2002-09 to 2007-12 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1998-09 to 2002-07 Bachelor's: Shandong University
2020-05 to Present - Researcher - Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2010-10 to 2020-04 - Researcher - Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2008-02 to 2010-09 - Postdoctoral Fellow - Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Shanghai 'Pujiang Talent' (2011)
National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars (2013)
Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowship (2018)
Shanghai Outstanding Young Academic Leader (2019)
National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (2020)
CAS Distinguished Researcher (2021)
Research
Molecular Mechanisms of Transmembrane Transport Mechanisms of Transmembrane Signal Transduction Synthesis Mechanisms and Molecular Design of Important Plant Metabolites
Molecular mechanism underlying transport and allosteric inhibition of bicarbonate transporter SbtA, Fang S., Huang X.W., Zhang X., Zhang M.H., Hao YH, Guo H., Liu L.N., Yu F., Zhang P., 2021
Structure-based engineering of substrate specificity for pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductases, Xiao Y., Shao K., Zhou J.W., Wang L., Ma X.Q., Wu D., Yang Y.B., Chen J.F., Feng J.X., Qiu S., Lv Z.Y., Zhang L., Zhang P., Chen W.S., 2021
Structure-guided insights into heterocyclic ring-cleavage catalysis of the non-heme Fe (II) dioxygenase NicX, Liu G.Q., Zhao Y.L., He F.Y., Zhang P., Ouyang X.Y., Tang H.Z., Xu P., 2021
Discovery of an ene-reductase for initiating flavone and flavonol catabolism in gut bacteria, Yang G.H., Hong S., Yang P.J., Sun Y.W., Wang Y., Zhang P., Jiang W.H., Gu Y., 2021
Structural insights into phospholipase D function, Yao Y., Li J., Lin Y., Zhou J., Zhang P., Xu Y., 2021
The oligomeric structures of plant cryptochromes, Shao K., Zhang X., Li X., Hao Y.H., Huang X.W., Ma M.L., Zhang M.H., Yu F., Liu H.T., Zhang P., 2020
Crystal structure of plant PLDα1 reveals catalytic and regulatory mechanisms of eukaryotic phospholipase D, Li J.X., Yu F., Guo H., Xiong R.X., Zhang W.J., He F.Y., Zhang M.H., Zhang P., 2020
Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters, Thomas C., Aller SG, Beis K., Carpenter E.P., Chang G., Chen L., Dassa E., Dean M., Duong Van Hoa F., Ekiert D., Ford R., Gaudet R., Gong X., Holland I.B., Huang Y., Kahne D.K., Kato H., Koronakis V., Koth C.M., Lee Y., Lewinson O., Lill R., Martinoia E., Murakami S., Pinket H.W., Poolman B., Rosenbaum D., Sarkadi B., Schmitt L., Schneider E., Shi Y., Shyng S.L., Slotboom D.J., Tajkhorshid E., Tieleman D.P., Ueda K., Váradi A., Wen P.C., Yan N., Zhang P., Zheng H., Zimmer J., Tampé R., 2020
Molecular Basis for Sesterterpene (C25) Diversity Produced by Plant Terpene Synthases, Chen Q.W., Li J.X., Liu Z.X., Mitsuhashi T., Zhang Y.T., Liu H.L., Ma Y.H., He J., Shinada T., Sato T., Wang Y., Liu H.W., Abe I., Zhang P., Wang G.D., 2020
Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of a plant diterpene glycosyltransferase SrUGT76G1, Liu Z.F., Li J.X., Sun Y.W., Zhang P., Wang Y., 2020
Structural mechanism of the active bicarbonate transporter from cyanobacteria, Wang C.C., Sun B., Zhang X., Huang X.W., Zhang M.H., Guo H., Chen X., Huang F., Chen T.Y., Mi H.L., Yu F., Liu L.N., Zhang P., 2019
A LysM receptor heteromer mediates perception of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic signal in rice, He J, Zhang C, Dai H, Liu H, Zhang X, Yang J, Chen X, Zhu Y, Wang D, Qi X, Li W, Wang Z, An G, Yu N, He Z, Wang YF, Xiao Y, Zhang P, Wang E., 2019
