Dr. Xiao-jiao GUO
Tel: +86-10-64807217
E-mail: guoxj@ioz.ac.cn
Address: The State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R.China

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2020.7-now Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Associate Professor.
2016.1-2020.7 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Assistant Professor.
2014.1-2016.1  Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Supervisor: Prof. Le Kang.
2008.9-2014.1  Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctor, Ecology.
2004.9-2008.7 University of Science and Technology of China, Bachelor, Biotechnology.
Research interests
Neural and molecular mechanisms underlying insect behavioral plasticity. We comprehensively utilize various kinds of neural recording methods and molecular techniques to reveal the neural and molecular mechanisms underlying the behavioral change in Locusta migratoria.
Refereed Publications

1. Guo, X. ^#, Yu, Q. ^#, Chen, D. ^#, Wei, J. ^#, Yang, P., Yu, J., Wang, X. *, and Kang, L.* (2020). 4-Vinylanisole is an aggregation pheromone in locusts. Nature 584, 584-588.
2. Guo, X.^#, Ma, Z. ^#, Du, B., Li, T., Li, W., Xu, L., He, J., and Kang, L. * (2018). Dop1 enhances conspecific olfactory attraction by inhibiting miR-9a maturation in locusts. Nat Commun 9, 1193.
3. Guo, X. ^#, Wang, Y. ^#, Sinakevitch, I., Lei, H., and Smith, B.H. * (2018). Comparison of RNAi knockdown effect of tyramine receptor 1 induced by dsRNA and siRNA in brains of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. J Insect Physiol 111, 47-52.
4. Guo, X. ^#, Ma, Z. ^#, and Kang, L. * (2015). Two dopamine receptors play different roles in phase change of the migratory locust. Front Behav Neurosci 9, 80.
5. Guo, X. ^#, Ma, Z. ^#, and Kang, L. * (2013). Serotonin enhances solitariness in phase transition of the migratory locust. Front Behav Neurosci 7, 129.
6. Ma, Z. ^#, Guo, X. ^#, Lei, H., Li, T., Hao, S., and Kang, L. * (2015). Octopamine and tyramine respectively regulate attractive and repulsive behavior in locust phase changes. Sci Rep 5, 8036.
7. Ma, Z. , Guo, X., and Kang, L. * (2016). Octopamine and Tyramine Signaling in Locusts. 221-233.
8. Ma, Z., Guo, X., and Liu, J. (2020). Translocator protein mediates olfactory repulsion. Faseb J 34, 513-524.
9. Ma, Z., Guo, W., Guo, X., Wang, X., and Kang, L. * (2011). Modulation of behavioral phase changes of the migratory locust by the catecholamine metabolic pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 108, 3882-3887.
10. Ma, Z., Liu, J., and Guo, X. (2019). A retinal-binding protein mediates olfactory attraction in the migratory locusts. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 114, 103214.
11. Yang, M., Wang, Y., Liu, Q., Liu, Z., Jiang, F., Wang, H., Guo, X., Zhang, J., and Kang, L. * (2019). A beta-carotene-binding protein carrying a red pigment regulates body-color transition between green and black in locusts. Elife 8.
12. He, J., Chen, Q., Wei, Y., Jiang, F., Yang, M., Hao, S., Guo, X., Chen, D., and Kang, L. * (2016). MicroRNA-276 promotes egg-hatching synchrony by up-regulating brm in locusts. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113, 584-589.
13. Chen, B., Ma, R., Ma, G., Guo, X., Tong, X., Tang, G., and Kang, L. * (2015). Haemocyanin is essential for embryonic development and survival in the migratory locust. Insect Mol Biol 24, 517-527.
14. Wang, X., Fang, X., Yang, P., Jiang, X., Jiang, F., Zhao, D., Li, B., Cui, F., Wei, J., Ma, C….Guo, X., et al. (2014). The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight. Nat Commun 5.
15. Yang, M., Wei, Y., Jiang, F., Wang, Y., Guo, X., He, J., and Kang, L. * (2014). MicroRNA-133 Inhibits Behavioral Aggregation by Controlling Dopamine Synthesis in Locusts. PLoS Genet 10.
16. Zhang, S., Wei, J., Guo, X., Liu, T., and Kang, L. * (2010). Functional Synchronization of Biological Rhythms in a Tritrophic System. PloS One 5.