Plant-microbe interactions

1996.07-2003.11:
Assistant Researcher, Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunchen, China.
2003.12-2007.07:
Associate Researcher, Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunchen, China.
2004.04-2007.04:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
2007.07-2015.07:
Associate Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
2015.07-Present:
Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Articls:
1.Xu L, Tang Y, Zhao G, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Liu W, Peng Q, Wu J. A novel cotton miR7814 targeting GhCNL2 regulates plant defense against Verticillium dahliae infection. Plant Sci. 2025 Oct;359:112604. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112604. Epub 2025 Jun 12. PMID: 40516791.
2.Meng Y, Zhao G, Tang Y, Xu L, Li D, Ge X, Wu J. Ghr-miR166b-GhHB14 Pair With GhDLO1 Partner Mediates Cotton Plant Defence Against Verticillium dahliae. Mol Plant Pathol. 2025 Jun;26(6):e70104. doi: 10.1111/mpp.70104. PMID: 40495269; PMCID: PMC12151801.
3.Wang B, Wang Z, Tang Y, Zhong N, Wu J. Cotton BOP1 mediates SUMOylation of GhBES1 to regulate fibre development and plant architecture. Plant Biotechnol J. 2024 Nov;22(11):3054-3067. doi: 10.1111/pbi.14428. Epub 2024 Jul 14. PMID: 39003587; PMCID: PMC11500983.
4.Wu, P.; Lu, C.;Wang, B.; Zhang, F.; Shi, L.; Xu, Y.; Chen, A.; Si, H.; Su, J.; Wu, J. Cotton RSG2 Mediates Plant Resistance against Verticillium dahliae by miR482b Regulation. Biology 2023, 12, 898. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12070898.
5.Hu G, Ge X, Wang P, Chen A, Li F, Wu J. The cotton miR171a-SCL6 module mediates plant resistance through regulating GhPR1 expression. Plant Physiol Biochem. 2023 Sep;202:107995. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107995. Epub 2023 Aug 30. PMID: 37666042.
6.Guang H, Xiaoyang G, Zhian W, Ye W, Peng W, Linfang S, Bingting W, Anhong Z, Fuguang L, Jiahe W. The cotton MYB33 gene is a hub gene regulating the trade-off between plant growth and defense in Verticillium dahliae infection. J Adv Res. 2023 Aug 28:S2090-1232(23)00233-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.08.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37648022.
7.Wen T, Xu X, Ren A, Zhao G and Wu J (2023) Genome-wide identification of terpenoid synthase family genes in Gossypium hirsutum and functional dissection of its subfamily cadinene synthase A in gossypol synthesis. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1162237. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1162237.
8.Tang Y, Zhang ZN, Yang ZY, Wu JH*. (2023) CRISPR/Cas9 and Agrobacterium tumefaciens virulence proteins synergistically increase efficiency of precise genome editing via homology directed repair in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. erad096 (online), https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad096.
