Zhen-Ming Pei | Scholars@Duke

Zhen-Ming Pei
Associate Professor of Biology

My laboratory is interested in the early signaling events by which plants sense environmental signals and decode to give the appropriate responses. Upon perception of external signals, cell surface receptors trigger an increase in cytosolic free calcium concentration, which is mediated by ion channels. Our long-term goals are to identify these receptors and ion channels, isolate their interacting components, and assign molecular functions to them. Currently, we are using multidisciplinary approaches of biophysics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular genetics, and function genomics to dissect the signaling cascades of external calcium as well as nitric oxide in the model plant Arabidopsis.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008

Contact Information

3102 Ffsc, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-1000
Box 90338, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-1000
zpei@duke.edu (919) 613-8152

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology (China) 1993
- M.S., Fudan University (China) 1990
- B.S., Lanzhou University (China) 1985
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2001 - 2007
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2000
Recognition
In the News
- AUG 28, 2014 Ag Professional
  
  Water 'thermostat' could help engineer drought-resistant crops
- AUG 27, 2014
  
  Water ‘Thermostat’ Could Help Engineer Drought-Resistant Crops
Research
Selected Grants
- Genetics Training Grant awarded by National Institutes of Health 1979 - 2020
- Plant Osmosensors awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2019
- Multi-functional Plasmonics Nanoprobes for Cellular Sensing and Imaging awarded by Department of Energy 2015 - 2019
- Functional analysis of Arabidopsis NSC1/DMI1 Ca2+ permeable channels awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2013
- Molecular Genetic Analysis of Ca2+Channel-Mediated Cold Sensing awarded by Department of Agriculture 2006 - 2009
- Nutrient Ca2 Sensed by CAS Regulates the Floral Transition in Arabidopsis and Rice awarded by Department of Agriculture 2005 - 2009
- External-calcium Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis Guard Cells awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 - 2008
- Calcium Channel Regulation in Arabidopsis Guard Cells awarded by National Science Foundation 2002 - 2005
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Zhang, S., Q. R. Wu, H. M. Zhang, Z. M. Pei, and J. W. Gao. “Genome-wide identification and transcriptomic data exploring of the cytochrome P450 family in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis).” Journal of Plant Interactions 16, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 136–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2021.1909761.
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  - Zhang, Shu, Qian-Rong Wu, Lu-Lu Liu, Hui-Min Zhang, Jian-Wei Gao, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Osmotic stress alters circadian cytosolic Ca²⁺ oscillations and OSCA1 is required in circadian gated stress adaptation.” Plant Signaling & Behavior 15, no. 12 (December 2020): 1836883. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2020.1836883.
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  - Crawford, B. M., H. N. Wang, P. Strobbia, R. Zentella, Z. M. Pei, T. P. Sun, and T. Vo-Dinh. “Plasmonic Nanobiosensing: From in situ plant monitoring to cancer diagnostics at the point of care.” Jphys Photonics 2, no. 3 (July 7, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/ab9714.
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  - Wu, Feihua, Yuan Chi, Zhonghao Jiang, Yuanyuan Xu, Ling Xie, Feifei Huang, Di Wan, et al. “Hydrogen peroxide sensor HPCA1 is an LRR receptor kinase in Arabidopsis.” Nature 578, no. 7796 (February 19, 2020): 577–81. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2032-3.
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  - Jiang, Zhonghao, Xiaoping Zhou, Ming Tao, Fang Yuan, Lulu Liu, Feihua Wu, Xiaomei Wu, et al. “Plant cell-surface GIPC sphingolipids sense salt to trigger Ca²⁺ influx.” Nature 572, no. 7769 (August 2019): 341–46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1449-z.
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  - Crawford, Bridget M., Pietro Strobbia, Hsin-Neng Wang, Rodolfo Zentella, Maxim I. Boyanov, Zhen-Ming Pei, Tai-Ping Sun, Kenneth M. Kemner, and Tuan Vo-Dinh. “Plasmonic Nanoprobes for in Vivo Multimodal Sensing and Bioimaging of MicroRNA within Plants.” Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, no. 8 (February 12, 2019): 7743–54. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b19977.
