Xin Zhang
Xin Zhang
Head of the Research Group of Rice Functional Genomics
Center for Crop Genomics & Molecular Design
Institute of Crop Sciences
No.12 Zhongguancun South Street
Beijing, 100081, China
Tel:86-10-82105837
Fax:86-10-
Email:zhangxin02@caas.cn
Educations
- 2005 - 2010, Ph. D degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), Beijing, China
- 1984 – 2000, Assistant and Associate Prof. Horticultural Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Harbin, China
- 1980 – 1984, B.S degree in Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
Working Experience
- 2003 - present, Associate Professor and Professor, Institute of Crop Science, CAAS
- 2000 – 2003, Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University, USA
Research Interests
- Rice transformation technology improvement
- Cloning and functional analysis of genes related to agrinomical traits in rice
Academic Qualifications
Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)
Li J, Zhang X, Sun Y, Zhang J, Du W, Guo X, Li S, Zhao Y*, Xia L*. Efficient allelic replacement in rice by gene editing: A case study of the NRT1.1B gene. J Integr Plant Biol. 2018, 60(7): 536-540.
Li S, Zhang X, Wang W, Guo X, Wu Z, Du W, Zhao Y*, Xia L*. Expanding the Scope of CRISPR/Cpf1-Mediated Genome Editing in Rice. Mol Plant. 2018, 11(7): 995-98
Sun Y, Jiao G, Liu Z, <strong>Zhang X</strong>, Li J, Guo X, Du W, Du J, Francis F, Zhao Y*, Xia L*. Generation of High-Amylose Rice through CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis of Starch Branching Enzymes. Front Plant Sci. 2017, 8: 298. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00298.
Sun Y, Zhang X, Wu C, He Y, Ma Y, Hou H, Guo X, Du W, Zhao Y*, Xia L*. Engineering herbicide-resistant rice plants through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated homologous recombination of acetolactate synthase. Mol Plant. 2016, 9(4): 628-31
Qibing Lin, Fuqing Wu, Peike Sheng, Zhe Zhang, Xin Zhang, Xiuping Guo, Jiulin Wang, Zhijun Cheng, Jie Wang, Haiyang Wang & Jianmin Wan*. The SnRK2-APC/CTE regulatory module mediates the antagonistic action of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid pathway in plants. Nature communication, 2015, 14, 6:7981
<strong>Zhang X</strong>, Fu Ya-ping, Zhou Jun-li, Guo Xiu-ping, Liu Wen-zhen, Wu Jie-fang, Wu Chuan-yin, Wan Jian-min*. Establishment and Application of Large-Scale Transformation Systems for Rice. Scientia Acricultura Sinica, 2014, 47(21): 4141-4154.
Members of Research Group