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Open AccessGenome editing toward biofortified soybean with minimal trade-off between low phytic acid and yield
Phytic acid (PA) in grain seeds reduces the bioavailability of nutrient elements in monogastric animals, and an important objective for crop seed biofortification is to decrease the seed PA content. Here, we e...
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Open AccessA sensitive one-pot ROA assay for rapid miRNA detection
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and short RNA fragments (18–25 nt) are crucial biomarkers in biological research and disease diagnostics. However, their accurate and rapid detection remains a challenge, largely due to thei...
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Open AccessElimination of an unfavorable allele conferring pod shattering in an elite soybean cultivar by CRISPR/Cas9
Pod shattering can lead to devastating yield loss of soybean and has been a negatively selected trait in soybean domestication and breeding. Nevertheless, a significant portion of soybean cultivars are still p...
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Genome-Wide Comparative Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Regular and Specialty Maize Inbred Lines Through Genoty** by Target Sequencing (GBTS)
Specialty maize is widely used for human and animal consumption. It is therefore important to conduct a genome-wide comparison of regular and specialty maize. In the present study, a total of 20,000 SNP marker...
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Open AccessGlobal Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles in Glutinous Rice 89-1 (Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings Exposed to Chilling Stress
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a tropical cereal crop that is severely affected by chilling stress at the seedling stage, although glutinous rice 89-1 (Gr89-1) in Chongqing, China, shows tolerance to low temperatures and...
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Interplay between the shoot apical meristem and lateral organs
Tissues and organs within a living organism are coordinated, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. The shoot apical meristem (SAM) continually produces lateral organs, such as leaves, from its...
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Cloning and Characterization of a gene Encoding True D-cysteine Desulfhydrase from Oryza sativa
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been regarded as the third gasotransmitter and plays an active role in multiple signaling events of plants and animals. Cysteine desulfhydrases (CDes), including both D- and L-cysteine ...
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Comparative Transcriptome Profile Analysis of Anther Development in Reproductive Stage of Rice in Cold Region Under Cold Stress
Rice in cold region is threatened by cold stress frequently, resulting in severe losses of rice production. In the present study, two rice varieties with contrast cold tolerance in the reproductive stage (Long...
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Genetic Dissection of Wheat Kernel Hardness Using Conditional QTL Map** of Kernel Size and Protein-Related Traits
Kernel hardness (KH) is one of the primary quality parameters for common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and has a major impact on milling, flour quality, and end-product properties. In addition to Puroindoline (Pin
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Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Regulation in the Fruit of Citrus sinensis cv. Tarocco
The differential expression profiling of the fruit-specific genes between a blood orange (Citrus sinensis cv. Tarocco) and a blonde orange (Citrus sinensis cv. twenty-first century navel orange) was investigated ...
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Molecular Characterization of Ethylene-Regulated Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Plums During Fruit Ripening
Anthocyanin accumulation is an important physiological process that occurs during plum fruit ripening. Currently, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of ethylene-regulated anthocyanin accumulation i...
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Isolation and Characterization of a SOC1-Like Gene from Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) is one of the well-known ornamental plants, and flowering is a major industry in its production areas, but its dormancy is a major obstacle during winter. Analysis of the molecul...
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Isolation and Characterization of IaYABBY2 Gene from Incarvillea arguta
The establishment of ad-abaxial polarity is an important characteristic of the development of lateral organs in plants. YABBY genes encode higher plant-specific nuclear proteins which play critical roles in pr...
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Isolation and Characterization of a Lipid Transfer Protein Gene (BplLTP1) from Betula platyphylla
Although nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are widely present in plants, their functions are not fully understood. Here, we isolated and characterized a putative nsLTP gene, BplLTP1, from Betula platyp...
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Overexpression of AtchyB in Eustoma grandiflorum Shinn Enhances its Tolerance to High-Light Via Zeaxanthin Accumulation
Carotenoids are essential components of the photosynthetic apparatus involved in plant photoprotection. To investigate the protective role of zeaxanthin and the xanthophyll cycle under high-light stress, we in...
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Isolation and Characterization of a Temperature-Regulated Microsomal Oleate Desaturase Gene (CtFAD2-1) from Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
A cDNA sequence, designated CtFAD2-1 and putatively encoding a delta-12 fatty acid desaturase, was isolated from total RNA of immature normal-type safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds using a PCR approach. T...
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Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of Genes Encoding Two Microsomal Oleate Desaturases (FAD2) from Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated oleate desaturase (FAD2) is the key enzyme responsible for the production of linoleic acid in plants. In safflower, a seed-type FAD2 gene (CtFAD2-1) has been isolated pre...
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Efficient shoot regeneration andAgrobacterium-mediated transformation ofBrassica juncea
Procedures for callus induction, plantlet regeneration, andAgrobacterium-mediated transformation ofBrassica juncea were optimized by studying several factors, including explant types, and various plant growth reg...
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PCR-enriched cDNA pool method for cloning of gene homologues
We have developed a PCR-enriched cDNA pooling method for enrichment of the complete 5′ ends of the target homology cDNA fragments with just 1 conserved region needed. By using reverse transcription and a few r...