Research News
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Researchers Create High-Resistant Starch Rice by Impaired Amylopectin Synthesis
Scientists from Prof. LI Jiayang’s team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that the mutations of specific amylopectin biosynthetic genes could further increase the RS contents in the soluble starch synthase IIIa (ssIIIa) ssIIIb background, providing insights into the RS biosynthesis in r...
20 Nov 2024
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Researchers Develop a Cas9-PE System to Achieve Precise Editing and Site-Specific Random Mutation in Rice
Recently, a collaborative research team led by LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Science, developed a multiplex gene editing tool named the Cas9-PE system, and successfully achieved transgene-free gene editing in the T0 generation in rice.
15 Nov 2024
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Researchers Uncover Mechanism of Root Morphology Change and Thickening
Researchers led by Dr. YANG Baojun from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. Bert De Rybel's team at Ghent University, have identified mechanisms driving age-dependent morphological changes occurring in the root apical meristem during phase change.
14 Nov 2024
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Chinese Scientists Reveal Mechanisms of Strigolactone Perception and Its Central Role in Tillering Responses to Nitrogen
Recently, Prof. LI Jiayang’s team at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), discovered the mechanism of Strigolactone perception and its key role in tillering response to nitrogen.
04 Nov 2024
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Researchers Uncover Focal Adhesions as Signaling Hubs Organizing PI3K-PI(3,4,5)P3-AKT Signaling Activation
Researchers led by Dr. HE Kangmin from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology and Dr. FANG Xiaohong from Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified focal adhesions as the subcellular signaling hubs organizing the activation of PI3K-PI(3,4,5)P3-AKT signaling in mammalian cells under basal conditions.
01 Nov 2024
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Researchers Reveal a Novel Mechanism of Root Stem Cell Controlled by DA1 Cleaving and destabilizing WOX5 in Arabidopsis
The research group of LI Yunhai at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified a new mechanism of root stem cell control by DA1 cleaving and destabilizing WOX5 in Arabidopsis.
29 Oct 2024
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TGF-β Signaling Pathway Mediates Neuronal-Intestinal Mitochondrial Stress Response and Lipid Metabolism
Dr. TIAN Ye's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed the molecular mechanism of TGF-β signaling pathway coordinating the intestinal UPRmt activation in response to neuronal mitochondrial perturbations.
24 Oct 2024
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Researchers Establish a New Synthetic Apomixis System Using Rice Endogenous Genes
A collaborative research team led by LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Science, established a new synthetic apomixis system with normal seed-setting rates using the rice endogenous gene OsWUS.
22 Oct 2024