2005.09.01-2010.12.14 PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
2001.09.01-2005.06.01 Bachelor in Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University
2015: Selected for the China Association for Science and Technology Youth Talent Lift Project
2017: Member of the Outstanding Innovation Team, China Agricultural Science and Technology Award
2019: First Prize in Technological Invention by the Ministry of Education (6th contributor)
2021: First Prize in Teaching Achievements at China Agricultural University (6th contributor)
Research
Genetic basis and molecular mechanisms of wheat resistance traits Molecular genetics and breeding of crops; Plant stress biology; Genomics; Molecular design breeding of crops Molecular mechanisms of drought and salt tolerance in wheat
The potassium transporter TaNHX2 interacts with TaGAD1 to promote drought tolerance via modulating stomatal aperture in wheat, Li J, Liu X, Chang S, Chu W, Lin J, Zhou H, Hu Z, Zhang M, Xin M, Yao Y, Guo W, Xie X, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Long Y*, Hu Z*, 2024
Methyltransferase TaSAMT1 mediates wheat freezing tolerance by integrating brassinosteroid and salicylic acid signaling, Chu W, Chang S, Lin J, Zhang C, Li J, Liu X, Liu Z, Liu D, Yang Q, Zhao D, Liu X, Guo W, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Xie C, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*, 2024
Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaPLATZ5 to activate TaPAD4 expression and positively contributes to powdery mildew resistance in wheat, Song N, Lin J, Liu X, Liu Z, Liu D, Chu W, Li J, Chen Y, Chang S, Yang Q, Liu X, Guo W, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Xie C, Sun Q, Hu Z*, 2022
Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaNACL to promote heat stress tolerance in wheat, Lin J, Song N, Liu D, Liu X, Chu W, Li J, Chang S, Liu Z, Chen Y, Yang Q, Liu X, Yao Y, Guo W, Xin M, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*, 2022
Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China, Xiao J, Liu B, Yao Y, Guo Z, Jia H, Kong L, Zhang A, Ma W, Ni Z, Xu S, Lu F, Jiao Y, Yang W, Lin X, Sun S, Lu Z, Gao L, Zhao G, Cao S, Chen Q, Zhang K, Wang M, Wang M, Hu Z, Guo W, Li G, Ma X, Li J, Han F, Fu X, Ma Z, Wang D, Zhang X, Ling HQ, Xia G, Tong Y, Liu Z, He Z, Jia J, Chong K, 2022
Subgenome-biased expression and functional diversification of a Na+/H+ antiporter homoeologs in salt tolerance of polyploid wheat, Zheng M, Li J, Zeng C, Liu X, Chu W, Lin J, Wang F, Wang W, Guo W, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*, 2022
Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 acts as a crucial regulator to strengthen salt tolerance of hexaploid wheat, Zheng M, Lin J, Liu X, Chu W, Li J, Gao Y, An K, Song W, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*, 2021
Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat, Guo W, Xin M, Wang Z, Yao Y, Hu Z, Song W, Yu K, Chen Y, Wang X, Guan P, Appels R, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2020
Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 contributes to cell wall integrity and salt stress tolerance by altering the expression of cellulose synthesis genes, Zheng M, Liu X, Lin J, Liu X, Wang Z, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Zhou DX, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*, 2019
TaWRKY51 promotes lateral root formation through negative regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Hu Z, Wang R, Zheng M, Liu X, Meng F, Wu H, Yao Y, Xin M, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2018
Three genomes differentially contribute to the seedling lateral root number in allohexaploid wheat: evidence from phenotype evolution and gene expression, Wang H, Hu Z, Huang K, Han Y, Zhao A, Han H, Song L, Fan C, Li R, Xin M, Peng H, Yao Y, Sun Q, Ni Z
Analysis of Brachypodium genomes with genome-wide optical maps, Zhu T, Hu Z, Rodriguez JC, Deal KR, Dvorak J, Vogel JP, Liu Z, Luo MC, 2018
