Zhengguo Li

Pr. Zhengguo Li (PhD)
1984-1997  Southwest University
1997-2002  Institut Polytechnique de Toulouse (France)
2002-now   Chongqing University

1. Mechanism of plant hormone signal transduction.
2. Development and senescence regulation of fruit and vegetable.
3. Genetic engineering of plant in stress resistance.
4. Food biotechnology.

Molecular Biology, Progress in Plant Physiology, Progress in Life Sciences

Vice Chairman of the Post-harvest Science and Technology Branch of the Chinese Horticultural Society.
Vice Chairman of Chongqing Plant Society.
Vice Chairman of Chongqing Horticulture Society.
Vice Chairman of Chongqing Nutrition Society.
Deputy Director of the Food and Environment Branch of Chongqing Analytical Testing Society.

In recent years, more than 120 research papers published in academic journals. Among them, more than 100 research papers published on famous SCI journals, including Plant Cell, Plant Journal, New Phytologist, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Journal of Experimental Botany, etc. Besides, 7 books have been published. 10 national invention patents  have been obtained. And there are 10 postdocs, over 30 doctors and over 60 master students  have been recruited.  

Hu G.J., Wang K.K., Huang B.W., Mila I., Frasse P., Maza E., Djari A., Hernould M., Zouine M., Li Z.G., Bouzayen M. The auxin-responsive transcription factor SlDOF9 regulates inflorescence and flower development in tomato. Nature Plants. 2022, 8(4):419-433.
Zou J., Li N., Hu N., Tang N., Cao H., Liu Y., Chen J., Jian W., Gao Y, Yang J., Li Z.G. Co-silencing of ABA receptors (SlRCAR) reveals interactions between ABA and ethylene signaling during tomato fruit ripening. Horticulture Research, 2022, 9: uhac057.
Su D., Wen L., Xiang W., Shi Y., Lu W., Liu Y., Xian Z., Li Z.G. Tomato transcriptional repressor SlBES1.8 regulates shoot apical meristem development by inhibiting WUS-DNA binding. The Plant Journal. 2022, 110: 482-498.
Su D., Xiang W., Liang Q., Wen L., Shi Y., Liu Y., Xian Z., Li Z.G. Tomato SlBES1.8 influences leaf morphogenesis by mediating gibberellin metabolism and signaling. Plant and Cell Physiology. 2022, 63: 535-549.
Huang W., Hu N., Xiao Z.N., Qiu, Y.P., Yang Y., Yang J., Mao X., Wang Y.C., Li Z.G., Guo H.W. A molecular framework of ethylene-mediated fruit growth and ripening processes in tomato. Plant Cell. 2022, 34(9):3280-3300.
Deng H., Chen Y., Liu Z.Y., Liu Z.Q., Shu P., Wang R.C., Hao Y.W., Su D., Pirrello J., Liu Y.S., Li Z.G., Grierson D., Giovannoni J.J., Bouzayen M., Liu M.C. SlERF.F12 modulates the transition to ripening in tomato fruit by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and histone deacetylases to repress key ripening genes. Plant Cell. 2022, 34(4):1250-1272.
Wang R., Shu P., Zhang C., Zhang J., Chen Y., Zhang Y., Xie Y., Li M., Du K., Ma T., Zhang Y., Li Z.G., Grierson D., Pirrello J., Chen K. Bouzayen M., Zhang B., Liu M. Integrative analyses of metabolome and genome-wide transcriptome reveal the regulatory network governing flavor formation in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis). New Phytologist. 2022, 233(1):373-389.
Huang B., Hu G., Wang K., Frasse P., Maza E., Djari A., Deng W., Pirrello J., Burlat V., Pons C., Granell A., Li Z.G., Rest B., Bouzayen M. Interaction of two MADS-box genes leads to growth phenotype divergence of all-flesh type of tomatoes. Nature Communications. 2021, 12:6892.
Shi Y., Pang X., Liu W., Wang R., Su D., Gao Y., Wu M., Deng W., Liu Y., Li Z.G. SlZHD17 is involved in the control of chlorophyll and carotenoid metabolism in tomato fruit. Horticulture Research. 2021, 8: 259.
Yan F., Gong Z.H., Hu G.J., Ma X.S., Bai R.Y., Yu R.N., Zhang Q., Deng W.,Li Z.G., Wuriyanghan H. Tomato SlBL4 plays an important role in fruit pedicel organogenesis and abscission. Horticulture Research. 2021, 8: 78.
