AtML: An Arabidopsis thaliana root cell identity recognition tool for medicinal ingredient accumulation.

Arabidopsis thaliana synthesizes various medicinal compounds, and serves as a model plant for medicinal plant research. Single-cell transcriptomics technologies are essential for understanding the developmental trajectory of plant roots, facilitating the analysis of synthesis and accumulation patterns of medicinal compounds in different cell subpopulations. Although methods for interpreting single-cell transcriptomics data are rapidly advancing in Arabidopsis, challenges remain in precisely annotating cell identity due to the lack of marker genes for certain cell types.

Integrated analysis of metabolome and transcriptome reveals key candidate genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in Pinellia ternata under heat stress.

Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. is an important traditional Chinese medicinal herb and very sensitive to high temperatures.

and Its Homolog, , Control Grain Size in Rice.

Vacuolar invertase is involved in sugar metabolism and plays a crucial role in plant growth and development, thus regulating seed size. However, information linking vacuolar invertase and seed size in rice is limited. Here we characterized a small grain mutant (grain size on chromosome 2) that showed a reduced in grain size and 1000-grain weight compared to the wild type.

Rice Calcineurin B-Like Protein-Interacting Protein Kinase 31 (OsCIPK31) Is Involved in the Development of Panicle Apical Spikelets.

Panicle apical abortion (PAA) causes severe yield losses in rice production, but details about its development and molecular basis remain elusive. Herein, a PAA mutant, , was identified among the progeny of an elite indica maintainer rice line Yixiang 1B (YXB) mutagenized population obtained using ethyl methyl sulfonate. The abortion rate of spikelets in was observed up to 60%.

Locating QTLs controlling overwintering seedling rate in perennial glutinous rice 89-1 (Oryza sativa L.).

A new cold tolerant germplasm resource named glutinous rice 89-1 (Gr89-1, Oryza sativa L.) can overwinter using axillary buds, with these buds being ratooned the following year. The overwintering seedling rate (OSR) is an important factor for evaluating cold tolerance.

Mutation in Rice Results in Cell Death, Enhanced Disease-Resistance, Altered Seed Dormancy and Development.

Lesion mimic mutants display spontaneous cell death, and thus are valuable for understanding the molecular mechanism of cell death and disease resistance. Although a lot of such mutants have been characterized in rice, the relationship between lesion formation and abscisic acid (ABA) synthesis pathway is not reported. In the present study, we identified a rice mutant, (), exhibiting spontaneous cell death, pre-harvest sprouting, enhanced growth, and resistance to rice bacterial and blast diseases.

[Semi-attached quad-helix appliance can expand the maxillary arches in patients with cleft lip and palate before alveolar bone grafting].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of semi-attached quad-helix appliance in expanding the narrow maxillary arches in patients with cleft lip and palate.

Methods: 15 cases with cleft lip and palate were selected and treated by semi-attached quad-helix appliance. Before, during, and after treatment, the dental arch width between cuspid, the first premolar and first molar were measured.