Diterpenoid UDP-glycosyltransferases from Chinese Sweet Tea and Ashitaba Complete the Biosynthesis of Rubusoside, Sun Y.W., Chen Z., Li J.X., Li J.H., Lv H.J., Yang J.Y., Li W.W., Xie D.A., Xiong Z.Q., Zhang P., Wang Y., 2018
UVR8 interacts with WRKY36 to regulate HY5 transcription and hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis, Yang Y, Liang T, Zhang L, Shao K, Gu X, Shang R, Shi N, Li X, Zhang P, Liu H., 2018
Molecular mechanism of environmental D-xylose perception by a XylFII-LytS complex in bacteria, Li J.X., Wang C.Y., Yang G.H., Sun Z., Guo H., Shao K., Gu Y., Jiang W.H., Zhang P., 2017
Systematic identification of functional residues of Artemisia annua amorpha-4,11- dienesynthase, Fang X., Li J.X., Huang J.Q., Xiao Y.L., Zhang P., Chen X.Y., 2017
A Novel Recruiting Protein of Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase Controls Metabolic Flux towards Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Rice, Zhou F., Wang C.Y., Gutensohn M., Jiang L, Zhang P., Zhang D.B., Dudareva N., Lu S., 2017
Structure and mechanism of a group‐I cobalt energy coupling factor transporter, Bao Z.H., Qi X.F., Hong S., Xu K., He F.Y., Zhang M.H., Chen J.G., Chao D.Y., Zhao W., Li D.F., Wang J.W., Zhang P., 2017
Structural basis of rifampin inactivation by rifampin phosphotransferase, Qi X.F., Lin W., Ma M.L., Wang C.Y., He Y., He N.S., Gao J., Zhou H., Xiao Y.L., Wang Y., Zhang P., 2016
Structural analyses of short-chain prenyltransferases identify an evolutionarily conserved GFPPS clade in Brassicaceae plants, Wang C., Chen Q., Fan D., Li J., Wang G., Zhang P., 2016
Structures of FolT at substrate-bound and substrate-released conformations reveal a gating mechanism of ECF transporters, Zhao Q., Wang C.C., Wang C.Y., Guo H., Bao Z.H., Zhang M.H., Zhang P., 2015
Structural basis of intramitochondrial phosphatidic acid transport mediated by Ups1-Mdm35 complex, Yu F., He F.Y., Yao H.Y., Wang C.Y., Wang J.C., Li J.X., Qi X.F., Xue H.W., Ding J.P., Zhang P., 2015
Natural alleles of a proteasome α2 subunit gene contribute to thermotolerance and adaptation of African rice, Li X.M., Chao D.Y., Wu Y., Huang X.H., Chen K., Cui L.G., Su L., Ye W.W., Chen H., Chen H.C., Dong N.Q., Guo T., Shi M., Feng Q., Zhang P., Han B., Shan J.X., Gao J.P., Lin H.X., 2015
Structure of a pantothenate transporter and implications for ECF module sharing and energy coupling of group II ECF transporters, Zhang M.H., Bao Z.H., Zhao Q., Guo H., Xu K., Wang C.C., Zhang P., 2014
Homodimerization of HYL1 ensures the correct selection of cleavage sites in primary miRNA, Yang X., Ren W.Q., Zhao Q.X., Zhang P, Wu F.J., He Y.K., 2014
Subdomain II of alpha-isopropylmalate synthase is essential for activity: Inferring a mechanism of feedback inhibition, Zhang Z.L., Wu J., Lin W., Wang J., Yan H., Zhao W., Ma J., Ding J.P., Zhang P., Zhao G.P., 2014
Atypical OmpR/PhoB subfamily response regulator GlnR of actinomycetes functions as a homodimer, stabilized by the unphosphorylated conserved Asp-focused charge, Lin W., Wang Y., Han X.B., Zhang Z.L., Wang C.Y., Wang J., Yang H.Y., Lu Y.H., Jiang W.H., Zhao G.P., Zhang P., 2014
Structure and mechanism of energy-coupling factor transporters, Zhang P., 2013
Crystal structure of a folate energy-coupling factor transporter from Lactobacillus brevis, Xu K., Zhang M.H., Zhao Q., Yu F., Guo H., Wang C.Y., He F.Y., Ding J.P., Zhang P., 2013
Rational engineering of plasticity residues of sesiquiterpene synthases from Artemisia annua: product specificity and catalytic efficiency, Li J.X., Fang X., Zhao Q., Ruan J.X., Yang C.Q., Wang L.J., Miller D.J., Faraldos J.A., Allemann R.K., Chen X.Y., Zhang P., 2013
Structure and mechanism of the S component of a bacterial ECF transporter, Zhang P., Wang J.W., Shi Y., 2010
