Professor
Email: huhh@mail.hzau.edu.cn
Tel: 027-87051983
Research Interest:
1. Interactions between atmospheric environmental factors and plants
2. Guard cell signal transduction
3. Chloroplast development and chloroplastic protein transport
Education:
2002 - 2006, Ph. D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
1998 - 2002, B. S. Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Professional Experiences:
2012 - now Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
2007 - 2012 Research associate, University of California, San Diego, USA
Selected Publications:
1. You L, Zhang J, Li L, Xiao C, Feng X, Chen S, Guo L, Hu H*. Involvement of abscisic acid, ABI5, and PPC2 in plant acclimation to low CO2. J Exp Bot. 2020, Mar 24, doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa148.
2. Xu D, Liu Q, Chen G, Yan Z, Hu H*. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase ALDH3F1 involvement in flowering time regulation through histone acetylation modulation on FLC. J Integr Plant Biol. 2019 Dec 12. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12893.
3. Li X, Chang Y, Ma S, Shen J, Hu H, Xiong L*. Genome-Wide Identification of SNAC1-Targeted Genes Involved in Drought Response in Rice. Front Plant Sci. 2019,10:982.
4. Ceciliato PHO, Zhang J, Liu Q, Shen X, Hu H, Liu C, Schäffner AR, Schroeder JI*. Intact leaf gas exchange provides a robust method for measuring the kinetics of stomatal conductance responses to abscisic acid and other small molecules in Arabidopsis and grasses. Plant Methods. 2019, 15:38.
5. Ma S, Tang N, Li X, Xie Y, Xiang D, Fu J, Shen J, Yang J, Tu H, Li X, Hu H, Xiong L*. Reversible Histone H2B Monoubiquitination Fine-Tunes Abscisic Acid Signaling and Drought Response in Rice. Mol Plant. 2019, 12(2):263-277.
6. Fu Y, Yang Y, Chen S, Ning N, Hu H*. Arabidopsis IAR4 modulates primary root growth under salt stress through ROS-mediated modulation of auxin distribution. Frontiers in Plant Sci. 2019, 10, 522
7. Guo Z, Yang W*, Chang Y, Ma X, Tu H, Xiong F, Jiang N, Feng H, Huang C, Yang P, Zhao H, Chen G, Liu H, Luo L, Hu H, Liu Q, Xiong L* (2018). Genome-Wide association studies of image traits reveal the genetic architecture of drought resistance in rice. Mol Plant. 2018, 11 (6): 789-805
8. Du H, Huang F, Wu N, Li X, Hu H, Xiong L. Integrative regulation of drought escape through ABA dependent and independent pathways in Rice. Mol Plant. 2018, 11(4):584-597.
9. He J, Zhang RX, Peng K, Tagliavia C, Li S1, Xue S, Liu A, Hu H, Zhang J, Hubbard KE, Held K, McAinsh MR, Gray JE, Kudla J, Schroeder JI, Liang YK, Hetherington AM. The BIG protein distinguishes the process of CO2 -induced stomatal closure from the inhibition of stomatal opening by CO2. New Phytol. 2018, 218(1):232-241
10. Jakobson L#, Vaahtera L#, Tõldsepp K#, Nuhkat M#, Wang C, Wang YS, Hõrak H, Valk E, Pechter P, Sindarovska Y, Tang J, Xiao C, Xu Y, Gerst Talas U, García-Sosa AT, Kangasjärvi S, Maran U, Remm M, Roelfsema MR, Hu H, Kangasjärvi J, Loog M, Schroeder JI, Kollist H*, Brosché M*. Natural variation in Arabidopsis Cvi-0 accession reveals an important role of MPK12 in guard cell CO2 signaling. PLoS Biol. 2016, 14(12): e2000322
11. Wang C#, Hu H#*, Qin X, Zeise B, Xu D, Rappel WJ, Boron WF, Schroeder J*. Reconstitution of CO2 regulation of SLAC1 anion channel and function of CO2-permeable PIP2;1 aquaporin as carbonic anhydrase 4 interactor. Plant Cell. 2016, 28(2): 568-582 (#co-first)
12. Chen B, Wang J, Zhang G, Liu J, Manan S, Hu H, Zhao J. Two types of soybean diacylglycerol acyltransferases are differentially involved in triacylglycerol biosynthesis and response to environmental stresses and hormones. Sci Rep. 2016, 27;6:28541
13. Hu H*, Rappel WJ, Occhipinti R, Ries A, Böhmer M, You L, Xiao C, Engineer CB, Boron WF, Schroeder JI*. Distinct Cellular Locations of Carbonic Anhydrases Mediate CO2 Control of Stomatal Movements. Plant Physiol. 2015, 169:1168–1178