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  - Zhu, Yi-Hua, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “GSK2193874 treatment at heatstroke onset reduced cell apoptosis in heatstroke mice.” Cellular and Molecular Biology (Noisy Le Grand, France) 64, no. 7 (May 30, 2018): 36–42.
  - Zhu, Yi-Hua, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Sustenance of endothelial cell stability in septic mice through appropriate activation of transient receptor potential vanilloid-4.” Cellular and Molecular Biology (Noisy Le Grand, France) 64, no. 7 (May 30, 2018): 80–85.
  - Liu, Lulu, Zhonghao Jiang, Shu Zhang, Hongyan Zhao, Weiguang Yang, James N. Siedow, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Both NaCl and H₂O₂ Long-Term Stresses Affect Basal Cytosolic Ca²⁺ Levels but Only NaCl Alters Cytosolic Ca²⁺ Signatures in Arabidopsis.” Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (January 2018): 1390. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01390.
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  - Li, Q., Y. J. Wang, C. K. Liu, Z. M. Pei, and W. L. Shi. “The crosstalk between ABA, nitric oxide, hydrogen peroxide, and calcium in stomatal closing of Arabidopsis thaliana.” Biologia (Poland) 72, no. 10 (October 26, 2017): 1140–46. https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0126.
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  - A R Webb, Alex, Kazuyuki Kuchitsu, June Kwak, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hidetoshi Iida. “Sensors Make Sense of Signaling.” Plant & Cell Physiology 58, no. 7 (July 2017): 1121–25. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcx085.
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  - Cao, Xiao-Qiang, Zhong-Hao Jiang, Yan-Yan Yi, Yi Yang, Li-Ping Ke, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Shan Zhu. “Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Activate Different Ca²⁺ Permeable Channels in Arabidopsis.” Frontiers in Plant Science 8 (January 31, 2017): 83. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00083.
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  - Zhu, Y. H., and Z. M. Pei. “Appropriate transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (Trpv4) activation protects mice against lipopolysaccharide stress.” Biomedical Research (India) 28, no. 20 (January 1, 2017): 9000–9006.
  - Kong, Dongdong, Heng-Cheng Hu, Eiji Okuma, Yuree Lee, Hui Sun Lee, Shintaro Munemasa, Daeshik Cho, et al. “L-Met Activates Arabidopsis GLR Ca²⁺ Channels Upstream of ROS Production and Regulates Stomatal Movement.” Cell Reports 17, no. 10 (December 2016): 2553–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.11.015.
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  - Li, Yunshuang, Fang Yuan, Zhaohong Wen, Yihao Li, Fang Wang, Tao Zhu, Wenqing Zhuo, et al. “Genome-wide survey and expression analysis of the OSCA gene family in rice.” Bmc Plant Biology 15 (October 26, 2015): 261. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-015-0653-8.
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  - Yuan, F., H. Yang, Y. Xue, D. Kong, R. Ye, C. Li, J. Zhang, et al. “Corrigendum: OSCA1 mediates osmotic-stress-evoked Ca(2+) increases vital for osmosensing in Arabidopsis.” Nature, February 2015.
  - Yuan, Fang, Huimin Yang, Yan Xue, Dongdong Kong, Rui Ye, Chijun Li, Jingyuan Zhang, et al. “OSCA1 mediates osmotic-stress-evoked Ca2+ increases vital for osmosensing in Arabidopsis.” Nature 514, no. 7522 (October 2014): 367–71. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13593.
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  - Wu, Xiaomei, Fei-Hua Wu, Xiaoqiang Wang, Lilin Wang, James N. Siedow, Weiguo Zhang, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Molecular evolutionary and structural analysis of the cytosolic DNA sensor cGAS and STING.” Nucleic Acids Research 42, no. 13 (July 2014): 8243–57. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku569.
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  - Hu, W. -. J., J. Chen, T. -. W. Liu, Q. Wu, W. -. H. Wang, X. Liu, Z. -. J. Shen, et al. “Proteome and calcium-related gene expression in Pinus massoniana needles in response to acid rain under different calcium levels.” Plant and Soil, 2014.
