Lifang Geng: Plant Physiology First Author

Lifang Geng, first author of “Transcription factor RcNAC091 enhances rose drought tolerance through the abscisic acid-dependent pathway” 

Current Position:  Master candidate, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University

Education: 2016.09–2020.06, Bachelor degree of Qingdao Agricultural University

2020.09–, Master degree of Qingdao Agricultural University

Non-scientific Interests: Travel, Lego

Brief biography: In 2020, I joined Jiang Xinqiang’s research group to pursue a master’s degree, focusing primarily on the screening and functional verification of genes associated with drought stress in rose plants. In this study, we identified a NAC transcription factor, RcNAC091, which is induced by drought and abscisic acid (ABA), from our drought stress transcriptomic database. It was found that RcNAC091 plays a role in regulating the transcription of RcWRKY71 and actively participates in ABA signaling to respond to drought stress. The findings of the RcNAC091-RcWRKY71 module in this study enhances our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying rose’s adaptation to drought stress and provides insights into the ABA-mediated signal transduction pathway involved in drought stress regulation.

论文：Transcription factor RcNAC091 enhances rose drought tolerance through the abscisic acid-dependent pathway

第一作者：耿丽芳

目前职位：青岛农业大学园林与林学院，硕士在读

教育经历：

2016.09-2020.06，青岛农业大学，学士

2020.09-至今，青岛农业大学，硕士研究生在读

兴趣爱好：旅行，乐高

个人简介：

本人于2020年加入姜新强老师课题组攻读硕士，主要从事月季干旱逆境相关基因的筛选与功能验证。本研究从前期获得的干旱胁迫转录组文库中，鉴定了一个受干旱和脱落酸（ABA）诱导的NAC转录因子RcNAC091，RcNAC091可以调控RcWRKY71的转录，并积极调节ABA信号转导而参与干旱逆境应答。本研究所揭示的RcNAC091-RcWRKY71分子模块拓展了对月季干旱胁迫适应分子机制的认识，并有助于丰富ABA介导的信号转导路径参与干旱胁迫的调节机制。