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Nan Lu

Research Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

Email: Nan.Lu@unt.edu

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Faculty Grantsmanship Workshop, UNT Researh Development Team. Denton,TX,United States of America. (December 10, 2024).

Teaching

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (October 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Lu, N. (2024). Revisiting decade-old questions in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis: current understanding and new challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15 Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1373975
  • Lu, N., Jun, J.H., Li, Y., Dixon, R. (2023). An unconventional proanthocyanidin pathway in maize. Nature Communications. 14 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40014-5
  • Lu, N., Jun, J.H., Liu, C., Dixon, R. (2022). The flexibility of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in plants. Plant Physiology. 190 (1) 202-205. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac274
  • Wang, R., Lu, N., Liu, C., Dixon, R., Wu, Q., Mao, Y., Yang, Y., Zheng, X., He, L., Zhao, B., Zhang, F., Yang, S., Chen, H., Jun, J.H., Li, Y., Liu, C., Liu, Y., Chen, J., MacRae, E. (2022). MtGSTF7, a TT19-like GST gene, is essential for accumulation of anthocyanins, but not proanthocyanins in Medicago truncatula. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73 (12) 4129-4146. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac112
  • Lu, N., Rao, X., Li, Y., Jun, J.H., Dixon, R. (2021). Dissecting the transcriptional regulation of proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin biosynthesis in soybean (Glycine max). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19 (7) 1429-1442. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13562
  • Jun, J.H., Lu, N., Docampo-Palacios, M., Wang, X., Dixon, R. (2021). Dual activity of anthocyanidin reductase supports the dominant plant proanthocyanidin extension unit pathway. Science Advances. 7 (20) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg4682
  • Lu, N., Roldan, M., Dixon, R. (2017). Characterization of two TT2-type MYB transcription factors regulating proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in tetraploid cotton, Gossypium hirsutum. Planta. 246 (2) 323-335. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-017-2682-z
  • Rao, X., Lu, N., Li, G., Nakashima, J., Tang, Y., Dixon, R. (2016). Comparative cell-specific transcriptomics reveals differentiation of C4 photosynthesis pathways in switchgrass and other C4 lineages. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67 (6) 1649-1662. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv553
  • Lu, N., Zhao, B., Pereira, A., Shulaev, V., Veilleux, R.E. (2015). Anther culture induces transposable element movement in potato. Other. 120 (1) 361-366. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-014-0576-3
  • Lu, N., Carter, J.D., Boluarte Medina, T., Holt, S.H., Manrique-Carpintero, N.C., Upham, K.T., Pereira, A., Shulaev, V., Veilleux, R.E. (2014). Transposon based activation tagging in diploid strawberry and monoploid derivatives of potato. Plant Cell Reports. 33 (7) 1203-1216. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-014-1610-y
  • Veilleux, R.E., Mills, K.P., Baxter, A.J., Upham, K.T., Ferguson, T.J., Holt, S.H., Lu, N., Ruiz‐Rojas, J.J., Pantazis, C.J., Davis, C.M., Lindsay, R.C., Powell, F.L., Dan, Y., Dickerman, A.W., Oosumi, T., Shulaev, V. (2012). Transposon tagging in diploid strawberry. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 10 (8) 985-994. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00728.x

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), An unconventional proanthocyanidin (PA) pathway in maize, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Flexibility of proanthocyanidin (PA) biosynthesis in plants., United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Proanthocyanidins biosynthesis in soybean and maize., United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Engineering condensed tannins in soybean., United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Engineering of condensed tannins in row crops., United States of America. (2017 - 2017).

    • Poster

  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Identification and characterization of two TT2-like MYBs from tetraploid cotton, Gossypium hirsutum., United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Transposon based activation tagging in diploid strawberry., Italy. (2012 - 2012).
  • Lu, N. (Author & Presenter), Transposon tagging in monoploid derivatives of potato., United States of America. (2011 - 2011).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Lu, N., "Engineering condensed tannins in soybean and maize.," sponsored by Grasslanz Technology Limited, International, $486504 Funded. (2024 - 2026).

    • Grant - Research

  • Lu, N., Dixon, R., "Identifying genes involved in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in maize using RNA-Seq.," sponsored by BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, BDI Award Committee. (October 2024 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Plant Science. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Plant Cell Reports. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). (2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Frontiers in Plant Science. (2022 - 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Planta. (2022 - 2023).