Liu Y.D., Shi Y., Su D.D., Lu W., Li Z.G. SlGRAS4 accelerates fruit ripening by regulating ethylene biosynthesis genes and SlMADS1 in tomato. Horticulture Research. 2021, 8:3.
Su D.D., Xiang W., Wen L., Lu W., Shi Y., Liu Y.D., Li Z.G. Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of BES1 gene family in tomato. BMC Plant Biology. 2021, 21:161.
Yuan YJ, Xu X, Luo YQ, Gong ZH, Hu XW, Wu MB, Liu YD, Yan F, Zhang XL, Zhang WF, Tang YW, Feng BH, Li ZG, Jiang C-Z, Deng W*. R2R3 MYB-dependent auxin signalling regulates trichome formation, and increased trichome density confers spider mite tolerance on tomato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2021, 19: 138-152.
Liu Y.D., Wen L., Shi Y., Su D.D., Lu W., Cheng Y.L., Li Z.G. Stress-responsive tomato gene SlGRAS4 function in drought stress and abscisic acid signaling. Plant Science. 2021, 304: 110804.
Hu G.J., Huang B.W., Wang K.K., Frasse P., Maza E., Djari A., Benhamed M., Gallusci P., Li Z.G., Zouine M., Bouzayen M. Histone posttranslational modifications rather than DNA methylation underlie gene reprogramming in pollination-dependent and pollination-independent fruit set in tomato. New Phytologist. 2020. 229(2): 902-919.
Cao H.H., Chen J., Yue M., Xu C., Jian W., Liu Y.D., Song B.Q., Gao Y.Q., Cheng Y.L., Li Z.G. Tomato transcriptional repressor MYB70 directly regulates ethylene-dependent fruit ripening. The Plant Journal. 2020, 104: 1568-1581.
Yan F., Gao Y.S., Pang X.Q., Xu X., Zhu N., Chan H.E., Hu G.J., Wu M.B., Yuan Y.J., Li H.H., Zhong S.L., Hada W., Deng W.*, Li, Z.G.*. BEL1-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN4 regulates chlorophyll accumulation, chloroplast development, and cell wall metabolism in tomato fruit. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2020, 71,18: 5549-5561.
Liu Y.D., Tang M.F., Liu M.C., Su D.D., Chen J., Gao Y.S., Bouzayen M., Li Z.G. The Molecular Regulation of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening. Small Methods. 2020, 4, 8: 1900485.
Liu Y.D., Shi Y., Zhu N., Zhong S.L., Bouzayen M., Li Z.G. SlGRAS4 mediates a novel regulatory pathway promoting chilling tolerance in tomato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2020, 18, 7: 1620-1633.
Wu M.B., Xu X., Hu X.W., Liu Y.D., Cao H.H., Chan H., Gong Z.H., Yuan Y.J., Luo Y.Q., Feng B.H., Li Z.G., Deng W. SlMYB72 Regulates the Metabolism of Chlorophylls, Carotenoids, and Flavonoids in Tomato Fruit. Plant Physiology. 2020, 183, 854-868.
Tang N., An J., Deng W., Gao Y.Q., Chen Z.X., Li Z.G.*. Metabolic and transcriptional regulatory mechanism associated with postharvest fruit ripening and senescence in cherry tomatoes. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2020, 168: 111274.
Lin Y.L., Fan L.Q., Xia X.H., Wang Z.K., Yin Y.P., Cheng Y.L., Li, Z.G. Melatonin decreases resistance to postharvest green mold on citrus fruit by scavenging defense-related reactive oxygen species. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2019, 153: 21-30.
Yuan Y.J., Xu X., Gong Z.H., Tang Y.W., Wu M.B., Yan F., Zhang X.L., Zhang Q., Yang F.Q., Hu X.W., Yang Q.C., Luo Y.Q., Mei L.H., Zhang W.F., Jiang C.Z., Lu W.J., Li Z.G., Deng W. Auxin response factor 6A regulates photosynthesis, sugar accumulation, and fruit development in tomato. Horticulture Research. 2019, 6: 85.
Li Z.G., Kearse M.G., Huang C. The nuclear export of circular RNAs is primarily defined by their length. RNA Biology. 2019, 16:1-4.
