Tixu Hu

Dr. Tixu Hu

College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University

3 Taicheng Road,

Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China

E-mail: htx0729@nwsuaf.edu.cn

Education

l 2009-2015, Doctorate, Olericulture, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences Huazhong Agricultural University, P. R. China.

l 2005-2009, Bachelor, Horticulture, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, China.

Professional Experience

2016-present, lecturer, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China

Research Interests

My research interest to understand the molecular mechanisms to plant response to abiotic stress, such as chilling, drought and heat stress. In our lab, we use the forward and reverse genetics in tomato and other plants to study the molecular basis for signal transduction pathways in plant responses to abiotic stresses.

Funding

1. National Natural Science Foundationof China, 31701925, 2018-2020.

2. Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi, 2017JQ3016, 2017-2018.

3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2016M602876, 2017-2018.

Publications

1. Hu T, Wang S, Wang Q, Xu X, Wang Q, Zhan X. A tomato dynein light chain gene SlLC6D is a negative regulator of chilling stress. Plant Science, 2021, 303

2. Wang S, Hu T, Tian A, Luo B, Du C, Zhang S, Huang S, Zhang F, Wang X. Modification of Serine 1040 of SIBRI1 Increases Fruit Yield by Enhancing Tolerance to Heat Stress in Tomato. Int J Mol Sci, 2020, 21

3. Chen W, Hu T, Ye J, Wang B, Liu G, Wang Y, Yuan L, Li J, Li F, Ye Z, Zhang Y. A CCAAT-binding factor, SlNFYA10, negatively regulates ascorbate accumulation by modulating the D-mannose/L-galactose pathway in tomato. Hortic Res, 2020, 7:200

4. Hu, T.; Wang, Y.; Wang, Q.; Dang, N.; Wang, L.; Liu, C.; Zhu, J.; Zhan, X., The tomato 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase gene  SlF3HL  is critical for chilling stress tolerance. Hortic Res 2019, 6, 45.

5. Hu, T.; Ye, J.; Tao, P.; Li, H.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Ye, Z., The tomato HD-Zip I transcription factor SlHZ24 modulates ascorbate accumulation through positive regulation of the D-mannose/L-galactose pathway. Plant J 2016, 85, (1), 16-29.

6. Ye, J.; Wang, X.; Hu, T.; Zhang, F.; Wang, B.; Li, C.; Yang, T.; Li, H.; Lu, Y.; Giovannoni, J. J.; Zhang, Y.; Ye, Z., An InDel in the Promoter of Al-ACTIVATED MALATE TRANSPORTER9 Selected during Tomato Domestication Determines Fruit Malate Contents and Aluminum Tolerance. Plant Cell 2017, 29, (9), 2249-2268.