Xinzheng Li, Associate Professor, Ph.D., lxz@sdau.eud.cn, 0538-8246205

Research Interests:

Crop Genetic Improvement, maize

Education:

1990-1994 Shandong Agricultural University, BSc of Agronomy

1996-1999 Shandong Agricultural University, MSc of Crop Genetics and Breeding

2002-2008 Shandong Agricultural University, PhD of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2008-2018 Associate Professor, Collage of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

Teaching Courses:

Biochemistry

Selected Publications:

1.  Chenchen Wang, Xiao Yang, Haizhen Ma, Jiang Liu, Jing Chen, Jiedao Zhang, Shuting Dong, Baoxiu Qi, Xinzheng Li. Production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) in maize (Zea mays L.) through the alternative ∆8 desaturation pathway mediated by particle bombardment. Acta Physiol Plant (2017) 39: 110. doi:10.1007/s11738-017-2408-7. (Corresponding author)

2.  Fei Xia, Xueying Li, Xinzheng Li, Desong Zheng, Quanxi Sun, Jiang Liu, Yaxiao Li, Jinping Hua, Baoxiu Qi. Elevation of the Yields of Very Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids via Minimal Codon Optimization of Two Key Biosynthetic Enzymes. PLOS ONE (2016) 11(7). e0158103. (Co-authors)

3.  Mingli Yu, Fengzhen Liu, Weiwei Zhu, Meihong Sun, Jiang Liu, Xinzheng Li. New features of triacylglycerol biosynthetic pathways of peanut seeds in early developmental stages. Functional & Integrative Genomics (2015) 15(6):707-716. (Corresponding author)

4.  Ping Wang, Xinzheng Li, Haoran Cui, Yueguang Feng, Xiaoyun Wang. Identification and functional analysis of a novel parvulin-type peptidyl-prolyl isomerase from Gossypium hirsutum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2014) 76 58e66. (Co-authors)

5.  Xiaowei Yuan, Yaxiao Li, Shiyang Liu, Fei Xia, Xinzheng Li, Baoxiu Qi. Accumulation of eicosapolyenoic acids enhances sensitivity to abscisic acid and mitigates the effects of drought in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany (2014) 65 (6): 1637-1649. (Corresponding author)

6.  Xiaowei Yuan, Shizhong Zhang, Meihong Sun, Shiyang Liu, Baoxiu Qi, Xinzheng Li. Putative DHHC-Cysteine-Rich Domain S-Acyltransferase in Plants. PloS one (2013) 8(10), e75985. (Corresponding author)

7.  Xiaowei Yuan, Shizhong Zhang, Shiyang Liu, Mingli Yu, Hongyan Su, Huairui Shu, Xinzheng Li. Global Analysis of Ankyrin Repeat Domain C3HC4-Type RING Finger Gene Family in Plants. PloS one (2013) 8(3), e58003. (Corresponding author)

8.  Quanxi Sun, Jiang Liu, Yaxiao Li, Qin Zhang, Shihua Shan, Xinzheng Li, Baoxiu Qi. Creation and validation of a widely applicable multiple gene transfer vector system for stable transformation in plant. Plant molecular biology (2013) 83(4-5), 391-404. (Co-Corresponding author)

9.  Quanxi Sun, Jiang Liu, Qin Zhang, Xiaohe Qing, Gary Dobson, Xinzheng Li, Baoxiu Qi. Characterization of three novel desaturases involved in the delta-6 desaturation pathways for polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis from Phytophthora infestans. Applied microbiology and biotechnology (2013), 97(17):7689-7697. (Co-Corresponding author)

10.  Xiaowei Yuan a, Shizhong Zhang1, Xiaohe Qing, Meihong Sun, Shiyang Liu, Hongyan Su, Huairui Shu, Xinzheng Li. Superfamily of Ankyrin Repeat Proteins in Tomato. Gene (2013) 523(2), 126–136. (Corresponding author)

11.  Yong Fu, Xinzhong Fan, Xinzheng Li, Hui Wang, Hongju Chen. The Desaturase OPIN17 from Phytophthora infestans Converts Arachidonic Acid to Eicosapentaenoic Acid in CHO Cells. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology (2013) 171(4), 975-988.