Networks of regulatory enhancers dictate distinct cell identities and cellular responses to diverse signals by instructing precise spatiotemporal patterns of gene expression. However, 35 years after… (More)
Osmotic stress activates the biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA). One major step in ABA biosynthesis is the carotenoid cleavage catalyzed by a 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED). To understand… (More)
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is an important epigenetic mechanism for silencing transgenes and endogenous repetitive sequences such as transposons. The RD29A promoter-driven LUCIFERASE… (More)
Grain number, panicle seed setting rate, panicle number and grain weight are the most important components of rice grain yield. To date, several genes related to grain weight, grain number and… (More)
ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) have been widely identified as being involved in regulation of cell differentiation, intracellular vesicle transport, and cytoskeleton organization in animals and… (More)
Grain weight is the most important component of rice yield and is mainly determined by grain size, which is generally controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Although numerous QTLs that… (More)
The ideal plant architecture (IPA) includes several important characteristics such as low tiller numbers, few or no unproductive tillers, more grains per panicle, and thick and sturdy stems. We have… (More)
Brassinosteroid (BR) is a natural product that promotes plant growth and development. In this paper, we report that the mutation of a U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase reduces BR sensitivity in rice (Oryza… (More)