Dissection of two quantitative trait loci with pleiotropic effects on plant height and spike length linked in coupling phase on the short arm of chromosome 2D of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Chai L, Chen Z, Bian R, Zhai H, Cheng X, Peng H, Yao Y, Hu Z, Xin M, Guo W, Sun Q, Zhao A, Ni Z, 2018
Wheat miR9678 Affects Seed Germination by Generating Phased siRNAs and Modulating Abscisic Acid/Gibberellin Signaling, Guo G, Liu X, Sun F, Cao J, Huo N, Wuda B, Xin M, Hu Z, Du J, Xia R, Rossi V, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Yao Y, 2018
Unconventional splicing of wheat TabZIP60 confers heat tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Geng X, Zang X, Li H, Liu Z, Zhao A, Liu J, Peng H, Yao Y, Hu Z, Ni Z, Sun Q, Xin M, 2018
Genomic Imprinting Was Evolutionarily Conserved during Wheat Polyploidization, Yang G, Liu Z, Gao L, Yu K, Feng M, Yao Y, Peng H, Hu Z, Sun Q, Ni Z, Xin M, 2018
Global profiling of alternative splicing landscape responsive to drought, heat and their combination in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Liu Z, Qin J, Tian X, Xu S, Wang Y, Li H, Wang X, Peng H, Yao Y, Hu Z, Ni Z, Xin M, Sun Q, 2018
GCN5 contributes to stem cuticular wax biosynthesis by histone acetylation of CER3 in Arabidopsis, Wang T, Xing J, Liu X, Yao Y, Hu Z, Peng H, Xin M, Zhou DX, Zhang Y, Ni Z, 2018
The E3 Ligase TaSAP5 Alters Drought Stress Responses by Promoting the Degradation of DRIP Proteins, Zhang N, Yin Y, Liu X, Tong S, Xing J, Zhang Y, Pudake RN, Peng H, Xin M, Hu Z, Ni Z, Sun Q, Yao Y, 2017
Genome-Wide Mapping of Targets of Maize Histone Deacetylase HDA101 Reveals Its Function and Regulatory Mechanism during Seed Development, Yang H, Liu X, Xin M, Du J, Hu Z, Peng H, Rossi V, Sun Q, Ni Z, Yao Y, 2016
Altered expression of TaRSL4 gene by genome interplay shapes root hair length in allopolyploid wheat, Han Y, Xin M, Huang K, Xu Y, Liu Z, Hu Z, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2016
Histone acetyltransferase general control non-repressed protein 5 (GCN5) affects the fatty acid composition of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds by acetylating fatty acid desaturase3 (FAD3), Wang T, Xing J, Liu X, Liu Z, Yao Y, Hu Z, Peng H, Xin M, Yu F, Zhou DX, Zhang Y, Ni Z, 2016
Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 is essential for heat stress-responsive gene activation and thermotolerance in Arabidopsis, Hu Z, Song N, Zheng M, Liu X, Liu Z, Xing J, Ma J, Guo W, Yao Y, Peng H, Xin M, Zhou DX, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2015
GCN5-mediated Histone Acetylation of FRD3 Contributes to Iron Homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana, Xing J, Wang T, Liu Z, Xu J, Yao Y, Hu Z, Peng H, Xin M, Yu F, Zhou DX, Ni Z, 2015
The wheat transcription factor TaGAMyb recruits histone acetyltransferase and activates the expression of a high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit gene, Guo W, Yang H, Liu Y, Gao Y, Ni Z, Peng H, Xin M, Hu Z, Sun Q, Yao Y, 2015
Epigenetic modification contributes to the expression divergence of threeTaEXPA1homoeologs in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum), Hu Z, Song N, Zheng M, Liu X, Liu Z, Xing J, Ma J, Guo W, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2013
Overexpression of Three TaEXPA1 Homoeologous Genes with Distinct Expression Divergence in Hexaploid Wheat Exhibit Functional Retention in Arabidopsis, Hu Z, Song N, Xing J, Chen Y, Han Z, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2013
Overexpression of a wheat stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SACPD) gene TaSSI2 in Arabidopsis ssi2 mutant compromise its resistance to powdery mildew, Song N, Hu Z, Li Y, Li C, Peng F, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Xie C, Sun Q, 2013
Expression divergence of TaMBD2 homoeologous genes encoding methyl CpG-binding domain proteins in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Hu Z, Yu Y, Wang R, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, 2011
