本课题组研究方向为植物与微生物相互作用，在Molecular Plant、PNAS、Plant Journal、Trends in Plant Science、Applied Microbiology等专业学术期刊发表多篇论文。
以大豆与模式植物拟南芥为研究对象，重点关注如下研究内容：
1. 植物免疫信号转导机制；
2. 水杨酸合成调控机制；
3. 大豆广谱抗病遗传改良与分子设计。
欢迎对植物分子生物学与细胞生物学感兴趣的同学报考本课题组研究生。
研究生招生方向：
植物学：(全日制)植物逆境生理与分子生物学；(全日制)植物免疫分子生物学
细胞生物学：(全日制)植物细胞对逆境响应的分子机理
代表性论文论著（#共同第一作者；*通讯作者）：
Ming Chang, Huan Chen, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2022) PTI and ETI: Convergent Pathways with Diverse Elicitors. Trends in Plant Science 27 (2), 113-115
Wei Tian, Le Li, Xiao Xiao, Huili Wu, Yulong Wang, Zhaoyang Hu, Nahmina Begum, Yiping Zou, Laiqing Lou, Ming Chang*, Qingsheng Cai* (2022) Identification of a Plant Endophytic Growth-Promoting Bacteria Capable of Inhibiting Cadmium Uptake in Rice. Applied Microbiology 132 (1), 520-531
Ming Chang, Michael Clinton, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2019) NAD+ Cleavage: TIR Domain-Containing Resistance Proteins in Action. Trends in Plant Science 24 (12), 1069-1072
Yuxiang Jiang#, Ming Chang#, Yaxian Lan#, Shanjin Huang* (2019) Mechanism of CAP1-Mediated Apical Actin Polymerization in Pollen Tubes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116 (24), 12084-12093
Ming Chang, Jinping Zhao, Huan Chen, Guangyong Li, Jian Chen, Min Li, Ian A. Palmer, Junqi Song, James R. Alfano, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2019) PBS3 Protects EDS1 from Proteasome-Mediated Degradation in Plant Immunity. Molecular Plant 12 (5), 678-688
Guang Qi#, Jian Chen#, Ming Chang#, Huan Chen, Katherine Hall, John Korin, Fengquan Liu*, Daowen Wang*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2018) Pandemonium Breaks Out: Disruption of Salicylic Acid-Mediated Defense by Plant Pathogens. Molecular Plant 11 (12), 1427-1439
Ming Chang#*, Zhankun Li#, Shanjin Huang* (2017) Monomeric G-Actin is Uniformly Distributed in Pollen Tubes and is Rapidly Redistributed via Cytoplasmic Streaming During Pollen Tube Growth. Plant Journal 92 (3), 509-519
Ming Chang and Shanjin Huang* (2017) Rapid Isolation of Total Protein from Arabidopsis Pollen. Bio-protocol 7, e2227
Ming Chang, Shanjin Huang* (2015) Arabidopsis ACT11 Modifies Actin Turnover to Promote Pollen Germination and Maintain the Normal Rate of Tube Growth. Plant Journal 83 (3), 515-527
Han Wu*, Kuangye Zhang, ZhipengZhang, Jiaxu Wang, Pengxiang Jia, Ling Cong, Jia Li, Youhou Duan, Fulai Ke, Fei Zhang, Zhiqiang Liu, Feng Lu, Yanqiu Wang, Zhihua Li, Ming Chang, Jianqiu Zou*, Kai Zhu* (2022) Cell-Penetrating Peptide: A Powerful Delivery Tool for DNA-Free Crop Genome Editing. Plant Science 324, 111436
Ian A. Palmer, Huan Chen, Jian Chen, Ming Chang, Min Li, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2019) Novel Salicylic Acid Analogs Induce a Potent Defense Response in Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20 (13), 3356
Jian Chen, Rajinikanth Mohan, Yuqiang Zhang, Min Li, Huan Chen, Ian A. Palmer, Ming Chang, Guang Qi, Steven H. Spoel, Tesfaye Mengiste, Daowen Wang*, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2019) NPR1 Promotes Its Own and Target Gene Expression in Plant Defense by Recruiting CDK8. Plant Physiology 181 (1), 289-304
Min Li, Huan Chen, Jian Chen, Ming Chang, Ian A. Palmer, Walter Gassmann, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2018) TCP Transcription Factors Interact with NPR1 and Contribute Redundantly to Systemic Acquired Resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science 9, 1153
Huan Chen, Jian Chen, Min Li, Ming Chang, Kaimei Xu, Zhenhua Shang, Yi Zhao, Ian Palmer, Yuqiang Zhang, Jon McGrill, James R. Alfano, Marc T. Nishimura, Fengquan Liu*, Zheng Qing Fu* (2017) A Bacterial Type III Effector Targets the Master Regulator of Salicylic Acid Signaling, NPR1, to Subvert Plant Immunity. Cell Host & Microbe 22 (6), 1-12
Ruihui Zhang, Ming Chang, Meng Zhang, Youjun Wu, Xiaolu Qu, Shanjin Huang* (2016) The Structurally Plastic CH2 Domain is Linked to Distinct Functions of Fimbrins/Plastins. Journal of Biological Chemistry 291 (34), 17881-17896
Xiaonan Liu, Xiaolu Qu, Yuxiang Jiang, Ming Chang, Ruihui Zhang, Youjun Wu, Ying Fu, Shanjin Huang* (2015) Profilin Regulates Apical Actin Polymerization to Control Polarized Pollen Tube Growth. Molecular Plant 8, 1694-1709
Xiaolu Qu, Yuxiang Jiang, Ming Chang, Xiaonan Liu, Ruihui Zhang, Shanjin Huang* (2015) Organization and Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton in the Pollen Tube. Frontiers in Plant Science 5, 786
主持项目：
1. AG真人国际高层次人才引进启动基金。
2. 新型植物免疫复合体PBS3-EDS1促进植物抗病性机制研究，项目负责人，国家自然科学基金（31701863），2018-2020。
3. A pathogen type III effector targets a key protein complex in plant immunity to cause disease，项目负责人，The University of South Carolina Office of Research（ASPIRE-I TrackIIB, 13010E244），2017-2018。
