Wenqiang Tang

Post doc. of Plant Biology Department;

Carnegie Institution of Washington, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, United States

Phone: 650-804-6131 Fax: 650-325-6857, Email:

BIRTHDATE: September 12, 1974

Gender: Male

CITIZENSHIP: China

Education

1990 - 1994B.S.Lanzhou University, Cell Biolgoy

1999 - 2004Ph.D.University of Texas at Austin, Plant Science

Scientific Research Training

2004-present Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Principle Investigator: Dr. Zhiyong Wang

1999 - 2004 Research training for Ph.D. degree, University of Texas at Austin, Section of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Stanley J. Roux.

1994 - 1998 Research Assistant, Hebei Normal University, Department of Biology. Principal Investigator: Professor Daye Sun.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1995 Laboratory instructor. Department of Biology, Hebei Normal University. Taught one semester for undergraduate cell biology lab.

1996 Instructor. Department of Biology, Hebei Normal University. Lectured one semester for undergraduate Cell Biology class.

1999 – 2004 Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Section of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology. Led discussion classes for undergraduate students as well as advised undergraduate students during office hours.

major Publications

Wenqiang Tang, Tae-Wuk Kim, Juan A Oses-Prieto,Yu Sun, Zhiping Deng, Shengwei Zhu, Ruiju Wang, Alma L. Burlingame, and Zhi-Yong Wang (2008) BSKs mediate signal transduction from the receptor kinase BRI1 in Arabidopsis. Science 321:557-560

Wenqiang Tang, Zhiping Deng, Juan A. Oses-Prieto, Nagi Suzuki, Shengwei Zhu, Xin Zhang, Alma L. Burlingame, and Zhi-Yong Wang (2008) Proteomic studies of brassinosteroid signal transduction using prefractionation and 2-D DIGE. Mol Cell Proteomics 7:728-738

Zhiping Deng, Xin Zhang, Wenqiang Tang, Juan A. Oses-Prieto, Nagi Suzuki, Joshua M. Gendron, Huanjing Chen, Shenheng Guan, Robert J. Chalkley, T. Kaye Peterman, Alma L. Burlingame, and Zhi-Yong Wang. (2007) A Proteomics Study of Brassinosteroid Response in Arabidopsis. Mol Cell Proteomics 6: 2058-2071

Srinivas S. Gampala, Tae-Wuk Kim, Jun-Xian He, Wenqiang Tang, Zhiping Deng, Mingyi-Yi Bai, Shenheng Guan, Sylvie Lalonde, Ying Sun, Joshua M. Gendron, et al. (2007) An Essential Role for 14-3-3 Proteins in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis. Developmental Cell 13(2):177-189

Collene R. Jeter*, Wenqiang Tang*, Elizabeth Henaff, Tim Butterfield, and Stanley J. Roux. (2004) Evidence of a Novel Cell Signaling Pathway in Arabidopsis Induced by Extracellular Nucleoside Tri- and Diphosphates. Plant Cell 16:2652-2664 (*Co-first author)

Wenqiang Tang., Shari R. Brady, Yu Sun., Gloria K. Muday, and Stanley J. Roux (2003) Extracellular ATP Inhibits Root Gravitropism at Concentrations That Inhibit Polar Auxin Transport. Plant Physiology 131:147-154

Guohong Mao, Wenqiang Tang, Yi Guo., Cunbao Ding, Rengang Zhou. and Daye Sun (2002) Molecular cloning of a full-length cDNA for ECBP21 from Angelica dahurica. Chinese Science Bulletin 47(13):1100-1104

Daye Sun., Wenqiang Tang and Ligeng Ma (2001) Extracellular calmodulin: A polypeptide signal in plants?Science in China(Series C-Life Sciences)44(5):449-460

Xutong Sun, Bing Li, Guoming Zhou, Wenqiang Tang, Juan Bai, Daye Sun, and Rengang Zhou (2000) Binding of the maize cytosolic Hsp70 to calmodulin, and identification of calmodulin-binding site in Hsp70. Plant and Cell Physiology 41(6): 804-810

Guohong Mao, Wenqiang Tang and Daye Sun (1999) Preliminary study on the physiological function of extracellular 21 KD calmodulin binding protein from Angelica dahurica. Acta phytophysiologica sinaca 25:165-170

Xutong Sun, Rengang Zhou, Wenqiang tang, and Daye Sun (1998) Purification of maize cytosolic 70 kD stress protein: A calmodulin-binding protein in plants. Acta Botanica Sinica 40(3): 288-290

Wenqiang Tang, Yi Guo, Yu Sun, Jun Tang, and Daye Sun (1997) Extracellular calmodulin-binding proteins in body fluids of animals. Journal of Endocrinology 155(1):13-17

Research INSTERESTS:

  • Brassinosteroid signal transduction
  • Using proteomic approaches to discover new signal transduction components for other plant hormone such as ABA etc.
  • Using proteomic approaches to discover important players mediating plant stress response, especially in crops.

REFERENCES

(1)Dr. Zhiyong Wang, Staff Member

Department of Plant Biology

Carnegie Institution

260 Panama street

Stanford, CA 94305

Phone: 650-325-1521 ext 205

Fax: 650-325-6857

Email:

(2)Dr. Stanley J Roux, professor

Section of Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology

The University of Texas at Austin

1 University Station A6700

Austin, TX 78712-0183

Phone: 512- 471-4238

Fax: 512- 232-3402

Email:

(3)Daye Sun, professor

Department of Biology

Hebei Normal University

Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050016

Phone: 0311-87861059

Email: