Research News
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Histone Modifications Promote the Consistency of Gene Expression Among Isogenic Cells
In a recent study, researchers from QIAN Wenfeng’s Lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered that the gene expression noise can be suppressed, to a certain degree, by gene-body-localized histone modifications (such as H3K79 methylation), in multiple embryonic developmental stages in huma...
17 Jul 2017
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The Otubain-like Protease WTG1 Regulates Grain Size and Shape in Rice
A recent study by Dr. LI Yunhai’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Dr. Wang Dekai at Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, isolated a wide and thick grain 1 (wtg1-1) mutant and identified the WTG1 gene, revealed a novel otubain-like protease WTG1 that reg...
03 Jul 2017
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CDKC;2: A New Player in Plant Growth and Drought Response
Recently, a research team led by Prof. XIE Qi’s lab in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found a new gene CDKC;2 related to plant growth and drought response
23 Jun 2017
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Scientists Reveal Structure and Function of a Novel Family of TRIC Channels
Researchers led by Dr. CHEN Yuhang at Institute of Genetics and Development Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed the structure and function of a novel family of trimeric intracellular cation (TRIC) channels and proposed a novel gating mechanism.
08 Jun 2017
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Scientists Discover a Novel Mechanism for the Regulation of Microtubules Array
Researchers from MENG Wenxiang group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that Nezha/CAMSAP3 (calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated protein 3) and katanin p60 could coordinate to help MTs release from the centrosome in epithelial cells.
07 Jun 2017
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Cytokinins Activate Stem Cells during Axillary Meristem Initiation
A new research led by JIAO Yuling from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed that cytokinin signaling, in combination with epigenetic regulation, de novo activates WUSCHEL expression during axillary meristem initiation to enable shoot branching.
06 Jun 2017
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Researchers Find a Common Proteome Response to Divergent Environmental Stresses in Cyanobacterium
Using a photosynthetic model organism Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, Professors WANG Yingchun’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found a common proteome response to divergent environmental stresses
27 May 2017
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Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis Promotes Mesocotyl/Coleoptile Elongation of Etiolated Rice Seedlings
Professors ZHANG Jinsong’s group and CHEN Shouyi’s group, from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Professor LI Zhikang’s team, from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, discovered the mechanism for mesocotyl/coleoptile elongation in etiolated rice seedlings.
05 May 2017