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Shao Jian Zheng

Shao Jian Zheng

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14516
World Ranking
7525
National Ranking
241

Overview

Shao Jian Zheng is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has conducted extensive research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specific focus on Plant Science. Their scholarly contributions include over 100 publications in this main field, addressing various aspects of plant biology and molecular mechanisms.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Soil Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics. This multidisciplinary approach highlights their broad focus within biological and agricultural sciences.

Key topics investigated by Shao Jian Zheng include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Aluminum Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants and Animals
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Silicon Effects in Agriculture

Among their recent papers are several published in high-impact journals, illustrating a focus on gene families, stress responses, and molecular transport mechanisms in plants. Notable publications include:

  • Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the NAC transcription factor family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) during aluminum stress, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • HSFA1a modulates plant heat stress responses and alters the 3D chromatin organization of enhancer-promoter interactions, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Structures and mechanisms of the Arabidopsis auxin transporter PIN3, 2022, Nature
  • STOP1 activates NRT1.1-mediated nitrate uptake to create a favorable rhizospheric pH for plant adaptation to acidity, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Phloem iron remodels root development in response to ammonium as the major nitrogen source, 2022, Nature Communications

These publications emphasize molecular processes related to plant adaptation to environmental stresses and nutrient uptake strategies.

Shao Jian Zheng has also contributed to book publications, including a practical guide focused on early screening and field evaluation of bananas against various stresses, published by the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement in 2021.

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of coauthors, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research projects. Frequent collaborators include Zhong Jie Ding, Chong Wei Jin, Guixin Li, Nicholas P. Harberd, and Ji Ming Xu.

Zhao Jian Zheng's work appears regularly in a number of publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Plant
  • Nature Plants
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Detoxifying aluminium with buckwheat

    Jian Feng Ma;Shao Jian Zheng;Hideaki Matsumoto;Syuntaro Hiradate

  • High Aluminum Resistance in Buckwheat: I. Al-induced Specific Secretion of Oxalic Acid from Root Tips

    Shao Jian Zheng;Jian Feng Ma;Hideaki Matsumoto

  • Cell wall polysaccharides are specifically involved in the exclusion of aluminum from the rice root apex.

    Jian Li Yang;Ya Ying Li;Yue Jiao Zhang;Shan Shan Zhang

  • Nitric Oxide Acts Downstream of Auxin to Trigger Root Ferric-Chelate Reductase Activity in Response to Iron Deficiency in Arabidopsis

    Wei Wei Chen;Jian Li Yang;Cheng Qin;Chong Wei Jin

  • Photocatalytic degradation of AZO dyes by supported TiO2+UV in aqueous solution

    Chunmei Zhu;Liangyan Wang;Linren Kong;Xi Yang

  • XTH31, encoding an in vitro XEH/XET-active enzyme, regulates aluminum sensitivity by modulating in vivo XET action, cell wall xyloglucan content, and aluminum binding capacity in Arabidopsis.

    Xiao Fang Zhu;Yuan Zhi Shi;Gui Jie Lei;Stephen C. Fry

  • Cell Wall Hemicellulose Contributes Significantly to Aluminum Adsorption and Root Growth in Arabidopsis

    Jian Li Yang;Xiao Fang Zhu;You Xiang Peng;Cheng Zheng

  • Specific Secretion of Citric Acid Induced by Al Stress in Cassia tora L.

    Jian Feng Ma;Shao Jian Zheng;Hideaki Matsumoto

  • Iron deficiency-induced secretion of phenolics facilitates the reutilization of root apoplastic iron in red clover.

    Chong Wei Jin;Guang Yi You;Yun Feng He;Caixian Tang

  • Brachypodium as a Model for the Grasses: Today and the Future

    Jelena Brkljacic;Erich Grotewold;Randy Scholl;Todd C. Mockler

  • Immobilization of aluminum with phosphorus in roots is associated with high aluminum resistance in buckwheat.

    Shao Jian Zheng;Jian Li Yang;Yun Feng He;Xue Hui Yu

  • Transcription factor WRKY46 modulates the development of Arabidopsis lateral roots in osmotic/salt stress conditions via regulation of ABA signaling and auxin homeostasis.

    Zhong Jie Ding;Jing Ying Yan;Chun Xiao Li;Gui Xin Li

  • Lead contamination in tea garden soils and factors affecting its bioavailability

    Chong Wei Jin;Shao Jian Zheng;Yun Feng He;Gen Di Zhou

  • New approach to studies of heavy metal redistribution in soil

    F.X. Han;A. Banin;W.L. Kingery;G.B. Triplett

  • Exogenous auxin alleviates cadmium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana by stimulating synthesis of hemicellulose 1 and increasing the cadmium fixation capacity of root cell walls.

    Xiao Fang Zhu;Zhi Wei Wang;Fang Dong;Gui Jie Lei

  • Crop production on acidic soils: overcoming aluminium toxicity and phosphorus deficiency

    Shao Jian Zheng

  • Gibberellic acid alleviates cadmium toxicity by reducing nitric oxide accumulation and expression of IRT1 in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Xiao Fang Zhu;Tao Jiang;Zhi Wei Wang;Gui Jie Lei

  • Transcription factor WRKY46 regulates osmotic stress responses and stomatal movement independently in Arabidopsis

    Zhong Jie Ding;Jing Ying Yan;Xiao Yan Xu;Di Qiu Yu

  • Citrate Secretion Coupled with the Modulation of Soybean Root Tip under Aluminum Stress. Up-Regulation of Transcription, Translation, and Threonine-Oriented Phosphorylation of Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase

    Hong Shen;Long Fei He;Takayuki Sasaki;Yoko Yamamoto

  • WRKY46 functions as a transcriptional repressor of ALMT1, regulating aluminum‐induced malate secretion in Arabidopsis

    Zhong Jie Ding;Jing Ying Yan;Xiao Yan Xu;Gui Xin Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Chongwei Jin
Chongwei Jin Zhejiang University
Hideaki Matsumoto
Hideaki Matsumoto Kibi International University
Caixian Tang
Caixian Tang La Trobe University
Jian Feng Ma
Jian Feng Ma Okayama University
Ping Wu
Ping Wu Zhejiang University
Nicholas P. Harberd
Nicholas P. Harberd University of Oxford
Ren Fang Shen
Ren Fang Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Janet Braam
Janet Braam Rice University
Yoko Yamamoto
Yoko Yamamoto Okayama University
Stephen C. Fry
Stephen C. Fry University of Edinburgh

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