9.Hu G, Wang BT, Jia P, Wu P, Lu CZ, Xu YJ, Shi LF, Zhang FY, Zhong NQ, Chen AM, Wu JH* (2023) The cotton miR530-SAP6 module activated by systemic acquired resistance mediates plant defense against Verticillium dahliae. Plant Science 330 (2023) 111647
10.Zhang Y, Zhang RH, Song Z, Fu WD, Yun LL, Gao JH, Hu G, Wang ZH, Wu HW, Zhang GL* and Wu JH* (2023) Iris lactea var. chinensis plant drought tolerance depends on the response of proline metabolism, transcription factors, transporters and the ROS-scavenging system. BMC Plant Biology, (2023) 23:17
11.Wu J, Wang P and Ge X (2022) Editorial: Identification and functional dissection of stress-responsive genes in cotton. Front. Plant Sci. 13:1008064. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1008064
12.Jia P, Tang Y, Hu G, Quan Y, Chen A, Zhong N, Peng Q* and Wu J* (2022) Cotton miR319b-Targeted TCP4-Like Enhances Plant Defense Against Verticillium dahliae by Activating GhICS1 Transcription Expression. Front. Plant Sci. 13:870882. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.870882
13.Shi G, Wang S, Wang P, Zhan J, Tang Y, Zhao G, Li F, Ge X* and Wu J* (2022) Cotton miR393-TIR1 Module Regulates Plant Defense Against Verticillium dahliae via Auxin Perception and Signaling. Front. Plant Sci. 13:888703. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.88870
14.Yang, Z.; Bai, C.; Wang, P.; Fu, W.; Wang, L.; Song, Z.; Xi, X.; Wu, H.; Zhang, G.*; Wu, J*. Sandbur Drought Tolerance Reflects Phenotypic Plasticity Based on the Accumulation of Sugars, Lipids, and Flavonoid Intermediates and the Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Root. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 12615. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222312615
15.Wei T, Tang Y, Jia P, Zeng Y, Wang B, Wu P, Quan Y, Chen A, Li Y* and Wu J *. A Cotton Lignin Biosynthesis Gene, GhLAC4, Fine-Tuned by ghr-miR397 Modulates Plant Resistance Against Verticillium dahliae. Front. Plant Sci., 2021, 12:743795. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.743795
16.Huang YL, Zhen ZX, Cui Z, Liu JX, Wang SJ, Yang MS*, Wu JH*. Growth and arthropod community characteristics of transgenic poplar 741 in an experimental forest. Industrial Crops and Products, 2021, Volume 162, 113284, ISSN 0926-6690, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113284.
17.Wang ZA, Wang P, Hu G, Xiao JL, Zhang AH, Luo XL* and Wu JH*. Overexpressing rice lesion simulating disease 1-like gene (OsLOL1) in Gossypium hirsutum promotes somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration. Journal of Cotton Research, 2020. 2020-07-2.
18.Zhao G, Song Y, Wang QH, Yao DX, Li DL, Qin WQ, Ge XY, Yang ZE, Xu WY, Su Z, Zhang XY*, Li FG* and Wu JH*. 2020. Gossypium hirsutum Salt Tolerance Is Enhanced by Overexpression of G. arboreum JAZ1. Fronters in Bioengeering and Biotechnology, 8:157. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00157. IF=5.122
19.Hu G #, Hao MY#, Wang L#, Liu JF, Zhang ZN, Tang Y, Peng QZ, Yang ZR*, Wu JH*. 2020. The cotton miR477-CBP60A module participates in plant defence against Verticillium dahlia. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 33(4), 624–636. doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-19-0302-R. IF=3.649
20.Hu G#, Lei Y#, Liu JF, Hao MY, Zhang ZN, Tang Y, Chen AM, Wu JH*. 2020. The ghr-miR164 and GhNAC100 modulate cotton plant resistance against Verticillium dahlia. Plant Science, 293, 110438. IF=3.785, 2区
21.Zhang ZN, Wang P, Luo XL, Yang CL, Tang Y, Wang ZA, Hu G, Ge XY, Xia GX and Wu JH*. Cotton plant defence against a fungal pathogen is enhanced by expanding BLADE-ON-PETIOLE1 expression beyond lateral-organ boundaries. Communications Biology, 2019, 2: 238. doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0468-5.