  - Hu, W. J., J. Chen, T. W. Liu, Q. Wu, W. H. Wang, X. Liu, Z. J. Shen, et al. “Proteome and calcium-related gene expression in Pinus massoniana needles in response to acid rain under different calcium levels.” Plant and Soil 380, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 285–303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2086-9.
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  - Liu, Wei-Zhong, Dong-Dong Kong, Xue-Xin Gu, Hong-Bo Gao, Jin-Zheng Wang, Min Xia, Qian Gao, et al. “Cytokinins can act as suppressors of nitric oxide in Arabidopsis.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110, no. 4 (January 14, 2013): 1548–53. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1213235110.
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  - Jiang, Zhonghao, Shan Zhu, Rui Ye, Yan Xue, Amelia Chen, Lizhe An, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Relationship between NaCl- and H2O2-induced cytosolic Ca2+ increases in response to stress in Arabidopsis.” Plos One 8, no. 10 (January 2013): e76130. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076130.
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  - Wu, Xiaomei, Erli Pang, Kui Lin, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Improving the measurement of semantic similarity between gene ontology terms and gene products: insights from an edge- and IC-based hybrid method.” Plos One 8, no. 5 (January 2013): e66745. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066745.
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  - Chen, Juan, Fei-Hua Wu, Ting-Wu Liu, Lei Chen, Qiang Xiao, Xue-Jun Dong, Jun-Xian He, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Emissions of nitric oxide from 79 plant species in response to simulated nitrogen deposition.” Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 160, no. 1 (January 2012): 192–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.09.007.
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  - Huang, Shan-Shan, Juan Chen, Xue-Jun Dong, Janet Patton, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Calcium and calcium receptor CAS promote Arabidopsis thaliana de-etiolation.” Physiologia Plantarum 144, no. 1 (January 2012): 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01523.x.
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  - Liu, T. W., W. J. Hu, X. Q. Wang, L. Niu, B. Fu, F. H. Wu, Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “RETRACTED ARTICLE: A 2-D DIGE analysis of simulated acid rain-responsive proteins in Pinus massoniana needles.” Trees Structure and Function 26, no. 5 (January 1, 2012): 1677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-012-0750-3.
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  - Wang, Wen-Hua, Xiao-Qian Yi, Ai-Dong Han, Ting-Wu Liu, Juan Chen, Fei-Hua Wu, Xue-Jun Dong, Jun-Xian He, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Calcium-sensing receptor regulates stomatal closure through hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide in response to extracellular calcium in Arabidopsis.” Journal of Experimental Botany 63, no. 1 (January 2012): 177–90. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/err259.
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  - Tang, Xiang, Juan Chen, Wen-Hua Wang, Ting-Wu Liu, Jun Zhang, Ya-Hui Gao, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “The changes of nitric oxide production during the growth of Microcystis aerugrinosa.” Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 159, no. 12 (December 2011): 3784–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.042.
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  - Chen, Juan, Fei-Hua Wu, Wen-Hua Wang, Chen-Juan Zheng, Guang-Hui Lin, Xue-Jun Dong, Jun-Xian He, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Hydrogen sulphide enhances photosynthesis through promoting chloroplast biogenesis, photosynthetic enzyme expression, and thiol redox modification in Spinacia oleracea seedlings.” Journal of Experimental Botany 62, no. 13 (August 2011): 4481–93. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/err145.
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  - Liu, Ting-Wu, Bin Fu, Li Niu, Juan Chen, Wen-Hua Wang, Jun-Xian He, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Comparative proteomic analysis of proteins in response to simulated acid rain in Arabidopsis.” Journal of Proteome Research 10, no. 5 (May 2011): 2579–89. https://doi.org/10.1021/pr200056a.
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  - Liu, Tingwu, Xinwu Jiang, Wuliang Shi, Juan Chen, Zhenming Pei, and Hailei Zheng. “Comparative proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in β-aminobutyric acid enhanced Arabidopsis thaliana tolerance to simulated acid rain.” Proteomics 11, no. 10 (May 2011): 2079–94. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201000307.
