Liu Jihong

At present he has three major research highlights in his laboratory, including elucidation of the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying biotic or abiotic stress tolerance, isolation and functional characterization of agronomically valuable genes involved in stress response, creation of novel germplasms with enhanced stress tolerance via genetic engineering. Prof. Dr. Ji-Hong Liu graduated from Huazhong Agricultural University in 1990, and continued his master and PhD degree study there. In 1999, he earned his PhD degree and got the position in the same university.  Since 2003 until now he has been working on stress physiology and molecular biology in citrus and its related genera, such as Poncirus and Fortunella. He has been supported by Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science to visit the National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Japan, as a post doc or a visiting scholar (four times). In addition, he is also a visiting scholar (Tang Scholar) at Cornell University from 2013-2014, under the support of Tang Cornell-China Scholars Program.So far, he has published more than 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, including New Phytologist, Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plant Cell Environment, Journal of Experimental Botany, among others. He acts as Academic or Associate Editor for several journals, including Horticulture Research, Gene, PLoS One, and Acta Physiologiae Plantarum.

[1] 1994.9-1999.6 Huazhong Agricultural University > MS and Ph.D. Horticulture
[2]1990.9-1994.6 Huazhong Agricultural University > BS Horticulture

[1] 2003-present> Huazhong Agricultural University> Professor/Doctoral Supervisor
[2] 2000-2003> Huazhong Agricultural University>Professor
[3] 1999-2000> Huazhong Agricultural University>Associate Professor

1. Zhang Y, Zhu J, Khan M, Wang Y, Xiao W, Fang T, Qu J, Xiao P, Li C and Liu J-H*. Transcription factors ABF4 and ABR1 synergistically regulate amylase-mediated starch catabolism in drought tolerance. Plant Physiology, 2023, 191: 591-609.
2. Song J, Sun P, Kong W, Xie Z, Li C and Liu J H*. SnRK2 .4‐mediated phosphorylation of ABF2 regulates ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE expression and putrescine accumulation under drought stress. New Phytologist, 2022.
3. Yue Wang, Lanlan Zuo, Tonglu Wei, Yu Zhang, Yang Zhang, Ruhong Ming, Bachar Dahro, Wei Xiao, Khan Madiha, Chuanwu Chen, Qijun Fan, Chunlong Li, Ji-Hong Liu*. CHH methylation of genes associated with fatty acid and jasmonate biosynthesis contributes to cold tolerance in autotetraploids of Poncirus trifoliata. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2022.
4. Dahro B, Wang Y, Khan M, Zhang Y, Fang T, Ming R, Li C and Liu J H*. Two AT‐Hook proteins regulate A/NINV7 expression to modulate sucrose catabolism for cold tolerance in Poncirus trifoliata. New Phytologist, 2022, 235: 2331-2349.
5. Yang Zhang, Ruhong Ming, Madiha Khan, Yue Wang, Bachar Dahro, Wei Xiao,Chunlong Li, Ji‐Hong Liu*. ERF9 of Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. undergoes feedback regulation by ethylene and modulates cold tolerance via regulating a glutathione S‐transferase U17 gene. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2021. 20: 183-200.
6. Madiha Khan, Jianbing Hu, Bachar Dahro, Ruhong Ming, Yang Zhang, Yue Wang, Ahmed Alhag, Chunlong Li, Ji-Hong Liu*. ERF108 from Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. functions in cold tolerance by modulating raffinose synthesis through transcriptional regulation of PtrRafS. The plant journal, 2021. 108: 705-724.
7. Ming R, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Khan M, Dahro B and Liu J H*. The JA-responsive MYC2-BADH like transcriptional regulatory module in Poncirus trifoliata contributes to cold tolerance by modulation of glycine betaine biosynthesis. New Phytol, 2020, 229: 2730-2750.
8. Wei TL, Wang Y, Liu JH*. Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals synergistic and disparate defense pathways in the leaves and roots of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) autotetraploids with enhanced salt Tolerance. Horticulture Research, 2020, 7: 88.
9. Meng L, Zhang QH, Yang J, Xie GS, Liu JH*. PtrCDPK10 of Poncirus trifoliata functions in dehydration and drought tolerance by reducing ROS accumulation via phosphorylating PtrAPX. Plant Science, 2020, 291:110320.
10. Wang M, Dai WS, Du J, Ming R, Dahro B, Liu JH*. ERF109 of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.) contributes to cold tolerance by directly regulating expression of Prx1 involved in antioxidative process. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2019, 17: 1316–1332.
11. Wei TL, Wang Y, Xie ZZ, Guo DY, Chen C, Fan Q, Deng XD, Liu JH*. Enhanced ROS scavenging and sugar accumulation contribute to drought tolerance of naturally occurring autotetraploids in Poncirus trifoliata. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2019, 17: 1394–1407.
12. Geng JJ, Liu JH*. The transcription factor CsbHLH18 of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) functions in modulation of cold tolerance and reactive oxygen species homeostasis by regulating the antioxidant gene. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2018, 10.1093/jxb/ery065.
13. Dai W, Wang M, Gong X and Liu J H*. The transcription factor FcWRKY40 of Fortunella crassifolia functions positively in salt tolerance through modulation of ion homeostasis and proline biosynthesis by directly regulating SOS2 and P5CS1 homologs. New Phytol., 2018, 219: 972-989.

[1] 刘继红，王敏。枳抗寒基因PtrERF109及其在植物抗寒遗传改良中的应用。201810883033.3。2018年8月6日。
[2] 刘继红，王敏，戴文珊。枳抗寒基因PtrTZF1及其在植物抗寒遗传改良中的应用。受理号201910066515.4。申请时间2019年1月24日。
[3] 刘继红，邓晓东等；1-甲基环丙烯在减少柑橘越冬落果及延长采收期中的应用。国家发明专利，申请号：201710430775.6 。
[4] 刘继红，黄小三，明如宏。枳抗寒基因PtrBADH及其在植物抗寒遗传改良中的应用。申请号：202010303992.0，申请日期：2020年4月17日。
[5] 刘继红，黄小三，明如宏。枳抗寒基因PtrMYC2及其在植物抗寒遗传改良中的应用。申请号：202010515101.8，申请日期：2020年6月8日。
[6] 刘继红，张扬。枳抗寒基因PtrERF9在植物抗寒遗传改良中的应用。申请号：202110040096.4，申请日期：2021年1月13日。
[7] 刘继红，巴沙尔，张扬， 李春龙。枳转录因子PtrAHL及其在植物抗寒遗传改良中的应用。申请号：202111284972.4，申请日期：2021年11月01日。