Our Research Interest:
1. Signalling transduction and regulation in plant immunity
The plant defense hormone salicylic acid (SA) and N-hydroxypipecolic acid (NHP) are two key signaling molecules in systemic acquired resistance (SAR), we will utilize various approaches involving genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, as well as omics platforms of AGIS to study signal transduction involved in SAR as well as SA and NHP signaling pathways.
2. Innate immunity against Phytophthora infestans in diploid potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Phytophthora infestans is the causal agent of Potato late blight, seriously threatened potato yield. Understanding of potato innate immunity against Phytophthora infestans will facilitate disease resistance breeding in potato. We will carried out functional genomics analysis of potato resistance against Phytophthora infestans based on diploid potato inbreed lines created by the Upotato plan.
Our research group has10 staff members, including 1 PI, 4 postdocs, 3 postgraduates and 2 staff.
Xuefeng Fan (fanxuefeng@caas.cn)
Yue Chen (chenyue@caas.cn)
Dongyue Li (lidongyue@caas.cn)
Ziwen Gong (gongziwen@caas.cn)
Huhu Gao (gaohuhu@caas.cn)
Dr Xuefeng Fan, Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Research Fellow at AGIS. Dr. Fan is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Research Fellow at the Ecology Centre of Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen (AGIS). His major research field is plant pathology.
Before joining AGIS, Dr Fan gained a Master’s degree in Plant Pathology at Hebei Agricultural University with his research on wheat leaf rust resistance (2014-2017), and earned a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Beijing), under the research theme of the genetics of wheat stem (crown) rot pathogenic microbial population (2017-2021).
Since August 2021, Dr Fan has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr Sun Tongjun’s team at the Ecology Centre, AGIS., and is mainly focused on the research of potato late blight resistance gene mining and molecular mechanism of disease resistance.
Yue Chen, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Genomics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Obtained doctoral degree from South China Agricultural University in 2021.
Research areas:
1) Study of post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of plant gene expression;
2) Transcriptional regulation process of the synthesis enzyme gene of salicylic acid in plant immune response.
Main research achievements:
Yue Chen†, Deyi Zhong†, Xiu Yang, Yonghui Zhao, Liping Dai, Quan Wang, Dali Zeng, Lei Gao，Shengben Li*. ZmFdC2 encoding a ferredoxin protein with C-terminus extension is indispensable for maize growth. Frontiers in Plant Science,doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.646359
Dongyue Li, postdoctoral research at the Ecological Genomics Center of AGIS. Obtained doctoral degree from Yunnan Agricultural University in 2020.
Research areas:
1). Identifying and exploiting the sources of genetic resistance for potato late blight resistance and studying the resistance mechanism;
2). Establishing and optimizing the genetic transformation system of potato inbred lines.
Main papers:
D.Y. Li, J. Zhou, Ch. Zheng, E.S. Zheng, W.F. Liang, X.J. Tan, R.M. Xu, Ch.Q. Yan, Y. Yang, K.K. Yi, X.L. Liu, J.P. Chen* and X.M. Wang*. OsTGAL1 suppresses the resistance of rice to bacterial blight disease by regulating the expression of salicylic acid glucosyltransferase OsSGT1. Plant, Cell and Environment. 2022.
D.Y. Li, Ch. Zheng, J. Zhou, B. Chen, R.M. Xu, W.X. Yuan, E.S. Zheng, W.F. Liang, Y. Yang, L.J. He, J.H. Shi, Ch.Q. Yan, X.M. Wang* and J.P. Chen*. pGP-B2E, a Recombinant Compatible TA/TB-Ligation Vector for Rapid and Inexpensive Gene Cloning[J]. Molecular Biotechnology. 2020, 62 (1): 56-66.
Gong Ziwen, Ph.D. in Agronomy, majoring in plant pathology. My research focuses on the interaction mechanism between Magnaporthe oryzae and rice, mainly using molecular biology, cell biology and biochemical methods to carry out research, screen and identify Magnaporthe oryzae effectors and their functional analysis, and explore the molecular mechanism of Magnaporthe oryzae effectors target rice genes and manipulate rice immunity.
HuhuGao , postdoc researcher. He completed his PhD in 2023 at the NWSUAF, majoring in plant pathology. His main research interest is roles of autophagy in the plant and microbe interaction.
Yue Han (13383915568@163.com),
Yuqi Zhu (smkxgm@163.com).
Support and Management Staff :
Yi Hong ( hongyi@caas.cn),
Xiaoli Chen ( chenxiaoli@caas.cn).