Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of the quantitative trait locus gw8.1 associated with grain length in rice.

A quantitative trait locus (QTL) gw8.1 was detected in the population derived from a cross between the elite japonica cultivar, 'Hwaseong' and Oryza rufipogon (IRGC 105491). Near isogenic lines (NILs) harboring the O.

QTL Mapping of Grain Quality Traits Using Introgression Lines Carrying Oryza rufipogon Chromosome Segments in Japonica Rice.

Background: Improved eating quality is a major breeding target in japonica rice due to market demand. Consequently, quantitative trait loci (QTL) for glossiness of cooked rice and amylose content associated with eating quality have received much research focus because of their importance in rice quality.

Results: In this study, QTL associated with 12 grain quality traits were identified using 96 introgression lines (IL) of rice developed from an interspecific cross between the Korean elite O.

High-density mapping of quantitative trait loci for grain-weight and spikelet number in rice.

Background: High grain yield is one of the most important traits requiring improvement in rice breeding programs. Consequently, the genetic basis of spikelets per panicle (SPP) and grain weight (TGW) have received much research focus because of their importance in rice yield.

Results: In this study, IL28, which is a near isogenic line (NIL) developed by introgressing chromosomal segments of the cultivar 'Moroberekan' into the cultivar 'Ilpumbyeo', showed a significant increase in the number of spikelets per panicle (SPP) and 1,000-grain weight (TGW) compared to the recurrent parent, Ilpumbyeo.

Electrochemical endotoxin sensors based on TLR4/MD-2 complexes immobilized on gold electrodes.

Even low concentrations of endotoxins can be life-threatening. As such, continuous effort has been directed toward the development of sensitive and specific endotoxin detection systems. In this paper, we report the design and fabrication of a new electrochemical endotoxin sensor based on a human recombinant toll-like receptor 4 (rhTLR4) and myeloid differentiation-2 (MD-2) complex.

Improvement of stem cell viability in hyaluronic acid hydrogels using dextran microspheres.

Although hyaluronic acid (HA) has been widely used in clinics as an injectable biomaterial, it may not be appropriate as an injectable stem cell carrier because highly hydrophilic HA hydrogels provide an unfavorable environment in which the encapsulated stem cells are likely to be constrained to a round shape, thereby losing their native morphology. Herein, we hypothesized that dextran microspheres (DMs) can improve stem cell viability in HA hydrogels because they can act as substrates for stem cell adhesion, spreading and proliferation. DMs with a mean diameter of 80 μm were mixed with HA hydrogels.