ, Li QB, Cline K, McCarty DR. (2003) Molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis nine-cis expoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene family. Plant J. 35: 44-56.
- Tan BC*, Cline K, McCarty DR. (2001) Localization and targeting of VP14 epoxy-carotenoid dioxygenase to the chloroplast membrane. Plant J. 27: 373-382.
- Tan BC, Schwartz S, Zeevaart JA, McCarty DR*. (1997) Genetic control of abscisic acid synthesis in maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 12235-12240.
- Schwartz S, Tan BC (Co-first author), Gage DA, Zeevaart JA, McCarty DR*. (1997) Specific oxidative cleavage of carotenoids by VP14 of maize. Science 276, 1872-1875.
Research Grants
- 2014-2016, Research Grants Council, GRF. "Functional analysis of SMALL KERNEL 11 and identification of its interacting proteins". (PI, HK$ 736,128).
- 2013-2015, Research Grants Council, GRF. "Functional analysis of Empty pericarp 5 in maize seed development". (PI, HK$ 890,000).
- 2012-2014, Research Grants Council, GRF. "Functional analysis of EMB15 in maize seed development". (PI, HK$ 1,265,000).
- 2010-2012, Research Grants Council, GRF, "Genetic and functional dissection of Emb12 and Emb14 in maize embryo development", (PI, HK$1,724,595).
- 2012-2015, National Science Foundation of China, "Cloning and functional analysis of Small kernel2 gene in maize". (PI, RMB 550,000).
- 2012-2016, Shenzhen Peacock Scheme, "Applied research of plant molecular biotechnology on modern agriculture". (Co-PI, RMB 30,000,000).
- 2012-2015, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute Start-up Support Scheme, "Functional analysis of SMK2 in maize". (PI, HK$ 250,000).
- 2009-2011, China Transgenic Initiative, Sub-project: Identification and mechanistic study of genes related to crop yield, nutrition and stress resistance", (PI, RMB500,000; HK$700,000).
- 2008-2011, Area of Excellence Scheme, Sub-project: Functional genomics of seed development in maize and rice. (PI, HK$1,650,000).
- 2005-2008, National Science Foundation (USA), Functional analysis of plant carotenoid dioxygenases", (Co-PI, US$600,000).
Professional Activities
- Editorial Board, Bulletin of Botany
- Member of the International Association for Plant Biotechnology (IAPB)