Yan F., Deng W., Pang X., Gao Y., Chan H., Zhang Q., Hu N., Chen J., Li Z.G. Overexpression of the KNOX gene Tkn4 affects pollen development and confers sensitivity to gibberellin and auxin in tomato. Plant Science. 2019. 281: 61-71.
Jian W., Cao H.H., Yuan S., Liu Y.D., Lu J.F., Lu W., Li N., Wang J.H., Zou J., Tang N., Xu C., Cheng Y.L., Gao Y.Q., Xi W.P., Li Z.G. SlMYB75, an MYB-type transcription factor, promotes anthocyanin accumulation and enhances volatile aroma production in tomato fruits. Horticulture Research. 2019. 6: 22.
Hu N., Liu Y.D., Xian Z.Q., Su D.D., Chen J.X., Li Z.G. Rapid and user-friendly open-source CRISPR/Cas9 system for single- or multi-site editing of tomato genome. Horticulture Research. 2019. 6: 7.
Li N., Huang B.W., Tang N., Jian W., Zhou J., Chen J., Cao H.H., Habib S., Dong X.K., Wei W., Gao Y.Q., Li Z.G. The MADS-box Gene SlMBP21 Regulates Sepal Size Mediated by Ethylene and Auxin in Tomato. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2017, 58: 2241-2256. (https://academic.oup.com/pcp/article/58/12/2241/4563273).
Zhou J., Chen J., Tang N., Gao Y.Q., Hong M.S., Wei W., Cao H.H., Jian W., Li N., Deng W., Li Z.G. Transcriptome analysis of aroma volatile metabolism change in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit under different storage temperatures and 1-MCP treatment. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2018. 135:57-67. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925521417300777).
Huang B.W., Routaboul J.M., Liu M.C., Deng W., Maza E., Mila I., Hu G.J., Zouine M., Frasse P., Vrebalov J.T., Giovannoni J.J., Li Z.G., Rest B., Bouzayen B. Overexpression of the class D MADS-box gene Sl-AGL11 impacts fleshy tissue differentiation and structure in tomato fruits. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2017, 68: 4869–4884. 
Yang L., Huang W., Xiong F., Xian Z.Q., Su D.D., Ren M.Z., Li Z.G. Silencing of SlPL, which encodes a pectate lyase in tomato, confers enhanced fruit firmness, prolonged shelf-life, and reduced susceptibility to gray mold. Plant Biotechnol Journal. 2017. 1-12. (DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12737). 
Liu Y.D., Huang W., Xian Z.Q., Hu N., Lin D.B., Ren R., Chen J.X., Su D.D., Li Z.G. Overexpression of SlGRAS40 in Tomato Enhances Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses and Influences Auxin and Gibberellin Signaling. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2017. 8:1659.（doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01659）. 
Yang L., Hu G.J., Li N., Habib S., Huang W., Li Z.G. Functional Characterization of SlSAHH2 in Tomato Fruit Ripening. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2017. 8:1312. (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01312). 
Huang W., Peng S.Y., Xian Z.Q., Lin D.B., Hu G.J., Yang L., Ren M.Z., Li Z.G. Overexpression of a tomato miR171 target gene SlGRAS24 impacts multiple agronomical traits via regulating gibberellin and auxin homeostasis. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2016. 1–17. 
Huang W., Xian Z.Q., Hu G.J., Li Z.G. SlAGO4A, a core factor of RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway, plays an important role under salt and drought stress in tomato, Molecular Breeding. 2016. 36(3): 1-13. 
Zhu Z.Q., Xian Z.Q., Guo H.W., Li Z.G. Ethylene Biology Blooms from Fundamental Research to Postharvest Applications. Molecular Plant 2016. 9:187-188. 
Lin D.B., Xiang Y., Xian Z.Q., Li Z.G. Ectopic expression of SlAGO7 alters leaf pattern and inflorescence architecture and increases fruit yield in tomato. Physiol Plant. 2016. 157:490-506. 
Kang X., Huang W., Tang N., Li Z.G. Overexpression o f Tomato Homolog of Glycolate/Glycerate Transporter Gene PLGG1/AtLrgB Leads to Reduced Chlorophyll
Biosynthesis. J Plant Growth Regul. 2015. 34:697-872.
