Research News
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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
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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
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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
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Enhancers Cooperate to Regulate the Master Transcription Factor Atoh1 for Sound Receptor Hair Cell Development
A joint work provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying Atoh1 expression regulation in the cochlea HCs and novel potential therapeutic targets for HC regeneration in the damaged cochlea
08 Aug 2022
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Endogenous Ceramide Phosphoethanolamine Modulates Circadian Rhythm and Longevity in Drosophila
Prof. SHUI Guanghou’s team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, presented new findings pertaining to how endogenous ceramide phosphoethanolamine modulate circadian rhythm and longevity via neural-glial coupling in Drosophila.
03 Aug 2022
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Awaking the SLEEPING BEAUTIES in Wheat Genome: Provoking a Silent R Gene Confers Resistance to Powdery Mildew
Research groups of Drs. LIU Zhiyong and ZHAO Yusheng from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a novel idea to reactivate or awake those silenced genes for wheat improvement by provoking a silent R gene in wheat genome confers resistance to powdery mildew.
01 Aug 2022
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Researchers Uncover the Molecular Basis of High Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Wheat Cultivar Kenong 9204
A research team led by Prof. LING Hong-Qing from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, generated a high quality genome of Kenong 9204 (KN9204), a high nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) wheat cultivar bred in IGDB, and illustrated its possible molecular mechanisms driving the high N...
01 Aug 2022
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Researchers Discover Wheat Yield-enhancing Gene
Researchers led by Dr. JIAO Yuling from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from Peking University, have found that gene editing of an APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor transcription factor, DUO1, could significantly improve wheat grain yield.
18 Jul 2022