the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30330040, 30221002)
The plant tryptophan (Trp) biosynthetic pathway produces many secondary metabolites with diverse functions. Indole- 3-acetic acid (IAA), proposed as a derivative from Trp or its precursors, plays an essential role...
grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30330360, 30125025 , 30221002); Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KSCX2- YW-N-015)
Carotenoids, a class of natural pigments found in all photosynthetic organisms, are involved in a variety of physiological processes, including coloration, photoprotection, biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA) and ch...
Supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30221002).Acknowledgements The authors are grateful to Qi Xie (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences) for help with the construction of the cDNA library and the yeast two-hybrid techniques and Tim Robbins for providing P. hybrida. The authors also thank Jiayang Li (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences) for the pB1221-35S:GFP vector.
Self-Incompatibility (SI) Is a genetic mechanism of self/non-self pollen recognition to prevent self-fertilization In many flowering plants and, In most cases, this is controlled by a multl-allellc S-locus. S-RNase ...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30330040 and 30221002).
The KNAT1 gene is a member of the Class I KNOXhomeobox gene family and is thought to play an important role in meristem development and leaf morphogenesis. Recent studies have demonstrated that KNAT1/BP regulates the ...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.39889003,30070074,30221002);a National Distinguished Young Scholar Award to Jia Yang LI.
RAV1 is a novel DNA-binding protein with two distinct DNA-binding domains unique in higher plants,but its role in plant growth and development remains unknown. Using cDNA array,we found that transcription of RAV1 is d...