A latest study by Dr. TIAN Ye's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology has revealed that mitochondrial stress coordinates chromatin remodeling and longevity through the phosphoregulation of Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase (NuRD) complex component LIN-40 in Caenorhabditis elegans.
A research team led by Prof. CHEN Chang from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. HUANG Zhangjian of China Pharmaceutical University, has uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism essential for learning and memory.
A research team co-led by Prof. WANG Faming from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has discovered that heat can "awaken" this ancient carbon, converting it into a food source for microbes living far below the seafloor.
A research team led by Prof. LIU Xuncheng at the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shed new light on how plants fine-tune their response to far-red light. Their findings were recently published in the journal Molecular Plant. This study reveals that the stability of Arabidopsis' far-red light receptor, phytochrome A, is dynamically regulated by lysine acetylation—a post-translational modification. Histone Deacetylase 2—a lysine deacetylase—plays a key role in promoting phyA degradation and governing seedling development under specific light conditions.
Researchers from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Michigan estimated the somatic mutation rate in a ciliate, and discovered a linear correlation between germline and somatic mutation rates across ciliates and mammals.
A team of Chinese researchers has announced a breakthrough in the fight against nematode diseases, which cause annual agricultural losses estimated at 80 billion yuan in China. The researchers have successfully developed Baiweimectin, a derivative of avermectin B2a, as a highly specific biopesticide with superior nematicidal activity.
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