Personal Information:
Dr. CHEN Mingxun, male, born on Jul. 8, 1984.
Professor in Crop Science, doctoral supervisor.
Research Interests:
(1) Molecular mechanism of seed lipid metabolism in Arabidopsis and Rapeseed
(2) Genetic engineering towards improvement of Rapeseed agronomic traits
Education:
2018- now, Professor, Northwest A&F University
2014-2017, Associate professor, Northwest A&F University
2013-2014, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National University of Singapore.
2012-2013, Research Assistant, National University of Singapore
2008-2013, Ph.D. degree of Agronomy, Zhejiang University
2004-2008, Bachelor degree of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University
Teaching Courses:
(1) Undergraduate courses: Plant Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Developmental Biology, Freshman Seminar
(2) Graduate courses: Crop Genetics and Breeding, Seed Biology
Selected Publications (* Corresponding author):
(1) Dong Li, Changyu Jin, Shaowei Duan, Yana Zhu, Shuanghui Qi, Kaige Liu, Chenhao Gao, Haoli Ma, Meng Zhang, Yuncheng Liao, Mingxun Chen*. MYB89 transcription factor represses seed oil accumulation. Plant Physiology, 2017, 173(2):1211-1225. (IF="6.456)
(2) Changyu Jin, Dong Li, Chenhao Gao, Kaige Liu, Shuanghui Qi, Shaowei Duan, Zixiong Li, Jingyun Gong, Jianjun Wang, Jiangbo Hai, Mingxun Chen*. Conserved Function of ACYL-ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN DESATURASE 5 on Seed Oil and Oleic Acid Biosynthesis between Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017, 8:1319. (IF="4.291)
(3) Shaowei Duan, Changyu Jin, Dong Li, Chenhao Gao, Shuanghui Qi, Kaige Liu, Jiangbo Hai, Haoli Ma, Mingxun Chen*. MYB76 inhibits seed fatty acid accumulation in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017, 8:226. (IF="4.291)
(4) Shaowei Duan, Jianjun Wang, Chenhao Gao, Changyu Jin, Dong Li, Danshuai Peng, Guomei Du, Yiqian Li, Mingxun Chen*. Functional characterization of a heterologously expressed Brassica napus WRKY41-1 transcription factor in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana . Plant Science, 2018, 268:47-53. (IF="3.437)
(5) Kaige Liu, Shuanghui Qi, Dong Li, Changyu Jin, Chenhao Gao, Shaowei Duan, Baili Feng, Mingxun Chen*. TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 ubiquitously regulates plant growth and development from Arabidopsis to foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ). Plant Science, 2017, 254:60-69. (IF="3.437)
(6) Shuanghui Qi, Kaige Liu, Chenhao Gao, Dong Li, Changyu Jin, Shaowei Duan, Haoli Ma, Jiangbo Hai, Mingxun Chen*. The effect of BnTT8 on accumulation of seed storage reserves and tolerance to abiotic stresses during Arabidopsis seedling establishment. Plant Growth Regulation, 2017, 82(2): 271-280. (IF="2.646)
(7) Chenhao Gao, Dong Li, Changyu Jin, Shaowei Duan, Shuanghui Qi, Kaige Liu, Hanchen Wang, Haoli Ma, Jiangbo Hai, Mingxun Chen*. Genome-wide identification of GLABRA3 downstream genes for anthocyanin biosynthesis and trichome formation in Arabidopsis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2017, 485(2):360-365. (IF="2.466)
(8) Chenhao Gao, Shuanghui Qi, Kaige Liu, Dong Li, Changyu Jin, Shaowei Duan, Meng Zhang, Mingxun Chen*. Functional characterization of Brassica napus DNA topoisomerase Iα-1 and its effect on flowering time when expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2017, 486(1):124-129. (IF="2.466)
(9)Chenhao Gao, Shuanghui Qi, Kaige Liu, Dong Li, Changyu Jin, Zhuowei Li, Gengqing Huang, Jiangbo Hai, Meng Zhang, Mingxun Chen*. MYC2, MYC3, and MYC4 function redundantly in seed storage protein accumulation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016, 108: 63-70. (IF="2.724)
(10) Chenhao Gao, Yuan Guo, Jianjun Wang, Dong Li, Kaige Liu, Shuanghui Qi, Changyu Jin, Shaowei Duan, Jingyun Gong, Zixiong Li, Mingxun Chen*. Brassica napus GLABRA3-1 promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis and trichome formation in true leaves when expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Biology, 2017 (doi: 10.1111/plb.12633) (IF="2.106)
(11) Mingxun Chen, Bin Zhang, Chengxiang Li, Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam, Fook Tim Chew, Hao Yu. TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 regulates the accumulation of seed storage reserves in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 2015, 169(1): 391-402. (IF="6.456)
