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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10726-x On July 1, a research team led by Peng Qin and Shigui Li from the Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, in collaboration with the teams of Chengbin Xiang and Linfeng Sun from the Division of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Science and Technology of China, published a research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70673-z Recently, Professor Hong-Quan Yang’s research team published a research article entitled “The COP1-ADA2b module mediates light regulation of DNA double-strand break repair in Arabidopsis” in Nature Communications. The study revealed the function of the light signaling master regulator COP1 as a negative regulator of DSB repair and uncovered its underlying molecular regulatory mechanism.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koag033 On March 3, 2026, Professor Yuan Wang’s research team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences published a research article entitled “Small RNA-directed DNA methylation by Pol IV and Pol V maintains immune homeostasis in soybean” in The Plant Cell. The study provides an answer to a fundamental

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70924 Professor Baowen Zhang and Professor Wenqiang Tang from the Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education at Hebei Normal University published a research article entitled “BSK family kinases are essential for brassinosteroid signaling and suppression of adventitious rooting by repressing the expression of LBD16” in the internationally renowned

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2026.101272 On February 10, 2026, the research team led by Professor Ning Xu from the School of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, published a research article entitled “Auxin pathway-mediated enhancement of root architecture and osmotic stress tolerance by OsZFP350 improves rice yield” in Plant Stress. During the research process, germinated wild-type Zhonghua 11 (ZH11) and

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2026.101280 On February 9, 2026, the research team led by Professor Jianfu Zhang from the Rice Research Institute of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences published a research article entitled “The IPA1–NRT1.1B regulatory module regulates ROS homeostasis to confer cadmium tolerance in rice” in Plant Stress. During the study, rice seedlings were cultivated in a

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71841-x On April 21, 2026, Nature Communications published online a research article entitled “Sucrose-activated TOR and phyA signaling alleviates shade-mediated inhibition of leaf development in Arabidopsis” by Professor Lin Li’s research group from the School of Life Sciences at Fudan University. After preparation, Arabidopsis seeds were transferred into a JIUPO BPC500DH Plant Growth Chamber,