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  - Liu, Ting-Wu, Fei-Hua Wu, Wen-Hua Wang, Juan Chen, Zhen-Ji Li, Xue-Jun Dong, Janet Patton, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Effects of calcium on seed germination, seedling growth and photosynthesis of six forest tree species under simulated acid rain.” Tree Physiology 31, no. 4 (April 6, 2011): 402–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpr019.
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  - Zhu, Z., Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Effect of salinity on osmotic adjustment characteristics of Kandelia candel.” Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 58, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 226–32. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443711020270.
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  - Chen, J., F. H. Wu, Q. Xiao, Z. H. Yang, S. K. Huang, J. Wang, Y. G. Wu, X. J. Dong, Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Diurnal variation of nitric oxide emission flux from a mangrove wetland in Zhangjiang River Estuary, China.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 90, no. 4 (December 30, 2010): 212–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.09.002.
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  - Wu, F., T. Liu, Z. Pei, and H. Zheng. “Calcuim depletion in forest ecosystem induced by acid rain: A review.” Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica 30, no. 4 (December 1, 2010): 1081–88.
  - Chen, Lei, Fei-Hua Wu, Ting-Wu Liu, Juan Chen, Zhen-Ji Li, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China.” Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 158, no. 10 (October 2010): 3219–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.005.
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  - Chen, J., Q. Xiao, E. Wu, Z. M. Pei, J. Wang, Y. G. Wu, and H. L. Zheng. “Nitric oxide emission from barley seedlings and detached leaves and roots treated with nitrate and nitrite.” Plant, Soil and Environment 56, no. 5 (January 1, 2010): 201–8. https://doi.org/10.17221/231/2009-pse.
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  - Chen, J., Q. Xiao, F. H. Wu, X. J. Dong, J. X. He, Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Nitric oxide enhances salt secretion and Na+ sequestration in a mangrove plant, Avicennia marina, through increasing the expression of H+-ATPase and Na+/H+ antiporter under high salinity.” Tree Physiology 30, no. 12 (2010): 1570–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpq086.
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  - Chen, J., Q. Xiao, F. H. Wu, Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Effects of environmental stress on nitric oxide emission from Hordeum vulgare seedlings.” Chinese Journal of Ecology 28, no. 10 (October 1, 2009): 1971–76.
  - Wu, F. H., Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Eco-physiological effect of calcium imbalance caused by environmental acidification; A review.” Chinese Journal of Ecology 28, no. 7 (July 1, 2009): 1373–80.
  - Ru, Q. M., Q. Xiao, P. Lin, Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Short- and long-term effects of NaCl on physiological and biochemical characteristics in leaves of a true mangrove, Kandelia candel.” Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 56, no. 3 (May 1, 2009): 363–69. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443709030091.
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  - Wang, Xiao Qin, Ping Fang Yang, Zheng Liu, Wei Zhong Liu, Yong Hu, Hui Chen, Ting Yun Kuang, Zhen Ming Pei, Shi Hua Shen, and Yi Kun He. “Exploring the mechanism of Physcomitrella patens desiccation tolerance through a proteomic strategy.” Plant Physiology 149, no. 4 (April 2009): 1739–50. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.131714.
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  - Pei, Z. M., and S. Gilroy. “Calcium Signals and Their Regulation” 33 (February 9, 2009): 137–62. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444302387.ch5.
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  - Ru, Q. M., L. R. Zhang, J. D. Chen, Z. M. Pei, and H. L. Zheng. “Microwave-assisted extraction and identification of polysaccharide from Lycoris aurea.” Chemistry of Natural Compounds 45, no. 4 (January 1, 2009): 474–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-009-9404-0.
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  - Ru, Qiao-Mei, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “[In vitro studies on antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of polysaccharide from Lycoris aurea].” Zhong Yao Cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese Medicinal Materials 31, no. 10 (October 2008): 1536–40.
  - Liu, W. Z., R. J. Zhang, Z. M. Pei, and Y. K. He. “The signal transduction of nitric oxide in plants.” Prog Nat Sci 18, no. 1 (2008): 10–24.
