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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

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  IGDB Scientists Uncovered How A Pathogenic Bacterium Launches A Sneak Attack

  The team led by Prof. Jian-Min Zhou’s lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed how a bacterial effector attacks host cell while goes undetected.

  14 Oct 2016

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  Scientists Uncovered Multiple Heterosis-related Loci for Yield Increase in the Two-line Rice Hybrids

  Researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers at Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center and the Beijing Institute of Genomics of CAS, as well as the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of CAS, found that multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) cumulatively dri...

  09 Oct 2016

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  IGDB Researchers Develop Transgene-free Genome Editing in Wheat

  A research team led by Prof. GAO Caixia in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences developed two simple and efficient transient CRISPR expression- based genome editing methods.

  08 Sep 2016