Research News
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Transcriptional Mechanism of Jasmonate in Regulating Flowering Time in Arabidopsis Was Found
Scientists in Dr. LI Chuanyou’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uncovered the transcriptional mechanism of JA in regulating flowering time.
29 Sep 2015
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Large Polyglutamine Repeats Cause Muscle Degeneration
The research group led by Dr. Xiao-Jiang Li at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently found that large polyglutamine repeats cause muscle degeneration in SCA17 Mice
21 Sep 2015
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Establishment of a Novel Transgenic Pig Model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Scientists at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dr. LI Xiao-Jiang at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology and Dr. LAI Liangxue at Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, established a novel transgenic pig model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
14 Sep 2015
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Plants Trick Bacterium with a Decoy
The research group led by Dr. ZHOU Jian-Min at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences collaborating with Dr. Laurent No?l at INRA, jointly found how a plant NLR uses a unique mechanism to turn a virulent bacterium into an avirulent’ one.
10 Sep 2015
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Allosteric Receptor Activation by the Plant Peptide Hormone Phytosulfokine
Researchers in YANG Weicai’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborated with researchers in CHAI Jijie’s group in Tsinghua University, revealed the PSK activation mechanism.
27 Aug 2015
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Application of an Old Hormone to Crop Yield Improvement
A recent joint-study made by researchers in groups of Drs. CHU Chengcai and LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified a novel gene BIG GRAIN1 involved in auxin transport and demonstrated the feasibility of modulating auxin transport to improve rice yield.
18 Aug 2015
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Modified VEGF Targets the Ischemic Myocardium and Promotes Functional Recovery after Myocardial Infarction
Researchers in Prof. DAI Jianwu’s group of the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that modified VEGF targeted the ischemic myocardium and promoted functional recovery after myocardial infarction
27 Jul 2015
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HLP1 Controls Plant Flowering by Alternative Polyadenylation
Researchers from Dr. CAO Xiaofeng’s group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that HLP1, a novel RNA-binding protein, regulates plant flowering by targeting alternative polyadenylation
17 Jul 2015