supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30770131);the Ministry of Education(Grant No.NCET-07-0736);the Education Department of Jiangsu Province(Grant Nos.06KJA21018 and K05015)
To produce selectable marker-free (SMF) transgenic rice resistant to chewing insects, the Bacillus thuringiensis crylA (c) gene (Bt) was introduced into two elite japonica rice varieties by using two Agrobacteri...
Supported by National Program oil Key Basic Research Projects(Grant No.2006CBl01900)
Cellular apoptosis susceptibility (CAS) gene plays important roles in mitosis, development and export of importin a from the nucleus, but its function in plant is unknown. In this study, a rice CAS ortholog ( OsCAS...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 30125029)
Alien transgene escape from genetically engineered rice to non-transgenic varieties or close wild relatives (includingweedy rice) may lead to unpredictable ecological risks. However, for transgene escape to occur thre...