A research team from the South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered how plants fine-tune their growth toward light—a process called phototropism crucial for survival. This study, published in Plant Communications, reveals that Histone Deacetylase 9 (HDA9) controls the activity of the light sensor Phototropin 1 (Phot1) through acetylation, acting like a molecular "dimmer switch" to adjust plants' light responses. This breakthrough solves a long-standing mystery a...

Licorice, known as the "Elderly master" in Chinese medicine, is a brilliant gem in the treasure trove of traditional Chinese medicine. As early as in the "Shennong Ben Cao Jing ", it was classified as an upper-grade herb and holds a crucial position in the clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine often states that it can "harmonize various herbs". Among numerous classic prescriptions, licorice can not only moderate the sharp nature of the drugs to mak...

Plant growth and development are precisely controlled by light and temperature during their life span. Based on the requirement of plants for the length of daylight to flower, plants can be classified into long-day plants (e.g. Arabidopsis), short-day plants (e.g. rice), and day-neutral plants (e.g. tomato). However, the mechanism by which photoperiod and seasonal changes influence the physiological response of day-neutral plants, such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), remains unclear. Previo...

Plant and soil exposed to heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) threaten the environment and human health. It remains unknown whether or not MYB-type anthocyanin regulator AN2 play a role in tolerance to Cd stress. In this study, overexpression of Lycium ruthenicum AN2 (OE-LrAN2) enhance transgenic seedlings tolerant to Cd stress, which may contribute to the increased biomass and optimized redox homeostasis through modulating the biosynthesis of antioxidants such as anthocyanin, ascorbate, and ca...

Indian sandalwood(Santalum album) is a small tropical tree in the Santalaceae. This species is the most important species in the Santalumgenus owing to its high quality essential oil (EO) in heartwood, whichis widely utilized in the perfume industry andmedical field. The EO contains (Z)-α-santalol and (Z)-β-santalol, accounting for more than 80% of the totalEO content. Heartwood, in which EO is synthesized and accumulates, usually takes 6-8 years to form under natural growth conditions. EO ...

Is the most produced and traded fruit in the world , and as a tropical crop , banana is very sensitive to low temperature , easy to suffer from chilling.

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Phase separation , the formation of biomacromolecular structures without membranes inside cells , plays a crucial role in organismal development and signal transduction .To further analyze the specific formation mechanism and regulatory function , researchers utilized protoplasts , in vitro experimental systems , and transgenic plants to detect the regulation of these transcription factors on   FT   gene expression .

Guangzhou researchers have teamed up with china scientists to successfully identify the Dt1 as a new negative regulator to control soybean seed weight that provide new insights into how soybean seed development responds to photoperiod at different latitudes .We unveiled a new mechanism of how seed weight is controlled by photoperiod in crops , offering an ideal genetic component for improving soybean ’ s yield by manipulating its seed weight and growth habit , " said HOU Xingliang .Which als...

Plant genetic transformation is essential for crop engineering and modern molecular breeding .The genetic and cytological results confirmed that efficient meristem transformation of and rapid transformant regeneration were the reasons for rapidly and efficiently obtaining stable transgenic plants .The RAPID method overcomes the limitations of traditional methods for achieving rapid   in planta   transformation , and can be potentially applied to a wide range of plant species that are capabl...