supported by the National Institutes of Health-Office of Research Infrastructure Programs(P40 OD010440);supported in part by grants from the National Cancer Center of Korea(NCC-2110160,NCC-2110263,and NCC-2310750);supported by the Basic Science Research Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea,funded by the Ministry of Science,ICT,and Future Planning(NRF-2015R1C1A1A01053611).
The growth of Caenorhabditis elegans involves multiple molting processes,during which old cuticles are shed and new cuticles are rapidly formed.This process requires the regulated bulk secretion of cuticle components....
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China awarded to D.C.(32270835);Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation awarded to D.C.(Z22C129553);Dr.Li Dak Sum&Yip Yio Chin Development Fund for Regenerative Medicine,Zhejiang University,awarded to D.C.
Primordial germ cells(PGCs)are the precursors of germline that are specified at the embryonic stage.Recent studies reveal that humans employ different mechanisms for PGC specification compared with model organisms suc...
support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32025014 and 32330029 to Q.W.);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFA0804000 to Q.W.);Guangdong Excellent Youth Team Project(2024B1515040019 to Q.W.);Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(202201010323 to X.H.);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(to Q.W.).
Pharyngeal cartilage morphogenesis is crucial for the formation of craniofacial structures.Cranial neural crest cells are specified at the neural plate border,migrate to pharyngeal arches,and differentiate into pharyn...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(82160156,82260162,and 32370669);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB38040200);the Tianshan Talent Project in Xinjiang Autonomous Region(2023TSYCCX0116 and 2023TSYCQNTJ0032);the Scientific and Technological Research Project of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(2022ZD001,2021AB028,2022AB022,2023AB057,and 2023ZD037).
Dysregulation of microRNA(miRNA)expression following the development of obesity is closely linked to the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Identifying differentially expressed miRNAs and their roles in regulatin...
supported by grants from the Zhejiang Science and Technology Department Project(2023C04004);Zhejiang Science and Technology Major Program on Agricultural New Variety Breeding(2021C02068-6);Department of Science Technology of Huzhou City(2023GZ33);Zhejiang Team Technology Ambassador Project(Tongxiang);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32172724).
Hu sheep is an indigenous breed from the Taihu Lake Plain in China,known for its high fertility.Although Hu sheep belong to the Mongolian group,their demographic history and genetic architecture remain inconclusive.He...
supported by grants from the Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong,China(2024KQNCX157);Our work was also supported in part by the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research and Application for Data Science,BNU-HKBU United International College(2022B1212010006);in part by the Guangdong Higher Education Upgrading Plan(2021-2025)of“Rushing to the Top,Making Up Shortcomings and Strengthening Special Features”(R0400001-22);Additionally,we acknowledge support from the Zhuhai Basic and Applied Basic ResearchFoundation(2220004002717).
CRISPR-Cas technology has revolutionized our ability to understand and engineer organisms,evolving from a singular Cas9 model to a diverse CRISPR toolbox.A critical bottleneck in developing new Cas proteins is identif...
supported by the Third National Census of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources(K4050422227);the 2020 Scientist plus Engineer program of Shaanxi Province of China;the Central Guidance on Local Science and Technology Development Fund(K3030922098).
The donkey is an important livestock species that can provide milk,meat,and skin and belongs to the family Equus.The first genome of a male donkey was sequenced and de novo assembled using a whole-genome shotgun strat...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFD1200704);the intramural research support from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory.
On top of genetic information,organisms have evolved complex and sophisticated epigenetic regulation to adjust gene expression in response to developmental and environmental signals.Key epigenetic mechanisms include D...
supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFC2403000 and 2021YFC2400500);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32200728 and 32170925);the Clinical Research Project of Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation(C2301008);Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(JCYJ20220531100406014,JCYJ2022081800807016,RCBS20221008093336088,KQTD20210811090115019);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A1515110375);the Innovative Research Team of High-level Local Universities in Shanghai(SHSMU-ZDCX20210601).
Regulatory T(Treg)cells are pivotal for maintaining immune homeostasis and play essential roles in various diseases,such as autoimmune diseases,graft-versus-host disease(GVHD),tumors,and infectious diseases.Treg cells...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U20A20353 to X.Xu and 81900185 to Y.Ye).
Programmed silencing ofγ-globin genes in adult erythropoiesis is mediated by several chromatin remodeling complexes,which determine the stage-specific genome architecture in this region.Identification of cis-or trans...