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Genomic insights into historical improvement of heterotic groups during modern hybrid maize breeding
Single-cross maize hybrids display superior heterosis and are produced from crossing two parental inbred lines belonging to genetically different...
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Simultaneous genetic transformation and genome editing of mixed lines in soybean (Glycine max) and maize (Zea mays)
Robust genome editing technologies are becoming part of the crop breeding toolbox. Currently, genome editing is usually conducted either at a single...
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Molecular assessment of genetic diversity of Tanzanian and aflatoxin-resistant maize (Zea mays. L) accessions
Genetic distance information for various maize accessions is important for germplasm improvement and breeding program. However, this information is...
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Fine map** qKRN5.04 provides a functional gene negatively regulating maize kernel row number
Key messageZm00001d016075 was identified by fine map** qKRN5.04 . The function of Zm00001d016075, negatively modulating maize ( Zea Mays L.) kernel...
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Specific activity and utility of recombinant cellobiohydrolase II (Cel6A) produced in maize endosperm
Cellobiohydrolase II (CBH II) is an exo-glucanase that is part of a fungal mixture of enzymes from a wood-rot fungus, Trichoderma reesei . It is...
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Usefulness of temperate-adapted maize lines developed by doubled haploid and single-seed descent methods
Key messageSpontaneous haploid genome doubling is not associated with undesirable linkage drag effects. The presence of spontaneous doubling genes...
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Fluoride alters feeding and memory in Lymnaea stagnalis
Fluoride occurs naturally in the terrestrial and aquatic environment and is a major component in tea. Prolonged fluoride exposure alters metabolic...
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Compensatory role of C3 convertase on the strain difference for C3 protein expression in FVB/N, C3H/HeN and C57BL/6N mice
To investigate the role of complement C3 (C3) convertase on the strain difference for C3 protein expression in three inbred mice strains, we compared...
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Pheno- and genoty** in vitro dauer juvenile recovery in the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
AbstractThe entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is an effective biological-control agent of insect pests. The dauer...
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Molecular map** of the broad bean wilt virus 2 resistance locus bwvr in Capsicum annuum using BSR-seq
Key messageBulked segregant RNA seq of pools of pepper accessions that are susceptible or resistant to Broad bean wilt virus 2 identifies a gene that...
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Natural variation in ZmNAC087 contributes to total root length regulation in maize seedlings under salt stress
Soil salinity poses a significant challenge to crop growth and productivity, particularly affecting the root system, which is vital for water and...
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Expression of Glutamate Receptor Genes in the Hippocampus and Frontal Cortex in GC Rat Strain with Genetic Catatonia
AbstractThe GC (genetic catatonia) rat strain was bred by selection aimed at enhancing the passive-defensive freezing response to a weak stressful...
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Characterizing phenotypic data of Peromyscus leucopus compared to C57BL/6J Mus musculus and diversity outbred (DO) Mus musculus
Translational research is commonly performed in the C57B6/J mouse strain, chosen for its genetic homogeneity and phenotypic uniformity. Here, we...
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Current Biotechnological Approaches in Maize Improvement
Maize is a major consumable cereal crop and a resource of a range of economic products worldwide. Approximately, 55%, 20%, and 12% of maize are...
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Maize ZmLAZ1-3 gene negatively regulates drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis
BackgroundMolecular mechanisms in response to drought stress are important for the genetic improvement of maize. In our previous study, nine ZmLAZ1 ...
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The genomic structure of isolation across breed, country and strain for important South African and Australian sheep populations
BackgroundSouth Africa and Australia shares multiple important sheep breeds. For some of these breeds, genomic breeding values are provided to...
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Coding variants in mouse and rat model organisms: mousepost and ratpost
Mice and rats are the most commonly used vertebrate model organisms in biomedical research. The availability of a reference genome in both animals...
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An Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression method contributes to functional analysis of a transcription factor and potential application of gene editing in Chenopodium quinoa
Key messageAn efficient Agrobacterium -mediated transient expression method was developed, which contributed to the functional characterization of...
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Comparative Analysis of the Fitness of Candida albicans Strains During Colonization of the Mice Gastrointestinal Tract
Candida albicans populations present in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract are a major source of candidemia and subsequent severe invasive...
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The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of Schistosoma mansoni
BackgroundControl and elimination of schistosomiasis is an arduous task, with current strategies proving inadequate to break transmission....
