Associate Professor,College of Horticulture
Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi province, China
Education
Shanxi Agriculture University Vegetable Science Bachelor's Degree 1999
Shanxi Agriculture University Vegetable Science Master's Degree 2002
Nanjing Agriculture University Vegetable Science Doctor's Degree 2005
Cornell University Plant Biology Visiting Scholar 2013
Professional appointments
2016-present Associate Professor, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University
2005-2016 Lecturer, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University
Research interests
Abiotic stresses negatively affect plant growth and development by inducing proteins misfolding,denaturation, oxidation and aggregation. Evolutionally, plants have developed acomprehensive protein quality controlling system tomaintain protein homeostasis to fight against adverse environments. The ultimate goal of our research is to understand the molecular mechanisms by which plants perceive signals of environmental stressesespecially high temperature,and integrate signals to regulate the re-folding and degradation of damaged proteins.
Teaching focus
I teach Experimental Design and Data Analysis, Biotechnology of Horticultural Plants, Breeding of Horticultural Plants, and Vegetable Breedingfor undergraduate students.
Selected Publications
Lu M.*, Hellmann H.A. *, Liu Y.* and Wang W.*. Editorial: Protein quality controlling systems in plant responses to environmental stresses. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9: 908.
Zhai Y., Wang H., Liang M. and Lu, M.*. Both silencing- and over-expression of pepper CaATG8cgene compromise plant tolerance to heat and salt stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2017, 141: 10-18.
Wang H., Niu H., Zhai Y. and Lu, M.*. Characterization of BiP genes from pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and the role of CaBiP1 in response to endoplasmic reticulum and multiple abiotic stresses. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017, 8: 1122.
Lu J., Guo M., Zhai Y., Gong Z. and Lu M.*. Differential responses to stresses combination of heat and Phytophthoracapsici between resistant and susceptible germplasms of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2017, 36: 161-173.
Guo M., Liu J., Ma X., Zhai Y., Gong Z.* and Lu M.*. Genome-wide analysis of the Hsp70 family genes in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and functional identification of CaHsp70-2 involvement in heat stress. Plant science, 2016, 246-256.
Zhai Y., Guo M., Wang H., Lu J., Liu J., Zhang C., Gong Z. and Lu M.*. Autophagy, a conserved mechanism for protein degradation, responds to heat and other abiotic stresses in Capsicum annuum L. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7: 131.
Guo M., Liu J., Ma X., Luo D., Gong Z.* and Lu M.*. The plant heat stress transcription factors (HSFs): structure, regulation and function in response to abiotic stresses. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7: 114.
Guo M., Liu J., Lu J., Zhai Y., Wang H., Gong Z.*, Wang S.* and Lu M.*. Genome-wide analysis of the CaHsp20 gene family in pepper comprehensive sequence and expression profile analysis under heat stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015, 6: 806.
Guo M., Lu J., Zhai Y., Chai W., Gong Z.* and Lu M.*. Genome-wide analysis, expression profile of heat shock factor gene family (CaHsfs) and characterisation of CaHsfA2 in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). BMC Plant Biology, 2015, 15: 151.
Guo M., Zhai Y., Lu J., Chai L., Chai W., Gong Z.* and Lu M.*. Characterization of CaHsp70-1, a pepper heat-shock protein gene in response to heat Stress and some regulation exogenous substances in Capsicum annuum L. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, 15: 19741-19759.
Guo M., Yin Y., Ji J., Ma B., Lu M.* and Gong Z.*. Cloning and expression analysis of heat-shock transcription factor gene CaHsfA2 from pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Genetics and Molecular Research, 2014, 13: 1865-1875.
