Assistant Professors
Li,Yuping
Assistant Professors
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N
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No.723, Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Education：
Ph.D
Email：
liyuping222@scbg.ac.cn
Zip Code：
510650
Academic Education & Work Career：
Education:
2013. 09-2017. 06: Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University，Plant biology，Ph.D.
2010. 09-2013. 06: Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Biochemistry and molecular biology, Master
2006. 09-2010. 06: Xinjiang University, Biotechnology, B.S.
Work career:
2021. 02-Present: South China Botanical Garden, Assistant research fellow
2017. 07-2021. 01: South China Botanical Garden, Postdoctor
Research Interest：
My primary research interests are focused on (i) the biosynthesis pathway of characteristic secondary metabolites in resource plants; (ii) transcriptional regulation of plant secondary metabolic pathway and mechanistic roles of functional domains of transcription factors; (iii) epigenetic regulation of plant secondary metabolic pathways.
Supported Projects：
(1) Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Guangzhou Science and Technology Project, Regulatory mechanism of glycyrrhizin accumulation by transcription factor GibHLH2, 2022.04 - 2024.03, ￥50,000, In research, PI;
(2) Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation Committee, Regional Joint Foundation and Youth Foundation Project, 2021A1515110122, The mechanistic roles of transcription factor GibHLH7 on the regulation of GiCSyGT genes, 2021.10 - 2024.09, ￥100,000, In research, PI;
(3) State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Agriculture in Loess Plateau, National Key Laboratory Project, A314021402-1802, Functional analysis of TaSCR gene in Photosynthetic structure construction of wheat, 2018.01-2019.12, ￥100,000, Finished, PI;
Awards and Honors：
Publication：
1. Yuping Li#, Chengcai Xia#, Ming Luo#, Yun Huang, Zhiqiang Xia*, Yongqing Li*, Ying Wang*. Comparative genomics of three medicinal Glycyrrhiza species unveiled novel candidates for the production of important bioactive compounds. The Plant Journal. 2025, 122: e70223.
2. Jiangyi Zeng#, Xiaoling Ma#, Yuping Li#, Lijun Zhou, Jingxian Fu, Hongxia Wang, Yongliang Liu, Ling Yuan, Ying Wang*, Yongqing Li*. Histone deacetylases repress the accumulation of licochalcone A by inhibiting the expression of flavonoid biosynthetic pathway-related genes in licorice (Glycyrrhiza inflata). Molecular Horticulture. 2025, 5:1-17.
3. Yuping Li#, Jiangyi Zeng#, Jixiang Zhu, Yongqing Li*, Ying Wang*. Comprehensive analysis of bHLH gene family provides insights into GibHLH13 regulating glycyrrhizin biosynthesis by integrating jasmonate signaling in Glycyrrhiza inflata. Industrial Crops and Products, 2025, 226:120732.
4. Yuping Li#, Ziyan Xie#, Yun Huang, Jiangyi Zeng, Chao Yang, Ling Yuan, Ying Wang*, Yongqing Li*. Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis provides insights into the flavonoid formation in different Glycyrrhiza species, Industrial Crops and Products, 2024, 208:117796.
5. Yuping Li, Yuan Qiu, Xin Xu, Ming Luo. Genome-wide identification of SrbHLH transcription factors highlights its potential role in rebaudioside A (RA) biosynthesis in Stevia rebaudiana, BMC Plant Biology, 2023, 23(352): 1-17
6. 常乐乐，范子晗，梁昊枫，李哲，张岁岐，李玉萍. 干旱胁迫对甘草幼苗光合特性及根系吸水的影响. 草业科学, 2024, 41(2): 1-12.
7. Yuping Li, Feng Zhuang, Jiangyi Zeng, Chao Yang, Yongqing Li, Ming Luo*, Ying Wang*. Identification of the histone demethylases gene family in Glycyrrhiza inflata reveals genes responding to abiotic stresses. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2022, 1-13. （4.481）
8. Yingting Xu, Yucai Luo, Jinghua Xue, Yuping Li, Lei Dong, Wenjun Li, Zhongyu Zhou, Xiaoyi Wei. Micropyrones A and B, two new α-pyrones from the actinomycete Microbacterium sp. GJ312 isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. Nature Product Research, 2022, 1979546.
9. Yuping Li1, Xiaoju Liang1, Xuguo Zhou, Yu An, Ming Li, Ling Yuan, Yongqing Li*, Ying Wang*. Spatio‑temporal selection of reference genes in the two congeneric species of Glycyrrhiza. Scientific reports. 2021, 11: 1122. （4.997）
10. Yuping Li, Li Hongbing, Zhang Suiqi*, Wang Ying*. Ear photosynthetic anatomy effect on wheat yield and water use efficiency. Agron J. 2020, 1–16. （2.65）
11. Yuping Li, Xiaoju Liang, Xuguo Zhou, Zhigeng Wu, Ling Yuan, Ying Wang*, Yongqing Li*. Selection of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in medicinal plant Glycyrrhiza under abiotic stresses and hormonal treatments. Plants. 2020, 9, 1441. （4.658）
12. Yuping Li, Shaohua Zeng, Feng Li, Haihui Xie, Aysha Arif Chahel, Tianshun Yang, Ying Wang*. Variation of Kukoamine A (KuA) and B (KuB) contents and related meteorological factors for Cortex Lycii radicis of different areas. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2020, 88 103985. （1.462）
13. Yuping Li, Yuanyuan Li, Dongyang Li, Shiwen Wang, Suiqi Zhang*. Photosynthetic response of tetraploid and hexaploid wheat to water stress. Photosynthetica, 2017, 55(3) 454-466. （2.482）
14. Yuping Li, Hongbin Li, Yuanyuan Li, Suiqi Zhang*. Improving water-use efficiency by decreasing stomatal conductance and transpiration rate to maintain higher ear photosynthetic performance in drought-resistant wheat. Crop journal, 2017, 5(3) 231-239. （4.647）
15. Yuping Li, Huanhuan Zhao, Xuefen Yan, Meng Li, Peng Chen*, Suiqi Zhang*. A universal method of direct-PCR amplification for plant tissues. Analytical methods, 2017, 9(11) 1800-1805. （3.532）
16. Yuping Li, Dandan Deng, Xuebin Zhang, Haina Zhang, Cong Wang, Peng Chen*. Direct detection of rutin-degrading isozymes with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Analytical Biochemistry, 2013. 443(2): 240-242. （3.191）
17. 李玉萍，邓丹丹，张海纳等. 苦荞黄酮-3-羟化酶截短体的原核表达与多克隆抗体制备. 西北植物学报，2013. 33(4): 0672-0677
18. 燕雪芬，李玉萍，张海纳等. 苦荞蔗糖合酶基因克隆及序列分析. 西北农业学报，2015. 24(11): 80-86
19. 张帆，李玉萍，孙卫宁等. 液泡膜内在蛋白基因OsTIP1;1异位表达对油菜根皮层细胞水分关系参数的影响. 植物生理学报，2014. 50 (12): 1863-1870
专利：
1. 罗鸣, 李玉萍, 邱源. 一种提高甜叶菊中甜菊糖苷含量的方法, 2023-08-01, 中国, ZL202310136482.2 (专利)
2. 罗鸣, 李玉萍. TtANXNL 基因及其编码蛋白的应用, 2023-02-05, 中国, 202310063226.5 (专利)