Zhaoshi Xu

Zhaoshi Xu

Head of the Research Group of Wheat Molecular Breeding

Center of Crop Genes and Molecular Design

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82106773

Fax:86-10-8210xxxx

Email: xuzhaoshi@caas.cn

Educations

l  2002.9 – 2005.7, PhD, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GSCAAS)

l  1999.9 – 2002.7, MS, Jilin Agriculture University

l  1995.9 – 1999.7, BS, Tsingdao Agriculture University

Working Experience

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

l  2015.4 - 2015.10, Visiting scholar, University of Georgia

l  2009-2015, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2005-2008, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Isolation of drought-tolerant genes and analysis of molecular regulatory networks in wheat.

l  Synergistic regulation mechanism of Fusarium crown rot resistance and drought tolerance in wheat.

l  Molecular breeding for stress resistance.

Academic Qualifications

l  PhD, Professor, Doctoral supervisor.

l  Head of the Research Group of Wheat Molecular Breeding.

l  Changbai Mountain's leading talents; Tianshan Talent

l  Leading Scientist of ICS, CAAS; Alibaba Breeding Talent "Young Scientist Award".

l  Editorial Board Member or Guest editor of several SCI journals.

l  Obtained more than 50 China invention patents.

l  Presided 10 national projects; Published more than 100 papers, including Advanced Science, New Phytologist, Plant Biotechnology Journal. Of these, three papers are listed as highly cited articles.

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

1.       Ze-Hao Hou†, Wei-Jun Zheng†, Lei Zheng†, Jing-Yue Wang†, Shuang-Xi Zhang, Ji-Tong Wei, Shu-Hui Yang, Yuan-Chen Jiao, Wen-Jing Cheng, Tai-Fei Yu, Xiao-Fei Ma, Jing-Na Ru, Yong-Wei Liu, Xin-You Cao, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Li-Hui Li, You-Zhi Ma, Xiao-Jun Nie* and Zhao-Shi Xu*. TaPPR13, a Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Gene Activated by TaBZR2, Confers Drought Stress Tolerance by Enhancing the Antioxidant Defense System and Promoting Retrograde Signaling in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Advanced Science, 2025, 2025, e02984.

2.       Ze-Hao Hou†, Yuan Gao†, Jia-Cheng Zheng†, Meng-Jie Zhao, Ying Liu, Xiao-Yu Cui, Zhi-Yong Li, Ji-Tong Wei, Tai-Fei Yu, Lei Zheng, Yuan-Chen Jiao, Shu-Hui Yang, Jia-Min Hao, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Lijuan Qiu, You-Zhi Ma and Zhao-Shi Xu*. GmBSK1-GmGSK1-GmBES1.5 regulatory module controls heat tolerance in soybean. Journal of Advanced Research. 2025, 73: 187-198.

3.       Ji-Tong Wei†, Lei Zheng†, Xiao-Jun Ma†, Tai-Fei Yu†, Xiang Gao†, Lei Zheng, Ze-Hao Hou, Yong-Wei Liu, Xin-You Cao, Shuang-Xi Zhang, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Qi-Yan Jiang, You-Zhi Ma, Wei-Jun Zheng* and Zhao-Shi Xu*. An ABF5b-HsfA2h/HsfC2a-NCED2b/POD4/HSP26 module integrates multiple signaling pathway to modulate heat stress tolerance in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2025, Online. doi: 10.1111/pbi.70164.

4.       Tai-Fei Yu†, Ze-Hao Hou†, Hai-Long Wang†, Shi-Yang Chang†, Xin-Yuan Song†, Wei-Jun Zheng, Lei Zheng, Ji-Tong Wei, Zhi-Wei Lu, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Su-Li Sun, Qi-Yan Jiang, Long-Guo Jin, You-Zhi Ma* and Zhao-Shi Xu*. Soybean steroids improve crop abiotic stress tolerance and increase yield. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2024, 22: 2333–2347  

5.       Ying Liu†, Tai-Fei Yu†, Yi-Tong Li†, Lei Zheng, Zhi-Wei Lu, Yong-Bin Zhou, Jun Chen, Ming Chen, Jin-Peng Zhang, Guo-Zhong Sun, Xin-You Cao, Yong-Wei Liu, You-Zhi Ma* and Zhao-Shi Xu*. Mitogen-activated protein kinase TaMPK3 suppresses ABA response by destabilizing TaPYL4 receptor in wheat. New Phytologist. 2022, 236: 114–131.

6.       Tai-Fei Yu†, Ying Liu†, Jin-Dong Fu†, Jian Ma†, Zheng-Wu Fang, Jun Chen, Lei Zheng, Zhi-Wei Lu, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Zhao-Shi Xu* and You-Zhi Ma*. The NF-Y-PYR module integrates the abscisic acid signal pathway to regulate plant stress tolerance. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2021, 19: 2589–2605.

7.       Xiao-Yu Cui†, Yuan Gao†, Jun Guo, Tai-Fei Yu, Wei-Jun Zheng, Yong-Wei Liu, Jun Chen, Zhao-Shi Xu* and You-Zhi Ma. BES/BZR transcription factor TaBZR2 positively regulates drought responses by activation of TaGST1. Plant Physiology. 2019, 180: 605–620.

8.       Xingxuan Bai, Gangming Zhan, Shuxin Tian, Huan Peng, Xiaoyu Cui, Md Ashraful Islam, Farhan Goher, Youzhi Ma, Zhensheng Kang, Zhao-Shi Xu*, Jun Guo*. Transcription factor BZR2 activates chitinase Cht20.2 transcription to confer resistance to wheat stripe rust. Plant Physiology. 2021, 187(4): 2749-2762.

9.       Xing Xu†, Tai-Fei Yu†, Ji-Tong Wei†, Xiao-Fei Ma†, Yong-Wei Liu†, Jin-Peng Zhang, Lei Zheng, Ze-Hao Hou, Jun Chen, Yong-Bin Zhou, Ming Chen, Jian Ma, Yun-Feng Jiang, Hu-Tai Ji, Li-Hui Li, You-Zhi Ma, Zhi-An Zhang* and Zhao-Shi Xu*. TaWRKY24 integrates the tryptophan metabolism pathways to participate in defense against Fusarium crown rot in wheat. The Plant Journal. 2024, 120(5): 1764-1785.