Juan Zhang

Juan Zhang

Center for Crop Farming and Cultivation

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Email: zhangjuan06@caas.cn

Educations

l  2010-2017, Ph.D. in Crop Physiology, Ph.D. in Crop Physiology, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China

l  2015-2017, Joint Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

l  2006-2010, B.S. in Seed Science and Engineering, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, China

Working Experience

l  2025-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2021-2025, Associate Professor, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China

l  2017-2021, Postdoctoral Fellow in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

l  Research Interests

l  Chemical Signals Regulation in Crops

l  Diterpenoid Metabolism and Regulatory Networks in Crops

Academic Qualifications

l  Beijing Nova Program

l  Young Scientist of the National Key R&D Program of China

Selected Publications (^# co-first author *corresponding authors)

Juan Zhang, Yushi Zhang, Jiapeng Xing, Haiyue Yu, Rui Zhang, Yiyao Chen, Delin Zhang, Ping Yin, Xiaoli Tian, Qiang Wang, Liusheng Duan, Mingcai Zhang, Reuben J. Peters & Zhaohu Li. Introducing selective agrochemical manipulation of gibberellin metabolism into a cereal crop[J]. Nature Plants, 2020, 6(2): 67-72.

Juan Zhang, and Reuben J. Peters. Why are momilactones always associated with biosynthetic gene clusters in plants? [J]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117(25): 13867-13869.

Juan Zhang, Riqing Li, Meimei Xu, Rachel I. Hoffmann, Yushi Zhang, Bo Liu, Mingcai Zhang, Bing Yang, Zhaohu Li, Reuben J. Peters. A (conditional) role for labdane‐related diterpenoid natural products in rice stomatal closure [J]. New phytologist, 2021, 230(2): 698-709.

Zhibiao Wang, David R. Nelson, Juan Zhang*, Xiangyuan Wan* and Reuben J. Peters*. Plant (di) terpenoid evolution: from pigments to hormones and beyond [J]. Natural product reports, 2023, 40(2): 452-469.

Jiapeng Xing, Xiaocong Cao, Mingcai Zhang, Xun Wei, Juan Zhang*, Xiangyuan Wan*. Plant nitrogen availability and crosstalk with phytohormones signallings and their biotechnology breeding application in crops [J]. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2023, 21(7): 1320-1342.

Naoki Kitaoka^#, Juan Zhang^#, Richard K Oyagbenro, Benjamin Brown, Yisheng Wu, Bing Yang, Zhaohu Li, Reuben J Peters. Interdependent evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters for momilactone production in rice [J]. The Plant Cell, 2021, 33(2): 290-305.

Riqing Li^#, Juan Zhang^#, Zhaohu Li, Reuben J. Peters, Bing Yang. Dissecting the labdane‐related diterpenoid biosynthetic gene clusters in rice reveals directional cross‐cluster phytotoxicity [J]. New Phytologist, 2022, 233(2): 878-889.

Jiapeng Xing^#, Juan Zhang^#, Yanbo Wang, Xun Wei, Zechao Yin, Yuqian Zhang, Aqing Pu, Zhenying Dong, Yan Long, Xiangyuan Wan. Mining genic resources regulating nitrogen‐use efficiency based on integrative biological analyses and their breeding applications in maize and other crops [J]. The Plant Journal, 2024, 117(4): 1148-1164.

Xuan Lu^# , Juan Zhang^# , Benjamin Brown , Riqing Li , Julio Rodríguez-Romero , Aileen Berasategui , Bo Liu , Meimei Xu , Dangping Luo , Zhiqiang Pan , Scott R. Baerson, Jonathan Gershenzon, Zhaohu Li, Ane Sesma, Bing Yang, Reuben J. Peters. Inferring roles in defense from metabolic allocation of rice diterpenoids [J]. The Plant Cell, 2018, 30(5): 1119-1131.

Xiang Luo, Zhenyang Shua, Diguang Zhao, Beibei Liu, Hua Luo, Ying Chen, Dong Meng, Zhihua Song, Qing Yang, Zicheng Wang, Dong Tang, Xingguo Zhang, Juan Zhang*, Kai Ma*, Wen Yao*. Genome assembly of pomegranate highlights structural variations driving population differentiation and key loci underpinning cold adaption [J]. Horticulture Research, 2025: uhaf022.

Juan Zhang, Haiyue Yu, Yushi Zhang, Yubing Wang, Maoying Li, Jiachang Zhang, Liusheng Duan, Mingcai Zhang, Zhaohu Li. Increased abscisic acid levels in transgenic maize overexpressing AtLOS5 mediated root ion fluxes and leaf water status under salt stress [J]. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016, 67(5): 1339-1355.