Publications by authors named "Shixi Gao"

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  • Histone modifications (HMs) are important for plant growth and stress resistance, but their identification in medicinal plants like Aquilaria sinensis is limited, prompting this comprehensive study that identified 123 HMs.
  • The research included evolutionary and functional analyses, including phylogenetic tree construction and the exploration of gene functions, to understand how these HMs might relate to agarwood formation and stress responses.
  • Findings indicated that specific HMs are likely involved in the synthesis of agarwood compounds, supported by qRT-PCR analysis and RNA interference experiments, providing insight into epigenetic regulation in plants.
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The LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD) protein, named for its LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES (LOB) domain, is a member of a class of specific transcription factors commonly found in plants and is absent from all other groups of organisms. LBD TFs have been systematically identified in about 35 plant species and are involved in regulating various aspects of plant growth and development. However, research on the signaling network and regulatory functions of LBD TFs is insufficient, and only a few members have been studied.

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Dragon's blood, the red resin derived from the wounded Dracaena, is a precious traditional medicine used by different culture. Dracaena cochinchinensis is one of the main species of Dracaena, and is the endangered medicinal plants in China. The vulnerable status severely limits the medicinal value and wide application of dragon's blood.

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Sesquiterpenes are characteristic components and important quality criterions for agarwood. Although sesquiterpenes are well-known to be biosynthesized by sesquiterpene synthases (TPSs), to date, only a few TPS genes involved in agarwood formation have been reported. Here, two new TPS genes, namely, and , were isolated from (Lour.

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Dracaena, a remarkably long-lived and slowly maturing species of plant, is world famous for its ability to produce dragon's blood, a precious traditional medicine used by different cultures since ancient times. However, there is no detailed and high-quality genome available for this species at present; thus, the molecular mechanisms that underlie its important traits are largely unknown. These factors seriously limit the protection and regeneration of this rare and endangered plant resource.

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has special defensive reactions against wound stress. Under wound stress, generates a resin that is an important medicine known as dragon's blood. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the defensive reactions is unclear.

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