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Jan 07 2016
CAAS Researchers Reveal a Positive Regulator of Rice Defense Response
Epigenetic control refers to the inheritable regulation of gene transcription without altering the primary DNA sequences. Recently, the emerging role of epigenetic regulation as plant warrior in disea... -
Jan 05 2016
Progress Achieved in Phosphoproteomic Analysis in Rice
PTM is a key mechanism regulating the biological function of proteins. Among the over 300 types of reported PTMs, phosphorylation is the most abundant and well studied one. It is estimated that over 1... -
Dec 24 2015
SHVRI researchers identify a novel mechanism for virulence evolution of Newcastle Disease Virus
Recently, the Waterfowl viral infectious diseases innovation research group led by professor Ding Chan at the Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences... -
Dec 15 2015
SHVRI Researchers indentify miR-130b as a novel PRRSV suppressor in vitro and in vivo
The lab of swine reproductive infectious diseases led by Dr. Tong Guangzhi at the Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute of CAAS identified miR-130b as a novel Porcine reproductive and respiratory syn... -
Dec 15 2015
The Crop Journal indexed by Thomson Reuters Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
The Crop Journal is now indexed in Thomson Reuters Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). -
Dec 14 2015
IAS Identified the Tissue-specific mRNA Expression Profiles of GDF9, BMP15, and BMPR1B Genes in Prolific and Non-prolific Goat Breeds
The mutton sheep and goat genetics and breeding team led by Professor Chu Mingxing in Institute of Animal Sciences of CAAS, successfully described the tissue-specific mRNA expression profiles of GDF9,... -
Nov 23 2015
Progress on Molecular Mechanism of Grain Yield in Rice
Recently, scientists from China National Rice Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences reached new progress on genetic mechanism of grain yield in rice. -
Nov 16 2015
CAAS Researchers Reveal a TCP Transcription Factor Essential for Tendril Development in Cucumber
Rare variants are important to agriculture, and the rare traits such as non-shattering of rice and dwarfism of wheat are fixed and selected during domestication. -
Nov 10 2015
Potential Overwintering Boundary and Voltinism Changes in the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, in China in Response to Global Warming
Global temperatures have increased in recent decades and future increase is predicted. Temperature increase can have significant consequences on ectothermic organisms. -
Nov 10 2015
The AC5 Protein Encoded by Mungbean Yellow Mosaic India Virus is a Pathogenicity Determinant that Suppresses RNA Silencing-based Antiviral Defenses
The molecular features of begomovirus genomes have been thoroughly characterized, with the functions of most genes being well understood.