Tang N., Deng W., Hu N., Li Z.G. Metabolite and transcriptomic analysis reveals metabolic and regulatory features associated with Powell orange pulp deterioration during room temperature and cold storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2015. 112:75-86. 
Zheng C, Xian ZQ, Huang W, Li ZG. Evidence for the biological function of miR403 in tomato development. Scientia Horticulturae. 2015. 197:619-626. 
Tang N, Deng W, Hu N, Li ZG. Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Regulatory Mechanism Underlying Pollination Dependent and Parthenocarpic Fruit Set Mainly Mediated by Auxin and Gibberellin. PLoS ONE. 2015. 10(4):e0125355. 
Huang W, Xian ZQ, Li ZG. Genome-wide identification, phylogeny and expression analysis of GRAS gene family in tomato. BMC Plant Biol. 2015. 15: 209. 
Yan F, Hu GJ, Ren ZX, Li ZG. Ectopic expression a tomato KNOX Gene Tkn4 affects the formation and the differentiation of meristems and vasculature. Plant Mol Biol. 2015. 89(6): 589-605. 
Xian Z.Q., Huang W., YangY.W., Tang N., Zhang C., Ren M.Z., Li Z.G. miR168 influences phase transition, leaf epinasty and fruit development via SlAGO1s in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2014. 65(22):6655-66. 
Hu G.J., Fan J., Xian Z.Q., Huang W., Lin D.B., Li Z.G. Overexpression of SlREV alters the development of the flower pedicel abscission zone and fruit formation in tomato. Plant Science. 2014. 229: 86-95. 
Li J., Wu Z., Cui L., Zhang T.L., Guo Q.W., Xu J., Jia L., Lou Q.F., Huang S.W., Li Z.G., Chen J.F. Transcriptome Comparison of Global Distinctive Features Between Pollination and Parthenocarpic Fruit Set Reveals Transcriptional Phytohormone Cross-Talk in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). 2014. 55(7):1325-42. 
Xian Z.Q., Yang Y.W., Huang W., Tang N., Wang X.Y., Li Z.G. Molecular cloning and characterization of SlAGO family in tomato. BMC Plant Biology. 2013. 13: 126. 
Lin D.B., Yang Y.W., Khalil R., Xian Z.Q., Hu G.J., Li Z.G. SlmiR393 controls the auxin receptor homologous genes expression,and regulates sensitivity to auxin in tomato root growth. Scientia Horticulturae. 2013. 162: 90-99. 
Fan J., Chen C., Yu Q, Khalaf A., Achor D.S., Brlansky R.H., Moore G.A., Li Z.G., Gmitter Jr. F.G. Comparative transcriptional and anatomical analyses of tolerant rough lemon and susceptible sweet orange in response to CandidatusLiberibacterasiaticus infection.Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 2012. 25(11): 1396-1407. 
Yang C.W., Deng W., Tang N., Li Z.G. Overexpression of ZmAFB2, a maize homologue of AFB2 gene, enhances salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture. 2012. 112:171-179. 
Wang X.M., Li Z.G., Yan F., Khalil R, Ren Z.X., Yang C.W., Yang Y.W., Deng W. ZmSKIP, a homologue of SKIP in maize, is involved in responsive to abiotic stress in tobacco. Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture. 2012. 112:203–216. 
Yan F., Deng W., Wang X.M., Yang C.W., Li Z.G. Maize (Zea mays L.) homologue of ABA-insensitive (ABI) 5 gene plays a negative regulatory role in abiotic stresses response. Plant Growth Regulation. 2012. 68(3): 383-393. 
Deng W., Yan F., Liu M.C., Wang X.Y., Li Z.G. Down-regulation of SlIAA15 in tomato altered stem xylem development and production of volatile compounds in leaf exudates. Plant Signaling Behavior. 2012. 7(8): 911-913. 
Deng W., Yang Y.W., Ren Z.X., Audran-Delalande C., Mila I., Wang X.Y., Song H.L., Hu Y.H., Bouzayen M., Li Z.G. The Tomato SlIAA15 Is Involved in Trichome Formation and Axillary Shoot Development. New Phytologist. 2012. 194: 379-390. 
Li J., Li Z.G., Tang L., Yang Y.W., Zouine M., Bouzayen M. A conserved phosphorylation site regulates the transcriptional function of ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE-3-LIKE-1 in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2012. 63: 427-439. 