(12) Mingxun Chen, Lijie Xuan, Zhong Wang, Longhua Zhou, Zhilan Li, Xue Du, Essa Ali, Guoping Zhang, Lixi Jiang. TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 inhibits seed fatty acid accumulation by targeting several seed development regulators in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 2014, 165(2): 905-916. (IF="6.456)
(13) Zhong Wang, Mingxun Chen (co-first author), Tianlong Chen, Lijie Xuan, Zhilan Li, Xue Du, Longhua Zhou, Guoping Zhang, Lixi Jiang. TRANSPARENT test A2 regulates embryonic fatty acid biosynthesis by targeting FUSCA3 during the early developmental stage of Arabidopsis seeds. Plant Journal, 2014, 77: 757-769. (IF="5.901)
(14) Mingxun Chen, Antony Maodzeka, Longhua Zhou, Essa Ali, Zhong Wang, Lixi Jiang. Removal of DELLA repression promotes leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. Plant Science, 2014, 219-220: 26-34. (IF="3.437)
(15) Mingxun Chen, Zhong Wang, YaNa Zhu, Zhilan Li, Hussain Nazim, Lijie Xuan, Wanli Guo, Guoping Zhang, Lixi Jiang. The effect of TRANSPARENT TESTA2 on seed fatty acid biosynthesis and tolerance to environmental stresses during young seedling establishment in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 2012, 160: 1023-1036. (IF="6.456)
(16) Mingxun Chen, Xue Du, Yang Zhu, Zhong Wang, Shuijin Hua, Zhilan Li, Wanli Guo, Guoping Zhang, Jinrong Peng, Lixi Jiang. Seed Fatty Acid Reducer acts downstream of gibberellin signalling pathway to lower seed fatty acid storage in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell and Environment, 2012, 35: 2155-2169. (IF="6.173)
(17) Lijie Xuan, Cuicui Zhang, Tao Yan, Dezhi Wu, Nazim Hussain, Zhilan Li, Mingxun Chen, Jianwei Pan, Lixi Jiang. TRANSPARENT TESTA 4‐mediated flavonoids negatively affect embryonic fatty acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell and Environment, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13402 (IF=6.173)
(18) Haksong Pak, Yuan Guo, Mingxun Chen, Kunming Chen, Yuanlong Li, Shuijin Hua, Imran Shamsi, Huabing Meng, Congguang Shi, Lixi Jiang (2009 The Effect of exogenous methyl jasmonate on the flowering time, floral organ morphology, and transcript levels of a group of genes implicated in the development of oilseed rape flowers (Brassica napus L.) Planta, 2009, 231: 79-91. (IF="3.361)
(19) ShuiJin Hua, Shamsi Imran, Pak Haksong, Mingxun Chen, Yuan Guo, Lixi Jiang. Sequence and expression divergence among the homologous genes in Brassica napus that are orthologous to the Arabidopsis ALCATRAZ. Planta, 2009, 230: 493-503. (IF="3.361)
(20) Hussain Nazim, Jabeen Zein, Yuanlong Li, Mingxun Chen, Shamsi Imran, Lixi Jiang. Detection of tocopherol in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) using gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2013, 12: 101-108. (IF="1.042)
(21) Yana Zhu, Zhenying Cao, Fei Xu, Yi Huang, Mingxun Chen, Wanli Guo, Weijun Zhou, Jun Zhu, Jinling Meng, Jitao Zou, Lixi Jiang. Analysis of gene expression profiles of two near-isogenic lines differing at a QTL region affecting oil content at high temperatures during seed maturation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2012, 124: 515-53. (IF="4.132)
(22) Lijie Xuan, Nazim Hussain, Zhong Wang, Yuxiao Jiang, Mingxun Chen, Lixi Jiang. Comparison of vitality between seedlings germinated from blackcoated and yellow-coated seeds of a turnip rape (Brassica rapa L.) subjected to NaCl and CdCl2 stresses. Plant Growth Regulation, 2015, 76:61-70. (IF="2.646)
(23) Kaige Liu;Shuanghui Qi;Shaowei Duan;Dong Li;Changyu Jin;Chenhao Gao;Xuanxia Liu;Mingxun Chen (2017). Functional Analysis of Brassica napus BnTTG1-1 Gene. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 52 (6): 713-722.
(24) Chen Mingxun, Wang Zhong and Jiang Lixi (2009). Cloning and construction of plant over-expression vector containing γ-TMT gene in Brassica napus. Biotechnology Bulletin, 10, 102-104,108. (in Chinese with English abstract)
(25) Shi Congguang, Meng Huabing, Jiang Yuxiao, Zhu Yana, Chen Mingxun, G5o Wanli and Jiang Lixi (2010). Phenotypic variation of agronomic and grain quality traits in an EMS-induced M2 population and the construction of the DNA pool for TILLING analysis. Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, 24 (6), 1132 -1140. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Contact Address:
College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
E-mail: cmx786@nwafu.edu.cn, cmx786@163.com
