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Faculty

Ziqiang Zhu Professor

Research Interests: 
Mechanisms underlying plant response to high ambient temperature
Bio: 

Educational Background

Post-doc, University of California, Los Angeles (2011-2013)

PhD, Botany, Peking University (2007-2011)

MS, Botany, Beijing Normal University (2003-2006)

BA, Life Science, Nanjing Normal University (1999-2003)

Publications (§corresponding author; *equal contribution)

  1. Lin J, Shi J, Zhang Z, Zhong B and Zhu Z§ (2022). Plant AFC2 kinase desensitizes thermomorphogenesis through modulation of alternative splicing. iScience, doi: 10.1016/j.isci2022.104051.
  2. Shi J and Zhu Z§ (2021). Seedling morphogenesis: when ethylene meets high ambient temperature. aBiotech, doi: 10.1007/s42994-021-00063-0.
  3. Xu C, Chang X, You Z, Zhang Z, Zhu Z and Zhong B§ (2021). The origin of SPA reveals the divergence and convergence of light signaling in Archaeplastida. Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution, doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107175.
  4. Lin J and Zhu Z§ (2021). Plant responses to high temperature: a view from pre‐mRNA alternative splicing. Plant Molecular Biology, 105: 575-583.
  5. Sun L and Zhu Z§ (2021). The Molecular Basis of Age-Modulated Plant De Novo Root Regeneration Decline in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiology, 62: 3-7.
  6. Lin J, Xu Y and Zhu Z§ (2020). Emerging plant thermosensors: from RNA to protein. Trends in Plant Science, 25: 1187-1189.
  7. Li H*, Yao L*, Sun L* and Zhu Z§ (2020) ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 3 suppresses plants de novo root regeneration from leaf explants and mediates age-regulated regeneration decline. Development, 147: dev179457.
  8. Xu Y and Zhu Z§ (2020) UV-B responses: when UVR8 meets MYBs. Trends in Plant Science, 25: 515-517.
  9. Xu Y and Zhu Z§ (2020) Abscisic acid suppresses thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling & Behavior, doi: 10.1090/15592324.2020.1746510.
  10. Jin H*, Lin J* and Zhu Z§ (2020) PIF4 and HOOKLESS1 impinge on common transcriptome and isoform regulation in thermomorphogenesis. Plant Communications, 1: 100034.
  11. Jin H and Zhu Z§ (2019) Dark, light and temperature: key players in plant morphogenesis. Plant Physiology, 180: 1793-1802.
  12. Jin H and Zhu Z§ (2019) Dis-RUP for COP1 role-switch under UV-B light. Trends in Plant Science, 24: 569-571.
  13. Jin H and Zhu Z§ (2019) HOOKLESS1 is a positive regulator in Arabidopsis thermomorphogenesis. SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences, 3: 423-425.
  14. Jin H, Pang L, Fang S, Chu J, Li R and Zhu Z§ (2018) High ambient temperature antagonizes ethylene-induced exaggerated apical hook formation in etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant Cell Environment, 41: 2858-2868.
  15. Ai Y and Zhu Z§ (2018) Melatonin antagonizes jasmonate-triggered anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 66: 5392-5400.
  16. Sun K and Zhu Z§ (2018) Illuminating the nucleus: UVR8 interacts with more. Trends in Plant Science, 23: 279-281.
  17. Feng Y, Xu P, Li B, Li P, Wen X, An F, Gong Y, Xin Y, Zhu Z, Wang Y§ and Guo H§ (2017) Ethylene promotes root hair growth through coordinated EIN3/EIL1 and RHD6/RSL1 activity in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1711723115.
  18. Zheng Y*, Lan Y*, Shi T§ and Zhu Z§ (2017) Diverse contributions of MYC2 and EIN3 in the regulation of Arabidopsis jasmonate-responsive gene expression. Plant Direct, doi: 10.1002/pld3.15.
  19. Jin H and Zhu Z§ (2017) Role of PINOID-mediated COP1 phosphorylation in Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis is overemphasized. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1711822114.
