Ying Zhang: Plant Physiology First Author

Ying Zhang, first author of “Tetratricopeptide repeat protein SlREC2 positively regulates cold tolerance in tomato”

Current Position: Ph.D student of in Shenyang Agricultural University.

Education: 2016.09 – 2019.06 Shenyang Agricultural University, Olericulture, Master.

2019.09 – Shenyang Agricultural University, Olericulture, Ph.D.

Non-scientific Interests: travelling, reading.

Brief bio: Joined in the research group of Academician Tianlai Li in the College of Horticulture at Shenyang Agricultural University for Ph.D. thesis since 2019. During my Ph.D. period, under the guidance of Prof. Tianlai Li and Prof. Feng Wang. My research direction is stress-resistant cultivation and light regulation of protected vegetables. In this study, we found SlREC2 interacts with SlBCH1b to enhance cold tolerance in tomato through the integration of SlNCED1-mediated ABA accumulation, photoprotection, and CBF-pathway. Our study reveals the physiological and molecular functions of the SlREC2-SlBCH1b module in cold tolerance and unravels a novel regulatory mechanism whereby plants integrate dynamic environmental temperature signals to control cold tolerance in tomato plants, which could greatly contribute to improving the adaptation of crops under changing temperature conditions.

姓名：张颖

当前职务：沈阳农业大学，博士生在读

教育经历：2016-2019，沈阳农业大学，蔬菜学，硕士

2019至今，沈阳农业大学，蔬菜学，博士

兴趣爱好：旅游，阅读

个人简介：我从2019年起进入沈阳农业大学园艺学院李天来院士课题组攻读博士学位，师从李天来院士和王峰教授。我的研究方向是设施蔬菜抗逆栽培与光调控。在本研究中，我们发现SlREC2与SlBCH1b相互作用，通过整合SlNCED1介导的ABA积累、光保护途径和CBF途径来增强番茄的低温抗性。我们的研究揭示了SlREC2-SlBCH1b模块在低温抗性中的生理和分子功能，揭示了番茄整合动态环境温度信号来调控低温抗性的一种新机制，这将有助于提高植物在环境温度变化过程中的应答能力。