Research News
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Scientists Revealed that a MAPK Signaling Pathway Controls Grain Size
Recently, a joint team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that a MAPK cascade signaling regulates grain size in rice.
04 May 2018
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Human Neutralizing Antibody Protects against Zika Virus in Mouse Models
Dr. XU Zhiheng’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborated with Dr. ZHANG Linqi’s group from Tsinghua University, found that a single injection of human neutralizing antibody protects against Zika virus infection and microcephaly in the developing mouse embryos.
04 May 2018
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How Auxin Regulates Ethylene Response at Signaling Level Is Revealed
Recently, a team led by Prof. ZHANG Jinsong and Prof. CHEN Shouyi at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified a new factor MHZ2/SOR1 that acts downstream of TIR1/AFB2, and dissected how auxin signaling regulates ethylene response in rice root.
10 Apr 2018
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IGDB Scientists Review the Genetic Regulation of Shoot Architecture
Prof. LI Jiayang was invited to review the genetic regulation of shoot architecture in Annual Review of Plant Biology.
09 Apr 2018
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Pre-rRNA Processing in Rice involves Two Co-existing Pathways and Responds to Chilling Stress
A team led by Dr. CAO Xiaofeng at Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed rRNA biogenesis and its response to chilling stress in rice.
09 Apr 2018
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The dmc1 Promoter for Cas9 Generates High-efficiency Genome Editing in Maize
Recently, researchers from HAN Fangpu's group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), reported that the dmc1 promoter for Cas9 could enhance the editing efficiency in maize.
28 Mar 2018
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Plant Receptor Kinases Activate Heterotrimeric G Protein in Novel Way
A team led by ZHOU Jian-Min at Institute of Genetics and Development Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered how plant receptors regulate the activation of heterotrimeric G proteins.
28 Mar 2018
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The Natural Variation at the OsMADS1 Locus Simultaneously Improves Grain Yield and Quality in Rice
Recently, researchers from Fu Xiangdong’s group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported a natural variant of the OsMADS1 gene that could simultaneously enhance both grain quality and yield of rice.
23 Mar 2018