A simple and efficient method for CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutant screening
April 10th,2017
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) system provides a technological breakthrough in mutant generation. Several methods such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/restriction enzyme (RE...
Biomimetic sensors and biosensors for qualitative and quantitative analyses of five ...
As is known to all, the basic taste includes sweetness, bitterness, sourness, saltiness and umami. The core of taste evaluation is the sense of taste. Sensory evaluation and chemical detection, as the methods of evaluating flavor quality, are commonly use...
Rational design of high-yield and superior-quality rice
April 07th,2017
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. To meet the ever-increasing demand for food, because of population growth and improved living standards, world rice production needs to double by 2030. The development o...
OsCUL3a Negatively Regulates Cell Death and Immunity by Degrading OsNPR1 in Rice
February 09th,2017
The ubiquitin/proteasome pathway is a major system for the selective degradation of proteins in eukaryotes. Previous studies in plants have demonstrated that the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway is an essential component of the regulatory networks controlling...
Regulatory Role of OsMADS34 in the Determination of Glumes Fate, Grain Yiel...
January 23th,2017
In most flowering plants, flowers consist of sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils, which are arranged in concentric whorls. Genetic and morphological studies of floral homeotic mutants in eudicots have established the classical ABC model of floral develop...