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The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/87897 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation.
Author: Dong, S.
Title: Functional characterization and unraveling the Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs)
of HD-Zip transcription factor HB40 (and HB22) in Arabidopsis thaliana
Functional Characterization and Unraveling
the Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs) of
HD-Zip Transcription Factor HB40 (and HB22) in
Arabidopsis thaliana
Shuchao Dong
This work was supported by the China Scholarship Council.
Functional Characterization and Unraveling the
Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs) of HD-Zip
Transcription Factor HB40 (and HB22) in
Arabidopsis thaliana
Proefschrift
Ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 14 mei 2020
klokke 16.15 uur
door
Shuchao Dong Geboren te Hubei, China
Promoter:
Assoc. Prof. dr. S. Balazadeh
Co-promoter:
Prof. dr. R. Offringa
Doctorate Committee:
Prof. dr. G.P. van Wezel
Prof. dr. J. Memelink
Prof. dr. A.H. Meijer
Prof. dr. B. Mueller-Roeber
Prof. dr. A. Fernie
Acknowledgements
Assoc. Prof. dr. S. Balazadeh is certainly one of the best supervisors I have ever had. I would
like to sincerely acknowledge her for giving me this opportunity to conduct Ph.D. research in her group. I also sincerely acknowledge Prof. dr. R. Offringa for being co-supervisor and the great help with Dutch summary of my thesis.
It is a nice experience to work at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIMP), in the company of great scientific minds, with strong support from all the service teams. Medium kitchen, IT, qPCR, microscope and green team made my Ph.D. life easier and indeed, I have benefited a lot from their wonderful work. Thank you all for offering such a great working atmosphere.
Thanks to the whole AG-Balazadeh for the good time and great company. Here I met my favorite and the best colleagues. All those happy moments will be recorded in my memory forever. Thank you all for your suggestions and help.
I really appreciate all my Chinese colleagues in the institute for your help in daily life.
Special thanks to my best friends, Zhe Jiang and Chang Zeng. Your encouragement and endless love are beacons in my life journey.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Phytohormone- and transcription factor-regulated growth and development in plants……...…9
Chapter 2
The Arabidopsis transcription factor HB40 regulates plant growth and development by modulating GA homeostasis……….55
Chapter 3
HD-Zip transcription factor HB40 enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis………101
Chapter 4
HD-Zip transcription factors regulate JUB1 in Arabidopsis………..121
Chapter 5
HD-Zip transcription factor HB22 is a potential regulator of meristem identity…………...141
