Name: Jing HE

Tel/Fax: +86-10-64807217 

E-mail: hejing@ioz.ac.cn

Address: The State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R.China

Resume:

2009-2016 Institute of Zoology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2005-2009 China Agriculture University, Bachelor, Animal Science

Research and Professional Experience:

2016-2023 Assistant Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2024-now Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Interests:

The function of noncoding small RNAs of the locust. The major interest is the regulation function of miRNAs, piRNAs and other noncoding small RNAs on the reproductive system and progeny development of the locust.

Research Grants:

National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018-2020, 31702060

National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2023-2026, 32270523

National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2022-2026, 2022YFD1400502-03, 2022YFD1400804

Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Grant, 2023-2028, XDA0450305

Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, 2017-2019, 575YESS20170099

Selected Publications:

1. He, J., and Kang, L*. (2023). Regulation of insect behavior by non-coding RNAs. Sci China Life Sci, doi: 10.1007 /s11427-023-2482-2.
2. He, J., Zhu, Y.N., Wang, B., Yang, P., Guo, W., Liang, B., Jiang, F., Wang, H., Wei, Y., and Kang, L. (2022). piRNA-guided intron removal from pre-mRNAs regulates density-dependent reproductive strategy. Cell Rep 39, 110593.
3. He, J.*, Chen, Q*., Wei, Y. *, Jiang, F., Yang, M., Hao, S., Guo, X., Chen, D., and Kang, L. (2016). MicroRNA-276 promotes egg-hatching synchrony by up-regulating brm in locusts. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113, 584-589.
4. Chen, Q.*, He, J.*, Ma, C., Yu, D., and Kang, L. (2015). Syntaxin 1A modulates the sexual maturity rate and progeny egg size related to phase changes in locusts. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 56, 1-8.
5. Wang, H., Jiang, F., Liu, X., Liu, Q., Fu, Y., Li, R., Hou, L., Zhang, J., He, J., and Kang, L. (2022). Piwi/piRNAs control food intake by promoting neuropeptide F expression in locusts. EMBO Rep 23, e50851.
6. Zhao, L., Guo, W., Jiang, F., He, J., Liu, H., Song, J., Yu, D., and Kang, L. (2021). Phase-related differences in egg production of the migratory locust regulated by differential oosorption through microRNA-34 targeting activinβ. PLoS Genet 17, e1009174.
7. Jiang, F., Zhang, J., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Wang, H., He, J., and Kang, L. (2019). Long-read direct RNA sequencing by 5'-Cap capturing reveals the impact of Piwi on the widespread exonization of transposable elements in locusts. RNA Biol 16, 950-959.
8. Ren, D., Guo, W., Yang, P., Song, J., He, J., Zhao, L., and Kang, L. (2019). Structural and functional differentiation of a fat body-like tissue adhering to testis follicles facilitates spermatogenesis in locusts. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 113, 103207.
9. Guo, X., Ma, Z., Du, B., Li, T., Li, W., Xu, L., He, J., and Kang, L. (2018). Dop1 enhances conspecific olfactory attraction by inhibiting miR-9a maturation in locusts. Nat Commun 9, 1193.
10. Li, J., Lu, Z., He, J., Chen, Q., Wang, X., Kang, L., and Li, X.D. (2016). Alternative exon-encoding regions of Locusta migratoria muscle myosin modulate the pH dependence of ATPase activity. Insect Mol Biol 25, 689-700.
11. Wang, X., Fang, X., Yang, P.,… He, J., …, and Kang, L. (2014). The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight. Nat Commun 5, 2957.
12. Yang, M.L., Wei, Y.Y., Jiang, F., Wang, Y.L., Guo, X.J., He, J., and Kang, L. (2014). MicroRNA-133 inhibits behavioral aggregation by controlling dopamine synthesis in locusts. PLoS Genet. 10, e1004206.