1991年获兰州大学学士；
1994年获兰州硕士学位；
2000年获兰州大学和中国科学院遗传发育所联合培养博士学位。
2001年-2003年在美国阿肯色大学从事博士后研究；
2003年-2009年在美国加州大学圣地亚哥分校从事博士后研究并任助理项目科学家。
2009年到中国科学院植物所工作，担任课题组组长。
现任中国科学院大学岗位教授、中国植物学会常务理事，中国植物生理与分子生物学学会植物激素生物学专业委员会委员、中国细胞学会植物器官发生分会委员、北京细胞生物学会理事。曾任中国科学院植物分子生理学重点实验室副主任。
近年来在Cell，PNAS，Genes & Development，Plant Cell，PLoS Genetics，Plant Physiology，Molecular Plant，Plant Journal，New Phytologist等SCI收录期刊发表论文20余篇，在生长素调控植物生长发育的分子机理方面取得了重要研究成果。
博士生导师
程佑发
程佑发 研究员
联系方式：010-62836882 E-mail：yfcheng@ibcas.ac.cn
- 研究方向
以拟南芥和苜蓿为材料，研究生长素等植物激素与发育的分子机理。研究内容包括：
1.生长素在器官发生中的作用机理；
2.小麦产量性状的分子基础；
3.苜蓿自交不亲和性的分子机制。
研究论文
Zhang L#, Thapa Magar MS#, Wang YN, Cheng YF*. 2022. Tip growth defective1 interacts with cellulose synthase A3 to regulate cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Molecular Biology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-022-01283-8
Yang W, Luo L, Bostick BC, Wiita E, Cheng Y, Shen Y*. 2021. Effect of combined arsenic and lead exposure on their uptake and translocation in Indian mustard. Environmental Pollution, 274: 116549
Song LZ#, Wang YN#, Guo ZA, Lam SM, Shui GH, Cheng YF*. 2021. NCP2/RHD4/SAC7, SAC6 and SAC8 phosphoinositide phosphatases are required for PtdIns4P and PtdIns(4,5)P2 homeostasis and Arabidopsis development. New Phytologist, 231(2):713-725
Liu JY#, Wang YN#, Cheng YF*. 2020. The ESCRT-I components VPS28A and VPS28B are essential for auxin-mediated plant development. Plant Journal, 104: 1617-1634
Guo ZA, Yue XZ, Cui XN, Song LZ, Cheng YF*. 2019. AtMOB1 genes regulate jasmonate accumulation and plant development. Plant Physiology, 182: 1481-1493
Yue XZ, Guo ZA, Shi T, Song LZ, ChengYF*. 2019. Arabidopsis AGC protein kinases IREH1 and IRE3 control root skewing. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 46: 259-267
Zeng W, Dai XH, Sun J, Hou YF, Ma X, Cao XF, Zhao YD, Cheng YF*. 2018. Modulation of auxin signaling and development by polyadenylation machinery. Plant Physiology, 179: 686-699
Malka S, Cheng YF*. 2017. Possible interactions between the biosynthetic pathways of indole glucosinolate and auxin. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 2131
Cui XN#, Guo ZA#, Song LZ, Wang YL, Cheng YF*. 2016. NCP1/AtMOB1A plays key roles in auxin-mediated Arabidopsis development. PLOS Genetics, 12: e1005923
Chen Q, Dai X, De-Paoli H, Cheng YF, Takebayashi Y, Kasahara H, Kamiya Y, Zhao YD*.2014. Auxin overproduction in shoots cannot rescue auxin deficiencies in Arabidopsis roots. Plant Cell Physiology, 55: 1072-1079
Hentrich M, Bottcher C, Duchting P, Cheng YF, Zhao YD, Berkowitz O, Masle J, Medina J, Pollmann S*. 2013. The jasmonic acid signaling pathway is linked to auxin homeostasis through the modulation of YUCCA8 and YUCCA9 gene expression. Plant Journal, 74: 626-637
Cheng ZJ, Wang L, Sun W, Zhang Y, Zhou C, Su YH, Li W, Sun TT, Zhao XY, Li XG, Cheng YF, Zhao YD, Xie Q, Zhang XS*. 2013. Pattern of auxin and cytokinin responses for shoot meristem induction results from regulation of cytokinin biosynthesis by auxin response factor 3. Plant Physiology, 161: 240-251
Won C, Shen X, Mashiguchi K, Zheng Z, Dai X, Cheng YF, Kasahara H, Kamiya Y, Chory J, Zhao YD*. 2011. Conversion of tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid by TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASES OF ARABIDOPSIS and YUCCAs in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 108: 18518-18523
Li Y, Dai X, Cheng YF, Zhao YD*. 2011. NPY genes play an essential role in root gravitropic responses in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant, 4: 171-179
Rawat R, Schwartz J, Jones M, Sairanen I, Cheng YF, Andersson C, Zhao Y, Ljung K, Harmer*. 2009. A Myb-like transcription factor integrates circadian clock and auxin signaling. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 106: 16883-16888
Bernard D, Cheng YF, Zhao Y, Balk J*. 2009. An allelic mutant series of ATM3 reveals its key role in the biogenesis of cytosolic iron-sulfur proteins in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 151: 590-602
Cheng YF, Qin G, Dai X, Zhao YD*. 2008. NPY genes and AGC kinases define two key steps in auxin- mediated organogenesis in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 105: 21017-21022
Tao Y, Ferrer J, Ljung K, Pojer F, Hong F, Long J, Li X, Moreno J, Bowman M, Ivans L, Cheng YF, Lim J, Zhao YD, Ballaré C, Sandberg G, Noel J, Chory J*. 2008. Rapid synthesis of auxin via a new tryptophan-dependent pathway is required for shade avoidance in plants. Cell, 133: 164-176
Cheng YF, Qin G, Dai X, Zhao YD*. 2007. NPY1, a BTB-NPH3-like protein, plays a critical role in auxin-regulated organogenesis in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104: 18825-18829
Cheng YF, Dai X, Zhao YD*. 2007. Auxin synthesized by the YUCCA flavin monooxygenases is essential for embryogenesis and leaf formation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 19: 2430-2439
Cheng YF, Zhao YD*. 2007. A role for auxin in flower development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 49: 99-104
Cheng YF, Dai X, Zhao YD*. 2006. Auxin biosynthesis by the YUCCA flavin monooxygenases controls the formation of floral organs and vascular tissues in Arabidopsis. Genes & Development, 20: 1790-1799
Dai X, Hayashi K, Nozaki H, Cheng YF, Zhao YD*. 2005. Genetic and chemical analysis of the action mechanism of sirtinol. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 102: 3129-3134
Cheng YF, Dai X, Zhao YD*. 2004. AtCAND1, a HEAT-repeat protein that participates in auxin signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 135: 1020-1026
Moran P, Cheng YF, Cassell J, Thompson GA*. 2002. Gene expression profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana in compatible plant-aphid interactions. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 51: 182-203
Cheng YF, Pu T, Xue Y, Zhang C*. 2001. PcTGD, a highly expressed gene in stem, is related to water stress in reed (Phragmites communis Trin.). Chinese Science Bulletin, 46: 850-854
Pu T, Cheng YF, Zhang C*. 2000. A novel small molecule specified in dune reed (Phragmites communis Trin.) and its possible role as an osmoprotectant on the chloroplasts under stress. Chinese Science Bulletin. 45: 2062-2067