Changai Wu, Professor, Ph.D., cawu@sdau.edu.cn,

Research Interests:

Plant responses to salt and drought stresses

Hormone-mediated plant salt and drought responses

Education:

1994-1998 Shandong Agricultural University, BSc of Forest

1998-2001 Shandong Agricultural University, MSc of botany

2001-2004 Shandong Agricultural University, PhD of botany

2004-2010 Associate Professor, Collage of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

2016-2017 Visiting scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Plant and Microbial Biology

2010-up to date Professor, Collage of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

Teaching Courses:

Biochemistry (David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox, fifth edition)

Principles of Genetic Engineering (Gene cloning and DNA analysis (introduction), sixth edition, T.A. Brown)

Selected Publications:

1. Yumeng Chen, Yan Wang, Jinguang Huang, Chengchao Zheng, Congxi Cai, Qiaomei Wang, Changai Wu* (2017) Salt and methyl jasmonate aggravate growth inhibition and senescence inArabidopsis seedlings via the JA signaling pathway. Plant Science, 261: 1–9

2. Caili Wang, Shicai Zhang, Shengdong Qi, Chengchao Zheng, Changai Wu* (2016) Delayed germination of Arabidopsis seeds under chilling stress by overexpressing an abiotic stress inducible GhTPS11. GENE, 575 : 206-212.

3. Changtian Chen, Changai Wu¹, Jiaming Miao, Yunxue Lei, Dongxiao Zhao, Dan Sun, Guodong Yang, Jinguang Huang and Chengchao Zheng. (2014) Arabidopsis SAG protein containing the MDN1 domain participates in seed germination and seedling development by negatively regulating ABI3 and ABI5. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(1): 35-45.

4. Nana Ma, Hailong Feng, Xia Meng, Dong Li, Dongyue Yang,Changai Wu*and Qingwei Meng. (2014)Overexpression of tomato SlNAC1 transcription factor alters fruit pigmentation and softening. BMC Plant Biology, 14:351.

5. Yunxue Lei, Yaru Fu, Changtian Chen, Jinguang Huang, Changai Wu*. (2014) Overexpression of Arabidopsis wali7 domain-containing protein ASR produces auxin-mediated short-root phenotype.Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 33:355-363.

6. Yanjie Li, Yi Fang, Yaru Fu, Jinguang Huang, Changai Wu* and Chengchao Zheng. (2013) NFYA1 is involved in regulation of postgermination growth arrest under salt stress in Arabidopsis. PLoS One, 8(4): e61289.  

7. Peng Liu, Kang Yan, YunXue Lei, Rui Xu, YueMin Zhang, Guodong Yang, Jinguang Huang, Changai Wu*, Chengchao Zheng. (2013) Transcript profiling of microRNAs during the early development of the maize brace root via Solexa sequencing. Genomics, 101: 149-156

8. Wei Lu, Xiaoli Tang, Yanqing Huo, Rui Xu, Shengdong Qi, Jingguang Huang, Chengchao Zheng, Changai Wu*. (2012) Identification and characterization of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase genes in Arabidopsis reveals a gene family with diverse responses to abiotic stresses. Gene, 503: 65-74.

9. Gang Wang, Qingguo Zhu, Qingwei Meng, Changai Wu*. (2012) Transcript profiling during salt stress of young cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) seedlings via Solexa sequencing. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 34:107-115.

10. Yanjie Li, Yaru Fu, Jingguang Huang, Changai Wu*, Chengchao Zheng. (2011) Transcript profiling during the early development of the maize brace root via Solexa sequencing. The FEBS Journal, 278: 156-166.

11. Ruirui Xu, Shengdong Qi, Longtao Lu, Changtian Chen, Changai Wu*, Chengchao Zheng. (2011) A DExD/H box RNA helicase is important for potassium deprivation responses and tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. The FEBS Journal, 278(13): 2293-2306.

12. Jing Shi, Liang Zhang, Hailong An, Changai Wu*, Xingqing Guo. (2011) GhMPK16, a novel stress-responsive group D MAPK gene from cotton, is involved in disease resistance and drought sensitivity. BMC Molecular Biology, 12:22.

13. Yanjie Li, Yaru Fu, Lusha Ji, Changai Wu*, Chengchao Zheng. (2010). Characterization and expression analysis of the Arabidopsis mir169 family. Plant Science, 178: 271-280.

14. Pei Liu, Guodong Yang, Hong Li, Changai Wu*. (2010) Overexpression of NHX1s in transgenic Arabidopsis enhances photoprotection capacity in high salinity and drought conditions. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 32: 81-90.

15. Hanhua Liu, Xin Tian, Yanjie Li, Changai Wu*, Chengchao Zheng. (2008) Microarray-based Analysis of Stress-regulated microRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana. RNA, 14: 836-843.