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Liang Song
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Research
Latest papers
Abscisic acid: origins and signal integrations in plant evolution.
Journal of experimental botany · 2026 · senior author
Corepressor AtSDR4L and its paralog regulate hormonal and hypoxia responses in multiple Arabidopsis seed compartments.
Plant physiology · 2025 · senior author
Voice from both sides: a molecular dialogue between transcriptional activators and repressors in seed-to-seedling transition and crop adaptation.
Frontiers in plant science · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $108,650
A Quantitative platform to expedite gene and genomic discovery from model species to crops and wild berries.
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $144,364
A vertical stage stereofluorescence microscope for documenting plant responses to environmental signals
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
- $315,000
Improving seed traits by understanding and modulating transcription
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
10 publications.
Abscisic acid: origins and signal integrations in plant evolution.
Kua JM, Kwok R, Chiang CHJ, Song L
Corepressor AtSDR4L and its paralog regulate hormonal and hypoxia responses in multiple Arabidopsis seed compartments.
Lu B, Go D, Shan J, Song L
Voice from both sides: a molecular dialogue between transcriptional activators and repressors in seed-to-seedling transition and crop adaptation.
Go D, Lu B, Alizadeh M, Gazzarrini S, Song L
Co-repressors AtSDR4L and DIG1 interact with transcription factor VAL2 and promote Arabidopsis seed-to-seedling transition.
Lu B, Alizadeh M, Hoy R, Zheng R, Go D, Song L
LAFL Factors in Seed Development and Phase Transitions.
Gazzarrini S, Song L
Transcription Factor Dynamics in Cross-Regulation of Plant Hormone Signaling Pathways.
Yin L, Zander M, Huang SC, Xie M, Song L, Saldierna Guzmán JP, Hann E, Shanbhag BK, Ng S, Jain S, Janssen BJ, Clark NM, Walley JW, Beddoe T, Bar-Joseph Z, Lewsey MG, Ecker JR
MYB44-ENAP1/2 restricts HDT4 to regulate drought tolerance in Arabidopsis.
Zhao B, Shao Z, Wang L, Zhang F, Chakravarty D, Zong W, Dong J, Song L, Qiao H
The transcriptional co-repressor SEED DORMANCY 4-LIKE (AtSDR4L) promotes the embryonic-to-vegetative transition in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Wu T, Alizadeh M, Lu B, Cheng J, Hoy R, Bu M, Laqua E, Tang D, He J, Go D, Gong Z, Song L
Team effort: Combinatorial control of seed maturation by transcription factors.
Alizadeh M, Hoy R, Lu B, Song L
Directions for research and training in plant omics: Big Questions and Big Data.
Argueso CT, Assmann SM, Birnbaum KD, Chen S, Dinneny JR, Doherty CJ, Eveland AL, Friesner J, Greenlee VR, Law JA, Marshall-Colón A, Mason GA, O'Lexy R, Peck SC, Schmitz RJ, Song L, Stern D, Varagona MJ, Walley JW, Williams CM
A Quantitative platform to expedite gene and genomic discovery from model species to crops and wild berries.
Principal investigators: Song, Liang
A vertical stage stereofluorescence microscope for documenting plant responses to environmental signals
Principal investigators: Wasteneys, Geoffrey
Improving seed traits by understanding and modulating transcription
Principal investigators: Song, Liang
Keywords: seed maturation; transcriptional regulation; systems biology; network analysis; phenotyping; tissue-specific expression; storage reserve deposition; seed vigor; arabidopsis thaliana; canola
Improving seed traits by understanding and modulating transcription
Principal investigators: Song, Liang
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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