Professor Zhang Meng
1． Basic Information
Dr. Meng Zhang, male, born in April, 1966, professor in Crop Genetics and Breeding, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University.
Bachelor of agronomy, Northwest Agriculture University,1987；
Master of agronomy, Northwest Agriculture University,1992；
Doctor of agronomy, Nowrthwest A&F University,2001.
2．Research Interests
Lipid metabolism and bioengineering of oil crops.
3．Work Experiences
1987.7-1989.9 Agricultural Reclamation Research Center of Shaanxi Province， breeder，assistant agronomist；
1992.7-2001.7 College of Horticulture, Nowrthwest A&F University，breeder and teacher on plant genetics and breeding，lecturer and associate professor;
2001.8-2005.5 Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center，Israel，engaged in plant lipids and stress resistance，post doctorate;
2005.6-2006.1 College of Life Sciences, Nowrthwest A&F University, engaged in plant lipid metabolism, Associate professor;
2006.1-2008.3 Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, engaged in plant lipid metabolism and energy plant, post doctorate and research associate;
2008.4-2010.10 Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, USA， engaged in Plant lipid metabolism and energy plants, research associate;
2010.11- College of Agronomy, Nowrthwest A&F University, teaching and researching on plant lipid metabolism and bioengineering of oil crops.
4．Funding Sources
National Science Foundation of China
Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province
Cyru Tang Foundation
Northwest A&F University
5．Recent Publications
Harrie van Erp, Jay Shockey, Meng Zhang, Neil D. Adhikari and John Browse, 2015, Reducing isozyme competition increases target Fatty Acid accumulation in seed triacylglycerols of transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 168(1):36-46. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.254110.
Kathleen McGlew,Vincent Shaw, Meng Zhang, Ryeo Jin Kim, Weili Yang, Basil Shorrosh, Mi Chung Suh and John Ohlrogge, 2015, An annotated database of Arabidopsis mutants of acyl lipid metabolism. Plant Cell Reports. 34(4):519-32. doi:10.1007/s0029901417108. PMID:25487439
Yue Shen, Jun Xie, Rui-dan Liu, Xue-feng Ni, Xue-hao Wang, Zhi-xi Li, Meng Zhang, 2014, Genomic analysis and expression investigation of caleosin gene family in Arabidopsis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 448:365-371. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.04.115. PMID:24796675
Jingyu Xu, Anders S Carlsson, Tammy Francis, Meng Zhang, Travis Hoffman, Michael E Giblin and David C Taylor, 2012, Triacylglycerol synthesis by PDAT1 in the absence of DGAT1 activity is dependent on re-acylation of LPC by LPCAT2. BMC Plant Biology. 12(4):1471-2229. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-4. PMID:22233193
Meng Zhang, Jilian Fan, David C. Taylor, and John B. Ohlrogge, 2009, DGAT1 and PDAT1 acyltransferases have overlapping functions in Arabidopsis triacylglycerol biosynthesis and are essential for normal pollen and seed development. The Plant Cell. 21: 3885-3901. doi: 10.1105/tpc.109.071795. PMID:20040537
Meng Zhang, Yan Zhang, Michael E.Giblin, and David C. Taylor, 2009, Ectopic Expression of Arabidopsis Phospholipase A Genes Elucidates Role of Phospholipase Bs in S.cerevisiae Cells. Open Microbiol Journal. 3:136-145. doi: 10.2174/1874285800903010136. PMID:19707290
Jinyu Xu, Tammy Francis, Elzbieta Mietkiewska, E. Michael Giblin, Dennis L. Barton,Zhang Y, Meng Zhang, and David C.Taylor, 2008, Cloning and characterization of an acyl-CoA-dependent diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) gene from Tropaeolum majus, and a study of the functional motifs of the DGAT protein using site-directed mutagenesis to modify enzyme activity and oil content. Plant Biotechnol Joural. 6(8):799-818. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00358.x. PMID:18631243
Meng Zhang, Rivka Barg, Minan Yin, Yardena Gueta-dahan, Yehiam Salts, Sara Shabtai and Gozal Ben-Hayyim，2005， Modulated fatty acid via over-expression of two distin ω-3 desaturase differentially alters tolerance to various abiotic stress in tobacco cells and plants. The Plant Journal. 44(3):361-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02536.x PMID:16236147
6． Contact information
Address: College of Agronomy, Nowrthwest A&F University, No.3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, China, 712100