  - Tang, Ru-Hang, Shengcheng Han, Hailei Zheng, Charles W. Cook, Christopher S. Choi, Todd E. Woerner, Robert B. Jackson, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “Coupling diurnal cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations to the CAS-IP3 pathway in Arabidopsis.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 315, no. 5817 (March 2007): 1423–26. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1134457.
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  - Zhao, Xin, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Yi-Kun He. “[Extracellular Ca2+ signaling: first messenger in animals and plants].” Yi Chuan = Hereditas 29, no. 3 (March 2007): 269–75. https://doi.org/10.1360/yc-007-0269.
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  - Qiang, X., R. Qiaomei, W. Feihua, H. Xuan, P. Zhenming, and Z. Hailei. “Nitric Oxide Alleviates Oxidative Stress Caused by Lanthanum in Rice Leaves.” Journal of Rare Earths 25, no. 5 (January 1, 2007): 631–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0721(07)60576-6.
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  - Pei, Z. M., and K. Kuchitsu. “Early ABA signaling events in guard cells.” Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 24, no. 4 (December 1, 2005): 296–307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-005-0095-x.
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  - He, Yikun, Ru-Hang Tang, Yi Hao, Robert D. Stevens, Charles W. Cook, Sun M. Ahn, Liufang Jing, et al. “Nitric oxide represses the Arabidopsis floral transition.” Science 305, no. 5692 (September 24, 2004): 1968–71. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1098837.
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  - Han, Shengcheng, Ruhang Tang, Lisa K. Anderson, Todd E. Woerner, and Zhen-Ming Pei. “A cell surface receptor mediates extracellular Ca(2+) sensing in guard cells.” Nature 425, no. 6954 (September 2003): 196–200. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01932.
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  - Kwak, June M., Izumi C. Mori, Zhen-Ming Pei, Nathalie Leonhardt, Miguel Angel Torres, Jeffery L. Dangl, Rachel E. Bloom, Sara Bodde, Jonathan D. G. Jones, and Julian I. Schroeder. “NADPH oxidase AtrbohD and AtrbohF genes function in ROS-dependent ABA signaling in Arabidopsis.” The Embo Journal 22, no. 11 (June 2003): 2623–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/cdg277.
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  - Murata, Y., Z. M. Pei, I. C. Mori, and J. Schroeder. “Erratum: Abscisic acid activation of plasma membrane ca²⁺ channels in guard cells requires cytosolic NAD(P)H and is differentially disrupted upstream and downstream of reactive oxygen species production in abi1-1 and abi2-1 protein phosphatase 2C mutants (Plant Cell (2001) 13 (2513-2523)).” Plant Cell 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2002): 287. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.cor210.
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  - Shang, Y., P. Yang, and Z. Pei. “Research at channel level on the effect of LaCl3 on Radish (Raphanus satirus L.) vacuolar membrane.” Chinese Science Bulletin 47, no. 2 (January 1, 2002): 112–15.
  - Murata, Y., Z. M. Pei, I. C. Mori, and J. Schroeder. “Abscisic acid activation of plasma membrane Ca(2+) channels in guard cells requires cytosolic NAD(P)H and is differentially disrupted upstream and downstream of reactive oxygen species production in abi1-1 and abi2-1 protein phosphatase 2C mutants.” The Plant Cell 13, no. 11 (November 2001): 2513–23. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.010210.
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  - Yang, P., Y. F. Shang, and Z. M. Pei. “Action Mechanism Research of Lanthanons to Slow Vacuolar Ion Channels in Raphanus Satirus L. (Xinlimei) Radish by Patch-Clamp.” Chinese Chemical Letters 12, no. 9 (September 1, 2001): 813–14.
  - Pei, Z. M., Y. Murata, G. Benning, S. Thomine, B. Klüsener, G. J. Allen, E. Grill, and J. I. Schroeder. “Calcium channels activated by hydrogen peroxide mediate abscisic acid signalling in guard cells.” Nature 406, no. 6797 (August 2000): 731–34. https://doi.org/10.1038/35021067.
