主要研究方向：1. 植物逆境生理与分子生物学，2. 植物激素油菜素内酯的功能研究。主持国家自然科学基金、江苏省自然科学基金、中央高校基本科研业务费、教育部博士点基金、永利集团官网入口登录引进人才启动项目等科研项目。
Yan Jingwei, Liu Ya, Yang Lan, He Huan, Huang Yun, Fang Lin, Scheller Henrik Vibe, Jiang Mingyi, Zhang Aying(*). Cell Wall β-1,4-galactan Regulated by BPC1/BPC2-GALS1 Module Aggravates Salt Sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant. 2020.
Xiang Yang, Sun Xiujuan, Bian Xiangli, Wei Tianhui, Han Tong, Yan Jingwei, Zhang Aying(*). ZmNAC49 reduces stomatal density to improve drought tolerance in maize. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2020.
Liu Lei, Han Tong, Liu Weijuan, Han Gaoqiang, Di Pengcheng, Yu Xiaoyun, Yan Jingwei, Zhang Aying(*). Thr420 and Ser454 of ZmCCaMK play a crucial role in brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defense in maize. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2020.
Jingwei Yan, Lin Fang, Lan Yang, Huan He, Yun Huang, Ya Liu, Aying Zhang(*). Abscisic acid positively regulates L-Arabinose metabolism to inhibit seed germination through ABI4-mediated transcriptional promotions of MUR4 in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist. 2020.
Yan J, Huang Y, He H, Han T, Di P, Sechet J, Fang L, Liang Y, Scheller HV, Mortimer JC, Ni L.…Zhang A(*). Xyloglucan Endotransglucosylase-Hydrolase30 negatively affects salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2019.
Liu W, Xiang Y, Zhang X, Han G, Sun X, Sheng Y, Yan J, Scheller HV, Zhang A(*). Over-expression of a maize N-acetylglutamate kinase gene (ZmNAGK) improves drought tolerance in tobacco. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018.
Yan Jingwei, He Huan, Fang Lin, Zhang Aying(*). Pectin methylesterase31 positively regulates salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2018.
Yang Qi, Zhang Heping, Liu Chen, Huang Liping, Zhao Lili and Zhang Aying(*), A NAC Transcription Factor ZmNAC84 affects Pollen Development Through the Repression of ZmRbohH Expression in Maize. Journal of Plant Biology. 2018.
He Huan(#), Yan Jingwei(#), Yu Xiaoyun, Liang Yan, Fang Lin, Scheller Henrik Vibe, Zhang Aying(*).The NADPH-oxidase AtRbohI plays a positive role in drought-stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2017.
Zhu Yuan(#), Yan Jingwei(#), Liu Weijuan(#), Liu Lei, Sheng, Yu Sun Yue, Li Yanyun, Henrik Vibe Scheller, Jiang Mingyi, Hou Xilin, Ni Lan, and Zhang Aying(*). Phosphorylation of a NAC transcription factor by ZmCCaMK regulates abscisic acid-induced antioxidant defense in maize. Plant Physiology, 2016.
Zhu Yuan, Liu Weijuan, Sheng Yu, Zhang Juan, Chiu Tsanyu, Yan Jingwei, Jiang Mingyi, Tan Mingpu and Zhang Aying(*). ABA affects brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defense via ZmMAP65-1a in maize plants, Plant and Cell Physiol.ogy, 2015.
Yan Jingwei(#), Guan Li(#), Sun Yue, Zhu Yuan, Liu Lei, Lu Rui, Jiang Mingyi, Tan Mingpu, Zhang Aying(*), Calcium and ZmCCaMK are involved in brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defense in maize leaves, Plant and Cell Physiology, 2015.
Zhu Yuan, Zuo Mingxing, Liang Yali, Jiang Mingyi, Zhang Jianhua, Scheller Vibe Henrik, Tan Mingpu, Zhang Aying(*), MAP65-1a positively regulates H2O2 amplification and enhances brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defence in maize, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2013.
Ma Fangfang(#), Lu Rui(#), Liu Huiying(#), Shi Ben, Zhang Jianhua, Tan Mingpu, Zhang Aying(*), Jiang Mingyi(*), Nitric oxide-activated calcium/ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase regulates the abscisic acid-induced antioxidant defense in maize, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2012.
Zhang AY, Zhang J, Zhang JH, Ye NH, Zhang H, Tan MP, Jiang MY(*).Nitric oxide mediates brassinosteroid-induced abscisic acid biosynthesis involved in oxidative stress tolerance in maize leaves. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2011.
Tan MP, Lu J, Zhang AY(*), Hu B, Zhu XW, Li WB. The distribution and cooperation of antioxidant (iso)enzymes and antioxidants in different subcellular compartments in maize leaves during water stress. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2011.
Zhang AY, Zhang J, Ye NH, Cao JM, Tan MP, Zhang JH, Jiang MY(*).ZmMPK5 is required for the NADPH oxidase-mediated self-propagation of apoplastic H2O2 in brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defence in leaves of maize. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010.
Ding HD(#), Zhang AY(#), Wang JX, Lu R, Zhang H, Zhang JH, Jiang MY(*).Identity of an ABA-activated 46 kDa mitogen-activated protein kinase from Zea mays leaves: partial purification, identification and characterization. Planta, 2009.
Ding HD, Tan MP, Zhang C, Zhang ZW, Zhang AY(*), Kang YJ. Hexavalent chromium (VI) stress induces mitogen-activated protein kinase activation mediated by distinct signal molecules in roots of Zea mays L. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2009.
Zhang AY, Jiang MY(*), Zhang JH, Ding HD, Xu SC, Hu XL, Tan MP. Nitric oxide induced by hydrogen peroxide mediates abscisic acid-induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade involved in antioxidant defense in maize leaves. New Phytologist, 2007.
Zhang AY, Jiang MY(*), Zhang JH, Tan MP, Hu XL. Mitogen-activated protein kinase is involved in abscisic acid-induced antioxidant defense and acts downstream of reactive oxygen species production in leaves of maize plants. Plant Physiology, 2006.
