Dr Bo Xu
ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
My research focuses on ion transport and calcium signalling in the area of plant stress physiology to address fundamental questions in plant biology to provide knowledge that will help improve crop productivity and improve global food security in a changing climate. My work has established the importance of cell-specific solute transport and signalling impacting plant salt tolerance, drought tolerance, and cell-to-cell communication leading to improved resistance to bacterial infection.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 - ongoing Postdoctoral Reasearcher University of Adelaide 2015 - 2015 WRI Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Würzburg, Wurzburg 2014 - 2015 WRI Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Zurich, Zurich 2014 - 2015 Waite Research Institute (WRI) Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2010 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Ph.D in Sciences
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Xu, B., Feng, X., Piechatzek, A., Zhang, S., Konrad, K. R., Kromdijk, J., . . . Gilliham, M. (2024). The GABA shunt contributes to ROS homeostasis in guard cells of Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 241(1), 73-81.
Scopus32024 Xu, B., Long, Y., Feng, X., Zhu, X., Sai, N., Chirkova, L., . . . Gilliham, M. (2024). Correction to: GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience (Nature Communications, (2021), 12, 1, (1952), 10.1038/s41467-021-21694-3). Nature Communications, 15(1), 1 page.
2024 Piechatzek, A., Feng, X., Sai, N., Yi, C., Hurgobin, B., Lewsey, M., . . . Gilliham, M. (2024). GABA does not regulate stomatal CO<sub>2</sub> signalling in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 16 pages.
2023 Lin, F., Li, C., Xu, B., Chen, J., Chen, A., Hassan, M. A., . . . Li, J. (2023). Late spring cold reduces grain number at various spike positions by regulating spike growth and assimilate distribution in winter wheat. CROP JOURNAL, 11(4), 1272-1278.
2023 Yang, L., Fang, J., Wang, J., Hui, S., Zhou, L., Xu, B., . . . Tang, S. (2023). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase gene family in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) under cadmium stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 14, 13 pages.
2023 Xu, B., Cao, L., Zhang, Z., Li, X., Zhao, X., Wang, X., . . . Rong, L. (2023). Physiological effects of combined NaCl and NaHCO<sub>3</sub> stress on the seedlings of two maple species. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 14, 9 pages.
2023 Liu, K., Chen, J., Sun, S., Chen, X., Zhao, X., Hu, Y., . . . Gong, Z. (2023). Histone deacetylase OsHDA706 increases salt tolerance via H4K5/K8 deacetylation of <i>OsPP2C49</i> in rice. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY, 65(6), 1394-1407.
2023 Sai, N., Bockman, J. P., Chen, H., Watson-Haigh, N., Xu, B., Feng, X., . . . Gilliham, M. (2023). StomaAI: an efficient and user-friendly tool for measurement of stomatal pores and density using deep computer vision. New Phytologist, 238(2), 904-915.
Scopus7 WoS3 Europe PMC32023 Watts-Williams, S. J., Wege, S., Ramesh, S. A., Berkowitz, O., Xu, B., Gilliham, M., . . . Tyerman, S. D. (2023). The function of the Medicago truncatula ZIP transporter MtZIP14 is linked to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation. Plant, Cell and Environment, 46(5), 1691-1704.
Scopus42023 Li, L., Xu, B., Tian, D., Wang, A., Zhu, J., Li, C., . . . Song, S. (2023). McAN: A novel computational algorithm and platform for constructing and visualizing haplotype networks. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 24(3), bbad174.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22022 Gilliham, M., & Xu, B. (2022). γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) may directly or indirectly regulate Arabidopsis ALMT9. Plant physiology, 190(3), 1570-1573.
Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC22022 Wu, R., Xu, B., & Shi, F. (2022). Leaf transcriptome analysis of<i> Medicago</i><i> ruthenica</i> revealed its response and adaptive strategy to drought and drought recovery. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY, 22(1), 15 pages.
2022 Xu, H., Wu, Z., Xu, B., Sun, D., Hassan, M. A., Cai, H., . . . Chen, X. (2022). Optimized Phosphorus Application Alleviated Adverse Effects of Short-Term Low-Temperature Stress in Winter Wheat by Enhancing Photosynthesis and Improved Accumulation and Partitioning of Dry Matter. AGRONOMY-BASEL, 12(7), 17 pages.
2022 Zhou, L., Wang, Y., Xu, X., Yan, D., Yu, W., Miao, Y., & Xu, B. (2022). Conjunctive Analyses of BSA-Seq and BSR-Seq Unveil the <i>Msβ-GAL</i> and <i>MsJMT</i> as Key Candidate Genes for Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(13), 20 pages.
2022 Xu, B., Wu, R., Shi, F., Gao, C., & Wang, J. (2022). Transcriptome profiling of flower buds of male-sterile lines provides new insights into male sterility mechanism in alfalfa. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY, 22(1), 13 pages.
2022 Xu, B., Wu, R., Gao, C., & Shi, F. (2022). Establishment of Tissue Culture Regeneration System for <i>Medicago ruthenica</i> L. cv. 'Zhilixing'. LEGUME RESEARCH, 45(2), 162-167.
