Researchers led by Prof. ZHOU Yihua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology recently reported that BRITTLE CULM16, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor lipid remodelase, is required for targeting modified proteins to the cell surface and governs cell wall biomechanics.

Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden critically assessed the available literature on phytochemistry, thenobotanical and pharmacological uses, possible mechanisms of action, and toxicology of the plant species from the genus Didymocarpus to enlighten the future research.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) tried to identify the key axes of variation that contribute to the high local diversity of trees in a single plant family (Euphorbiaceae) in a local community.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) evaluated the effect of litter layers and litter decomposition dynamics on methane uptake on tropical rainforest soils.

Dr. Raymond Chan's team from the Institute of Psychology has recently conducted a study to investigate the hub regions of resting-state social brain network of 35 participants with high level of social anhedonia and 50 participants with low level of social anhedonia.

Dr. ZHOU Jinqiu's team from Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed the construction of different single-chromosome models in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe).

A research team led by Prof. CHEN Yan from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology and their collaborators developed a novel digital droplet microfluidic flow cytometry technique, called Nano-DMFC, for in-situ analysis of multiple miRNAs in single circulating tumor cells.

In ongoing taxonomic studies of the genus Begonia in the island of Mindanao, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and their collaborators collected a population of peculiar Begonia section Petermannia species. After meticulously examining its morphology and comparing it with protologues and available digitized type specimens from across the Philippines and neighbouring countries, the researchers confirmed it as a subspecies of Begonia bangsamoro new to science.

A research team led by Dr. YU Yin from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology has developed blood-brain barrier permeable nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment.

The research group led by Dr. OUYANG Bo from Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. WANG Shuqing from Tianjin Medical University revealed a unique role of cholesterol in regulating PD-L1 surface level, which provides insights into the development of new drugs for anti-cancer treatment.

In a recent study, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) reported well-preserved fossil pods of Podocarpium from the Lunpola Basi. The fossils represent the first occurrence of Podocarpium from the central Tibetan Plateau. This is also the earliest record of this genus from the Tibetan region and adjacent areas.

The research group led by XIE Fang from Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the molecular mechanism that nuclear envelope localized calcium channel proteins DMI1 and CNGC15 co-encode nuclear calcium signals in the signaling pathway of plant-microbe symbiosis.