22.Tang Y, Zhang ZN, Lei Y, Hu G, Liu JF, Hao MY, Peng QZ*, Wu JH*. GhWATs participate in cotton plant resistance against Verticillium dahliae through modulation of SA synthesis and local lignin deposition. Front Plant Sci, 2019, 10:526. IF=4.106
23.Guo W, Bai C, Wang Z, Wang P, Fan Q, Mi X, Wang L, He J, Pang J, Luo X, Fu W, Tian Y, Si H, Zhang G*, and Wu J*. Double-stranded RNAs high-efficiently protect transgenic potato from Leptinotarsa decemlineata by disrupting juvenile hormone biosynthesis. J Agric Food Chem, 2018, 66: 11990-11999. IF=3.571
24.Zhang ZN, Ge XY, Luo XL, Wang P, Fan Q, Hu G, Xiao JL, Li FG* and Wu JH*. Simultaneous editing of two copies of Gh14-3-3d confers enhanced transgene-clean plant defense against Verticillium dahliae in allotetraploid upland cotton. Front Plant Sci, 2018, 9: 842. IF=4.4
25.Wang P, Bai C, Fan Q, Fu WD, Wang L, Zhang ZN, Song Z, Zhang GL*, Wu JH*. Analysis of the role of the DRI15 and SI1 genes in Alternanthera philoxeroides plasticity using a virus-based gene silencing tool. Front Plant Sci, 2017, 8:1579. IF=4.4
26.Wang L, Wu SM, Zhu Y, Fan Q, Zhang ZN, Hu G, Peng QZ, Wu JH*，Functional characterization of a novel jasmonate ZIM-domain interactor (NINJA) from upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017, 112: 152-160. IF=3.404
27.Zhang GL, Zhu, Fu WD, Wang P, Zhang RH, Zhang YL, Song Z, Xia GX, and Wu JH*. iTRAQ Protein Profile Differential Analysis of Dormant and Germinated Grassbur Twin Seeds Reveals that Ribosomal Synthesis and Carbohydrate Metabolism Promote Germination Possibly Through the PI3K Pathway. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2016, 57: 1244-1256. 5years, IF=5.12
28.Wang L, Zhu Y, Wang P, Fan Q, Wu Y, Peng Q-Z, Xia G-X, Wu J-H*. Functional Characterization of a Dihydroflavanol 4-Reductase from the Fiber of Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Molecules, 2016, 21: 32. IF=3.1
29.Guo W, Wang Z, Luo X, Jin X, Chang J, He J, Tu E, Tian Y, Si H*, Wu J*. Development of selectable marker-free transgenic potato plants expressing cry3A against the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say). Pest Management Science, 2016, 72: 497-504. IF=3.1
30.Yang C-L, Liang S, Wang H-Y, Han L-B, Wang F-X, Cheng H-Q, Wu X-M, Qu Z-L, Wu J-H*, and Xia G-X*.  Cotton Major Latex Protein 28 Functions as a Positive Regulator of the Ethylene Responsive Factor 6 in Defense against Verticillium dahliae. Molecular Plant, 2015, 8: 399-411.
31.Wang Z-A, Li Q, Ge X-Y, Yang C-L, Luo X-L, Zhang A-H, Xiao J-L, Tian Y-C, Xia G-X, Chen X-Y, Li F-G*, and Wu J-H*. The mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase 1 gene GhmMDH1 is involved in plant and root growth under phosphorus deficiency conditions in cotton. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5:10343. IF=5.597
32.Ge X, Zhang C, Wang Q, Yang Z, Wang Y, Zhang X, Wu Z, Hou Y, Wu J*, and Li F*. iTRAQ Protein Profile Differential Analysis between Somatic Globular and Cotyledonary Embryos Reveals Stress, Hormone, and Respiration Involved in Increasing Plantlet Regeneration of Gossypium hirsutum L.). Journal of Proteome Research, 2015, 14: 268-278. IF=5.02
33.Zhu Y, Wang H, Peng Q, Tang Y, Xia G, Wu J*, Xie D*. Functional characterization of an anthocyanidin reductase gene from the fibers of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Planta, 2015, 241: 1075-1089. IF=3.3
34.Wu J*, Zhu C, Pang J, Zhang X, Yang C, Xia G, Tian Y, and He C*. OsLOL1, a C2C2-type zinc finger protein, interacts with OsbZIP58 to promote seed germination through the modulation of gibberellin biosynthesis in Oryza sativa. The Plant Journal, 2014, 80: 1118-1130. IF=6.963
35.Pang Jinhuan, Zhu Yue, Li Qing, Liu Jinzhi, Tian Yingchuan, Liu Yule, Wu Jiahe*. Development of Agrobacterium-Mediated Virus-Induced Gene Silencing and Performance Evaluation of Four Marker Genes in Gossypium barbadense. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(9): e73211.
