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  Disruption of Golgi Organization Causes Neurodegeneration and Ataxia in Mice

  A research team led by Prof. BAO Shilai at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences found for the first time that targeted disruption of Golgi organization and secretory trafficking leads to neurodegeneration and ataxia in mice.

  11 Jan 2017

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  Convalescent Serum Prevents Zika Infection and Microcephaly in Mice

  Scientists from XU Zhiheng’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences found that convalescent serum can prevent Zika virus replication and microcephaly in offspring in a recent research.

  03 Jan 2017

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  IGDB Scientists Found the Mechanism of Xylan O-acetylation and Its Function in Rice

  The group of Prof. ZHOU Yihua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, recently reported on the isolation and characterization of two trichome birefringence-like (tbl) mutants in rice, which are affected in cell-wall polymer.xylan O-acetylation, and found that this xylan modification is required for p...

  30 Dec 2016

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  Acsl Inhibits Synaptic Growth by Altered Lipids

  The research group led by Dr. ZHANG Yongqing, in collaboration with Dr. SHUI Guanghou’s group, at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that Acsl regulates the composition of fatty acids and membrane lipids, which in turn affects neuromuscular junction (NMJ) synapse development.

  09 Dec 2016

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  Protein VPS23A Modulates Abscisic Acid Signaling

  The team led by Prof. XIE Qi’s lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed how an E2-like protein VPS23A modulates ABA signaling, and a new mechanism of ABA receptors turnover

  25 Nov 2016

• What's The Advantage Of Being Obese?

  Dr. John Speakman, biologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology in Beijing, China and PhD student WANG Guanlin set out to understand why there is a high genetic contribution to the risk of developing obesity. Their study found that only nine out of 115 genes known to be associated with obesity show...

  11 Nov 2016

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  IGDB Scientists Revealed Mechanism of Resistant Starch Biosynthesis in Rice

  The groups of Prof. LI Jiayang at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. WU Dianxing at Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Sciences, Zhejiang University identified a new gene SSIIIa responsible for high resistant starch production.

  11 Nov 2016

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  Scientists Discover the CAMSAP3-ACF7 Complex Couples and Coordinates Noncentrosomal Microtubules with Actin Filaments

  Researchers from MENG Wenxiang’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, first uncovered the mechanism for the noncentrosomal microtubule minus end anchoring at F-actin via a CAMSAP3-related complex with new structure foundation of actin and microtubule.

  08 Nov 2016