Dr. Cheng Gong
Date of Birth: Jan. 19, 1983
E-mail: chenggong@nwafu.edu.cn
Education
Sep., 2005—Jun., 2010: Ph.D., College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University
Sep., 2001—Jun., 2005: B.Sc., College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
Work Experience
Nov., 2016—Nov., 2017: Visiting scholar, Medical school, University of Michigan, USA
Dec., 2010—present: Associate professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University
Research Interests
Molecular mechanism of fat deposition in beef cattle
Functional genomics and molecular breeding of beef cattle
Publications
Yu H, Yu S, Guo J, Wang J, Mei C, Abbas Raza SH, Cheng G*, Zan L*. Comprehensive Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveals Regulatory Mechanism of Intramuscular Fat Content in Beef Cattle. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2024, 72(6):2911-2924
Feng Long, Xiaoyu Wang, Yuan Wan, Ziyi Zhang, Wenzhen Zhang, Linsen Zan, and Gong Cheng*. Bta-miR-493 Inhibits Bovine Preadipocytes Differentiation by Targeting BMPR1A via the TGFβ/BMP and p38MAPK Signaling Pathways. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2022, 70 (46), 14641-14653
Long F#, Zhang ZY#, Chen JY, Yang S, Tian Y, Mei CG, Zhang WZ, Zan LS, Tong B*, Cheng G*. The role of BBS2 in regulating adipogenesis and the association of its sequence variants with meat quality in Qinchuan cattle. Genomics. 2022, 17;114(4):110416
Cheng G, Fu CZ, Wang H, Adoligbe C, Wei SJ, Li SJ, Jiang BJ, Wang HB, Zan LS*. Production of transgenic beef cattle rich in n-3 PUFAs by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Biotechnology Letters. 2015, 37(8):1565-71 (Springer Press release).
Cheng G#, Raza S#, Khan R, Wang H, Shater A, Mohammedsaleh Z, Wang L, Tian Y, Long F, Zan LS*. C/EBPβ converts bovine fibroblasts to adipocytes without hormone cocktail induction. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2021, 52, 67–75.
Gao YY#, Cheng G#, Cheng ZX, Bao C, Yamada T, Cao GF, Bao SQ, Schreurs NM, Zan LS*, Tong B*. Association of variants in FABP4, FASN, SCD, SREBP1 and TCAP genes with intramuscular fat, carcass traits and body size in Chinese Qinchuan cattle. Meat Science, 2022,192:108882
Yaxing Li#, Gong Cheng#, Takahisa Yamada, Jianfeng Liu, Linsen Zan* and Bin Tong*. Effect of expressions and SNPs of candidate genes on intramuscular fat content in Qinchuan Cattle. Animals, 2020, 10.8.
Mei CG#, Wang HC#, Liao QJ#, Wang LZ#, Cheng G, Wang HB……Zhu WJ, Zan LS*. Genetic architecture and selection of Chinese Cattle revealed by whole genome resequencing. Mol. Biol. Evol, 35(3): 688–699.
Cheng G#, Ding FR, Dai YP, Li N*. Targeting the human lysozyme gene on bovine αs1-casein gene locus in fibroblasts. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2011, 10(75): 7323-17331.
Zhang Wentao, Liu Chenyang, Zhu Binglin, Liu Li, Tian Yuan, Yao Yuhang, Cheng Gong. Study on the Effects and Mechanisms of Snail1 on Proliferation and Differentiation of Bovine Adipocytes[J]. Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica, 2023, 54(12): 5008-5019 (in Chinese).
Tian Yuan, Wang Li, Long Feng, Zan LinSen, Cheng Gong*. Codon optimization of human lysozyme and high-efficiency expression in bovine mammary Cells. Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2020, 53(18): 3805-3817 (in Chinese).
Tian Yuan, Long Feng, Li Anqi, Chen Jiayue, Yang Sen, Zan Linsen, Cheng Gong*. Amplification, sequence feature and expression pattern of Snail2 gene in Qinchuan Cattle. China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, 2021, 48(9): 3147-3157 (in Chinese).
Patents
Cheng Gong, Zhang Ziyi, Yang Sen, Chen Jiayue, Tian Yuan, Long Feng, Li Qilong, Zan Linsen.A molecular marker BBS2 associated with beef quality traits in cattle and its detection assay kit. China Patent. ZL202110514527 (P). May. 08, 2021, Granted.
Cheng Gong, Zhang Ziyi, Tong Bing, Zanlinsen, Wan Yuan, Wang Xiaoyu.A SNP molecular marker associated with body dimensions and meat quality traits in Qinchuan cattle and its application. China Patent. ZL 202210597655.6 (P). April. 07,2023,Granted
Cheng Gong, Zan Linsen, Wang Li. A codon optimized Recombinant Human lysozyme Gene and its Application. China Patent. ZL201810257256.9 (P). July. 07, 2021, Granted.
Cheng Gong, Tang Bo, Li Ning. Method for Site-Specific Integration of Exogenous Genes. China Patent. ZL201010567663.3 (P). Jan. 09, 2013, Granted.
Zan Linsen, Yang Ning, Cheng Gong, Wang Hongbao. PiggyBac transposon mediated muscle specific expression A-FABP (adipocyte fatty acid binding protein) universal vector construction method. ZL201210375051.3 (P). Aug. 20, 2014, Granted
We welcome graduate students (master's and doctoral) with an interest in research to join our team.
