Qing Liu

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined design rules for efficient gene silencing, in terms of both the proportion of independent transgenic plants showing silencing and the degree of silencing.

TL;DR: A generic vector is made that allows a simple, single PCR product from a gene of interest to be easily converted into a highly effective ihpRNA silencing construct, and a high-throughput vector that should facilitate the cloning of gene libraries or large numbers of defined genes, such as those in EST collections, using an in vitro recombinase system.

TL;DR: It is reported that overexpression of the rice microRNA OsmiR397, which is naturally highly expressed in young panicles and grains, enlarges grain size and promotes panicle branching, leading to an increase in overall grain yield of up to 25% in a field trial.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated for the first time, to the authors' knowledge, that duplex RNA-induced posttranslational gene silencing in independent genes can be stacked without any diminution in the degree of silencing.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate the technical feasibility of a vegetative plant oil production platform and provide for a step change in the bioenergy landscape, opening new prospects for sustainable food, high energy forage, biofuel and biomaterial applications.