Professors
Zhu, Hong
Professor
Post：
N
Tel：
020-87578854
Add：
No.723, Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Education：
Ph.D.
Email：
zhuhong@scbg.ac.cn
Zip Code：
510650
Academic Education & Work Career：
- B.S., Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (June 2003)
- M.S., Postharvest Science and Technology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (June 2006)
- Ph.D., Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA (December 2010)
- Postdoctoral fellow, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV (January 2011 - December 2012)
- Associate professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China (March 2013 - present)
Research Interest：
Ripening and stress resistance of subtropical fruits
microRNAs in horticultural crops
Nutrients and bioactive substances in edible horticultural plants
Heterologous biosynthesis of isopentyl phenols
Supported Projects：
Awards and Honors：
- The paper “Effects of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Napthaleneacetic Acid on Fruit Set and Expression of Genes Related to Ethylene Biosynthesis and Perception and Cell Wall Degradation in Apple” published in Journal of American Society for Horticulture Science (135:402–409), has been named the ASHS Outstanding Fruit Publication Award winner (September 2010).
- Recipient, the Valent BioSciences Graduate Student Travel Award from Plant Growth Regulation Society of America (August 2009).
- The paper “Aminoethoxyvinylglycine Inhibits Fruit Abscission Induced by Naphthaleneacetic Acid and Associated Relationships with Expression of Genes for Ethylene Biosynthesis, Perception, and cell wall degradation in ‘Delicious’ Apples’’ published in Journal of American Society for Horticulture Science (November 2008), was selected as Top 10 Articles Read in that journal from December 2008 through February 2009.
- The paper "MicroRNA528, a hub regulator modulating ROS homeostasis via targeting of diverse set of genes encoding copper-containing proteins in monocots" published in New Phytologist (Jan 2020) was marked as a highly cited paper.
Publication：
Peng K., Kong X., Wen L., Dalmay T., Jiang Y., Yang B*., Zhu H*. Plant prenylflavonoids and prenyltransferases related to their biosynthesis. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 2024, 43(1): 34-48. (IF5yr= 8.5)
Zhu X*., Zhu Q*., Zhu H*. Editorial: Towards a better understanding of fruit ripening: Crosstalk of hormones in the regulation of fruit ripening. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023, 14: 1173877. (IF5yr= 6.8)
Kong X., Zeng J., Yun Z., Hu C., Yang B., Qu H., Jiang Y., Zhu H*. Characterization of miRNA-mediated auxin signaling during banana (Musa spp.) fruit ripening. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2022, 193, 112045. (IF5yr= 6.9)
He M.#, Kong X.#, Jiang Y., Qu H.*, Zhu H*. MicroRNAs: emerging regulators in horticultural crops. Trends in Plant Science. 2022, 27(9):936-951. (IF5yr= 22.5)
Zhu H., Chen P., Zhong S., Dardick C., Callahan A., An Y., Knocker S., Yang Y., Zhong G., Abbott A., Liu Z*. Thermal-responsive genetic and epigenetic regulation of DAM cluster controlling dormancy and chilling requirement in peach floral buds. Horticulture Research. 2020, 7:114. (IF5yr=9.0)
Tang R.#, Zhou Y.#, Chen Z., Zeng J., Huang H., Jiang Y., Qu H.*, Zhu H*. Involvement of miRNA-mediated anthocyanin and energy metabolism in the storability of litchi fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2020, 165, 111200. (IF5yr= 6.9)
Zhu H.#, Chen C.#, Zeng J., Yun Z., Liu Y., Qu H., Jiang Y.*, Duan X.*, Xia R*. MicroRNA528, a hub regulator modulating ROS homeostasis via targeting of a diverse set of genes encoding copper-containing proteins in monocots. New Phytologist. 2020, 225:385-399. (IF5yr=10.5)
Zeng J., Gupta V. K., Jiang Y., Yang B., Gong L.*, Zhu H*. Cross-kingdom small RNAs among animals, plants and microbes. Cells. 2019, 8:371. (IF5yr=6.7)
Yang J.#, Zhu H.#, Tu J., Jiang Y., Zeng J., Yang B*. Icariin as a preservative to maintain the fruit quality of banana during postharvest storage. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 2019, 12:1766-1775. (IF5yr=5.8)
Zhu H.*, Zhang Y., Tang R., Qu H., Duan X., Jiang Y. Banana sRNAome and degradome identify microRNAs functioning in differential responses to temperature stress. BMC Genomics. 2019, 20:33. (IF5yr=4.7)
Gong L.#, Zhu H.#, Li T.#, Ming G., Duan X.*, Wang J., Jiang Y. Molecular signatures of cytotoxic effects in human embryonic kidney 293 cells treated with single and mixture of ochratoxin A and citrinin. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2019, 123:374-384. (IF5yr=5.1)
Zhu H.#, Yang J.#, Jiang Y., Zeng J., Zhou X., Hua Y., Yang B*. Morin as a preservative for delaying senescence of banana. Biomolecules. 2018, 8:52. (IF5yr=5.8)
Yao F.#, Zhu H.#, Yi C., Qu H.*, Jiang Y. MicroRNAs and targets in senescent litchi fruit during ambient storage and post-cold storage shelf life. BMC Plant Biology. 2015, 15:181. (IF5yr=5.9)
Kong X.#, He M.#, Guo Z., Zhou Y., Chen Z., Qu H., Zhu H*. microRNA regulation of fruit development, quality formation and stress response. Fruit Research. 2021, 1:5
Zhang Y., Yun Z., Gong L., Qu H., Duan X., Jiang Y., Zhu H*. Comparison of miRNA evolution and function in plants and animals. MicroRNA. 2018, 7:4-10.