DOMAIN

The research group mainly focused on the regulation of the metabolic pathway of hydrolyzed tannin in pomegranates using molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and omics. Our long-term goal is to better understand how the synthesis and accumulation of hydrolyzed tannins in pomegranates are regulated, so as to improve the nutritional value of pomegranates and lay a scientific foundation for their development and utilization as functional foods.

LEADER

Tian Li，Doctor，Researcher
Mailing address: Shanghai Chenshan Botanical 
Garden Research Center, No. 3888 Chenhua Road, 
Songjiang District, Shanghai (201602)
Email: tianli@csnbgsh.cn or ltian@ucdavis.edu

Dr. Tian Li, Bachelor degree in Biochemistry from Nankai University, PhD degree in Plant Biology from Michigan State University, and postdoctoral research in plant biochemistry at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in the United States. He has been with the University of California, David since 2008. Campus, now an associate professor in the Department of Plant Science of the university, has been employed by the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Resource Plant Functional Genomics in Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden since January 2016 as a part-time researcher and the leader of functional food metabolism biochemistry research team. Her research mainly focuses on the biosynthesis and regulation of chemical components in plants, so as to provide a scientific basis for improving plant nutritional components and better growth under adversity.

MEMBER

Wu Sheng
PhD, Assistant Researcher
Email: wusheng@sioc.ac.cn

Wu Sheng
PhD, Assistant Researcher
Email: wusheng@sioc.ac.cn

Wu Sheng
PhD, Assistant Researcher
Email: wusheng@sioc.ac.cn

THESIS

1.       Wilson, A.E., Hosea, M. and Tian, L.(2016) Glucose ester enabled acylation in plant specialized metabolism. Phytochemistry Reviews 15: 1057-1074.

2.       Ono, N.N., Qin, X., Wilson, A.E., Li, G. and Tian, L.(2016) Two UGT84 family glycosyltransferases catalyze a critical reaction of hydrolyzable tannin biosynthesis in pomegranate (Punicagranatum). PLOS ONE 11(5): e0156319.

3.       Tian, L. (2015) Using hairy roots for production of valuable plant secondary metabolites. Advances in Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology 149, 275-324.

4.       Ono, N.N., Bandaranayake, P.C.G. and Tian, L. (2012) Establishment of pomegranate (Punicagranatum) hairy root cultures for genetic interrogation of the hydrolyzable tannin biosynthetic pathway.  Planta 236, 931-941.

5.       Ono, N.N., Britton, M.T., Fass, J.N., Nicolet, C.M., Lin, D.W. and Tian, L. (2011) Exploring the transcriptome landscape of pomegranate (Punicagranatum) fruit peel for natural product biosynthetic gene and SSR marker discovery.  Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 53, 800-813.

6.       Ono, N.N. and Tian, L. (2011) The multiplicity of hairy root cultures: prolific possibilities. Plant Science 180, 439-446.