Wei Wang
Associate Professor
Room 112, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou
Email: fz_wangwei@scau.edu.cn
RESEARCH INTEREST
Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient for most plants and a key factor driving crop yield enhancement. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying nitrogen signaling transduction and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in crops is fundamental for establishing the theoretical basis of future green agriculture characterized by "low input, high output, and environmental friendliness".
Utilizing rice (Oryza sativa L.) as our model system, we are dedicated to dissecting the molecular mechanisms of nitrogen signaling transduction using integrated genetic, biochemical, and molecular biological approaches, focusing on the dynamic regulation of nitrate signal perception and subsequent nuclear transcriptional events.
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) critically regulate signaling by altering protein properties, activity, stability, conformation, and localization, thereby modulating nitrogen signal transmission. We thus employ quantitative proteomics to identify PTMs on key nitrogen signaling components. This will enable us to construct a dynamic regulatory network of the nitrogen signaling process, leading to a more profound and comprehensive understanding of the dynamic nature and complexity inherent in nitrogen signaling.
EDUCATION
2003.09-2007.07 B.S., Agronomy, Southwest University
2007.09-2010.07 M.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southwest University
2010.09-2015.07 Ph.D., Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2015.09-2020.11 Postdoc, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2020.12-now Associate Professor, South China Agricultural University
PUBLICATIONS
1. Wang Huanhuan#; Wang Wei#; Xie Zhencheng#; Yang Yuxin; Dai Hongyong; Shi Feng; Ma Liang; Sui Zhifeng; Xia Chuan; Kong Xiuying; Zhang Lichao*. Overexpression of rice OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 enhanced the nitrogen use efficiency of wheat under low nitrogen conditions. Planta, 2024, 259: 127.
2. Wang Wei;Zhang Dong; Chu Chengcai*. OsDREB1C, an integrator for photosynthesis, nitrogen use efficiency, and early flowering.Science China Life Sciences, 2023, 66: 191-193.
3. Hu Bin*; Wang Wei; Chen Jiajun; Liu Yongqiang; Chu Chengcai*. Genetic improvement toward nitrogen-use efficiency in rice: lessons and perspectives. Molecular Plant, 2023, 16: 64-74.
4. Wang Wei; Li Aifu; Zhang Zhihua; Chu Chengcai*. Posttranslational modifications: regulation of nitrogen utilization and signaling. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2021, 62: 543-552.
5. Liu Yongqiang#; Wang Hongru#; Jiang Zhimin; Wang Wei; Xu Ruineng; Wang Qihui; Zhang Zhihua; Li Aifu; Liang Yan; Ou Shujun; Liu Xiujie; Cao Shouyun; Tong Hongning; Wang Yonghong; Zhou Feng; Liao Hong; Hu Bin*; Chu Chengcai*. Genomic basis of geographical adaptation to soil nitrogen in rice, Nature, 2021, 590: 600-605.
6. Wang Wei; Hu Bin; Li Aifu; Chu Chengcai*. NRT1.1 in plants: functions beyond nitrate transporter, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020, 71(15): 4373-4379.
7. Hu Bin#*; Jiang Zhimin#; Wang Wei#; Qiu Yahong#; Zhang Zhihua; Liu Yongqiang; Li Aifu; Gao Xiaokai; Liu Linchuan; Qian Yangwen; Huang Xiahe; Yu Feifei; Kang Sai; Wang Yiqin; Xie Junpeng;Cao Shouyun; Zhang Lianhe; Wang Yingchun; Xie Qi; Kopriva Stanislav; Chu Chengcai*. NitrateNRT1.1B-SPX4 cascade integrates nitrogen and phosphorus signalling networks in plants, Nature Plants, 2019, 5: 401-413.
8. Wang Wei#; Hu Bin#; Yuan Dingyang; Liu Yongqiang; Che Ronghui; Hu Yingchun; Ou Shujun; Zhang Zhihua; Wang Hongru; Li Hua; Jiang Zhimin; Zhang Zhengli; Gao Xiaokai; Qiu Yahong; Meng Xiangbing; Liu Yongxin; Bai Yang; Liang Yan; Wang Yiqin; Zhang Lianhe; Li Legong; Sodmergen; Jing Haichun; Li Jiayang; Chu Chengcai*. Expression of the nitrate transporter gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 confers high yield and early maturation in rice, Plant Cell, 2018, 30: 638-651.
9. Hu Bin; Wang Wei; Ou Shujun; Tang Jiuyou; Li Hua; Che Ronghui; Zhang Zhihua; Chai Xuyang; Wang Hongru; Wang Yiqin; Liang Chengzhen; Liu Linchuan; Piao Zhongze; Deng Qiyun; Deng Kun; Xu Chi; Liang Yan; Zhang Lianhe; Li Legong; Chu Chengcai*. Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies, Nature Genetics, 2015, 47: 834-838.