Schur polynomials $s_\lambda(x)$ have a determinantal expression. Using that, I know how to write the polynomial $s_\lambda(\frac{x}{1-x})=s_\lambda(\frac{x_1}{1-x_1},\frac{x_2}{1-x_2},...)$ as an infinite linear combination of other Schur polynomials. Sadly, zonal polynomials do not have a determinantal expression. Still, I would like to write the zonal polynomial $Z_\lambda(\frac{x}{1-x})$ as an infinite linear combination of other zonal polynomials. Does someone know how to do this? Let me focus on a particular case. When $\lambda=(A,1^a)$ is a hook, the Schur function expansion is very simple. It involves only hooks and binomial coefficients: $$ s_{(A,1^a)}\left(\frac{x}{1-x}\right)=\sum_{B\ge A,b\ge a} (-1)^{a+b}{b\choose a} {B-1\choose A-1}s_{(B,1^b)}(x).$$ Maybe $ Z_{(A,1^a)}\left(\frac{x}{1-x}\right)$ has a similar expansion?