Chuanxiao Xie

Chuanxiao Xie

Head of the Reasearch Group of Maize Genome Editing

Director for Frontier Interdisciplinary Crop Technologies Center

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82107464

Fax:86-10-82107464

Email:xiechuanxiao@caas.cn

Educations

l  1992–1996 BS in Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China

l  1998–2001 MS in Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China

l  2001–2004  PhD in Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Hefei, Anhui Province, China

l  Working Experience

l  2014-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2004-2005, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2016-2013, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l   Maize Gene Editing and Molecular Design Breeding.

l  Research, development, and industrial application of frontier technologies in maize

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Academic Qualifications

l  Council Member of China Association of Agricultural Sciences Societies (2024–present)

l  Council Member of the Crop Science Society of China (2024–present)

l  Committee Member of Gene Editing and Genetics Society of China (2017–2019; 2019–present)

l  Council Member of Chinese Society of Agri- Biotechnology (2020–present)

l  Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

l  [1] Qi X., Zhang C., Zhu J., Liu C., Huang C., Li X.* and Xie C.* Genome editing enables next-generation hybrid seed production technology. Molecular Plant(2020) Doi. 10.1016/j.molp.2020.06.003

l  [2] Dong, L., Li, L., Liu, C., Liu, C., ShuaifengGeng, Li, X., Huang, C., Mao, L*., Chen, S*., and Xie, C*. Genome editing and double fluorescence proteins enable robust maternal haploid induction and identification in maize. Molecular Plant (2018).doi:10.1016/j.molp.2018.06.011.

l  [3] Li, C., Liu, C., Qi, X., Wu, Y., Fei, X., Mao, L., Cheng, B., Li, X. and Xie, C*.RNA-guided Cas9 as an in vivo desired-target mutator in maize. Plant Biotechnology Journal.（2017）  doi:10.1111/pbi.12739.

l  [4] Qi, X., Gao, H., Lv, R., Mao, W., Zhu, J., Liu, C., Mao, L., Li, X., and Xie, C. * CRISPR/dCas-mediated gene activation toolkit development and its application for parthenogenesis induction in maize. Plant Commun.（2022)doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100449..

l  [5] Li, L., Duan, C., Weng, J., Qi, X., Liu, C., Li, X., Zhu, J.*, and Xie, C.*.A field-deployable method for single and multiplex detection of DNA or RNA from pathogens using Cas12 and Cas13. Sci. China Life Sci.,  (2022)doi:10.1007/s11427-021-2028-x.

l  [6] Liu, C., Kong, M., Yang, F., Zhu, J., Qi, X., Weng, J., Di, D. and Xie, C .* Targeted generation of null mutants in ZmGDIα confers resistance against maize rough dwarf disease without agronomic penalty. Plant Biotechnology Journal(2022) doi. 10.1111/pbi.13793

l  [7] Liu, C., Kong, M., Zhu, J., Qi, X., Duan, C. and Xie, C*.Engineering null mutants in ZmFER1 confers resistance to ear rot caused by Fusarium verticillioides in maize. Plant Biotechnology Journal. (2022) doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13914

l  [8] Dong, L. , Qi, X. , Zhu, J. , Liu, C. , Zhang, X. , Cheng, B. , Mao, L. and Xie, C*.Super‐sweet and waxy: meeting the diverse demands for specialty maize by genome editing. Plant Biotechnol Journal.(2019), doi:10.1111/pbi.13144

l  [9] Wang, H., Qi, X., Zhu, J., Liu, C., Fan, H., Zhang, X., Li, X., Yang Q.*, Xie C.*Pollen self-elimination CRISPR–Cas genome editing prevents transgenic pollen dispersal in maize. Plant Commun.(2023)doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100637.

l  [10] Yan Y., Zhu J., Qi X., Cheng B., Liu C. * and Xie C. * Establishment of an efficient seed-fluorescence reporter-assisted CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in maize. J Integr Plant Biol(2021)  DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13086.

l  [11]   Mingzheng Ma1,,Peifeng Liu1 , Jinjie Zhu , Zhaoxu Gao , Xiantao Qi , Chuanxiao Xie * and Changlin Liu,. Enhancing the Freeze–Thaw Stability of Maize Starch via Targeted Mutation of Both Waxy1 and Sugary2." Plant Biotechnology Journal, (2025)doi:10.1111/pbi.70140.

l  [12]  Lina Li , Xiao Fu, Xiantao Qi  , Bing Xiao , Changling Liu, Qingyu Wu , Jinjie Zhu, * and Chuanxiao Xie, * Harnessing Haploid-Inducer Mediated Genome Editing for Accelerated Maize Variety Development." Plant Biotechnology Journal (2025)doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14608.