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Deng shulin
Highest Education doctor
Post PI of the research group for Plant-microbe interaction
Phone 020-37092025
Email sldeng@scbg.ac.cn
Office South China Botanical Garden, No.723,Xingkelu,Tianhe,Guangzhou,China
Education and Appointments

 

1998.09—2002.06  B.S in Agronomy, Jimei University, Xiamen

2002.07—2002.12  Technician, Quanzhou Jicheng Aquarium Co. Ltd.

2003.03—2003.08  Research assistant, Guangzhou University of TCM

2003.09—2010.12  Ph.D in molecular biology, Sun Yat-sen University

2008.09—2010.12  Visiting scholar, Rockefeller University, NY, USA

2011.02—2016.01  Postdoc., Rockefeller University, NY, USA

2016.02—2018.01  Postdoc., Temasek Life Science Laboratory, Singapore

2017.09—   -     Professor, South China Botanic Garden, CAS


Research Interest

Plants are distributed almost everywhere on the earth's land surface and have great adaptability to their habitats. As sessile organisms, plants encounter numerous biotic- and abiotic-stresses during their life span. Elucidation the adaptation mechanisms of plants to extreme environments and the signal transduction mechanisms in response to stresses will provide a theoretical basis and genetic resources for the cultivation of highly adaptable crops in the context of global climate change. Research of the lab focus on:

1. Plant-microbe interaction. Currently we focus on the molecular mechanism of the interaction between plants and viruses, which provide theoretical guidance and genetic resources for the cultivation of antiviral crops. On the other hand, we attempt to characterize the functional module in the viral genome to develop biotech tools.

2. The molecular mechanism of plants' adaptation to saline or acid-aluminum environments.

3. Analysis and improvement of the genetic basis of quality traits in cash crops.


 

Public Services
Honors
Selected Publication


Notes: #, Co-first author; *, Corresponding author

1.        Liu, S., Lyu, S., Zhang, Y., Liu, S. and Deng, S. (2025) Tomato CONSTANS-Like1 promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis under short day and suboptimal low temperature. Plant physiology, 198, kiaf190.

2.        Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Lyu, S., Mao, Y., Yu, F., Liu, S., Fang, Y. and Deng, S. (2025) Arabidopsis CIRP1 E3 ligase modulates drought and oxidative stress tolerance and reactive oxygen species homeostasis by directly degrading catalases. Journal of integrative plant biology, 67, 1274-1289.

3.        Zhang, Y., Xian, Y., Yang, H., Yang, X., Yu, T., Liu, S., Liang, M., Jiang, X. and Deng, S. (2025) A novel geminivirus-derived 3′ flanking sequence of terminator mediates the gene expression enhancement. Plant biotechnology journal, 23, 1053-1066.

4.        Yang, L., Wang, G., Liu, T. and Deng, S. (2025) The MYB transcription factor RtAN2 promotes anthocyanin accumulation over proanthocyanidin during the fruit ripening of rose myrtle berries. Industrial Crops and Products, 224, 120433.

5.        Li, H.-G., Yang, L., Fang, Y., Wang, G., Lyu, S. and Deng, S. (2025) A genome-wide-level insight into the HSF gene family of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa and the functional divergence of RtHSFA2a and RtHSFA2b in thermal adaptation. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 220, 109460.

6.        Lyu, S., Fang, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, Z. and Deng, S. (2024) Nickel phytoremediation potential of Plantago major L.: Transcriptome analysis. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 228, 106020.

7.        Lyu, S., Mao, Y., Zhang, Y., Yu, T., Yang, X., Zhu, H. and Deng, S. (2024) Genome-wide identification of sweet potato U-Box E3 ubiquitin ligases and roles of in negative regulation of drought stress. Physiologia Plantarum, 176, e14568.

8.        Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Lyu, S., Liu, Y., Jian, S. and Deng, S. (2024) MpNAC1, a transcription factor from the mangrove associate Millettia pinnata, confers salt and drought stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis and rice. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 211, 108721.

9.        Yang, L., Jin, J., Lyu, S., Zhang, F., Cao, P., Qin, Q., Zhang, G., Feng, C., Lu, P., Li, H. and Deng, S. (2024) Genomic analysis based on chromosome-level genome assembly reveals Myrtaceae evolution and terpene biosynthesis of rose myrtle. BMC Genomics, 25, 578.

