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Johannes M.に依頼

China

Ph.D. Candidate in Plant Pathology | Expert in Wheat Leaf Rust Effector Research & Molecular Biology Techniques

プロフィール概要

I am a dedicated Plant Science researcher and educator with over a decade of combined experience in teaching, academic research, and molecular plant pathology. Currently pursuing my Ph.D. at Hebei Agricultural University, my work focuses on wheat-leaf rust interactions, effector biology, and developing sustainable disease management strategies.

専門分野

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Agricultural Microbiology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Apoptosis
• ☆ Oxidative Stress & Mitochondrial Function
• ☆ Antioxidants
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ Chromatin
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ RNA Synthesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Oligonucleotide Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Kinases
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Pathogenesis

サービス

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Meta-Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Insights

職務経験

Graduate Research Assisstant

Hebei Agricultural University

1月 2022 - 現在

Graduate Research Assisstant

Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

8月 2019 - 6月 2020

High School Biology Teacher

Ministry of Education, Zimbabwe

1月 2010 - 8月 2018

Head of Sciences Department

Ministry of Education, Zimbabwe

1月 2010 - 8月 2018

学歴

PhD Student (Plant Pathology)

Hebei Agricultural University

9月 2020 - 7月 2024

MSc Biology

Jiangsu University of Science and Technology - China

9月 2018 - 6月 2020

Bachelor’s in Biological sciences

Bindura University of Science Education - Zimbabwe

8月 2012 - 7月 2015

認定資格

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出版物

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Johannes Mapuranga, Lulu Song, Jiaojie Zhao, Hao Li, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2026). Advances in understanding and managing Fusarium crown rot in wheat and barley: Pathogen biology, host resistance, and integrated management strategies . Plant Stress.

Johannes Mapuranga, Yingdan Zhang, Zehan Wang, Yunkuan Feng, Yanhui Wu, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2026). Combating wheat leaf rust: Advances in genetic resistance and sustainable management strategies . Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology.

Mapuranga, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Feng, Y., Wu, Y., Zhang, N., Yang, W.(2026). Combating wheat leaf rust: Advances in genetic resistance and sustainable management strategies . Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 141.

Johannes Mapuranga, Lulu Song, Ruolin Li, Hao Li, Jiaying Chang, Jiaojie Zhao, Yingdan Zhang, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2025). Exogenous melatonin enhances Lr10-mediated resistance to Puccinia triticina by upregulating TaRAR1 and potentiating salicylic acid pathway and antioxidant defense system . Plant Stress.

Wen, X., Li, H., Li, J. et al. The Puccinia triticina effector Pt3372 suppresses wheat innate immunity by targeting wheat TaERP3 in TcLr2a and TcLr18. Phytopathol Res 7, 46 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-025-00332-6 .

Mapuranga, J., Song, L., Li, R., Li, H., Chang, J., Zhao, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, N., Yang, W.(2025). Exogenous melatonin enhances Lr10-mediated resistance to Puccinia triticina by upregulating TaRAR1 and potentiating salicylic acid pathway and antioxidant defense system . Plant Stress. 17.

Wen, X., Li, H., Li, J., Mapuranga, J., Zhang, N., Song, L., Chang, J., Li, R., Zhang, Y., Liu, D., et al.(2025). The Puccinia triticina effector Pt3372 suppresses wheat innate immunity by targeting wheat TaERP3 in TcLr2a and TcLr18 . Phytopathology Research. 7. (1).

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Xiaodong Wang, Haijiao Dong, Ruolin Li, Yingdan Zhang, Hao Li, Jie Shi, Wenxiang Yang (2024). A thaumatin‐like effector protein suppresses the rust resistance of wheat and promotes the pathogenicity of Puccinia triticina by targeting TaRCA . New Phytologist.

Johannes Mapuranga, Bingxue Wang, Jiaying Chang, Chenguang Zhao, Yanhui Wu, Yue Qi, Shengliang Yuan, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2024). Effector Pt9226 from Puccinia triticina Presents a Virulence Role in Wheat Line TcLr15 . Microorganisms.

