Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Donglai Zhou

Donglai Zhou, first author of Mesorhizobium huakuii HtpG interaction with nsLTP AsE246 is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation

Current Position: PhD candidate, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University

Education: PhD in Microbiology studying biological nitrogen fixation and plant-microbe interactions, Huazhong Agricultural University. M.S. in Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University.

Non-scientific Interests: Sports, reading, nature and traveling

Brief bio: I have always been fascinated by symbiotic nitrogen fixation between legume and rhizobia, not only they have the capacity to convert atmospheric dinitrogen (N₂) to a reduced form efficiently, but also the complex and specific interactions between them. Following this passion, I pursued a M.S. and PhD in Microbiology studying biological nitrogen fixation and plant-microbe interactions. Under the supervision of Prof. Youguo Li at State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, I specifically studied the role of rhizobia and host genes in their interactions. I believe that both genes plays an essential role during rhizobia invasion and nodule formation and that a better understanding of their mode of action will allow us to extend the rhizobia into non-legume host plants and improve food production.

 

姓名：周东来   在Plant Physiology杂志发表题为“Mesorhizobium huakuii HtpG interaction with nsLTP AsE246 is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation” 研究论文的第一作者

目前职位：博士研究生，就读于华中农业大学农业微生物学国家重点实验室

教育背景：硕士和博士就读于华中农业大学，专业为微生物学，研究方向为生物固氮与菌植互作

非科研兴趣爱好：运动，阅读，自然和旅游

个人简介： 我一直对豆科植物和根瘤菌的共生固氮作用很感兴趣，不仅由于它们能高效的将大气中的氮气（N₂）转化为氨（NH₃）供植物利用，而且它们之间复杂而特异性的相互作用也让我着迷。因此，我硕士和博士期间选择微生物学专业，从事生物固氮和菌植互作研究。 在农业微生物学国家重点实验室李友国教授的指导下，研究根瘤菌基因和植物基因在共生相互作用中的功能。.我认为共生双方基因在根瘤菌入侵和根瘤形成过程中都发挥重要功能。它们之间互作机制的深刻理解有利于我们扩大根瘤菌的宿主范围，使非豆科植物最终也能够共生固氮，从而提高粮食产量，有利于农业的绿色可持续发展。