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Name	Zixin Deng
Contact Information	zxdeng@sjtu.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

Name

Zixin Deng

Contact Information

zxdeng@sjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1982 Bachelor's Degree: Huazhong Agricultural University 1987 PhD: University of East Anglia Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Work Experience	1982 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Teaching Assistant 1988 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Lecturer 1991 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Associate Professor 1992 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Professor 2000 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Professor
Awards	2008 National Natural Science Second Prize 2004 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress First Prize 1994 Ministry of Agriculture Science and Technology Progress First Prize 2015 Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize 2007 Ministry of Education Natural Science Second Prize 1997 King Baudiouin Award of Sweden

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1982 Bachelor's Degree: Huazhong Agricultural University
1987 PhD: University of East Anglia
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Work Experience

1982 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Teaching Assistant
1988 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Lecturer
1991 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Associate Professor
1992 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Professor
2000 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Professor

Awards

2008 National Natural Science Second Prize
2004 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress First Prize
1994 Ministry of Agriculture Science and Technology Progress First Prize
2015 Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize
2007 Ministry of Education Natural Science Second Prize
1997 King Baudiouin Award of Sweden

Areas of Focus	Molecular biology of microbial metabolism Genetics of actinomycetes and antibiotic biosynthesis
Publications	Characterization of 2-Oxindole Forming Heme Enzyme MarE, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Tryptophan Dioxygenase Superfamily, Zhang Y, Zou Y, Brock NL, Huang T, Lan Y, Wang X, Deng Z, Tang Y, Lin S, 2017 Formation of an Angular Aromatic Polyketide from a Linear Anthrene Precursor via Oxidative Rearrangement, Gao G, Liu X, Xu M, Wang Y, Zhang F, Xu L, Lv J, Long Q, Kang Q, Ou HY, Wang Y, Rohr J, Deng Z, Jiang M, Lin S, Tao M, 2017 DNA Backbone Sulfur-Modification Expands Microbial Growth Range under Multiple Stresses by its anti-oxidation function, Yang Y, Xu G, Liang J, He Y, Xiong L, Li H, Bartlett D, Deng Z, Wang Z, Xiao X, 2017 Biosynthesis of the pyrrolidine protein synthesis inhibitor anisomycin involves novel gene ensemble and cryptic biosynthetic steps, Zheng X, Cheng Q, Yao F, Wang X, Kong L, Cao B, Xu M, Lin S, Deng Z, Chooi YH, You D, 2017 Large-Scale Transposition Mutagenesis of Streptomyces coelicolor Identifies Hundreds of Genes Influencing Antibiotic Biosynthesis, Xu Z, Wang Y, Chater KF, Ou HY, Xu HH, Deng Z, Tao M, 2017 Iteratively improving natamycin production in Streptomyces gilvosporeus by a large operon-reporter based strategy, Wang Y, Tao Z, Zheng H, Zhang F, Long Q, Deng Z, Tao M, 2016 Integrated Approach To Producing High-Purity Trehalose from Maltose by the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Displaying Trehalose Synthase (TreS) on the Cell Surface, Li N, Wang H, Li L, Cheng H, Liu D, Cheng H, Deng Z, 2016 Functional Genome Mining for Metabolites Encoded by Large Gene Clusters through Heterologous Expression of a Whole-Genome Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library in Streptomyces spp., Xu M, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Gao G, Huang SX, Kang Q, He X, Lin S, Pang X, Deng Z, Tao M, 2016 Functional Characterization of PyrG, An Unusual NRPS Module from Pyridomycin Biosynthetic Pathway, Huang T, Li L, Brock N, Deng Z, Lin S, 2016 Xylitol production from waste xylose mother liquor containing miscellaneous sugars and inhibitors: one-pot biotransformation by Candida tropicalis and recombinant Bacillus subtilis, Wang H, Li L, Zhang L, An J, Cheng H, Deng Z, 2016

Areas of Focus

Molecular biology of microbial metabolism
Genetics of actinomycetes and antibiotic biosynthesis

Publications

Characterization of 2-Oxindole Forming Heme Enzyme MarE, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Tryptophan Dioxygenase Superfamily, Zhang Y, Zou Y, Brock NL, Huang T, Lan Y, Wang X, Deng Z, Tang Y, Lin S, 2017
Formation of an Angular Aromatic Polyketide from a Linear Anthrene Precursor via Oxidative Rearrangement, Gao G, Liu X, Xu M, Wang Y, Zhang F, Xu L, Lv J, Long Q, Kang Q, Ou HY, Wang Y, Rohr J, Deng Z, Jiang M, Lin S, Tao M, 2017
DNA Backbone Sulfur-Modification Expands Microbial Growth Range under Multiple Stresses by its anti-oxidation function, Yang Y, Xu G, Liang J, He Y, Xiong L, Li H, Bartlett D, Deng Z, Wang Z, Xiao X, 2017
Biosynthesis of the pyrrolidine protein synthesis inhibitor anisomycin involves novel gene ensemble and cryptic biosynthetic steps, Zheng X, Cheng Q, Yao F, Wang X, Kong L, Cao B, Xu M, Lin S, Deng Z, Chooi YH, You D, 2017
Large-Scale Transposition Mutagenesis of Streptomyces coelicolor Identifies Hundreds of Genes Influencing Antibiotic Biosynthesis, Xu Z, Wang Y, Chater KF, Ou HY, Xu HH, Deng Z, Tao M, 2017
Iteratively improving natamycin production in Streptomyces gilvosporeus by a large operon-reporter based strategy, Wang Y, Tao Z, Zheng H, Zhang F, Long Q, Deng Z, Tao M, 2016
Integrated Approach To Producing High-Purity Trehalose from Maltose by the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Displaying Trehalose Synthase (TreS) on the Cell Surface, Li N, Wang H, Li L, Cheng H, Liu D, Cheng H, Deng Z, 2016
Functional Genome Mining for Metabolites Encoded by Large Gene Clusters through Heterologous Expression of a Whole-Genome Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library in Streptomyces spp., Xu M, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Gao G, Huang SX, Kang Q, He X, Lin S, Pang X, Deng Z, Tao M, 2016
Functional Characterization of PyrG, An Unusual NRPS Module from Pyridomycin Biosynthetic Pathway, Huang T, Li L, Brock N, Deng Z, Lin S, 2016
Xylitol production from waste xylose mother liquor containing miscellaneous sugars and inhibitors: one-pot biotransformation by Candida tropicalis and recombinant Bacillus subtilis, Wang H, Li L, Zhang L, An J, Cheng H, Deng Z, 2016

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