• Researchers Reveal a Novel Epigenetic Mechanism in the Establishment of Seed Vigour
    Researchers Reveal a Novel Epigenetic Mechanism in the Establishment of Seed Vigour

    Recently, researchers led by Dr. JIANG Danhua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that the incorporation of a histone variant H3.3 into the chromatin is key to the formation of germination and post-embryonic developmental capacity in seed.

    20 Dec 2022
  • Ribosomes Search AUG Codons in a Bidirectional Scanning Process
    Ribosomes Search AUG Codons in a Bidirectional Scanning Process

    A recent study delivered by Prof. QIAN Wenfeng’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed the small ribosomal subunits use small-amplitude (a few to a dozen bases) 5′–3′ and 3′–5′ oscillations with a net 5′–3′ movement to search the AUG codon, and therefore, competition exists ...

    20 Dec 2022
  • Researchers Reveal the Mechanistic Function of MED25 in Regulating Fruit Ripening
    Researchers Reveal the Mechanistic Function of MED25 in Regulating Fruit Ripening

    In a recent study delivered by Prof. Dr. LI Chuanyou’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Reveal the mechanistic function of MED25, a Mediator subunit, in regulating fruit ripening.

    09 Dec 2022
  • PC Deficiency Suppresses Seipin: New Insights into Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy Type 2
    PC Deficiency Suppresses Seipin: New Insights into Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy Type 2

    A study performed by scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, demonstrates that deficiency in the “B12-one-carbon cycle-phosphatidylcholine (PC)” axis ameliorates embryonic lethality but exacerbates lipid droplet defect in seipin mutants of the nematode C. elegans.

    06 Dec 2022
  • Researchers Solve Pre-harvest Sprouting in Rice and Wheat
    Researchers Solve Pre-harvest Sprouting in Rice and Wheat

    Researchers led by Profs. CHU Chengcai and GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently revealed that the SD6/ICE2 molecular module controls rice seed dormancy and has great potential for improving PHS tolerance in rice and wheat.

    06 Dec 2022
  • rRNA Modification Plays Significant Roles in Thermospermine-mediated Development
    rRNA Modification Plays Significant Roles in Thermospermine-mediated Development

    A research group led by Professor LI Jiayang of the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Science, has revealed that snoRNP complexes play significant roles in T-Spm-mediated development in A. thaliana.

    29 Nov 2022
  • How is Puberty Onset Developmentally Programmed?
    How is Puberty Onset Developmentally Programmed?

    Prof. WU’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that TBX3 defines a progenitor domain in the developing hypothalamus and serves as a fate determinant to sequentially control the establishment and maintenance of neuronal fate.

    17 Nov 2022
  • GPCR Signaling Coordinates Inter-tissue Mitochondrial Stress Communication in C. elegans
    GPCR Signaling Coordinates Inter-tissue Mitochondrial Stress Communication in C. elegans

    Dr. TIAN Ye's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed that GPCR signaling is critical for coordinating the intestinal UPRmt activation in response to neuronal mitochondrial perturbations in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    28 Oct 2022