Application of Developmental Regulators for Enhancing Plant Regeneration and Genetic Transformation.

Establishing plant regeneration systems and efficient genetic transformation techniques plays a crucial role in plant functional genomics research and the development of new crop varieties. The inefficient methods of transformation and regeneration of recalcitrant species and the genetic dependence of the transformation process remain major obstacles. With the advancement of plant meristematic tissues and somatic embryogenesis research, several key regulatory genes, collectively known as developmental regulators, have been identified.

The Metasequoia genome and evolutionary relationships among redwoods.

Redwood trees (Sequoioideae), including Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood), Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia), and Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood), are threatened and widely recognized iconic tree species. Genomic resources for redwood trees could provide clues to their evolutionary relationships. Here, we report the 8-Gb reference genome of M.

Association between rs1800629 polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor-α gene and dilated cardiomyopathy susceptibility: Evidence from case-control studies.

Objective: Several published studies have investigated the association between the -308G/A (rs1800629) polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene and the risk of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). However, the TNF-α gene polymorphism has a controversial role in the pathogenesis of DCM among different populations. In the present study, a meta-analysis was performed to resolve this inconsistency.