Educational Background:

2000.09-2003.07 Zhejiang University PhD Plant Science

1997.09-2000.07 Chinese Academy of Agriculture science MSc Plant genetics

1993.09-1997.07 Zhejiang Agriculture University BSc Agronomy

Professional Experience:

2014.12－now College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Professor

2005.12－2014.11 College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Associate Professor

2005.09-2005.12 College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Lecturer

2003.09-2005.08 College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Postdoctoral Researcher

2007.01－2009.01 Cornell University, USA, Visiting researcher

Research Interests

Molecular regulation network of phosphate signaling

Molecular mechanism of rice root architecture.

Representative Publications (* Corresponding author)

15. Lu H, Lin R, Deng M, Jin K, Mao CZ*, 2024. New mechanistic insights into phosphate-starvation-regulated plant architecture change and nutrient uptake. Mol Plant 17: 19-21.

14.Wang Y, Wang F, Lu H, Lin R, Liu J, Liu Y, Xu J, Wu Y, Wang Z, Zhou M, Mo X, Wu Z, Shou H, Zheng S, Mao CZ* (2023) . Rice chromatin protein OsHMGB1 is involved in phosphate homeostasis and plant growth by affecting chromatin accessibility. New Phytol 240: 727-743.

13. Lu H, Wang F, Wang Y, Lin R, Wang Z*, Mao CZ* (2023) Molecular mechanisms and genetic improvement of low-phosphorus tolerance in rice. Plant Cell Environ 46: 1104-1119.

12. Guo J, Li W, Shang L, Wang Y, Yan P, Bai Y, Da X, Wang K, Guo Q, Jiang R, Mao CZ*, Mo X* (2021) OsbHLH98 regulates leaf angle in rice through transcriptional repression of OsBUL1. New Phytol 230 (5):1953-1966.

11. He Q, Lu H, Guo H, Wang Y, Zhao P, Li Y, Wang F, Xu J, Mo X, Mao CZ* (2021) OsbHLH6 interacts with OsSPX4 and regulates the phosphate-starvation response in rice. Plant J. 105：649-667.

9. Xiang D, Meng F, Wang A, Wu Y, Wang Z, Zheng S, Mao CZ* (2021) Root-secreted peptide OsPEP1 regulates primary root elongation in rice. Plant J. 107 (2):480-492. 

8. Wang F, Deng M, Chen J, He Q, Jia X, Guo H, Xu J, Liu Y, Zhang S, Shou H, Mao CZ* (2020) CASEIN KINASE2-Dependent Phosphorylation of PHOSPHATE2 Fine-tunes Phosphate Homeostasis in Rice. Plant Physiol. 183: 250-262

7. Yang Z, Yang J*, Wang Y, Wang F, Mao W, He Q, Xu J, Wu Z, Mao CZ* (2020) PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE95 Regulates Phosphate Homeostasis by Affecting Phosphate Transporter Trafficking in Rice. Plant Cell. 32: 740-757

6. Shao YL, Zhou HZ, Wu YR, Zhang H, Lin J, Jiang XY, He QJ, Zhu JS, Li Y, Yu H, Mao CZ*. (2019). OsSPL3, a SBP-Domain Protein, Regulates Crown Root Development in Rice. Plant Cell. 31: 1257-1275

5. Zhu JS, Li Y, Lin J, Wu YR, Guo HX, Shao YL, Wang F, Wang XF, Mo XR, Zheng SJ, Yu H, Mao CZ* (2019). CRD1, an Xpo1 domain protein, regulates miRNA accumulation and crown root development in rice. Plant J. 100: 328-342

4. Zhong Y, Wang Y, Guo J, Zhu X, Shi J, He Q, Liu Y, Wu Y, Zhang L, Lv Q*, Mao CZ*. (2018). Rice SPX6 negatively regulates the phosphate starvation response through suppression of the transcription factor PHR2. New Phytol. 69 (3):385-397.

3. Wang F, Deng MJ, Xu JM, Zhu XL, Mao CZ*. (2018). Molecular mechanisms of phosphate transport and signaling in higher plants. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 74: 114-122.

2.  Wang ZY, Ruan WY, Shi J, Zhang L, Xiang D, Yang C, Li CY, Wu ZC, Liu Y, Yu YN, Shou HX, Mo XR, Mao CZ*, Wu P (2014) Rice SPX1 and SPX2 inhibit phosphate starvation responses through interacting with PHR2 in a phosphate-dependent manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 111: 14953-14958

1.  Jia LQ, Wu ZC, Hao X, Carrie C, Zheng LB, Whelan J, Wu YR, Wang SF, Wu P, Mao CZ* (2011) Identification of a novel mitochondrial protein, short postembryonic roots 1 (SPR1), involved in root development and iron homeostasis in Oryza sativa. New Phytol. 189: 843-855