WANG Zhaowei

Young Associate Professors / Doctoral supervisor

Direction:Evolution and Genomics

Research Area:The main research direction of the research group is insect viruses and insect antiviral natural immunity. Research in this field enables us to "know ourselves and know our enemies", which helps to protect economic insects such as bees and silkworms, as well as prevent and control agricultural or household pests such as locusts, mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, and protect agricultural production, human health, and the ecological environment. The research group has been recruiting postdoctoral fellows for a long time and welcomes undergraduate students to join the research group.

Email: wangzhw29@mail.sysu.edu.cn

基本信息

姓名:王赵玮

性别:男 

职称:“百人计划”副教授

导师类型:博士生导师

学历:博士

电子邮箱:wangzhw29@mail.sysu.edu.cn

研究方向

课题组的主要研究方向是昆虫病毒与昆虫抗病毒天然免疫。这一领域的研究让我们能够“知己知彼”,从而有助于对蜂、蚕等经济昆虫的保护以及对蝗虫、蚊、蝇、蟑螂等农业或家庭害虫的防治,进而保护农业生产,人类健康和生态环境。课题组长期招收博士后,并欢迎本科生加入课题组。

教育经历

2009.09 - 2014.12:  武汉大学 微生物(病毒)专业 博士(“1+4”硕博连读)

2005.09 - 2009.06:  武汉大学 生物学基地班 学士

工作经历

2021.05至今:  中山大学 生态学院 副教授

2020.11-2021.03:  日本 京都大学 生命科学研究科 特定研究员

2018.10-2020.10:  日本 学术振兴会(JSPS)/京都大学 生命科学研究科 外国人特别研究员

2017.11-2018.09:  日本 京都大学 生命科学研究科 特定研究员

2015.04-2017.11:  武汉大学 生命科学学院/化学与分子科学学院 博士后

学术成就

1.发现了非经典JNK通路的调控新途径,为细胞凋亡和细胞竞争的上游调控研究提供了新思路;该机制能够参与调控多种昆虫免疫和生长发育过程;

2.揭示了昆虫病毒通过调控N端规则通路逃逸宿主细胞凋亡的新机制,同时也是首次发现病毒可以通过抑制N端规则通路调控蛋白“寿命”;

3.揭示了Dicer-2除了能够通过RNAi通路介导目标mRNA的切割和降解外,还能通过与目标mRNA(如Toll mRNA)的结合促进其表达,极大地拓展了学界对Dicer-2功能的认知,这一机制将RNAi通路与Toll通路两条重要的昆虫抗病毒免疫通路联系起来;

4.揭示了部分昆虫RNA病毒可以通过其RNA聚合酶的末端转移酶活性修复自身基因组,该机制保护了病毒基因组免受宿主RNA外切酶的影响,确保了病毒RNA复制的高效性和准确性。

主要奖励

1.  2018年:日本学术振兴会(JSPS)外国人特别研究员奖学金

2.  2016年:湖北省自然科学优秀论文奖

3.  2013年:研究生国家奖学金

主持或参与项目

1. 中山大学“百人计划”启动经费,主持,在研

2. 高校基本科研业务费项目:“昆虫小RNA病毒对宿主翻译调控机制研究”,100万元,主持,在研

3. 日本学术振兴会(JSPS)外国人特别研究员项目: “Genetic dissection of miRNA-mediated cell competition”,240万日元,主持,已结题

4. 国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目: “Dicer-2调控抗病毒Toll免疫通路的作用机制研究”, 22万元,主持,已结题

5. 中国博士后科学基金面上项目:“野田村病毒Prot A的RNA解旋活性机制研究”, 8万元,主持,已结题

6. 中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金: “武汉野田村病毒衣壳蛋白异源多肽和蛋白插入位点研究”, 1万元,主持,已结题

7. 国家高技术研究发展计划(863项目): “基于昆虫病毒衣壳的新型抗原展示的建立与优化”, 132万元,课题骨干,已结题

8. 国家自然科学基金面上项目: “武汉野田村病毒 B2 蛋白抑制 RNAi 介导的抗病毒免疫机制的研究”,85万元,课题成员,已结题

论文专著

1.    Wang, Z., Xia, X., Li, J., Igaki, T. (2022). Tumor elimination by clustered microRNAs miR-306 and miR-79 via non-canonical activation of JNK signaling. eLife 11:e77340

2.   Wang, Z., Xia, X., Yang, X., Zhang, X., Liu, Y., Wu, D., Fang, Y., Liu, Y., Xu, J., Qiu, Y., Zhou, X. (2017). A Picorna-like virus inhibits apoptosis by suppressing the N-end rule pathway in Drosophila. eLife 6:e30590.

