Optimized Cas-SF01 gene-editing toolbox shortens flowering timing in commercial maize inbred JING724 [0.03%]
Mengyuan Liu,Yao Wang,Lu Zhang et al.
Mengyuan Liu et al.
The gene-editing tool Cas-SF01 was optimized to maximize its efficiency in maize. The Cas-SF01-TREX2 configuration was superior in enabling high-purity gene mutations. This toolkit enabled commercial maize to flower seven days earlier witho...
Zhiyi Yu,Sakharam Waghmare,Sahar Farami et al.
Zhiyi Yu et al.
Stomata are pores at the leaf surface that facilitate CO2 entry for photosynthesis while controlling transpirational water loss. Stomatal movements are governed by reversible changes in turgor and cell volume, driven by the transport of osm...
Linhan Li,Lin Zhou,Hong Jiang et al.
Linhan Li et al.
RISBZ1 encodes the transcription factor bZIP58, which regulates grain filling; intron editing of RISBZ1 to eliminate aberrant alternatively spliced transcripts increased grain weight without compromising key agronomic traits under normal co...
Yuanyuan Zhou,Gang Yu,Dongping Lu
Yuanyuan Zhou
Ubiquitination is a central mechanism that regulates receptor kinases (RKs) in plants, where the ubiquitin code controls RK stability, endocytosis, and kinase activity, ensuring precise signaling during development and immunity. As transmem...
Zhibiao Wang,Yiling Feng,Leiming You et al.
Zhibiao Wang et al.
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a critically important food crop and a model cereal, with its momilactones among the first discovered phytoalexins. Notably, while momilactone biosynthesis is related to that of the gibberellin (GA) phytohormones, it ...
Ming-Shu Zhu,Zhi-Qiong Mo,Ya-Yuang Luo et al.
Ming-Shu Zhu et al.
Under anthropogenic global change, mountain plants are among the most threatened flora, making it essential to address conservation gaps to achieve the "30 × 30" target outlined in the Convention on Biological Diversity. Focusing on Rhodod...
Novel effector HYPB1 of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) inhibits biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites and promotes feeding by targeting cotton dirigent protein GhDIR15 [0.03%]
Yaxin Wang,Chuanying Zhu,Ying Wang et al.
Yaxin Wang et al.
Herbivore effectors play central roles in plant-insect interactions; yet, their molecular targets and modes of action remain poorly defined. Here, we performed data-independent acquisition proteomic profiling of oral secretions from cotton ...
Zhao Wang,Dandan Yang,Cao Xu
Zhao Wang
Global agriculture faces unprecedented challenges from climate change and population growth, creating an urgent demand for the rapid development of resilient and high-yielding crop varieties. Although conventional breeding has achieved subs...
Optimized TadA-derived base editors efficiently manipulate mRNA splicing by A-to-G and C-to-K editing in potato [0.03%]
Kaiyuan Chen,Yan Zhang,Jiuzhou Deng et al.
Kaiyuan Chen et al.
Pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing is a critical mechanism for post-transcriptional regulation in plants. Through alternative splicing, plants produce diverse transcriptomes and proteomes that finely regulate development as well as respo...
Decoding stress resilience in soybean: Regulatory networks and precision breeding under climate change [0.03%]
Ali Shahzad,Monan Sun,Shuangkang Pei et al.
Ali Shahzad et al.
Soybean (Glycine max L.), a key global source of protein and oil, is increasingly threatened by climate change-driven environmental stresses, including drought, salinity, waterlogging, temperature extremes, nutrient limitations, and pathoge...