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  - Pei, Z. M., J. M. Ward, and J. I. Schroeder. “Magnesium sensitizes slow vacuolar channels to physiological cytosolic calcium and inhibits fast vacuolar channels in fava bean guard cell vacuoles.” Plant Physiology 121, no. 3 (January 1, 1999): 977–86. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.121.3.977.
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  - Pei, Z. M., M. Ghassemian, C. M. Kwak, P. McCourt, and J. I. Schroeder. “Role of farnesyltransferase in ABA regulation of guard cell anion channels and plant water loss.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 282, no. 5387 (October 1998): 287–90. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5387.287.
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  - Pei, Z. M., V. M. Baizabal-Aguirre, G. J. Allen, and J. I. Schroeder. “A transient outward-rectifying K⁺ channel current down-regulated by cytosolic Ca²⁺ in Arabidopsis thaliana guard cells.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 95, no. 11 (May 26, 1998): 6548–53. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.95.11.6548.
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  - Pei, Z. M., J. I. Schroeder, and M. Schwarz. “Background ion channel activities in Arabidopsis guard cells and review of ion channel regulation by protein phosphorylation events.” Journal of Experimental Botany 49, no. SPEC. ISS. (January 1, 1998): 319–28. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/49.special_issue.319.
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  - Ichida, A. M., Z. M. Pei, V. M. Baizabal-Aguirre, K. J. Turner, and J. I. Schroeder. “Expression of a Cs(+)-resistant guard cell K+ channel confers Cs(+)-resistant, light-induced stomatal opening in transgenic arabidopsis.” The Plant Cell 9, no. 10 (October 1997): 1843–57. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.9.10.1843.
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  - Pei, Z. M., K. Kuchitsu, J. M. Ward, M. Schwarz, and J. I. Schroeder. “Differential abscisic acid regulation of guard cell slow anion channels in Arabidopsis wild-type and abi1 and abi2 mutants.” The Plant Cell 9, no. 3 (March 1997): 409–23. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.9.3.409.
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  - Pei, Z. M., J. M. Ward, J. F. Harper, and J. I. Schroeder. “A novel chloride channel in Vicia faba guard cell vacuoles activated by the serine/threonine kinase, CDPK.” The Embo Journal 15, no. 23 (December 1996): 6564–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01047.x.
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  - Pei, Z., W. Fu, L. Guo, and Z. Tang. “Effect of salt stress on photosystem II heterogeneity in wheat leaves.” Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences 39, no. 5 (October 1, 1996): 501–10.
  - Ward, J. M., J. M. Pei Zhen-Ming, and J. I. Schroeder. “Roles of ion channels in initiation of signal transduction in higher plants.” Plant Cell 7, no. 7 (January 1, 1995): 833–44. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.7.7.833.
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  - Ward, J. M., Z. M. Pei, and J. I. Schroeder. “Roles of ion channels in initiation of signal transduction in higher plants.” Plant Cell 7, no. 7 (January 1, 1995): 833–44. https://doi.org/10.2307/3870040.
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  - Crawford, B. M., P. Strobbia, H. N. Wang, R. Zentella, M. I. Boyanov, R. Odion, Z. M. Pei, T. P. Sun, K. M. Kemner, and T. Vo-Dinh. “In vivo nucleic acid detection and imaging within whole plants using plasmonic nanosensors.” In Proceedings of Spie the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 11007, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524840.
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  - Crawford, B. M., P. Strobbia, H. N. Wang, R. Zentella, M. I. Boyanov, Z. M. Pei, T. P. Sun, K. M. Kemner, and T. Vo-Dinh. “In vivo detection of microRNA within plants using plasmonic nanosensors.” In Proceedings of Spie the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 11082, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529818.
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  - Strobbia, P., B. M. Crawford, H. N. Wang, R. Zentella, M. I. Boyanov, Z. M. Pei, T. P. Sun, K. M. Kemner, and T. Vo-Dinh. “Application of plasmonic nanoprobes for SERS sensing and imaging of biotargets in plant systems.” In Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of Spie, Vol. 10894, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2512010.
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