14. Li P, Zhang G, Gonzales N, Guo Y, Hu H, Park S, Zhao J. Ca2+ -and diurnal rhythm-regulated Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger AtNCL affects flowering time and auxin signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Environ. 2016, 39(2):377-392
15. You J, Zong W, Hu H, Li X, Xiao J, Xiong L. A STRESS-RESPONSIVE NAC1-Regulated Protein Phosphatase Gene Rice Protein Phosphatase18 Modulates Drought and Oxidative Stress Tolerance through Abscisic Acid-Independent Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging in Rice. Plant Physiol. 2014, 166(4):2100-14
16. Engineer C, Ghassemian M, Anderson J, Peck S, Hu H, Schroeder JI. Carbonic anhydrases, EPF2 and a novel protease mediate CO2 control of stomatal development. Nature, 2014, 513: 246-250
17. Hu H*, Xiong L*. Genetic engineering and breeding of drought- resistant crops. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 2014, 65, 715-741
18. You J, Zong W, Du H, Hu H., Xiong, L. A special member of the rice SRO family, OsSRO1c, mediates responses to multiple abiotic stresses through interaction with various transcription factors. Plant Mol Biol. 2014, 84(6), 693-705
19. Merilo E, Laanemets K, Hu H, Xue S, Jakobson L, Tulva I, Gonzalez-Guzman M, Rodriguez P, Schroeder JI, Broschè M, and Kollist H. PYR/RCAR receptors contribute to ozone-, reduced air humidity-, darkness-, and CO2-induced stomatal regulation. Plant Physiol. 2013, 162(3): 1652–1668
20. You J, Zong W, Li X, Ning J, Hu H, Xiao J, Xiong L. The SNAC1-targeted gene OsSRO1c modulates stomatal closure and oxidative stress tolerance by regulating hydrogen peroxide in rice. J Exp Bot. 2013, 64(2):569-83
21. Brandt B, Brodsky DE, Xue S, Negi J, Iba K, Kangasjarvi J, Ghassemian M, Stephan AB, Hu H, and Schroeder JI. Reconstitution of abscisic acid activation of SLAC1 anion channel by CPK6 and OST1 kinases and branched ABI1 PP2C phosphatase action. Proc Natl Acad Sci. USA, 2012, 109:10593-10598
22. You J, Hu H, Xiong L. An ornithine δ-aminotransferase gene OsOAT confers drought and oxidative stress tolerance in rice. Plant Sci. 2012,197: 59-69
23. Xue S#, Hu H#, Ries A, Merilo E, Kolist H, and Schroeder JI. Central functions of bicarbonate in S-type anion channel activation and OST1 protein kinase in CO2 signal transduction in guard cells. EMBO J, 2011, 30, 1645-1658 (#co-first author)
24. Hu H#, Boisson-Dernier A#, Israelsson-Nordstrom M#, Bohmer M, Xue S, Ries A, Godoski J, Kuhn JM, and Schroeder JI. Carbonic anhydrases are upstream regulators of CO2-controlled stomatal movements in guard cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2010, 12(1), 87-93 (cover paper) (#co-first author)
25. Kim TH, # Bohmer M, # Hu H, Nishimura N, and Schroeder JI. Guard cell signal transduction network: advances in understanding abscisic acid, CO2, and Ca2+ signaling. Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2010, 61, 561-591 (# co-first author)
26. Hu H, Dai M, Yao J, Xiao B, Li X, Zhang Q, Xiong L*. Overexpressing a NAM, ATAF, and CUC (NAC) transcription factor enhances drought resistance and salt tolerance in rice. Proc Natl Acad Sci. USA, 2006, 103: 12987-12992
27. Hu H, You J, Fang Y, Zhu X, Qi Z, Zhang Q, Xiong L. Characterization of transcription factor gene SNAC2 conferring cold and dehydration tolerance in rice. Plant Mol Biol. 2008, 67: 169-181
28. Fang Y, Xie K, Hou X, Hu H, and Xiong L. Systematic analysis of GT factor family of rice reveals a novel subfamily involved in stress responses. Mol Genet Genomics, 2010, 283, 157-169
29. Ning J, Liu S, Hu H, Xiong L. Systematic analysis of NPK1-like genes in rice reveals a stress-inducible gene cluster co-localized with a quantitative trait locus of drought resistance. Mol Genet Genomics, 2008, 280: 535-546
30. Wu C, Hu H, Zeng Y, Liang D, Zhang J, Xiong L. Identification of Novel Stress-responsive Transcription Factor Genes in Rice by cDNA Array Analysis. J Integ Plant Biol. 2006, 48 (10): 1216−1224
31. Hu H, Xiong L, Yang Y. Rice SERK1 gene positively regulates somatic embryogenesis of cultured cell and host defense response against fungal infection. Planta, 2005, 222(1): 107-117
