Research News
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Chinese Scientists Generated a High-quality Wheat A Genome Sequence
A joint research team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, BGI Shenzhen and Keygene in the Netherland generated a high-quality genome sequence of Triticum urartu, the progenitor of wheat A genome.
09 May 2018
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Brassinosteroid Receptors Associate with G Proteins to Sense and Transduce Sugar Signaling in Arabidopsis
Researchers from LI Yunhai’s group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), collaborated with Professor CHENG Beijiu from the Anhui Agricultural University and Dr. ZHENG Leiying from the Institute of Botany, CAS, reported that BR receptors associate with G proteins to regulate sugar-respo...
07 May 2018
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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