Jitao Zou
- Research Professor of Plant Lipid Metabolism and Abiotic Stress Response
- Email jpz5606@psu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Plant lipid metabolism
- Plant responses to abiotic stress
- Seed development and seed oil biotechnology
Education
- Post-doctoral Research, Yale University, 1990-1992
- Ph.D., Botany, The Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1990
- B.S., Biology, Beijing Normal University, 1983
Professional Background
2024-present Research Professor, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University
2020-2024 Principal Research Officer, National Research Council Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre
2003-2020 Senior Research Officer, National Research Council Canada, Plant Biotechnology Institute
1997-2003 Associate Research Officer, National Research Council Canada, Plant Biotechnology Institute
1996-1997 Oilseed specialist, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Canada
1992-1996 Assistant Research Officer, National Research Council Canada, Plant Biotechnology Institute
Publications
Tracking the genome-wide occupancy of Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 in endosperm development
Communications Biology, Song, Jingpu, Xie, Xin, Mavraganis, Mavraganis, Yu, Bianyun, Shen, Wenyun, Yang, Hui, Xiang, Douquan, Wei, Yangdou, Cui, Yuhai, Zou, Jitao, 2025
Adaptation of cuticle metabolism to abiotic stress in plants
Crop and Environment, Zhao, Peimin, Li, Qianqian, Lei, Yang, Zou, Jitao, Li, Qiang, 2025
Pistil-derived lipids influence pollen tube growth and male fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plant Physiology, Song, J, Mavraganis, I, Shen, W, Yang, H, Patterson, N, Wang, L, Xiang, D, Cui, Y, Zou, Jitao, 2024
Applying a non-GMO breeding approach with an identified natural variation to reduce food allergen Len c3 in Lens culinaris seeds
Frontiers in Plant Science, Song, J, Mavraganis, I, Shen, W, Yang, H, Zou, Jitao, 2024
Haploid induction: an overview of parental factor manipulation during seed formation
Frontiers in Plant Science, Song, Jingpu, Datla, Raju, Zou, Jitao, Xiang, Daoquan, 2024
Spatiotemporal transcriptomics and metabolic profiling provide insights into gene regulatory networks during lentil seed development
Plant Journal, Yu, B, Gao, P, Song, J, Yang, H, Qin, L, Yu, X, Song, H, Coulson, J, Bekkaoui, Y, Akhov, L, Han, X, Cram, D, Wei, Y, Zaharia, L, Zou, Jitao, Konkin, D, Quilichini, T, Fobert, P, Patterson, N, Datla, R, Xiang, D, 2023
A chloroplast diacylglycerol lipase modulates glycerolipid pathway balance in Arabidopsis
Plant Journal, Yu, L, Shen, W, Fan, J, Sah, S, Mavraganis, I, Wang, L, Gao, P, Gao, J, Zheng, Q, Meesapyodsuk, D, Yang, H, Li, Q, Zou, Jitao, Xu, C, 2023
Comprehensive compositional assessment of bioactive compounds in diverse pea accessions
Food Research International, Han, X, Akhov, L, Ashe, P, Lewis, C, Deibert, L, Irina Zaharia, L, Forseille, L, Xiang, D, Datla, R, Nosworthy, M, Henry, C, Zou, Jitao, Yu, B, Patterson, N, 2023
Kinase CIPK9 integrates glucose and abscisic acid signaling to regulate seed oil metabolism in rapeseed
Plant Physiology, Wang, N, Tao, B, Mai, J, Guo, Y, Li, R, Chen, R, Zhao, L, Wen, J, Yi, B, Tu, J, Fu, T, Zou, Jitao, Shen, J, 2023
Asymmetric gene expression in grain development of reciprocal crosses between tetraploid and hexaploid wheats
Communications Biology, Jia, Z, Gao, P, Yin, F, Quilichini, T, Sheng, H, Song, J, Yang, H, Gao, J, Chen, T, Yang, B, Kochian, L, Zou, Jitao, Patterson, N, Yang, Q, Gillmor, C, Datla, R, Li, Q, Xiang, D, 2022
Computational genomics insights into cold acclimation in wheat
Frontiers in Genetics, Pan, Y, Li, Y, Liu, Z, Zou, Jitao, Li, Q, 2022
Transcriptome dissection of candidate genes associated with lentil seed quality traits
Plant Biology, Song, J., Mavraganis, I., Shen, W., Yang, H., Cram, D., Xiang, D., Patterson, N., Zou, J., 2022
Endosperm–embryo communications: Recent advances and perspectives
Plants, Song, J, Xie, X, Cui, Y, Zou, Jitao, 2021
Alternative splicing dynamics and evolutionary divergence during embryogenesis in wheat species
