• Strategies to Generate Neuronal Diversity
    Strategies to Generate Neuronal Diversity

    A review led by Dr. WU Qingfeng from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, illustrated three distinct strategies deployed by neural progenitors to produce diverse neuronal subtypes which provides deep insights into the mechanisms of generating neuronal diversity.

    18 Oct 2022
  • Researchers Discover a New Plant Immune Pathway Based on G Protein
    Researchers Discover a New Plant Immune Pathway Based on G Protein

    A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Jian-Min from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the nuclear localization of XLG2 plays an important role in plant resistance to bacterial pathogens.

    18 Oct 2022
  • New Study Reveals How Plants Sense H2O2 to Regulate Immunity
    New Study Reveals How Plants Sense H2O2 to Regulate Immunity

    Research group of Prof. ZHOU Jian-Min from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators illustrate a redox relay, with peroxiredoxin B (PRXIIB) as a sensor for H2O2 and ABA insensitive 2 (ABI2) as a target protein, that mediate ROS signaling during plant immunity.

    18 Oct 2022
  • Researchers Reveal Molecular Mechanism of Wheat Sr35 Resistosome
    Researchers Reveal Molecular Mechanism of Wheat Sr35 Resistosome

    A joint team recently elucidated the molecular mechanisms of Sr35 resistosome using multidisciplinary approaches of structural biology, plant genetics, and electrophysiology.

    28 Sep 2022
  • Multiplex Gene Editing Rapidly Customizes Tomato Cultivars with Different Fruit Colors
    Multiplex Gene Editing Rapidly Customizes Tomato Cultivars with Different Fruit Colors

    Research group led by Professor LI Chuanyou from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a rapid breeding strategy to generate tomato lines with different colored fruits from red-fruited materials by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex gene editing.

    26 Sep 2022
  • Researchers Identify Virus Resistance Gene from Wild Grass for Cereal Crop Improvement
    Researchers Identify Virus Resistance Gene from Wild Grass for Cereal Crop Improvement

    Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified the first monocot plant viral resistance gene from a wild grass Brachypodium to improve the cereal crops resistance to Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV)

    06 Sep 2022
  • Researchers Uncover a New Crosstalk Between the Phytohormones Ethylene and Auxin
    Researchers Uncover a New Crosstalk Between the Phytohormones Ethylene and Auxin

    A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Jinsong from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, disclosed a new crosstalk between the phytohormones ethylene and auxin at a previously underappreciated level.

    29 Aug 2022
  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchoring Regulates Plant Cell Wall Mechanics
    Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchoring Regulates Plant Cell Wall Mechanics

    Research group of Prof. ZHOU Yihua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences recently reported that BRITTLE CULM16, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor lipid remodelase, is required for targeting modified proteins to the cell surface and governs cell wall biomechanics.

    29 Aug 2022