Research News

• IGDB Scientists Revealed the Mechanism of Grain Size Control in Rice

  A team led by Prof. CHU Chengcai of the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently cloned an important grain length associated locus named GL2, and further revealed the molecular mechanism of rice grain size control, by collaborating with Dr. ZHAO Mingfu f...

  22 Dec 2015

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  Key Repressors in Strigolactone Signaling in Arabidopsis Was Found

  The group of Prof. LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science reported that the Strigolactone-dependent regulation of shoot branching in Arabidopsis requires three D53-like proteins.

  12 Nov 2015

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  pYAO-based CRISPR/Cas9 Creates High Genome Editing Efficiency in Arabidopsis

  Researchers in Dr. XIE Qi’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported a high genome editing efficiency CRISPR/Cas9 system.

  11 Nov 2015

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  Insight of Abscisic Acid in Plant Flowering Time Control

  Researchers from Dr. XIE Qi’s group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently reported that abscisic acid inhibits floral transition by activating FLOWERING LOCUS C transcription through ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 4.

  11 Nov 2015