36.Luo Xiaoli, Wu Jiahe*, Li Yuanbao, Nan Zhirun, Guo Xing, Wang Yixue, Zhang Anhong, Wang Zhian, Xia Guixian, Tian Yingchuan*.   HYPERLINK "http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054002" \o "Read Open-Access Article"  Synergistic Effects of GhSOD1 and GhCAT1 Overexpression in Cotton Chloroplasts on Enhancing Tolerance to Methyl Viologen and Salt Stresses . PLoS ONE, 2013, 10.1371/journal.pone. e54002. IF=4.7
37.Zhou Zhaoxu, Pang Jinhuan, Guo Wenchao, Zhong Naiqing, Tian Yingchuan, Xia Guixian, Wu Jiahe*. Evaluation of the resistance of transgenic potato plants expressing various levels of Cry3A against the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) in laboratory and field. Pest Management Science, 2012, 68: 1595–1604. IF=2.863
38.Zhu Chuanfeng, Wang Yixue, Li Yuanbao, Bhatti KH, Tian Yingchuan, and Wu Jiahe*. Overexpression of a cotton cyclophilin gene (GhCyp1) in transgenic tobacco plants confers dual tolerance to salt stress and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci infection. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2011, 149: 1264-1271. IF=3.330
39.Wu Jiahe*, Luo Xiaoli, Zhang Xiangrong, Shi Yuejing, and Tian Yingchuan*. Development of insect-resistant transgenic cotton with chimeric TVip3A* accumulating in chloroplasts. Transgenic Research, 2011, 20: 963-973. (IF=2.208)
40.Yang Xing, Zhang Xiangrong, Zhang Mingju, Guo Wenchao, Tian Yingchuan, Xia Qizhong, Wu Jiahe*. Transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) overexpressing the Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin gene to confer aphid resistance. Crop Science, 2011, 51: 2119-2124. (IF=2.02）
41.Wu Jiahe, Luo Xiaoli, Wang Zhian, Tian Yingchuan, Liang Aihua, Sun Yi. Transgenic cotton expressing synthesized scorpion insect toxin AaHIT gene confers enhanced resistance to cotton bollworm (Heliothis armigera) larvae. Biotechnology Letter, 2008，30: 547–554.（IF=1.838）
42.Wu Jiahe, Luo Xiaoli, Guo Hongnian, Xiao Juanli, and Tian Yingchuan. Transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) expressing Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin confers enhanced resistance to aphids. Plant breeding, 2006, 125: 390-394.（IF=1.486）
43.Wu Jiahe, Zhang Xianlong, Nie Yichun, Luo Xiaoli. High-efficiency transformation of Gossypium hirsutum embryogenic calli mediated by Agrobacterim tumefaciens and regeneration of insect- resistant plants. Plant breeding, 2005, 124: 142 -147.（IF=1.486）
44.Wu Jiahe, Zhang Xianlong, Nie Yichun, Jin Shuangxia, Liang Shaoguang. Factors affecting somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from a range of recalcitrant genotypes of Chinese cotton. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol –Plant, 2004, 40: 371–375. (IF=1.535)
Patent:
1.Wu Jiahe, Tian Yingchuan. 2011, obtained the authorized patent A Method for Cultivating Insect-Resistant Plants and Its Special Protein and Gene, Patent Publication No.: ZL 2008 1 0057662.7. (Transferred for 2 million yuan)
2.Wu Jiahe, Pang Jinhuan, Wang Jiangying, Xia Guixian, Tian Yingchuan. 2014, obtained the authorized patent A Method for Cultivating Stress-Resistant Plants and Its Special Protein and Gene, Patent Publication No.: ZL 2012 1 0042222.0
3.Wu Jiahe, Pang Jinhuan, Xia Guixian. 2016, obtained the authorized patent A Method for Cultivating Resistant Plants and Its Special Protein and Gene, Patent No.: ZL 2012 1 0506489.0
4.Wu Jiahe, Wang Peng, Fan Qiang, Wang Le. 2016, obtained the authorized patent A Protein Related to Plant Disease Resistance and Organ Abscission, Its Coding Gene and Application, Patent No.: ZL 2016 1 0349015.8, Application Date: May 24, 2016, Announcement Date: August 11, 2020, Announcement No.: CN 107417776 B
5.Wu Jiahe, Hu Guang. 2017, obtained the authorized patent An Artificially Synthesized Plant Insect-Resistant Protein, Its Preparation Method and Application, Patent No.: ZL 2017 1 1015769.0, Application Date: October 25, 2017, Authorization Announcement Date: December 10, 2019, Authorization Announcement No.: CN 107573410 B
