Key message A VIGS method by agroinoculation of cotton seeds was developed for gene
silencing in young seedlings and roots, and applied in functional analysis of GhBI-1 in …

Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases (GPATs), critical for multiple biological processes like
male fertility, have been extensively characterized. However, their precise functions and …

Abstract Background The Raffinose synthetase (RAFS) genes superfamily is critical for the
synthesis of raffinose, which accumulates in plant leaves under abiotic stress. However, it …

Seed oil is important not only for human and animal nutrition, but also for various industrial
applications. Numerous genetic engineering strategies have been attempted to increase the …

Fructose-1, 6-biphosphate aldolase (FBA) is a multifunctional enzyme in plants, which
participates in the process of Calvin-Benson cycle, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. Despite …

Enhancing drought tolerance of crops has been a great challenge in crop improvement.
Here, we report the maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) gene was able to …

To produce agronomically competitive rice with nutritionally superior, environmentally safe
phytic acid (PA) levels, hairpin RNA (hpRNA)-and artificial microRNA (amiRNA)-mediated …

Uncovering the underlying mechanism of salt tolerance is important to breed cotton varieties
with improved salt tolerance. In this study, transcriptome and proteome sequencing were …

Patatin-like proteins (PLPs) have non-specific lipid acyl hydrolysis (LAH) activity, which can
hydrolyze membrane lipids into fatty acids and lysophospholipids. The vital role of PLPs in …

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the world's leading fiber crop and one of the most
important oilseed crops. Genetic improvement of cotton has primarily focused on fiber yield …