J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Zhong Zhao

Professor
School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Huangshan Road 443, Hefei 230027 China
E-mail: zhzhao@ustc.edu.cn
Website: http://enbiomed.ustc.edu.cn/2024/1217/c38316a665838/page.htm
Area of expertise: Plant development, plant stem cells, meristem, plant plasticity development

Speciality Area

Cell and Developmental Biology

Selected Publications:

Wang S, Liu M, Hu D, Dong Z, Zhao Z. (2025). Control of DNA demethylation by superoxide anion in plant stem cells. Nat Chem Biol. 21: 567–576.

Liu S, Wu H, Zhao Z. (2024). Heat stress-induced decapping of WUSCHEL mRNA enhances stem cell thermotolerance in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant. 17: 1820–1832.

Luo L, Liu L, She L, Zhang H, Zhang N, Wang Y, Ni Y, Chen F, Wan F, Dai Y, Zhu G, Zhao Z. (2024). DRN facilitates WUS transcriptional regulatory activity by chromatin remodeling to regulate shoot stem cell homeostasis in Arabidopsis. PLoS Biol. 22: e3002878.

Li J, Zeng J, Tian Z, Zhao Z. (2024). Root-specific photoreception directs early root development by HY5-regulated ROS balance. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 121: e2313092121.

Dai Y, Luo L, and Zhao Z. (2023). Genetic robustness control of auxin output in priming organ initiation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 120: e2221606120.

Zeng J, Li X, Ge Q, Dong Z, Luo L, Tian Z, Zhao Z. (2021). Endogenous stress-related signal directs shoot stem cell fate in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Plants 7: 1276–1287.

Wu H, Qu X, Dong Z, Luo L, Shao C, Forner J, Lohmann JU, Su M, Xu M, Liu X, Zhu L, Zeng J, Liu S, Tian Z, Zhao Z. (2020). WUSCHEL triggers innate antiviral immunity in plant stem cells. Science 370: 227-231.

Luo L, Zeng J, Wu H, Tian Z, Zhao Z. (2018). A Molecular Framework for Auxin-Controlled Homeostasis of Shoot Stem Cells in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plant 11: 899-913.

Zeng J, Dong Z, Wu H, Tian Z, Zhao Z. (2017). Redox regulation of plant stem cell fate. EMBO J., 36: 2844-2855.

Zhao Z, Andersen SU, Ljung K, Dolezal K, Miotk A, Schultheiss SJ and Lohmann JU. (2010). Hormonal control of the shoot stem cell niche. Nature 465: 1089-1092.

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