肖朝文，研究员，博士生导师
联系方式：
Email: cwxiao@scu.edu.cn
学习和工作经历：
1998.09-2002.07 四川农业大学，生物技术，本科
2002.09-2005.07 四川农业大学，生物化学与分子生物学，硕士
2005.09-2009.07 中国农业科学院，生物化学与分子生物学，博士
2009.09-2010.07 芬兰赫尔辛基大学，博士后
2011.08-2017.03 美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学，博士后
2017.04-至今 四川大学生命科学学院，研究员
学术荣誉与学术兼职：
四川省特聘专家
四川省学术与技术带头人后备人选
中国植物学会植物生理及分子生物学专业委员会委员
中国细胞生物学学会植物细胞生物学分会委员
研究方向：
课题组以拟南芥、油菜和烟草为研究对象，围绕细胞壁合成代谢，阐释细胞壁生物合成、修饰与降解的分子机制，探究细胞壁在植物生长发育和环境适应性中的作用机制。研究成果发表在Nature Plants、Plant Cell、Advanced Science、Plant Physiology、Plant Journal等杂志上。
科研项目：
国家自然科学基金面上项目 （2022-2025）
国家自然科学基金面上项目 （2026-2029）
四川省烟草公司科技项目 （2021-2024）
四川省烟草公司科技项目 （2025-2027）
代表性研究论文（#并列第一作者，*共同通讯作者）：
Qing Zhang#, Juan Du#, Shuang Hao, Zhengmei Leng, Weiguo Liu, Chengjian Zhao, Yue Yu, Longquan Chen, Charles T. Anderson, Chaowen Xiao. Pectin metabolism influences phloem architecture and flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana. Advanced Science, 2025, (39): e02980
Xiaohui Liu, Jingjing Sha, Qingyao Li, Shuai Yuan, Jialin Tao, Shihan Fu, Pu Gan, Qiuyan Lan, Johannes Liesche, Chaowen Xiao. The protein kinase MLOP1 mediates pectin fragment signaling and feedback regulation of cell wall synthesis. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2025, 154611
Shuai Yuan#, Xin Gou#, Jing Hu, Chaowen Xiao*, Juan Du*. Mutation of tomato xyloglucan transglucosylase/hydrolase5 increases fruit firmness and contributes to prolonged shelf life. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2024, 154350
Min Xiang#, Shuai Yuan#, Qing Zhang#, Xiaohui Liu, Qingyao Li, Zhengmei Leng, Jingjing Sha, Charles T. Anderson, Chaowen Xiao. Galactosylation of xyloglucan is essential for the stabilization of the actin cytoskeleton and endomembrane system through the proper assembly of cell walls. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023, 74(17): 5104-5123
Juan Du, Charles T. Anderson and Chaowen Xiao. Dynamics of pectic homogalacturonan in cellular morphogenesis and adhesion, wall integrity sensing and plant development. Nature Plants, 2022, 8(4): 332-340
Juan Du#, Mei Ruan#, Xiaokun Li, Qiuyan Lan, Qing Zhang, Shuang Hao, Xin Gou, Charles T. Anderson, Chaowen Xiao. Pectin methyltransferase QUASIMODO2 functions in the formation of seed coat mucilage in Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2022, 274: 1-12
Alex Kirui, Juan Du, Wancheng Zhao, William Barnes, Xue Kang, Charles T. Anderson, Chaowen Xiao*, Tuo Wang*. A pectin methyltransferase modulates polysaccharide dynamics and interactions in Arabidopsis primary cell walls: Evidence from solid-state NMR. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021, 270: 1-10
Juan Du, Alex Kirui, Shixin Huang, Lianglei Wang, William J Barnes, Sarah Kiemle, Yunzhen Zheng, Yue Rui, Mei Ruan, Shiqian Qi, Seong H. Kim, Tuo Wang, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Charles T. Anderson*, Chaowen Xiao*. Mutations in the pectin methyltransferase QUASIMODO2 influence cellulose biosynthesis and wall integrity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell, 2020, 32(11): 3576-3597
Yue Rui#, Chaowen Xiao#, Hojae Yi, Baris Kandemir, James Z. Wang, Virendra M. Puri, Charles T. Anderson. POLYGALACTURONASE INVOLVED IN EXPANSION3 functions in seedling development, rosette growth, and stomatal dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell, 2017, 29(10): 2413-2432
Chaowen Xiao, William J. Barnes, M. Shafayet Zamil, Hojae Yi, Virendra M. Puri, Charles T. Anderson. Activation tagging of Arabidopsis POLYGALACTURONASE INVOLVED IN EXPANSION2 promotes hypocotyl elongation, leaf expansion, stem lignification, mechanical stiffening, and lodging. Plant Journal, 2017, 89(6): 1159-1173
Chaowen Xiao, Tian Zhang, Yunzhen Zheng, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Charles T. Anderson. Xyloglucan deficiency disrupts cellulose biosynthesis and microtubule stability in Arabidopsis thaliana, altering cell growth and morphogenesis. Plant Physiology, 2016, 170(1): 234-249
Chaowen Xiao, Chris Somerville, Charles T. Anderson. POLYGALACTURONASE INVOLVED IN EXPANSION 1 functions in cell elongation and flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell, 2014, 26(3): 1018-1035
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