Jitao Zou
Research Professor of Plant Lipid Metabolism and Abiotic Stress Response

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202 Tyson
University Park, PA - jpz5606@psu.edu
- 814-865-257
Research Summary
Plant lipid metabolism. Metabolic pathway interactions and membrane lipid turnover in plants under abiotic stress. Seed development and seed oil biotechnology.
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Most Recent Publications
Tracking the genome-wide occupancy of Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 in endosperm development
Jingpu Song, Xin Xie, Mavraganis Mavraganis, Bianyun Yu, Wenyun Shen, Hui Yang, Douquan Xiang, Yangdou Wei, Yuhai Cui, Jitao Zou, 2025, Communications Biology on p. 771
Adaptation of cuticle metabolism to abiotic stress in plants
Peimin Zhao, Qianqian Li, Yang Lei, Jitao Zou, Qiang Li, 2025, Crop and Environment on p. 38-44
Pistil-derived lipids influence pollen tube growth and male fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana
J Song, I Mavraganis, W Shen, H Yang, N Patterson, L Wang, D Xiang, Y Cui, Jitao Zou, 2024, Plant Physiology on p. 763-772
Applying a non-GMO breeding approach with an identified natural variation to reduce food allergen Len c3 in Lens culinaris seeds
J Song, I Mavraganis, W Shen, H Yang, Jitao Zou, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science on p. 1355902
Haploid induction: an overview of parental factor manipulation during seed formation
Jingpu Song, Raju Datla, Jitao Zou, Daoquan Xiang, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
A chloroplast diacylglycerol lipase modulates glycerolipid pathway balance in Arabidopsis
L Yu, W Shen, J Fan, S Sah, I Mavraganis, L Wang, P Gao, J Gao, Q Zheng, D Meesapyodsuk, H Yang, Q Li, Jitao Zou, C Xu, 2023, Plant Journal on p. 335-350
Spatiotemporal transcriptomics and metabolic profiling provide insights into gene regulatory networks during lentil seed development
B Yu, P Gao, J Song, H Yang, L Qin, X Yu, H Song, J Coulson, Y Bekkaoui, L Akhov, X Han, D Cram, Y Wei, L Zaharia, Jitao Zou, D Konkin, T Quilichini, P Fobert, N Patterson, R Datla, D Xiang, 2023, Plant Journal on p. 253-274
Comprehensive compositional assessment of bioactive compounds in diverse pea accessions
X Han, L Akhov, P Ashe, C Lewis, L Deibert, L Irina Zaharia, L Forseille, D Xiang, R Datla, M Nosworthy, C Henry, Jitao Zou, B Yu, N Patterson, 2023, Food Research International on p. 112455
Kinase CIPK9 integrates glucose and abscisic acid signaling to regulate seed oil metabolism in rapeseed
N Wang, B Tao, J Mai, Y Guo, R Li, R Chen, L Zhao, J Wen, B Yi, J Tu, T Fu, Jitao Zou, J Shen, 2023, Plant Physiology on p. 1836-1856
Asymmetric gene expression in grain development of reciprocal crosses between tetraploid and hexaploid wheats
Z Jia, P Gao, F Yin, T Quilichini, H Sheng, J Song, H Yang, J Gao, T Chen, B Yang, L Kochian, Jitao Zou, N Patterson, Q Yang, C Gillmor, R Datla, Q Li, D Xiang, 2022, Communications Biology on p. 1412
Most-Cited Papers
Understanding the biochemical basis of temperature-induced lipid pathway adjustments in plants
Q Li, Q Zheng, W Shen, D Cram, D Fowler, Y Wei, Jitao Zou, 2015, Plant Cell on p. 86-103
Abiotic factors influence plant storage lipid accumulation and composition
S Singer, Jitao Zou, R Weselake, 2016, Plant Science on p. 1-9
Transcriptomic Insights into Phenological Development and Cold Tolerance of Wheat Grown in the Field.
Q Li, B Byrns, M Badawi, A Diallo, J Danyluk, F Sarhan, D Laudencia-Chingcuanco, Jitao Zou, D Fowler, 2018, Plant Physiology on p. 2376-2394
Adjustments of lipid pathways in plant adaptation to temperature stress
Q Li, W Shen, Q Zheng, D Fowler, Jitao Zou, 2016, Plant Signaling and Behavior on p. e1058461
Roles of Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetases in Arabidopsis Development and Stress Responses
Y Ji, Q Li, G Liu, G Selvaraj, Z Zheng, Jitao Zou, Y Wei, 2019, Plant and Cell Physiology on p. 657-671
In vivo and in vitro evidence for biochemical coupling of reactions catalyzed by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase and diacylglycerol acyltransferase
X Pan, G Chen, M Kazachkov, M Greer, Caldo KMP, Jitao Zou, R Weselake, 2015, Journal of Biological Chemistry on p. 18068-18078
LEAFY COTYLEDON1 expression in the endosperm enables embryo maturation in Arabidopsis
J Song, X Xie, C Chen, J Shu, R Thapa, V Nguyen, S Bian, S Kohalmi, F Marsolais, Jitao Zou, Y Cui, 2021, Nature Communications on p. 3963
Genetic effects and genotype×environment interactions govern seed oil content in Brassica napus L.
Y Guo, P Si, N Wang, J Wen, B Yi, C Ma, J Tu, Jitao Zou, T Fu, J Shen, 2017, BMC Genetics on p. 1
Alternative splicing dynamics and evolutionary divergence during embryogenesis in wheat species
P Gao, T Quilichini, C Zhai, L Qin, K Nilsen, Q Li, A Sharpe, L Kochian, Jitao Zou, Reddy ASN, Y Wei, C Pozniak, N Patterson, C Gillmor, R Datla, D Xiang, 2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal on p. 1624-1643
Comprehensive compositional assessment of bioactive compounds in diverse pea accessions
X Han, L Akhov, P Ashe, C Lewis, L Deibert, L Irina Zaharia, L Forseille, D Xiang, R Datla, M Nosworthy, C Henry, Jitao Zou, B Yu, N Patterson, 2023, Food Research International on p. 112455