Wenteng Xu, Ph.D, Assistant Researcher

Address:Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, 266071

Nanjing Road 106, Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. China

Telephone:+86-532-85831605

Email:xuwt@www.energicube.com

Research interests:The functionality of genes involved in sex determination process of half smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis),e.g.female-specific genes, spermatogenesis-related genes. The employed methods include Real-time PCR, FISH, Western blot，Immunohistochemistryetc..

Work experience

2013.12-now Yellow Sea Fishery Research Institute, Assistant Researcher

Educational Background

2009.09-2013.08 University of Munich, Ph.D

2006.09-2009.07 Shandong University, Direct Ph.D Program

2002.09-2006.07 Shandong University, B.S

Projects:

HostingNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(Grant No: 31402293; 2015-2017),

HostingNaturalScienceFoundationofShandong Province (Grant No: ZR2014CQ053; 2015-2017)

Participating in another three projects including one key project fromNaturalScienceFoundationsofChina

Publications

1. Li, H.,Xu, W.,Zhang, N., Shao, C., Zhu, Y., Dong, Z., Wang, N., Jia, X., Xu, H., Chen, S. Two Figla homologues have disparate functions during sex differentiation in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). Sci Rep, 2016, Jun 17;6:28219. doi: 10.1038/srep28219.

2. Xu, W., Li, H., Zhang, N., Dong, Z., Wang, N., Shao, C., Chen, S. Expression analysis and characterization of an autosome-localized tesk1 gene in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). Gene, 2016, 582(2):161-7.

3. Wang, L., Zhang, Y. Z.,Xu, W.T., Jia, X.D., Chen, S.L. Molecular cloning, structure and expressional profiles of two novel single-exon genes (PoCCR6AandPoCCR6B) in the Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Fish Shellfish Immunol, 2016, 52:179-188.

4. Armbruster, U., Labs, M., Pribil, M., Viola, S.,Xu, W.,Scharfenberg, M., Hertle, A.P., Rojahn, U., Jensen, P.E., Rappaport, F., Joliot, P., Dörmann, P., Wanner, G., & Leister, D. (2013).ArabidopsisCURVATURE THYLAKOID1 proteins modify thylakoid architecture by inducing membrane curvature. Plant Cell, 25(7), 2661-2678. doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.113118

5. Wunder, T.,Xu, W., Liu, Q., Wanner, G., Leister, D., &Pribil, M. (2013). The major thylakoid protein kinases STN7 and STN8 revisited: effects of altered STN8 levels and regulatory specificities of the STN kinases. Front Plant Sci, 4, 417. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00417

6. Sun, C.,Xu, W. T., Zhang, H. W., Dong, L. P., Zhang, T., Zhao, X. F., & Wang, J. X. (2011). An anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from red swamp crayfish,Procambarus clarkii, exhibited antimicrobial activitiesin vitroandin vivo. Fish Shellfish Immunol, 30(1), 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.10.022

7. Sun, C., Du, X. J.,Xu, W. T., Zhang, H. W., Zhao, X. F., & Wang, J. X. (2010). Molecular cloning and characterization of three crustins from the Chinese white shrimp,Fenneropenaeus chinensis. Fish Shellfish Immunol, 28(4), 517-524. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.12.001

8. Xu, W. T., Wang, X. W., Zhang, X. W., Zhao, X. F., Yu, X. Q., & Wang, J. X. (2010). A new C-type lectin (FcLec5) from the Chinese white shrimpFenneropenaeus chinensis. Amino Acids, 39(5), 1227-1239. doi: 10.1007/s00726-010-0558-7

9. Wang, X. W.,Xu, W. T., Zhang, X. W., Zhao, X. F., Yu, X. Q., & Wang, J. X. (2009). A C-type lectin is involved in the innate immune response of Chinese white shrimp. Fish Shellfish Immunol, 27(4), 556-562. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.07.011

10. Wang, X. W., Zhang, X. W.,Xu, W. T., Zhao, X. F., & Wang, J. X. (2009). A novel C-type lectin (FcLec4) facilitates the clearance ofVibrio anguillarumin vivo in Chinese white shrimp. Dev Comp Immunol, 33(9), 1039-1047. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.05.004

11. Zhang, X. W.,Xu, W. T., Wang, X. W., Mu, Y., Zhao, X. F., Yu, X. Q., & Wang, J. X. (2009). A novel C-type lectin with two CRD domains from Chinese shrimpFenneropenaeus chinensisfunctions as a pattern recognition protein. Mol Immunol, 46(8-9), 1626-1637. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.02.029