CURRICULUM VITAE
Meixiang Zhang
Department of Plant Pathology
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210095
Phone: +86-025-84396973
Email: meixiangzhang@njau.edu.cn
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-present Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
2012-2016 Lecturer, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
EDUCATION
Ÿ 2007-2012 Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Northwest A&F University, China
Ÿ 2005-2007 M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Northwest A&F University, China
Ÿ 2001-2005 B.S. in Bioengineering, Northwest A&F University, China
RESEARCH INTEREST
Ÿ Plant-pathogen interactions
PUBLICATIONS
Ÿ Meixiang Zhang, Gitta Coaker. Harnessing effector-triggered immunity for durable disease resistance. Phytopathology, 2017, 107: 912-919.
Ÿ Meixiang Zhang, Qi Li, Tingli Liu, Li Liu, Danyu Shen, Ye Zhu, Peihan Liu, Jian-min Zhou, Daolong Dou. Two cytoplasmic effectors of Phytophthora sojae regulate plant cell death via interactions with plant catalases. Plant Physiology, 2015, 167: 164-175.
Ÿ Meixiang Zhang, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Danyu Shen, Peng Sun, Wentao Zeng, Tingli Liu, Joseph Juma Mafurah, Daolong Dou. A Phytophthora sojae cytoplasmic effector mediates disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5: 10837.
Ÿ Meixiang Zhang, Yuling Meng, Qinhu Wang, Dandan Liu, Junli Quan, Adrienne R. Hardham, Weixing Shan. PnPMA1, an atypical plasma membrane H+-ATPase, is required for zoospore development in Phytophthora parasitica. Fungal Biology, 2012, 116: 1013-1023.
Ÿ Meixiang Zhang, Qinhu Wang, Ke Xu, Yuling Meng, Junli Quan, Weixing Shan. Production of dsRNA sequences in the host plant is not sufficient to initiate gene silencing in the colonizing oomycete pathogen Phytophthora parasitica. PLoS ONE, 2011, 6: e28114.
Ÿ Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Meixiang Zhang, Danyu Shen, Tingli Liu, Qimeng Zhang, Yanyan Ru, Peng Sun, Daolong Dou. Overexpression of a Phytophthora cytoplasmic CRN effector confers resistance to disease, salinity and drought in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2015, 56: 2423-2435. (Co-first author)
Ÿ Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Meixiang Zhang, Yanyan Ru, Tingli Liu, Jing Xu, Joseph Juma Mafurah, Daolong Dou. Phytophthora sojae effector PsCRN70 suppresses plant defenses in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLoS ONE, 2014, 9: e98114. (Co-first author)
Ÿ Yuyan An, Meixiang Zhang, Guobin Liu, Ruilian Han, Zongsuo Liang. Proline accumulation in leaves of Periploca sepium via both biosynthesis up-regulation and transport during recovery from severe drought. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8: e69942. (Co-first author)
Ÿ Danyu Shen, Qi Li, Peng Sun, Meixiang Zhang, Daolong Dou. Intrinsic disorder is a common structural characteristic of RxLR effectors in oomycete pathogens. Fungal Biology, 2017, 121: 911-919.
Ÿ Asma Safdar, Qi Li, Danyu Shen, Linlin Shen, Feng He, Rongbo Wang, Meixiang Zhang, Joseph Juma Mafurah, Sajid Aleem Khan, Daolong Dou. An LRR receptor kinase regulates growth, development and pathogenesis in Phytophthora capsici. Microbiological Research, 2017, 198: 8-15.
Ÿ Qi Li, Meixiang Zhang, Danyu Shen, Tingli Liu, Yanyu Chen, Jian-min Zhou, Daolong Dou. A Phytophthora sojae effector PsCRN63 forms homo-/hetero-dimers to suppress plant immunity via an inverted association manner. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6:26951.
Ÿ Qinhu Wang, Tingting Li, Ke Xu, Wei Zhang, Xiaolong Wang, Junli Quan, Weibo Jin, Meixiang Zhang, Guangjin Fan, Ming-Bo Wang, Weixing Shan. The tRNA-derived small RNAs regulate gene expression through triggering sequence-specific degradation of target transcripts in the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7:1938.
Ÿ Rongbo Wang, Meixiang Zhang, Hong Liu, Jing Xu, Jia Yu, Feng He, Xiong Zhang, Suomeng Dong, Daolong Dou. PsAAT3, an oomycete-specific aspartate aminotransferase, is required for full pathogenicity of the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae. Fungal Biology, 2016, 120: 620-630.
