主要研究内容：
植物吸收转运金属离子的分子调控机制；
植物离子强化；
植物生物信息学分析。
代表性论文（*通讯作者）
Zixuan Zhang, Mingpu Tan, Yingying Zhang …… Zengxu Xiang. Integrative analyses of targeted metabolome and transcriptome of Isatidis Radix autotetraploids highlighted key polyploidization-responsive regulators. BMC Genomics. 2021, 22: 670.
Baoxiang Wang, Manman Zhang, Jie Zhang, Liping Huang, Xi Chen, Mingyi Jiang, Mingpu Tan*. Profiling of rice Cd-tolerant genes through yeast-based cDNA library survival screening. Plant Physiol Biochem. 2020, 155: 429-436.
2 Jie Zhang#, Liang Li#, Liping Huang, Manman Zhang, Ziyan Chen, Qingsong Zheng, Haiyan Zhao, Xi Chen, Mingyi Jiang, Mingpu Tan*. Maize NAC-domain retained splice variants act as dominant negatives to interfere with the full-length NAC counterparts. Plant Sci. 2019, 289:110256.
Qiusha Zhu#, Jie Zhang#, Haijuan Yu, Liang Li, Xi Chen, Mingyi Jiang, Mingpu Tan*. Maize Cd-tolerant ZmVTE4 encoding γ-tocopherol-methyl-transferase alleviated Cd-toxicity through its product α-tocopherol. Environ Exp Bot, 2019, 158: 171-179.
Dan Cheng#, Mingpu Tan#*, Haijuan Yu, Liang Li, Dandan Zhu, Yahua Chen, Mingyi Jiang. Comparative analysis of Cd-responsive maize and rice transcriptomes highlights Cd co-modulated orthologs. BMC Genomics. 2018, 19:709.
Jie Zhang#, Qiusha Zhu#, Haijuan Yu, Liang Li, Guoqiang Zhang, Xi Chen, Mingyi Jiang, Mingpu Tan*. Comprehensive analysis of the cadmium tolerance of Abscisic Acid-, Stress- and Ripening-induced proteins (ASRs) in maize. Int J Mol Sci. 2019, 20:133.
Mingpu Tan#*, Dan Cheng#, Yuening Yang, Guoqiang Zhang, Mengjie Qin, Jun Chen, Yahua Chen, Mingyi Jiang. Co-expression network analysis of the transcriptomes of rice roots exposed to various cadmium stresses reveals universal cadmium-responsive genes. BMC Plant Biol. 2017, 17:194.
主持的基金项目：
重金属镉Cd 胁迫反应中转录因子干扰肽siPEP 的功能鉴，国家自然科学基金31271421，2013~2016.
清香软粳的水稻基因发掘、育种材料创制及其方法，江苏省科技厅省重点研发计划BE2017323，2017-2020.
作为第一参与人的项目：
籽粒中高铁锌低镉水稻材料的创制，国家重点研发计划政府间国际科技创新合作重点专项2019YFE0123100，2020.12-2023.11
ZmCCaMK在BR增强作物耐旱性中的功能分析，国家自然科学基金31371547，2014~2017.
