Publications by authors named "Xiaojing Kong"
Unlabelled: Viruses, ubiquitous non-cellular organisms, pose significant threats to human health and to the agricultural productivity of both livestock and crops. Emerging evidence indicates that multiple viruses can infect a single host, and viral co-infection can exert a profound influence on host physiology. However, our understanding of the prevalence of co-infection and the compatibility of phylogenetically distant viruses is still limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInhibitor of cardiolipin biosynthesis-related enzyme MoGep4 confers broad-spectrum anti-fungal activity.
Plant Cell Environ
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Plant pathogens lead to significant agricultural losses, making it crucial to understand their mechanisms for developing effective disease control methods, particularly fungicides.
- The study highlights the role of cardiolipin and the enzyme MoGEP4 in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, showing that it influences mitophagy, growth, and virulence.
- The chemical alexidine dihydrochloride (AXD) was found to inhibit MoGEP4's activity, showcasing broad-spectrum antifungal effects and its potential as a fungicide against various plant pathogens.
Article Synopsis
- Genome editing has transformed plant breeding by providing precise tools for modifying crop genomes, exemplified in the engineering of disease-resistant rice.
- Researchers isolated a mutant rice gene, RBL1, which, when deleted, resulted in broad-spectrum disease resistance but also significantly reduced yield by about 20%.
- Using genome editing, they created a modified RBL1 allele that maintains disease resistance without sacrificing crop yield, showcasing the potential of this method for other crops and genes.
Effects of fluoride on morphology, growth, development, and thyroid hormone of Chinese toad (Bufo gargarizans) embryos.
Environ Mol Mutagen
March 2018
Excessive fluoride in natural water ecosystem has the potential to detrimentally affect amphibians, but little is known of such effects or underlying mechanisms in Bufo gargarizans embryos. In the present study, the effects of fluoride exposure on B. gargarizans embryos were investigated.
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