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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST): Thuwal, SA

2020-07-01 to present | Post-Doctoral Fellow (Biological, Environmental Sciences and Engineering)
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: Thuwal, Makkah, SA

2019-04 to present (Plant science)
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Xiongjie Zheng

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST): Thuwal, SA

2019-04-11 to 2020-06-30 | Post-Doctoral Fellow (Biological, Environmental Sciences and Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Royal Holloway University of London: Egham, Surrey, GB

2018-01 to 2019-02 | Guest researcher(visiting student) (Biological Sciences)
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Xiongjie Zheng

Huazhong Agriculture University: Wuhan, Hubei, CN

2014-09 to 2018-12 | PhD
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Xiongjie Zheng

Huazhong Agriculture University: Wuhan, Hubei, CN

2012-09 to 2014-06 | Master (College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences)
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Works (28)

<i>Zaxinone Synthase</i> overexpression modulates rice physiology and metabolism, enhancing nutrient uptake, growth and productivity

Plant, Cell & Environment
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pce.15016
HANDLE: 10754/699050
PMID: 38924092
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Metal–Organic Framework-Mediated Delivery of Nucleic Acid across Intact Plant Cells

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2024-04-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19571
Contributors: Pei Yu; Xiongjie Zheng; Lukman O. Alimi; Salim Al-Babili; Niveen M. Khashab
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Biochemical characterization of Euphorbia resinifera floral cyathia

Journal of Plant Physiology
2024-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2024.154184
Contributors: Oumaima Boutoub; Sagar Jadhav; Xiongjie Zheng; Lahsen El Ghadraoui; Salim Al Babili; Alisdair R. Fernie; Ana Cristina Figueiredo; Maria Graça Miguel; Monica Borghi
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Multi‐omics analyses reveal the importance of chromoplast plastoglobules in carotenoid accumulation in citrus fruit

The Plant Journal
2024-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16519
Contributors: Yun Liu; Junli Ye; Man Zhu; Ross G. Atkinson; Yingzi Zhang; Xiongjie Zheng; Jiao Lu; Zhen Cao; Jun Peng; Chunmei Shi et al.
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$\textit{Zaxinone Synthase}$overexpression modulates rice physiology and metabolism, improving growth and productivity under normal and low phosphate supply

2023 | Working paper
DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.06.561198
HANDLE: 10754/695315
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Editorial: New analytical strategies in plant metabolites analysis

Frontiers in Plant Science
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1332622
HANDLE: 10754/696078
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Installing the Neurospora carotenoid pathway in plants enables cytosolic formation of provitamin A and its sequestration in lipid droplets.

2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.05.003
HANDLE: 10754/691873
PMID: 37198885
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The Arabidopsis D27-LIKE1 is a cis/cis/trans-β-carotene Isomerase that Contributes to Strigolactone Biosynthesis and Negatively Impacts Abscisic Acid Level

The Plant Journal
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16095
HANDLE: 10754/678908
PMID: 36602437
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β-Cyclocitric acid enhances drought tolerance in peach (Prunus persica) seedlings

Tree Physiology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpad093
HANDLE: 10754/694114
PMID: 37561416
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An R‐R‐type MYB transcription factor promotes non‐climacteric pepper fruit carotenoid pigment biosynthesis

The Plant Journal
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16257
Contributors: Jiali Song; Binmei Sun; Changming Chen; Zuoyang Ning; Shuanglin Zhang; Yutong Cai; Xiongjie Zheng; Bihao Cao; Guoju Chen; Dan Jin et al.
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Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of plant apocarotenoids

2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.10.012
HANDLE: 10754/673922
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Gardenia carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4a is an efficient tool for biotechnological production of crocins in green and non‐green plant tissues

Plant Biotechnology Journal
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13901
Contributors: Xiongjie Zheng; Jianing Mi; Aparna Balakrishna; Kit Xi Liew; Abdugaffor Ablazov; Rachid Sougrat; Salim Al‐Babili
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Development of a gRNA-tRNA array of CRISPR/Cas9 in combination with grafting technique to improve gene-editing efficiency of sweet orange.

