张阿英，教授，博士生导师

入选国家高层次人才计划、教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”、江苏省“333工程”、江苏省“六大人才高峰”、南京农业大学“钟山学者”、“133重点人才工程”。获教育部高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖自然科学奖二等奖1项、中国学位与研究生教育学会研究生教育成果奖一等奖和二等奖各1项。

Email：ayzhang@njau.edu.cn

教学情况

主讲《植物生理学》、《基础生物化学》、《细胞生物学》、《生命科学导论》、
《细胞生物学实验》、《植物生理学实验》 《现代植物学实验技术》

科研情况

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、南京农业大学引进人才启动项目等科研项目。

代表性论文(*: corresponding author)

Zhang C, Li G, Pan Y, Miao Yn, Xiang Y*, Zhang A*. Brassinosteroid-signaling kinase 4 activates mitogen-activated protein kinase 4 to enhance cold stress tolerance in maize. The Plant Cell, 2025.

Li J, Zhang C, Miao Y, Xiang Y*, Zhang A*. Mitogen-activated protein kinase 7 phosphorylates transcription factor ZmWRKY104 to enhance salt tolerance in maize. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2025.

Xiang Y, Liu W, Niu Y, Li Q, Zhao C, Pan Y, Li G, Bian X, Miao Y, Zhang A*. The maize GSK3-like kinase ZmSK1 negatively regulates drought tolerance by phosphorylating the transcription factor ZmCPP2.The Plant Cell, 2025.

Xiang Y#, Li G#, Li Q, Niu Y, Pan Y, Cheng Y, Bian X, Zhao C, Wang Y, Zhang A*. Autophagy receptor ZmNBR1 promotes the autophagic degradation of ZmBRI1a and enhances drought tolerance in maize. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2024.

Pan Y#, Han T#, Xiang Y, Wang C*, Zhang A*. The transcription factor ZmNAC84 increases maize salt tolerance by regulating ZmCAT1 expression. The Crop Journal, 2024.

Yan J^#, Yang L^#, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Han T, Miao X, Zhang A*. Calcineurin B-like protein 5 (SiCBL5) in Setaria italica enhances salt tolerance by regulating Na+ homeostasis. The Crop Journal. 2022.

Yan J^#, Li J^#, Zhang H, Liu Y, Zhang A*. ZmWRKY104 positively regulates salt tolerance by modulating ZmSOD4 expression in maize. The Crop Journal. 2022.

Xiang Y, Bian X, Wei T, Yan J, Sun X, Han T, Dong B, Zhang G, Li J, Zhang A*. ZmMPK5 phosphorylates ZmNAC49 to enhance oxidative stress tolerance in maize. New Phytologist, 2021.

Liu L, Xiang Y, Yan J,  Di P,  Li J,  Sun X,  Han G,  Ni L,  Jiang M,  Yuan J, Zhang A*. BRASSINOSTEROID-SIGNALING KINASE 1 phosphorylating CALCIUM/CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE functions in drought tolerance in maize. New Phytologist. 2021.  

Yan J, Liu Y, Yang L, He H, Huang Y, Fang L, Scheller H, Jiang M, Zhang A*. Cell Wall β-1,4-galactan Regulated by BPC1/BPC2-GALS1 Module Aggravates Salt Sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant. 2021.

Xiang Y, Sun X, Bian X, Wei T, Han T, Yan J, Zhang A*. ZmNAC49 reduces stomatal density to improve drought tolerance in maize. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2021.