Associate Professor, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Education：
(1) Sep 2008 - Jun 2014, Huazhong Agricultural University, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ph.D.
(2) Sep 2006 - Jun 2008, Huazhong Agricultural University, Crop Biotechnology, Master’s Degree
(3) Sep 2002 - Jun 2006, Huazhong Agricultural University, Plant Science and Technology, Bachelor’s Degree
Research and work experience:
(1) Feb 2023 - Present,Associate Professor，Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
(2) Feb 2022 - Jan 2023,Research Assistant, College of Pharmacy,Tianjin University
(3) Aug 2014 - Jan 2022,Lecturer, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Research Interests:
Auxin signal transduction, Mechanical signaling transduction, Microorganisms in the improvement of tea quality
Abroad Experience:
Apr 2015 - Jul 2018, Visiting Scholar (Zhenbiao Yang’lab), Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside.
Research projects:
(1) National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program, Project No. 32470377, Molecular Mechanisms of Auxin and Mechanical Signals Coordinating the Regulation of Arabidopsis Hypocotyl Growth, January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028, RMB 500,000, Ongoing, Principal Investigator.
(2) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Youth Fund Project, Grant No. 31501138, Project “Molecular Mechanisms of RopGEFs in Regulating the Morphogenesis of Pavement Cells in Leaf Epidermis” January 2016 - December 2018, RMB200,000 , Completed, Principal Investigator.
Representative publications (# first author; *Corresponding author):
(1) Yongqiang Yu#; Wenxin tang#; Wenwei Lin#; Xiang Zhou#; Wei Li#; Rong Chen; Rui Zheng; Guochen Qin; Wenhan Cao; Patricio Pe´rez-Henrı´quez; Rongfeng Huang; Jun Ma; Qiqi Qiu; Ziwei Xu; Ailing Zou; Juncheng Lin; Liwen Jiang; Tongda Xu*; Zhenbiao Yang* ; ABLs and TMKs are co-receptors for extracellular auxin, Cell, 2023, 186(25): 5457-5471 (co-first author)
(2) Wenxin Tang#; Wenwei Lin; Xiang Zhou; Jingzhe Guo; Xie Dang; Binqi Li; Deshu Lin; ZhenbiaoYang*; Mechano-transduction via the pectin-FERONIA complex activates ROP6 GTPase signaling in Arabidopsis pavement cell morphogenesis, Current Biology, 2022, 32(3): 508-517.e3 (First author)
(3) Wenwei Lin#; Wenxin Tang#; Xue Pan; Aobo Huang; Xiuqin Gao; Charles T. Anderson; Zhenbiao Yang ; Arabidopsis pavement cell morphogenesis requires FERONIA binding to pectin for activation of ROP GTPase signaling, Current Biology, 2022, 32(3): 497-507.e4 (Co-first author)
(4) Wei Xin; Jianming Zhang; Yongdong Yu; Yunhe Tian; Hao Li; Xiaolu Chen; Wei Li; Yanlin
Liu; Ting Lu; Biyun He; Yan Xiong; Zhenbiao Yang*; Tongda Xu*; Wenxin tang*; Root microbiota of tea plants regulate nitrogen homeostasis and theanine synthesis to influence tea quality, Current Biology, 2024, S0960-9822(24): 00079-4 (Co-corresponding Author)
(5) Tang, Wenxin#; Tu, Lili; Yang, Xiyan; Tan, Jiafu; Deng, Fenglin; Hao, Juan; Guo, Kai;
Lindsey, Keith; Zhang, Xianlong ; The calcium sensor GhCaM7 promotes cotton fiber elongation by modulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) production., New Phytologist, 2014, 202(2): 509-
520 (First author)
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