Zhiqiang Lv

　　Professor and Ph.D advisor

　　Member of the Biosafety committee of China Society of Plant Protection.

　　Council Member of Shaanxi Province Entomological Society.

　　Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

　　Research Focus

　　1. Immune interaction between silkworm and bacteria with a focus on reactive oxygen species,；

　　2. Immune system of pea aphid,；

　　3. Immune interaction between parasitic wasp and host insect.

　　Representative papers

　　1.Li J, Ma L, Lin Z, Zou Z, Lu Z （2016） Serpin-5 regulates prophenoloxidase activation and antimicrobial peptide pathways in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 73: 27-37.

　　2.Chen K, Zhou L, Chen F, Peng Y, Lu Z （2016） Peptidoglycan recognition protein-S5 functions as a negative regulator of the antimicrobial peptide pathway in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 61:126-135.

　　3.Otho SA, Chen K, Zhang Y, Wang P, Lu Z （2016） Silkworm ferritin 1 heavy chain homolog is involved in defense against bacterial infection through regulation of haemolymph iron homeostasis. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 55:152-158.

　　4.Zhang L, Lu Z （2015） Expression, purification, and characterization of an atypical 2-Cys peroxiredoxin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Insect Molecular Biology 24（2）： 203-212.

　　5.Chen K, Liu C, He Y, Jiang H, Lu Z （2014） A short-type peptidoglycan recognition protein from the silkworm: Expression, characterization and involvement in the prophenoloxidase activation pathway. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 45: 1-9.

　　6.Zhang Y, Lu Z （2015） Peroxiredoxin 1 protects the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum from oxidative stress induced by Micrococcus luteus infection. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 127: 115-121.

　　7.Wang R-J, Lin Z, Jiang H, Li J, Saha TT, Lu Z, Lu Z, Zou Z （2016） Comparative analysis of peptidoglycan recognition proteins in endoparasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator. Insect Science （in press）,。 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12290

　　Major and research direction

　　Insect biochemistry and molecular biology

　　Graduate student academic awards

　　Yanju Zhu won the national scholarship in 2012.

　　Graduate employment

　　5 graduates work at university or research institutes; 2 work in government, 3 continue to pursue doctoral degree.