Ÿ Feng He, Xiong Zhang, Joseph Juma Mafurah, Meixiang Zhang, Guoliang Qian, Rongbo Wang, Asma Safdar, Xiaolei Yang, Fengquan Liu, Daolong Dou. The transcription factor VpCRZ1 is required for fruiting body formation and pathogenicity in Valsa pyri. Microbial Pathogenesis, 2016, 95: 101-110.
Ÿ Danyu Shen, Chunyue Chai, Lina Ma, Meixiang Zhang, Daolong Dou. Comparative RNA-Seq analysis of Nicotiana benthamiana in response to Phytophthora parasitica infection. Plant Growth Regulation, 2016, 80: 59-67.
Ÿ Chunyue Chai, Wentao Zeng, Yanling Lin, Danyu Shen, Meixiang Zhang, Daolong Dou. Synthetic tetramer of a Phytophthora sojae-inducible fragment from soybean GmaSKTI36 promoter improves its pathogen induction activities. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2016, 93: 49-57.
Ÿ Tianqiao Song, Zhenchuan Ma, Danyu Shen, Qi Li, Wanlin Li, Liming Su, Tingyue Ye, Meixiang Zhang, Yuanchao Wang, Daolong dou. An oomycete CRN effector reprograms expression of plant HSP genes by targeting their promoters. PLoS Pathogens, 2015, 11: e1005348.
Ÿ Tingli Liu, Tianqiao Song, Xiong Zhang, Hongbo Yuan, Liming Su, Wanlin Li, Jing Xu, Shiheng Liu, Linlin Chen, Tianzi Chen, Meixiang Zhang, Lichuan Gu, Baolong Zhang, Daolong Dou. Unconventionally secreted effectors of two filamentous pathogens target plant salicylate biosynthesis. Nature Communications, 2014, 5: 4686.
Ÿ Yuling Meng, Qiang Zhang, Meixiang Zhang, Biao Gu, Guiyan Huang, Qinhu Wang, Weixing Shan. The protein disulfide isomerase 1 of Phytophthora parasitica (PpPDI1) is associated with the haustoria-like structures and contributes to plant infection. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015, 6: 632.
Ÿ Joseph Juma Mafurah, Huifei Ma, Meixiang Zhang, Jing Xu, Feng He, Tingyue Ye, Danyu Shen, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Daolong Dou. A virulence essential CRN effector of Phytophthora capsici suppresses host defense and induces cell death in plant nucleus. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10: e0127965.
FUNDINGS
Ÿ 2017-2021, Molecular mechanisms underlying Phytophthora capsici RXLR effectors manipulating plant NPR1 to suppress SA-mediated host defense responses. National Natural Science Foundation of China (31672008). (Host)
Ÿ 2014-2016, Virulence mechanisms of Phytophthora sojae cytoplasmic effector CRN63. National Natural Science Foundation of China (31301613). (Host)
Ÿ 2013-2015, Elucidating the virulence mechanism of Phytophthora sojae cytoplasmic effector CRN115 by identification of its host target. Youth Science and Technology Innovation Fund of NJAU (KJ2013005). (Host)
Ÿ 2014-2017, Functional characterizations and molecular mechanisms of Phytophthora sojae CRN effector translocation into plant cells. National Natural Science Foundation of China (31371894). (Participant)
MEETING AND CONFERENCE ATTENDENCE
Ÿ 17th IS-MPMI Congress, Portland, USA, July 17-21, 2016
Ÿ 4th International Conference on Biotic Plant Interactions, Nanjing, China, August 1-3, 2015
Ÿ 15th Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Annual Meeting, Norwich, UK, July 2-4, 2014
Ÿ 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Beijing, China, August 25-30, 2013
Ÿ National Congress of Plant Biology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, October 8-11, 2013
Ÿ 5th International Phytophthora, Pythium, and Related Genera Workshop, Beijing, China, August 24-25, 2013
Ÿ Plant Genomics XIV, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, August 20-22, 2013
Ÿ 12th Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Annual Meeting, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, May 26-28, 2012
Ÿ Annual Meeting of Chinese Society for Plant Pathology. Qingdao, Shandong, China, July 20-26, 2012
Ÿ National Congress of Plant Biology, Yangling, Shanxi, China, October 10-13, 2012
Ÿ Plant Genomics in China IX, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, July 18-20, 2008
AWARDS
Ÿ 2011 First Prize for Doctoral Forum, Northwest A&F University
Ÿ 2014 Excellence Award for Teaching Competition of Young Teachers, Nanjing Agricultural University
