On April 15, 2020, Professor Zhu Ziqiang, School of life sciences, Nanjing Normal University, published a research paper entitled "UV-B response: when uvr8 meets mybs" online at trends in plant science.
It is well known that plants respond to UV-B light, but how UV-B regulates plant growth and development in organ specific way is still unknown. The results show that UV-B photoreceptor uvr8 interacts with different MYB transcription factors in the cotyledon and root of Arabidopsis thaliana to control cotyledon expansion and lateral root growth respectively.
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Summary of Professor Zhu Ziqiang's scientific research work:
Under the action of different hormone treatments or environmental factors (such as light, high temperature, etc.), Arabidopsis seeds show different phenotypes in tip hook development, hypocotyls extension and root elongation, which is proposed to be a theoretical model for studying plant plasticity development. The results include: (1) the analysis of the molecular mechanism of jasmonic acid and ethylene co decomposition on the inhibition of root extension; (2) the analysis of the molecular mechanism of jasmonic acid and ethylene CO oxidation on the prevention of the development of the top hook of the decomposed etiolated seedlings; (3) the analysis of the molecular mechanism of jasmonic acid on the inhibition of dark morphogenesis; (4) ）To analyze the molecular mechanism of environmental high temperature inhibiting ethylene on the development of hooks at the top of etiolated seedlings (Fig. 1). The decomposition mechanism of cell totipotency and plant timing development to cell totipotency, in order to analyze the mechanism of plant plasticity development.
Scientific research projects:
Surface project of NSFC, 2020-2023
Huo Yingdong education foundation the 16th young teachers' fund of institutions of higher learning, 2018-2020
Surface project of NSFC, 2015-2018
Nanjing Normal University hundred young leading talents fund, 2016-2020
Jiangsu basic research plan (NSFC) - Youth Fund project, 2014-2017
Jiangsu University Natural Science Research surface project, 2014-2016
Nanjing Normal University high level talents research initiation fund, 2014-2017
Host's teaching reform program:
Teaching reform of Postgraduates in Jiangsu Province in 2019
Major academic part-time jobs:
Director of Jiangsu society of plant physiology, deputy director of the professional committee of plant growth and development and growth substances; reviewer of journals such as natural plants, natural communication, molecular plants, plant cells, plant cell physiology, small methods, comprehensive plant biology, etc.; evaluation expert of academic degree and postgraduate education development center of the Ministry of education.
Figure 1. Summary of the research results of the research group on the adaptability of plant development environment