Fan J., Chen C., Yu Q, Brlansky R.H., Li, Z.G., Gmitter Jr. F.G. Comparative iTRAQ proteome and transcriptome analyses of sweet orange infected by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. Physiologia Plantarum. 2011. 143:235-245. 
Egea I., Bian W.P., Barsan C., Jauneau A., Pech J.C., Latche A, Li Z.G., Chervin C. Chloroplast to chromoplast transition in tomato fruit: spectral confocal microscopy analyses of carotenoids and chlorophylls in isolated plastids and time-lapse recording on intact live tissue. Annals of Botany. 2011. 108: 291–297. 
Li Y.G., Chen Y.Q., Wang G.M., Li X.L., Wang X., Guo Q., Wu J.Z., Xi C.X., Li Z.G. Preparation and Evaluation of a Mixed-bed Immunoaffinity Column for Selective Purification of Sixteen Sulfonamides in Pork Muscle. Journal of Chromatographic Science. 2012. 50:167–174. 
Li Y.G., Wang Y, Nie F.P., Xiao J.W., Wang G.M.,Yuan L., Li Z.G. A nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for differential identification of three zooanthroponotic chlamydial strains in porcine swab samples. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2011. 23(4): 673-681. 
Li Y.G., Zou Y., Zhang L., Xi C.X., Wang G.M., Li X.L., Zhang J.Z., Li Z.G. Determination of isometamidium residues in animal-derived foods by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 2011. 879: 1008-1012. 
Khalil R., Li Z.G. Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Salvia officinalis L. Collected in Syria. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2011. 10:8397-8402. 
Khalil R., Li Z.G. Using amplied fragment length polymorphism marker to investigate the genetic diversity of local and wild wheat in Syria. Journal of Food, Agriculture&Environment. 2011. 9(2). 345-349. 
Ren Z.X. Li Z.G., Miao Q., Yang Y.W., Deng W.The auxin receptor homologue in Solanum lycopersicum stimulates tomato fruit set and leaf morphogenesis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2011. 62(8): 2815-2826.
Xing L., Li Z.G., Ren Z.X., Yang Y.W., Khalil R. Functional identification of a novel F-box/FBA gene in tomato. Physiologia Plantarum. 2011. 144: 161-168. 
Wang G.M., Li Y.G., Li X.L., Wang X., Guo Q., Wu J.Z., Xi C.X., Li Z.G. Preparation of immunoaffinity column of salbutamol and its application. Journal of Chromatographic Scinence. 2010. 49: 276-280. 
Tang L., Wei W., Yang Y.W., Deng W., Li Z.G. Isolation and characterizationof a novel lignocellulose-decomposing fungal strain.Indian Journal of Biochemistry&Biophysics. 2010. 47: 348-352. 
Chen W, Li Z.G., Yang Y.W., Deng W. Development of the PCR kit for simultaneous detection of Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and Bacillus cereus in food. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. 2010. Vol.8 (3&4 ) : 96-99. 
Fan J., Chen C., Yu Q., Li Z.G., Gmitter Jr. F.G. Characterization of three terpenoid glycosyltransferase genes in ‘Valencia’ sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). Genome. 2010. 53: 816-823. 
Fan J., Chen C., Brlansky R.H., Gmitter Jr. F.G., Li Z.G. Changes in carbohydrate metabolism in Citrus sinensis infected with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’. Plant Pathology. 2010. 59, 1037–1043. 
Wang G.M., Dai H., Li Y.G., Li X.L., Zhang J.Z., Zhang L., Fu Y.Y., Li Z.G. Simultaneous Determination of Residues of Trichlorfon and Dichlorvos in Animal Tissues by LC-MS/MS. Food Additives and Contaminants. 2010. 27(7): 983-988. 
Li Z.G., Hao Y.W., Yang Y.W., Deng W. Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of a Cytochrome P450 gene in Tomato. Plant Growth Regulation. 2010. 61(3): 297-304. 
Yang Y.W., Wu Y., Deng W., Pirrello J., Regad F., Bouzayen M., Li Z.G. Silencing Sl-EBF1 and Sl-EBF2 expression causes constitutive ethylene response phenotype, accelerated plant senescence and fruit ripening in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2010. 61:697-708

There are 10 postdocs, over 30 doctors and over 60 master students  have been recruited.

Email：zhengguoli@cqu.edu.cn
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