JIPBApr 24
In low-nitrogen conditions, #plants prioritize root biomass, compromising shoot #growth and photosynthetic capacity.
This commentary discusses the role of the transcription factor WRINKLED1a to coordinate nitrogen-responsive root and shoot growth in #rice, improving nitrogen-use efficiency and yield stability.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70247 @WileyLifeSci #JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #botany #FreeAccess
JIPBApr 22
⏱️#BriefComms!
✂️Exo-Cas12i2 v1-driven MITE manipulation enables precise regulation of #genes involved in gibberellin-mediated #cell elongation and #root ethylene responses to generate favorable #agronomic traits.
🧬https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70254
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JIPBApr 21
In our latest #NewTech feature, Cheng et al. demonstrate the successful use of a Cas12a base editor for trait #development, and report improved Cas12a CBEs and ABEs for precise base editing in #plants.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70249
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JIPBApr 15

This review highlights the way #immune receptors and proteases work together to limit viral spread and reveals new opportunities to engineer #crops with stronger and broader resistance to #viral diseases.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70259
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J of Systematics and EvolutionApr 7
🍿The origin of the #maize ear has been fiercely debated for more than a century.
🌽Using historical accounts and recent advances regarding maize domestication, Yu et al. propose a model for the origin of maize ear.
🦄 https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70035
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JIPBApr 5
🤔How do TAD-associated chromatin dynamics and CGVs shape transcriptional plasticity, stress responses, and adaptive #evolution in #plants?
🗝️3D #genomics, chromatin accessibility, and multi-omics data hold the key!
🌱 https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70241
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JIPBApr 1

✂️This comprehensive validation of CasY7 across 942 #transgenic #plants confirmed robust editing in #maize, #rice, and #wheat, establishing CasY7 as a high-efficiency addition to the #CRISPR toolkit.

🧬https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70181
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JIPBMar 30
🚨New in #JIPB!
🌾Cao et al. report that HSP101-encoding NEO-TETRAPLOID RICE FERTILITY GENE 1 interacts with SAPK2 to regulate tapetum #development in polyploid #rice, providing a resource for its #genetic improvement.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70218
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JIPBMar 29
🛡️Xu et al. reveal a striking #evolutionary divergence in the regulatory mechanisms of salicylic acid #biosynthesis between N. benthamiana and #Arabidopsis.
⬇️Get a free sneak peek at this new work right here!
⚔️https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70214
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JIPBMar 17

🌾Wu et al. report that TE-mediated #DNA methylation leads to grain filling with a maternal effect in high-latitude Japonica rice varieties, possibly associated with the northward expansion of #rice during domestication.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70126
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