Degree: Ph.D.
Title: Professor
Graduation School: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Office: 722, South Building
Professor Fan Zhang mainly studies on the molecular mechanism of plant flower organ senescence and the molecular mechanism of postharvest senescence of important ornamental flowers and fresh cut flowers.
[1] 2010.09-2014.06 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences > PhD Science
[2] 2007.09-2010.06 Huazhong Agricultural University > MS Science
[3] 2003.09-2007.06 Huazhong Agricultural University > BS Science
[1] 2018.09-present> Huazhong Agricultural University > Professor
[2] 2014.05-2018.09> The University of Texas at Austin > Postdoctoral Fellow
1. Shan Feng#, Xinyu Jiang#, Zhiheng Huang#, Fan Li#, Ruiming Wang, Xinyi Yuan, Zheng Sun, Hualiang Tan, Linlin Zhong, Shenchong Li, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Hong Qiao, Qingxin Song*, Jihua Wang*, Fan Zhang*. (2024) DNA methylation remodeled amino acids biosynthesis regulates flower senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus). New Phytologist 241: 1605-1620. (IF5years=10.2)
2. Zheng Sun, Manman Wu, Siqi Wang, Shan Feng, Yan Wang, Teng Wang, Chunlin Zhu, Xinyu Jiang, Hongya Wang, Ruiming Wang, Xinyi Yuan, Menglu Wang, Linlin Zhong, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Fan Zhang*. (2023) An insertion of transposon in DcNAP inverted its function in the ethylene pathway to delay petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). Plant Biotechnology Journal 21: 2307-2321. (IF5years=12.1)
3. Shan Feng, Xinyu Jiang, Ruiming Wang, Hualiang Tan, Linlin Zhong, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Hong Qiao, Fan Zhang*. (2023) Histone H3K4 methyltransferase DcATX1 promotes ethylene induced petal senescence in carnation. Plant Physiology 192: 546-564. (IF5years=7.6) (Highly Cited Paper) (Highlighted in: Plant Physiology. (2023) 192: 17-18. Hit the acceleration petal: Methylation as a mediator of ethylene-induced petal senescence)
4. Chunlin Zhu#, Zhiheng Huang#, Zheng Sun, Shan Feng, Siqi Wang, Teng Wang, Xinyi Yuan, Linlin Zhong, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Fan Zhang*. (2023) The mutual regulation between DcEBF1/2 and DcEIL3-1 is involved in ethylene induced petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). Plant Journal 114: 636-650. (IF5years=7.2)
5. Teng Wang#, Zheng Sun#, Siqi Wang, Shan Feng, Ruiming Wang, Chunlin Zhu, Linlin Zhong, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Fan Zhang*. (2023) DcWRKY33 promotes petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) by activating genes involved in the biosynthesis of ethylene and abscisic acid and accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Plant Journal 113: 698-715. (IF5years=7.2) (Highly Cited Paper)
6. Han Xu#, Siqi Wang#, Robert M. Larkin, Fan Zhang*. (2022) The transcription factors DcHB30 and DcWRKY75 antagonistically regulate ethylene-induced petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus). Journal of Experimental Botany 73: 7326-7343. (IF5years=6.9)
7. Han Xu, Dan Luo, Fan Zhang*. (2021) DcWRKY75 promotes ethylene induced petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). Plant Journal 108: 1473-1492. (IF5years=7.2)
8. Siqi Wang#, Han Xu#, Fan Zhang*. (2024) DcEIL3-1, DcWRKY75 and DcHB30 transcription factors form an activation-inhibition module to regulate petal senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). Postharvest Biology and Technology 210: 112743. (IF5years=6.9)
9. Min Wang#, Man Wang#, Chenyu Ni#, Shan Feng, Yan Wang, Linlin Zhong, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Fan Zhang*. (2024) Differences in ethylene sensitivity, expression of ethylene biosynthetic genes and vase life among carnation varieties. Ornamental Plant Research 4: e004.
10. Man Wang, Chenyu Ni, Ruiming Wang, Linlin Zhong, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Fan Zhang*. (2023) Variation in longevity of cut and in planta flowers of potted carnation varieties affected by their relationship with ethylene and water. Ornamental Plant Research 3: 2.
