Reporter: Dong Zhicheng

Doctor, Professor

College of life sciences, Guangzhou University

Deputy director of molecular genetics and evolution Innovation Research Center

Email: zc_ dong@gzhu.edu.cn

 

Report title:

Transcriptional regulation of plant genes

 

Report time: 14:00 PM, Thursday, December 24, 2020

Address: Shuhua multi function hall, College of life science and technology

Contact person: Zhang Dabing

 

Reporter information:

Dong Zhicheng graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with a bachelor's degree in biochemical engineering in 1996 and a doctor's degree in genetics from Institute of plant physiology and ecology, Shanghai Academy of life sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003. From 2004 to 2008, he conducted postdoctoral research in Nina Fedoroff Laboratory of Pennsylvania State University. From 2008 to 2011, he conducted postdoctoral research in Judith bender Laboratory of Brown University. From 2012 to 2017, he successively served as researcher of South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy director of molecular analysis and genetic improvement center of South China Botanical Garden, and deputy director of Key Laboratory of molecular analysis and genetic improvement of South China agricultural plants, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From 2018 to now, Professor of School of life sciences, Guangzhou University, deputy director of molecular genetics and evolution innovation research center.

Mainly engaged in plant gene expression regulation and leguminous plant development research. It includes the regulation of RNA synthesis in plant, the processing of recombinant plant microRNA in vitro, the interaction between DNA methylation / histone methylation and small RNA, and the establishment of leguminous flower pattern. The work has been published in nature plants, proc Natl Acad SCI USA, plant physics and other international authoritative journals. Two of them were cited more than 700 times and 300 times respectively. An article was rated as a must read article by faculty of 1000.

He has been the invited editor in chief of transcriptomics and RNA SEQ published by caister Academic Press, and the reviewer of nature plants, molecular plant, plant physiology, Journal of integrated plant biology, etc. Four graduate courses, including "system biology", "genomics and bioinformatics", and four undergraduate courses, including "the art of gene" and "Life Science in post industrial society", are taught.

 

Representative papers

Liu M, Zhu J, Dong ZC*. Immediate transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis leaves to heat shock. J Integr Plant Biol. 2020 Jul 9. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12990.

Wu H, Qu X, Dong ZC, Luo L, Shao C, Forner J, Lohmann JU, Su M, Xu M, Liu X, Zhu L, Zeng J, Liu S, Tian Z, Zhao Z. WUSCHEL triggers innate antiviral immunity in plant stem cells. Science. 2020 Oct 9;370(6513):227-231.

Zhu J, Liu M, Liu X, Dong ZC*. RNA polymerase II activity revealed by GRO-seq and pNET-seq in Arabidopsis. Nat Plants. 2018 Dec;4(12):1112-1123.

Zhu L, Ow DW, Dong ZC*. Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs in plants. Sci China Life Sci. 2018 Feb;61(2):155-161.

Dong ZC*, Chen Y. Transcriptomics: advances and approaches. Sci China Life Sci. 2013 Oct;56(10):960-7.

Dong ZC, Han MH, Fedoroff N. The RNA-binding proteins HYL1 and SE promote accurate in vitro processing of pri-miRNA by DCL1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jul 22;105(29):9970-5.

Dong ZC, Zhao Z, Liu CW, Luo JH, Yang J, Huang WH, Hu XH, Wang TL, Luo D. Floral patterning in Lotus japonicus. Plant Physiol. 2005 Apr;137(4):1272-82.