Pan Wang: The Plant Cell First Author

Pan Wang, co-first author of “The OPEN STOMATA1-SPIRAL1 module regulates microtubule stability during abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis”

Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in China Agricultural University

Education: Master and bachelor, Capital Normal University

Non-scientific Interests: Swimming, music

Brief Bio:  In 2018, I joined the research group of Professor Tonglin Mao and Xiangfeng Wang at State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry in China Agricultural University. During my master, I focused on the relation between stomatal movement and plant cytoskeleton. When I started my Ph.D. in CAU, I continued to investigate the detailed functions of cytoskeleton during stomatal movement and the underlying mechanisms. In this paper, we have established the direct connection between the classic ABA signal pathway and cortical microtubule during stomatal movement. Our research reveals the molecular function of microtubule associated protein SPR1 during ABA-induced stomatal closure, and helps to clarify the importance of microtubule cytoskeleton in drought stress.

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发表论文：The OPEN STOMATA1-SPIRAL1 module regulates microtubule stability during abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis

目前职位：中国农业大学博士研究生

教育经历：首都师范大学本科和硕士研究生

兴趣爱好：游泳、音乐

个人简介：我自2018年开始加入中国农业大学植物生理和生物化学国家重点实验室毛同林/王向锋课题组。我在硕士期间的工作就开始关注气孔运动和植物细胞骨架之间的关系。当进入中国农业大学开始攻读博士学位之后，我继续研究职务细胞骨架在气孔运动中的具体功能及其调控机制。在本研究中，我们建立了在气孔运动过程中经典的ABA信号通路与皮质微管之间的直接联系。我们的研究揭示了微管结合蛋白SPR1在ABA诱导的气孔关闭过程中的分子功能，并有助于阐明微管细胞骨架在植物响应干旱胁迫中的重要性。