10.    Zhang, Y., Yang, H., Liu, Y., Hou, Q., Jian, S. and Deng, S. (2024) Molecular cloning and characterization of a salt overly sensitive3 (SOS3) gene from the halophyte Pongamia. Plant Molecular Biology, 114, 57.

11.    Zhang, Y., Yang, X., Huang, L. and Deng, S. (2024) A highly efficient Agrobacterium-mediated infectious system for Sweet potato leaf curl virus and a deltasatellite-based VIGS vector. Phytopathology Research, 6, 23.

12.    Zhao, L., Yao, L., Liu, M., Qiu, S., He, J., Lin, J., Tao, Z., Lu, Y., Deng, S., Chen, H. and Qiu, S.-X. (2024) Longistylin A from Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. disturbs glycerophospholipid metabolism and cytokinin biosynthesis of Nocardia seriolae. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 330, 118199.

13.    Huang, G., Wu, W., Chen, Y., Zhi, X., Zou, P., Ning, Z., Fan, Q., Liu, Y., Deng, S., Zeng, K. and Zhou, R. (2023) Balancing selection on an MYB transcription factor maintains the twig trichome color variation in Melastoma normale. BMC Biology, 21, 122.

14.    Lyu, S., Mei, Q., Liu, H., Wang, B., Wang, J., Lambers, H., Wang, Z., Dong, B., Liu, Z. and Deng, S. (2023) Genome assembly of the pioneer species Plantago major L. (Plantaginaceae) provides insight into its global distribution and adaptation to metal-contaminated soil. DNA Research, 30, dsad013.

15.    Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Jian, S. and Deng, S. (2023) A novel ABA-induced transcript factor from Millettia pinnata, MpAITR1, enhances salt and drought tolerance through ABA signaling in transgenic Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Physiology, 288, 154060.

16.    Yang, L., Wu, K., Qiu, S., Cao, H. and Deng, S. (2023) A plant regeneration protocol from callus cultures of medicinal plant Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 153, 307-317.

17.    Zhang, Y., Lyu, S., Hu, Z., Yang, X., Zhu, H. and Deng, S. (2023) Identification and functional characterization of the SUMO system in sweet potato under salt and drought stress. Plant Science, 330, 111645.

18.    Xu, G., Guo, W., Li, Z., Wang, C., Xu, Y., Jin, J., Zhou, H. and Deng, S. (2022) Transcriptomic insights into the regulatory networks of chilling-induced early flower in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Journal of Plant Interactions, 17, 496-506.

19.    Yu, Z., Lu, X., Choi, J., Deng, S., Xiong, B., Zhang, W., Wang, H., Wang, S. and Tan, H. (2022) 2-Pyrones from endophytic fungus Diaporthe foeniculina BZM-15. Natural Product Research, 36, 4853-4861.

20.    Yu, Z., Li, W., Zhang, S., Zhong, B., Wang, J., Lee, S.-Y., Choi, J. and Deng, S. (2022) Mapping the Mangrove Forest Restoration Potential and Conservation Gaps in China Based on Random Forest Model. Journal of People, Plants, and Environment, 25, 425-446.

21.    Wang, Y., Huang, C., Zeng, W., Zhang, T., Zhong, C., Deng, S. and Tang, T. (2021) Epigenetic and transcriptional responses underlying mangrove adaptation to UV-B. iScience, 24, 103148.

22.    Yu, Z., Yan, H.-Z., Liang, L., Zhang, Y., Yang, H., Li, W., Choi, J., Huang, J. and Deng, S. (2021) A C2H2-Type Zinc-Finger Protein from Millettia pinnata, MpZFP1, Enhances Salt Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis. International journal of molecular sciences, 22, 10832.

23.    Zhang, Y., Huang, J., Hou, Q., Liu, Y., Wang, J. and Deng, S. (2021) Isolation and Functional Characterization of a Salt-Responsive Calmodulin-Like Gene MpCML40 from Semi-Mangrove Millettia pinnata. International journal of molecular sciences, 22, 3475.

