A research team from the Wuhan Botanical Garden has identified and characterized the NnNAC gene family from sacred genome. In addition, potential NnNAC candidate genes associated with lotus seed development and complete submergence stress response were predicted, respectively.

The initiation of the innate immune responses relies on the detection of different microbes by multiple pattern recognition receptors. Among these receptors, cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) has been identified as a major and universal cytosolic DNA sensor that is independent of specificity of DNA sequence and/or cell type. Researcher from the Institute of Zoology and Yunnan University revealed that Ku proteins act as co-sensors of cGAS to regulate cGAS-STING signaling pathway.

The genetic talents of a marine microalga are now unlocked, to produce medium-chain triacylglycerols, which is a kind of plant oil with a variety of health benefits, according to a study led by researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology.

During a field work in the second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden found some fruit materials similar to Hodgsonia in Motuo County. They then found male and female flowers together with the mature fruits. The features are completely different from the other two species. Through the morphological comparison of the other two species, they finally confirmed that this species is new to science.

Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology identified the first monocot plant viral resistance gene from a wild grass Brachypodium to improve the cereal crops resistance to Barley stripe mosaic virus.

In a study published in Plant Physiology, a research team led by Prof. HOU Hongwei from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences provided genetic evidence on the molecular mechanism of heterophylly in Hygrophila difformis.

A team of researchers led by H. Eric XU from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, JIANG Yi from Lingang Laboratory, and ZHANG Shuyang from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, revealed the mechanism of hormone- and antibody-mediated activation of the human TSHR.

LI Bo and ZHU Weiliang from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with Prof. GE Guangbo from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, designed and developed a new type of lysine modifiers called "Zolinium" based on their 10-year optimization results from the natural product Berberine.

A research team led by Prof. XU Jun from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated that heat waves, eutrophication and glyphosate herbicides can interactively lead to loss of submerged aquatic plants and boost the growth of phytoplankton.

Researchers led by Prof. CUI Feng from the Institute of Zoology have identified a saliva protein, exportin 6, that acts as a vehicle for transporting plant virions into exosomes, thus overcoming the barrier of insect salivary glands to horizontal transmission.

DONG Wenfei and his team at the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology chose MXene nanosheets, a two-dimensional material with large surface area, high electrical conductivity, and catalytic ability, as the building blocks of MXene membrane preparation via facile vacuum filtration.

A research group led by Prof. BU Qingyun from the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology has revealed that OsWRKY53 negatively regulates rice cold tolerance at booting stage.