Plant Biotechnology Journal, Gao, P, Quilichini, T, Zhai, C, Qin, L, Nilsen, K, Li, Q, Sharpe, A, Kochian, L, Zou, Jitao, Reddy ASN, None, Wei, Y, Pozniak, C, Patterson, N, Gillmor, C, Datla, R, Xiang, D, 2021
LEAFY COTYLEDON1 expression in the endosperm enables embryo maturation in Arabidopsis
Nature Communications, Song, J, Xie, X, Chen, C, Shu, J, Thapa, R, Nguyen, V, Bian, S, Kohalmi, S, Marsolais, F, Zou, Jitao, Cui, Y, 2021
Elucidating the biochemical basis of trans-16:1 fatty acid change in leaves during cold acclimation in wheat
Plant-Environment Interactions, Li, Q, Shen, W, Mavraganis, I, Wang, L, Gao, P, Gao, J, Cram, D, Li, Y, Liu, Z, Fowler, D, Pan, Y, Zou, Jitao, 2021
Integrative Modeling of Gene Expression and Metabolic Networks of Arabidopsis Embryos for Identification of Seed Oil Causal Genes
Frontiers in Plant Science, Cloutier, M, Xiang, D, Gao, P, Kochian, L, Zou, Jitao, Datla, R, Wang, E, 2021
On the Role of DGAT1 in Seed Glycerolipid Metabolic Network and Critical Stages of Plant Development in Arabidopsis
Lipids, Wang, L, Li, Q, Xia, Q, Shen, W, Selvaraj, G, Zou, Jitao, 2020
Molecular identification and functional characterization of a cyanogenic glucosyltransferase from flax (Linum unsitatissimum)
PLoS One, Kazachkov, M, Li, Q, Shen, W, Wang, L, Gao, P, Xiang, D, Datla, R, Zou, Jitao, 2020
Genome-Wide identification and characterization of the wheat remorin (TAREM) family during cold acclimation
Plant Genome, Badawi, M, Agharbaoui, Z, Zayed, M, Li, Q, Byrns, B, Zou, Jitao, Fowler, D, Danyluk, J, Sarhan, F, 2019
Tapetal expression of BnaC.MAGL8.a causes male sterility in Arabidopsis
Frontiers in Plant Science, Gao, J, Li, Q, Wang, N, Tao, B, Wen, J, Yi, B, Ma, C, Tu, J, Fu, T, Li, Q, Zou, Jitao, Shen, J, 2019
Roles of Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetases in Arabidopsis Development and Stress Responses
Plant and Cell Physiology, Ji, Y, Li, Q, Liu, G, Selvaraj, G, Zheng, Z, Zou, Jitao, Wei, Y, 2019
CIPK9 is involved in seed oil regulation in Brassica napus L. and Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
Biotechnology for Biofuels, Guo, Y, Huang, Y, Gao, J, Pu, Y, Wang, N, Shen, W, Wen, J, Yi, B, Ma, C, Tu, J, Fu, T, Zou, Jitao, Shen, J, 2018
Transcriptomic Insights into Phenological Development and Cold Tolerance of Wheat Grown in the Field.
Plant Physiology, Li, Q, Byrns, B, Badawi, M, Diallo, A, Danyluk, J, Sarhan, F, Laudencia-Chingcuanco, D, Zou, Jitao, Fowler, D, 2018
BnDGAT1s function similarly in oil deposition and are expressed with uniform patterns in tissues of brassica napus
Frontiers in Plant Science, Zhao, C, Li, H, Zhang, W, Wang, H, Xu, A, Tian, J, Zou, Jitao, Taylor, D, Zhang, M, 2017
The D-lactate dehydrogenase MoDLD1 is essential for growth and infection-related development in Magnaporthe oryzae.
Environmental Microbiology, Zhou, T, Qin, L, Zhu, X, Shen, W, Zou, Jitao, Wang, Z, Wei, Y, 2017
Effects of eIFiso4G1 mutation on seed oil biosynthesis
Plant Journal, Li, Q, Shen, W, Zheng, Q, Tan, Y, Gao, J, Shen, J, Wei, Y, Kunst, L, Zou, Jitao, 2017
Genetic effects and genotype×environment interactions govern seed oil content in Brassica napus L.
BMC Genetics, Guo, Y, Si, P, Wang, N, Wen, J, Yi, B, Ma, C, Tu, J, Zou, Jitao, Fu, T, Shen, J, 2017
Abiotic factors influence plant storage lipid accumulation and composition
Plant Science, Singer, S, Zou, Jitao, Weselake, R, 2016
Adjustments of lipid pathways in plant adaptation to temperature stress
Plant Signaling and Behavior, Li, Q, Shen, W, Zheng, Q, Fowler, D, Zou, Jitao, 2016
Tribenuron-Methyl Induces Male Sterility through Anther-Specific Inhibition of Acetolactate Synthase Leading to Autophagic Cell Death.
Molecular plant, Zhao, L, Jing, X, Chen, L, Liu, Y, Su, Y, Liu, T, Gao, C, Yi, B, Wen, J, Ma, C, Tu, J, Zou, Jitao, Fu, T, Shen, J, 2015
In vivo and in vitro evidence for biochemical coupling of reactions catalyzed by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase and diacylglycerol acyltransferase
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Pan, X, Chen, G, Kazachkov, M, Greer, M, Caldo KMP, None, Zou, Jitao, Weselake, R, 2015
Understanding the biochemical basis of temperature-induced lipid pathway adjustments in plants
Plant Cell, Li, Q, Zheng, Q, Shen, W, Cram, D, Fowler, D, Wei, Y, Zou, Jitao, 2015