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D-Index
83
Citations
27277
World Ranking
1411
National Ranking
31

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2016 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Xiaofeng Cao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural sciences, and biological sciences. Their research primarily addresses molecular biology, plant science, artificial intelligence applications, genetics, and ecology.

The thematic focus of Xiaofeng Cao's work includes plant molecular biology, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, chromosomal and genetic variations, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, plant virus research studies, and RNA research and splicing.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Xiaofeng Cao include Xian Deng, Xianwei Song, Chunyan Liu, Jing Sun, and Jixian Zhai.

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Xiaofeng Cao are:

  • "Dynamic root microbiome sustains soybean productivity under unbalanced fertilization," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "An engineered prime editor with enhanced editing efficiency in plants," 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • "CPSF30-L-mediated recognition of mRNA m6A modification controls alternative polyadenylation of nitrate signaling-related gene transcripts in Arabidopsis," 2021, Molecular Plant
  • "Post-transcriptional splicing of nascent RNA contributes to widespread intron retention in plants," 2020, Nature Plants
  • "RNA G-quadruplex structures exist and function in vivo in plants," 2020, Genome Biology

Xiaofeng Cao frequently publishes in venues such as Science China Life Sciences, arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nature Plants.

The scientist has been recognized by election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020 and as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Control of CpNpG DNA methylation by the KRYPTONITE histone H3 methyltransferase

    James P. Jackson;Anders M. Lindroth;Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

  • ARGONAUTE4 Control of Locus-Specific siRNA Accumulation and DNA and Histone Methylation

    Daniel Zilberman;Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

  • Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

    Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

  • Requirement of CHROMOMETHYLASE3 for maintenance of CpXpG methylation.

    Anders M. Lindroth;Xiaofeng Cao;James P. Jackson;Daniel Zilberman

  • Role of the Arabidopsis DRM Methyltransferases in De Novo DNA Methylation and Gene Silencing

    Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

  • Histone methylation in higher plants

    Chunyan Liu;Falong Lu;Xia Cui;Xiaofeng Cao

  • Locus-specific control of asymmetric and CpNpG methylation by the DRM and CMT3 methyltransferase genes

    Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

  • One-way control of FWA imprinting in Arabidopsis endosperm by DNA methylation.

    Tetsu Kinoshita;Asuka Miura;Yeonhee Choi;Yuki Kinoshita

  • Role of the DRM and CMT3 Methyltransferases in RNA-Directed DNA Methylation

    Xiaofeng Cao;Werner Aufsatz;Daniel Zilberman;M.Florian Mette

  • MicroRNAs Inhibit the Translation of Target mRNAs on the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Arabidopsis

    Shengben Li;Lin Liu;Lin Liu;Xiaohong Zhuang;Yu Yu;Yu Yu

  • MicroRNAs and Their Regulatory Roles in Plant-Environment Interactions.

    Xianwei Song;Yan Li;Xiaofeng Cao;Yijun Qi

  • Interplay between two epigenetic marks. DNA methylation and histone H3 lysine 9 methylation.

    Lianna M. Johnson;Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

  • ABI4 regulates primary seed dormancy by regulating the biogenesis of abscisic acid and gibberellins in arabidopsis.

    Kai Shu;Huawei Zhang;Shengfu Wang;Mingluan Chen

  • Arabidopsis REF6 is a histone H3 lysine 27 demethylase

    Falong Lu;Xia Cui;Shuaibin Zhang;Thomas Jenuwein

  • Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered by inverted repeats.

    Daniel Zilberman;Xiaofeng Cao;Lisa K Johansen;Zhixin Xie

  • Single-base resolution maps of cultivated and wild rice methylomes and regulatory roles of DNA methylation in plant gene expression

    Xin Li;Jingde Zhu;Jingde Zhu;Fengyi Hu;Song Ge

  • Roles of DCL4 and DCL3b in rice phased small RNA biogenesis

    Xianwei Song;Pingchuan Li;Pingchuan Li;Pingchuan Li;Jixian Zhai;Jixian Zhai;Jixian Zhai;Ming Zhou

  • Conserved plant genes with similarity to mammalian de novo DNA methyltransferases.

    Xiaofeng Cao;Nathan M. Springer;Michael G. Muszynski;Ronald L. Phillips

  • Ectopic hypermethylation of flower-specific genes in Arabidopsis

    Steven E Jacobsen;Steven E Jacobsen;Hajime Sakai;E.Jean Finnegan;Xiaofeng Cao

  • AGAMOUS Terminates Floral Stem Cell Maintenance in Arabidopsis by Directly Repressing WUSCHEL through Recruitment of Polycomb Group Proteins

    Xigang Liu;Yun Ju Kim;Ralf Müller;Rae Eden Yumul

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside
Steven E. Jacobsen
Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles
Jixian Zhai
Jixian Zhai Southern University of Science and Technology
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis
Chengcai Chu
Chengcai Chu South China Agricultural University
Xiu-Jie Wang
Xiu-Jie Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yijun Qi
Yijun Qi Tsinghua University
Pamela J. Green
Pamela J. Green University of Delaware
Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Qi Xie
Qi Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences

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