3.     Wang, Z., Wu, D., Liu, Y., Xia, X., Gong, W., Qiu, Y., Yang, J., Zheng, Y., Li, J., Wang, Y.F., Xiang, Y., Hu, Y., Zhou, Xi. (2015). Drosophila Dicer-2 has an RNA interference-independent function that modulates Toll immune signaling. Science Advances 1, e1500228.

4.     Wang, Z., Qiu, Y., Liu, Y., Qi, N., Si, J., Xia, X., Wu, D., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2013). Characterization of a nodavirus replicase revealed a de novo initiation mechanism of RNA synthesis and terminal nucleotidyltransferase activity. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 288, 30785-30801.

5.    Wu, D., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Robinson, G.A., Lyu, B., Chen, Z., Wang, C., Wei, B., Xia, X., Zhang, Q., and Zhou, X. (2022). Apoptotic caspase inhibits innate immune signaling by cleaving NF-κBs in both mammals and flies. Cell Death & Disease 13(8), 731.

6.     Liu, Y., Fang, Y., Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Lyu, B., Hu, Y., Zhou, X. (2019). Opposite effects of Drosophila C3PO on gene silencing mediated by esi-2.1 and miRNA-bantam. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica 51(2), 131–138

7.     Li, TF., Hosmillo, M., Schwanke, H., Shu, T., Wang, Z., Yin, L., Curry, K., Goodfellow, L. and Zhou, Xi. (2018). Human Norovirus NS3 has RNA Helicase and Chaperoning Activities. Journal of Virology 92(5), e01606-17.

8.     Qiu, Y., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Han, Y., Miao, M., Qi, N., Yang, J., Xia, H., Li, X., Qin, C.F., Hu, Y., Zhou, X. (2014). The self-interaction of a nodavirus replicase is enhanced by mitochondrial membrane lipids. PloS One 9, e89628.

9.     Wu, W., Wang, Z., Xia, H., Liu, Y., Qiu, Y., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2014). Flock house virus RNA polymerase initiates RNA synthesis de novo and possesses a terminal nucleotidyl transferase activity. PloS One 9, e86876.

10.  Qiu, Y., Miao, M., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Yang, J., Xia, H., Li, X.F., Qin, C.F., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2014). The RNA binding of protein A from Wuhan nodavirus is mediated by mitochondrial membrane lipids. Virology 462-463, 1-13.

11.  Qiu, Y., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Qi, N., Miao, M., Si, J., Xiang, X., Cai, D., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2013). Membrane association of Wuhan nodavirus protein A is required for its ability to accumulate genomic RNA1 template. Virology 439, 140-151.

12.  Qiu, Y., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Qi, N., Si, J., Xiang, X., Xia, X., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2013). Newly discovered insect RNA viruses in China. Science China Life Sciences 56, 711-714.

13.  Cheng, Z., Yang, J., Xia, H., Qiu, Y., Wang, Z., Han, Y., Xia, X., Qin, C.F., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2013). The nonstructural protein 2C of a Picorna-like virus displays nucleic acid helix destabilizing activity that can be functionally separated from its ATPase activity. Journal of Virology 87, 5205-5218.

14.  Yang, J., Cheng, Z., Zhang, S., Xiong, W., Xia, H., Qiu, Y., Wang, Z., Wu, F., Qin, C.F., Yin, L., et al. (2013). A cypovirus VP5 displays the RNA chaperone-like activity that destabilizes RNA helices and accelerates strand annealing. Nucleic Acids Res 42, 2538-2554.

15.  Qi, N., Zhang, L., Qiu, Y., Wang, Z., Si, J., Liu, Y., Xiang, X., Xie, J., Qin, C.F., Zhou, X., et al. (2012). Targeting of dicer-2 and RNA by a viral RNA silencing suppressor in Drosophila cells. Journal of Virology 86, 5763-5773.

16.  Qiu, Y., Cai, D., Qi, N., Wang, Z., Zhou, X., Zhang, J., and Hu, Y. (2011). Internal initiation is responsible for synthesis of Wuhan nodavirus subgenomic RNA. Journal of Virology 85, 4440-4451.

17.  Qi, N., Cai, D., Qiu, Y., Xie, J., Wang, Z., Si, J., Zhang, J., Zhou, X., and Hu, Y. (2011). RNA binding by a novel helical fold of b2 protein from Wuhan nodavirus mediates the suppression of RNA interference and promotes b2 dimerization. Journal of Virology 85, 9543-9554.