Plant cell reports
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02781-7
HANDLE: 10754/671938
PMID: 34554293
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Exploring the Diversity and Regulation of Apocarotenoid Metabolic Pathways in Plants

Frontiers in Plant Science
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.787049
HANDLE: 10754/673980
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Regulation of carotenoid and chlorophyll pools in hesperidia, anatomically unique fruits found only in Citrus

Plant Physiology
2021-10-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab291
Contributors: Kaijie Zhu; Xiongjie Zheng; Junli Ye; Yue Huang; Hongyan Chen; Xuehan Mei; Zongzhou Xie; Lixin Cao; Yunliu Zeng; Robert M. Larkin et al.
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Carotenoid Biofortification of Crops in the CRISPR Era

Trends in Biotechnology
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.12.003
Contributors: Xiongjie Zheng; Hendrik N.J. Kuijer; Salim Al-Babili
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Storage with apple fruit to improve peel color and maintain freshness of Newhall navel orange

Scientia Horticulturae
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110246
Part of ISSN: 0304-4238
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Xiongjie Zheng

LC–MS-Based Profiling Provides New Insights into Apocarotenoid Biosynthesis and Modifications in Citrus Fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2021-02-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06893
Contributors: Xiongjie Zheng; Jianing Mi; Xiuxin Deng; Salim Al-Babili
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The effect of β-cyclocitral treatment on the carotenoid content of transgenic Marsh grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) suspension-cultured cells

Phytochemistry
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112509
Part of ISSN: 0031-9422
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Xiongjie Zheng

Carotenoid biofortification in crop plants: citius, altius, fortius

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
2020-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158664
Part of ISSN: 1388-1981
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Xiongjie Zheng
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Building the Synthetic Biology Toolbox with Enzyme Variants to Expand Opportunities for Biofortification of Provitamin A and Other Health-Promoting Carotenoids

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2020-10-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04740
Part of ISSN: 0021-8561
Part of ISSN: 1520-5118
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Xiongjie Zheng

Genome sequencing and CRISPR /Cas9 gene editing of an early flowering Mini‐Citrus ( Fortunella hindsii )

Plant Biotechnology Journal
2019-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13132
Part of ISSN: 1467-7644
Part of ISSN: 1467-7652
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Xiongjie Zheng

Investigation of chromoplast ultrastructure and tissue-specific accumulation of carotenoids in citrus flesh

Scientia Horticulturae
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108547
Part of ISSN: 0304-4238
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Xiongjie Zheng

Natural Variation in CCD4 Promoter Underpins Species-Specific Evolution of Red Coloration in Citrus Peel

Molecular Plant
2019-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.04.014
Part of ISSN: 1674-2052
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Xiongjie Zheng

SLAF-Based Construction of a High-Density Genetic Map and Its Application in QTL Mapping of Carotenoids Content in Citrus Fruit

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2019-01-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05176
Part of ISSN: 0021-8561
Part of ISSN: 1520-5118
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Xiongjie Zheng

Molecular characterization, critical amino acid identification, and promoter analysis of a lycopene β-cyclase gene from citrus

Tree Genetics & Genomes
2016-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-016-1066-z
Part of ISSN: 1614-2942
Part of ISSN: 1614-2950
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Xiongjie Zheng

Isolation and Functional Characterization of a Lycopene β-cyclase Gene Promoter from Citrus

Frontiers in Plant Science
2016-09-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01367
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Xiongjie Zheng

Isolation and characterization of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 genes from different citrus species

Molecular Genetics and Genomics
2015-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1016-8
Part of ISSN: 1617-4615
Part of ISSN: 1617-4623
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Xiongjie Zheng

Peer review (7 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

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Review activity for Plant physiology and biochemistry. (2)
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