11. Yan Wang, Zheng Sun, Shan Feng, Xinyi Yuan, Linlin Zhong, Yunliu Zeng, Xiaopeng Fu, Yunjiang Cheng, Manzhu Bao, Fan Zhang*. (2022). The Negative Regulation of DcERF-1 on Senescence of Cut Carnation. Acta Horticulturae Sinica 49: 1313-1326.
12. Likai Wang#, Fan Zhang#, Hong Qiao*. (2020) Chromatin Regulation in the Response of Ethylene: Nuclear Events in Ethylene Signaling. Small Methods 4: 1900288. (IF5years=12.1)
13. Fan Zhang, Likai Wang, Eun Esther Ko, Kevin Shao, Hong Qiao*. (2018) Histone Deacetylases SRT1 and SRT2 Interact with ENAP1 to Mediate Ethylene-Induced Transcriptional Repression. Plant Cell 30: 153-166. (IF5years=11.2) (Highlighted in: Plant Cell. (2018) 30: 261. Ethylene Represses Gene Transcription via Histone Deacetylases)
14. Fan Zhang#, Likai Wang#, Bin Qi, Bo Zhao, Eun Esther Ko, Nathaniel D. Riggan, Kevin Chin, Hong Qiao*. (2017) EIN2 mediates direct regulation of histone acetylation in the ethylene response. PNAS 114: 10274-10279. (IF5years=10.8) (Highlighted in: Nature Plants. (2017) 3: 760. Gas hormone induces histone modifications)
15. Fan Zhang#, Bin Qi#, Likai Wang#, Bo Zhao, Siddharth Rode, Nathaniel D. Riggan, Joseph R. Ecker, Hong Qiao*. (2016) EIN2-dependent regulation of acetylation of histone H3K14 and non-canonical histone H3K23 in ethylene signalling. Nature Communications 7: 13018. (IF5years=16.1) (Recommended by:H1_Connect; Highlighted in: Nature Plants. (2017) 3: 760. Gas hormone induces histone modifications)
16. Fan Zhang, Likai Wang, Jae Yun Lim, Taewook Kim, Youngjae Pyo, Sibum Sung, Chanseok Shin, Hong Qiao*. (2016) Phosphorylation of CBP20 Links MicroRNA to Root Growth in the Ethylene Response. PLoS Genetics 12: e1006437. (IF5years=4.9)
17. Fan Zhang, Weijiang Tang, Boris Hedtke, Linlin Zhong, Lin Liu, Lianwei Peng, Congming Lu, Bernhard Grimm, Rongcheng Lin*. (2014) Tetrapyrrole biosynthetic enzyme protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase 1 is required for plastid RNA editing. PNAS 111: 2023-2028. (IF5years=10.8)
18. Fan Zhang, Ling Jiang*. (2011) Virus-resistance of Papaya Ringspot Virus Mediated by Double-Strand RNA. Plant Science Journal. 29: 385-391.
