Plant gene discovery

Biotechnology and molecular breeding in grass

Molecular mechanism of stress tolerance.  

1982.07—1986.07   France State Science Research Centre,  Ph. D

1978.09—1981.07  Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, bachelor's degree

1995- Present Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1989-1994   Associate Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1986-1988   Post-doctoral researcher, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

（1）Mechanism of gene alternative splicing and its impact on plant breeding  The 9th International Symposium on Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, MBFT. 2016-08-15

（2）Molecular mechanism of drought response in sheepgrass and application for the breeding. 2016 International rangeland congress. 2016-07-17

（3）A study of molecular interface of grass-herbivory interaction in grass. 23rd International rangeland congress. 2015-11-20

（4）Seed trait variation and correlation analysis of different Leymus chinensis germplasm. 8th   International forage seeds congress. 2015-06-21

（5）Advances in forage and turf biotechnology in China. The 9th International Symposium on Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, 2014-07-12

（6）Exploring gene resources for sheepgrass breeding. China grass society biotechnology Conference. 2013-07-16

（1） Research on biology base of reproductive traits from forage and native grass. National Basic Research Program of China (973), 5.18 M RMB, 2014-04--2018-08
（2） Mechanism of alternative splicing on LcDREB2 from important resource plant sheepgrass. NSFC, 0.85 M RMB, 2015-01--2018-12
（3）High quality breeding of “Zhongke” sheepgrass and planting technology demonstration and extension. The projet of industry. 2.3 M RMB, 2014-03--2018-12
（4）  Seed propagation of “Zhongke” sheepgrass and the development of of grassland construction technology. The projet of industry. 1.5 M RMB, 2016-07--2021-07
（5）Construction of seed propagation base of high quality sheepgrass “Zhongke” for Wuzhong County of Ningxia. 0.24 M RMB, 2016-07--2016-07

（6） Cultivation new varieties of sheepgrass and demonstration and promotion. Science and Technology Service Network Initiative of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (STS). 0.9 M RMB, 2015-07--2017-06
（7） Development of germplasm resource for sheepgrass. The projet of industry. 1.0 M RMB, 2014-04--2017-12
（8） Development of measuring and testing technology on “DUS” for sheepgrass varieties. The Ministry of Agriculture of China. 0.3M RMB, 2016-01--2016-12
（9）Collection and evaluation of wild sheepgrass germplasm resource and their storing. The Ministry of Agriculture of China. 0.25M RMB, 2016-01--2016-12

（10）Exploration and application of important genes from forage and native grass, National Basic Research Program of China (973), 4.01 M RMB, 2007-07--2011-12

（11）Cloning and function identification of transcription factors genes on cold-resistant and salt tolerant from sheepgrass. The special project of transgenic from the Ministry of Agriculture of China. 3.15 M RMB, 2009-06--2012-03

2013.06.16-2018.06.16, Biological Technology Committee China grass Society, president

2015.01.01-2020.12.31, National grass variety examination Committee, committee member
2015.01.01-2020.12.31, National grass industry technology innovation strategic alliance Expert Committee, Vice Director
2010.05.01-2014.05.02, Livestock and grass Association, vice president

（1） Yueyue Cai, Linhui Shao, Xiuqing Li, Gongshe Liu*, Shuangyan Chen*. Gibberellin stimulates regrowth after defoliation of sheepgrass (Leymus chinensis) by regulating expression of fructan-related genes, Journal of Plant Research, 2016, 129(5): 935-944
（2） Qiong Gao, Xiaoxia Li, Junting Jia, Pincang Zhao, Panpan Liu, Zhujiang Liu, Liangfa Ge, Shuangyan Chen, Dongmei Qi, Bo Deng, Byung-Hyun Lee, Gongshe Liu* and Liqin Cheng*. Overexpression of a novel cold-responsive transcript factor LcFIN1 from sheepgrass enhancestolerance to low temperature stress in transgenic plants, Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2016, 14(3): 861-874
（3） Pincang Zhao, Panpan Liu, Guangxiao Yuan, Junting Jia, Xiaoxia Li, Dongmei Qi,  Shuangyan Chen, Tian Ma, Gongshe Liu* and Liqin Cheng. *New Insights on Drought Stress Response by Global Investigation of Gene Expression Changes in Sheepgrass (Leymus chinensis), Frontier in Plant Science, 2016, 7: 954. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00954
（4） Xin Huang, Xianjun Peng, Lexin Zhang, Shuangyan Chen*, Liqin Cheng* and Gongshe Liu*. Bovine serum albumin in saliva mediates grazing response in Leymus chinensis revealed by RNA sequencing, BMC Genomics, 2014, 33(9): 1507-1518
（5）Shuangyan Chen*, Yueyue Cai, Lexin Zhang, Xueqing Yan, Liqin Cheng, Dongmei Qi, Qingyuan Zhou, Xiaoxia Li*, Gongshe Liu*. Transcriptome analysis reveals common and distinct mechanisms for sheepgrass (Leymus chinensis) responses to defoliation compared to mechanical wounding. Plos ONE, 2014, 9(2): e89495
（6）Xiaoxia Li, Shenglin Hou, Qiong Gao, Pincang Zhao, Shuangyan Chen, Dongmei Qi, Lee Byung-Hyun, Liqin Cheng*, Gongshe Liu*. LcSAIN1, a novel salt-induced gene fromsheepgrass, confers salt stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis and rice. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2013,54: 1172-1185.
（7） Shuangyan Chen*, Xin Huang, Xueqing Yan, Ye Liang, Yuezhu Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Xianjun Peng, Xingyong Ma, Lexin Zhang, Yueyue Cai, Tian Ma, Liqin Cheng, Dongmei Qi, Huajun Zheng, Xiaohan Yang, Xiaoxia Li*, Gongshe Liu*.Transcriptome Analysis in Sheepgrass (Leymus chinensis): a Dominant Perennial Grass of the Eurasian Steppe, Plos ONE, 2013, 8(7): e67974.（8） Hui Liu, Cuiping Wang, Setsuko Komatsu, Mingxia He, Gongshe Liu*, Shihua Shen*. Proteomic analysis of the seed development in Jatropha curcas: From carbon flux to the lipid accumulation, Journal of Proteomics, 2013, 91: 23-40.