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Ruolin Li, Yingdan Zhang, Jie Shi, Hongfei Yan, Wenxiang Yang (2024). Wheat Leaf Rust Fungus Effector Protein Pt1641 Is Avirulent to TcLr1 . Plants.

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Ruolin Li, Yingdan Zhang, Jie Shi, Hongfei Yan, Wenxiang Yang (2024). Wheat Leaf Rust Fungus Effector Protein Pt1641 Is Avirulent to TcLr1 . Plants.

Johannes Mapuranga, Bingxue Wang, Jiaying Chang, Chenguang Zhao, Yanhui Wu, Yue Qi, Shengliang Yuan, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2024). Effector Pt9226 from <i>Puccinia triticina</i> Presents a Virulence Role in Wheat Line TcLr15 . Microorganisms.

Mapuranga J, Chang J, Li H, Zhang Y, Li R, Song L, Zhang N, Yang W (2024). The molecular structure, biological roles, and inhibition of plant pathogenic fungal chitin deacetylases . Frontiers in plant science.

Chang, J., Mapuranga, J., Li, R., Zhang, Y., Shi, J., Yan, H., Yang, W.(2024). Wheat Leaf Rust Fungus Effector Protein Pt1641 Is Avirulent to TcLr1 . Plants. 13. (16).

Wang, B., Chang, J., Mapuranga, J., Zhao, C., Wu, Y., Qi, Y., Yuan, S., Zhang, N., Yang, W.(2024). Effector Pt9226 from Puccinia triticina Presents a Virulence Role in Wheat Line TcLr15 . Microorganisms. 12. (8).

Chang, J., Mapuranga, J., Wang, X., Dong, H., Li, R., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Shi, J., Yang, W.(2024). A thaumatin-like effector protein suppresses the rust resistance of wheat and promotes the pathogenicity of Puccinia triticina by targeting TaRCA . New Phytologist. 244. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1947-1960.

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Jiaojie Zhao, Maili Liang, Ruolin Li, Yanhui Wu, Na Zhang, Lirong Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2023). The Underexplored Mechanisms of Wheat Resistance to Leaf Rust . Plants.

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Jiaojie Zhao, Maili Liang, Ruolin Li, Yanhui Wu, Na Zhang, Lirong Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2023). The Underexplored Mechanisms of Wheat Resistance to Leaf Rust . Plants.

Johannes Mapuranga, Na Zhang, Yaya Hu, Yanhui Wu, Ying Yuan, Wenxiang Yang (2023). A Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Transporter TaABCG36 Contributes to Defense against Puccinia triticina in Triticum aestivum . Agronomy.

Johannes Mapuranga, Na Zhang, Yaya Hu, Yanhui Wu, Ying Yuan, Wenxiang Yang (2023). A Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Transporter TaABCG36 Contributes to Defense against <i>Puccinia triticina</i> in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> . Agronomy.

Qi Y, Li J, Mapuranga J, Zhang N, Chang J, Shen Q, Zhang Y, Wei J, Cui L, Liu D, et al. (2023). Wheat leaf rust fungus effector Pt13024 is avirulent to TcLr30 . Frontiers in plant science.

Qi, Y., Li, J., Mapuranga, J., Zhang, N., Chang, J., Shen, Q., Zhang, Y., Wei, J., Cui, L., Liu, D., et al.(2023). Wheat leaf rust fungus effector Pt13024 is avirulent to TcLr30 . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13.

Mapuranga, Johannes, Qi, Yue, Li, Jianyuan, Zhang, Na, Chang, Jiaying, Shen, Qianhua, Zhang, Yue, Wei, Jie, Cui, Liping, Liu, Daqun, et al. (2023). Wheat leaf rust fungus effector Pt13024 is avirulent to TcLr30 . Frontiers in Plant Science.

Zhang, N., Hu, Y., Wu, Y., Mapuranga, J., Yuan, Y., Yang, W.(2023). A Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Transporter TaABCG36 Contributes to Defense against Puccinia triticina in Triticum aestivum . Agronomy. 13. (2).

Mapuranga, Johannes, Zhang, Na, Hu, Yaya, Wu, Yanhui, Yuan, Ying, Yang, Wenxiang (2023). A Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Transporter TaABCG36 Contributes to Defense against <i>Puccinia triticina</i> in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> . Agronomy.