6.Wu Jiahe, Chen Aimin, Liu Jianfen, Hu Guang, Jiang Hui. Obtained the authorized patent Plant Disease-Resistant Protein GhWRKY40, Its Coding Gene and Application, Patent No.: ZL 2019 1 0690409.3, Patent Application Date: July 29, 2019, Announcement Date: April 20, 2021, Announcement No.: CN 110256549 B
7.Wu Jiahe, Hu Guang. 2023, obtained the authorized patent An Artificially Synthesized Herbicide-Resistant Protein, Patent No.: ZL 2020 1 1197898.5, Patent Application Date: October 29, 2020, Authorization Announcement Date: February 3, 2023, Authorization Announcement No.: CN 112266419 B

Awards and Achievements:
1.Cotton variety "Jinmian 38": As the lead breeder, it has been approved in 5 provinces, with a planting area of over 10 million mu, bringing economic benefits of 1 billion yuan to farmers. The variety was transferred for 500,000 yuan.
2.Second Prize of Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award for "Breeding and Application of Transgenic Dual-gene Insect-resistant Cotton Jinmian 38", ranked first, 2006.
3.Second Prize of Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award for "Development of Homozygous Lines of Transgenic Cotton with Dual Insect-resistant Genes BtCry1Ac and Arrowhead Protease Inhibitor (API)", ranked first, 2002.
4.Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award for "Construction and Application of Large-scale Transgenic Technology Platform for Cotton", ranked fifth, 2005.
5.First Prize of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award for "Establishment of Cotton Cell Engineering System and Its Applied Basic Research", ranked fourth, 2004.
6.Second Prize of Ministry of Education Natural Science Award for "In Vitro Genetic Manipulation Technology and Control Theory of Cotton Somatic Cells", ranked fifth, 2013.
7.Second Prize of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Science and Technology Progress Award for "Research and Demonstration of Sustained Control Technology for Colorado Potato Beetle", ranked eighth, 2012.
8.Second Prize of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Science and Technology Progress Award for "Research and Demonstration of Green Integrated Pest Management Technology in Desert Oasis Rice Areas of Xinjiang", ranked ninth, 2018.
9.Third Prize of Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award (Natural Science Category) for "Mining and Identification of Resistance Genes and Their Application in Cotton", ranked second, 2016.
10.Third Prize of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award for "Study on Obtaining Insect-resistant Chrysanthemum Plants through Transgenesis", ranked sixth, 2004.
11.3 certificates of "Safety Certificate for Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms in the People's Republic of China (for Production and Application)".
Honors:
1.Member of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology.
2.Member (Chief Expert) of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organism Safety Management.
3.Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Plant Science.
4.Editorial Board Member of Journal of Tropical Crops.
5."333 Talent" of Shanxi Province; Young Expert of Shanxi Province.
6.Director of Shanxi Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
7.Director of Shanxi Cotton Association.
8.Editorial Board Member of Journal of Tropical Crops; Reviewer for journals including China Biotechnology Journal, Journal of Bioengineering, Scientia Silvae Sinicae, Plant J, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plant and Cell Environment, Journal of Experimental Biology, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, PLoS One, and Scientific Reports.
9."Science and Technology Commissioner" of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
10."Distinguished Researcher" of Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
11.External Professor of College of Agriculture, Zhengzhou University.