Zhongchi Liu
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Office: 0124 Bioscience Research Bldg
Phone: 301-405-1586
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Zhongchi Liu

Professor

Research Interests

Molecular genetics of plant reproductive development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Education & Positions

  • Ph.D. Harvard University, 1990

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Ma Z,Zhang M,Tian G,Li W,Zhang Y,Liang X,Gao S,Zhao X,Zhu C,Guo Y,Kang C,Lian H,Xu P,Yu J,Liu T,Xiao W,Li L,Liu Z,Han X,Zhou J
A spatiotemporal single-cell transcriptomic atlas reveals fertilization-induced auxin signaling driving strawberry fruit set and development.
Nat Commun. 2026 Sep 23;17(1):. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-77874-6. Epub 2026 Sep 23
Ramasamy M,Li G,Guo L,Fang H,Eid A,Mandlik R,Cheng Y,Niedz RP,Culver JN,Coleman GD,Liu Z,Mandadi KK,Qi Y
Boosting genome editing in perennial plants by CRISPR-Combo mediated morphogenic gene activation.
Nat Commun. 2026 Aug 5;17(1):. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-76367-w. Epub 2026 Aug 5
Liu Z
Zhongchi Liu.
Curr Biol. 2026 Jun 22;36(12):R682-R683. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.05.030. Epub
Guo L,Li M,Luo X,He T,Ma N,Tang S,Liu Z
Integrative regulation of axillary meristem maturation and stolon fate determination in strawberry by light, gibberellin, and ZFP6.
Mol Plant. 2026 Jan 5;19(1):191-207. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.12.001. Epub 2025 Dec 5
Bi X,Zhu Y,Fan J,Zhang L,Lin A,Wang C,Liu Z,Zhang L,Kuang H,Xu P,Lian H
The E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1 inhibits sugar and anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry fruit.
Plant Physiol. 2025 Aug 4;198(4):. pii: kiaf339. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiaf339. Epub
Wang K,Liu Z
Plant synthetic biology-based biofortification, strategies and recent progresses.
J Integr Plant Biol. 2025 Aug;67(8):1997-2004. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13934. Epub 2025 May 16
Han X,Liang X,Li D,Song M,Ma Z,Li R,Meng H,Cai Y,Song B,Liu Z,Zhou H,Zhou J
A native visual screening reporter-assisted CRISPR/Cas9 system for high-efficient genome editing in strawberry.
Mol Hortic. 2025 Jun 3;5(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s43897-025-00151-5. Epub 2025 Jun 3
Han Y,Lu R,Yan D,Liu Z,Luo X,Kang C
The transcription factor FveMYB117a controls leaf morphology by coordinating auxin and cytokinin signals in woodland strawberry.
Plant Physiol. 2025 May 30;198(2):. pii: kiaf156. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiaf156. Epub
Liu Z
Mutant analysis in a small weed reveals the blueprint of floral patterning.
Dev Biol. 2025 May;521:138-141. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.02.014. Epub 2025 Feb 23
Pérez-Henríquez P,Nagawa S,Liu Z,Pan X,Michniewicz M,Tang W,Rasmussen C,Cui X,Van Norman J,Strader L,Yang Z
PIN2-mediated self-organizing transient auxin flow contributes to auxin maxima at the tip of Arabidopsis cotyledons.
Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 5;16(1):1380. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55480-8. Epub 2025 Feb 5
Joldersma D,Guo L,Alger EI,Ippoliti C,Luo X,Platts AE,Edger PP,Liu Z
Identification and analysis of imprinted genes in wild strawberry uncover a regulatory pathway in endosperm development.
Plant Physiol. 2024 Dec 2;196(4):2599-2613. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiae496. Epub
Yang Y,Liu J,Singer SD,Yan G,Bennet DR,Liu Y,Hily JM,Xu W,Yang Y,Wang X,Zhong GY,Liu Z,Charles An YQ,Liu H,Liu Z
Ectopic enhancer-enhancer interactions as causal forces driving RNA-directed DNA methylation in gene regulatory regions.
Plant Biotechnol J. 2024 Nov;22(11):3121-3134. doi: 10.1111/pbi.14435. Epub 2024 Jul 17
Lu R,Hu S,Feng J,Liu Z,Kang C
The AP2 transcription factor BARE RECEPTACLE regulates floral organogenesis via auxin pathways in woodland strawberry.
Plant Cell. 2024 Oct 4;36(12):4970-87. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koae270. Epub 2024 Oct 4
Jang YJ,Kim T,Lin M,Kim J,Begcy K,Liu Z,Lee S
Genome-wide gene network uncover temporal and spatial changes of genes in auxin homeostasis during fruit development in strawberry (F. × ananassa).
BMC Plant Biol. 2024 Sep 20;24(1):876. doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-05577-5. Epub 2024 Sep 20
Pérez-Henríquez P,Nagawa S,Liu Z,Pan X,Michniewicz M,Tang W,Rasmussen C,Van Norman J,Strader L,Yang Z
PIN2-mediated self-organizing transient auxin flow contributes to auxin maxima at the tip of Arabidopsis cotyledons.
bioRxiv. 2024 Jun 28;:. pii: 2024.06.24.599792. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.24.599792. Epub 2024 Jun 28
Pérez-Henríquez P,Li H,Zhou X,Pan X,Lin W,Tang W,Nagawa S,Lin D,Xu T,Michniewicz M,Prigge MJ,Strader LC,Estelle M,Hayashi KI,Friml J,Qi L,Liu Z,Van Norman J,Yang Z
Hierarchical global and local auxin signals coordinate cellular interdigitation in Arabidopsis.
bioRxiv. 2024 Jun 19;:. pii: 2024.06.17.599171. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.17.599171. Epub 2024 Jun 19
Han Y,Qu M,Liu Z,Kang C
Transcription factor FveMYB117a inhibits axillary bud outgrowth by regulating cytokinin homeostasis in woodland strawberry.
Plant Cell. 2024 May 29;36(6):2427-2446. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koae097. Epub
Gu C,Pei MS,Guo ZH,Wu L,Qi KJ,Wang XP,Liu H,Liu Z,Lang Z,Zhang S
Multi-omics provide insights into the regulation of DNA methylation in pear fruit metabolism.
Genome Biol. 2024 Mar 14;25(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s13059-024-03200-2. Epub 2024 Mar 14
Li X,Luo X,Liu Z,Wang C,Lin A,Xiao K,Cao M,Fan J,Lian H,Xu P
FvDFR2 rather than FvDFR1 play key roles for anthocyanin synthesis in strawberry petioles.
Plant Sci. 2024 Mar;340:111960. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111960. Epub 2023 Dec 15
Luo X,Guo L,Tagliere E,Yang Z,Liu Z
Leaf dissection and margin serration are independently regulated by two regulators converging on the CUC2-auxin module in strawberry.
Curr Biol. 2024 Feb 26;34(4):769-780.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.010. Epub 2024 Jan 24