（9） Xiaoxia Li, Qiong Gao, Ye Liang, Tian Ma, Liqin Cheng, Dongmei Qi, Hui Liu, Xing Xu, Shuangyan Chen*, Gongshe Liu*. A novel salt-induced gene from sheepgrass, LcSAIN2, enhances salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry，2013, 64: 52-59.

（10） Liqin Cheng, Xiaoxia Li, Xin Huang, Tian ma, Ye Liang, Xingyong Ma, Xianjun Peng, Junting Jia, Shuangyan Chen, Yan Chen*, Bo Deng*, Gongshe Liu*. Overexpression of sheepgrass R1-MYB transcription factor LcMYB1 confers salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013, 70: 252-260.
（11） Weihong Fan, Weitong Cui, Xiaofeng Li, Shuangyan Chen, Gongshe Liu*, Shihua Shen*. Proteomics analysis of rice seedling responses to ovine saliva. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2011, 168: 500-509.
（12） Man Su, Xiaofeng Li, Xingyong Ma, Xianjun Peng, Aiguo Zhao, Liqin Cheng, Shuangyan Chen*, Gongshe Liu*. Cloning two P5CS genes from bioenergy sorghum and their expression profiles under abiotic stresses and MeJA treatment. Plant Science, 2011, 181(6): 652-659.
（13） Peng Xianjun, Ma Xingyong, Fan Weihong, Su Man, Cheng Liqin, Iftekhar Alam,  Byung-Hyun Lee, Qi Dongmei, Shen Shihua, Liu Gongshe*. Improved salt tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana by transgenic expression of a novel DREB gene from Leymus chinensis, plant cell reports, 2011, 30:1493–1502.
（14） Xiaofeng Li, Shenglin Hou, Man Su, Mingfeng Yang, Shihua Shen, Gaoming Jiang, Dongme Qi, Shuangyan Chen, Gongshe Liu*. Major energy plants and their potential for bioenergy development in China, Environmental management, 2010, 46: 579-589.
（15） Shuangyan Chen, Xiu-Qing Li, Aiguo Zhao, Lijuan Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Qingyun Shi, Ming Chen, Juan Guo, Jichong Zhang, Dongmei Qi, Gongshe Liu*. Genes and Pathways Induced in Early Response to Defoliation in Rice Seedlings, Current issues in molecular biology, 2009, 11: 81-100.

（1）Pratacultural science and technology of Chinese society of grass, first prize,  2015
（2）The 9th session of the DaBeiNong Technology Prize, second prize,  2015

（1） Plant sucrose transporter protein and application of encoding gene , 2010, First inventor, ZL201010178612.1
（2） A method for promoting seed germination of Leymus chinensis, 2010, First inventor, 201010235431.8
（3） Plant tolerance stress related protein and application of encoding gene, 2010, First inventor, 201010548622.X
（4）A tolerance stress related protein from plant and application of encoding gene, 2011, First inventor, Z201110025554.3
（5） A tolerance to cold stress related protein from plant and application of encoding gene, 2010, First inventor, ZL201010565795.2
（6）A SNP primers for genetyping from different germplasm of sheepgrass and application, 2016, Second inventor, ZL201510047010.5
（7）Seeds development related protein LcbHLH92 and application of encoding gene, 2016, Third inventor, 201610828861.8
（8） A tolerance to salt stress related protein from plant and application of encoding gene, 2012, First inventor,  ZL201210308697.X

（9） A tolerance to cold stress related protein from sheepgrass and application of encoding gene, 2012, First inventor, ZL201210256583.5

（10） A tolerance to salt stress related protein from sheepgrass and application of encoding gene, 2012, Second inventor, ZL201210124446.6
（11） A tolerance to salt stress related protein from sheepgrass and application of encoding gene, 2012, First inventor, ZL201210105359.6
（12） A tolerance to cold stress related protein from sheepgrass and application of encoding gene, 2014, 2010, First inventor, 201410328191.4

（1）Research of genetic resources of Leymus chinensis, Science Press, 2011-05, First author
（2）Study on Germplasm of Leymus chinensis (Second volumes), Science Press, 2015-10, First author

Former students

Weidong Zhang  01  19174  

Zhipeng Liu  01  19174  

Qingyan Shu  01  19174  

Suxia Xu  01  19174  

Xiaoli Liu  01  19174  

Guijun Dong  01  19174  

Zhongyue Chen  02  19181  

Enhua Wang  02  19182  

Lijuan Wang  01  19181  

Xiaofeng Li  01  19181  

Juan Guo  01  19181  

Jichong Zhang  01  19181  

Aiguo Zhao  02  19181  

Xianjun Peng  01  19181  

Man Su  01  19181  

Xingyong Ma  02  19181  

Lexin Zhang  02  19181  

Xiaoxia Li  01  19181  

Xin Huang  01  19181  

Xueqing Yan  02  19606  

Qiong Gao  01  19181  

Hui Liu  01  19181  

Shenglin Hou  01  19181  

Panpan Liu  02  19181  

Present student

Pincang Zhao  01  19181  

Zhujiang Liu  01  19181  

Guangxiao Yuan  02  19181  

Shu Liu  02  19182  

Xiufang Guo   02  19181  

Weiguang Yang  01  19181

Junting Jia  01  19181