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Fang Chang
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Plant Fertility
Environmental Adaptation
Stem Cells
Reproductive Development
Stress Response
Sex Determination
Directed Evolution
Molecular Genetics
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of Plant Fertility Regulation and Environmental Adaptation
- Plant Reproductive Stem Cell Fate Determination and Development
- Growth and Fertility Maintenance Mechanisms under Environmental Stress
- Sex Determination and Directed Evolution
Work Experience
- 2009-present - Fudan University - Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor/Doctoral Supervisor
- 2006-2007 - University of California, Riverside - Visiting Scholar
- 2013 - Queensland University of Technology - Visiting Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009 PhD in Botany: China Agricultural University
- Achievement: Published research in top journals like Nature Communications, Plant Cell, Molecular Plant, Plant Physiology, Current Opinion of Plant Biology
Publications
- PXL1 and SERKs act as receptor–coreceptor complexes for the CLE19 peptide to regulate pollen development, Yu, Y#, Song, W#, Zhai, N#, Zhang S, Wang J, Wang S, Liu W, Huang CH, Ma H, Chai J, Chang F*, 2023
- Unveiling the Role of CCoAOMT1: Fine-Tuning bHLH transcription Factors for Optimal Anther Development, Lai Z, Wang J, Fu Y, Wang M, Ma H, Peng S-Q, Chang F*, 2023
- Cell Biological Analyses of Anther Morphogenesis and Pollen Viability in Arabidopsis and Rice, Chang F*, Wang S, Lai Z, Zhang Z, Jin Y, Ma H*, 2023
- ARF3-Mediated Regulation of SPL in Early Anther Morphogenesis: Maintaining Precise Spatial Distribution and Expression Level, Yang Q, Wang J, Zhang S, Zhan Y, Shen J, Chang F*, 2023
- bHLH010/089 Transcription Factors Control Pollen Wall Development via Specific Transcriptional and Metabolic Networks in Arabidopsis thaliana, Lai Z., Wang J., Peng S., Chang F.*, 2022
- Analyses of functional conservation and divergence reveals requirement of bHLH010/089/091 for pollen development at elevated temperature in Arabidopsis, Fu Y., Li M, Zhang S, Yang Q, Zhu E, You C, Qi J, Ma H*, Chang F*, 2020
- Global Quantitative Proteomics Studies Revealed Tissue-Preferential Expression and Phosphorylation of Regulatory Proteins in Arabidopsis, Lu J#, Fu Y#, Li M, Wang S, Wang J, Yang J, Ye J, Zhang X, Ma H*, Chang F*, 2020
- Cytological and Transcriptomic Evidence Reveal Important Roles of CLE19 in Pollen Exine Formation, Wang S., Lu J., Song X-F., Ren S-C., You C., Xu J., Liu C-M., Ma H., Chang F.*, 2017
- The BIF Domain is Structurally and Functionally Distinct from Other Types of ACT-like Domains, Chang F., Cui J., Wang L., Ma H.*, 2017
- Tissue-Specific Transcriptomics Reveals an Important Role of the Unfolded Protein Response in Maintaining Fertility upon Heat Stress in Arabidopsis, Zhang S-S., Yang H., Ding L., Song Z-T., Ma H., Chang F. *, Liu J-X. *, 2017
- Feedback Regulation of DYT1 by Interactions with Downstream bHLH Factors Promotes DYT1 Nuclear Localization and Anther Development, Cui J., You C., Zhu E., Huang Q., Ma H. *, Chang F*, 2016
- The DYT1-interacting proteins bHLH010, bHLH089, and bHLH091 are redundantly required for Arabidopsis anther development and transcriptome, Zhu E. #, You C. #, Wang S., Cui J., Niu B., Wang Y., Qi J., Ma H. *, Chang F*, 2015
- Whole genome DNA methylation patterns and complex associations with gene structure and expression during flower development in Arabidopsis, Yang H.#, Chang F.#,*, You C., Cui J., Zhu G., L., Zheng Y., Qi J. *, Ma H.*, 2015
- Cell biological analyses of anther morphogenesis and pollen viability in Arabidopsis and rice, Chang F., Zhang Z., Jin Y., Ma, H*, 2014
- AtPRK2 promotes ROP1 activation via phosphorylation of RopGEFs to control polarized pollen tube growth, Chang F. #, Gu Y.#, Ma H., Yang Z*, 2013
- Molecular control of microsporogenesis in Arabidopsis, Chang F. #, Wang Y. #, Wang S., Ma H*, 2011
Awards
- National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Recipient
- Wei Zhiming Youth Innovation Award from the Chinese Society for Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
- Double Leader Party Branch Secretary of National and Shanghai Universities
- Outstanding Party Worker of Shanghai
