Xue Qiao, Ph D., Professor

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University

E-mail: qiaoxue@bjmu.edu.cn

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Education

2003/09–2007/07, B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University.

2007/09–2009/07, M.Sc. in Pharmacognosy, Peking University.

2009/09–2012/07, Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy, Peking University.

Professional Career

2012/08-2018/07, Lecturer, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University.

2016/10-2018/04, Visiting Scientist (Post-Doc), John Innes Centre, UK.

2018/08-2025/07, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University

2025/08-2026/07, Associate Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University

2026/08-present, Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University.

Research Interests

Synthetic biology of natural products in Traditional Chinese medicines.

New chemical analysis methods for metabolomics and for Chinese herbal medicines.

Selected Publications

1. Zhilan Qian, Haishuang Yu, Chenglin Song, Yang Zhang, Qi Liu, Xudong Qu, Min Ye*, Xue Qiao*, Menghao Cai*. Biosynthesis of plant vitexin-derived flavonoid glycosides in yeast. Nat. Synth. 2026, 5, 335-348. (Cover)

2. Xue Qiao*, Alan Houghton, James Reed, Burkhard Steuernagel, Jiahe Zhang, Charlotte Owen, Aymeric Leveau, Anastasia Orme, Thomas Louveau, Rachel Melton, Brande B. H. Wulff, Anne Osbourn*. Comprehensive mutant chemotyping reveals embedding of a lineage-specific biosynthetic gene cluster in wider plant metabolism. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.2025, 122, e2417588122.

3. Chenglin Song^#, Yuxi Huang^#, Xiaolin Sa^#, Linlin Wang, Mingju Yao, Zhengtong Jin, Yang Sun, Min Ye*, Xue Qiao*. Identification of Forsythoside A from Forsythia fruit for alleviating MAFLD via metabolic remodeling and IL-17 pathway regulation. J. Pharm. Anal. 2025, 15(12), 101321.

4. Mingju Yao^#, Haotian Wang^#, Zilong Wang, Chenglin Song, Xiaolin Sa, Wei Du, Min Ye, Xue Qiao*. Construct phenylethanoid glycosides harnessing biosynthetic networks, protein engineering and one-pot multienzyme cascades. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202402546.

5. Linlin Wang^#, Zhihui Jiang^#, Jiahe Zhang^#, Kuan Chen, Meng Zhang, Zilong Wang, Binju Wang*, Min Ye*, Xue Qiao*. Characterization and structure-based protein engineering of a regiospecific saponin acetyltransferase from Astragalus membranaceus. Nature Commun. 2023, 14, 5969.

6. Hao-Tian Wang^#, Zi-Long Wang^#, Kuan Chen, Ming-Ju Yao, Meng Zhang, Rong-Shen Wang, Jia-He Zhang, Hans Ågren, Fu-Dong Li, Junhao Li, Xue Qiao*, Min Ye*. Insights into the missing apiosylation step in flavonoid apiosides biosynthesis of Leguminosae plants. Nature Commun., 2023, 14, 6658.

7. Kuan Chen^#, Meng Zhang^#, Baihan Gao^#, Aobulikasimu Hasan, Junhao Li, Yang’oujie Bao, Jingjing Fan, Rong Yu, Yang Yi, Hans Agren, Zilong Wang, Haiyang Liu, Min Ye*, Xue Qiao*. Characterization and protein engineering of glycosyltransferases for the biosynthesis of diverse hepatoprotective cycloartane-type saponins in Astragalus membranaceus. Plant Biotechnol. J. 2023, 21, 698–710.

8. Meng Zhang, Yang Yi, Baihan Gao, Hui-Fei Su, Yang-Oujie Bao, Xiao-Meng Shi, Hai-Dong Wang, Fu-Dong Li, Min Ye*, Xue Qiao*. Functional characterization and protein engineering of a triterpene 3-/6-/2′-O-glycosyltransferase reveal a conserved residue critical for the regiospecificity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61(8), e202113587.

9. Meng Zhang^#, Fu-Dong Li^#, Kai Li^#, Zi-Long Wang, Yu-Xi Wang, Jun-Bin He, Hui-Fei Su, Zhong-Yi Zhang, Chang-Biao Chi, Xiao-Meng Shi, Cai-Hong Yun, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Zhen-Ming Liu, Liang-Ren Zhang, Dong-Hui Yang, Ming Ma*, Xue Qiao*, Min Ye*. Functional characterization and structural basis of an efficient di-C-glycosyltransferase from Glycyrrhiza glabra. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 3506-3512.

10. Jun-Bin He^#, Peng Zhao^#, Zhi-Min Hu, Shuang Liu, Yi Kuang, Meng Zhang, Bin Li, Cai-Hong Yun*, Xue Qiao*, Min Ye*. Molecular characterization and structural basis of a promiscuous C-glycosyltransferase from Trollius chinensis.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 11513-11520.