24.    Li, S., Lyu, S., Liu, Y., Luo, M., Shi, S. and Deng, S. (2021) Cauliflower mosaic virus P6 dysfunctions histone deacetylase HD2C to promote virus infection. Cells, 10, 2278.

25.    Wu, H.-W., Deng, S., Xu, H., Mao, H.-Z., Liu, J., Niu, Q.-W., Wang, H. and Chua, N.-H. (2018). A noncoding RNA transcribed from the AGAMOUS (AG) second intron binds to CURLY LEAF and represses AG expression in leaves. New Phytologist, 219(4), 1480-1491.

26.    Cao, K., Cui, L., Zhou, X., Ye, L., Zou, Z. and Deng, S. (2016) Four Tomato FLOWERING LOCUS T-Like Proteins Act Antagonistically to Regulate Floral Initiation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 1213.

27.    Deng, S., Jang, I.-C., Su, L., Xu, J. and Chua, N.-H. (2016) JMJ24 targets CHROMOMETHYLASE3 for proteasomal degradation in Arabidopsis. Genes & Development, 30, 251-256.

28.    Liu, J., Deng, S., Wang, H., Ye, J., Wu, H.-W., Sun, H.-X. and Chua, N.-H. (2016) CURLY LEAF Regulates Gene Sets Coordinating Seed Size and Lipid Biosynthesis. Plant physiology, 171, 424-436.

29.    Deng, S. and Chua, N.-H. (2015) Inverted-Repeat RNAs Targeting FT Intronic Regions Promote FT Expression in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology, 56, 1667-1678.

30.    Deng, S., Xu, J., Liu, J., Kim, S.-H., Shi, S. and Chua, N.-H. (2015) JMJ24 binds to RDR2 and is required for the basal level transcription of silenced loci in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal, 83, 770-782.

31.    Jung, C., Zhao, P., Seo, J.S., Mitsuda, N., Deng, S. and Chua, N.-H. (2015) PLANT U-BOX PROTEIN10 Regulates MYC2 Stability in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 27, 2016-2031.

32.    Deng, S., Dai, H., Arenas, C., Wang, H., Niu, Q.-W., and Chua, N.-H. (2014) Transcriptional silencing of Arabidopsis endogenes by single-stranded RNAs targeting the promoter region. Plant & cell physiology, 55, 823-833.

33.    Liu, J., Jung, C., Xu, J., Wang, H., Deng, S., Bernad, L., Arenas-Huertero, C. and Chua, N.H. (2012) Genome-Wide Analysis Uncovers Regulation of Long Intergenic Noncoding RNAs in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 24, 4333 - 4345.

34.    Jang, I.-C., Niu, Q.-W., Deng, S., Zhao, P. and Chua, N.-H. (2012) Enhancing protein stability with retained biological function in transgenic plants. The Plant Journal, 72, 345-354.

35.    Liang, S., Fang, L., Zhou, R., Tang, T., Deng, S., Dong, S., Huang, Y., Zhong, C. and Shi, S. (2012) Transcriptional homeostasis of a mangrove species, Ceriops tagal, in saline environments, as revealed by microarray analysis. PloS one, 7, e36499.

36.    Deng, S., Huang, Y., He, H., Tan, F., Ni, X., Jayatissa, L.P., Hettiarachi, S. and Shi, S. (2009) Genetic diversity of Aegiceras corniculatum (Myrsinaceae) revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Aquatic Botany, 90, 275-281.

37.    Huang, Y., Tan, F., Su, G., Deng, S., He, H. and Shi, S. (2008) Population genetic structure of three tree species in the mangrove genus Ceriops (Rhizophoraceae) from the Indo West Pacific. Genetica, 133, 47-56.

38.    Fu, X., Huang, Y., Deng, S., Zhou, R., Yang, G., Ni, X., Li, W. and Shi, S. (2005) Construction of a SSH library of Aegiceras corniculatum under salt stress and expression analysis of four transcripts. Plant Science, 169, 147-154.

39.    Fu, X., Deng, S., Su, G., Zeng, Q. and Shi, S. (2004) Isolating high-quality RNA from mangroves without liquid nitrogen. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 22, 197-197.