Research News
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Quality Check: ER-associated Protein Degradation and the Control of Grain Size in Rice
In a study published in The Plant Cell, researchers from LI Yunhai's Lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified an ERAD-related E2-E3 enzyme pair, SMALL GRAIN 3 (SMG3) and DECREASED GRAIN SIZE 1 (DGS1), that regulates grain size and weight through the brassinosteroid (BR) (an important phy...
10 Feb 2023
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Chinese Scientists Discover a Novel Mechanism Controlling Terpenoid Network in Plants
Recently, researchers from WANG Guodong's group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed a new regulatory mechanism of the plastidial terpenoid network in plant cells.
08 Feb 2023
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Researchers Construct the Pan-3D Genome of Soybean
The research group of Prof. TIAN Zhixi from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the internal relationships among soybean genome, 3D genome and gene expression.
07 Feb 2023
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“Reference Epigenome” during Wheat Embryogenesis Reveals the Transcription and Chromatin State Reprogramming
Professor XIAO Jun's team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences constructed a “reference epigenome” of wheat embryogenesis and revealed the transcription and chromatin state reprogramming.
03 Feb 2023
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Researchers Reveal Poly(A) Tail Mediated Remodeling of Maternal mRNA that Controls the Start of Life
Researchers led by Prof. LU Falong at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and collaborators found extensive dynamic remodeling of maternal mRNA through poly(A) tails during human oocyte-to-embryo transition, which is essential for the first cleavage of the human embryos.
18 Jan 2023
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Researchers Decode Broomcorn Millet Subgenomes and Gene Loss Mystery
In a recent study, Prof. CHEN Mingsheng’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) de novo assembled a high-quality chromosome-scale genome sequence of the broomcorn millet
17 Jan 2023
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Mitokines Play Key Roles in Inter-tissue Communication of Mitochondrial Stress and Metabolic Health
Dr. Andrew Dillin’s group from Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the University of California, Berkeley, and Dr. TIAN Ye's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, summarized recent studies on the mitokines-mediated inter-tissue communication of mitochondrial stress signaling and their effects ...
11 Jan 2023
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Researchers Develop Novel Gold Nanocluster Based Tumor Radiodynamic Therapy
In a recent study delivered by Prof. Dr. JIANG Yuqiang’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a novel gold nanocluster-based tumor radiodynamic therapy (RDT) and successfully applied to efficiently tumor treatment.
10 Jan 2023