Research Interests:

Regulatory mechanism of events in the mosquito reproductive cycles under the control of hormone.

Awards and Honors:

Professional Activities:

Research Grants:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (32370518), 2024-2027 National Natural Science Foundation of China (31802013), 2019-2021 Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST (YESS20170025), 2017-2019

Selected Publications:

(# Co-first author): 1. Geng DQ#., Wang XL#., Lyu XY., Raikhel AS., Zou Z. (2024). Ecdysone controlled nuclear receptor ERR regulates metabolic homeostasis in the disease vector mosquito Aedes aegypti, PLoS Genetics, 20(3): e1011196. 2. Sun XM#., Wang XL#., Shi K., Lyu XY., Sun J., Raikhel AS., Zhen Z. (2024). Leucine aminopeptidase1 controls egg deposition and hatchability in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, Nature Communications, 15(1): 106. 3. Lyu XY#., Wang XL#., Geng DQ., Jiang H., Zou Z. (2023). Juvenile hormone acts on male accessory gland function via regulating l-asparaginase expression and triacylglycerol mobilization in Aedes aegypti, Insect Science, 30(1): 81-94. 4. Wang XL#., Ding YK#., Lu XY., Geng DQ., Li S., Raikhel AS., Zou Z. (2021). The ecdysone-induced protein 93 is a key factor regulating gonadotrophic cycles in the adult female mosquito Aedes aegypti, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(8): e2021910118. 5. Wang XL., Hou Y., Saha TT., Pei GF., Raikhel AS., Zou Z. (2017). Receptor interplay in regulation of mosquito lipid metabolism, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114(13): E2709-E2718. 6. Wang XL., Gao B., Zhu SY. (2016). Exon-shuffling and origin of scorpion venom biodiversity, Toxins (Basel), 9(1): 10. 7. Wang XL., Gao B., Zhu SY. (2016). A single-point mutation enhances dual functionality of a scorpion toxin, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology: CBP, 179: 72-78. 8. Hou Y#., Wang XL#., Saha TT#., Roy S., Zhao B., Raikhel AS., Zou Z. (2015). Temporal coordination of carbohydrate metabolism during mosquito reproduction, PLoS Genetics, 11(7): e1005309. 9. Wang XL., Umetsu Y., Gao B., Ohki S., Zhu SY. (2015). Mesomartoxin, a new Kv1.2-selective scorpion toxin interacting with the channel selectivity filter, Biochemical pharmacology, 93: 232-239. 10. Wang XL#., Jimenez-Vargas JM#., Xu CQ., Possani LD., Zhu SY. (2012). Positive selection-guided mutational analysis revealing two key functional sites of scorpion ERG K+ channel toxins, Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 429: 111-116. 11. 王雪丽, 李珊, 吕向阳, 邹振. (2022). 吸血昆虫生殖调控的分子机制, 昆虫学报, 65(4): 512-521.