Mapuranga, J., Chang, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, N., Yang, W.(2023). Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Small RNAs Enhance Pathogenicity during Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interactions . Journal of Fungi. 9. (1).

Mapuranga, J., Chang, J., Li, H., Zhang, Y., Li, R., Song, L., Zhang, N., Yang, W.(2023). The molecular structure, biological roles, and inhibition of plant pathogenic fungal chitin deacetylases . Frontiers in Plant Science. 14.

Mapuranga, Johannes, Chang, Jiaying, Zhang, Lirong, Zhang, Na, Yang, Wenxiang (2023). Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Small RNAs Enhance Pathogenicity during Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interactions . Journal of Fungi.

Mapuranga, J., Chang, J., Zhao, J., Liang, M., Li, R., Wu, Y., Zhang, N., Zhang, L., Yang, W.(2023). The Underexplored Mechanisms of Wheat Resistance to Leaf Rust . Plants. 12. (23).

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Lirong Zhang, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2022). Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Small RNAs Enhance Pathogenicity during Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interactions . Journal of Fungi.

Johannes Mapuranga, Jiaying Chang, Lirong Zhang, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang (2022). Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Small RNAs Enhance Pathogenicity during Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interactions . Journal of Fungi.

Johannes Mapuranga, Na Zhang, Lirong Zhang, Wenze Liu, Jiaying Chang, Wenxiang Yang(2022). Harnessing genetic resistance to rusts in wheat and integrated rust management methods to develop more durable resistant cultivars . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Johannes Mapuranga(2022). The haustorium: The root of biotrophic fungal pathogens . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Mapuranga J, Zhang N, Zhang L, Chang J, Yang W(2022). Infection Strategies and Pathogenicity of Biotrophic Plant Fungal Pathogens . Frontiers in microbiology.

Mapuranga, Johannes, Zhang, Na, Zhang, Lirong, Chang, Jiaying, Yang, Wenxiang (2022). Infection Strategies and Pathogenicity of Biotrophic Plant Fungal Pathogens . Frontiers in Microbiology.

Mapuranga, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, N., Yang, W.(2022). The haustorium: The root of biotrophic fungal pathogens . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13.

Mapuranga, Johannes, Zhang, Lirong, Zhang, Na, Yang, Wenxiang (2022). The haustorium: The root of biotrophic fungal pathogens . Frontiers in Plant Science.

Mapuranga, Johannes, Chang, Jiaying, Yang, Wenxiang (2022). Combating powdery mildew: Advances in molecular interactions between Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici and wheat . Frontiers in Plant Science.

Mapuranga, J., Chang, J., Yang, W.(2022). Combating powdery mildew: Advances in molecular interactions between Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici and wheat . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13.

Mapuranga, J., Zhang, N., Zhang, L., Chang, J., Yang, W.(2022). Infection Strategies and Pathogenicity of Biotrophic Plant Fungal Pathogens . Frontiers in Microbiology. 13.

Mapuranga, J., Zhang, N., Zhang, L., Liu, W., Chang, J., Yang, W.(2022). Harnessing genetic resistance to rusts in wheat and integrated rust management methods to develop more durable resistant cultivars . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13.

Mapuranga, Johannes, Zhang, Na, Zhang, Lirong, Liu, Wenze, Chang, Jiaying, Yang, Wenxiang (2022). Harnessing genetic resistance to rusts in wheat and integrated rust management methods to develop more durable resistant cultivars . Frontiers in Plant Science.

Wang XY, Li T, Johannes M, Xu JP, Sun X, Qin S, Xu PZ, Li MW, Wu YC(2019). The regulation of crecropin-A and gloverin 2 by the silkworm Toll-like gene 18 wheeler in immune response . Journal of invertebrate pathology.

Wang, Xue-yang, Li, Tao, Johannes, Mapuranga, Xu, Jia-ping, Sun, Xia, Qin, Sheng, Xu, Ping-zhen, Li, Mu-wang, Wu, Yang-chun (2019). The regulation of <i>crecropin-A</i> and <i>gloverin</i> <i>2</i> by the silkworm Toll-like gene <i>18</i> <i>wheeler</i> in immune response . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.