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: zhiqiang.lu@nwsuaf.edu.cn
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.