Light is not only essential for photosynthetic energy production, but also functions as one of the most important environmental factors affecting plant growth and development, including stress response. With global climate change and population growth, developing resilient crops that can enhance yield and provide a sustainable food source for humanity has become a popular field in plant research. Our laboratory is dedicated to studying the regulatory mechanisms of plant responses to light and abiotic stresses. Our research mainly focuses on (1) the mechanisms of translational regulation and (2) the transcriptional regulation and post-translational modifications of stress-responsive genes. Our aim is to understand the unique molecular mechanisms by which plants regulate translation and to construct hierarchical regulatory networks through transcriptomic and translatomic analyses. We also conduct functional analyses of key factors and utilize genetic engineering for crop transformation, hoping to achieve valuable applications. Currently, we have discovered various plant-specific mechanisms that regulate mRNA translation, protein degradation, intracellular transport, and stress responses in plant cells.
