Research News
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IGDB Researchers Develop DNA-free Genome Editing Method in Wheat
A research team led by Prof. GAO Caixia in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a DNA-free genome editing method in hexaploid wheat using the CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs).
16 Feb 2017
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A Trafficking Protein Regulates Distribution of Postsynaptic Scaffolding Proteins to the Distal Dendrites of CNS Excitatory Neurons
Researchers at Dr. LIU Jia-Jia’s Lab from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated that ablation of SNX6 in the central nervous system (CNS) causes loss of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1b/c from distal dendrites and defects in synaptic function of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells i...
16 Feb 2017
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Dynamic Location Changes of Histone H2A Phosphorylation Is Essential for Plant Chromosome Orientation and Segregation
Dr. HAN Fangpu’s group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, found the relationship between H2AThr133ph and CENH3 nucleosome in plants during cell division, and revealed the potential temporal and spatial regulation roles for H2A phosphorylation in chromosome segregation
17 Jan 2017
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IGDB Scientists Discovered the Molecular Mechanism of Cancel Cell Metastasis in Melanoma
Researchers from Prof. MA Runlin’s lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed that epigenetic silencing of TET2 and TET3 induces an EMT-like process to promote the progression of melanoma
16 Jan 2017
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IGDB Scientists Revealed the Novel Mechanism of ERAD Tuning in Plant
Researchers in Prof. XIE Qi’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported a reverse ERAD tuning activity in plants.
16 Jan 2017
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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