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Wenzhong Xu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Genome Editing
Breeding
Resource Plants
Peony
Berry
Oat
Woody Oil Crops
Sedum
Agronomic Traits
Molecular Techniques
Areas of Focus
- Genome Editing and Breeding of Resource Plants
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Absorption and Transport of Heavy Metals
Work Experience
- 2014-10 to present - Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2013-10 to 2014-09 - Florida International University, USA - Visiting Scholar
- 2003-07 to present - Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Intern Researcher, Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-09 - PhD: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1996-09 - Master's: China Agricultural University
- 1992-09 - Bachelor's: Hunan Agricultural University
Publications
- Improving Sedum plumbizincicola genetic transformation with the SpGRF4-SpGIF1 gene and the self-excision CRE/LoxP system., Wenzhong Xu, 2024
- Biogenesis of flavor-related linalool is diverged and genetically conserved in tree peony (Paeonia × suffruticosa), Wenzhong Xu, 2023
- Suppression of highly efficient cadmium translocation by exogenous gibberellin provides insights into the molecular regulation mechanism of hyperaccumulation in Sedum plumbizincicola, Wenzhong Xu, 2023
- Exploring Transcriptional Regulation of Hyperaccumulation in Sedum plumbizincicola through Integrated Transcriptome Analysis and CRISPR/Cas9 Technology, Wenzhong Xu, 2023
- Functional identification of anthocyanin glucosyltransferase genes: a Ps3GT catalyzes pelargonidin to pelargonidin 3-O-glucoside painting the vivid red flower color of Paeonia, Wenzhong Xu, 2023
- Enzymatic basis for stepwise C-glycosylation in the formation of flavonoid di-C-glycosides in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.), Wenzhong Xu, 2021
- Next-Generation Genome Sequencing of Sedum plumbizincicola Sheds Light on the Structural Evolution of Plastid rRNA Operon and Phylogenetic Implications within Saxifragales, Wenzhong Xu, 2019
- Characterization of hydrolysis of Arabidopsis thaliana phytase using molecular docking technique, Wenzhong Xu, 2019
- SpHMA1 is a chloroplast cadmium exporter protecting photochemical reactions in the Cd hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola, Wenzhong Xu, 2019
- Fatty acid desaturase 3 (PsFAD3) from Paeonia suffruticosa reveals high alpha-linolenic acid accumulation, Wenzhong Xu, 2018
- Advances in Research of Six Woody Oil Crops in China, Wenzhong Xu, 2018
- Identification of microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs involved in fatty acid biosynthesis in tree peony seeds, Wenzhong Xu, 2018
- Heavy metal atpase 3 (hma3) confers cadmium hypertolerance on the cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator sedum plumbizincicola, Wenzhong Xu, 2017
- BhbZIP60 from Resurrection Plant Boea hygrometrica Is an mRNA Splicing-Activated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Regulator Involved in Drought Tolerance, Wenzhong Xu, 2017
- A Genetic Transformation Method for Cadmium Hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola and Non-hyperaccumulating Ecotype of Sedum alfredii, Wenzhong Xu, 2017
- Quantification of near-attomole gibberellins in floral organs dissected from a single Arabidopsis thaliana flower, Wenzhong Xu, 2017
- A SAL1 Loss-of-Function Arabidopsis Mutant Exhibits Enhanced Cadmium Tolerance in Association with Alleviation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Wenzhong Xu, 2016
- An arabidopsis mutant of inositol pentakisphosphate 2-kinase atipk1 displays reduced arsenate tolerance, Wenzhong Xu, 2016
- High-throughput screening-compatible assays of As(III) S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase activity, Wenzhong Xu, 2015
- Functional analysis of synthetic DELLA domain peptides and bioactive gibberellin assay using surface plasmon resonance technology, Wenzhong Xu, 2015
- Arabidopsis NIP3;1 Plays an Important Role in Arsenic Uptake and Root-to-Shoot Translocation under Arsenite Stress Conditions, Wenzhong Xu, 2015
- The fronds tonoplast quantitative proteomic analysis in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L., Wenzhong Xu, 2014
- The ER luminal binding protein (BiP) alleviates Cd2+-induced programmed cell death through endoplasmic reticulum stress–cell death signaling pathway in tobacco cells, Wenzhong Xu, 2013
- Phytotoxicities of inorganic arsenic and dimethylarsinic acid to arabidopsis thaliana and pteris vittata, Wenzhong Xu, 2013
- Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection of Transgenic Cry1Ac Cotton (Gossypium spp.), Wenzhong Xu, 2013
- Engineering arsenic tolerance and hyperaccumulation in plants for phytoremediation using a PvACR3 transgenic approach, Wenzhong Xu, 2013
- The assembly of metals chelation by thiols and vacuolar compartmentalization conferred increased tolerance to and accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, Wenzhong Xu, 2012
- AtARVQ1 encodes a novel VQ motif-containing protein involved in arsenate stress response regulation in Arabidopsis, Wenzhong Xu, 2011
- Optimization for Prokaryotic Expression Conditions of Gibberellins Receptor AtGID1a in Arabidopsis, Wenzhong Xu, 2011
- Nitric oxide modulates cadmium influx during cadmium-induced programmed cell death in tobacco BY-2 cells, Wenzhong Xu, 2010
- cGMP is required for seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana, Wenzhong Xu, 2010
- Integrative study on proteomics, molecular physiology and genetics reveals an accumulation of cyclophilin-like protein, TaCYP20-2, leads to increase of Rht protein and dwarf in a novel GA-insensitive mutant (gaid) in wheat, Wenzhong Xu, 2010
- Evidence of vacuolar compartmentalization of arsenic in the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata, Wenzhong Xu, 2009
- Transcriptional regulation of wheat VER2 promoter in rice in response to abscisic acid, jasmonate, and light, Wenzhong Xu, 2009
- Arsenate reduces copper phytotoxicity in gametophytes of Pteris vittata, Wenzhong Xu, 2008
- Plant regeneration of the arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L. from spores and identification of its tolerance and accumulation of arsenic and copper, Wenzhong Xu, 2008
- Overexpressing GSH1 and AsPCS1 simultaneously increases the tolerance and accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in Arabidopsis thaliana, Wenzhong Xu, 2008
- Hyperaccumulation of arsenic by callus, sporophytes and gametophytes of Pteris vittata cultured in vitro, Wenzhong Xu, 2007
- RNA interference-mediated silencing of phytochelatin synthase gene reduce cadmium accumulation in rice seeds, Wenzhong Xu, 2007
- Isolation and Analysis for Arsenic Tolerance of Protoplasts from an Arsenic Hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata, Wenzhong Xu, 2006
- Enhanced cadmium accumulation in transgenic tobacco expressing the phytochelatin synthase gene of Cynodon dactylon L., Wenzhong Xu, 2006
- Functional Analysis of Vernalization-related Gene VER17 in Flower Development Using Antisense RNA Strategy in Winter Wheat, Wenzhong Xu, 2005
- In Vitro Selection and Identification of Lime-tolerant Mutant of Rhododendron mucronatum, Wenzhong Xu, 2003
- Cloning and Analysis of Elements of Vernalization-related Genes and Studies on a Wheat Dwarf Mutant, Wenzhong Xu, 2003
