Chuan Xia

Chuan Xia

Center of Crop Genes and Molecular Design

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel: 86-10-82105827

Fax: 86-10-82105828

Email: xiachuan@caas.cn

Education

l  9, 2005 – 6, 2010 Ph.D degree, China Agricultural University, Plant Sciences

l  9, 2001 – 6, 2005 Bachelor degree China Agricultural University, Biology Sciences

Work Experience

l  2024-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2015-2023, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2010-2014, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Gene cloning and functional analysis of important agronomic traits in wheat

l  Wheat floral organ development

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Cao R., Chen Y., Dai H. Xie Z, Wu L, Li L, Yang Y, Zhang L, Liu X, Kong X, Xia C*. Dynamic Transcriptome Analysis Uncovers Key Regulatory Genes During Stem Elongation Stages in Wheat. J Plant Growth Regul 44, 5048–5062. (2025)

Wu L, Li G, Li D, Dong C, Zhang X, Zhang L, Yang Z, Kong X, Xia C*, Chen J*, Liu X*. Identification and functional analysis of a chromosome 2D fragment harboring TaFPF1 gene with the potential for yield improvement using a late heading wheat mutant. Theor Appl Genet 137(4):92. (2024)

Liu J, Xia C, Dong H, Liu P, Yang R, Zhang L, Liu X, Jia J, Kong X*, Sun J*. Wheat male-sterile 2 reduces ROS levels to inhibit anther development by deactivating ROS modulator 1. Mol Plant. 15(9):1428-1439. (2022)

Xia C, Zhang L, Zou C, Gu Y, Duan J, Zhao G, Wu J, Liu Y, Fang X, Gao L, Jiao Y, Sun J, Pan Y, Liu X*, Jia J*, Kong X*. A TRIM insertion in the promoter of Ms2 causes male sterility in wheat. Nat Commun. 8:15407. (2017)

Xia C, Wang YJ, Liang Y, Niu QK, Tan XY, Chu LC, Chen LQ, Zhang XQ, Ye D*. The ARID-HMG DNA-binding protein AtHMGB15 is required for pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J. 79(5):741-56. (2014)