ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5287-4701
Zhang, Chao
Associate Professor, College of Agronomy (Academy of Agricultural Sciences), Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, China
No.3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Email: ahzc2015@nwafu.edu.cn; ahzc2009@163.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: April. 6th, 1986
Nationality: People’s Republic of China
Language: Chinese, English
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2012-2015, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
M.Sc. 2009-2012. Botany, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences,Hainan University, Haikou, China.
B.Sc. 2005-2009. Biotechnology, Hainan University, Danzhou, China.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Regulatory network of plant abiotic stress (supported byNSFC, CPSF)
(1)Drought stress responses in switchgrass (Panicumvirgatum L.)
A. Transcriptional and physiological data reveal the dehydration memory behavior in switchgrass.
B. Long non-coding RNAs of switchgrass in multiple dehydration stresses.
(2)Abiotic stress responses in bread wheat (Triticumaestivum L.)
A. The component changes of starch and protein in bread wheat during combined drought and heat stress.
B. Proteomic analysis of melatonin-mediated osmotic tolerance by improving energy metabolism and autophagy in wheat.
Wheat breeding (supported byNKRDPC)
(1)Cross breeding
(2)Molecular plant breeding, including genome editing, transgenic breeding, etc.
(3)Molecular mechanism of key wheat traits, including quality formation and anthocyanin biosynthesis, etc.
Evolution of plant abiotic stress resistance
Cross-species analysis to identify novel genes or pathways involved in plant abiotic stress, especially using bioinformatic technology to analyze the big data of plant genome, transcriptome, proteome, etc.
FUNDING
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC: No. 31970351, 31601370), National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKRDPC: No. 2017YFD0300202), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (CPSF, No. 171305), etc.
PUBLICATION OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS
[1] Zhang, S., Sun, F., Zhang, C., Zhang, M., Wang, W., Zhang, C.*, Xi, Y. *, 2022. Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and a Regulatory Network of Different-Colored Wheat Grains Revealed by Multiomics Analysis. J Agric Food Chem 70, 887-900.
[2].Zhang, M., Cui, G., Bai, X., Ye, Z., Zhang, S., Xie, K., Sun, F., Zhang, C.*, Xi, Y.*, 2021. Regulatory Network of Preharvest Sprouting Resistance Revealed by Integrative Analysis of mRNA, Noncoding RNA, and DNA Methylation in Wheat. J Agric Food Chem 69, 4018-4035.
[3] Tang, G., Yang, S., Hu, W., Jiang, J., Yan, H., Feng, J., Zhang, C.*, Wang, Y.*, 2021. Bioassay-Guided Isolation of Broad-Spectrum Fungicidal Active Compound from Artemisia ordosica. Metabolites 11.
[4] Cui, G.B., Zhao, M., Tan, H.B., Wang, Z.L., Meng, M., Sun, F.L., Zhang, C.*, Xi, Y.J.*, 2021. RNA Sequencing Reveals Dynamic Carbohydrate Metabolism and Phytohormone Signaling Accompanying Post-mowing Regeneration of Forage Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Frontiers in Plant Science 12.
[5] Cui, G., Zhao, M., Zhang, S., Wang, Z., Meng, M., Sun, F., Zhang, C.*, Xi, Y.*, 2020. MicroRNA and regulation of auxin and cytokinin signalling during post-mowing regeneration of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 155, 769-779.
[6]Zhang, C., Peng, X., Guo, X., Tang, G., Sun, F., Liu, S., Xi, Y., 2018. Transcriptional and physiological data reveal the dehydration memory behavior in switchgrass (&ITPanicum virgatum&IT L.). Biotechnology for Biofuels 11.
[7] Zhang, C., Tang, G., Peng, X., Sun, F., Liu, S., Xi, Y., 2018. Long non-coding RNAs of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in multiple dehydration stresses. BMC Plant Biol. 18, 79-79.
[8]. Wang, W. W., Wang, Y. F., Zhang, S. M., Xie, K. L., Zhang, C., Xi, Y. J., Sun, F. L. 2020. Genome-wide analysis of the abiotic stress-related bZIP family in switchgrass. Molecular Biology Reports, 47(6):4439-4454.
[9]. Zhang, S. M., Sun, F. L., Wang, W. W., Yang, G. Y., Zhang, C., Wang, Y. F., Liu, S. D., Xi, Y. J. 2019. Comparative transcriptome analysis provides key insights into seedling development in switchgrass (Panicumvirgatum L.). Biotechnology for Biofuels, 12(1).
[10]. Zheng, A. Q., Sun, F. L., Cheng, T. T., Wang, Y. F., Xie, K. L., Zhang, C., Xi, Y. J. 2019. Genome-wide identification of members of the TCP gene family in switchgrass (Panicumvirgatum L.) and analysis of their expression. Gene, 70289-98.
[11]. Cui, G. B., Zhao, Y. F., Zhang, J. L., Chao, M. N., Xie, K. L., Zhang, C., Sun, F. L., Liu, S. D., Xi, Y. J. 2019. Proteomic analysis of the similarities and differences of soil drought and polyethylene glycol stress responses in wheat (Triticumaestivum L.). Plant Molecular Biology, 100(4-5):391-410.
[12]. Wang, Y. F., Zheng, A. Q., Sun, F. L., Li, M., Xu, K. J., Zhang, C., Liu, S. D., Xi, Y. J. 2018. Using transcriptome analysis to identify genes involved in switchgrass flower reversion. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9.
[13]. Cui, G., Sun, F., Gao, X., Xie, K., Zhang, C., Liu, S., Xi, Y. 2018. Proteomic analysis of melatonin-mediated osmotic tolerance by improving energy metabolism and autophagy in wheat (Triticumaestivum L.). Planta, 248(1):69-87.
[14]. Cheng, T., Wang, D., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Liu, S., Xi, Y., Sun, F. 2018. Identification and functional characterization of a MAX2 ortholog from switchgrass (Panicumvirgatum L.). Plant physiology and biochemistry: PPB, 128106-114.
[15]. Cui, G., Zhao, X., Liu, S., Sun, F., Zhang, C., Xi, Y. 2017. Beneficial effects of melatonin in overcoming drought stress in wheat seedlings. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 118138-149.
