J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Jian Xu

Professor & Chair Plant Systems Physiology
Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
E-mail: jian.xu@ru.nl
https://www.ru.nl/en/people/xu-j-jian
Area of expertise: Plant regeneration, cell identity transitions, single-cell and spatial omics, root biology, hormonal control of development

Speciality Area

Cell and Developmental Biology

Selected Publications:

Tang, L.P., Zhai, L.M., Li, J.M., Gao, Y., Ma, Q.L., Li, R., Liu, Q.F., Zhang, W.J., Yao, W.J.S., Mu, B.B., Q, C., Tian, X., Shaw, R., Xia, K.K., Xu, J., Su, Y.H., and Zhang, X.S. (2025). Time-resolved reprogramming of single somatic cells into totipotent states during plant regeneration. Cell 188: 7009-7015.

Yi, Y., Zeng, Y., Sam, T.W., Hamashima, K., Tan, R.J.R., Warrier, T., Phua, J.X., Taneja, R., Liou, Y.C., Li, H., Xu, J. and Loh. Y.H. (2023). Ribosomal proteins regulate 2-cell-stage transcriptome in mouse embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Rep. 18: 463-474.

Warrier, T., El Farran, C., Zeng, Y., Ho, B.S.Q., Bao, Q., Zheng, Z.H., Bi, X., Ng, H.H., Ong, D.S.T., Chu, J.J.H., Sanyal, A., Fullwood, M.J., Collins, J.J., Li, H., Xu, J. and Loh, Y.H. (2022). SETDB1 acts as a topological accessory to Cohesin via an H3K9me3-independent, genomic shunt for regulating cell fates. Nucleic Acids Res. 50: 7326-7349.

Shaw, R., Tian, X. and Xu, J. (2021). Single-cell transcriptome analysis in plants: Advances and challenges. Mol. Plant 14: 115-126.

Mironova, V. and Xu, J. (2019). A single-cell view of tissue regeneration in plants. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 52: 149-154.

Hong, J.H., Savina, M., Du, J., Devendran, A., Kannivadi Ramakanth, K., Tian, X., Sim, W.S., Mironova, V.V. and Xu, J. (2017). A sacrifice-for-survival mechanism protects root stem cell niche from chilling stress. Cell 170: 102-113.

Grieneisen, V.A., Xu, J., Maree, A.F.M., Hogeweg, P. and Scheres, B. (2007). Auxin transport is sufficient to generate a maximum and gradient guiding root growth. Nature 449: 1008-1013.

Wisniewska, J., Xu, J., Seifertova, D., Brewer, P.B., Ruzicka, K., Blilou, I., Benkova, E., Scheres, B. and Friml, J. (2006) Polar PIN localization directs auxin flow in plants. Science 312: 883.

Xu, J., Hofhuis, H., Heidstra, R., Sauer, M., Friml, J. and Scheres, B. (2006). A molecular framework for plant regeneration. Science 311: 385-388.

Blilou, I., Xu, J., Wildwater, M., Willemsen, W., Paponov, I., Friml, J., Heidstra, R., Aida, M., Palme, K. and Scheres, B. (2005). The PIN auxin efflux facilitator network controls growth and patterning in Arabidopsis roots. Nature 433: 39-44.

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