Nana Ma, Associate Professor, Ph.D. nnma@sdau.edu.cn

Research Interests:

Plant photosynthesis and molecular mechanism; Plant stress resistance and molecular mechanism

Education:

2004-2008 Shandong Agricultural University, BSc of Biological Engineering

2008-2013 Shandong Agricultural University, PhD of Botany

2013-2016 Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

Teaching Courses:

Plant Physiology

Selected Publications:

1.Zhang S, Wang SJ, Lv JL, Liu ZB, Wang Y, Ma NN*, Meng QW*. SUMO E3 ligase SlSIZ1 facilitates heat tolerance in tomato. Plant Cell Physiol. 2018, 59 (1): 58-71. (Co-corresponding author)

2.Zhang S, Zhuang KY, Wang SJ, Lv JL, Ma NN*, Meng QW*. A novel tomato SUMO E3 ligase, SlSIZ1, confers drought tolerance in transgenic tobacco. J. Integr. Plant Biol., 2017，59：102-117. (Co-corresponding author)

3.Liu ZM, Yue MM, Yang DY, Zhu SB, Ma NN*, Meng QW*. Over-expression of SlJA2 decreased heat tolerance of transgenic tobacco plants via salicylic acid pathway. Plant Cell Rep., 2017, DOI 10.1007/s00299-017-2100-9 (Co-corresponding author)

4.Yang DY^#, Ma NN^#, Zhuang KY, Zhu SB, Liu ZM, Yang XH^∗. Overexpression of tomato SlGGP-LIKE gene improves tobacco tolerance to methyl viologen-mediated oxidative stress. J. Plant Physiol., 2017, 209: 31-41. (Co-first author)

5.Meng C, Yang DY, Ma XC, Zhao WY, Liang XQ, Ma NN*. Suppression of tomato SlNAC1 transcription factor delays fruit ripening. J. Plant Physiol., 2016, 193: 88-96. (Corresponding author)

6.Li XD, Zhuang KY, Liu ZM, Yang DY, Ma NN*, Meng QW*. Overexpression of a novel NAC-type tomato transcription factor, SlNAM1, enhances the chilling stress of transgenic tobacco. J. Plant Physiol., 2016, 204: 54-65. (Co-corresponding author)

7.Yang DY^#, Ma NN^#, Liu ZM, Zhao SJ, Meng QW. Suppression of tomato SlGGP aggravates methyl viologen-mediated oxidative stress. Biol. Plant., 2016, 60 (4): 677-685. (Co-first author)

8.Liang XQ^#, Ma NN^#, Wang GD, Meng X, Ai XZ, Meng QW. Suppression of SlNAC1reduces heat resistance in tomato plants. Biol. Plant., 2015, 59 (1): 92-98. (Co-first author)

9.Ma NN, Feng HL, Meng X, Li D, Yang DY, Wu CA, Meng QW. Overexpression of tomato SlNAC1 transcription factor alters fruit pigmentation and softening. BMC Plant Biology, 2014, 14: 351.

10.Ma NN, Zuo YQ, Liang XQ, Yin B, Wang GD, Meng QW. The multiple stress-responsive transcription factor SlNAC1 improves the chilling tolerance of tomato. Physiol. Plant., 2013, 149 (4): 474-486.