2021 Xu, B., Wu, R., Tang, F., Gao, C., Gao, X., & Shi, F. (2021). Haploid Culture and Double Haploid Induction in <i>Medicago sativa</i> L. cv. XinJiangDaYe. LEGUME RESEARCH, 44(3), 275-280.
2021 Wang, B., Guo, T., Wang, H., Li, J., Sun, Z., Liu, Y., . . . Zhu, G. (2021). Characterization and expression profile analysis of the 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase family in rice. AGRONOMY JOURNAL, 113(2), 1039-1049.
2021 Xu, B., Long, Y., Feng, X., Zhu, X., Sai, N., Chirkova, L., . . . Gilliham, M. (2021). GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1952-1-1952-13.
Scopus121 WoS72 Europe PMC432021 Xu, B., Sai, N., & Gilliham, M. (2021). The emerging role of GABA as a transport regulator and physiological signal. Plant Physiology, 187(4), 2005-2016.
Scopus44 WoS25 Europe PMC212020 Xu, B., Hrmova, M., & Gilliham, M. (2020). High affinity Na⁺ transport by wheat HKT1;5 is blocked by K⁺. Plant Direct, 4(10), 1-10.
Scopus9 WoS4 Europe PMC42018 Xu, B., Waters, S., Byrt, C., Plett, D., Tyerman, S., Tester, M., . . . Gilliham, M. (2018). Structural variations in wheat HKT1;5 underpin differences in Na+ transport capacity. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 75(6), 1133-1144.
Scopus34 WoS28 Europe PMC102017 Ramesh, S., Tyerman, S., Gilliham, M., & Xu, B. (2017). γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) signalling in plants. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 74(9), 1577-1603.
Scopus227 WoS179 Europe PMC852017 Li, B., Qiu, J., Jayakannan, M., Xu, B., Li, Y., Mayo, G., . . . Roy, S. (2017). AtNPF2.5 modulates chloride (Cl¯) efflux from roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 2013-1-2013-16.
Scopus71 WoS50 Europe PMC342017 Xu, B., Cheval, C., Laohavisit, A., Hocking, B., Chiasson, D., Olsson, T., . . . Gilliham, M. (2017). A calmodulin-like protein regulates plasmodesmal closure during bacterial immune responses. New Phytologist, 215(1), 77-84.
Scopus85 WoS68 Europe PMC512017 Hocking, B., Conn, S., Manohar, M., Xu, B., Athman, A., Stancombe, M., . . . Gilliham, M. (2017). Heterodimerization of Arabidopsis calcium/proton exchangers contributes to regulation of guard cell dynamics and plant defense responses. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(15), 4171-4183.
Scopus40 WoS31 Europe PMC202015 Ramesh, S., Tyerman, S., Xu, B., Bose, J., Kaur, S., Conn, V., . . . Gillham, M. (2015). GABA signalling modulates plant growth by directly regulating the activity of plant-specific anion transporters. Nature Communications, 6(1), 7879-1-7879-9.
Scopus313 WoS259 Europe PMC1282014 Byrt, C., Xu, B., Krishnan, M., Lightfoot, D., Athman, A., Jacobs, A., . . . Gilliham, M. (2014). The Na⁺ transporter, TaHKT1;5-D, limits shoot Na⁺ accumulation in bread wheat. The Plant Journal, 80(3), 516-526.
Scopus165 WoS140 Europe PMC782013 Conn, S., Hocking, B., Dayod, M., Xu, B., Athman, A., Henderson, S., . . . Gilliham, M. (2013). Protocol: optimising hydroponic growth systems for nutritional and physiological analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana and other plants. Plant Methods, 9(1), 4.
Scopus150 WoS136 Europe PMC912012 Munns, R., James, R., Xu, B., Athman, A., Conn, S., Jordans, C., . . . Gilliham, M. (2012). Wheat grain yield on saline soils is improved by an ancestral Na+ transporter gene. Nature Biotechnology, 30(4), 360-364.
Scopus646 WoS517 Europe PMC2902011 Gilliham, M., Dayod, M., Hocking, B., Xu, B., Conn, S., Kaiser, B., . . . Tyerman, S. (2011). Calcium delivery and storage in plant leaves: exploring the link with water flow. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(7), 2233-2250.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2015 Ramesh, S. A., Tyerman, S. D., Xu, B. O., Ryan, P. R., & Gilliham, M. (2015). GABA gated anion channels in plants. Poster session presented at the meeting of COMBIO. Melbourne.
2012 Grain Research Development Corporation Travel Award
2010 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Graduate Research Scholarship
2009 ACPFG prize for Best Masters Student for 2009
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor GABA Signalling in Plants and its Role in Drought Tolerance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alex Karami -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Exploring the Role of GABA in Stomatal CO2 Responses and Carbon Metabolism Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Adriane Piechatzek 2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor GABA regulation of gas exchange in barley (Hordeum vulgare) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Na Sai 2016 - 2021 Co-Supervisor GABA regulation of stomatal function in Arabidopsis thaliana Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Xueying Feng
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing - Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - 2012 - ongoing - Australian Society of Plant Science -
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