Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of pollen wall development
- Molecular mechanisms of plant meiosis
- Molecular mechanisms of photothermal sensitive sterility and fertility restoration
Work Experience
- 2022-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Associate Researcher
- 2013-2021 - Shanghai Normal University - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2012 PhD: East China Normal University
- 2006-2009 Master's: Shanghai Normal University
- 2002-2006 Bachelor's: Shanghai Normal University
Publications
- Slow development allows redundant genes to restore the fertility of rpg1, a TGMS line in Arabidopsis., Zhang C, Ren MY, Han WJ, Zhang YF, Huang MJ, Wu SY, Huang J, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Yang ZN, 2022
- Slow development restores the fertility of photoperiod-sensitive male-sterile plant lines., Zhang C, Xu T, Ren MY, Zhu J, Shi QS, Zhang YF, Qi YW, Huang MJ, Song L, Xu P, Yang ZN, 2020
- Ethylene signaling is critical for synergid cell functional specification and pollen tube attraction., Zhang C, Teng XD, Zheng QQ, Zhao YY, Lu JY, Wang YC, Guo HW, Yang ZN, 2018
- The Arabidopsis thaliana DSB formation (AtDFO) gene is required for meiotic double-strand break formation., Zhang C, Song Y, Cheng ZH, Wang YX, Zhu J, Ma H, Xu L, Yang ZN, 2012
- No primexine and plasma membrane undulation is essential for primexine deposition and plasma membrane undulation during microsporogenesis in Arabidopsis., Chang HS, Zhang C, Chang YH, Zhu J, Xu XF, Shi ZH, Zhang XL, Xu L, Huang H, Zhang S, Yang ZN, 2012
- Pollen wall pattern in Arabidopsis., Xu T, Zhang C, Zhou Q, Yang ZN, 2016
- Overexpression of AtTTP affects ARF17 expression and leads to male sterility in Arabidopsis., Shi ZH, Zhang C, Xu XF, Zhu J, Zhou Q, Ma LJ, Niu J, Yang ZN, 2015
Awards
- 2017 Shanghai Natural Science Third Prize: Plant Male Sterility and Pollen Development