  20. Sun K, Zheng Y and Zhu Z§ (2017) Luciferase complementation imaging assay in Nicotiana Benthamiana leaves for transiently determine protein-protein interaction dynamics. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 129: e56641.
  21. Yao L, Zheng Y and Zhu Z§ (2017) Jasmonate suppresses seedling soil  emergence in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 12: e1330239.
  22. Jin H and Zhu Z§ (2017) Temporal and Spatial View of Jasmonate Signaling. Trends in Plant Science, 22: 451-454.
  23. Zheng Y, Cui X, Su L, Fang S, Chu J, Gong Q, Yang J and Zhu Z§ (2017) Jasmonate Inhibits COP1 Activity to Suppress Hypocotyl Elongation and Promote Cotyledon Opening in Etiolated Arabidopsis Seedlings. The Plant Journal, 90: 1144-1155. (Highlighted in “Research Advances in Plant Science in China in 2017. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 53: 391-440”)
  24. Zhu Z§ and Napier R§ (2017) Jasmonate – a blooming decade. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68: 1299-1302.
  25. Zheng Y, Gao Z and Zhu Z§ (2016) DELLA-PIF Modules: Old Dogs Learn New Tricks. Trends in Plant Science, 21: 813-815.
  26. Shen W, Ye L, Ma J, Yuan Z, Zheng B, Lv C, Zhu Z, Chen X, Gao Z§ and Chen G§ (2016) The Existence of C4-bundle-sheath-like Photosynthesis in the Mid-vein of C3 Rice. Rice, 9: 20.
  27. Zhu Z§ and Lin C (2016) Photomorphogenesis: When blue meets red. Nature Plants, 2: 16019.
  28. Zhu Z, Xian Z, Li Z§, and Guo H§. (2016) Ethylene biology blooms from fundamental research to postharvest applications. Molecular Plant, 9: 187-188.
  29. Zheng Y and Zhu Z§ (2016) Relaying the ethylene signal: new roles for EIN2. Trends in Plant Science, 21: 2-4.
  30. Ke M, Zheng Y and Zhu Z§ (2015) Rethinking the origin of auxin biosynthesis in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 1093.
  31. Zhu Z§ and Lee B (2015) Friends or Foes: New Insights in Jasmonate and Ethylene Co-Actions. Plant Cell Physiology, 56: 414-420.
  32. Zhu Z§ (2014) Molecular basis for jasmonate and ethylene signal interactions in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65: 5743-5748.
  33. Zhang X*, Zhu Z*, An F, Hao D, Li P, Song J, Yi C, Guo H§ (2014) Jasmonate-Activated MYC2 Represses ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 Activity to Antagonize Ethylene Promoted Apical Hook Formation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 26: 1105-1117.
  34. Wang Q, Zhu Z, Ozkardesh K, Lin C§ (2013) Phytochromes and Phytohormones: The Shrinking Degree of Separation. Molecular Plant, 6: 5-7.
  35. An F, Zhang X, Zhu Z, Ji Y, He W, Jiang Z, Li M, Guo H§ (2012) Coordinated regulation of apical hook development by gibberellins and ethylene in etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings. Cell Research, 22: 915-927.
  36. Hua D, Wang C, He J, Liao H, Duan Y, Zhu Z, Guo Y, Chen Z, Gong Z§ (2012) A plasma membrane receptor kinase, GHR1, mediates abscisic acid- and hydrogen peroxide-regulated stomatal movement in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 24: 2546-2561.
  37. Zhu Z*, An F*, Feng Y, Li P, Xue L, A M, Jiang Z, Kim JM, To TK, Li W, Zhang X, Yu Q, Dong Z, Chen WQ, Seki M, Zhou JM, Guo H§ (2011) Derepression of ethylene-stabilized transcription factors (EIN3/EIL1) mediates jasmonate and ethylene signaling synergy in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 108: 12539-12544.
  38. Zhu Z, Guo H§ (2008) Genetic basis of ethylene perception and signal transduction in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 50: 808-815.

Academic Title

Editorial Board Member: BMC Plant Biology

Review Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science

Guest Editor: Journal of Experimental Botany

Contact

Phone：+86-25-85891837

E-mail：zqzhu@njnu.edu.cn