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    Bio-Source of di-n-butyl phthalate production by filamentous fungi

    Although DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate) is commonly encountered as an artificially-synthesized plasticizer with potential to impair fertility, we confirm that it can also be biosynthesized as microbial secondary m...

    Congkui Tian, **ren Ni, Fang Chang, Sitong Liu, Nan Xu, Weiling Sun in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Cloning of wheat keto-acyl thiolase 2B reveals a role of jasmonic acid in grain weight determination

    Grain weight (GW) is one of the component traits of wheat yield. Existing reports have shown that multiple phytohormones are involved in the regulation of GW in different crops. However, the potential role of ...

    Yun Chen, Yan Yan, Tian-Tian Wu, Guo-Liang Zhang, Huanran Yin in Nature Communications (2020)

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    PXL1 and SERKs act as receptor–coreceptor complexes for the CLE19 peptide to regulate pollen development

    Gametophyte development in angiosperms occurs within diploid sporophytic structures and requires coordinated development; e.g., development of the male gametophyte pollen depends on the surrounding sporophytic...

    Ying Yu, Wen Song, Nuo Zhai, Shiting Zhang, Jianzheng Wang in Nature Communications (2023)