General
   

Research Areas

Plant Biology, mainly focusing on fruit development

Education

PhD in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS. Beijing, China  2003

M.S. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Beijing, China   1995

B.S. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Jiangxi Agricultural University. Nanchang, China  1990

Experience

   
Work Experience

2009.06-   Principal Investigator, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology/Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, CAS.

2004.1-2009.06  Post-doctoral researcher at Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences in The Ohio State University, Ohio.

1999.09-2000.06  Exchange student at Department of Plant Pathology in University of Florida. Gainsville, US.

1995.08-1999.08  Research Scientist/assistant professor at Department of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, China National Rice Research Institute. Hangzhou, China.

1996.04-1996.10  Trainee at ILTAB (International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology) in The Scripps Research Institute. La Jolla, California, US.

1990.08-1992.07  Technician in Agricultural Extension Station of Shangyou county. Jiangxi, China.

Publications

Bi L., Weng L., Jiang Z., Xiao H* (2018) The tomato IQD gene SUN24 regulates seed germination through ABA signaling pathway. Planta. 248(4), 919-931; DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-2950-6 (accepted on June 28, 2018. First Online: 02 July 2018)

Wang G., Weng L., Li M. and Xiao H* (2017) Response of gene expression and alternative splicing to distinct growth environments in tomato. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS). 18(3), 475; doi:10.3390/ijms18030475

Weng L., Bai X., Zhao F., Li R., Xiao H* (2016) Manipulation of flowering time and branching by overexpression of the tomato transcription factor SlZFP2. Plant Biotechnol J. 14:2310-2321; doi: 10.1111/pbi.12584

Weng L., Zhao F., Li R., Xiao H* (2016) RNA sequencing analysis of gene expression regulated by the transcription factor SlZFP2 during early fruit development. Genomics Data 8:39-40; doi:10.1016/j.gdata.2016.03.001

Sun Y. and Xiao H* (2015) Identification of alternative splicing events by RNA sequencing in early growth tomato fruits. BMC Genomics 16:948; doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-2128-6

Weng L., Zhao F., Li R., Xiao H* (2015) Cross-talk modulation between ABA and ethylene by transcription factor SlZFP2 during fruit development and ripening in tomato. Plant Signal & Behav 10(12): e1107691; doi:10.1080/15592324.2015.1107691

Shen H.., Zhong X., Zhao F., Wang Y., Yan B., Li Q., Chen G., Mao B., Wang J., Li Y., Xiao G., He Y., Xiao H., Li J., He Z* (2015) Overexpression of receptor-like kinase ERECTA improves thermotolerance in rice and tomato. Nat Biotechnol. 33(9): 996-1003

Li C., Qiao Z., Qi W., Wang Q., Yuan Y., Yang X., Tang Y., Mei B., Lv Y., Zhao H., Xiao H., Song R* (2015) Genome-wide characterization of cis-Acting DNA targets reveals the transcriptional regulatory framework of Opaque2 in maize. Plant Cell. 27(3): 532-545

Weng L., Zhao F., Li R., Xu C., Chen K., Xiao H* (2015) The zinc finger transcription factor SlZFP2 negatively regulates abscisic acid biosynthesis and fruit ripening in tomato. Plant Physiol. 167(3): 931-949

Huang Z., Van Houten J., Gonzalez J., Xiao H., van der Knaap E* (2013) Genome-wide identification, phylogeny and expression analysis of SUN, OFP and YABBY gene family in tomato. Mol Genet Genomics. 288:111-29

​Wu S., Xiao H., Cabrera A., Meulia T., and van der Knaap E* (2011) SUN regulates vegetative and reproductive organ shape by changing cell division patterns. Plant Physiol. 157:1175-1186

26 Jiang N., Gao D., Xiao H., van der Knaap E* (2009) Genome organization of the tomato sun locus and characterization of the unusual retrotransposon Rider. Plant J. 60(1):181-193

Xiao H., Radovich C., Welty N., Hsu J., Li D. Meulia T., van der Knaap E* (2009) Integration of tomato reproductive developmental landmarks and expression profiles, and the effect of SUN on fruit shape. BMC Plant Biol. 9:49

Xiao H., Tang J., Li Y., Wang W., Li X., Jin L., Xie R., Luo H., Zhao X., He G., Zhu L* (2009) STAMENLESS 1, encoding a zinc finger protein of C2H2 type, regulates rice floral organ identity. Plant J. 59(5):789-801

Xiao H., Jiang N., Schaffner E., Stockinger E., van der Knaap E* (2008) A retrotransposon- mediated gene duplication underlies morphological variation of tomato fruit. Science. 319:1527-1530 (cover story)

Students

已指导学生

王利  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

毕路路  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

张虹  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

赵芳芳  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

孙媛  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

李傲  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

宋庆楠  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

郭卫情  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

江铸颜  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

现指导学生

方翔  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

汪桂香  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

张小娇  硕士研究生  071007-遗传学  

刘丹  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

田胜蓝  硕士研究生  071007-遗传学