19. Yuwei Liang#, Qiang Gao#, Fan Li#, Yunpeng Du#, Jian Wu#, Wenqiang Pan, Shaokun Wang, Xiuhai Zhang, Mingfang Zhang, Xiaoming Song, Linlin Zhong, Fan Zhang, Yan Li, Zhiwei Wang, Danqing Li, Qing Duan, Shenchong Li, Chunlian Jin, Peihua Zhang, Yang Gu, Zhong-Hua Chen, Klaus F. X. Mayer*, Xiaofan Zhou*, Jihua Wang*, Liangsheng Zhang*. (2025) The giant genome of lily provides insights into the hybridization of cultivated lilies. Nature Communications 16: 45. (IF5years=16.1)
20. Zhebin Zeng#, Yawei Li#, Man Zhu, Xiaoyao Wang, Yan Wang, Ang Li, Xiaoya Chen, Qianrong Han, Niels J. Nieuwenhuizen, Charles Ampomah-Dwamena, Xiuxin Deng, Yunjiang Cheng, Qiang Xu, Cui Xiao, Fan Zhang, Ross G. Atkinson, Yunliu Zeng*. (2025) Kiwifruit spatiotemporal multiomics networks uncover key tissue-specific regulatory processes throughout the life cycle. Plant Physiology 197: kiae567. (IF5years=7.6)
21. Fan Li#,*, Yuan Gao#, Chunlian Jin#, Xiaohui Wen#, Huaiting Geng, Ying Cheng, Haoyue Qu, Xing Liu, Shan Feng, Fan Zhang, Jiwei Ruan, Chunmei Yang, Liangsheng Zhang*, Jihua Wang*. (2022) The chromosome-level genome of Gypsophila paniculata reveals the molecular mechanism of floral development and ethylene insensitivity. Horticulture Research 9: uhac176. (IF5years=8.2)
22. Huilin Zhang, Zheng Sun, Shan Feng, Junwei Zhang, Fan Zhang, Wenen Wang, Huirong Hu, Wei Zhang*, Manzhu Bao*. (2022) The C2H2-type zinc finger protein PhZFP1 regulates cold stress tolerance by modulating galactinol synthesis in Petunia hybrida. Journal of Experimental Botany 73: 6434-6448. (IF5years=6.9)
23. Miao Zhang, Feng-Quan Tan*, Yan-Jie Fan, Ting-Ting Wang, Xin Song, Kai-Dong Xie, Xiao-Meng Wu, Fan Zhang, Xiu-Xin Deng, Jude W. Grosser, Wen-Wu Guo*. (2022) Acetylome reprograming participates in the establishment of fruit metabolism during polyploidization in citrus. Plant Physiology 190: 2519-2538. (IF5years=7.6)
24. Bo Zhao, Zhengyao Shao, Likai Wang, Fan Zhang, Daveraj Chakravarty, Wei Zong, Juan Dong, Liang Song, Hong Qiao*. (2022) MYB44-ENAP1/2 restricts HDT4 to regulate drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics 18: e1010473. (IF5years=4.9)
25. Likai Wang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Fan Zhang, Zhengyao Shao, Bo Zhao, Austin Huang, Jaclyn Tran, Fernando Vera Hernandez, Hong Qiao*. (2021) EIN2-directed histone acetylation requires EIN3-mediated positive feedback regulation in response to ethylene. Plant Cell 33: 322-337. (IF5years=11.2)
26. 王曼，张帆，王彩云*. (2021) 社区花园：平衡个体、社会和自然的一种有效途径. 中国园林康养与园艺疗法 11: 55-60.
27. Jialong Li, Fan Zhang, Yuhong Li, Weicai Yang, Rongcheng Lin*. (2019) Chloroplast-Localized Protoporphyrinogen IX Oxidase1 Is Involved in the Mitotic Cell Cycle in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology 60: 2436-2448. (IF5years=4.7)
28. Yuanshuai Zhou#, Zhongjuan Xu#, Daniel Quan, Fan Zhang, Hai Zhang, Tongqian Xiao, Shulan Hou, Hong Qiao, Olivier Harismendy, Jean Y. J. Wang, Guangli Suo*. (2018) Nuclear respiratory factor 1 promotes spheroid survival and mesenchymal transition in mammary epithelial cells. Oncogene 37: 6152-6165. (IF5years=7.5)
29. Likai Wang, Fan Zhang, Siddharth Rode, Kevin K. Chin, Eun Esther Ko, Jonghwan Kim, Vishwanath R. Lyer, Hong Qiao*. (2017) Ethylene induces combinatorial effects of histone H3 acetylation in gene expression in Arabidopsis. BMC Genomics 18: 538. (IF5years=4.1)
30. Ling Jiang*, Jia Wang, Zhuo Liu, Li Wang, Fan Zhang, Guo-cheng Liu, Qi Zhong. (2010) Silencing induced by inverted repeat constructs in protoplasts of Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 100: 139-148. (IF5years=2.5)
31. Runfan Wang, Yexiong Yin, Shiquan Hu, Jin Liu, Yun Ke, Hongyan Zhang, Fan Zhang, Ling Jiang*. (2010) Evaluation of the Effect on Utilization Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid in Citrus unshiu. Hubei Agricultural Sciences. 49: 884-887.
