Areas of Focus
- Plant aging control mechanisms
- Hormonal regulation of plant development
Work Experience
- 2016-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Associate Professor/Professor
- 2013-2016 - Fudan University - Visiting Scholar
- 2009-2013 - Duke University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2007-2008 - Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2007 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1998-2002 Master's: Yunnan University
- 1992-1996 Bachelor's: China Agricultural University
Publications
- Ethylene and salicylic acid synergistically accelerate leaf senescence in Arabidopsis, Zhou X*, 2021
- The transcription factor ZmNAC126 accelerates leaf senescence downstream of the ethylene signalling pathway in maize, Zhou X*, 2020
- Suppressor of Overexpression of CO1 negatively regulates dark-induced leaf degreening and senescence by directly repressing pheophytinase and other senescence-associated genes in Arabidopsis, Zhou X*, 2017
- The ERF11 Transcription Factor Promotes Internode Elongation by Activating Gibberellin Biosynthesis and Signaling, Zhou X, 2016
- ABF2/3/4 promote ABA-mediated chlorophyll degradation via directly activating the expression of chlorophyll catabolic genes in Arabidopsis, Zhou X*, 2016
- CCX1, a Ca2+/cation exchanger, participates in regulation of reactive oxygen species homeostasis and leaf senescence, Zhou X*, 2016
- The role of ANAC072 in the regulation of chlorophyll degradation during age- and dark-induced leaf senescence, Zhou X*, 2016
- EIN3 and ORE1 Accelerate Degreening during Ethylene-mediated Leaf Senescence by Directly Activating Chlorophyll Catabolic Genes in Arabidopsis, Zhou X*, 2015
- Jasmonic Acid Promotes Degreening via MYC2/3/4- and ANAC019/055/072-mediated Regulation of Major Chlorophyll Catabolic Genes, Zhou X*, 2015
- TCP transcription factors are critical for the coordinated regulation of ISOCHORISMATE SYNTHASE1 expression in Arabidopsis thaliana, Zhou X*, 2015
- HYPER RECOMBINATION1 of the THO/TREX Complex Plays a Role in Controlling Transcription of the REVERSION-TO-ETHYLENE SENSITIVITY1 Gene in Arabidopsis, Zhou X*, 2015
- Modulation of ethylene responses by OsRTH1 overexpression reveals the biological significance of ethylene in rice seedling growth and development, Zhou X, 2012
- RTE1 Is a Golgi-Associated and ETR1-Dependent Negative Regulator of Ethylene Responses, Zhou X, 2007
