Jing Jin
Title： Associate Professor
Address: e.g. Room 112, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou
Contact Tel: 020-38812569
Email: jingjin@scau.edu.cn
RESEARCH INTEREST
1. Gene mining and identification for efficient nutrient utilization in wild rice
Wild rice is the ancestor of modern cultivated rice. Due to differences between natural and agricultural systems (e.g., nutrient input, pesticide use, tillage methods), many mechanisms for efficient nutrient use have been lost in modern rice. We use genetics and multi-omics approaches to mine and identify relevant genes from wild rice to improve cultivated rice varieties.
2. Mechanisms of peptide hormone in rice nutrient uptake and utilization
Small peptides are important signaling molecules that function at nano- to femto-molar concentrations to regulate biological processes in plants. Compared to traditional hormones, exogenous peptide application poses no environmental risk. We aim to identify novel peptide hormones involved in rice nutrient use via genetics, bioinformatics, and peptidomics, and to elucidate their mechanisms for reducing fertilizer input and increasing efficiency.
EDUCATION
Sep 2006 – Jun 2010: College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Bachelor Degree
Sep 2010 – Jan 2017: College of Agronomy, China Agricultural University, Ph.D. Degree
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025: University of Helsinki, Finland, Visiting Scholar,
Jun 2017 – Present: College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Associate Professor
AWARDS AND HONORS
(1) Third Prize, Young Scholar Forum, Talent Training and Education Committee, Crop Science Society of China, 2019.
(2) Third Prize, Outstanding Teaching Award for Young Faculty, South China Agricultural University, 2019–2020.
PUBLICATIONS
Tan W, Nian H, Tran LP, Jin J, & Lian T. (2024). Small peptides: novel targets for modulating plant-rhizosphere microbe interactions. Trends in Microbiology, 32(11), 1072–1083. (Co-corresponding author)
Jin J, Xiong L, Gray J.E., Hu B, Chu C (2023). Two awn-development-related peptides, GAD1 and OsEPFL2, promote seed dispersal and germination in rice. Molecular Plant, 16(3), 485-488. (First and corresponding author)
Xiong L, Huang Y, Liu Z, Li C, Yu H, Shahid MQ, Lin Y, Qiao X, Xiao J, Gray JE, Jin J (2022). Small EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR-LIKE2 peptides regulate awn development in rice. Plant Physiology, 190(1), 516-531. (Corresponding author)
Lian T, Huang Y, Xie X, Huo X, Shahid MQ, Tian L, Lan T, Jin J (2020). Rice SST variation shapes the rhizosphere bacterial community, conferring tolerance to salt stress through regulating soil metabolites. mSystems, 5: e00721-20. (Corresponding author)
Jin J, Hua L, Zhu Z, Tan L, Zhao X, Zhang W, Liu F, Fu Y, Cai H, Sun X, Gu P, Xie D, Sun C (2016). GAD1 encodes a secreted peptide that regulates grain number, grain length and awn development in rice domestication. The Plant Cell, 28: 2453-2463. (First author)
Zhang Q, Liu G, Jin J, Liang J, Zhang J, Peng H, Wang W, Zhang Z (2022). RIP2 interacts with REL1 to control leaf architecture by modulating brassinosteroid signaling in rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135(3), 979-991. (Co-first author)
Shi Q, Jin J, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Cai Z, Ma Z, Cheng Y, Wen R, Nian H, Lian T (2020). High Aluminum drives different rhizobacterial communities between aluminum-tolerant and aluminum-sensitive wild soybean. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11: 1996.
Chen L, Deng R, Liu G, Jin J, Wu J, Liu X (2019). Cytological and transcriptome analyses reveal OsPUB73 defect affects the gene expression associated with tapetum or pollen exine abnormality in rice. BMC Plant Biology, 19: 546.
Lan T, Wang B, Ling QP, Xu CH, Tong ZJ, Liang KJ, Duan YL, Jin J, Wu WR (2010). Fine mapping of cisc(t), a gene for cold-induced seedling chlorosis, and identification of its candidate in rice. Chinese Science Bulletin, 55: 3149-3153.
Jin J，Chu C (2023). Regulation of rice seed dormancy by two antagonistic bHLH transcription factors, Hereditas, 45:3-5.