Faculty Profile

Bo Liu
Associate Professor of Plant Biology
Plant Biology (College of Biological Sciences)
2165 Life Sciences Addition
Office (530) 754-8138
Lab (530) 754-8139
bliu@ucdavis.edu
http://www-plb.ucdavis.edu/labs/liu/
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Degrees:
1995 - PhD - University of Georgia - Botany
1988 - MS - Peking University - Cell Biology
1985 - BS - Peking University - Cell Biology and Genetics

Department and Center Affiliations:
Department of Plant Biology
UC Davis Cancer Center

Professional Societies:
American Society of Plant Biologists
American Society for Cell Biology
Genetics Society of America

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Plant Biology

Publications:
Zeng, C.T., Y.-R.J. Lee, and Liu, B. 2009. The WD-40 repeat protein NEDD1 plays a critical role in microtubule organization during mitotic cell division in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell, in press.

Kim*, J.-M., C.T. Zeng*, T. Nayak, R. Shao, A. Huang, B.R. Oakley, and B. Liu. 2009. Timely septation requires SNAD-dependent spindle pole body localization of the septation initiation network components in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Biol. Cell, in press

Guo*, L., C.-M. Ho*, Z. Kong*, Y.-R.J. Lee*, Q. Qian, and B. Liu. 2009. Evaluating the microtubule cytoskeleton and its interacting proteins in monocots by mining the rice genome. Annals Bot. 103:387–402.

Bisgrove S.R., Y.-R. J. Lee, B. Liu, N. Peters, and D.L. Kropf. 2008. The microtubule plus-end binding protein EB1 functions in root responses to touch and gravity signals in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 20: 396–410.

Lee, Y.-R.J., Y. Li, and B. Liu. 2007. Two homologous phragmoplast-associated kinesins play a critical role in cytokinesis during male gametogenesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 19:2595-2605.

Kim, J.-M., L. Lu, R. Shao, J. Chin, and B. Liu. 2006. Mutations that bypass the requirement of the septation initiation network for septum formation and conidiation in Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics. 173:685-696.

Research Interests:
Cell biology of the cytoskeleton and intracellular motility in plant and fungal cells. The dynamics of microtubules and actin microfilaments during plant cell division and cell growth. Roles of kinesin motor proteins in mitosis and cytokinesis. Molecular mechanisms of cytoskeleton-mediated hyphal growth in filamentous fungi. Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa (rice), and Gossypium hirsutum (cotton) as model systems for plant studies, and Aspergillus nidulans as a model for fungal studies.

Laboratory Personnel:
2203 Life Sciences Addition - Graduate Students: Miss Chin-Min (Kimmy) Ho, Miss Cui (Tracy) Zeng Postdoctoral Scientists: Dr. Takashi Hotta, Dr. Zhaosheng Kong, Dr. Julie Lee Technician: Ms. Rongzhong Shao Undergraduate students: Mr. Vincent Chu, Miss Allison Gaudinier, Miss Lindsay Kiyama

Teaching Interests:


General biology, cell biology, and biochemistry laboratory. Plant cell biology at the graduate level.

Courses Taught:
MCB 120L Biochemistry Laboratory - Term(s): Spring
PBI 203 Biology of the Plant Cell - Term(s): Fall
BIS 104 Regulation of Cell Function (Cell Biology) - Term(s): Fall